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Utopia 23 Viperescu vs Lamouna PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Praying Mantis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darios Ellis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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195 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Brawler
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Praying Mantis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Darios Ellis!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ellis misses with a straight left.
Mantis avoids the body shot from Ellis.
Ellis takes one to the side of the head.
Ellis misses with a two punch combination.
Ellis gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ellis gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Mantis pushes a forearm under Ellis's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Ellis is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Praying Mantis!
During a confident post fight interview, Praying Mantis thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Donny Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duck Rhodes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rhodes has chosen I want to break free as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Duck Rhodes will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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145 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Donny Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Duck Rhodes!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rhodes wants to clinch up but Nelson keeps it at a distance.
Rhodes fails with a takedown attempt.
Rhodes tries to clinch up.
Horrible takedown by Rhodes or perhaps it was just good defense by Nelson which made him look bad.
Nelson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rhodes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rhodes shoots for a double leg takedown but Nelson sprawls well. He's pushed Rhodes's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Donny Nelson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Duck Rhodes.
Rhodes clinches with his opponent.
Nelson looking for a takedown.
Nelson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Rhodes breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Rhodes on his heels. He'll look to pass Rhodes's guard now, I'm sure.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Nelson works over Rhodes with some ground and pound from guard.
Nelson stopping the sweep attempt from Rhodes.
Nelson chips away with some ground and pound.
Nelson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Nelson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rhodes wants to stand up but Nelson is controlling him.
Nelson throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nelson throws a big elbow that misses.
Nelson throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Nelson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rhodes keeping moving, preventing Nelson from controlling successfully.
Nelson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rhodes avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rhodes looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nelson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rhodes is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Nelson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Nelson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rhodes works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nelson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nelson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rhodes wants to sweep here but Nelson controlling him for the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nelson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rhodes throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Nelson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Nelson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nelson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rhodes on the ground.
Nelson chips away with some ground and pound.
Nelson postures up and lands a big shot to Rhodes's brow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nelson trying to control but Rhodes is working from the bottom.
Nelson lands a couple of elbows.
Nelson chips away with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rhodes is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Nelson is aware though and is defending well.
Nelson throws an elbow that misses. Rhodes uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Nelson's guard. Nice move by Rhodes!
Rhodes is standing up over Nelson. Nelson looks to escape but Rhodes dives into side control.
Nelson tries to buck Rhodes off but Rhodes is having none of it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rhodes is looking to take a break and control but Nelson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rhodes in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donny Nelson 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.
Rhodes pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Nelson back to the cage. Rhodes follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Rhodes with a lazy takedown attempt
and Nelson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Rhodes's guard now.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Nelson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Rhodes trying to keep a closed guard but Nelson is proving a slippery customer.
Nelson connects with a couple of short punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nelson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Nelson won't allow Rhodes to sweep him here.
Rhodes is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Nelson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Nelson postures up and lands a big shot to Rhodes's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhodes escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Nelson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Rhodes is breathing heavily.
Nelson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Nelson tries to free his leg and advance position but Rhodes is retaining full guard.
Nelson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Nelson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Nelson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nelson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Rhodes trying to control the position.
Rhodes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Nelson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rhodes swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nelson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rhodes keeping moving, preventing Nelson from controlling successfully.
Nelson landing some decent shots from guard.
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!
Nelson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Nelson distracts Rhodes with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Nelson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Nelson chips away with some ground and pound.
Nelson trying to control the position from guard on top but Rhodes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nelson controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rhodes's head.
Nelson trying to control the position from guard on top but Rhodes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rhodes wants to get back to his feet but Nelson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Nelson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Nelson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Nelson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rhodes is keeping the position for now.
Nelson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nelson throwing strikes from guard but Rhodes blocks nicely.
Nelson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Nelson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rhodes's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rhodes utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rhodes keeping moving, preventing Nelson from controlling successfully.
Nelson landing with the ground and pound.
