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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tim Ernst (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kelsey Curtis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ernst comes to the cage accompanied by http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjVvhDwFnJk. Kelsey Curtis has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tim Ernst's chin.
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155 lbs
12 - 10 - 1 |
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Dangerous knees
Very quick |
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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 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, Tim Ernst!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Kelsey Curtis!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Chris Edwards and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Curtis throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ernst decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Curtis's guard.
Ernst slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Curtis pulls Ernst in close to prevent any damage.
Ernst is looking to stand up but Curtis won't let him.
Ernst looking to pass the guard.
Curtis looking for a sweep. Not yet Curtis, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curtis bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ernst's guard.
Curtis postures up.
Ernst looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Tim Ernst.
Ernst throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
No luck for Curtis with that takedown attempt.
Ernst has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Ernst rushes Curtis and presses him up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curtis is fighting off a takedown attempt but Ernst is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Curtis to the mat. Curtis regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Ernst wants to control from the top but Curtis keeps moving.
Curtis pulls Ernst in close to his closed guard and prevents Ernst from doing any damage or advancing position.
Curtis wants to sweep but no luck.
Curtis is still trying to improve position.
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!
Ernst stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Curtis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Ernst's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Tim Ernst.
Curtis changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Ernst looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Curtis working away.
Curtis throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Ernst struggling a bit here.
Curtis wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ernst, who protects the arm well.
Ernst can't do much from the bottom here.
Ernst takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Ernst struggling a bit here.
Ernst takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ernst gets back to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ernst has hold of Curtis's hands but Curtis slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Curtis throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ernst is controlling Curtis's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Ernst is looking for a sweep. Curtis is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Curtis is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Ernst keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Ernst has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Tim Ernst.
Ernst misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Ernst dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Horrible takedown by Curtis or perhaps it was just good defense by Ernst which made him look bad.
Ernst scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ernst scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ernst defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Curtis.
Ernst swings for the body but Curtis moves out of range.
Curtis takes one on the button.
Nice jab there from Ernst.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curtis feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Ernst controls Curtis momentarily but Curtis frees himself.
Curtis has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Curtis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ernst swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Curtis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tim Ernst overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ernst pulls Curtis in to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Tim Ernst.
Curtis tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ernst swivels and escapes.
Tim Ernst has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kelsey Curtis.
Ernst loads up on a big right hand but Curtis slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ernst moves away from the strike by Curtis.
Curtis with a poor takedown
and Ernst counters with a right hand to the body.
Curtis dives in for a single leg takedown but Ernst sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Ernst is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Ernst's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Curtis misses with a takedown attempt
and Ernst counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Curtis dodges the punch combination from Ernst.
Ernst throws a hook to the side of Curtis's head but Curtis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curtis shoots and misses
enabling Ernst to counter with a crisp jab.
Curtis throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ernst's waist but Ernst gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Curtis off to one side.
No joy there for Curtis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Curtis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ernst throws out the jab.
Ernst digs a good body shot into Curtis's ribs.
Curtis shoots in for a takedown but Ernst shows good takedown defense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curtis with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ernst counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Curtis is breathing heavily.
Curtis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ernst scores with a crisp jab that stopped Curtis in his tracks.
Kelsey Curtis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ernst throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ernst connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Curtis has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Curtis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ernst.
Ernst gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Ernst dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Ernst wants to clinch.
Curtis shoots for a double leg takedown but Ernst sprawls well. He's pushed Curtis's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Curtis shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ernst counters with a left and a right that stings Curtis.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ernst fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ernst throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Curtis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Curtis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Curtis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Curtis looks for a takedown but Ernst sprawls well.
Tim Ernst has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kelsey Curtis.
Curtis throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ernst's waist but Ernst gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Curtis off to one side.
Curtis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ernst misses with a looping right.
Ernst misses the shot to the body.
Ernst fails in his attempt to clinch.
Curtis dives in and scores a takedown into Ernst's guard.
Curtis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Curtis won't allow Ernst to sweep him here.
Ernst manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Ernst wants to control the pace but Curtis is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ernst content just to control the position here.
Kelsey Curtis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tim Ernst is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ernst trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Curtis is working to get back to half guard.
Ernst looking to control but Curtis is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Curtis really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tim Ernst showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ernst has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tim Ernst!
Tim Ernst 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sean Ripgut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santos is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Hate Me Now. This should be a great matchup!
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225 lbs
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205 lbs
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World class MT
Very quick |
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World class MT
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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
24 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Sean Ripgut!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matt Santos!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Andrew Berry and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ripgut throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ripgut instigates a clinch.
Ripgut is looking to break free of the clinch but Santos has double underhooks.
Santos misses with a knee to the head.
Ripgut has Santos pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Ripgut pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Santos tumbling to the mat - Ripgut dives into Santos's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Ripgut wants to control from the top but Santos keeps moving.
Santos wants to stand and escape but Ripgut is having none of it.
Ripgut distracts Santos with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ripgut prevents Santos from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ripgut trying to control but Santos is working from the bottom.
Santos manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ripgut works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ripgut is looking to work some ground and pound but Santos has wrist control.
Ripgut wants to control from the top but Santos keeps moving.
Ripgut decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Santos, up you get!
Ripgut swats away the attempt to clinch by Santos.
Santos tries to clinch up.
Santos tries to clinch up but Ripgut circles away and keeps his distance.
Santos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ripgut avoids the head kick by Santos.
Santos misses with a wild combination.
Santos moves away from the strike by Ripgut.
Ripgut shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Santos sprawls well. Santos wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ripgut gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ripgut throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Santos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ripgut.
A head kick misses from Santos.
Ripgut drives through and clinches with Santos against the cage.
