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SPNY 165: Kemp - Yoijimbo PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hector Zeko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Long Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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133 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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hector Zeko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Long Silver!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Lou da Vinci and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zeko swats away the attempt to clinch by Silver.
Silver throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Zeko's waist but Zeko gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Silver off to one side.
Zeko throws a series of punches but Silver avoids them all with ease.
Silver doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Zeko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zeko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zeko darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Silver tries to clinch up but Zeko circles away and keeps his distance.
Zeko avoids the head kick by Silver.
Silver moves out of range of the strikes.
Silver tries to clinch but Zeko moves out of range.
Zeko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zeko throws out a loose jab but Silver uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silver connects with a high kick.
Silver slips under a jab from Zeko.
Zeko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silver manages to avoid it.
Silver tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Zeko manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Zeko manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Silver wants to clinch.
Zeko avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silver tries a head kick but it misses.
Zeko keeps the fight on the outside.
Long Silver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silver is looking to clinch but Zeko is avoiding it.
Zeko slips a jab and a cross from Silver.
Silver fails in his attempt to clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Silver.
Hector Zeko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Long Silver.
A slow jab from Zeko misses its intended target.
Silver fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silver throws a sloppy head kick and Zeko moves out of range easily.
Zeko just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver tries to close the distance and clinch but Zeko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silver shoots in for a double leg but Zeko sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Silver tries to clinch up.
Zeko circles away from the clinch attempt
and Zeko counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
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!
Zeko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silver.
Zeko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silver.
Silver doesn't manage to clinch there - Zeko circles away.
Silver fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zeko gets caught napping as Silver dives in and scores a takedown. Zeko manages to retain guard.
Silver passes Zeko's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Silver wants to free his trapped foot but Zeko is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Zeko is not content to let Silver control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver prevents Zeko from standing back up.
Silver looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Silver looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Silver is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Zeko has managed to free his arm - good work.
Zeko on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Zeko tries to get out of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zeko is trying to stand back up but Silver is controlling him
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silver is looking for a kimura here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Long Silver dominated that round.
That's time! Zeko's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Silver throws a head kick that misses.
Silver tries to clinch but Zeko is having none of it.
Zeko keeps the fight on the outside.
Long Silver is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silver wants to clinch.
Silver closes the distance but Zeko moves to the side
and Zeko counters with a stiff right hand.
Silver moves away from the strike by Zeko.
Silver fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Silver wants to clinch.
Silver blocks a jab.
Silver shoots in and drives through. Zeko sprawls well.
Long Silver seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silver tries to clinch but Zeko is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Silver is defended easily by Zeko.
Hector Zeko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Long Silver.
Zeko keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Silver is breathing heavily.
Zeko thuds his right hand into Silver's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Silver is rocked!
Zeko really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Zeko circles away from the clinch attempt
and Zeko rattles Silver with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Silver tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Zeko dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Silver stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Hector Zeko!
Our winner, Hector Zeko, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jonathin Horvin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kam Ba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Horvin comes into the arena with Bodies by Drowning Pool blaring out of the sound system. This should be fireworks!
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145 lbs
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130 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Brawler
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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
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jonathin Horvin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kam Ba!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Chad Campbell and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ba shoots in for a takedown but Horvin shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ba dives in for a single leg takedown but Horvin sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Horvin really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ba drops down looking for an ankle pick but Horvin pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jonathin Horvin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kam Ba.
Ba tries to score a power double leg takedown but Horvin sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ba somewhat.
Horvin rushes Ba and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Horvin decides to pull guard.
Ba drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Ba seems to have locked his on tight now - Horvin screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Ba, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Kam Ba!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roand Po (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicky Salita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Salita has chosen Lose Yourself by Eminem as his entrance music. Nicky Salita has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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209 lbs
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220 lbs
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Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roand Po!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nicky Salita!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Alyssa Summers and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Salita. That's going to slow Po down.
Salita throws a leg kick which misses Po's front leg but catches the back leg as Po tries to avoid it.
Po tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Salita manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Salita scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Salita scores with a sloppy right hand. Po should have avoided that one.
It looks like Roand Po has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Po shoots in for a takedown but Salita shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Po throws a low kick but Salita moves out of range easily.
Salita cracks Po with an open hand slap.
Salita misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Po.
Salita swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Po missing with a left hand there. Salita was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Salita cracks a nice hook into Po's ribs.
Po is breathing heavily.
Salita lands a jab to Po's midsection.
Salita connects with a body shot.
We've been hearing reports that Po has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Salita fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Po to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Po looks to clinch but Salita throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Po taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Nicky Salita!
Nicky Salita decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between King Ahkenaton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Folignus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ahkenaton might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Sweet Taste of India. Folignus is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Laces Out. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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193 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
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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
11 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, King Ahkenaton !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nick Folignus!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, John Kavanagh and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Folignus looks for the body kick but Ahkenaton saw that one coming.
Folignus misses with a kick to the body.
Folignus throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ahkenaton 's waist but Ahkenaton gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Folignus off to one side.
We've been hearing reports that Ahkenaton has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Ahkenaton thuds a left hand into Folignus's body.
Ahkenaton blocks a head kick by Folignus.
Ahkenaton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Folignus manages to avoid it.
Folignus pushes Ahkenaton up against the cage in a clinch.
