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FV #23 6 MONTH ANNIVERSARY PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hildebrand Gardiner Wright Blackwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ambrogio Ballestrazzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Gardiner Wright Blackwood might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to War is the Answer. Ballestrazzi has chosen Foxes - Holding Onto Heaven as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Ambrogio Ballestrazzi enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hildebrand Gardiner Wright Blackwood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ambrogio Ballestrazzi!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ballestrazzi tries to clinch there but Gardiner Wright Blackwood circles away.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood swats away the attempt to clinch by Ballestrazzi.
Ballestrazzi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ballestrazzi throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gardiner Wright Blackwood counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Ballestrazzi's guard now.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ballestrazzi is keeping the position for now.
Ballestrazzi wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ambrogio Ballestrazzi.
Ballestrazzi lands a nice shot that snaps Gardiner Wright Blackwood's head back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ballestrazzi wants to clinch but Gardiner Wright Blackwood slips to the side
and Gardiner Wright Blackwood decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ballestrazzi's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood trying to control but Ballestrazzi is working from the bottom.
Ballestrazzi is adopting a defensive guard.
Ballestrazzi wants to sweep here but Gardiner Wright Blackwood controlling him for the moment.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Ballestrazzi holds on and takes a little breather.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood postures up in Ballestrazzi's guard and throws a big left but Ballestrazzi blocks it.
Ballestrazzi is controlling Gardiner Wright Blackwood's posture.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Ambrogio Ballestrazzi wasn't active enough on the ground.
Ballestrazzi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ballestrazzi swivels and escapes.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood moves out of range as Ballestrazzi strikes.
A slow jab from Gardiner Wright Blackwood misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood avoids the head kick by Ballestrazzi.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood throws out a loose jab but Ballestrazzi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood misses the shot to the body.
Ballestrazzi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gardiner Wright Blackwood.
Ballestrazzi rushes Gardiner Wright Blackwood and presses him up against the cage.
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!
Gardiner Wright Blackwood lands an uppercut.
It looks like Ambrogio Ballestrazzi has been cut.
Ballestrazzi can't find room to land a body shot as Gardiner Wright Blackwood controls the action.
Ballestrazzi is working Gardiner Wright Blackwood over against the cage.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood is looking to take this one to the mat.
Ballestrazzi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ballestrazzi tries to throw a body punch but Gardiner Wright Blackwood avoids it by throwing Ballestrazzi back against the cage.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood misses with a body punch.
Ballestrazzi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood trying to control the position but instead, Ballestrazzi has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gardiner Wright Blackwood into the cage.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballestrazzi goes for a takedown attempt but Gardiner Wright Blackwood pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A big left from Ballestrazzi misses.
Ballestrazzi scores with a decent looking hook.
It looks like Hildebrand Gardiner Wright Blackwood has been cut.
A cross from Ballestrazzi lands.
Ballestrazzi throws an overhand right that drops Gardiner Wright Blackwood like a sack of potatoes! Ballestrazzi dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ambrogio Ballestrazzi!
Ambrogio Ballestrazzi thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miller HighLife (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Merrick Kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kane has chosen Blood Sugar - Pendulum as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, Miller HighLife!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Merrick Kane!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
HighLife tries to land a front kick but Kane steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
HighLife throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kane counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kane.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Kane trying to control but HighLife is working from the bottom.
Kane throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kane is working HighLife over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kane wants to control from the top but HighLife keeps moving.
Kane advances position into side control!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kane wants to control but HighLife is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kane fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Kane is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, HighLife has escaped the position, nice work there.
Kane working the head with strikes.
Kane wants to control but HighLife is keeping him busy.
Kane lands a nice forearm strike.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Kane working his ground and pound in the gym.
I wouldn't like to be where HighLife is right now.
Kane misses with the ground and pound.
Kane creates some space and throws a big elbow, but HighLife sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kane goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, HighLife has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Kane but great work by HighLife.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
HighLife wants to control but Kane is keeping him busy.
HighLife tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
HighLife sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Kane is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
HighLife lands a few punches from side control.
HighLife sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Kane is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Kane taking punishment in the form of punches.
HighLife scores with a couple of short elbows.
HighLife works to advance to full mount. Kane defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
HighLife throws some wild stikes that Kane manages to avoid easily.
HighLife misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
HighLife trying to control but Kane is having none of it.
HighLife looking to ground and pound but Kane is blocking nicely.
HighLife lands a big shot there that rocks Kane but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Kane is in a horrible position here. HighLife smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kane really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kane is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kane has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
HighLife breaks from Kane's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
HighLife misses with a head shot.
HighLife thowing shots but they're missing.
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 Miller HighLife will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kane slips under a jab.
Kane throws an ugly left hook that misses
and HighLife counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
HighLife thows a huge punch but Kane dodges it nicely.
HighLife misses with a head shot. Kane uses the momentum to regain guard.
HighLife landing some decent shots from guard.
HighLife trying to control the position from guard on top but Kane is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
HighLife is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
HighLife is fighting to break Kane's control of his arms but Kane is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Kane had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. HighLife defends it easily.
HighLife forces his way into half guard.
HighLife is nestled in close to Kane, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from HighLife.
HighLife wants to take a breather but Kane is having none of it.
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!
HighLife looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kane with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kane wants to control but HighLife is keeping busy.
HighLife not landing any meaningful shots this time.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting HighLife here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
HighLife thows a huge punch but Kane dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for HighLife. Oh but Kane has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! HighLife goes limp - he's gone! Kane jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Merrick Kane!
