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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Edward Black Scholes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Riley Sykes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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165 lbs
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Counter fighter
Very quick |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edward Black Scholes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Riley Sykes!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sykes throws a leg kick but Black Scholes sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sykes throws a head kick but Black Scholes moves out of range.
Black Scholes scores with a takedown into Sykes's guard.
Black Scholes is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Sykes is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Black Scholes is aware though and is defending well.
Black Scholes with a flurry of punches that miss.
Black Scholes slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Sykes wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black Scholes stays in close to Sykes's body and controls the position.
Sykes wants to control but Black Scholes passes easily into half guard.
Sykes tries to get to full guard but Black Scholes has control of the leg.
Black Scholes keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Black Scholes missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sykes is looking for a sweep. Black Scholes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Black Scholes thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sykes's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black Scholes is taking a breather. Sykes says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Sykes has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Black Scholes is working away from the top position though.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Black Scholes is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Black Scholes has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Skylab Vegas in the buildup to the fight.
Black Scholes swings widly with a right hand
and Sykes moves into the clinch.
Sykes goes for a takedown in the clinch but Black Scholes prevents it.
Sykes is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Black Scholes is defending well.
Sykes has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Black Scholes is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Edward Black Scholes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Riley Sykes.
Black Scholes holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black Scholes prevents a takedown attempt there.
Black Scholes has Sykes pressed against the cage.
Black Scholes gets underhooks to prevent Sykes's takedown attempt.
Black Scholes stalling the fight.
Black Scholes lands with a right to the head.
Black Scholes prevents Sykes from breaking the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sykes being controlled against the cage.
Black Scholes seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Edward Black Scholes.
Sykes moves into range and clinches up with Black Scholes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sykes wants a takedown but no success here.
Black Scholes prevents a body shot from Sykes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edward Black Scholes dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Black Scholes misses with a hook to the body
and Sykes counters with a stiff right hand.
Black Scholes throws a series of punches but Sykes avoids them all with ease.
Black Scholes decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Sykes wants to control but Black Scholes is keeping busy.
Black Scholes perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Black Scholes drops an elbow to the side of Sykes's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Black Scholes slows the pace down in half guard.
Black Scholes not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Black Scholes is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black Scholes winds up and cracks Sykes with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Sykes wants to control but Black Scholes is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Black Scholes controlling the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Black Scholes lands a lovely overhand right.
A big right from Black Scholes misses.
Sykes takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Black Scholes lands with a straight right. Sykes didn't see that one coming.
Black Scholes throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Sykes was covering up waiting for the punch and Black Scholes finishes the takedown easily into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black Scholes postures up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sykes is wriggling around but Black Scholes manages to pass to half guard.
Black Scholes passes to full mount!
Sykes is in a horrible position here. Black Scholes smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Black Scholes landing strikes from the mount.
Black Scholes working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black Scholes controlling from mount.
Sykes is desperately trying to improve his position but Black Scholes has a good base and remains in mount.
Black Scholes scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Black Scholes takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Black Scholes is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Black Scholes connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Black Scholes has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Sykes's face.
Black Scholes scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sykes is trying to escape the mount.
Sykes is breathing heavily.
Black Scholes dominating with strikes here.
Sykes is rocked!
Black Scholes looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Black Scholes lands a big elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edward Black Scholes dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Black Scholes shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Black Scholes showed some decent athleticism there.
Sykes tries to get to full guard but Black Scholes has control of the leg.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Black Scholes in particular looking to stall.
Black Scholes prevents Sykes from improving his position.
Black Scholes stops Sykes from getting back to his feet.
Black Scholes trying to control the pace.
Black Scholes scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black Scholes performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Sykes is trying to control but Black Scholes manages to pass to mount!
Black Scholes landing strikes from the mount.
Edward Black Scholes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Black Scholes controlling from the full mount.
Black Scholes with shots to the head and body - Sykes looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black Scholes pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
It looks like Riley Sykes has been cut.
Sykes taking shots to the head.
Sykes is still in real trouble! Can Black Scholes finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sykes takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Black Scholes's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Edward Black Scholes!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Camacho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ric Landeverde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Landeverde has chosen Napalm & Erruption- In San Francisco as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Jorge Camacho has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jorge Camacho seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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130 lbs
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147 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Decent elbows
Insanely flexible |
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Brawler
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jorge Camacho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ric Landeverde!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Camacho fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Landeverde avoids it really well and circles away.
Camacho definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Landeverde gets a double leg takedown into Camacho's guard.
Camacho is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Landeverde trying to control the position from guard on top but Camacho is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Landeverde postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Camacho looking for a sweep. Not yet Camacho, not yet.
Camacho is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Landeverde is aware though and is defending well.
Landeverde wanted to stand there but Camacho had control of the position.