Santos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ripgut.
Santos tries to land a knee to the head but Ripgut blocks with his arms.
Santos lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Sean Ripgut has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ripgut has Santos pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Santos manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Ripgut on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ripgut breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ripgut doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Santos counters with a thumping low kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sean Ripgut. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santos wants to clinch but Ripgut slips to the side
and Ripgut counters with a takedown into side control.
Santos is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Ripgut asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ripgut decides to stand back up.
Matt Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santos shoots in for a takedown but Ripgut shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ripgut fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Santos leaves Ripgut with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ripgut throws a sloppy head kick and Santos moves out of range easily.
Santos looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Santos does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Santos dives in for a single leg takedown but Ripgut sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Ripgut is looking to take this one to the mat.
Ripgut has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Santos is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ripgut blocks it with crossed arms.
Ripgut drops down looking for an ankle pick but Santos pulls his leg out and moves away.
Santos closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
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!
Santos decides to stand back up. Santos steps back and let's Ripgut get back to his feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ripgut.
Ripgut fails to land the takedown.
Ripgut is breathing heavily.
Ripgut shoots in but Santos avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ripgut displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Santos takes the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Ripgut dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sean Ripgut's cut.
That's time! Ripgut's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Santos throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ripgut gets tackled into the cage by Santos. Santos maintains the clinch.
Santos gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ripgut.
Ripgut turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Ripgut manages to end up in side control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Santos is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Ripgut asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Santos sneaks out the side door and pushes Ripgut away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Ripgut looks to throw the jab but Santos is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ripgut circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ripgut avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ripgut shoots in for a takedown but Santos shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Santos lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Matt Santos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Santos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ripgut feints a jab promting Santos to slip. Ripgut then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Santos slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Matt Santos has been cut.
Santos has closed the distance and engaged Ripgut in a clinch.
Ripgut goes for a takedown attempt but Santos pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sean Ripgut. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ripgut misses with a leg kick.
Ripgut looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos is staying active underneath Ripgut, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
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!
Ripgut tries to pass the half guard into mount. Santos knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Ripgut prevents Santos from standing back up.
Santos kicks Ripgut off and gets back to his feet.
Santos tries to clinch there but Ripgut circles away.
Santos lands a leg kick that knocks Ripgut off balance momentarily.
Santos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ripgut manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Santos scores with a push kick.
Ripgut misses with a head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Santos closes the distance and pushes Ripgut back into the cage.
Santos using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ripgut has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Santos looking to throw knees to the head but Ripgut is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Santos misses with a knee to the head.
Santos throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ripgut tries to pull guard but Santos holds him up against the cage and eventually Ripgut drops back down to his feet.
Ripgut looking for a takedown.
Santos avoids the elbow strike from Ripgut, against the cage.
Ripgut lands a right hand.
Santos misses with a knee to the head.
Santos swings wildly with an uppercut but Ripgut uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ripgut wants to take the fight to the mat but Santos manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Santos lands an elbow just above Ripgut 's eye.
Santos misses with a knee to the head.
Santos gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ripgut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Santos.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos tries to land a knee to the head but Ripgut blocks with his arms.
Santos using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ripgut has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ripgut avoiding damage as Santos throws knees to the body.
Santos using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ripgut has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ripgut working Santos over with knees to the body.
Santos gets underhooks to prevent Ripgut's takedown attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ripgut manages to break the clinch.
Ripgut avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ripgut keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ripgut shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Santos sprawls well. Santos wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ripgut gets slowly back to his feet.
Santos rushes Ripgut and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Santos prevents the takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Santos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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!
Ripgut tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Santos defends well and Ripgut ends up having to push Santos into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Santos prevents a takedown attempt there.
Santos tries to land a knee to the head but Ripgut blocks with his arms.
Santos gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ripgut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sean Ripgut. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santos lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ripgut tries to land knees in the clinch but Santos avoids the damage to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Santos.
Santos tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Santos misses with a knee strike.
Ripgut takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ripgut drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Santos gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Santos misses with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Santos tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos lands a knee to the head.
Ripgut escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ripgut wants to clinch up but Santos keeps it at a distance.
Ripgut has his takedown stuffed
and Santos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Santos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ripgut.
Ripgut fails with the takedown.
Horrible takedown by Santos or perhaps it was just good defense by Ripgut which made him look bad.
Santos moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ripgut throws a series of punches but Santos moves out of range.
Ripgut gets tackled into the cage by Santos. Santos maintains the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ripgut dodges an elbow strike from Santos.
Ripgut goes for a takedown in the clinch but Santos prevents it.
Santos with a knee to the head.
Ripgut is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ripgut avoiding damage as Santos throws knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Santos just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ripgut's brow.
Santos with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ripgut drops down looking for an ankle pick but Santos pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ripgut on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Santos throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ripgut's head.
Santos tries to clinch up but Ripgut circles away and keeps his distance.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Santos.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Santos.
Ripgut is rocked!
Ripgut keeps the fight on the outside.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Santos.
Santos stands up.
Santos is looking to clinch but Ripgut is avoiding it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Santos.
Ripgut needs to keep his hands up - Santos had a free shot at his head there.
Santos shoots in but Ripgut avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ripgut checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos doesn't manage to clinch there - Ripgut circles away.
Ripgut lands a nice looking kick to the body. Santos takes a step back to recover.
Santos throws a head kick that misses.
Ripgut stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Santos.
Ripgut fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Santos tries to clinch but Ripgut moves out of range.
Ripgut tries to clinch up but Santos circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ripgut looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Santos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Santos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Santos 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Santos!