During a confident post fight interview, Merrick Kane thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Philip Negan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Watson comes to the cage accompanied by Till I Collapse- Eminem. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Watson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Philip Negan!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Negan crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Watson - the referee stops the clock and Negan gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Watson. Negan manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Watson scores with a one two! Negan had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Watson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Synergy Fight Team in the buildup to the fight.
Watson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Negan is out of range and Watson settles back down.
Negan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Watson connects with a solid leg kick.
Negan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Negan lands a right hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Negan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Watson checks it well.
Negan looks to score with a jab to the body but Watson is just out of range.
Watson connects with a nice looking jab.
Negan closes the distance and clinches up with Watson, looking for a takedown. Negan pushes Watson against the cage but Watson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Watson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Negan at a distance.
Watson lands a nice hook to Negan's body. Negan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Watson avoids the head kick by Negan.
Negan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Negan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Negan tries to clinch but Watson is having none of it.
Negan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Negan.
Negan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Watson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Watson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Watson checks a leg kick.
Negan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Watson forces Negan back against the cage and clinches.
Watson lands with a right to the head.
Watson avoiding damage as Negan throws knees to the body.
Watson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Negan lands a knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Negan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Watson managing to block the knees to the body from Negan.
Negan scores a nice knee to the body.
Negan looking to throw knees to the head but Watson is blocking nicely.
Watson working aggressively here.
Watson presses Negan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Watson throws a punch but it's blocked by Negan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Negan tries a knee to the head but Watson blocks it.
Watson managing to block the knees to the body from Negan.
A shot in the inside from Watson.
Watson lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Negan.
Negan is looking for a takedown.
John Watson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Philip Negan.
Watson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Watson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Negan backwards.
Negan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Watson is defending well for now.
Watson avoiding damage as Negan throws knees to the body.
Negan wants to break free but Watson has control.
Watson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Watson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Negan backwards.
Watson scores with a shot to the side of Negan's head.
Negan is looking to take this one to the mat.
Negan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Watson misses with a punch on the inside.
Negan has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Watson regains guard immediately.
Watson is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Negan postures up and lands a big shot to Watson's brow.
Watson trying to control the position here.
Negan landing some decent shots from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Negan is fighting to break Watson's control of his arms but Watson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Negan scoring with punches to the head and body.
Negan scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Negan throws an elbow that misses. Watson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Negan's guard. Nice move by Watson!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Negan wants to sweep but no luck.
Negan looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Watson puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Negan is looking for a sweep. Watson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Watson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Negan defending well though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Watson tries to pass to full mount but Negan defends it.
Watson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Negan defending well though.
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 John Watson will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Watson.
Negan takes a swing at Watson's ribcage but misses.
Sloppy strikes from Watson. Those never looked like landing.
Negan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Negan tries to bum rush Watson with a series of wild strikes but Watson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Watson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Negan fails with a takedown attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Negan. Watson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Watson tries to clinch up.
Negan throws a lazy head kick
and Watson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Watson lands a nice looking body shot.
Negan is breathing heavily.
Watson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Negan jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Philip Negan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Watson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Negan's calf.
Watson throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Negan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
It looks like Philip Negan has been cut.
Negan misses the body punch
and Watson counters with a nice body shot.
Watson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Watson connects with a single shot there.
Watson throws a front kick that sends Negan stumbling back into the cage.
Watson closes the distance and clinches.
Watson lands with a left to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Watson.
Watson lands a left hand.
Watson has a couple of punches blocked by Negan.
Watson swings wildly with an uppercut but Negan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Negan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Watson scores with a shoulder strike.
Negan takes a shot to the head.
Negan can't get the takedown.
John Watson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Philip Negan.
Watson lands a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Watson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Negan up against the cage.
Watson misses with the head strike.
Negan can't get the takedown.
Watson lands with a light punch inside.
Watson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Negan up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Watson.
Negan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Watson.
Negan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Negan missing with knees to the body.
Watson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Watson swings wildly with an uppercut but Negan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Negan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Negan blocking some punches.
Watson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Negan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Watson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Watson throws a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Watson fails to land.
Watson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Negan has Watson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Watson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Negan tries to land knees in the clinch but Watson avoids the damage to the body.
Watson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Negan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Watson throws a head punch that misses.
Negan landing knees to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Watson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Watson.
Watson working aggressively here.
Watson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Watson stops a takedown attempt from Negan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Watson.
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!
Watson looking to stall.
Nice elbow from Watson.
Watson gets through Negan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Watson tries to stall but Negan uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Watson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Watson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Watson gets through Negan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Watson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Watson lands a left hand.
Watson misses with a punch on the inside.
Negan blocks an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Watson misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Watson on the inside.
Watson lands an uppercut.
Watson has a couple of punches blocked by Negan.
John Watson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Watson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Watson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Philip Negan'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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Negan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Negan misses with a straight right.
Negan misses with an uppercut
and Watson finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Watson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Negan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Watson is looking to wear down Negan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Negan takes one to the chin there.
Negan takes a kick to the side of the head.
Negan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Negan does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
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!
Watson moves in looking to clinch but Negan pushes him off.
Watson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Negan is rocked!
Negan fails with the takedown.
Watson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Negan.
Watson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Negan is still on wobbly legs! Can Watson finish him?
John Watson is winning the standup battle so far.
Watson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Negan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Negan seems to have recovered his senses.
Negan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Watson scores with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Negan.
Watson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Negan has time to react.