Nelson with a nice head shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rhodes working a defensive guard but Nelson passes into half guard.
Nelson working the head and body with strikes.
Donny Nelson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Nelson connects with a nice short shot to Rhodes's temple.
Nelson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ground and pound from Nelson.
Rhodes is looking to control Nelson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rhodes avoid being mounted?
Nelson slips a nice elbow through Rhodes's hands, connecting with Rhodes's forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donny Nelson dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Rhodes misses with a looping left.
Duck Rhodes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nelson dives in for a single leg takedown but Rhodes sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Nelson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Rhodes prevents it.
Nelson tries for a takedown but Rhodes manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donny Nelson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rhodes gets underhooks to prevent Nelson's takedown attempt.
Rhodes is trying to stall.
Nelson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Nelson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Rhodes is trying to drag Nelson to the mat but Nelson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Rhodes is looking to control Nelson's arms but Nelson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rhodes has his back to the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhodes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rhodes tries to score a power double leg takedown but Nelson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rhodes somewhat.
Rhodes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nelson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Rhodes napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Nelson working the ground and pound from side control.
Nelson looks up at the clock and then as Rhodes takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Nelson smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Nelson working the body and head with strikes.
Nelson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Rhodes to see if he's OK.
Nelson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rhodes keeps working.
Nelson lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nelson trying to control the position but Rhodes is working away.
Rhodes manages to get back to half guard.
Nelson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Rhodes is trying to maintain the position but Nelson is very close to passing his half guard.
Nelson lands with a punch from half guard.
Rhodes is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Nelson connects with a nice short shot to Rhodes's temple.
Nelson wants to control but Rhodes is keeping him busy.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Nelson lands a nice short elbow.
Nelson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nelson thows a huge punch but Rhodes dodges it nicely.
Nelson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Rhodes defends it well.
Nelson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nelson thows a huge punch but Rhodes dodges it nicely.
Nelson wants to free his trapped foot but Rhodes is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Rhodes has hold of Nelson's hands but Nelson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nelson wants to pass to mount but Rhodes is defending the position.
Nelson lands strikes from half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nelson throws a strike but Rhodes avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Nelson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rhodes's head.
Rhodes working for a triangle but Nelson defends it easily.
Nelson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nelson postures up and lands a big shot to Rhodes's brow.
Duck Rhodes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Donny Nelson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rhodes looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that's the end of the fight!
Donny Nelson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nelson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donny Nelson!
Donny Nelson 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Troy Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin McTaggert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mitchell's entrance music is Hysteria - Muse. A fine choice. Kevin McTaggert has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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255 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Troy Mitchell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kevin McTaggert!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McTaggert manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Mitchell on his heels. He'll look to pass Mitchell's guard now, I'm sure.
Mitchell tries to land a sweep but no joy.
McTaggert keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mitchell's head.
Mitchell utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We've been hearing good reports from Mitchell's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Mitchell wants to get back to his feet but McTaggert is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Mitchell keeping moving, preventing McTaggert from controlling successfully.
McTaggert is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mitchell keeping full guard, as McTaggert tries to pass.
McTaggert postures up and lands a big shot to Mitchell's brow.
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!
Mitchell wants to stand and escape but McTaggert is having none of it.
McTaggert trying to control but Mitchell is working from the bottom.
Mitchell utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mitchell will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
McTaggert wants to control from the top but Mitchell keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McTaggert postures up in Mitchell's guard and throws a big left but Mitchell blocks it.
Mitchell trying to keep a closed guard but McTaggert is proving a slippery customer.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Mitchell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McTaggert.
Mitchell paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
McTaggert throws a looping overhand right but Mitchell ducks down to avoid it.
Mitchell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McTaggert circles away quickly and effectively.
Mitchell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McTaggert.
A big left from McTaggert misses.
McTaggert tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mitchell was well out of range. Poor timing from McTaggert.