Folignus tries to pull guard but Ahkenaton forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Folignus swings wildly with an uppercut but Ahkenaton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ahkenaton being controlled against the cage.
Folignus blocks a body shot from Ahkenaton .
Ahkenaton throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Folignuss head.
Ahkenaton is trying to force a seperation but Folignus has the dominant position.
Folignus with a knee to the head.
It looks like King Ahkenaton has been cut.
Ahkenaton gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Folignus wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahkenaton lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ahkenaton postures up in Folignus's guard and throws a big left but Folignus blocks it.
Ahkenaton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Folignus is keeping the position for now.
Ahkenaton working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Folignus's head.
Ahkenaton postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Folignus looking for a sweep. Not yet Folignus, not yet.
Ahkenaton throws a big elbow that misses.
Ahkenaton scoring with some ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Folignus is on top in guard.
Folignus passes into half guard.
Folignus looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Folignus seems to be looking for submissions.
Folignus is working for a submission of some sort.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Folignus prevents Ahkenaton from standing back up.
Ahkenaton is staying active underneath Folignus, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ahkenaton pushes Folignus off but Folignus dives into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahkenaton tries to bench press Folignus off him but Folignus keeps the position.
Ahkenaton sneaks back into half guard.
Ahkenaton is defending against the submission attempts here by Folignus.
Ahkenaton is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Folignus is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Ahkenaton is just riding it out for now. Folignus eventually gives up the hold.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Folignus prevents Ahkenaton from improving his position.
Folignus seems to be working for a kimura but Ahkenaton defends the submission attempt.
Ahkenaton is defending against the submission attempts here by Folignus.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Folignus looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
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 King Ahkenaton will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on King Ahkenaton 's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A head kick misses from Folignus.
Folignus throws a series of strikes that have Ahkenaton backpedaling.
Ahkenaton misses with a wild body shot.
Folignus shoots in for a takedown but Ahkenaton shows good takedown defense.
Folignus ducks under a wild hook from Ahkenaton .
Folignus scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ahkenaton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Folignus looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That kick from Folignus tenderised Ahkenaton 's leg. Ahkenaton is trying to keep his angry face on.
Folignus has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Folignus ducks under a wild hook from Ahkenaton .
Ahkenaton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Folignus misses with a low kick.
Ahkenaton throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ahkenaton lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Folignus takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Folignus tries a head kick but it misses.
Folignus attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ahkenaton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Folignus manages to avoid it.
Ahkenaton checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Folignus lands a nice looking body shot.
Ahkenaton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ahkenaton misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahkenaton scores with a nice right hand.
Ahkenaton attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
An inside leg kick from Folignus misses.
Folignus misses with a head kick.
Ahkenaton throws the left hand but Folignus avoids the punch easily.
Ahkenaton swings away with a body shot that misses
and Folignus counters with an inside leg kick.
Ahkenaton takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Folignus has managed to clinch.
Ahkenaton gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Folignus had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ahkenaton defends it easily.
Ahkenaton with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahkenaton trying to control but Folignus is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Folignus throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ahkenaton working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Folignus is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ahkenaton trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ahkenaton wants to control from the top but Folignus keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ahkenaton in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Folignus wants to sweep but no luck.
Folignus is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Ahkenaton rolls with it to try and escape but Folignus cranks on the arm and Ahkenaton is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Nick Folignus!
Nick Folignus managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Fury Nutrition Inc., into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lee Maokhamphiou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wee Ning (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maokhamphiou comes to the cage accompanied by 300 Violin Orchestra. Wee Ning has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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150 lbs
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146 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lee Maokhamphiou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wee Ning!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Bruno Lombardi and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ning keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maokhamphiou.
Ning fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Maokhamphiou avoids it really well and circles away.
Maokhamphiou slips a jab and a cross from Ning.
Ning takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Maokhamphiou misses with an uppercut.
Maokhamphiou tries to clinch but Ning moves out of range.
A punch combination from Ning misses.
Maokhamphiou has taken the fight to the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maokhamphiou.
Maokhamphiou lands a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maokhamphiou lands a shoulder strike.
Maokhamphiou misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Maokhamphiou.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maokhamphiou.
A short right from Maokhamphiou.
Ning is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Maokhamphiou to keep the fight standing.
Maokhamphiou lands a nice uppercut.
Maokhamphiou lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ning backwards.
Maokhamphiou gets through Ning's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ning.
Maokhamphiou working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Maokhamphiou has a couple of punches blocked by Ning.
Ning pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Donk. Maokhamphiou catches Ning right on the button with a cross.
Ning throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maokhamphiou lands with a cross.
Ning is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ning misses with a two punch combination.
Maokhamphiou sends Ning crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Maokhamphiou is motioning to the referee to let Ning up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Ning is still on wobbly legs! Can Maokhamphiou finish him?
Maokhamphiou throws a hook to the side of Ning's head but Ning sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Maokhamphiou gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ning seems to have recovered his senses.
Ning can't break the clinch.
Maokhamphiou lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ning breaks the clinch.
Ning keeps the fight on the outside.
Maokhamphiou misses with a straight right.
Ning misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ning looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Maokhamphiou connects with a jab.
Maokhamphiou uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ning has time to react.
A combination from Ning does no damage.