Watson drops Negan with a naaaaasty hook - Negan is in real trouble here! Watson dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Watson!
John Watson gave a mention to Kemists ↑ 5x160Q in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jamison Burkina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samuraimo Rassi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jamison Burkina!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Samuraimo Rassi!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burkina throws a body punch but Rassi moves out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Rassi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jamison Burkina seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burkina doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rassi lands a head kick!
It looks like Jamison Burkina has been cut.
Rassi throws a series of punches but Burkina avoids them all with ease.
Rassi tries a head kick but it misses.
Burkina 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.
Burkina scores with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burkina swinging wildly here.
Burkina lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Burkina throws a poor cross that misses
and Rassi counters with a head kick that drops Burkina to the mat! Burkina scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Burkina is rocked!
Rassi defending well as Burkina loads up on a big left hand.
Oh Burkina is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Burkina throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rassi takes one to the side of the head.
Burkina throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Burkina seems to have got his legs back now.
Burkina lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Burkina jabs Rassi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rassi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rassi fails to land with a series of punches.
Burkina connects with a jab.
Rassi takes a jab right on the kisser.
Good exchange - Burkina coming out on top.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rassi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Samuraimo Rassi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rassi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Burkina scores with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burkina looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rassi is fending him off so far but Burkina persists. Nope, Rassi circles away and we're back to standing.
Rassi moves away from the strike by Burkina.
Burkina misses with an uppercut
and Rassi counters with a stiff right hand.
Rassi walks into a left hand.
Burkina fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rassi 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.
Rassi jabs Burkina right on the nose. Burkina blinks but takes it well.
Burkina circles away from the clinch attempt
and Burkina counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Burkina misses with a looping left.
Burkina misses with a hook
and Rassi counters with a crisp one two that drops Burkina! Rassi thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Burkina to his feet! Burkina is in big trouble!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burkina scores with a body shot.
Burkina throws a lazy right hand but Rassi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rassi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rassi there as he acknowledges the shot.
Burkina shoots in looking for a takedown but Rassi manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Burkina's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jamison Burkina. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burkina looks to land a combination but Rassi avoids it well.
Burkina ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A jab from Rassi does it's job there.
Burkina misses with a body shot.
Rassi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Burkina shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Rassi pushes Burkina off looking to stand but Burkina dives back in and keeps control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rassi is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Burkina scores with a couple of nice shots.
Burkina trying to pass the guard but Rassi defending well.
Burkina misses with a head shot. Rassi uses the momentum to regain guard.
Burkina with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samuraimo Rassi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jamison Burkina's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Burkina lunges at Rassi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rassi's hand.
Burkina thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice shot by Burkina.
Rassi tries to clinch up but Burkina circles away and keeps his distance.
Burkina throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Burkina misses with a looping left.
Burkina throws a shot from downtown. Rassi moves away and avoids it.
Rassi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Burkina fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rassi manages to avoid it.
Burkina misses with a wild body shot.
Burkina takes the fight into the clinch.
Burkina breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burkina fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Burkina misses with a looping right.
Burkina lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Burkina scores with a nice head shot.
Burkina throws an overhand right that lands on Rassi's shoulder, as Rassi tries to avoid the shot.
Rassi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Burkina throws an off balance right hand
and Rassi counters with a nice uppercut.
Samuraimo Rassi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Burkina ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Burkina misses with a wild body shot.
Burkina scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Burkina shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rassi as he jumps to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rassi fails to land with a series of punches.
Burkina tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rassi was well out of range. Poor timing from Burkina.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burkina lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Samuraimo Rassi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rassi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rassi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Burkina throws a shot from downtown. Rassi moves away and avoids it.
Burkina misses with a straight left.
Burkina throws the left hand but Rassi avoids the punch easily.
Rassi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Burkina scores with a sloppy right hand. Rassi should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burkina misses with a hook
and Rassi counters with a slapping leg kick.
Burkina checks a leg kick.
Burkina moves into range and connects with a jab.
Burkina misses the shot to the body.
Rassi takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Burkina throws a jab but it's blocked by Rassi.
Rassi slips a jab from Burkina.
Burkina changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rassi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rassi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Burkina defending well as Rassi loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burkina throws a jab when Rassi was well out of range.
Rassi blocks a jab.
Burkina closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Rassi quickly recovers to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burkina not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Burkina missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rassi wants to improve his position but Burkina is controlling well.
Burkina missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rassi tries to get to full guard but Burkina has control of the leg.
Burkina sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rassi defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamison Burkina dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jamison Burkina's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Rassi defending well as Burkina loads up on a big left hand.
Burkina tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rassi was well out of range. Poor timing from Burkina.
Burkina bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Burkina misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rassi avoids the body shot from Burkina.
Rassi takes one on the button.
Burkina looks to score with a jab to the body but Rassi is just out of range.
Rassi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Burkina.
Burkina throws a jab when Rassi was well out of range.
Burkina misses with a left hand
and Rassi counters with a nice leg kick.
Burkina throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rassi on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burkina tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rassi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Burkina fails to land with a series of punches.
Burkina jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Burkina throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rassi works Burkina's body with a nice hook.
Burkina misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Burkina is defended easily by Rassi.
Burkina closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Burkina misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burkina on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rassi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Burkina.
Rassi thuds his right hand into Burkina's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rassi tries to move into range but Burkina moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Burkina has a takedown stuffed.
Burkina misses with a straight left.