Mitchell gets caught napping as McTaggert dives in and scores a takedown. Mitchell manages to retain guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as McTaggert accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McTaggert connects with a couple of short punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mitchell is looking to stand up but McTaggert isn't so interested in that idea.
McTaggert throws a big right hand that misses.
McTaggert trying to control but Mitchell is working from the bottom.
McTaggert must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Mitchell preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
McTaggert passes Mitchell's left leg - he's now in half guard.
McTaggert thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mitchell's head.
McTaggert trying to control the action but Mitchell is working from the bottom.
McTaggert sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mitchell defending well though.
McTaggert landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
McTaggert thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mitchell wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McTaggert throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
McTaggert is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
McTaggert seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
McTaggert sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mitchell defending well though.
Mitchell trying to hold on to McTaggert's head to control him but McTaggert postures up.
McTaggert lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McTaggert working Mitchell over with strikes.
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!
McTaggert lands with a punch from half guard.
Mitchell trying to control but McTaggert postures up.
McTaggert landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
McTaggert working over Mitchell with some ground and pound. Mitchell looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
McTaggert throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
McTaggert is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
McTaggert thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mitchell's head.
McTaggert trying to control from half guard but Mitchell is working away.
We've been informed that McTaggert has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
McTaggert throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Mitchell to regain full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mitchell has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Mitchell keeping full guard, as McTaggert tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin McTaggert dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
McTaggert fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Mitchell sprawls well initially but McTaggert persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
McTaggert sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mitchell defending well though.
Mitchell is not content to let McTaggert control the position.
Mitchell blocking the ground and pound attempt from McTaggert.
McTaggert landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ground and pound from McTaggert.
McTaggert is looking to advance position but Mitchell won't allow it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McTaggert is trying to control. Mitchell wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Mitchell wants to get back to his feet.
Mitchell has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. McTaggert is working away from the top position though.
McTaggert sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mitchell defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McTaggert is looking to take a break and control but Mitchell is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
McTaggert not landing any meaningful shots this time.
McTaggert has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McTaggert wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mitchell keeps working.
Mitchell avoiding damage under a succession of punches from McTaggert.
McTaggert not doing much here.
Kevin McTaggert has got the better of the ground game so far.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
McTaggert shoots in but no luck this time.
No luck with that takedown attempt from McTaggert.
Mitchell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mitchell scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Kevin McTaggert has been cut.
McTaggert displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mitchell throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McTaggert dodges the punch combination from Mitchell.
Mitchell misses with a two punch combination.
McTaggert throws a jab when Mitchell was well out of range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
McTaggert throws an overhand right that lands on Mitchell's shoulder, as Mitchell tries to avoid the shot.
Troy Mitchell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mitchell closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Mitchell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mitchell swinging wildly here.
McTaggert drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Mitchell on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mitchell tries to get out of the position.
McTaggert lands a couple of elbows.
McTaggert working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mitchell is controlling McTaggert's posture.
McTaggert trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McTaggert is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mitchell working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from McTaggert.
Mitchell keeping moving, preventing McTaggert from controlling successfully.
McTaggert advances position into side control!
Mitchell is working to avoid the ground and pound but McTaggert connects with a decent elbow.
The strikes coming from McTaggert are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
McTaggert connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Mitchell some visible discomfort.
Mitchell avoids any damage from the ground and pound of McTaggert.
McTaggert in side control lands a decent elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Check out the look on McTaggert's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
McTaggert looks up at the clock and then as Mitchell takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, McTaggert smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McTaggert looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Mitchell is avoiding damage well.
McTaggert lands a decent elbow from side control.
McTaggert working the ground and pound but Mitchell is defending the strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McTaggert looks up at the clock and then as Mitchell takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, McTaggert smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Mitchell is rocked!
McTaggert connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Mitchell some visible discomfort.
Oh Mitchell is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
A big shot lands for McTaggert! That's hurt Mitchell! Will he recover? McTaggert fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kevin McTaggert!
