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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Apo Abukay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mister Love (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Love is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by You ready. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Apo Abukay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mister Love!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abukay is trying hard to land a takedown here. Love sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Love forces Abukay back against the cage and clinches.
Abukay changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Love fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Abukay shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Love counters by moving into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Apo Abukay. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Love is pressed up against the cage. Abukay has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Love down to the mat. Love avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Love misses with a wild combination.
Abukay gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Love counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Love.
Love breaks the clinch.
Abukay gets tackled into the cage by Love. Love maintains the clinch.
Love scores with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Love obliges.
Abukay tries to score a body lock takedown but Love shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Love unloads a knee to the mid-section. Abukay lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Love.
Love lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Abukay takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees to the body from Love.
Love drags the fight down to the ground.
Love trying to control the position here.
Abukay looking to sit in guard and control but Love gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Love has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Abukay is proving hard to escape from.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abukay is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Love has his hands clasped together but Abukay extends and breaks Love's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Abukay.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Apo Abukay!
Apo Abukay made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'did you crack my teeth men? I guess not hehehe'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Heng Keo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mahti Sonni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Keo comes to the cage accompanied by Ich Will - Rammstein. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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151 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Heng Keo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mahti Sonni!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sonni throws a right hand that Keo ducks under and follows up with a left that Keo also avoids with ease.
Sonni throws a wild body kick that Keo sees coming a mile off.
Keo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sonni as he avoids it easily.
A left lands for Sonni.
Keo closes the distance and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Sonni's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Keo slowing the pace effectively.
A frustrated look appears on Sonni's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sonni pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sonni thows a body shot but no joy.
Sonni moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Keo is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sonni.
Sonni misses with an uppercut
and Keo counters with a good low kick that Sonni was not able to check.
The fighters circling - Sonni throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
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!
Sonni stuffs the takedown.
Sonni connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Keo fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Sonni sprawls well initially but Keo persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Sonni wants to control but Keo is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sonni is trying to stand.
Sonni looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sonni on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonni is staying active underneath Keo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sonni wants to get back to his feet.
Keo works his way into full mount!
Sonni stops Keo from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Keo postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Sonni looks a forlorn figure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sonni is desperately trying to improve his position but Keo has a good base and remains in mount.
Sonni squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Keo wants to finish this one by submission but Sonni is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Keo.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sonni sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonni actively working from the bottom here.
Keo keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
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. Keo connects with a nice short shot to Sonni's temple.
Sonni looks like he's trying to stand up.
Keo is looking for a kimura here.
Sonni is trying to stand back up but Keo is controlling him
Keo has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Keo is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Sonni trying desperately to get to his feet.
Sonni is working to get back to half guard.
Keo postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Sonni looks a forlorn figure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonni regains half guard.
Sonni is trying to stand.
Keo looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Sonni is trying to stand up here but Keo is controlling him well.
Keo is nestled in close to Sonni, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Keo scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Well, if Keo is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Sonni is trying to stand back up but Keo is controlling him
Sonni looks winded!
Sonni is staying active underneath Keo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Keo perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heng Keo has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Sonni scores with a jab. Keo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Keo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Keo pulls guard effortlessly.
Sonni tries to free his leg and advance position but Keo is retaining full guard.
Keo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sonni can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sonni decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Keo, up you get!
Mahti Sonni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sonni swings widly with a right hand
and Keo makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Sonni really felt that one!
A leg kick checked by Keo.
Keo closes the distance and clinches.
Sonni wants to get back to striking at distance but Keo won't allow it.
Sonni pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Sonni enables Keo to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Sonni manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Keo lands a couple of digs.
Sonni wants to stand but Keo is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heng Keo dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sonni misses with a wild combination.
Sonni misses the shot to the body.
Keo looks to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sonni pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Keo tries to clinch up.
Keo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sonni manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sonni throws a body punch but Keo moves out of range.
Keo defending well as Sonni loads up on a big left hand.
Keo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Heng Keo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Keo dives in for a single leg takedown but Sonni sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Sonni is trying to break free.
Keo is trying to stall.
Keo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Keo keeps control of Sonni as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sonni tries to break free but Keo pushes him back against the cage.
Keo misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keo pulls guard.
Keo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sonni is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Keo is working an open guard so Sonni takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Sonni throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Keo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sonni tries to work over Keo's front leg with a kick but Keo checks it.
Sonni throws a nice looking combination but Keo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Keo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sonni.
Sonni looks to land a right hand but Keo moved out of range.
Keo is looking to clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sonni.
Keo shoots in and gets a takedown into Sonni's guard.
Sonni escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Keo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sonni is breathing heavily.
Keo trying to control the position from guard on top but Sonni is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Keo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sonni swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Keo sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Keo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sonni swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sonni controls Keo momentarily but Keo frees himself.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nice uppercut lands for Sonni. That snapped Keo's head back.
Sonni tries to bum rush Keo with a series of wild strikes but Keo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sonni misses with a looping right.
Sonni swats away the attempt to clinch by Keo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonni moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Keo shoots in and gets a takedown into Sonni's guard.
Sonni wants to get back to his feet but Keo is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Keo working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Keo prevents Sonni from getting back to his feet.
Sonni escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Keo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Keo lands a couple of elbows.
Keo slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Sonni takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sonni is looking to regain half guard here but Keo keeps moving and retains side control.
Keo tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Sonni is pushing Keo's head away, looking to escape. Keo manages to hold on to the position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keo wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Sonni, who protects the arm well.
Keo is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Sonni's shoulder. That is not cool.