Burkina throws a poor cross that misses
and Rassi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Burkina throws an overhand right that lands on Rassi's shoulder, as Rassi tries to avoid the shot.
Rassi lands with a kick to the ribs.
Burkina misses with a takedown attempt - Rassi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jamison Burkina. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rassi cracks Burkina with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Rassi has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Burkina to stand back up!
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!
Burkina slips under a jab from Rassi.
Burkina scores with a jab. Rassi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Burkina scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Burkina misses with a body punch
and Rassi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rassi tries to clinch but Burkina is having none of it.
Burkina takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Burkina misses with a wild body shot.
Rassi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rassi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Burkina swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rassi slips a jab from Burkina.
Burkina shoots in and drives through. Rassi sprawls well.
Burkina tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rassi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Burkina uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rassi.
Burkina misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rassi gets caught napping as Burkina dives in and scores a takedown. Rassi manages to retain guard.
Burkina 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.
Rassi manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rassi can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Burkina is looking to escape.
And that's the end of the fight!
Samuraimo Rassi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rassi 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samuraimo Rassi!
A less than humble Samuraimo Rassi misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jase Robertson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Macadam Baird (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robertson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is SAIL by AwolNation. The key to victory for Jase Robertson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jase Robertson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Macadam Baird!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robertson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Baird.
Robertson scores with a jab. Baird acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Robertson thows a body shot but no joy.
Robertson throws out a leg kick but Baird moves out of range and Robertson only half commits.
Robertson connects with a single shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baird takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Baird lands with a kick to the ribs.
Robertson lands a nice looking body shot.
Robertson looks for the body kick but Baird saw that one coming.
Baird has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Robertson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Robertson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Robertson throws a right hand that misses
and Baird counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Robertson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Robertson tries a low kick but Baird avoids it.
Baird shoots in and drives through. Robertson sprawls well.
Baird goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Baird with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Robertson to score with a decent uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baird takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jase Robertson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Robertson misses with a looping right.
Baird wants to clinch up but Robertson keeps it at a distance.
Baird misses the shot to the body.
Jase Robertson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Decent striking displayed by Robertson there.
Baird ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Baird closes the distance and clinches.
Baird has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Robertson uses from the top position.
Robertson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Robertson 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.
Robertson gets to his feet. Baird looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baird gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Robertson.
Baird looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baird wants to control but Robertson is keeping him busy.
Robertson tries to get to full guard but Baird has control of the leg.
Robertson won't allow Baird to pass to mount.
Baird lands with a punch from half guard.
Robertson trying to control here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Robertson wants to improve his position but Baird is controlling well.
Baird throwing shots but Robertson is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Baird works his foot free and advances to mount.
Baird trying to control but Robertson is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robertson is trying to escape the mount.
Baird working away from the top, dropping strikes.
It looks like Jase Robertson has been cut.
Baird wants to control the pace but Robertson is squirming around nicely.
Baird pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Robertson is rocked!
Robertson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Oh Robertson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Baird looking to finish with strikes here!
Robertson is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at HILITE Fighting Club that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Baird! Robertson is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Macadam Baird!
Macadam Baird took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Baraka Simengwa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Simengwa comes to the cage accompanied by Afande Sele feat Ditto - Darubini kali. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Baraka Simengwa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Damien Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A right-left combo lands from Garcia.
Garcia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Simengwa was well out of range. Poor timing from Garcia.
Garcia fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Simengwa checks the leg kick nicely there.
Simengwa doesn't manage to clinch there - Garcia circles away.
Garcia misses with a wild body shot.
Garcia misses with a jab, cross combination.
Damien Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcia throws a series of punches but Simengwa moves out of range.
Simengwa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Simengwa moves to clinch but Garcia breaks away
and Garcia counters with a crisp one two that drops Simengwa! Garcia thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Simengwa to his feet! Simengwa is in big trouble!
Simengwa is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Simengwa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Oh Simengwa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Garcia tries to keep at a distance but Simengwa has taken the fight into the clinch.
Garcia tries to land knees in the clinch but Simengwa avoids the damage to the body.
Simengwa seems to have got his legs back now.
Simengwa tries for a takedown but Garcia manages to get underhooks.
Simengwa pulls guard successfully.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Simengwa working a defensive guard but Garcia manages to pass into side control anyway.
Simengwa tries to improve position but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Simengwa is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Garcia's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Garcia is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Simengwa is trying to control but can't.
Simengwa actively working from the bottom here.
We've been hearing good reports from Simengwa's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Simengwa actively working from the bottom here.
Garcia trying to control the action but Simengwa is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simengwa tries to get to full guard but Garcia has control of the leg.
Simengwa looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Simengwa tries to get to full guard but Garcia has control of the leg.
Garcia stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Simengwa to get to his feet.
Simengwa shoots in and drives through. Garcia sprawls well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia throws a nice looking combination but Simengwa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Garcia gets caught napping as Simengwa dives in and scores a takedown. Garcia manages to retain guard.
Simengwa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Simengwa is working hard here to advance position.
Simengwa trying to control the position from guard on top but Garcia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Simengwa wants to pass the guard but Garcia is keeping the position.
Simengwa is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Baraka Simengwa just wasn't active enough.
Garcia throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Simengwa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Garcia circles away from the clinch attempt.
A nice combination there by Garcia.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Simengwa moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damien Garcia dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Simengwa throws a looping overhand right but Garcia ducks down to avoid it.
Simengwa is looking to clinch.
Garcia throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Garcia misses with a double jab.