Landeverde trying to move into half guard but instead Camacho has managed to sweep!
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!
Landeverde wants to sweep but no luck.
Landeverde is still trying to improve position.
Camacho has gone for a leg lock! Landeverde slips out almost immediately though and dives into Camacho's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Landeverde showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Camacho trying to control the position.
Landeverde looking to pass the guard.
Landeverde postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Camacho tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Landeverde pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Camacho is keeping the position for now.
Landeverde throws a big right hand that misses.
Camacho controls Landeverde momentarily but Landeverde frees himself.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Camacho wants to stand and escape but Landeverde is having none of it.
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.
Landeverde throwing strikes but missing.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Landeverde throws the left hand but Camacho avoids the punch easily.
Camacho shoots for a double leg takedown but Landeverde sprawls well. He's pushed Camacho's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Landeverde waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Camacho.
Camacho looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Landeverde is fending him off so far but Camacho persists. Nope, Landeverde circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jorge Camacho. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A big right from Landeverde misses.
Camacho takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Landeverde thows a left - swing and a miss!
Camacho bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Landeverde slaps away a takedown attempt from Camacho, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Camacho tries for a takedown but Landeverde circles away easily
and Landeverde counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Camacho's guard now.
Camacho is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Landeverde pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Camacho is keeping the position for now.
Landeverde lands a couple of elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Landeverde looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Landeverde must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Landeverde advances position into side control!
Landeverde is chipping away with strikes.
Landeverde landing strikes.
You can see the frustration on Camacho's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Landeverde decides to stand back up.
Landeverde throws a right hand that Camacho ducks under and follows up with a left that Camacho also avoids with ease.
Landeverde throws a hook but Camacho avoids it easily.
Camacho lands a high kick!
Landeverde has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Camacho gets caught flat footed, as Landeverde shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Landeverde content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Landeverde keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Camacho's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Landeverde lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Camacho escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Landeverde gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Camacho keeping moving, preventing Landeverde from controlling successfully.
Landeverde working some strikes from top position.
Landeverde advances to half guard.
Landeverde landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Camacho is rocked!
Camacho is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Landeverde uses his free foot to push down on Camacho's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Camacho.
Camacho takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ric Landeverde dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Landeverde shoots in and gets a takedown into Camacho's guard.
Landeverde chips away with some ground and pound.
Oh Camacho is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Landeverde really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Camacho. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Landeverde makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Landeverde trying to control but Camacho is working from the bottom.
Landeverde looking to pass the guard.
Camacho keeping moving, preventing Landeverde from controlling successfully.
Camacho seems to have got his legs back now.
Landeverde with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Landeverde scoring with some ground and pound.
Camacho throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Landeverde gets to his feet - Camacho follows without any prompting.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Landeverde tests Camacho's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Landeverde bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Landeverde scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Camacho to see if he's OK.
Landeverde landing strikes.
Landeverde working the ground and pound.
Landeverde taking a break here but Camacho is having none of it and regains half guard.
Camacho is trying to control but can't.
Landeverde scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Landeverde is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Landeverde working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Camacho is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Landeverde lands a nice short elbow.
Camacho is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Landeverde pulls his head out easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camacho has hold of Landeverde's hands but Landeverde slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Landeverde prevents Camacho from improving his position.
Landeverde lands strikes from half guard.
Landeverde has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Landeverde is nestled in close to Camacho, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Landeverde passes the guard and advances to mount!
Camacho regains half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Landeverde is trying to control. Camacho wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Landeverde takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Landeverde stops Camacho from getting back to his feet.
Landeverde is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Landeverde in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Landeverde in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Landeverde raining down shots from the mount!
Landeverde lands a big shot to the head and Camacho winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Ric Landeverde!
Ric Landeverde took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jan Kjell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Sloggett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kjell comes to the cage accompanied by Coldplay - Viva la Vida. 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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162 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Powerful |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jan Kjell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sean Sloggett!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kjell 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.
Kjell closes the distance and clinches.
Kjell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sloggett moves out of range as Kjell strikes.
Kjell thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sloggett takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sloggett takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kjell instigates a clinch.
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!
Kjell is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kjell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kjell connects with a right hand. Sloggett shakes it off.
Sloggett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kjell feints a jab promting Sloggett to slip. Kjell then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Sloggett slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloggett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kjell.
Sloggett has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sloggett there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sloggett is rocked!
Kjell goes for a small jab and connects. Now Kjell goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! Sloggett stumbles back but Kjell runs in with a huge uppercut knocking Sloggett to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if Sloggett will ever be the same after a knockout like that.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jan Kjell!
A relieved looking Jan Kjell thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alex Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Lawless (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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166 lbs
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex Holmes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Lawless!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Holmes keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lawless fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Holmes gets tackled into the cage by Lawless. Lawless maintains the clinch.