Sonni bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Sonni tries to keep at a distance but Keo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Keo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Keo jumps guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sonni stays in close to Keo's body and controls the position.
Sonni looking to sit in guard and control but Keo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sonni looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Heng Keo will probably get the nod.
That's time! Keo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Sonni tries to land a leg kick but Keo saw it coming and moves away.
Keo clinches up with Sonni and pushes him back against the cage.
Keo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Sonni up against the cage.
Sonni wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Keo successfully pulls guard.
Keo keeping moving, preventing Sonni from controlling successfully.
Keo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sonni defends it easily.
Heng Keo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sonni postures up.
Sonni slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Keo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sonni slips nicely into half guard.
Sonni tries to pass the half guard into mount. Keo knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonni is looking for a kimura here.
Keo is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Sonni's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Sonni's back!
Keo lands punches and elbows.
Keo is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Sonni is defending well though. Keo let's go of the attempt for now.
Keo lands punches and elbows.
Sonni trying to control but not successfully.
Sonni grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Keo lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mahti Sonni has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sonni is trying to shake Keo off. He's managed it and has hopped back to his feet! Keo won't be happy about giving up the dominant position.
Sonni takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Keo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sonni manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mahti Sonni is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Keo slips a straight right by Sonni.
Keo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sonni paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sonni circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sonni misses with a leg kick
and Keo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Keo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sonni wants to break the clinch but can't.
Keo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Keo is trying to pull guard but Sonni has him pressed against the cage.
Sonni lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sonni wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Keo has him pressed against the cage.
Sonni has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Keo seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Sonni can turn it around.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sonni as Keo tries to tie him up.
Sonni wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keo fails to pull guard.
Sonni escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Keo shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Sonni looking for submissions off his back.
Sonni moves into full guard.
Sonni throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Keo escapes and throws Sonni's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Sonni is trying to get back to his feet.
Keo is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Sonni is looking to reverse the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keo lands a nice forearm strike.
Keo is staying tight to Sonni's torso, preventing him from escaping.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Keo tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Sonni is looking for a sweep.
Keo controlling from side mount.
Sonni striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sonni is not content to let Keo control the position.
Sonni wants to control but Keo postures up.
Sonni takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
And that's the end of the fight!
Heng Keo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Keo, 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Heng Keo!
During a confident post fight interview, Heng Keo 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 Tommy Sanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Hemingway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hemingway has chosen Respect as his entrance music. Tommy Sanders had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 266.6lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. James Hemingway is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy Sanders!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Hemingway!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanders takes a swing at Hemingway's ribcage but misses.
Sanders looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Hemingway avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sanders gets caught napping as Hemingway dives in and scores a takedown. Sanders manages to retain guard.
Hemingway looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Hemingway postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hemingway with a nice head shot there.
Hemingway works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hemingway controlling the action here.
Hemingway has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hemingway wants to pass the guard but Sanders is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hemingway is looking for a kimura but Sanders is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hemingway to get the leverage.
Hemingway looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Hemingway passes the guard and advances to mount!
Sanders is in a horrible position here. Hemingway smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hemingway has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Sanders is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). James Hemingway!
A victorious James Hemingway thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between William Anthony (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eirik Rivfader (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anthony comes into the arena with Holidae Inn blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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260 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, William Anthony!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Eirik Rivfader!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivfader looks to land a left hand but Anthony moved out of range nicely.
Anthony throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rivfader's waist but Rivfader gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Anthony off to one side.
Rivfader fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Anthony closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rivfader circles away.
Rivfader throws a nice looking combination but Anthony bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rivfader looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Anthony tries for a takedown but Rivfader circles away easily
and Rivfader counters with a shoot takedown. Anthony fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Anthony. That's going to take a lot out of him.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Rivfader trying to control but Anthony is working from the bottom.
Rivfader got a little sloppy there for a moment and Anthony has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rivfader has managed to get both his arms back between Anthony's legs - danger averted.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rivfader missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Anthony escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rivfader gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivfader is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Rivfader sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Anthony's guard.
Rivfader is looking for a kimura here.
Anthony landing rabbit punches to the side of Rivfader's head. Not doing much damage but still scoring a few points.
Anthony misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Rivfader works his way into full mount!
Rivfader blocks Anthony's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Anthony tries to reverse the position but Rivfader maintains control.
Rivfader trying to control but he's not successful this time.
A nice elbow there by Rivfader.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rivfader is in the full mount, landing strikes.
It looks like William Anthony has been cut.
Rivfader has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rivfader working for a submission but Anthony is keeping him at bay.
Anthony throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Rivfader in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
William Anthony's cut is getting worse.
Anthony throwing hammer fists to the chest of Rivfader. What's that going to do exactly?
Rivfader looking to control but Anthony is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Rivfader working for a submission but Anthony is keeping him at bay.
Rivfader with shots to the head and body - Anthony looks very uncomfortable down there.
William Anthony's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Rivfader lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Jeez, William Anthony's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at William Anthony's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Eirik Rivfader!
A very excited looking Eirik Rivfader rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dale McCann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barristan Selmy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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200 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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222 lbs
12 - 4 - 0 |
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dale McCann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Barristan Selmy!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCann closes the distance and clinches.
McCann gets underhooks to prevent Selmy's takedown attempt.
McCann wants to take the fight to the mat but Selmy manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
McCann using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Selmy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McCann tries to land a knee to the head but Selmy blocks with his arms.
McCann tries to break free but Selmy pushes him back against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. McCann obliges.
McCann tries a knee to the head but Selmy blocks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McCann gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Selmy.
McCann tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McCann tries to score a body lock takedown but Selmy shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
McCann tries a knee to the head but Selmy blocks it.