Garcia lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Garcia jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Garcia lands with an uppercut that bounces Simengwa off the cage and back into range.
Garcia lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Simengwa at a distance.
Garcia scores with a nice right hand.
Simengwa wants to clinch.
Damien Garcia seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Simengwa tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Garcia counters by moving into the clinch.
Garcia pushes Simengwa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garcia throws an elbow that misses.
Garcia lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simengwa looking for submissions off his back.
Simengwa is trying to control but can't.
Simengwa is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Garcia pulls his head out easily.
Garcia trying to control from half guard but Simengwa is working away.
Simengwa is trying to maintain the position but Garcia is very close to passing his half guard.
Simengwa keeping control of the position.
Simengwa works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simengwa looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Simengwa has an active guard here but Garcia has managed to pass into half guard.
Simengwa is pressing down on Garcia's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Simengwa has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Garcia is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Simengwa.
Simengwa is trying to improve his position.
Garcia stands up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia scores with a body shot.
Garcia throws a body punch but Simengwa moves out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Simengwa is defended easily by Garcia.
Simengwa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Garcia throws a right and a left that both miss.
Garcia scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Garcia throws a right hand that Simengwa ducks under and follows up with a left that Simengwa also avoids with ease.
Garcia throws a lazy right hand but Simengwa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Garcia keeps the fight on the outside.
Garcia circles away from the clinch attempt
and Garcia moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia tries a body shot but Simengwa blocks it.
A right handed body shot lands from Garcia.
Simengwa is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Garcia gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Garcia tries to break the clinch but Simengwa is controlling the position.
Nice body punch from Garcia - that landed with a thud.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcia gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Garcia tries to stand but Simengwa is controlling from the bottom.
Simengwa is trying to keep Garcia in close.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Garcia decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Simengwa, up you get!
Simengwa fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damien Garcia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Garcia punishes Simengwa's body with a nice straight punch.
Garcia looks to score with a jab to the body but Simengwa is just out of range.
Garcia lands with a cross.
Simengwa tries to clinch but Garcia moves away
and Garcia counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Simengwa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Simengwa dives in and grabs Garcia's left leg, looking for a takedown. Garcia pushes down on Simengwa's head and hops out.
Garcia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Simengwa moves away.
Garcia lands a left and a right that send Simengwa crashing to the mat, dazed. Garcia thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Baraka Simengwa has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garcia comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Simengwa is looking to clinch but Garcia is avoiding it.
Garcia misses with a jab, cross combination.
Garcia is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Simengwa rather than just go for the knockout.
Jab by Garcia.
Simengwa shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Simengwa was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Simengwa tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simengwa is looking to take a break and control but Garcia is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Simengwa is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Garcia is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Simengwa tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Simengwa is looking to take a break and control but Garcia is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Garcia is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Simengwa has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Simengwa tries to move to full mount but Garcia actually manages to regain half guard.
Garcia kicks Simengwa off and gets back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia circles away from the clinch attempt.
Garcia looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Simengwa moves out of range of the strikes.
Simengwa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Garcia throws a right and a left that both miss.
Simengwa dodges the punch combination from Garcia.
Simengwa avoids the body shot from Garcia.
Simengwa gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Simengwa is trying to pull guard but Garcia turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Garcia breaks from the clinch.
Garcia lands a nice leg kick that just misses Simengwa's sensitive parts.
Garcia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simengwa wants to clinch
and Garcia counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Simengwa shoots in for a takedown but Garcia shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Baraka Simengwa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Garcia keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Damien Garcia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Garcia looks to land a right hand but Simengwa moved out of range.
Garcia looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garcia jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Simengwa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Garcia swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Garcia misses the jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Simengwa scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Simengwa performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Baraka Simengwa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Simengwa misses with a head shot. Garcia uses the momentum to regain guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Damien Garcia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Garcia winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damien Garcia!
Damien Garcia thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jermaine Barksdale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bang Bang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barksdale comes into the arena with Ain't No Sunshine- DMX blaring out of the sound system. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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220 lbs
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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
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jermaine Barksdale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bang Bang!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barksdale defending well as Bang loads up on a big left hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Barksdale.
Jermaine Barksdale seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barksdale lands with a thumping leg kick.
Barksdale scores with a hook.
We've been hearing reports that Barksdale has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Barksdale tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Barksdale misses with a low kick.
Bang waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barksdale.
Barksdale connects with a crisp jab.
Bang lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barksdale circles away quickly and effectively.
Barksdale paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bang lands with a nice body punch.
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!
Bang with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Barksdale misses the jab.
Barksdale fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bang avoids it really well and circles away.
Bang throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barksdale tries to clinch there but Bang circles away.
Barksdale swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Barksdale.
Barksdale looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bang takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Barksdale tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bang manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Barksdale fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bang manages to avoid it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Barksdale.
Barksdale slips a straight right by Bang.
Bang throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Barksdale misses with a head kick.
Bang misses with a lunging right hand
and Barksdale counters with a stiff right hand.
Bang uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barksdale.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bang fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Barksdale on the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bang scores with a body shot.
Barksdale throws a head kick that misses.
Bang throws a leg kick which misses Barksdale's front leg but catches the back leg as Barksdale tries to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bang. Barksdale does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bang misses with the combination.
Barksdale throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Barksdale moves out of range of the strikes.
Bang cracks Barksdale with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Barksdale throws a hook to the side of Bang's head but Bang sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bang checks a leg kick.
Barksdale rushes Bang and presses him up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barksdale goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bang tries a body shot but Barksdale blocks it.