Crack! Maokhamphiou connects with the perfect overhand right and Ning falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Maokhamphiou!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lee Maokhamphiou!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pierre Gautier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikal Helio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Helio has chosen Brazil National Anthem as his entrance music. Pierre Gautier has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
33 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pierre Gautier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Mikal Helio!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Steve Montenegro and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Helio shoots in for a takedown but Gautier shows good takedown defense.
Helio gets a double leg takedown into Gautier's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Gautier keeping moving, preventing Helio from controlling successfully.
Gautier bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Helio's guard.
Helio has a closed guard, preventing Gautier from standing up.
Helio pulls Gautier in close to prevent any damage.
Mikal Helio has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Helio takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Helio closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gautier circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gautier is looking to clinch.
Helio drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Gautier is trying to escape the position but Helio is controlling the position.
Helio thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Helio thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Helio is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Gautier has escaped the position, nice work there.
Helio misses with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helio is trying to get an arm triangle but Gautier is defending well.
Helio is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Gautier is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Helio working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Gautier is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Helio has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Helio tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Helio has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Helio is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Gautier is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Helio wants to control but Gautier is keeping him busy.
You can see the frustration on Gautier's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Helio tries to score with some ground and pound. Gautier controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gautier is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Helio scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Gautier to see if he's OK.
Helio looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Helio goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Gautier rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Helio's guard! Nice work there by Gautier!
Gautier won't allow Helio to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikal Helio dominated that round.
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.
Helio shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gautier defends it nicely.
Helio shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice sprawl there from Gautier as Helio shoots in.
Pierre Gautier has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikal Helio.
Helio dives in for a single leg takedown but Gautier sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Gautier tries a body shot but Helio blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Gautier scores with a nice short uppercut.
Helio looking for a takedown.
Gautier wants to stall.
Helio is looking for a takedown.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gautier.
Helio tries to score a body lock takedown but Gautier shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gautier.
Helio tries for a takedown. No joy.
Helio has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Gautier avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gautier.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Helio has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Gautier after a bit of a struggle.
Helio is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Gautier.
Helio misses with a body punch.
Gautier lands a right hand.
Helio tries for a takedown but Gautier manages to get underhooks.
Helio changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Gautier fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Mikal Helio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Helio moves out of range of the body kick.
Helio feints and as Gautier raises his hands in defense, Helio changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gautier trying to control the position here.
Helio drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Helio jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Gautier tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helio prevents Gautier from getting back to his feet.
Helio looking to pass the guard.
Helio trying to control but Gautier is working from the bottom.
Helio missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Helio wants to pass the guard but Gautier is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Helio has gone for a leg lock! Gautier slips out almost immediately though and dives into Helio's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Helio looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierre Gautier has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Helio scores with a takedown into Gautier's guard.
Helio tries to free his leg and advance position but Gautier is retaining full guard.
Helio drops back looking for a leg! Gautier is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gautier manages to kick Helio off! Helio jumps back into Gautier's guard.
Helio missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mikal Helio has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helio being controlled here momentarily.
Helio trying to control but Gautier is working from the bottom.
Helio loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Helio throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gautier works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Helio trying to control but Gautier is working from the bottom.
Helio looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikal Helio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Helio gets a takedown into half guard.
Gautier keeping hold of Helio's head, controlling as best he can.
Helio throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gautier wants to get back to his feet.
Helio is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Gautier reverses the position - he's now on top in Helio's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gautier would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
We're going to have a standup here because Pierre Gautier wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Helio closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gautier circles away.
Gautier looks to land a body kick but Helio moved away.
Helio throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gautier's waist but Gautier gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Helio off to one side.
Gautier tries to clinch up.
Gautier misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gautier throws a head kick that misses.
Helio shoots in looking for a takedown. Gautier tries to sprawl out of it but Helio keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gautier manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Pierre Gautier has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikal Helio.
Gautier swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gautier throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Helio tries for a takedown but Gautier sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gautier lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Helio at a distance.
Pierre Gautier is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Helio shoots in for a double leg but Gautier sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Helio shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gautier defends it nicely.
Helio takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Helio takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gautier just misses with a punch to the body.
Helio is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gautier sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gautier throws out a leg kick but Helio moves out of range and Gautier only half commits.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Helio.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gautier throws a head kick that misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Helio checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gautier swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Helio goes for a double leg but Gautier avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Gautier continues to drive forward.
Gautier lands a hook that snaps the head of Helio backwards.
Helio blocks a body shot from Gautier.
Gautier prevents a takedown attempt there.
Helio has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Gautier is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Gautier lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Helio wants the takedown. Gautier is fighting it off but Helio persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Gautier's guard against the cage.
Gautier controls Helio momentarily but Helio frees himself.
Gautier tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Helio is looking to work some ground and pound but Gautier has wrist control.
Helio in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helio won't allow Gautier to get back to his feet.
Helio trying to control but Gautier is working from the bottom.
Helio won't allow Gautier to sweep him here.
Helio wants to control from the top but Gautier keeps moving.
Mikal Helio is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Gautier throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Helio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Helio fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gautier throws a hook to the side of Helio's head but Helio sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gautier throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pierre Gautier has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Helio shoots in but no luck this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Pierre Gautier.