Post fight, an emotional Matt Santos said 'I fought a great opponent tonight. I have nothing but respect for him. I have a feeling our paths will cross again in the future.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Collin Glorious (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Spencer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Glorious might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Rick Ross ft Weezy - I'm a G. The crowd seem to be enjoying Spencer's choice of entrance music: Ride Of The Valkyries - Richard Wagner. This should be a great matchup!
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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
27 - 11 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Collin Glorious!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mark Spencer!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Richard Clark and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spencer changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Glorious looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Spencer creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Glorious sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Glorious tries to buck Spencer off but Spencer is having none of it.
You can see the frustration on Glorious's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Spencer wants to control but Glorious is keeping him busy.
Spencer goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Glorious has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Spencer but great work by Glorious.
Spencer can't do much from the bottom here.
Spencer tries to bench press Glorious off him but Glorious keeps the position.
Spencer can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spencer tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Glorious wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Spencer struggling a bit here.
Glorious tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Spencer tries to improve position but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spencer is holding Glorious down, trying to stall.
Glorious tries to stand but Spencer is controlling his head.
Spencer tries to buck Glorious off but Glorious is having none of it.
Glorious knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Spencer on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glorious working away.
Spencer sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Glorious tries to stand and escape but Spencer actually recovers to full guard.
Glorious stopping the sweep attempt from Spencer.
Spencer looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Spencer wants to sweep here but Glorious controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spencer is looking to sweep but instead, Glorious has passed into half guard.
Spencer has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Glorious wants to stand up but Spencer has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Spencer is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Spencer is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Glorious pulls his head out easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spencer looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Spencer dominated that 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.
Glorious slips a jab from Spencer.
Spencer lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Glorious stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Spencer.
Glorious works the jab nicely.
Glorious seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
A looping hook to the body misses from Glorious. Spencer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Spencer thows a body shot but no joy.
Glorious connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Spencer shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Glorious pinned against the cage. Glorious gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Glorious slips a straight right by Spencer.
Spencer doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Glorious counters by moving into the clinch.
Spencer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glorious lands a body shot.
Glorious misses with the head strike.
Spencer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Glorious is looking to land body kicks.
Spencer lands with an overhand left.
Spencer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A shot to the body from Spencer misses
and Glorious moves into the clinch.
Glorious tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Spencer looking for a takedown.
Collin Glorious has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Spencer.
Glorious doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Spencer.
Spencer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Spencer blocks an uppercut.
Glorious can't break the clinch.
Glorious swings wildly with an uppercut but Spencer uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spencer is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Glorious pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Spencer is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Glorious gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Spencer looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Glorious throws a head punch that misses.
Spencer turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spencer throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Glorious tries to buck Spencer off but Spencer is having none of it.
Mark Spencer has got the better of the ground game so far.
Spencer fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Spencer working the ground and pound but Glorious is defending the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glorious tries to improve position but can't.
Spencer is trying to get an arm triangle but Glorious is defending well.
Spencer works to advance to full mount. Glorious defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Spencer looking to control but Glorious is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Spencer with shots to the head and body - Glorious looks very uncomfortable down there.
Glorious bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spencer has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Glorious is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Spencer.
Spencer is trying to improve his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spencer is still trying to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mark Spencer will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Nice shot by Spencer.
Glorious throws a half hearted mid kick.
Spencer throws a series of punches but Glorious moves out of range.
Spencer missing with a left hand there. Glorious was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Spencer misses the target.
Glorious jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Glorious looks to throw the jab but Spencer is out of range.
Spencer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Glorious lands a glancing blow to the side of Spencer's head.
It looks like Mark Spencer has been cut.
Collin Glorious is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Glorious takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jab from Spencer.
Spencer feints a jab promting Glorious to slip. Spencer then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Glorious slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Glorious steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Spencer.
Glorious lets loose with a powerful body kick. Spencer will feel that in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spencer takes a jab right on the kisser.
Spencer walks forward, straight into a front kick from Glorious.
Glorious is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Spencer shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Glorious manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Glorious looking for a sweep. Not yet Glorious, not yet.
Spencer looking to sit in guard and control but Glorious gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Glorious showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Spencer looking for a sweep. Not yet Spencer, not yet.
Collin Glorious has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glorious wanted to stand there but Spencer had control of the position.
Glorious stopping the sweep attempt from Spencer.
Spencer working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Glorious doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Glorious manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spencer has an active guard here but Glorious has managed to pass into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glorious throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Spencer slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Spencer has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Glorious can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Spencer trying to keep a closed guard but Glorious is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spencer looking for a guillotine here but Glorious defends easily.
Glorious stopping the sweep attempt from Spencer.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Spencer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Spencer winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Spencer!
Mark Spencer made sure to mention his sponsor, KINGDOM in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Manya Kizz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bapit Pradchapet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kizz's entrance music is Go Hard Or Go Home. A fine choice. Pradchapet has chosen Wanted Dead or Alive as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Manya Kizz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bapit Pradchapet!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Daniel Bishop and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kizz shoots in but no luck this time.
An inside leg kick lands from Pradchapet.
Bapit Pradchapet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kizz dives in and grabs Pradchapet's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pradchapet pushes down on Kizz's head and hops out.
Pradchapet scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pradchapet misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kizz.
Kizz with a poor takedown
and Pradchapet counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manya Kizz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kizz shoots and misses
and Pradchapet counters with a single leg into guard. Kizz didn't expect that.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Pradchapet throwing strikes from guard but Kizz blocks nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kizz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pradchapet throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kizz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kizz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pradchapet with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pradchapet throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kizz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pradchapet postures up in Kizz's guard and throws a big left but Kizz blocks it.
Pradchapet in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Pradchapet's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kizz 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.
Pradchapet working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pradchapet loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kizz keeping full guard, as Pradchapet tries to pass.