McCann lands a nice elbow.
McCann has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Selmy avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dale McCann. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCann throws a knee to the head but misses.
Selmy has McCann pressed against the cage, preventing McCann from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
McCann is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
McCann tries to land a knee to the head but Selmy blocks with his arms.
McCann wants to stall.
Selmy stops a takedown attempt from McCann.
Selmy drops down looking for an ankle pick but McCann pulls his leg out and moves away.
Selmy shoots in and gets a takedown into McCann's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCann wants to control the position but Selmy says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Selmy throwing shots but McCann is blocking nicely.
Selmy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Well, if Selmy is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
McCann tries to get to full guard but Selmy has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Selmy wants to pass the guard but McCann is defending well.
Selmy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A combination from McCann does no damage.
McCann has a takedown stuffed.
Selmy gets a double leg takedown into McCann's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Selmy is standing up over McCann. McCann looks to escape but Selmy dives into side control.
McCann wants to get back to his feet.
Selmy working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Selmy advances to full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Dale McCann will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Selmy closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. McCann did well to prevent Selmy getting side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Selmy prevents McCann from standing back up.
Selmy working the head and body with strikes.
McCann is trying to control but Selmy manages to pass to mount!
Selmy lands with some vicious ground and pound - can McCann hang on?
Selmy drops a big elbow. That's hurt McCann! More shots from Selmy and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Barristan Selmy!
An out of breath Barristan Selmy 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Hofniel Apollyon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergio Melo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Apollyon might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to On My Own-Alone . Melo is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Go To Sleep by Eminem. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hofniel Apollyon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sergio Melo!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Melo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Apollyon clinches up with Melo and pushes him back against the cage.
Melo misses with a knee strike.
Apollyon lands a hook that snaps the head of Melo backwards.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Apollyon lands a body shot.
Apollyon lands a hook to the side of the head.
Melo trying to land knees to the body.
Melo can't find room to land a body shot as Apollyon controls the action.
Apollyon scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Apollyon.
A shot in the inside from Apollyon.
A right hook to the body lands for Melo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Melo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Apollyon's elbow.
Melo tries a body shot but Apollyon blocks it.
Melo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Melo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Apollyon lands a shot to the body.
Melo has Apollyon pressed against the cage.
Apollyon stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Apollyon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Melo is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melo is trying to break the clinch but Apollyon is controlling him.
Melo pushes Apollyon back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Apollyon lands a right hand that snaps the head of Melo backwards.
Apollyon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Apollyon lands a body shot in the clinch.
Melo takes a shot to the head.
Apollyon lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Melo blocking some punches.
Apollyon tries to throw a body punch but Melo avoids it by throwing Apollyon back against the cage.
Apollyon swings wildly with an uppercut but Melo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Apollyon prevents a body shot from Melo.
Apollyon lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Melo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Apollyon working aggressively here.
Melo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Melo is looking to control Apollyon's arms but Apollyon gets an underhook and turns him. Now Melo has his back to the cage.
Melo is pushing Apollyon up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Melo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Melo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Apollyon misses with some punches.
Melo lands a body punch in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Apollyon lands a nice elbow.
Melo lands a body punch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Melo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Melo misses with a combination
and Apollyon counters with a nice kick to the body.
Apollyon thumps Melo with a low kick.
Melo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Apollyon stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Apollyon misses with an attempted mid kick.
Melo misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melo misses with a combination
and Apollyon counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Apollyon.
Apollyon tries to work over Melo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Apollyon misses with the head strike.
Apollyon prevents a body shot from Melo.
Apollyon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Melo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Apollyon gets through Melo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Melo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Melo scores with a shot to the side of Apollyon's head.
Melo takes a shot to the head.
Apollyon lands an elbow just above Melo 's eye.
Melo tries to land a knee to the head but Apollyon blocks with his arms.
Melo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Apollyon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Melo.
Melo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Melo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Apollyon's elbow.
Melo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Melo tries a body shot but Apollyon blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Apollyon lands a body punch.
Apollyon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Melo can't find room to land a body shot as Apollyon controls the action.
Melo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Apollyon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Melo.
Apollyon lands a body shot.
Melo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Apollyon throws a punch but it's blocked by Melo.
Apollyon is working Melo over against the cage.
Melo looks winded!
Melo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Melo trying to control the position but instead, Apollyon has worked for underhooks and has pushed Melo into the cage.
Melo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Apollyon throws a head punch that misses.
Melo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Melo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Melo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Apollyon blocks a body shot from Melo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hofniel Apollyon dominated that round.
That's time! Apollyon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Apollyon misses with a body shot.
Melo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Apollyon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Apollyon avoids the head kick by Melo.
Apollyon looks for the body kick but Melo saw that one coming.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Apollyon.
Apollyon lands a leg kick that knocks Melo off balance momentarily.
Apollyon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Melo walks into a straight right hand from Apollyon.
Melo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Melo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Apollyon slips under a jab.
Melo throws a head kick that Apollyon semi-blocks.
Melo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Apollyon checks it well.
Apollyon swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Melo.
Apollyon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Melo.
Melo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Apollyon swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Melo counters with a good, hard body kick but Apollyon shrugs it off.
Apollyon throws a leg kick
and Melo counters with a thumping low kick.
Apollyon throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Melo throws a leg kick
and Apollyon counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Apollyon's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Melo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Apollyon scrambles back to his feet.
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!
Melo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Apollyon lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Apollyon lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Melo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Melo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Melo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Melo throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Apollyon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Melo.
A head kick misses from Melo.
A solid leg kick lands there for Apollyon.