I think Helio 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikal Helio!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Mikal Helio waved his t-shirt featuring Sinister Nutrition's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joaquim Antunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Malakai Semerkhet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Semerkhet has chosen راقصة صغيرة as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joaquim Antunes!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Malakai Semerkhet!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Bruno Lombardi and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Semerkhet misses.
Antunes shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Semerkhet manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Antunes throwing strikes but missing.
Antunes wants to control from the top but Semerkhet keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Antunes lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Antunes trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Semerkhet has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Antunes can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Semerkhet working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Antunes.
Semerkhet trying to control the position.
Antunes works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antunes is nestled in close to Semerkhet, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Semerkhet keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Semerkhet avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Antunes.
Antunes wants to take a breather but Semerkhet is having none of it.
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. Antunes connects with a nice short shot to Semerkhet's temple.
Antunes perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Antunes tries to pass the half guard into mount. Semerkhet knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Semerkhet works his way to full guard. Good work.
Antunes working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Semerkhet's head.
Our spies down at at Convicted - Redemption inform us that Semerkhet has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Antunes sitting in guard, not really doing much.
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!
Antunes postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Antunes's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Antunes throws a big right hand that misses.
Semerkhet utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Antunes is fighting to break Semerkhet's control of his arms but Semerkhet is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Antunes throwing strikes but missing.
Semerkhet working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Antunes.
Semerkhet keeping moving, preventing Antunes from controlling successfully.
Antunes distracts Semerkhet with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antunes postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Antunes postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Antunes with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Semerkhet is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Antunes missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Antunes in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Antunes trying to control but Semerkhet is working from the bottom.
Antunes throws a big right hand that misses.
Semerkhet looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Antunes with a nice head shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antunes pushes down on Semerkhet's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Antunes thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Semerkhet's head.
Antunes missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
We've been hearing that Antunes has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Antunes slips a nice elbow through Semerkhet's hands, connecting with Semerkhet's forehead.
Antunes takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Antunes missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Antunes is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Antunes not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Antunes passes to side control.
Antunes creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joaquim Antunes dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Semerkhet throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Semerkhet misses with the combination.
Nice body kick there by Semerkhet.
Antunes dives in and scores a takedown into Semerkhet's guard.
Antunes throws a big elbow that misses.
Antunes postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Semerkhet is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Semerkhet working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Antunes.
Antunes with a flurry of punches that miss.
Semerkhet trying to control the position.
Semerkhet working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Antunes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antunes advances position into side control!
Antunes landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Antunes working the ground and pound.
Antunes working the head with strikes.
Antunes scores with a couple of short elbows.
Antunes working the body and head with strikes.
Semerkhet defending against the ground and pound.
Check out the look on Antunes's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
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!
Semerkhet takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Antunes postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Semerkhet on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Antunes postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antunes working the head and body with strikes.
Antunes is working Semerkhet over with some ground and pound from side control.
Semerkhet on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Antunes working the ground and pound from side control.
Semerkhet is looking to reverse the position.
Joaquim Antunes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Antunes is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Semerkhet is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Antunes throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Antunes cracks Semerkhet with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Semerkhet is looking to reverse the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antunes looks up at the clock and then as Semerkhet takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Antunes smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Antunes works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Antunes tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Antunes is looking to take a break and control but Semerkhet is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Antunes tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Semerkhet is not content to let Antunes control the position.
Antunes is chipping away with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Semerkhet can't do much from the bottom here.
Antunes lands an elbow.
Antunes postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
You can see the frustration on Semerkhet's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Antunes tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Antunes wants to control but Semerkhet is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joaquim Antunes dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Semerkhet looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Semerkhet misses with a two punch combination.
Semerkhet lands a body shot.
Antunes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Semerkhet can do to turn this around?
Semerkhet throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Antunes counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Semerkhet!
Antunes trying to control the action but Semerkhet is working from the bottom.
Antunes controls the position.
Semerkhet can't do much from the bottom here.
Antunes connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Semerkhet some visible discomfort.
Antunes lands a few punches from side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Semerkhet is working to avoid the ground and pound but Antunes connects with a decent elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antunes cracks Semerkhet with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Semerkhet is looking for a sweep.
Antunes looks up at the clock and then as Semerkhet takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Antunes smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Antunes scores with a couple of short elbows.
Antunes scoring with punches from side control.
Antunes working the ground and pound from side control.
Antunes misses with the ground and pound.
Antunes working the body and head with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Antunes cracks Semerkhet with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Semerkhet tries to bench press Antunes off him but Antunes keeps the position.
Antunes working the body and head with strikes.
Antunes looks up at the clock and then as Semerkhet takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Antunes smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antunes throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Check out the look on Antunes's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Antunes is looking to take a break and control but Semerkhet is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Semerkhet on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
An elbow from Antunes crashes against the mat.
Antunes is looking to take a break and control but Semerkhet is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Semerkhet is looking to regain half guard here but Antunes keeps moving and retains side control.
Antunes landing a few strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antunes throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Semerkhet is looking to regain half guard here but Antunes keeps moving and retains side control.
Semerkhet struggling a bit here.
Check out the look on Antunes's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Semerkhet is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Semerkhet takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Antunes lands a few punches from side control.