Kizz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kizz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kizz is pulling down on Pradchapet's head. It's preventing any offense from Pradchapet, at least for the moment.
Pradchapet is in close to Kizz's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pradchapet trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pradchapet accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kizz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pradchapet works over Kizz with some ground and pound from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kizz wants to stand up but Pradchapet is controlling him.
Pradchapet postures up in Kizz's guard and throws a big left but Kizz blocks it.
Pradchapet is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Kizz is trying to keep Pradchapet in close.
Pradchapet postures up and lands a big shot to Kizz's brow.
Pradchapet working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pradchapet postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pradchapet postures up in Kizz's guard and throws a big left but Kizz blocks it.
Pradchapet trying to control but Kizz is working from the bottom.
Pradchapet missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pradchapet trying to control but Kizz is working from the bottom.
Pradchapet trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pradchapet missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pradchapet trying to control but Kizz is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bapit Pradchapet dominated that round.
That's time! Kizz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Pradchapet tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kizz swivels and escapes.
Kizz throws a sloppy head kick and Pradchapet moves out of range easily.
Kizz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pradchapet.
Kizz gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kizz throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pradchapet's waist but Pradchapet gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kizz off to one side.
Kizz checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nice jab there from Pradchapet.
Pradchapet looks for the body kick but Kizz saw that one coming.
Pradchapet lands a leg kick that knocks Kizz off balance momentarily.
Pradchapet throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pradchapet lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kizz tries for a takedown but Pradchapet circles away easily
and Pradchapet counters with a nice body shot.
Kizz fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manya Kizz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pradchapet changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kizz tries to avoid it but Pradchapet manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kizz to the ground. Kizz escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Pradchapet blocks a head kick by Kizz.
Pradchapet scores with a sloppy right hand. Kizz should have avoided that one.
Kizz keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kizz shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pradchapet sprawls well. Pradchapet wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kizz gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kizz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pradchapet closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kizz dodges the ground and pound from Pradchapet.
Pradchapet in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Pradchapet trying to control the position but Kizz is working away.
Pradchapet fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Pradchapet wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kizz keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pradchapet advances to full mount.
Pradchapet pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Pradchapet is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Kizz is rocked!
Poor strikes thrown by Pradchapet there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Oh Kizz is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bapit Pradchapet has got the better of the ground game so far.
BOOM! Pradchapet connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pradchapet postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Kizz in real trouble here! The ref calls for Kizz to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bapit Pradchapet!
After the big win, Bapit Pradchapet made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Legion of Pain Nutrition and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between James Dooalot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Rizzo Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Dooalot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frank Rizzo Jr!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Paul Tew and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dooalot tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've been informed that Rizzo Jr has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Dooalot tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rizzo Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Dooalot.
Dooalot feints and then cracks Rizzo Jr's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rizzo Jr down.
Rizzo Jr scores with a kick to the body.
Good leg kick by Rizzo Jr there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dooalot throws a shot from downtown. Rizzo Jr moves away and avoids it.
A leg kick checked by Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr looks to land a right hand but Dooalot moved out of range.
Rizzo Jr connects with a crisp jab.
Rizzo Jr looks to land a left hand but Dooalot moved out of range nicely.
Rizzo Jr closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rizzo Jr throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dooalot escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rizzo Jr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rizzo Jr lands with a cross.
Dooalot stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rizzo Jr.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr throws a jab when Dooalot was well out of range.
A jab from Rizzo Jr finds it's way through Dooalot's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rizzo Jr throws a chopping leg kick but Dooalot manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dooalot connects with a body shot.
Rizzo Jr throws a shot from downtown. Dooalot moves away and avoids it.
Rizzo Jr feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dooalot's calf.
Rizzo Jr throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dooalot.
Dooalot wants to land a leg kick but Rizzo Jr is out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr jabs at Dooalot's body.
Dooalot sizes up Rizzo Jr with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rizzo Jr slips a jab and a cross from Dooalot.
Dooalot checks a leg kick.
Dooalot throws a chopping leg kick but Rizzo Jr manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rizzo Jr is looking to score with low kicks.
Dooalot thuds his right hand into Rizzo Jr's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A clash of legs there as Dooalot blocks the low kick.
Rizzo Jr throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dooalot getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dooalot throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dooalot will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dooalot takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rizzo Jr has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dooalot finds it's way round the side to connect with Rizzo Jr's head.
Dooalot checks the leg kick.
James Dooalot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Decent striking displayed by Rizzo Jr there.
Rizzo Jr forces Dooalot back against the cage and clinches.
Dooalot is trying to maintain a safe position but Rizzo Jr gets an underhook and turns Dooalot into the cage.
Dooalot breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rizzo Jr throws the kick towards the body but Dooalot avoids it.
Rizzo Jr drives through and clinches with Dooalot against the cage.
Good body shot from Dooalot.
Dooalot blocks a body shot from Rizzo Jr.
Dooalot wants to break free but Rizzo Jr has control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr scores with a shot to the side of Dooalot's head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Dooalot pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice uppercut there from Dooalot.
Rizzo Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rizzo Jr throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dooalot.
Dooalot fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rizzo Jr.
Dooalot throws an off balance right hand
and Rizzo Jr counters with a left to the body.
Dooalot is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Rizzo Jr throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Dooalot cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rizzo Jr with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dooalot throws a jab but it's blocked by Rizzo Jr.
Dooalot scores with a body shot.
Dooalot tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A good leg kick by Dooalot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dooalot chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rizzo Jr can pounce on him.
It looks like Dooalot has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Rizzo Jr misses with a body kick.
Dooalot misses with a left hand
and Rizzo Jr counters with a leg kick.
Rizzo Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dooalot.