Apollyon cracks the inside of Melo's front leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Melo is predictable there
and Apollyon counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Apollyon.
Apollyon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Melo backwards.
Melo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Melo swings wildly with an uppercut but Apollyon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Apollyon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Melo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Melo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Apollyon lands with a short shot to the head.
Melo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Melo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Melo looking to slow down the pace here.
Apollyon prevents a body shot from Melo.
Apollyon lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Apollyon takes a shot to the head.
A short left from Apollyon.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Apollyon.
Hofniel Apollyon has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Melo breaks from the clinch.
The fighters circling - Melo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melo throws a lazy head kick
and Melo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Melo is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A bone on bone clash there as Apollyon blocks the leg kick.
Apollyon lands a leg kick that knocks Melo off balance momentarily.
A shot to the liver by Melo. Beautiful body shot.
A head kick by Melo misses
and Apollyon counters with a nice low kick that buckles Melo's knee momentarily.
Apollyon throws a series of strikes that have Melo backpedaling.
Melo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Apollyon circles away quickly and effectively.
Melo takes one to the chin there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Apollyon scores with a decent looking hook.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Apollyon! Melo is out on his feet! Apollyon rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Melo is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Melo is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hofniel Apollyon!
Hofniel Apollyon got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bethany Noel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kelly Leak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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217 lbs
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26
217 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
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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
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bethany Noel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kelly Leak!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Leak misses.
Noel avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Noel misses with a hook.
Noel lands with an overhand left.
Noel shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Leak ducks right into an uppercut from Noel.
Leak ducks under a wild hook from Noel.
Leak thuds his right hand into Noel's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A punch combination from Leak misses.
Leak throws a right and a left that Noel avoids nicely.
Noel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Leak.
Kelly Leak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leak moves out of range of the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Some wild striking there from Noel.
Noel dodges the punch combination from Leak.
Leak closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Noel quickly recovers to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noel wants to get back to his feet.
Leak is pressing down on Noel's thigh, looking to free his foot. Noel is holding on for now.
Leak wants to stand but Noel has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Leak missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Noel is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at BEVA Fight Home that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Noel is trying to stand up here but Leak is controlling him well.
Noel blocking the ground and pound attempt from Leak.
Noel pushes Leak off looking to stand but Leak dives back in and keeps control.
Leak looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Leak throwing shots but Noel is blocking nicely.
Noel wants to get back to his feet.
Leak is trying to control. Noel wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Noel is trying to stand back up but Leak is controlling him
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leak wants to lay and pray for a moment but Noel keeps working.
Leak has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Kelly Leak.
Noel scores with a crisp jab that stopped Leak in his tracks.
Noel misses with a hook
and Leak counters with a low kick, right behind Noel 's knee.
Leak with a jab.
Leak feints and as Noel raises his hands in defense, Leak changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Leak missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Leak 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.
Noel wants to stand but Leak is controlling the position.
Leak cracks Noel with a solid left hand.
Leak prevents Noel from getting back to his feet.
Leak seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Noel wants to stand and escape but Leak is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leak stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Noel swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Leak trying to control the position from guard on top but Noel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Kelly Leak.
Leak tries a head kick but it misses.
Leak scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Noel blocks a leg kick.
No joy there for Leak, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Leak lands with an overhand left.
Leak throws a combination. Noel tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Leak staying out of range there.
Leak moves out of range of the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Noel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leak takes a swing at Noel's ribcage but misses.
Leak misses with a combination
and Noel counters with a stiff right hand.
Leak stuns Noel with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Leak lands a nice hook to Noel's body. Noel takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Leak ducks under a wild hook from Noel.
Jab by Leak.
Leak ducks right into an uppercut from Noel.
Noel thows a leg kick but Leak checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Leak lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Noel circles away quickly and effectively.
Leak drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Leak is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Leak stands up over Noel, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kelly Leak dominated that round.
That's time! Noel's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Noel takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Leak tries a low kick but Noel avoids it.
Noel misses with a few strikes there.
Noel checks the leg kick.
Leak throws a series of punches but Noel moves out of range.
Kelly Leak is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Leak swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Noel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Leak dodges the punch combination from Noel.
Noel moves out of range of the body kick.
Leak thows a left - swing and a miss!
Leak staying out of range there.
A big right from Noel misses.
Noel slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leak misses with a few strikes there.
Leak moves in looking to clinch but Noel pushes him off.
Leak throws a body punch but Noel moves out of range.
A punch combination from Leak misses.
Noel throws a leg kick but Leak moved away.
Noel throws a poor cross that misses
and Leak holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Leak keeps control of Noel as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Noel tries to break free but Leak pushes him back against the cage.
Noel tries to circle away but Leak has him pinned against the cage.
Noel looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Leak pushes off an throws an elbow but Noel leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Noel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Noel tries to move into range but Leak moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Noel defending well as Leak loads up on a big left hand.
Leak connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Leak has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leak looks to score with a jab to the body but Noel is just out of range.
Noel connects with a jab.
Noel cracks Leak with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Leak shoots in for a double leg but Noel sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Noel throws a big shot that misses.
Leak throws a front kick aimed at Noel's knee but Noel avoids it well.
Leak throws a combination that misses
and Noel counters with a stiff right hand.
Leak darts in and clinches Noel up against the cage.
Noel is trying to force a seperation but Leak has the dominant position.
Noel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Leak tries to score with a low kick but Noel moves his leg out of the way.
Nice takedown defense from Noel. No joy for Leak on that attempt.
Noel misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noel blocks a jab.
Leak fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bethany Noel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kelly Leak.
Noel wants to slow Leak down by chopping away at his legs.