Lawless drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Alex Holmes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Lawless.
Lawless tries for a takedown but Holmes manages to get underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawless takes an elbow to the temple.
Lawless changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Holmes fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Lawless shoots in for a double leg but Holmes sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lawless gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Holmes counters by clinching up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Lawless is trying to pull guard but Holmes has him pressed against the cage.
Holmes stalls.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Holmes.
It looks like Nick Lawless has been cut.
Holmes has Lawless pressed against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Alex Holmes.
Holmes avoids a kick to the body.
Lawless tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Holmes swivels and escapes.
Lawless shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Holmes counters by clinching up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Holmes.
Lawless has Holmes pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Holmes manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Lawless is trying to pull guard but Holmes has him pressed against the cage.
Holmes with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lawless drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Holmes taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Holmes lands a damaging elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Holmes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nick Lawless's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lawless shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Holmes pinned against the cage. Holmes gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Holmes takes the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A bit of stalling here from Holmes.
Lawless tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Holmes avoids it.
Holmes connects with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes lands a nice elbow.
Nice elbow from Holmes.
That has opened up Nick Lawless's cut even more.
Lawless is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Holmes gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Holmes has Lawless pressed against the cage.
Holmes is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Alex Holmes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Lawless.
Holmes unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Holmes.
Holmes is pressed up against the cage. Lawless has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Holmes down to the mat. Holmes avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawless shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Holmes defends it nicely.
Lawless shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Holmes as he avoids it easily.
Lawless gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Holmes counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawless misses with a takedown attempt
and Holmes counters with a one-two to the body.
Alex Holmes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lawless fails with the takedown.
Lawless fails with a takedown attempt.
Holmes stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Holmes wants it to stay on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawless gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Holmes counters with a slapping leg kick.
Holmes fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lawless, pushing him back against the cage.
Lawless tries to score a body lock takedown but Holmes shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Lawless wants to take the fight to the mat but Holmes manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Holmes.
Lawless tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Holmes lands a nice elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Holmes dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nick Lawless's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Lawless closes the distance and clinches.
Lawless is trying to drag Holmes to the mat but Holmes just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Alex Holmes has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Holmes manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Lawless throws an elbow but it misses.
Lawless wants a takedown but no success here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Holmes seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Alex Holmes.
Holmes keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Alex Holmes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Lawless.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawless has a takedown stuffed.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lawless.
Lawless clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawless has Holmes pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Holmes manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Holmes just leaning against Lawless, taking a breather.
Lawless using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Holmes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nick Lawless has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Holmes stalling the fight.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Holmes for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Lawless is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Holmes gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawless is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Holmes pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Holmes taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Lawless wants a takedown but no success here.
Holmes controlling the action here for a moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Alex Holmes.
Lawless gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Holmes counters by moving into the clinch.
Alex Holmes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lawless fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lawless has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Holmes avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
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 Alex Holmes.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Holmes, 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Holmes!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rashad Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mad Vapers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vapers has chosen Black Hole Sun as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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222 lbs
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26
210 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rashad Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mad Vapers!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evans thows a body shot but no joy.
Vapers ducks under a wild hook from Evans.
Vapers is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vapers drives through and clinches with Evans against the cage.
Vapers connects with a nasty looking knee right to Evans's face.
Vapers utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vapers misses with a knee strike.
Vapers gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Evans managing to block the knees to the body from Vapers.
Vapers creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Evans's defenses.
It looks like Rashad Evans has been cut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Vapers throws an elbow but misses.
Evans misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vapers.
Evans lands a hook that snaps the head of Vapers backwards.
Evans managing to block the knees to the body from Vapers.
Evans blocks an elbow strike.
Vapers lands a knee to the head.
Vapers with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vapers unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Evans is breathing heavily.
Vapers lands an elbow just above Evans 's eye.
Vapers lands a good knee to the midsection. Evans won't want to take too many of those.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Vapers.
Evans takes an elbow to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans takes an elbow to the temple.
Vapers lands an elbow inside.
Vapers throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Evans blocks it with crossed arms.
Vapers tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vapers lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Vapers lands a damaging elbow.
Vapers comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Vapers managing to block the knees to the body from Evans.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Vapers.
Evans looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Vapers lands an elbow that stopped Evans in his tracks for a moment.
Vapers avoids a wild elbow strike from Evans.
Vapers lands an elbow inside.
Evans tries to land a knee to the head but Vapers blocks with his arms.
Evans swings wildly with an uppercut but Vapers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Evans avoids a wild elbow strike from Vapers.
Vapers on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vapers working Evans over with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Evans just misses with a elbow thrown towards Vapers's brow.
Evans looking to throw knees to the head but Vapers is blocking nicely.