Antunes decides to stand up, so the ref orders Semerkhet to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Semerkhet throws a low kick but Antunes avoids it.
Semerkhet misses with a low kick.
Semerkhet gets caught flat footed, as Antunes shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Antunes lands a couple of digs.
Antunes with a flurry of punches that miss.
Antunes postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Semerkhet is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Antunes works over Semerkhet with some ground and pound from guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Antunes cracks Semerkhet with a solid left hand.
Antunes lands a couple of elbows.
Semerkhet is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joaquim Antunes clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Semerkhet throws a low kick but Antunes avoids it.
Antunes fails with the takedown.
Antunes takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Semerkhet throws the kick towards the body but Antunes avoids it.
Semerkhet throws a sloppy head kick and Antunes moves out of range easily.
Antunes has a takedown stuffed.
Semerkhet throws a sloppy head kick and Antunes moves out of range easily.
Crunch! Semerkhet slams his shin into Antunes's torso.
Antunes shoots in for a takedown but Semerkhet shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joaquim Antunes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Semerkhet throws a lazy head kick
and Antunes counters with a shoot takedown. Semerkhet fights it but they end up in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Semerkhet looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Antunes scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antunes trying to control the position from guard on top but Semerkhet is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Antunes throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Antunes is looking to work some ground and pound but Semerkhet has wrist control.
Antunes controls from within his opponent's guard.
Antunes throws a big elbow that misses.
Antunes missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Antunes controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antunes keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Semerkhet's head.
Antunes wants to control from the top but Semerkhet keeps moving.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Joaquim Antunes just wasn't active enough.
Semerkhet pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antunes fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Semerkhet throws a big shot that misses.
Antunes drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Semerkhet is adopting a defensive guard.
Antunes in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Antunes lands a couple of digs.
Antunes trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Semerkhet pulls Antunes in to control the position.
Antunes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Semerkhet is keeping the position for now.
Semerkhet looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antunes postures up in Semerkhet's guard and throws a big left but Semerkhet blocks it.
Antunes 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.
Antunes got a little sloppy there for a moment and Semerkhet has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Antunes has managed to get both his arms back between Semerkhet's legs - danger averted.
Antunes wants to pass the guard but Semerkhet is keeping the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Antunes accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Antunes not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joaquim Antunes had his way with Malakai Semerkhet in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Semerkhet rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Antunes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Semerkhet looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
An inside leg kick lands from Semerkhet.
Malakai Semerkhet is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Semerkhet throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Semerkhet throws a right and a left that Antunes avoids nicely.
Antunes checks a leg kick nicely.
Semerkhet defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Antunes.
Semerkhet keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Antunes takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Semerkhet throws a series of punches but Antunes avoids them all with ease.
A telegraphed right hand from Semerkhet misses the target.
Malakai Semerkhet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Antunes will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joaquim Antunes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Semerkhet missing with a left hand there. Antunes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Semerkhet throws a body kick that misses.
Antunes gets a double leg takedown into Semerkhet's guard.
Semerkhet trying to control the position.
Antunes trying to control the position from guard on top but Semerkhet is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Antunes working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Semerkhet's head.
Semerkhet is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Antunes's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Antunes sitting in guard here, content to control.
Semerkhet has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Malakai Semerkhet has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antunes missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Antunes postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Antunes postures up and lands a big shot to Semerkhet's brow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Antunes is looking to work some ground and pound but Semerkhet has wrist control.
Semerkhet keeping moving, preventing Antunes from controlling successfully.
Joaquim Antunes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Antunes passes Semerkhet's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antunes performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Antunes scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Antunes is looking to take a break and control but Semerkhet is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Antunes controlling the action here.
Semerkhet is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Semerkhet keeps trying to improve his position.
Antunes takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Nice strikes from Antunes there.
Semerkhet actively working from the bottom here.
Semerkhet tries to get to full guard but Antunes has control of the leg.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Antunes is keen to just control but Semerkhet is a slippery customer.
Antunes tries to pass to full mount but Semerkhet defends it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joaquim Antunes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Antunes, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 50:45
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 50:45
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joaquim Antunes!
Joaquim Antunes retains his featherweight title!
A victorious Joaquim Antunes 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 Rocco Stupka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Red (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stupka kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Red Army March. Red has chosen Where Is My Mind by The Pixies as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rocco Stupka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mr Red!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Anthony Taglia and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donk. Red catches Stupka right on the button with a cross.
It looks like Rocco Stupka has been cut.
Red throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stupka.
A looping hook to the body misses from Red. Stupka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stupka swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Red counters with a left and a right that stings Stupka.
Stupka bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stupka swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stupka throws a lazy uppercut
and Red connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stupka throws a series of punches but Red avoids them all with ease.
A telegraphed right hand from Red misses the target.
Red throws a lazy right hand but Stupka sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Red rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Stupka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rocco Stupka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Red looks to land a right hand but Stupka moved out of range.
Red checks a leg kick nicely.
Nice uppercut there from Stupka.
Red throws a right and a left that Stupka avoids nicely.
Red lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Red scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Red connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Stupka's hands.
Rocco Stupka's cut is getting worse.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Red scores with a body shot.
Stupka lands a nice shot that snaps Red's head back.
Red scores with a jab to the head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Red.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stupka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Red misses with a straight right.