Noel throws a hook but Leak avoids it easily.
Leak walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Noel checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A telegraphed right hand from Noel misses the target.
A telegraphed right hand from Noel misses the target.
Leak misses with a straight left.
Leak misses with a two punch combination.
Noel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Leak misses the shot to the body.
Noel throws an off balance right hand
and Leak counters with a one-two to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leak throws a lazy right hand but Noel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Leak misses with a body kick.
Kelly Leak seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Leak throws a jab but it's blocked by Noel.
Noel getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nice defenses there by Leak.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Noel looks to land a right hand but Leak moved out of range.
Noel looks to land a combination. Leak sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Leak gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Noel.
Leak tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Noel keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Some wild striking there from Leak.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kelly Leak will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Leak misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Horrible takedown by Leak or perhaps it was just good defense by Noel which made him look bad.
Leak moves away from the strike by Noel.
Noel misses with an uppercut.
Leak misses with a wild body shot.
Noel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Leak misses the shot to the body.
Noel turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Noel checks a low kick from Leak.
Noel staying out of range there.
A clash of legs there as Noel blocks the low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leak displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Noel throws out the jab.
Noel takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Leak uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Noel.
Leak misses with a leg kick
enabling Noel to counter with a crisp jab.
Leak just misses with a punch to the body.
Noel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Leak.
A swing and a miss from Noel.
Noel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Noel throws an overhand right that lands on Leak's shoulder, as Leak tries to avoid the shot.
Leak misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Noel.
Leak lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Noel backs up against the cage.
Noel takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Noel dips to his left and cracks Leak with an uppercut!
Bethany Noel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noel tries to work over Leak's front leg with a kick but Leak checks it.
Leak misses with a series of wild punches.
Leak moves out of range of the leg kick from Noel.
Kelly Leak is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Noel lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Leak tries to work over Noel's front leg with a kick but Noel checks it.
Noel avoids a punch combination nicely.
A decent looking cross lands there for Noel.
Leak takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Leak jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Noel steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Leak. That one must have hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leak throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Leak fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Noel looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Leak rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Noel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A good leg kick by Leak.
A jab from Noel misses.
Leak uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Noel.
Bethany Noel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Leak scores with a jab to the jaw.
Noel takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A bone on bone clash there as Leak blocks the leg kick.
Noel slips under a jab.
Leak works Noel's body with a nice hook.
Leak goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Leak blocks the leg kick.
Leak shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Noel but Noel pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Leak throws a sloppy head kick
and Noel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Leak throws out a loose jab but Noel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leak has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Noel finds it's way round the side to connect with Leak's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That kick from Leak tenderised Noel's leg. Noel is trying to keep his angry face on.
Noel cracks the inside of Leak's front leg.
Leak takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Noel throws a big shot that misses.
Noel misses the jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Noel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Leak counters with a stiff right hand.
Leak throws a leg kick which misses Noel's front leg but catches the back leg as Noel tries to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Leak.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bethany Noel showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Leak has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kelly Leak!
An out of breath Kelly Leak 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scott Thorpe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alistair Overeem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thorpe comes to the cage accompanied by Tom Sawyer by Rush. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Scott Thorpe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 17 - 2, fighting out of London, Alistair Overeem!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thorpe doesn't manage to clinch there - Overeem circles away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Overeem darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Overeem thuds his shin into the meat of Thorpe's side.
Thorpe tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Overeem defends well and Thorpe ends up having to push Overeem into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Overeem.
It looks like Scott Thorpe has been cut.
We've been hearing reports that Thorpe has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Thorpe is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Overeem gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Overeem with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Overeem lands a nice knee to the body.
Thorpe is breathing heavily.
Overeem throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Thorpe blocks it with crossed arms.
Thorpe takes a knee right on the jaw!
Thorpe wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Overeem tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Overeem scores with a knee to the head.
Overeem presses Thorpe against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Overeem lands a big knee to the head and Thorpe goes down! Overeem pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alistair Overeem!
A very excited looking Alistair Overeem 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.
Scott Thorpe was interviewed post fight and said 'I need more PEDs for the next fight. Who's got the od juice?'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Koral Creyonte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Faulk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koral Creyonte could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Arthur Faulk's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Koral Creyonte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arthur Faulk!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Creyonte swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Faulk throws a quick inside leg kick.
Creyonte checks a leg kick.
Faulk feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Creyonte's calf.
Faulk connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Faulk lands with a right hand.
Creyonte walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Faulk checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Faulk tries to move into range but Creyonte moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Creyonte shoots in for a double leg but Faulk sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Faulk lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Faulk.
It looks like Koral Creyonte has been cut.
Faulk with a nice cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Creyonte shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Creyonte.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Faulk keeps Creyonte under control for a moment.
Creyonte trying to control the position but Faulk is working away.
Creyonte throws a strike aimed at the side of Faulk's head but Faulk avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Creyonte wants to lay and pray for a moment but Faulk keeps working.
Faulk wants to get back to his feet but Creyonte drags him back down.
Faulk prevents Creyonte from moving into mount.
Creyonte sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Faulk is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Faulk has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Faulk tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Creyonte wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Faulk is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Creyonte off and has taken his back!
A bit of a pause in the action here. Faulk controlling the positon.
Creyonte tries to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faulk really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Creyonte.
Creyonte trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Faulk trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Creyonte turns into Faulk and is now in his guard.
Creyonte trying to control the position from guard on top but Faulk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The ref stands the fighters back up. Arthur Faulk was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Creyonte throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Faulk sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Creyonte slips under a jab from Faulk.
A jab from Faulk finds it's way through Creyonte's defenses.