Vapers lands an elbow that stopped Evans in his tracks for a moment.
Evans tries a knee to the head but Vapers blocks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vapers gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Vapers lands an elbow inside that Evans shrugs off.
Evans misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vapers working Evans over with knees to the body.
Vapers gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Vapers throws an elbow but misses.
Vapers lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Vapers looking to throw knees to the head but Evans is blocking nicely.
Evans digs a right hand into Vapers's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Vapers's gas tank.
Evans lands a nice elbow.
Evans lands a left hand.
Evans blocks the elbow strike.
Evans scores a nice knee to the body.
Vapers takes an elbow to the forehead.
Evans misses with an elbow over the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vapers throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vapers avoids the elbow strike from Evans, against the cage.
Evans looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Evans misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vapers misses with an elbow over the top.
Evans lands an elbow inside.
Evans lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Evans is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vapers is defending well for now.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Evans.
Vapers takes a shot to the head.
Evans tries to land knees in the clinch but Vapers avoids the damage to the body.
Evans lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Evans lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Evans scores with a nice short uppercut.
Evans tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Evans tries to land a knee to the head but Vapers blocks with his arms.
Evans lands a knee to the head.
Vapers blocks an elbow strike from Evans.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Evans lands a knee to the body.
Evans lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Vapers.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans throws a knee to the head but misses.
Evans tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vapers's elbow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Vapers throws an elbow but misses.
Evans misses with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vapers lands an elbow inside.
Vapers landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Evans misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vapers lands a nice knee to the body.
Evans tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Evans creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Vapers's defenses.
Evans with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vapers lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Vapers misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Evans creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Vapers's defenses.
Vapers with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A hook to the body from Evans.
Evans lands an elbow inside.
Evans tries a knee to the head but Vapers blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mad Vapers dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rashad Evans's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Evans lands with a nice body punch.
Evans feints and as Vapers raises his hands in defense, Evans changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Evans throws a big right hand that misses.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Vapers holds on and takes a little breather.
Vapers is trying to control the position but Evans postures up.
Evans 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.
Evans lands a couple of elbows.
Vapers looking to control.
Evans working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Vapers can do anything to dispel that myth.
Evans keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Vapers's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Evans lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Vapers really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Evans. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Evans is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Vapers working for a triangle but Evans defends it easily.
Evans postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Vapers is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Evans keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Vapers's head.
Evans keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Vapers's head.
Vapers is rocked!
Evans gets to his feet and stands over Vapers, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Vapers felt that one! Evans unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Vapers from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rashad Evans!
Rashad Evans 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Hilio Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akisame Koetsuji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, AC/DC - Back In Black. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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32
168 lbs
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28
170 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Very quick |
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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
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hilio Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Akisame Koetsuji!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koetsuji slips a straight right by Gracie.
Koetsuji throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Gracie was covering up waiting for the punch and Koetsuji finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Gracie utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gracie trying to keep a closed guard but Koetsuji is proving a slippery customer.
Gracie trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Koetsuji is looking to work some ground and pound but Gracie has wrist control.
Gracie utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Koetsuji passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Koetsuji is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Gracie is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Gracie defending against the ground and pound.
Koetsuji looks up at the clock and then as Gracie takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Koetsuji smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Koetsuji swings around for an armbar but Gracie sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Koetsuji's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Koetsuji is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Koetsuji utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koetsuji looking for a guillotine here but Gracie defends easily.
Gracie is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Gracie slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Koetsuji taking a bit of punishment here - Gracie scoring with strikes.
Koetsuji managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Gracie.
Koetsuji sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Koetsuji is trying to get back to full guard.
Koetsuji regains full guard. Nicely done.
Gracie might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws a big right hand that misses.
Koetsuji keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gracie preventing the sweep.
Gracie tries to stand but Koetsuji is controlling from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Koetsuji tries to work over Gracie's front leg with a kick but Gracie checks it.
Gracie drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Koetsuji's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Koetsuji manages to work his way to half guard, despite Gracie's best efforts.
Gracie decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Koetsuji bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Gracie taking a bit of punishment here - Koetsuji scoring with strikes.
Gracie manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Gracie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Koetsuji keeps working.
Gracie thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Koetsuji's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koetsuji gets full guard.
Koetsuji lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Gracie!
Koetsuji lands a heavy elbow.
Koetsuji jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Gracie is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Gracie and Koetsuji has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Gracie prevents Koetsuji from moving into mount.
Koetsuji is trying to get an arm triangle but Gracie is defending well.
Gracie throws Koetsuji to one side and escapes!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters circle momentarily. Koetsuji darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A left lands for Gracie.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Akisame Koetsuji will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Koetsuji fails with an attempt to clinch.
Koetsuji avoids the head kick by Gracie.
Koetsuji showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gracie.