Kevin McTaggert seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tito Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Redban (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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Basic striking
Granite chin |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tito Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bruce Redban!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jackson moves out of range of the strikes.
Jackson gets a double leg takedown into Redban's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Jackson postures up.
Jackson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Redban's head.
Jackson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jackson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jackson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Jackson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Redban is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Redban is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Jackson is holding on to half guard well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Redban tries to pass to full mount but Jackson defends it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Jackson trying to control from the bottom.
Redban is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jackson defends it well.
Jackson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jackson tries to get out of the position.
Jackson trying to control here.
Redban trying to control the action but Jackson is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is in trouble now - Redban has advanced to mount!
Jackson is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Redban is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Redban!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Bruce Redban!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Robert Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Klas Klasson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes into the arena with Kingston Town blaring out of the sound system. Robert Johnson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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193 lbs
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185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Robert Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Klas Klasson!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Klasson has his takedown stuffed
so Johnson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Klasson should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Johnson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Johnson drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Johnson as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Klasson screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Johnson! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Robert Johnson!
Robert Johnson very nearly forgot to thank Ownit Labs: Virtual Human Optimization amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juan Fernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Ray Freeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Freeman's choice of entrance music: Some Bodies Gonna Get It. Bobby Ray Freeman is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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269 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Juan Fernandez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bobby Ray Freeman!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freeman fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Fernandez to the ground. Freeman is now in Fernandez's guard.
Freeman sitting in guard doing not very much at all here. Fernandez doesn't need a second invitation though! He's locked up a guillotine and he's squeezing tight! That is tiiiiiiiiight! Freeman paying the price for stalling here - he's pushing hard on the arm trying to free himself but it's no use! He's tapped! WOW, quick submission from Fernandez - great work!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Juan Fernandez!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Maggot King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Jaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King comes to the cage accompanied by Make Them Suffer - Widower. Maggot King has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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154 lbs
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147 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Maggot King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tony Jaa!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King throws a sloppy body shot
and Jaa decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in King's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Jaa wants to stand but King is controlling his posture from full guard.
Jaa gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
King attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jaa connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between King's hands.
Jaa closes the distance and pushes King back into the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Jaa's face as he tries to break the clinch.
King's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jaa keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
King scoring well with a low kick there.
We've been told by King's head coaches at The Pit that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
King fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jaa connects with a crisp jab.
King fakes the leg kick and cracks Jaa in the body.
King moves into the clinch.
Jaa letting King take a breather here.
King misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jaa.
King tries a knee to the head but Jaa blocks it.
King breaks the clinch.
Jaa lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
King throws a nice outside leg kick.
King throws a leg kick but Jaa sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jaa thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on King if he has to take too many more of those.
King looks to throw the jab but Jaa is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King tries to clinch there but Jaa circles away.
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!
King buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jaa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
King keeps Jaa at a distance using the push kick.
Jaa moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
King fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jaa is out of range.
King thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Jaa if he has to take too many more of those.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
King prevents Jaa from breaking the clinch.
Jaa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
King tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jaa avoids it.
Jaa can't break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King lands an elbow inside that Jaa shrugs off.
Jaa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. King obliges.
King landing some nice looking knees to the body.
King just leaning against Jaa, taking a breather.
King scores a nice knee to the body.
King breaks from the clinch.
King throws a leg kick which misses Jaa's front leg but catches the back leg as Jaa tries to avoid it.
King avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jaa takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Jaa blocks a head kick by King.
King closes the distance and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
King lands a good knee to the midsection. Jaa won't want to take too many of those.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with King for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
King tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
King breaks from the clinch.
King scores with a leg kick.
Jaa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
King wants to land a leg kick but Jaa is out of range.
Jaa scores with a sloppy right hand. King should have avoided that one.
Jaa lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
King gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Jaa counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Jaa wants to stand up but King is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maggot King dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
King misses with a low kick.