Creyonte delivers a nice body kick.
Creyonte shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Koral Creyonte. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Faulk scoring well with a low kick there.
Creyonte avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Faulk connects with the punch.
Creyonte tries to clinch but Faulk is having none of it.
Creyonte looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Creyonte looks for a takedown but Faulk sprawls well.
Faulk lands a nice looking kick to the body. Creyonte takes a step back to recover.
Faulk misses with a looping right.
Creyonte blocks a low kick nicely.
Faulk throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Faulk bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Creyonte's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Creyonte looks to score with a jab to the body but Faulk is just out of range.
Faulk has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Creyonte will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Creyonte moves out of range as Faulk strikes.
Faulk throws a head kick that misses.
Creyonte lands a jab to Faulk's midsection.
That kick from Faulk tenderised Creyonte's leg. Creyonte is trying to keep his angry face on.
Arthur Faulk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Faulk tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Creyonte is able to avoid easily.
Faulk throws a body punch but Creyonte moves out of range.
Faulk fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Creyonte closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Faulk tests Creyonte's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Faulk with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Creyonte fails with the takedown.
Creyonte closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Faulk dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Koral Creyonte's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Creyonte displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Faulk throws out the jab.
Faulk looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Creyonte tries to bum rush Faulk with a series of wild strikes but Faulk uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Faulk tried to score with a low kick but Creyonte checks it.
Creyonte tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Faulk manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Faulk swings widly with a right hand
and Creyonte counters with a head kick. That will keep Faulk thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Faulk misses with a kick to the body.
Creyonte ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Faulk turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Faulk stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Faulk wants it to stay on the feet.
Faulk throws a lazy head kick
and Creyonte counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Faulk throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Creyonte clinches up against the cage.
Creyonte throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Faulk blocks it with crossed arms.
Creyonte changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Faulk fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Creyonte checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Creyonte moves out of range as Faulk strikes.
Faulk takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A head kick misses from Faulk.
Creyonte tries for a takedown but Faulk sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Koral Creyonte. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good shot there by Faulk.
Faulk defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Creyonte.
Faulk throws a nice inside leg kick.
Creyonte throws a looping overhand right but Faulk ducks down to avoid it.
Creyonte is trying hard to land a takedown here. Faulk sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Creyonte shoots in for a takedown but Faulk shows good takedown defense.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Faulk turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Faulk connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Faulk moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
No joy there for Creyonte, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Faulk misses the shot to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Creyonte shoots in for a takedown but Faulk shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Creyonte checks a leg kick.
Creyonte looks to score with a jab to the body but Faulk is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faulk misses with an uppercut.
Faulk scores with a leg kick.
Creyonte closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Faulk does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Faulk throws a jab but it's blocked by Creyonte.
Arthur Faulk seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Creyonte misses with a body kick.
Creyonte fails in his attempt to clinch.
Creyonte takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Creyonte checks a leg kick.
Creyonte staying out of range there.
Creyonte blocks a leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Faulk.
Creyonte darts in trying to clinch
and Faulk counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Faulk walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Creyonte tries to clinch up but Faulk circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Creyonte goes for a double leg but Faulk avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Faulk continues to drive forward.
Creyonte is trying to drag Faulk to the mat but Faulk just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Faulk blocks an uppercut.
Creyonte tries to stall but Faulk uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Faulk stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Faulk stalling against the cage.
Faulk lands a right hand.
Creyonte lands a shot to the body.
Creyonte is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Creyonte goes for a takedown in the clinch but Faulk prevents it.
Creyonte tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Faulk just stands there and leans against the cage.
Faulk gets through Creyonte's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Creyonte drags the fight down to the ground.
Faulk trying to stand up but can't free himself from Creyonte's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Creyonte looking to hit a scissor sweep but Faulk is one step ahead there.
Faulk sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Faulk is looking to stand up but Creyonte won't let him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Faulk slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Arthur Faulk hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Faulk will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Faulk showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Koral Creyonte's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Faulk scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Creyonte ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Creyonte closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Creyonte dives in for a single leg takedown but Faulk sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Faulk lands a shoulder strike.
Creyonte is looking for a takedown.
Creyonte misses with a knee strike.
Creyonte has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Faulk after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Koral Creyonte. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice left hand lands by Faulk.
Creyonte is rocked!
Faulk swings wildly with an uppercut but Creyonte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Faulk displaying some good clinch control by pressing Creyonte up against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Creyonte goes for a takedown attempt but Faulk pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faulk looks for the body kick but Creyonte saw that one coming.
Faulk throws a right and a left that Creyonte avoids nicely.
Faulk throws an overhand right that lands on Creyonte's shoulder, as Creyonte tries to avoid the shot.
Creyonte tries to clinch there but Faulk circles away.
Creyonte tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Creyonte shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Faulk defends it nicely.
Creyonte moves out of range as Faulk strikes.
Creyonte tries to clinch up.
Faulk lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Oh Creyonte is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Faulk misses with a leg kick.
Good leg kick by Faulk there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A big left from Faulk misses.
Faulk misses with a kick to the body.
Creyonte gets the takedown into side control.
Koral Creyonte has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Creyonte seems to have got his legs back now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Faulk sneaks back into half guard.
Creyonte is trying to control. Faulk wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Creyonte missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Faulk controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Creyonte wants to control but Faulk is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faulk avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Creyonte.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Creyonte seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Faulk blocking the ground and pound attempt from Creyonte.
Koral Creyonte overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Faulk wants to improve his position but Creyonte is controlling well.
Creyonte sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Faulk defending well though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Faulk keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Faulk has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Creyonte is working away from the top position though.