Koetsuji sizes up Gracie with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gracie throws a head kick but Koetsuji moves out of range.
Hilio Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Koetsuji has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Koetsuji is looking to improve his position.
Koetsuji trying to control from the bottom.
Koetsuji makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Koetsuji.
Koetsuji is looking for a triangle but Gracie pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Koetsuji looking for a sweep. Not yet Koetsuji, not yet.
Gracie connects with a couple of short punches.
Gracie decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Koetsuji checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gracie shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Koetsuji eats them both and turns towards Gracie to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A slow jab from Gracie misses its intended target.
Koetsuji 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.
Koetsuji misses with a looping left.
Gracie gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koetsuji trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Akisame Koetsuji has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Koetsuji trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Koetsuji missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Koetsuji won't allow Gracie to sweep him here.
Koetsuji trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Gracie wants to stand and escape but Koetsuji is having none of it.
Gracie looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Koetsuji passes into half guard.
Koetsuji not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koetsuji throwing shots but Gracie is blocking nicely.
Koetsuji is pressing down on Gracie's thigh, looking to free his foot. Gracie is holding on for now.
Koetsuji seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gracie does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Gracie is looking for a sweep. Koetsuji is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Koetsuji wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gracie keeps working.
Koetsuji tries to pass to full mount but Gracie defends it.
Gracie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gracie is trying to stand.
Gracie is trying to maintain the position but Koetsuji is very close to passing his half guard.
Gracie is refusing to be controlled, as Koetsuji sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koetsuji scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Koetsuji winds up and cracks Gracie with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Gracie kicks off Koetsuji and gets to his feet.
Koetsuji throws a head kick but Gracie moves out of range.
Koetsuji throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gracie closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie is thwarting Koetsuji's attempts to control the position.
Koetsuji moves into full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Koetsuji looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gracie is one step ahead there.
Gracie wants to stand and escape but instead Koetsuji has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Akisame Koetsuji will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Gracie misses the shot to the body.
Gracie shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Gracie showed some decent athleticism there.
Gracie is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Koetsuji manages to get to full guard.
Gracie is looking to stand up but Koetsuji won't let him.
Koetsuji is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Koetsuji had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gracie defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie postures up in Koetsuji's guard and throws a big left but Koetsuji blocks it.
Koetsuji working a defensive guard but Gracie passes into half guard.
Gracie tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Koetsuji.
Koetsuji works his way to full guard. Good work.
Gracie distracts Koetsuji with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Koetsuji is rocked!
Koetsuji throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Gracie escapes and throws Koetsuji's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Koetsuji is still in real trouble! Can Gracie finish him?
Gracie has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Hilio Gracie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gracie misses with a looping right.
Gracie is looking for a takedown. Wow, that's a brutal slam - Koetsuji is in big trouble! Gracie is landing strikes from the mount and this one is all over! The ref jumps in to save a confused looking Koetsuji. Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Hilio Gracie!
During a confident post fight interview, Hilio Gracie 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ninnerd Disms (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rony Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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22
285 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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21
260 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ninnerd Disms!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rony Williams!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Disms counters with a right hand to the body.
Disms uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Williams.
Williams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Disms.
Williams takes one to the chin there.
Disms looks to land a right hand but Williams moved out of range.
Williams misses the jab.
Williams scores with a sloppy right hand. Disms should have avoided that one.
Williams misses with a straight left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Disms connects with a right hand. Williams shakes it off.
Disms listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Disms drops Williams with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Williams looks back up at him and smiles so Disms waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Williams is rocked!
It looks like Rony Williams has been cut.
Disms looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Williams misses with a double jab
and Disms makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Williams looks winded!
Disms is stalking Williams. Williams circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Disms, and it's lights out! Williams really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ninnerd Disms!
A very excited looking Ninnerd Disms 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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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mike Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacques Cousteau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alvarez comes to the cage accompanied by Killa Sharks. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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24
167 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
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21
166 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Alvarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacques Cousteau!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvarez fails with a takedown attempt.
Alvarez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Alvarez shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Alvarez was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Alvarez trying to control the action but Cousteau is working from the bottom.
Alvarez throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Cousteau is trying to get back to half guard.
Cousteau sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Alvarez 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.
Cousteau keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Alvarez is looking for a kimura but Cousteau is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Alvarez to get the leverage.
Cousteau has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Alvarez is working away from the top position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cousteau controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Alvarez wants to free his trapped foot but Cousteau is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Cousteau is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Alvarez scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ground and pound from Alvarez.
Cousteau keeping hold of Alvarez's head, controlling as best he can.
Alvarez wants to control but Cousteau is keeping him busy.
Alvarez is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Cousteau is just riding it out for now. Alvarez eventually gives up the hold.