Barksdale pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Barksdale is trying to break the clinch but Bang is controlling him.
Barksdale swings wildly with an uppercut but Bang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barksdale can't find room to land a body shot as Bang controls the action.
Bang stalling the fight.
A body shot lands from Barksdale.
Barksdale lands a right hand.
Barksdale lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bang backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Barksdale just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bang's brow.
Barksdale lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Barksdale lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bang backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bang lands with a right to the head.
Bang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barksdale is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bang gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bang blocks a body shot from Barksdale.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barksdale misses with a knee to the head.
Barksdale misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barksdale blocks an elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barksdale.
Bang lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Barksdale or not.
Bang has a couple of punches blocked by Barksdale.
Bang blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barksdale's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bang cracks Barksdale with a nice body shot.
Barksdale is breathing heavily.
Barksdale blocks a body shot from Bang.
Bang digs a right hand into Barksdale's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Barksdale's gas tank.
Bang misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bang's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bang leaning against his opponent.
Bang tries a body shot but Barksdale blocks it.
A frustrated look appears on Barksdale's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Barksdale.
Bang has a couple of punches blocked by Barksdale.
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 Jermaine Barksdale will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Barksdale throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bang misses with a wild body shot.
Barksdale scores with a jab to the head.
Barksdale fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Barksdale feints and then cracks Bang's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bang down.
Bang looks to score with a jab to the body but Barksdale is just out of range.
Barksdale on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bang loads up on a big right hand but Barksdale slips the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bang. Barksdale does a little dance to reset his feet.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Barksdale checks a leg kick.
Barksdale lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bang looks to score with a jab to the body but Barksdale is just out of range.
Jermaine Barksdale is winning the standup battle so far.
Bang lands a head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bang lands a nice shot that snaps Barksdale's head back.
Barksdale rushes Bang and presses him up against the cage.
Barksdale tries to work over Bang's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bang.
Bang breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barksdale jabs Bang to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bang takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Barksdale misses with a looping right.
Bang looks to score with a jab to the body but Barksdale is just out of range.
Barksdale punishes Bang's body with a nice straight punch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bang breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barksdale feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bang's calf.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bang looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Barksdale lands with a hook. Bang tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barksdale is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bang tests Barksdale's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Barksdale pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A swing and a miss from Barksdale.
Bang throws out a loose jab but Barksdale uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bang has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bang there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bang ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Barksdale scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bang doesn't seem bothered though.
Barksdale ducks under a wild hook from Bang.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barksdale looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bang Bang is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barksdale closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Barksdale blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bang tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Barksdale lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Barksdale throws a head punch that misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Barksdale misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bang lands with a left to the head.
Bang misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Barksdale creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barksdale blocks an uppercut.
Bang tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Barksdale lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bang gets through Barksdale's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bang misses with an elbow over the top.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barksdale gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Bang is trying to keep Barksdale in close.
Barksdale throws a big elbow that misses.
Bang trying to control the position.
Barksdale trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bang 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.
Jermaine Barksdale dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Bang throws a body punch but Barksdale moves out of range.
Bang fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Barksdale checks it well.
Barksdale missing with a left hand there. Bang was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Barksdale throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barksdale moves away from the strike by Bang.
Bang looks to throw the jab but Barksdale is out of range.
Barksdale fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bang checks it well.
Barksdale slips under a jab.
Barksdale darts in and clinches Bang up against the cage.
Barksdale lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bang backwards.
Bang swings wildly with an uppercut but Barksdale uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barksdale working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bang tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bang is trying to maintain a safe position but Barksdale gets an underhook and turns Bang into the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bang.
Bang blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bang has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A left hand lands to the body for Barksdale.
Bang tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barksdale scores with a hook to the body.
Bang takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Barksdale blocks a body shot from Bang.
Barksdale lands a left hand.
Bang's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barksdale slowing the pace effectively.
Barksdale has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bang avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Barksdale lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bang lands a right hand that snaps the head of Barksdale backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barksdale.
Barksdale lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bang is trying to break free.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Barksdale tries to work over Bang's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bang has a couple of punches blocked by Barksdale.
Bang lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barksdale.
Barksdale is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bang pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Bang pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bang throws the left hand but Barksdale avoids the punch easily.
Barksdale throws a hook to the side of Bang's head but Bang sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bang fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Barksdale checks it well.
Good work by Barksdale as he checks the leg kick.
Bang misses with a straight left.
Bang throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barksdale throws a good cross that connects.
Barksdale lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bang missing with a left hand there. Barksdale was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice cross by Barksdale.
Barksdale fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bang has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Barksdale just misses with a punch to the body.
Jermaine Barksdale is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bang misses with a low kick as Barksdale jumps back.
Barksdale scores with a nice right hand.
Bang misses with a leg kick.
Bang has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Barksdale.
Barksdale on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Barksdale avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Barksdale misses.
Barksdale tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bang swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Barksdale scores with the left hand. Bang knows he should have avoided that one.
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!
Barksdale misses with a straight right.
The fighters circling - Barksdale throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Barksdale feints and then cracks Bang's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bang down.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bang.
A slapping leg kick lands for Barksdale.
Bang looks to throw the jab but Barksdale is out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barksdale moves in looking to clinch but Bang pushes him off.
Some bone on bone action there as Barksdale checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bang Bang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barksdale with a nice cross.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jermaine Barksdale showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Barksdale has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jermaine Barksdale!