King moves out of range as Jaa throws a body kick.
King throws a chopping leg kick but Jaa manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
King is looking to score with low kicks.
King tries a head kick but it misses.
King misses with a low kick.
Jaa defending well as King loads up on a big left hand.
King lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
King lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jaa circles away quickly and effectively.
King slips a jab and a cross from Jaa.
Jaa sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
King misses with an uppercut. Jaa saw that one coming.
Maggot King is winning the standup battle so far.
King swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaa swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by King.
King pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A nice combination there by Jaa.
A chopping leg kick lands by King.
King throws a leg kick but Jaa sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jaa moves into the clinch.
King breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jaa's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jaa misses with a low kick.
A low kick from King is predictable there
and Jaa counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Jaa seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jaa is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
King is looking for a sweep. Jaa is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
King tries to kick Jaa off but Jaa keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Tony Jaa hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
King will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jaa takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A solid leg kick lands there for King.
King wants to clinch.
King throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jaa counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
King throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaa stands and steps away. King gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
King gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
King throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jaa blocks it with crossed arms.
King pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jaa moves out of range as King throws a body kick.
King lands a big head kick that sends Jaa to the canvas! King follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maggot King!
During a confident post fight interview, Maggot King thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eric Avila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Pilgrim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Avila comes into the arena with DMX - Ain't No Sunshine blaring out of the sound system. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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185 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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175 lbs
5 - 3 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Basic striking
Knockout power |
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Eric Avila!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Billy Pilgrim!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pilgrim throws a combination that misses
and Avila counters with a stiff right hand.
Billy Pilgrim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Avila feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Pilgrim sprawling to the canvas! Pilgrim rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Avila finish him?!
Pilgrim is rocked!
It looks like Billy Pilgrim has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Avila leaves Pilgrim with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Pilgrim throws a predictable looking body shot
and Avila connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pilgrim is still on wobbly legs! Can Avila finish him?
Avila connects with a body shot.
A head kick misses from Pilgrim.
Avila cracks Pilgrim's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! Pilgrim slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before Avila can do further damage! This one is done, son!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Eric Avila!
Our winner, Eric Avila, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bentley Tessin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tam Conway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tam Conway has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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Counter fighter
Self confident |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bentley Tessin !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tam Conway!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conway stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Conway wants it to stay on the feet.
Nice defenses there by Conway.
Tessin misses the shot to the body.
Conway looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tessin throws a leg kick that misses.
Tessin bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Check out the look on Tessin 's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Tessin misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Tessin tries for a kimura but Conway is defending well.
Tessin sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Conway is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Tessin is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Conway has escaped the position, nice work there.
Tessin scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tessin in side control, throwing shots but Conway defends.
Tessin lands some shots froms side control.
Tessin working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Conway parries the strikes from Tessin easily there. Tessin is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Conway to escape.
Tessin scores with punches from side control.
Tessin lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The ground and pound from Tessin seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Tessin throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Tessin in side control, throwing shots but Conway defends.
Conway is working to avoid the ground and pound but Tessin connects with a decent elbow.
The strikes coming from Tessin are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Tessin throws a strike aimed at the side of Conway's head but Conway avoids it well.
Conway avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Tessin .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tessin fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Conway wants to get back to his feet.
Tessin tries to score with some ground and pound. Conway controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Conway is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Tessin asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Conway really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tessin . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tessin tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Tessin has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Tessin postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Tessin misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tessin working the head with strikes.
Tessin working the ground and pound but Conway is defending the strikes.
Conway tries to escape but Tessin is in control.
Tessin looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Conway is avoiding damage well.
Conway is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Tessin is controlling him well.
Tessin advances nicely into full mount.
Tessin looking to ground and pound but Conway is blocking nicely.
Conway wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Tessin .
Tessin has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Tessin wants to finish this one by submission but Conway is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Tessin .