Dooalot scores with a leg kick.
Rizzo Jr throws a leg kick but Dooalot checks it.
Rizzo Jr scores with a kick to the midsection.
Dooalot bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rizzo Jr scores with a kick to the midsection.
Rizzo Jr is looking to land body kicks.
Sloppy strikes from Rizzo Jr. Those never looked like landing.
Dooalot connects with a leg kick. Rizzo Jr looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dooalot misses the jab.
Dooalot walks forward, straight into a front kick from Rizzo Jr.
Dooalot throws a low kick but Rizzo Jr avoids it.
Rizzo Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Rizzo Jr dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dooalot checks a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr throws a body kick that misses
and Dooalot counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rizzo Jr checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Rizzo Jr crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Dooalot - the referee stops the clock and Rizzo Jr gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Dooalot. Rizzo Jr manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Dooalot is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dooalot.
A jab from Rizzo Jr misses.
Rizzo Jr scoring well with a low kick there.
Rizzo Jr throws a leg kick but Dooalot sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rizzo Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Dooalot's shoulder, as Dooalot tries to avoid the shot.
Rizzo Jr goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Dooalot will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rizzo Jr with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Rizzo Jr - that will leave a mark!
Dooalot tries a head kick but it misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Rizzo Jr misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dooalot feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rizzo Jrs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Dooalot throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dooalot circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rizzo Jr ducks under a wild hook from Dooalot.
Dooalot 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.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dooalot, right into the meat.
Dooalot checks a low kick from Rizzo Jr.
Dooalot displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rizzo Jr throws out the jab.
Rizzo Jr has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dooalot finds it's way round the side to connect with Rizzo Jr's head.
Rizzo Jr walks forward, straight into a front kick from Dooalot.
Dooalot throws a head kick that misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rizzo Jr, as that shot connected.
Dooalot avoids a kick to the body.
Rizzo Jr scores with a spinning back kick!
Dooalot getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Rizzo Jr walks into a stiff left hand from Dooalot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Some bone on bone action there as Dooalot checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rizzo Jr on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dooalot. Dooalot obviously looking to wear him down.
Rizzo Jr tries to land a front kick but Dooalot steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dooalot stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr throws a low kick but Dooalot avoids it.
Dooalot scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rizzo Jr in his tracks.
Dooalot connects with an inside leg kick.
Rizzo Jr gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A punch lands to the side of Dooalot 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dooalot looks to score with a jab to the body but Rizzo Jr is just out of range.
Rizzo Jr blocks the body kick.
Rizzo Jr tests Dooalot's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rizzo Jr looks for the body kick but Dooalot saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dooalot moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rizzo Jr misses with a low kick.
Rizzo Jr connects with a looping right hand.
Rizzo Jr throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rizzo Jr.
Dooalot walks forward, straight into a front kick from Rizzo Jr.
Dooalot lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rizzo Jr's sensitive parts.
Rizzo Jr misses with a leg kick.
Rizzo Jr checks a leg kick.
Good leg kick by Rizzo Jr there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rizzo Jr misses with a low kick as Dooalot jumps back.
Dooalot tries to land a leg kick but Rizzo Jr saw it coming and moves away.
Rizzo Jr lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dooalot connects with a single shot there.
Dooalot thows a left - swing and a miss!
Frank Rizzo Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice shot by Rizzo Jr.
Dooalot misses with a low kick.
Dooalot checks a low kick from Rizzo Jr.
Dooalot connects with a jab.
Dooalot tries to bum rush Rizzo Jr with a series of wild strikes but Rizzo Jr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dooalot cracks the inside of Rizzo Jr's front leg.
Rizzo Jr throws a wild body kick that Dooalot sees coming a mile off.
Dooalot tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rizzo Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Dooalot.
Dooalot throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rizzo Jr stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dooalot's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rizzo Jr connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dooalot scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dooalot throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dooalot will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Rizzo Jr moves to clinch but Dooalot breaks away
and Dooalot counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Rizzo Jr wants to clinch up but Dooalot keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Frank Rizzo Jr will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Dooalot throws a front kick aimed at Rizzo Jr's knee but Rizzo Jr avoids it well.
Dooalot with a jab.
Rizzo Jr chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dooalot can pounce on him.
Rizzo Jr looks to throw the jab but Dooalot is out of range.
Rizzo Jr avoids the body shot from Dooalot.
A good leg kick by Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr tries to score with a low kick but Dooalot moves his leg out of the way.
Dooalot looks for the body kick but Rizzo Jr saw that one coming.
Dooalot turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rizzo Jr lands an overhand right.
That kick from Rizzo Jr tenderised Dooalot's leg. Dooalot is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rizzo Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Dooalot moves out of range easily.
Rizzo Jr throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rizzo Jr looks to land a left hand but Dooalot moved out of range nicely.
Rizzo Jr gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dooalot.
Rizzo Jr drops his hands momentarily and Dooalot takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rizzo Jr throws a head kick that Dooalot semi-blocks.
Dooalot slips under a jab.
A low kick from Dooalot misses
and Rizzo Jr counters with an inside leg kick.
Rizzo Jr tries to clinch there but Dooalot circles away.
Rizzo Jr throws a leg kick which misses Dooalot's front leg but catches the back leg as Dooalot tries to avoid it.
Rizzo Jr cracks Dooalot with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rizzo Jr moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Rizzo Jr buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dooalot 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.
Rizzo Jr throws a body punch but Dooalot moves out of range.
Rizzo Jr cracks Dooalot with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dooalot misses with a hook.
Rizzo Jr ducks under a wild hook from Dooalot.
Rizzo Jr fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dooalot has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dooalot throws a low kick but Rizzo Jr moves out of range easily.