Our winner, Jermaine Barksdale, 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Abel Speed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Memento Mori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Speed's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Limp Bizkit / Break Stuff. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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197 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Abel Speed!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Memento Mori!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Speed moves into the clinch.
Speed blocks an elbow strike from Mori.
Speed has a couple of punches blocked by Mori.
Mori scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Speed goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Mori as the two fighters clinch.
Speed working aggressively here.
Speed lands a hook that snaps the head of Mori backwards.
Mori tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Speed blocking some punches.
Speed lands a shoulder strike.
Mori blocks a body shot from Speed.
Speed prevents a body shot from Mori.
Speed tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mori takes a shot to the head.
Mori blocks an uppercut.
Mori comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Speed misses with a body punch.
Mori tries to throw a body punch but Speed avoids it by throwing Mori back against the cage.
Speed working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Mori.
Mori misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Speed misses with a hook to the ribs.
Speed has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mori is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Mori throws a punch but it's blocked by Speed.
Good body shot from Mori.
Speed blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Speed changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mori fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Mori fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Speed fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mori manages to avoid it.
Speed on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Speed keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mori.
Mori sizes up Speed with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice defenses there by Mori.
An inside leg kick lands from Mori.
Mori fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mori tries to clinch up.
A punch combination from Speed misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mori looks to land a left hand but Speed moved out of range nicely.
Speed looks to score with a jab to the body but Mori is just out of range.
Speed throws a nice looking combination but Mori bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Good leg kick by Mori there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A swing and a miss from Mori.
Speed misses with a left hand
and Mori holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Mori lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Speed tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mori's elbow.
Speed takes an elbow to the temple.
Mori escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Speed closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Memento Mori has been cut.
Speed fails to land with a series of punches.
Speed misses with a body shot.
Mori slips under a jab.
Speed tries to clinch up.
Speed ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mori moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Speed tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mori was well out of range. Poor timing from Speed.
Speed needs to keep his hands up - Mori had a free shot at his head there.
Speed takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Speed connects with a body shot.
Jab by Mori.
Speed throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mori waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Speed.
Mori is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Speed.
Mori lands a jab to the head.
Mori fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Speed checks it well.
Speed throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Speed is looking to wear down Mori with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Speed misses with the combination.
An inside leg kick lands from Mori.
Speed needs to keep his hands up - Mori had a free shot at his head there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mori fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Speed on the side of the head.
A jab from Mori does it's job there.
Mori instigates a clinch.
Mori tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Speed avoids it.
Mori lands an elbow inside.
Speed pushes Mori back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Speed misses with the head strike.
Mori makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Speed misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mori lands an elbow that stopped Speed in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Abel Speed has been cut.
Nice elbow from Mori.
Mori presses Speed against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nice body punch from Speed.
Mori comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Speed lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mori or not.
Speed tries for a takedown but Mori manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abel Speed. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mori lands with a right to the head.
Speed manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Memento Mori dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Mori with a jab.
Mori with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mori throws a body punch but Speed moves out of range.
Mori closes the distance and clinches.
Speed misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mori fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mori misses with a punch on the inside.
Mori scores with a shot to the side of Speed's head.
Memento Mori seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Speed misses with some punches.
Mori's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mori has a couple of punches blocked by Speed.
Mori lands a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mori pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A combination from Speed does no damage.
Mori takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mori throws a hook to the side of Speed's head but Speed sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice uppercut lands for Speed. That snapped Mori's head back.
Mori keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mori throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Speed checks a low kick from Mori.
Mori loads up on a big right hand but Speed slips the punch.
Mori tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Speed manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mori ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mori throws a push kick but Speed slaps the foot to one side.
Mori avoids the body shot from Speed.
Mori displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Speed throws out the jab.
Speed throws a jab but it's blocked by Mori.
Mori displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Speed throws out the jab.
Speed feints a jab promting Mori to slip. Speed then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Mori slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Mori is rocked!
Speed dances in with a quick combination. Mori is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Speed snaps Mori's head back. Mori stumbles backwards against the cage. Speed steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Mori's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Mori just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Abel Speed!
Abel Speed retains his middleweight title!
Post fight, Abel Speed took to the microphone: 'Forbidden Violence wins again bitches!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mikio Okita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ange Fili (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fili has chosen Spaceship Superstar as his entrance music. Ange Fili acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
39 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mikio Okita!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ange Fili!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Okita. Fili does a little dance to reset his feet.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Fili.
Okita blocks the body kick.
A big right from Okita misses.
Fili looks to throw the jab but Okita is out of range.
Fili is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Okita circles away from the clinch attempt.
Okita throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Okita walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Okita has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Fili.
Fili fails to land with a series of punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fili falls off balance throwing a combination
and Okita counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Fili!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Okita trying to control the action but Fili is working from the bottom.
Okita tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Okita has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fili is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Okita has just dragged him back down to the mat.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Fili can do anything to dispel that myth.
Fili is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Okita wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fili keeps working.
Fili is trying to buck Okita off.
Okita misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Okita wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fili keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okita moves into full mount!
Fili is in a horrible position here. Okita smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Okita lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fili trying desperately to get to his feet.
Okita scoring with strikes but Fili is staying in there.
Okita looking to finish Fili with some ground and pound. This is bad for Fili!
Fili tries to buck Okita off but he can't manage it.
Okita lands with some strikes.
Fili is rocked!
Okita looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Fili covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mikio Okita!