Stupka lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Red connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Red looks to land a left hand but Stupka moved out of range nicely.
Stupka has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Stupka getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Donk. Red catches Stupka right on the button with a cross.
A cross from Red lands.
Rocco Stupka's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Stupka uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Red.
Stupka sends Red crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Stupka is motioning to the referee to let Red up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Red is rocked!
Stupka throws a hook but Red avoids it easily.
Red is still on wobbly legs! Can Stupka finish him?
Red bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Red moves away from the strike by Stupka.
Stupka darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Red's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Stupka before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rocco Stupka!
Rocco Stupka spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Winston McCall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Jacobs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think McCall might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Parkway Drive - Sleepwalker. Winston McCall is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Winston McCall!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Christian Jacobs!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Jonathan Paton and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCall stuns Jacobs with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jacobs throws the left hand but McCall avoids the punch easily.
Jacobs takes a swing at McCall's ribcage but misses.
Excellent takedown into side control there by McCall.
McCall thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
McCall looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
McCall scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Jacobs to see if he's OK.
Jacobs manages to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobs is concentrating on defense, preventing McCall from advancing position.
Jacobs is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jacobs keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jacobs keeping hold of McCall's head, controlling as best he can.
Jacobs wants to improve his position but McCall is controlling well.
McCall trying to control from half guard but Jacobs is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McCall seems to be working for a kimura but Jacobs defends the submission attempt.
Jacobs felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs trying to hold on to McCall's head to control him but McCall postures up.
McCall thows a huge punch but Jacobs dodges it nicely.
Jacobs blocking the ground and pound attempt from McCall.
McCall throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
McCall throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Jacobs to regain full guard.
McCall throws an elbow that misses. Jacobs uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in McCall's guard. Nice move by Jacobs!
McCall working for a triangle but Jacobs defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs trying to control the position from guard on top but McCall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McCall working for a triangle but Jacobs defends it easily.
McCall seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
McCall has Jacobs pulled in close to control his posture.
McCall looking for a sweep. Not yet McCall, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
McCall keeping moving, preventing Jacobs from controlling successfully.
Jacobs looking to sit in guard and control but McCall gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jacobs wants to sweep here but McCall controlling him for the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McCall slips nicely into half guard.
McCall thows a huge punch but Jacobs dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Winston McCall dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
McCall throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jacobs.
Jacobs throws a low kick, looking for McCall's leg but McCall calmly moves out of range.
Jacobs pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A right-left combo lands from Jacobs.
Jacobs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jacobs throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McCall tries a low kick but Jacobs avoids it.
Jacobs connects with a good right hand that stumbles McCall. McCall circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jacobs looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A lazy body kick from McCall
and Jacobs counters with a good low kick that McCall was not able to check.
Christian Jacobs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Jacobs.
McCall connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jacobs momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCall shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Jacobs works the jab nicely.
Jacobs throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jacobs lands a nice leg kick that just misses McCall's sensitive parts.
Jacobs goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
McCall scoring well with a low kick there.
Jacobs lands a front kick.
McCall connects with a crisp jab.
Jacobs fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jacobs looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jacobs thows a body shot but no joy.
McCall throws a sloppy head kick and Jacobs moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs throws a leg kick
and McCall counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by McCall.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jacobs has McCall pulled in close to control his posture.
McCall wants to control from the top but Jacobs keeps moving.
McCall throws a big right hand that misses.
Jacobs not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs is pulling down on McCall's head to control his posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Christian Jacobs was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Jacobs doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
McCall throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jacobs.
McCall throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Horrible takedown by Jacobs or perhaps it was just good defense by McCall which made him look bad.
Jacobs tries a low kick but McCall avoids it.
Jacobs misses with a head kick.
Jacobs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McCall.
McCall shoots for a double leg takedown but Jacobs sprawls well. He's pushed McCall's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCall throws a hook to the side of Jacobs's head but Jacobs sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McCall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jacobs.
McCall misses with a hook. Jacobs ducked under it nicely.
McCall checks a leg kick nicely.
Jacobs throws a leg kick but McCall moved away.
McCall throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jacobs blocks the body kick.
Jacobs throws a wild body kick that McCall sees coming a mile off.
Jacobs avoids the body shot from McCall.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jacobs misses the shot to the body.
Jacobs lands a nice leg kick that just misses McCall's sensitive parts.
Jacobs connects with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Christian Jacobs 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.
Jacobs throws a wild body kick that McCall sees coming a mile off.
McCall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jacobs manages to avoid it.
Jacobs misses with a wild combination.
Jacobs takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
McCall throws a leg kick but Jacobs checks it.
McCall swings for the body but Jacobs moves out of range.
A jab from Jacobs misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jacobs. McCall does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jacobs takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jacobs tries to land a body kick
and McCall makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as McCall checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobs lands a really nice looking cross but McCall seems unphased.
Jacobs throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jacobs motions for McCall to come forward. Jacobs throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jacobs has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McCall.
McCall avoids the body shot from Jacobs.
McCall checks a leg kick.
Jacobs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McCall.
Jacobs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jacobs feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to McCall's calf.
Jacobs doesn't succeed with the takedown
and McCall counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
McCall throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCall takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jacobs throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from McCall as Jacobs shoots in.