Alvarez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cousteau defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Cousteau doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Alvarez.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Alvarez wants to pass to mount but Cousteau is defending the position.
Alvarez is working hard here to advance position.
Cousteau blocking the ground and pound attempt from Alvarez.
Cousteau is staying active underneath Alvarez, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Alvarez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cousteau gets full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cousteau is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cousteau is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Alvarez has his hands clasped together but Cousteau extends and breaks Alvarez's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Cousteau.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jacques Cousteau!
Jacques Cousteau decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mookie Hamfist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Timmons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Timmons is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Johnny Cash - Hurt. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
215 lbs
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26
224 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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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
11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mookie Hamfist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bill Timmons !
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Timmons stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Timmons wants it to stay on the feet.
We've been hearing reports that Hamfist has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Hamfist throws an ugly left hook that misses
so Timmons counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Hamfist pulls Timmons in close to his closed guard and prevents Timmons from doing any damage or advancing position.
Timmons is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Timmons working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hamfist throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Timmons got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hamfist has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Timmons has managed to get both his arms back between Hamfist's legs - danger averted.
Timmons got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hamfist has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Timmons has managed to get both his arms back between Hamfist's legs - danger averted.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hamfist working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Timmons has passed into half guard!
Timmons drops an elbow to the side of Hamfist's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamfist is looking to control Timmons 's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hamfist avoid being mounted?
Timmons landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hamfist actively working from the bottom here.
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. Timmons connects with a nice short shot to Hamfist's temple.
Hamfist is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Timmons wants to free his trapped foot but Hamfist is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Timmons trying to control the action but Hamfist is working from the bottom.
Hamfist looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hamfist is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
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.
Timmons is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hamfist sees it coming and defends easily.
Timmons is trying to control the action in half guard but Hamfist is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Timmons landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Timmons wants to work for an arm triangle but Hamfist is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Hamfist looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Timmons slows the pace down in half guard.
Timmons wants to take a breather but Hamfist is having none of it.
Hamfist looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hamfist looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Timmons seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hamfist does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hamfist looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hamfist actively working from the bottom here.
Timmons lands with a punch from half guard.
Hamfist is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Timmons jumps into side control!
Hamfist takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Hamfist gets back to half guard.
Timmons working over Hamfist with some ground and pound. Hamfist looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hamfist actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamfist tries to get to full guard but Timmons has control of the leg.
Hamfist moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hamfist has his foot on Timmons 's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Timmons works his way back into a safe position though.
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!
Hamfist has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Timmons 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 Hamfist.
Hamfist is breathing heavily.
Timmons is looking to take a break and control but Hamfist is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hamfist looking for a sweep but Timmons has passed into full mount! Oh no!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Timmons dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Timmons avoids a punch combination nicely.
Timmons rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hamfist moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hamfist walks into a left hand.
Timmons misses with the combination.
Timmons takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Bill Timmons has been cut.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hamfist.
Timmons avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Some wild striking there from Hamfist.
Timmons 's corner calls for a 1-2. Timmons obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mookie Hamfist seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Timmons shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Timmons showed some decent athleticism there.
Hamfist has hold of Timmons 's hands but Timmons slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Timmons not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hamfist looking for submissions off his back.
Timmons is looking for a kimura here.
Hamfist wants to get back to full guard but Timmons has mounted him!
Bill Timmons has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hamfist can't escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Timmons landing shots from mount.
Timmons landing punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Timmons cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The referee warns Hamfist that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Hamfist is rocked!
Hamfist tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Oh Hamfist is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
A big strike lands for Timmons ! That's really hurt Hamfist and he's turned his back - Timmons keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Timmons jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bill Timmons !
An out of breath Bill Timmons thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jean Charles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Kwaak (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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30
159 lbs
16 - 9 - 0 |
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30
152 lbs
21 - 12 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jean Charles!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Sam Kwaak!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kwaak fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Charles.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kwaak. Charles does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big right from Kwaak misses.
Charles swinging wildly here.
Kwaak keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kwaak just misses with a punch to the body.
Kwaak fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Charles looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jean Charles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kwaak swings for the body but Charles moves out of range.
Kwaak moves out of range as Charles throws a body kick.
Charles throws a leg kick that misses.
Charles's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kwaak under the eye.
Kwaak connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Charles misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kwaak.
Charles falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kwaak counters with a thumping low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charles throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kwaak bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Charles needs to keep his hands up - Kwaak had a free shot at his head there.
Kwaak is looking to score with low kicks.
Kwaak lands with a thumping leg kick.
Charles fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kwaak manages to avoid it.
Charles throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Charles throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kwaak looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Charles closes the distance and clinches.
Kwaak with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kwaak throws a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Charles.
Charles throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kwaak misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kwaak is working Charles over against the cage.