Mikio Okita retains his welterweight title!
An out of breath Mikio Okita thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nick Foles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mohammed Sheik Allah Ali Baba Mohammed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Foles!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mohammed Sheik Allah Ali Baba Mohammed !
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ali Baba Mohammed rushes Foles and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Foles misses with some punches.
Foles prevents the takedown attempt.
Ali Baba Mohammed lands with a short shot to the head.
Foles lands a body punch.
Nice body punch from Ali Baba Mohammed .
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Foles trying to land knees to the body.
Foles trying to land knees to the body.
Ali Baba Mohammed blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Foles lands with a short shot to the head.
Foles tries a knee to the head but Ali Baba Mohammed blocks it.
Foles lands a nice shot to the body.
Foles is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ali Baba Mohammed is defending well for now.
Foles misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ali Baba Mohammed avoiding damage as Foles throws knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Foles obliges.
Foles lands an elbow that stopped Ali Baba Mohammed in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Mohammed Sheik Allah Ali Baba Mohammed has been cut.
Ali Baba Mohammed avoids a wild elbow strike from Foles.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ali Baba Mohammed .
Foles throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Foles looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foles using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ali Baba Mohammed misses with a hook to the ribs.
Foles tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ali Baba Mohammed avoids it.
Foles throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Foles prevents a body shot from Ali Baba Mohammed .
Foles lands a nice uppercut.
Foles lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Foles comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Foles lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Foles tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ali Baba Mohammed avoids it.
Foles misses with a short punch on the inside.
Foles misses with an elbow strike.
Ali Baba Mohammed misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice elbow from Foles.
Foles lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ali Baba Mohammed 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ali Baba Mohammed blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Foles lands an elbow inside that Ali Baba Mohammed shrugs off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali Baba Mohammed blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Foles trying to land knees to the body.
Foles tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ali Baba Mohammed avoids it.
Foles lands with a light punch inside.
Ali Baba Mohammed misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hook to the body lands for Ali Baba Mohammed .
Ali Baba Mohammed avoids a wild elbow strike from Foles.
Foles fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ali Baba Mohammed prevents a body shot from Foles.
Foles throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ali Baba Mohammed working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Foles makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Foles lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ali Baba Mohammed tries to work over Foles's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Foles missing with knees to the body.
Foles looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Foles goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Foles presses Ali Baba Mohammed against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foles misses with some punches.
Foles landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ali Baba Mohammed looks winded!
Ali Baba Mohammed struggles to land a body shot inside as Foles controls his hands.
Foles misses with a knee strike.
Foles swings wildly with an uppercut but Ali Baba Mohammed uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ali Baba Mohammed lands a nice uppercut.
Ali Baba Mohammed gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Foles wants to get back to his feet.
Foles trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ali Baba Mohammed wants to control but Foles is keeping him busy.
Ali Baba Mohammed stops Foles from getting back to his feet.
Ali Baba Mohammed trying to control the action but Foles is working from the bottom.
Foles knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ali Baba Mohammed on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foles has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Ali Baba Mohammed is on him like a limpet, forcing Foles back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Foles.
Foles lands an elbow inside that Ali Baba Mohammed shrugs off.
With the fighters up against the cage, Foles throws an elbow but misses.
Ali Baba Mohammed tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Foles's elbow.
Ali Baba Mohammed tries a body shot but Foles blocks it.
Ali Baba Mohammed tries to score a body lock takedown but Foles shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Foles tries to land knees in the clinch but Ali Baba Mohammed avoids the damage to the body.
Ali Baba Mohammed blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ali Baba Mohammed struggles to land a body shot inside as Foles controls his hands.
Foles tries a knee to the head but Ali Baba Mohammed blocks it.
Ali Baba Mohammed tries to score a body lock takedown but Foles shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Nick Foles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mohammed Sheik Allah Ali Baba Mohammed .
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ali Baba Mohammed blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nice body punch from Ali Baba Mohammed - that landed with a thud.
Foles lands a hook to the side of the head.
Foles makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Foles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Foles dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mohammed Sheik Allah Ali Baba Mohammed 's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Foles throws a hook to the side of Ali Baba Mohammed 's head but Ali Baba Mohammed sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ali Baba Mohammed closes the distance but Foles moves to the side
and Foles counters with a straight right hand.
Ali Baba Mohammed moves in looking to clinch but Foles pushes him off.
Ali Baba Mohammed shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Foles is trying to defend but Ali Baba Mohammed finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Ali Baba Mohammed prevents Foles from standing back up.
Ali Baba Mohammed wants to control but Foles is keeping him busy.
Ali Baba Mohammed stops Foles from getting back to his feet.
Foles is in trouble now - Ali Baba Mohammed has advanced to mount!
Ali Baba Mohammed has control of Foles's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Foles regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Foles's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali Baba Mohammed trying to control but Foles is having none of it.
Ali Baba Mohammed throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Foles because Ali Baba Mohammed loaded up on that one.
Foles is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ali Baba Mohammed with good strikes from the mount here!
Foles squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Ali Baba Mohammed landing strikes from the mount.
Ali Baba Mohammed has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Foles taking shots to the head.
Foles is rocked!
Ali Baba Mohammed lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Foles! Ali Baba Mohammed sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Foles and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mohammed Sheik Allah Ali Baba Mohammed !
Mohammed Sheik Allah Ali Baba Mohammed is the new super heavyweight champion!
A victorious Mohammed Sheik Allah Ali Baba Mohammed thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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