Creyonte missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Arthur Faulk is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faulk is controlling Creyonte's trapped leg to prevent Creyonte from advancing to side control.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Arthur Faulk wasn't active enough on the ground.
Faulk jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Faulk throws a leg kick
and Creyonte counters with a nice double leg into side control. Faulk won't be happy with that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Faulk is trying to get back to half guard.
Creyonte has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Creyonte tries to move to mount but Faulk blocks the move with his legs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Creyonte misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Creyonte misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Arthur Faulk.
I've got Faulk winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arthur Faulk!
After winning the bout, Arthur Faulk thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
The defeated Koral Creyonte had this to say: 'Thanks to my teammates for helping me, this guy is really tough, I did my best and gave my all! See you later guys..'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Juan Cabrillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julio Madrigal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Madrigal has chosen Lil Jon-Throw it Up as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Juan Cabrillo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Julio Madrigal!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cabrillo slips under a jab.
Madrigal keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Madrigal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cabrillo manages to avoid it.
Cabrillo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Madrigal swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cabrillo.
Cabrillo defending well as Madrigal loads up on a big left hand.
Horrible takedown by Cabrillo or perhaps it was just good defense by Madrigal which made him look bad.
Madrigal throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cabrillo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cabrillo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Cabrillo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cabrillo wants to clinch up but Madrigal keeps it at a distance.
Madrigal misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cabrillo.
Madrigal gets caught flat footed, as Cabrillo shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Madrigal is trying to keep Cabrillo in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cabrillo is looking to work some ground and pound but Madrigal has wrist control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Madrigal had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Cabrillo defends it easily.
Madrigal looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabrillo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Madrigal works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cabrillo stands up over Madrigal, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Madrigal is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Madrigal is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Cabrillo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Cabrillo trying to control the position from guard on top but Madrigal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cabrillo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Cabrillo sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Madrigal's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Madrigal is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Cabrillo scores with a couple of nice shots.
Madrigal has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Cabrillo escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Cabrillo!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Madrigal tries to bench press Cabrillo off him but Cabrillo keeps the position.
Madrigal is still trying to improve position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Madrigal is trying to control Cabrillo's posture but Cabrillo avoids it.
Madrigal manages to work his way to half guard, despite Cabrillo's best efforts.
Cabrillo has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Cabrillo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Madrigal throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Madrigal is looking to control Cabrillo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Madrigal avoid being mounted?
Madrigal tries to get to full guard but Cabrillo has control of the leg.
Madrigal is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Cabrillo pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Cabrillo connects with a nice short shot to Madrigal's temple.
Madrigal is looking for a sweep. Cabrillo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Madrigal looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Madrigal looking for submissions off his back.
Madrigal actively working from the bottom here.
Cabrillo wants to pass the guard but Madrigal is defending well.
Madrigal manages to get to full guard.
Cabrillo keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Madrigal's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Madrigal is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Madrigal throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cabrillo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cabrillo is pushing down on Madrigal's leg trying to pass to half guard. Madrigal is fighting to maintain full guard but Cabrillo has managed to sneak the leg through.
Madrigal is trying to get back to full guard.
Madrigal is looking to control Cabrillo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Madrigal avoid being mounted?
Madrigal looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Cabrillo lands strikes from half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cabrillo is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Cabrillo scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Madrigal trying to control but Cabrillo postures up.
Madrigal looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Cabrillo pushes past his half guard into mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Julio Madrigal will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Madrigal gets tackled into the cage by Cabrillo. Cabrillo maintains the clinch.
Cabrillo lands a nice elbow.
Madrigal lands with a left to the head.
Madrigal wants to break free but Cabrillo has control.
Cabrillo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Madrigal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Madrigal.
Cabrillo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cabrillo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Madrigal is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A short right from Madrigal.
Madrigal scores with a shoulder strike.
Madrigal blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Madrigal scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Madrigal escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cabrillo dives in for a single leg takedown but Madrigal sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Cabrillo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cabrillo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cabrillo throws an elbow but it misses.
Madrigal misses with a punch on the inside.
Cabrillo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cabrillo.
Cabrillo is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Cabrillo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Madrigal misses with a punch on the inside.
Cabrillo struggles to land a body shot inside as Madrigal controls his hands.
Cabrillo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Madrigal misses with a hook from the clinch.
Madrigal wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cabrillo has him pressed against the cage.
Cabrillo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Madrigal misses with the head strike.
Madrigal pushes Cabrillo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cabrillo as Madrigal tries to tie him up.
Cabrillo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Madrigal is leaning against Cabrillo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cabrillo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Madrigal lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cabrillo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Madrigal lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cabrillo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cabrillo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabrillo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Madrigal.
A head punch on the inside from Cabrillo fails to land.
Madrigal blocks an elbow strike from Cabrillo.
Cabrillo is leaning against Madrigal and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Madrigal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cabrillo lands a shoulder strike.
Cabrillo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Madrigal is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cabrillo blocking some punches.
Madrigal taking a breather.
Madrigal throws a punch but it's blocked by Cabrillo.
Madrigal throws a head punch that misses.
Cabrillo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Madrigal blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cabrillo.
Cabrillo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cabrillo scores with a hook to the body.
Cabrillo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madrigal dodges an elbow strike from Cabrillo.
A head punch on the inside from Cabrillo fails to land.
Cabrillo wants to take the fight to the mat but Madrigal manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Cabrillo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Madrigal lands a nice uppercut.
Cabrillo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Madrigal avoiding damage.
Cabrillo has a couple of punches blocked by Madrigal.