Charles scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Charles lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Charles keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kwaak's efforts to push away.
Charles blocking some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Charles tries to work over Kwaak's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Still in the clinch, Charles scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kwaak looking to throw knees to the head but Charles is blocking nicely.
Charles tries to throw a body punch but Kwaak avoids it by throwing Charles back against the cage.
Charles has a couple of punches blocked by Kwaak.
Kwaak misses with some punches.
Kwaak has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kwaak.
Kwaak is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Charles is defending well.
Charles doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Charles stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Charles struggles to land a body shot inside as Kwaak controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kwaak lands a nice uppercut.
Kwaak blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kwaak with a knee to the head.
Kwaak with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Kwaak fails to land.
Charles misses with the head strike.
Kwaak blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kwaak landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kwaak fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kwaak using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Charles has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kwaak avoiding damage as Charles throws knees to the body.
Charles goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Charles tries to throw a body punch but Kwaak avoids it by throwing Charles back against the cage.
Kwaak tries to land a knee to the head but Charles blocks with his arms.
Kwaak breaks from the clinch.
Kwaak thuds his right hand into Charles's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Charles clinches with his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charles working aggressively here.
Charles swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Charles tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Charles is working Kwaak over against the cage.
Kwaak throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kwaak takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kwaak blocks an uppercut.
Kwaak scores with a shot to the side of Charles's head.
Charles cracks Kwaak with a nice body shot.
Kwaak with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Charles gets through Kwaak's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kwaak misses with a knee to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Charles misses with a body punch.
Kwaak is looking for a takedown.
Kwaak misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Charles.
Charles works on Kwaak's body with a couple of short punches.
Kwaak goes for a takedown in the clinch but Charles prevents it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sam Kwaak will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Charles takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A telegraphed right hand from Kwaak misses the target.
Charles cracks Kwaak with a good jab.
Charles is looking to clinch but Kwaak is avoiding it.
Charles throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kwaak counters with a single leg into guard. Charles didn't expect that.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Kwaak controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Charles is trying to control the position but Kwaak postures up.
Kwaak is in close to Charles's body, working some short punches and elbows.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kwaak controlling from the top position.
Charles avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kwaak trying to control but Charles is working from the bottom.
Charles looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kwaak is one step ahead there.
Kwaak slips nicely into half guard.
Kwaak wants to pass the guard but Charles is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kwaak wants to take a breather but Charles is having none of it.
Charles gets back to full guard.
Charles has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Kwaak has passed into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kwaak controlling the position from side mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charles tries to improve position but can't.
Kwaak controlling from side mount.
Charles tries to buck Kwaak off but Kwaak is having none of it.
Kwaak postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kwaak wants to control but Charles is keeping him busy.
Charles tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kwaak wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Charles is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Kwaak's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Charles tries to roll over but Kwaak keeps him under control.
Kwaak thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Charles's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kwaak trying to control the action but Charles is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Kwaak showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Charles takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kwaak scores with a jab to the head.
Kwaak throws a solid leg kick but Charles takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kwaak.
Charles misses with a low kick.
Sam Kwaak seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Charles throws the left hand but Kwaak avoids the punch easily.
Kwaak swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Charles misses with a low kick.
Kwaak moves out of range as Charles strikes.
Kwaak throws a push kick but Charles slaps the foot to one side.
Charles tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kwaak swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Charles throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Charles with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kwaak checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Charles gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kwaak digs a right hand into Charles's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Charles's gas tank.
Charles misses with a body punch.
Kwaak lands a damaging elbow.
Charles using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kwaak has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Charles scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kwaak misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kwaak.
Kwaak tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kwaak gets through Charles's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Charles lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Charles lands a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Charles pushes Kwaak back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Charles misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Charles working aggressively here.
Charles is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kwaak lands a knee to the head.
Kwaak looking to stall.
Kwaak is looking for a takedown.
Charles misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Charles tries to work over Kwaak's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Charles blocks an elbow strike from Kwaak.
A short right from Kwaak on the inside.
Charles misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kwaak lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Charles throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kwaak lands with a left to the head.
Kwaak blocking some punches.
Charles tries to work over Kwaak's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Charles blocks an elbow strike.
Kwaak prevents a body shot from Charles.
Kwaak throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Charles blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kwaak creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Charles's defenses.
Kwaak lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Charles is rocked!
Charles struggles to land a body shot inside as Kwaak controls his hands.
Kwaak blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Charles on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Charles.
Kwaak wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Charles misses with a hook from the clinch.
Charles works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right handed body shot lands from Charles.
Kwaak doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kwaak swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kwaak lands an elbow inside that Charles shrugs off.
Charles blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Charles goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Charles lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Charles misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kwaak.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Charles throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kwaak blocks it with crossed arms.