Jacobs closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. McCall did well to prevent Jacobs getting side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jacobs working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Jacobs is just content to waste time from the top position. McCall takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
McCall 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.
McCall has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jacobs can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
McCall is looking for a triangle but Jacobs pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
McCall scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
McCall working a defensive guard here.
Jacobs is in close to McCall's body, working some short punches and elbows.
McCall isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Jacobs stacks McCall on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Jacobs!
Jacobs wants to control but McCall is keeping him busy.
Jacobs scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCall is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Jacobs is putting a hurting on McCall here, landing some big shots from side control.
Jacobs is looking to take a break and control but McCall is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
McCall wants to control but Jacobs postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jacobs controls the position from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christian Jacobs really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jacobs throws a nice looking combination but McCall bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jacobs lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McCall at a distance.
Jacobs takes a swing at McCall's ribcage but misses.
Jacobs misses with a double jab.
Jacobs tries to bum rush McCall with a series of wild strikes but McCall uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McCall throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jacobs counters with a good low kick that McCall was not able to check.
McCall looking to land some kicks to the body here.
McCall moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jacobs waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McCall.
McCall takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCall scores with a shot to the body.
McCall avoids a punch combination nicely.
McCall wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
McCall throws the kick towards the body but Jacobs avoids it.
McCall comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
McCall just misses with a punch to the body.
Jacobs misses with a few strikes there.
McCall waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jacobs.
A big right from McCall misses.
McCall misses with a low kick.
McCall is looking to wear down Jacobs with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by McCall.
Jacobs just misses with a punch to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from McCall.
McCall takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jacobs misses with the combination.
McCall lands a nice shot to the body.
Jacobs uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McCall.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McCall looks to score with a jab to the body but Jacobs is just out of range.
Christian Jacobs is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jacobs fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches McCall on the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Jacobs misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but McCall is out of range.
McCall misses with a wild body shot.
Jacobs shoots for a double leg takedown but McCall sprawls well. He's pushed Jacobs's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
McCall throws a big shot that misses.
McCall misses with a low kick.
Jacobs pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jacobs looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
McCall scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jacobs throws a sloppy head kick and McCall moves out of range easily.
McCall is looking to chop away at Jacobs's legs.
A chopping leg kick lands by McCall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCall swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Christian Jacobs seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jacobs swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McCall displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jacobs throws out the jab.
McCall misses with a leg kick.
McCall tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jacobs is able to avoid easily.
Jacobs swings away with a leg kick that misses.
McCall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jacobs moves away.
McCall thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jacobs avoids the head kick by McCall.
Good work by McCall as he checks the leg kick.
McCall tries to work over Jacobs's front leg with a kick but Jacobs checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Winston McCall had his way with Christian Jacobs in that round.
That's time! McCall's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
McCall fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A low kick from McCall misses
and Jacobs counters with a single leg into guard. McCall didn't expect that.
McCall keeping moving, preventing Jacobs from controlling successfully.
Jacobs postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jacobs is looking to advance position but McCall has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Jacobs tries to get back to half guard but can't.
McCall looking to control and managing it successfully.
McCall tries to control but Jacobs wriggling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCall landing strikes, looking to finish!
Jacobs is desperately trying to improve his position but McCall has a good base and remains in mount.
McCall looking to finish with strikes here!
Jacobs holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as McCall tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
McCall looking to control but Jacobs is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCall scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jacobs?
Jacobs is wriggling around trying to escape.
McCall lands with some strikes.
Jacobs is looking to improve his position but McCall isn't that keen on the idea.
McCall throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
McCall looking to control but Jacobs is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jacobs is looking to improve his position but McCall isn't that keen on the idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCall misses with some ground and pound and Jacobs recovers position to half guard.
Winston McCall overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Well, if McCall 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.
Jacobs wants to improve his position but McCall is controlling well.
Jacobs is concentrating on defense, preventing McCall from advancing position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCall working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Jacobs's thigh. Jacobs counters though and makes it back to full guard.
McCall won't allow Jacobs to sweep him here.
Jacobs keeps trying to improve his position.
McCall loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Winston McCall.
Well McCall has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 48:47
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 48:47
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Winston McCall!
Winston McCall retains his lightweight title!
Winston McCall thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Kemp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hojo Yoijimbo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yoijimbo has chosen Them Crooked Vultures - Elephants as his entrance music. Adam Kemp could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Hojo Yoijimbo's chin.
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258 lbs
35 - 15 - 0 |
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280 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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
35 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Adam Kemp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hojo Yoijimbo!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Anthony Taglia and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick by Yoijimbo misses
and Kemp counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kemp lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Yoijimbo throws an overhand right that lands on Kemp's shoulder, as Kemp tries to avoid the shot.
Yoijimbo lands a jab to the head.
It looks like Adam Kemp has been cut.
Yoijimbo looks for the body kick but Kemp saw that one coming.
Kemp blocks a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kemp throws a leg kick that is checked
and Yoijimbo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kemp thinking.
Yoijimbo walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kemp.
Kemp throws a body kick that misses.
Kemp throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kemp throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kemp throws a shot to the body.
Yoijimbo gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Kemp finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kemp throws a quick inside leg kick.