Dooalot lands a leg kick that knocks Rizzo Jr off balance momentarily.
Dooalot uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr lands with a straight right. Dooalot didn't see that one coming.
Dooalot lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dooalot avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dooalot 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 Rizzo Jr has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rizzo Jr and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rizzo Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rizzo Jr scores with a kick to the body.
Rizzo Jr looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rizzo Jr fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dooalot misses with a straight right.
Sloppy strikes from Dooalot. Those never looked like landing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rizzo Jr connects with a leg kick. Dooalot looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
James Dooalot has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dooalot manages to avoid it.
Rizzo Jr digs a good hook to Dooalot's body.
Rizzo Jr wants to slow Dooalot down by chopping away at his legs.
Dooalot misses with a looping right.
Dooalot takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rizzo Jr looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rizzo Jr motions for Dooalot to come forward. Rizzo Jr throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rizzo Jr connects with a leg kick. Dooalot looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rizzo Jr walks forward, straight into a front kick from Dooalot.
Rizzo Jr is looking to slow Dooalot down with leg kicks.
Dooalot fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rizzo Jr is out of range.
Rizzo Jr looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rizzo Jr thows a body kick. Dooalot tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dooalot, as that shot connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo Jr throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dooalot's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dooalot thumps Rizzo Jr with a low kick.
Dooalot digs a good body shot into Rizzo Jr's ribs.
Rizzo Jr tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Frank Rizzo Jr is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dooalot misses with an uppercut. Rizzo Jr saw that one coming.
Rizzo Jr fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dooalot dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rizzo Jr. That did some damage!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dooalot 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 Rizzo Jr has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rizzo Jr and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Dooalot throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dooalot scores with a jab.
Rizzo Jr connects with a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dooalot displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Rizzo Jr 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.
Rizzo Jr pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Rizzo Jr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rizzo Jr 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Rizzo Jr!
In his post fight interview, Frank Rizzo Jr gave a big smile as he said 'Julio Driggs, your manager AK46.5 has a big mouth and because of that you are going to pay!! I dont care when or where but you are going to get knocked the eff out!!'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Lisser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francois Duvalier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duvalier has chosen Haitian National Anthem as his entrance music. Matt Lisser is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Matt Lisser!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Francois Duvalier!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Sam Margolis and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice jab there from Duvalier.
It looks like Matt Lisser has been cut.
Lisser throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Duvalier sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Duvalier's coach down at CW's Elite Kung-Fu Academy was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Duvalier's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Lisser fails with the takedown.
Duvalier lands a big uppercut and Lisser crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Lisser looks OK. Duvalier waves Lisser back to his feet!
Lisser is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Duvalier looks to land a right hand but Lisser moved out of range.
Lisser shoots in and bounces Duvalier off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Duvalier working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lisser.
Lisser with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lisser is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Lisser throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duvalier is trying to control the position but Lisser postures up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Duvalier can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lisser controlling from the top position.
Duvalier keeping moving, preventing Lisser from controlling successfully.
Matt Lisser has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Lisser takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Francois Duvalier is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Duvalier throws a series of punches but Lisser moves out of range.
Lisser shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Duvalier as he jumps to the side.
Lisser tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Duvalier swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Lisser. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Duvalier tries to bum rush Lisser with a series of wild strikes but Lisser uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lisser tries to score a power double leg takedown but Duvalier sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lisser somewhat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duvalier throws a body punch but Lisser moves out of range.
Lisser shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Duvalier pinned against the cage. Duvalier gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Duvalier with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lisser uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Duvalier.
Duvalier throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Duvalier listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Matt Lisser's cut is getting worse.
Duvalier tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lisser paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Duvalier displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lisser.
Lisser with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Duvalier closes the distance and clinches.
Lisser escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Duvalier lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lisser circles away quickly and effectively.
Duvalier lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lisser circles away quickly and effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lisser looking to score a takedown here. Duvalier is defending well but Lisser drives through and ends up in Duvalier's guard.
Lisser not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Lisser makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Duvalier really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lisser. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lisser stands up over Duvalier, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Duvalier avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lisser throwing strikes from guard but Duvalier blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duvalier wants to stand but Lisser is controlling the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Duvalier keeping full guard, as Lisser tries to pass.
Lisser throwing strikes from guard but Duvalier blocks nicely.
Lisser in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lisser throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Duvalier works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Francois Duvalier dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matt Lisser's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lisser lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Duvalier falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Matt Lisser!
Matt Lisser decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shane Carwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gor Keyman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carwin comes into the arena with Mama Said Knock You Out blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shane Carwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gor Keyman!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Sam Margolis and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keyman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Keyman doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Carwin counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Keyman's guard now.
Carwin is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Carwin gets to his feet. Keyman looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Keyman throws a leg kick that misses.
Keyman rushes Carwin and presses him up against the cage.
Carwin pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Carwin blocks an elbow strike from Keyman.
Carwin misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carwin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Carwin trying to land knees to the body.
Carwin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keyman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Carwin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Gor Keyman has been cut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Carwin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Keyman's brow.
Keyman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Keyman throws a head punch that misses.
Keyman digs a right hand into Carwin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Carwin's gas tank.
Keyman lands a hook to the side of the head.
Carwin avoids the elbow strike from Keyman, against the cage.
Keyman misses with a punch on the inside.
Carwin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Carwin manages to break the clinch.
Carwin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carwin misses with a right hand
and Keyman counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Carwin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Keyman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Carwin.
Shane Carwin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Keyman walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Carwin checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Carwin connects with a looping right hand.
We've been told by Carwin's head coaches at Xtreme Punishment that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Carwin throws out a loose jab but Keyman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carwin misses with an uppercut
and Keyman counters with a nice low kick that buckles Carwin's knee momentarily.