Kwaak lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kwaak avoiding damage as Charles throws knees to the body.
Kwaak lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kwaak lands a good knee to the midsection. Charles won't want to take too many of those.
Charles lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kwaak backwards.
A right hand to the body from Charles.
Kwaak prevents a body shot from Charles.
Charles tries to throw a body punch but Kwaak avoids it by throwing Charles back against the cage.
Charles lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Charles swings wildly with an uppercut but Kwaak uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Charles.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Charles.
Kwaak wants to take the fight to the mat but Charles manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Jean Charles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sam Kwaak.
Kwaak scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Charles clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Charles fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kwaak checks it well.
Charles scores with a head kick.
Kwaak thows a leg kick but Charles checks it
and Charles cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Charles gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kwaak fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kwaak blocks a head kick by Charles.
Charles changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kwaak scores with a jab to the body.
Kwaak checks a leg kick nicely.
Kwaak has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Charles.
A low kick from Kwaak misses
and Charles counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Charles feints and then cracks Kwaak's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kwaak down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Charles throws a lazy head kick
and Kwaak counters with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kwaak explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kwaak uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Charles.
Charles throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Charles uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kwaak has time to react.
Kwaak swings away with a body shot that misses
and Charles counters with a good, hard body kick but Kwaak shrugs it off.
Kwaak pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Charles slips a straight right by Kwaak.
Charles fails with an attempt to clinch.
Charles misses with a body shot.
Charles tries to clinch but Kwaak is having none of it.
Charles is looking to score with low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kwaak lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Kwaak works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kwaak tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Charles was well out of range. Poor timing from Kwaak.
Kwaak is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Charles.
Kwaak has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kwaak there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kwaak throws a front kick aimed at Charles's knee but Charles avoids it well.
Charles tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Charles fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kwaak has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kwaak.
Kwaak ducks under a wild hook from Charles.
Charles looks to land a body kick but Kwaak moved away.
Charles blocks the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charles lands with an uppercut that bounces Kwaak off the cage and back into range.
Kwaak misses the jab.
Charles throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kwaak dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Charles 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.
Kwaak throws a sloppy head kick and Charles moves out of range easily.
Charles has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kwaak.
Jean Charles is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Charles is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kwaak throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kwaak fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Charles has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kwaak blocks a head kick by Charles.
Charles lands with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charles thows a leg kick but Kwaak checks it
and Kwaak counters with a nice uppercut.
Charles misses with a wild combination.
Charles misses with a body shot.
Charles throws the kick towards the body but Kwaak avoids it.
Kwaak circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kwaak throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kwaak throws a leg kick that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kwaak gets tackled into the cage by Charles. Charles maintains the clinch.
A short left from Charles.
Kwaak unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Charles goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Jean Charles will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Kwaak closes the distance and clinches up with Charles, looking for a takedown. Kwaak pushes Charles against the cage but Charles circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Charles uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kwaak.
Kwaak moves out of range of the body kick from Charles.
Charles throws a leg kick
letting Kwaak counter with a right hand.
Charles throws a big shot that misses.
Kwaak misses with a straight left.
Charles throws a leg kick
and Kwaak counters with an inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Charles.
Kwaak takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Kwaak tries to clinch up.
A shot to the liver by Kwaak. Beautiful body shot.
Kwaak rushes Charles and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kwaak blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Charles throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kwaaks head.
Kwaak blocks an uppercut.
Charles misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kwaak.
Charles tries to work over Kwaak's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jean Charles has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kwaak has Charles pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Kwaak pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Charles tumbling to the mat - Kwaak dives into Charles's guard.
Charles keeping moving, preventing Kwaak from controlling successfully.
Charles looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Kwaak puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kwaak prevents Charles from improving his position.
Kwaak sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Charles defending well though.
Kwaak is looking to take a break and control but Charles is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Charles tries to roll over but Kwaak keeps him under control.
Charles on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kwaak trying to control the action but Charles is working from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Sam Kwaak.
Kwaak throws a head kick but Charles moves out of range.
Charles lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kwaak avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Charles checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kwaak throws out a leg kick but Charles moves out of range and Kwaak only half commits.
Charles scores with a sloppy right hand. Kwaak should have avoided that one.
Kwaak feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Charles's calf.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kwaak, right into the meat.
Kwaak throws a head kick but Charles moves out of range.
Kwaak keeps the fight on the outside.
Kwaak throws a sloppy head kick and Charles moves out of range easily.
Charles connects with a high kick.
Charles throws a right and a left that Kwaak avoids nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kwaak avoids the head kick by Charles.
Charles misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sam Kwaak.
I think Kwaak 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 47:48
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 47:48
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Kwaak!
Sam Kwaak is the new featherweight champion!
Sam Kwaak was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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