Juan Cabrillo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Madrigal is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Cabrillo blocks an uppercut.
Madrigal misses with a hook from the clinch.
Madrigal misses with a punch to the body.
Cabrillo throws a punch but it's blocked by Madrigal.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cabrillo.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Madrigal scores with a shot to the side of Cabrillo's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Madrigal swings wildly with an uppercut but Cabrillo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Madrigal softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Madrigal wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cabrillo misses with the head strike.
Cabrillo blocking some punches.
Madrigal misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cabrillo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cabrillo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Madrigal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Madrigal takes an elbow to the temple.
Madrigal gets through Cabrillo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cabrillo misses with some punches.
Cabrillo blocking some punches.
Madrigal throws a punch but it's blocked by Cabrillo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Madrigal misses with the head strike.
Madrigal lands an uppercut.
Cabrillo wants to take the fight to the mat but Madrigal manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Cabrillo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Madrigal lands a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Julio Madrigal will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Madrigal scores with the left hand. Cabrillo knows he should have avoided that one.
A slow jab from Madrigal misses its intended target.
Madrigal swings for the body but Cabrillo moves out of range.
Cabrillo ducks under a wild hook from Madrigal.
Madrigal scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Madrigal misses with a wild body shot.
Cabrillo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Madrigal manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice sprawl there from Madrigal as Cabrillo shoots in.
Cabrillo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Madrigal shoots in looking for a takedown. Cabrillo tries to sprawl out of it but Madrigal keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cabrillo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A big right from Madrigal misses.
Madrigal throws a hook but Cabrillo avoids it easily.
Madrigal connects with a nice looking jab.
We've been told by Cabrillo's head coaches at The Gentleman's Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Madrigal works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cabrillo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Madrigal is fending him off so far but Cabrillo persists. Nope, Madrigal circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabrillo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Madrigal.
Cabrillo pushes Madrigal up against the cage in a clinch.
Madrigal misses with a short punch on the inside.
Madrigal lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cabrillo backwards.
Cabrillo lands an uppercut.
Madrigal lands a hook to the side of the head.
Madrigal makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cabrillo has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Madrigal avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Cabrillo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cabrillo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Madrigal.
Madrigal swings wildly with an uppercut but Cabrillo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Madrigal breaks from the clinch.
Madrigal connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cabrillo is looking to clinch but Madrigal is avoiding it.
Cabrillo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Madrigal counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cabrillo is looking to clinch but Madrigal is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabrillo is looking to clinch but Madrigal is avoiding it.
Madrigal jabs at Cabrillo's body.
Madrigal circles away from the clinch attempt.
Madrigal misses with an uppercut. Cabrillo saw that one coming.
Cabrillo fails with a takedown attempt.
Madrigal feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cabrillos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Madrigal missing with a left hand there. Cabrillo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Madrigal lands a lovely overhand right.
Cabrillo misses with a takedown attempt
and Madrigal connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cabrillo walks into a straight right hand from Madrigal.
Madrigal misses with a wild body shot.
Cabrillo fails with the takedown.
Madrigal throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cabrillo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Madrigal throws a hook but Cabrillo blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cabrillo.
Madrigal works the jab nicely.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Madrigal!
Madrigal avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cabrillo shoots in for a takedown but Madrigal shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Good standup being displayed there by Madrigal as he connects with a hook.
Madrigal swings for the body but Cabrillo moves out of range.
Julio Madrigal seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Madrigal lands a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Madrigal misses the target.
Nice sprawl there from Madrigal as Cabrillo shoots in.
No joy there for Madrigal, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cabrillo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Cabrillo is looking to clinch but Madrigal is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Madrigal.
Cabrillo blocks a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Madrigal decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Madrigal not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cabrillo trying to hold on to Madrigal's head to control him but Madrigal postures up.
Madrigal is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Cabrillo won't allow Madrigal to pass to mount.
Madrigal thows a huge punch but Cabrillo dodges it nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Madrigal sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cabrillo defending well though.
Madrigal missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Madrigal slips a nice elbow through Cabrillo's hands, connecting with Cabrillo's forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julio Madrigal really dominated that round.
That's time! Cabrillo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Madrigal darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cabrillo wants to clinch up but Madrigal keeps it at a distance.
Madrigal ducks under a wild hook from Cabrillo.
Madrigal fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Cabrillo misses with a takedown attempt - Madrigal sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Madrigal throws an overhand right that lands on Cabrillo's shoulder, as Cabrillo tries to avoid the shot.
Madrigal misses with a looping right.
Cabrillo shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Madrigal looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Julio Madrigal has got the better of the ground game so far.
Madrigal trying to control but Cabrillo postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cabrillo lands a nice short elbow.
Madrigal moves into full guard.
Cabrillo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Madrigal throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Madrigal is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Madrigal is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Madrigal working a defensive guard here.
Cabrillo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Madrigal has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Cabrillo has managed to get both his arms back between Madrigal's legs - danger averted.
Cabrillo trying to control but Madrigal is working from the bottom.
Cabrillo landing with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Madrigal is looking for a triangle but Cabrillo pushes his legs off easily.
Cabrillo throws a big elbow that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cabrillo wants to control from the top but Madrigal keeps moving.
Cabrillo landing with the ground and pound.
Cabrillo is in close to Madrigal's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Cabrillo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Madrigal has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Cabrillo has managed to get both his arms back between Madrigal's legs - danger averted.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Madrigal is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Cabrillo has his hands clasped together but Madrigal extends and breaks Cabrillo's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Madrigal.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Julio Madrigal!
Julio Madrigal is the new welterweight champion!
An out of breath Julio Madrigal 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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