Some wild striking there from Carwin.
Carwin gets tackled into the cage by Keyman. Keyman maintains the clinch.
Carwin wants to stall.
Carwin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Keyman gets through Carwin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Keyman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carwin prevents a takedown attempt there.
Carwin tries to work over Keyman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Carwin lands a body punch in the clinch.
Keyman misses with a body punch.
Keyman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Carwin.
Carwin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Carwin stalling.
Keyman is stalling here.
Carwin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Keyman misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carwin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Keyman is defending well for now.
Carwin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carwin lands a left hand.
Keyman tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Carwin just stands there and leans against the cage.
Shane Carwin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gor Keyman.
Keyman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Carwin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Keyman blocks an elbow strike.
Carwin avoiding damage.
Keyman tries a body shot but Carwin blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carwin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Keyman avoids it.
Keyman tries to pull guard but Carwin forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Keyman keeps control of Carwin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Keyman tries to work over Carwin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Carwin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gor Keyman's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Carwin misses with a body shot.
We've been informed that Keyman has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Keyman cracks Carwin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
It looks like Shane Carwin has been cut.
Carwin clobbers Keyman with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Keyman smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Keyman throws a big shot that misses.
Shane Carwin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carwin swings for the body but Keyman moves out of range.
Gor Keyman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Carwin fails with an attempt to clinch.
A big right from Keyman misses.
Carwin swings away with a body shot that misses
and Keyman counters with a nice right hand that sends Carwin toppling to the canvas! Carwin scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Keyman finish him?!
Carwin is rocked!
Keyman weaves into range and cracks Carwin right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Carwin goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Keyman is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gor Keyman!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Virgil Cid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hans Landa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Landa is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Ich tu dir weh - Rammstein. Hans Landa has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Virgil Cid!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hans Landa!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Ackerman and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Landa misses with a series of wild punches.
Landa comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've been told by Cid's head coaches at Kelley Fighting Systems that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Landa wants to clinch up but Cid keeps it at a distance.
Cid cracks Landa with an open hand slap.
Cid lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cid throws a jab when Landa was well out of range.
Landa throws a leg kick which misses Cid's front leg but catches the back leg as Cid tries to avoid it.
Cid is looking to slow Landa down with leg kicks.
Landa throws a push kick but Cid slaps the foot to one side.
Cid moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Landa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cid throws a low kick but it's checked well by Landa.
Cid throws out a loose jab but Landa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cid throws a leg kick but Landa moved away.
Landa misses with a kick to the body
and Cid counters with a slapping leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Landa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Landa is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Landa tries for a takedown but Cid sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Landa throws a hook but Cid avoids it easily.
Cid throws a sloppy head kick and Landa moves out of range easily.
Landa throws a right and a left that Cid avoids nicely.
Cid throws a body punch but Landa moves out of range.
Cid fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Landa on the side of the head.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Landa has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Landa shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cid defends it nicely.
Cid shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Cid uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Landa.
Cid showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Landa.
Cid buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cid throws a jab but it's blocked by Landa.
Landa shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Landa with the ground and pound but Cid uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Cid looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Landa slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Cid keeping moving, preventing Landa from controlling successfully.
Landa throws an elbow that misses. Cid uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Landa's guard. Nice move by Cid!
Landa throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Landa not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cid won't allow Landa to sweep him here.
Cid content to stall in guard here.
Landa wants to control but Cid passes easily into half guard.
Cid is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Cid prevents Landa from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cid trying to mount his opponent but Landa defends it.
Cid wants to take a breather but Landa is having none of it.
Landa tries to roll over but Cid keeps him under control.
Cid stalling away here and it's allowed Landa to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cid got a little sloppy there for a moment and Landa has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Cid has managed to get both his arms back between Landa's legs - danger averted.
Cid controls from within his opponent's guard.
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 Virgil Cid will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Landa thows a body shot but no joy.
Cid throws a head kick but Landa moves out of range.
Hans Landa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Landa scoring well with a low kick there.
Landa needs to keep his hands up - Cid had a free shot at his head there.
Landa moves in looking to clinch but Cid pushes him off.
Landa dives in and grabs Cid's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cid pushes down on Landa's head and hops out.
Cid connects with a leg kick. Landa looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Landa tries a head kick but it misses.
Cid swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Virgil Cid is winning the standup battle so far.
Landa misses with a wild body shot.
Cid ducks under a wild hook from Landa.
Cid ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cid lands a nice shot that snaps Landa's head back.
Cid throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Landa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cid can pounce on him.
Landa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Landa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cid.
Cid throws a low kick but Landa moves out of range easily.
Cid throws a lazy uppercut
and Landa counters with a leg kick.
Landa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cid.
Cid stuffs the takedown attempt from Landa. Landa gets slowly back to his feet.
Cid throws a body kick that misses
and Landa counters with a stiff right hand.
Cid moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cid steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Landa.
Cid connects with a leg kick. Landa looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Landa's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cid. That's going to slow Landa down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cid connects with a leg kick. Landa looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cid throws a body punch but Landa moves out of range.
Cid throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cid scores with a nice right hand.
Landa is looking to clinch.
Landa closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Cid to counter with a crisp jab.
Landa tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Cid defends well and Landa ends up having to push Cid into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Virgil Cid has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hans Landa.
Cid swings wildly with an uppercut but Landa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Landa lands a nice uppercut.
Landa pulls guard effortlessly.
Cid controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cid has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Cid has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Landa looking for a sweep. Not yet Landa, not yet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Virgil Cid.
Landa 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.
Landa wants to land a leg kick but Cid is out of range.