Tessin punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conway trying desperately to get to his feet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Conway can do anything to dispel that myth.
Tessin has hold of Conway's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Conway manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
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!
The referee warns Conway that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Conway is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Tessin lands with some strikes.
Tessin looking to finish with strikes here!
Conway is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Tessin cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Tessin scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Tessin is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Conway is surviving well by controlling Tessin 's body position as best he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bentley Tessin dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Conway uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tessin has time to react.
Tessin looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Tessin distracts Conway with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Conway working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tessin .
Tessin working some strikes from top position.
Bentley Tessin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Conway working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tessin .
Tessin throws a big elbow that misses.
Tessin with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tessin thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Tessin stops Conway from standing up.
Tessin is looking to work some ground and pound but Conway has wrist control.
Tessin works over Conway with some ground and pound from guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tessin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tessin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tessin throwing strikes from guard but Conway blocks nicely.
Tessin works over Conway with some ground and pound from guard.
Tessin lands a couple of elbows.
Tessin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tessin chips away with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tessin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tessin throwing strikes from guard but Conway blocks nicely.
Tessin throwing strikes from guard but Conway blocks nicely.
Conway avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tessin could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Tessin slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Conway defending against the ground and pound.
Tessin working the head with strikes.
An elbow from Tessin crashes against the mat.
Tessin sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Conway is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The ground and pound from Tessin seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tessin is trying to get an arm triangle but Conway is defending well.
Tessin creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Conway sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Sloppy strikes there by Tessin .
Tessin misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Conway dodges the ground and pound from Tessin .
Tessin grinds an elbow into Conway's temple.
Tessin in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Tessin in side control, throwing shots but Conway defends.
Conway is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The ground and pound from Tessin seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conway managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Tessin .
Conway is trying to buck Tessin off.
Tessin lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Conway is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Conway takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tessin throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Tessin working the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tessin tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Tessin misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Conway avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Tessin .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bentley Tessin dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Conway lands with a shot to the body.
Bentley Tessin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tessin misses with a low kick.
Tessin will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tessin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Conway.
Tessin shoots in for a double leg but Conway sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A bone on bone clash there as Conway blocks the leg kick.
Tessin goes for a double leg but Conway avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Conway continues to drive forward.
Conway breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conway sizes up Tessin with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Conway dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Conway rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tessin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tessin shoots in for a takedown but Conway shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bentley Tessin . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Conway throws a right hand that Tessin ducks under and follows up with a left that Tessin also avoids with ease.
Tessin decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Tessin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Conway blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tessin .
Tessin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bentley Tessin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tessin content to control rather than advance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Bentley Tessin .
Tessin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Conway enables Tessin to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Conway manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Tessin 's corner is telling him to maintain position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Bentley Tessin wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Conway paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conway fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tessin manages to avoid it.
Nice takedown defense from Conway. No joy for Tessin on that attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tessin .
Tessin gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Tessin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Conway throws a one two combo.
Tam Conway has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
It looks like Bentley Tessin has been cut.
Nice shot lands for Conway.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bentley Tessin .
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tessin , winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bentley Tessin !
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Codin Viperescu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hassan Lamouna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Viperescu comes to the cage accompanied by Vah Vah. Lamouna is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Harry Belafonte - . 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 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Codin Viperescu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hassan Lamouna!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lamouna uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Viperescu.
Viperescu lands a really nice looking cross but Lamouna seems unphased.
Viperescu misses the jab.
Decent striking displayed by Viperescu there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Viperescu misses with a straight left.
Viperescu connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Viperescu seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Viperescu throws a shot from downtown. Lamouna moves away and avoids it.
A jab lands there for Viperescu.
It looks like Hassan Lamouna has been cut.
Viperescu drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Lamouna right on the button. Lamouna goes down! Viperescu follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Viperescu gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Codin Viperescu!
Codin Viperescu retains his super heavyweight title!
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