Yoijimbo checks a leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kemp crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Yoijimbo - the referee stops the clock and Kemp gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Yoijimbo. Kemp manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Yoijimbo tries to land a body kick
and Kemp counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yoijimbo has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Kemp tries a head kick but it misses.
Yoijimbo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A low kick from Kemp is predictable there
enabling Yoijimbo to counter with a crisp jab.
Kemp throws a nice inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yoijimbo throws the left hand but Kemp avoids the punch easily.
Kemp connects with a leg kick. Yoijimbo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Yoijimbo tries to clinch but Kemp moves out of range.
Yoijimbo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kemp. Kemp obviously looking to wear him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Kemp catches Yoijimbo right on the button with a cross.
It looks like Hojo Yoijimbo has been cut.
Yoijimbo throws a low kick, looking for Kemp's leg but Kemp calmly moves out of range.
Kemp checks a low kick from Yoijimbo.
Kemp avoids the body shot from Yoijimbo.
Yoijimbo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kemp throws a leg kick but Yoijimbo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Yoijimbo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kemp is out of range.
Yoijimbo moves out of range of the strikes.
Kemp lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Yoijimbo wants to slow Kemp down by chopping away at his legs.
Yoijimbo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kemp.
Kemp avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kemp lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yoijimbo's sensitive parts.
Kemp avoids the body shot from Yoijimbo.
Kemp fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kemp ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yoijimbo moves away.
Yoijimbo is looking to clinch but Kemp is avoiding it.
A big right from Kemp misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Yoijimbo blocks the leg kick.
Yoijimbo throws a body kick that misses.
Kemp misses with a body punch
and Yoijimbo counters with a thumping low kick.
Yoijimbo misses with a low kick.
Yoijimbo tries to clinch up.
Kemp motions for Yoijimbo to come forward. Kemp throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoijimbo misses with a looping right.
Kemp blocks a head kick by Yoijimbo.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yoijimbo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kemp tries to circle away but Yoijimbo has him pinned against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Kemp.
Kemp can't find room to land a body shot as Yoijimbo controls the action.
Kemp swings wildly with an uppercut but Yoijimbo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yoijimbo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kemp is looking to control Yoijimbo's arms but Yoijimbo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kemp has his back to the cage.
Yoijimbo has Kemp pressed against the cage, preventing Kemp from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Yoijimbo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kemp avoids the elbow strike from Yoijimbo, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Kemp fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Kemp dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Yoijimbo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kemp momentarily.
Kemp will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Yoijimbo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kemp.
Yoijimbo tries to clinch up
and Kemp finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yoijimbo misses with a body kick.
Yoijimbo misses the shot to the body.
Yoijimbo is looking to clinch but Kemp is avoiding it.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Kemp here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Kemp misses with a low kick.
Yoijimbo takes a swing at Kemp's ribcage but misses.
Kemp thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoijimbo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kemp.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yoijimbo.
A low kick from Kemp misses
enabling Yoijimbo to counter with a crisp jab.
Kemp throws a hook but Yoijimbo avoids it easily.
Yoijimbo throws a head kick that misses.
Yoijimbo throws a leg kick that misses.
Yoijimbo throws a poor cross that misses
and Kemp counters with an outside leg kick.
Yoijimbo is looking to clinch but Kemp is avoiding it.
Kemp slips under a jab.
Kemp throws a head kick that misses
letting Yoijimbo counter with a right hand.
Kemp fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Yoijimbo.
Yoijimbo is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kemp throws a head kick but Yoijimbo moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Kemp lands an impressive looking overhand right. Yoijimbo doesn't seem phased though.
Yoijimbo throws a big shot that misses.
Yoijimbo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kemp digs a good body shot into Yoijimbo's ribs.
Kemp blocks a jab.
Yoijimbo swings for the body but Kemp moves out of range.
Yoijimbo tries to clinch there but Kemp circles away.
Kemp is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kemp throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Yoijimbo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kemp.
Yoijimbo is looking to clinch.
A slow jab from Yoijimbo misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoijimbo throws a head kick that Kemp semi-blocks.
Hojo Yoijimbo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kemp takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kemp lands a nice shot to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Yoijimbo checks a leg kick.
Kemp bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yoijimbo blocks a head kick by Kemp.
Kemp attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Yoijimbo lands with a hook. Kemp tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kemp fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kemp throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kemp looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kemp misses with a head kick.
Kemp swinging wildly here.
Yoijimbo throws a leg kick but Kemp sees it coming and moves out of range.
Yoijimbo closes the distance and clinches.
Kemp avoids a wild elbow strike from Yoijimbo.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kemp.
A frustrated look appears on Kemp's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Yoijimbo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kemp has a couple of punches blocked by Yoijimbo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yoijimbo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kemp swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yoijimbo pushes off an throws an elbow but Kemp leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Kemp dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Kemp ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Yoijimbo throws a body kick that misses
and Kemp counters with a crisp right hand that drops Yoijimbo! Kemp lets Yoijimbo back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kemp stuns Yoijimbo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kemp connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Yoijimbo moves out of range of the leg kick from Kemp.
Yoijimbo wants to stay close but Kemp steps back to make room for something. Yoijimbo seems frozen to the spot and bam! huge swing of the leg from Kemp and Yoijimbo drops like he has been shot! A huge head kick and it's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Adam Kemp!
A relieved looking Adam Kemp thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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