Cid scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Landa misses with a combination
and Cid counters with a nice low kick that buckles Landa's knee momentarily.
Cid misses with a wild body shot.
Cid is looking to land body kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Cid.
Landa 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.
Cid digs a good hook to Landa's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Landa dips to his left and cracks Cid with an uppercut!
Cid is looking to slow Landa down with leg kicks.
Landa checks a leg kick.
Landa tries to land a leg kick but Cid saw it coming and moves away.
Nice body kick there by Cid.
Landa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Virgil Cid is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Landa misses with a body shot.
Landa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cid.
Landa is breathing heavily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Landa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Landa tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cid swivels and escapes.
Cid cracks Landa with a good jab.
Cid lands a nice leg kick that just misses Landa's sensitive parts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Virgil Cid dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Landa takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Landa is rocked!
Cid feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Landa's calf.
Landa is still on wobbly legs! Can Cid finish him?
Cid lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cid lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Virgil Cid!
Virgil Cid retains his lightweight title!
After winning the bout, Virgil Cid 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Fall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mateus Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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29
185 lbs
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192 lbs
19 - 10 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Fall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mateus Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Ackerman and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Fall checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mateus Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fall uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gracie.
Nice cross by Gracie.
Fall shoots in but no luck this time.
Gracie fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fall.
Fall takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gracie throws an overhand right that lands on Fall's shoulder, as Fall tries to avoid the shot.
Fall has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Jungle Elite MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Gracie throws a jab when Fall was well out of range.
Gracie throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gracie scores with a push kick.
Gracie throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gracie connects with a leg kick. Fall looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fall fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gracie looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fall takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fall looks for a takedown but Gracie sprawls well.
Gracie lets loose with a powerful body kick. Fall will feel that in the morning.
Gracie fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fall.
Gracie digs a good body shot into Fall's ribs.
Gracie shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Gracie showed some decent athleticism there.
Fall keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fall tries to roll over but Gracie keeps him under control.
Gracie is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Gracie is keen to just control but Fall is a slippery customer.
Fall is trying to get back to full guard.
Fall wants to control but Gracie is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gracie is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Fall!
Fall working to try and regain half guard.
Fall is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie with good strikes from the mount here!
Gracie looking to control but Fall is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gracie is landing with some decent strikes but Fall is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Fall regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fall looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gracie is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Fall taking some punishment here, with Gracie in his half guard.
Fall wants to get back to full guard.
Gracie passes to full mount!
Gracie can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Fall is looking to escape.
Fall gets back to half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Fall trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Gracie manages to pass to mount!
Fall is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie looking to control but Fall is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Fall wants to control but Gracie is having none of it.
Gracie tries to control but Fall wriggling away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fall wants to hold on but Gracie pushes him away.
Gracie tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mateus Gracie dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Fall gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gracie.
Gracie scores with a nice head shot.
Fall shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Gracie is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gracie looking for submissions off his back.
Gracie is trying to get back to full guard.
Fall wants to take a breather but Gracie is having none of it.
Gracie felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fall is looking to stall here but Gracie recovers full guard.
Fall postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Gracie is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Fall, into his guard.
Fall looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Gracie passes into side control.
Gracie is looking to take a break and control but Fall is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fall is working to avoid the ground and pound but Gracie connects with a decent elbow.
Fall is looking for a sweep.
Mateus Gracie has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fall seems a little lost for a moment, as Gracie dominates the positioning.
Fall is looking for a sweep.
Gracie cracks Fall with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Fall is looking for a sweep.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Gracie lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Fall is trying to get back to half guard.
Gracie advances nicely into full mount.
Fall throwing hammer fists to the chest of Gracie. What's that going to do exactly?
Gracie with the ground and pound from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fall is squirming around, avoiding Gracie's attempts to control the action.
Fall wants to control but Gracie is having none of it.
Gracie controlling his opponent.
Gracie is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Fall is looking to improve his position but Gracie isn't that keen on the idea.
Gracie fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Fall wants to control but Gracie is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fall is looking to get to half guard.
Gracie controlling from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie scoring with strikes but Fall is staying in there.
Fall is looking to improve his position but Gracie isn't that keen on the idea.
Gracie punishing his opponent with strikes.
Fall regains half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gracie throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Fall is looking for a sweep. Gracie 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.
Mateus Gracie 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!
Fall chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gracie can pounce on him.
Fall fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Gracie sprawls well initially but Fall persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Fall throwing shots but Gracie is blocking nicely.
Gracie works his way to full guard. Good work.
Fall avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gracie wants to sweep here but Fall controlling him for the moment.
Gracie is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Fall with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gracie is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Fall showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gracie is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Gracie prevents Fall from improving his position.
Fall is refusing to be controlled, as Gracie sits in half guard.
Fall looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Fall wants to get back to full guard.
Fall slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fall keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Fall keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.
Gracie trying to control but Fall is working from the bottom.
Fall keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.
Fall is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gracie trying to control but Fall is working from the bottom.
Fall is trying to control the position but Gracie postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie trying to control but Fall is working from the bottom.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Gracie looking to pass the guard.
Fall is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Fall is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Gracie is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gracie with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gracie looks to land a body kick but Fall moved away.
Fall has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Fall there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gracie scores with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gracie. That's going to slow Fall down.
Gracie pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mateus Gracie seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gracie misses with an uppercut
and Fall counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fall has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gracie.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie tries to score with a low kick but Fall moves his leg out of the way.
Gracie shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Fall defends it nicely.
Mateus Gracie is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gracie takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie connects with an inside leg kick.
Jack Fall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gracie jabs Fall right on the nose. Fall blinks but takes it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mateus Gracie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gracie 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mateus Gracie!
A very excited looking Mateus Gracie made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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