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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Darek Walczak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nobuhiko Oshima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Walczak comes into the arena with We will rock you blaring out of the sound system. Oshima has chosen CIMA Theme 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darek Walczak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nobuhiko Oshima!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walczak moves away from the strike by Oshima.
Walczak on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Oshima moves into range and connects with a jab.
Walczak is rocked!
Oshima lands a body shot.
Walczak throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Walczak fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Oshima has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Walczak misses with a low kick.
Oshima shoots for a double leg takedown but Walczak sprawls well. He's pushed Oshima's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Oshima misses with a lunging right hand
and Walczak counters with a body kick.
Walczak ducks under a wild hook from Oshima.
Oshima missing with a left hand there. Walczak was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walczak displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Oshima throws out the jab.
Oshima 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.
Oshima's corner calls for a 1-2. Oshima obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Walczak scores with a leg kick.
Oshima throws a shot from downtown. Walczak moves away and avoids it.
Oshima throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Oshima misses with a leg kick.
We've been told by Walczak's head coaches at Nonprofit Vegas Elite $50 ($1000 value) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Oshima tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Walczak swivels and escapes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oshima throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Walczak counters with a nice body kick.
Oshima misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Oshima should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Oshima looks winded!
A decent looking cross lands there for Walczak.
Walczak has managed to clinch.
Walczak tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Oshima is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Walczak to keep the fight standing.
Darek Walczak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nobuhiko Oshima.
Walczak connects with a knee to the head.
Oshima fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Walczak with a knee to the head.
Walczak effectively controlling the action here.
Oshima fails to pull guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Walczak connects with a nasty looking knee right to Oshima's face.
It looks like Nobuhiko Oshima has been cut.
Oshima jumps guard but Walczak stands there with Oshima around his waist. Oshima gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Oshima being controlled against the cage.
Walczak unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oshima takes a knee right on the jaw!
Walczak with a knee to the head.
Oshima jumps guard.
Oshima is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Walczak 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.
Walczak is sitting in close to Oshima's body. Oshima has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Walczak is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Walczak is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Oshima.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Nobuhiko Oshima!
During a confident post fight interview, Nobuhiko Oshima thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Darek Walczak was interviewed post fight and said 'What can a say? He was faster, stronger and hitting harder then me. I can only congratulation Junior Flores and have a wish to be better next time in the cage '.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Van Kirkland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Marsden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Kirkland kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is DJ Vadim - The Terrorist. Marsden has chosen Feiticeira by Deftones as his entrance music. Vladimir Van Kirkland had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladimir Van Kirkland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brandon Marsden!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Kirkland thows a leg kick but Marsden checks it
and Marsden counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Van Kirkland's guard now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marsden throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Van Kirkland works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Van Kirkland is pulling down on Marsden's head to control his posture.
Marsden missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Marsden is looking to work some ground and pound but Van Kirkland has wrist control.
Van Kirkland tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Marsden with a flurry of punches that miss.
Marsden scoring with punches to the head and body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marsden trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Marsden postures up in Van Kirkland's guard and throws a big left but Van Kirkland blocks it.
Van Kirkland pulls Marsden in to control the position.
Marsden is working Van Kirkland over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Marsden has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsden is looking to work some ground and pound but Van Kirkland has wrist control.
Marsden throwing strikes but missing.
Marsden working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Van Kirkland's head.
Van Kirkland working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Marsden.
Marsden throws a big right hand that misses.
Van Kirkland avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Marsden throws a strike but Van Kirkland rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Van Kirkland won't allow Marsden to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsden is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Van Kirkland engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Marsden looking to hit a scissor sweep but Van Kirkland is one step ahead there.
Marsden looking for a guillotine here but Van Kirkland defends easily.
Marsden wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland pushing down on Marsden's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Marsden has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Van Kirkland works his way into side control.
Marsden is looking for a sweep.
Van Kirkland goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Marsden rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Van Kirkland's guard! Nice work there by Marsden!
Marsden in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Marsden distracts Van Kirkland with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Marsden loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marsden throwing strikes but missing.
Marsden chips away with some ground and pound.
Marsden trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Van Kirkland looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Van Kirkland is trying to control the position but Marsden postures up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marsden stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Van Kirkland swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Van Kirkland looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van Kirkland utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Marsden stopping the sweep attempt from Van Kirkland.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Marsden dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Van Kirkland tries to score with a low kick but Marsden moves his leg out of the way.
Van Kirkland connects with a leg kick. Marsden looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Marsden checks a leg kick.
Van Kirkland scores with a crisp jab that stopped Marsden in his tracks.
Marsden shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Van Kirkland as he jumps to the side.
Van Kirkland throws a body punch but Marsden moves out of range.
Van Kirkland misses with a low kick.
We've been told by Van Kirkland's head coaches at Evil Empire: †AWAKENING† that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Van Kirkland throws a lazy right hand but Marsden sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Van Kirkland tries to work over Marsden's front leg with a kick but Marsden checks it.
Vladimir Van Kirkland is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Kirkland misses with a kick to the body.
Van Kirkland pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Van Kirkland misses with an attempted mid kick.
Vladimir Van Kirkland seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Van Kirkland.
Marsden checks a leg kick.
Marsden moves out of range of the leg kick from Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland stuffs the takedown.
Van Kirkland throws a sloppy head kick
and Marsden counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Van Kirkland's guard now.
Marsden postures up in Van Kirkland's guard and throws a big left but Van Kirkland blocks it.
Marsden working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Marsden in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Van Kirkland avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Van Kirkland preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Marsden postures up in Van Kirkland's guard and throws a big left but Van Kirkland blocks it.
Marsden advances to half guard.
Marsden wants to advance to full mount but Van Kirkland doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Van Kirkland controlling the position.
Marsden throwing strikes from guard but Van Kirkland blocks nicely.
Brandon Marsden has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland is trying to keep Marsden in close.
Van Kirkland working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Marsden.
Marsden missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Marsden throwing strikes but missing.
Marsden tries to free his leg and advance position but Van Kirkland is retaining full guard.
Marsden is looking to work some ground and pound but Van Kirkland has wrist control.
Marsden connects with a couple of short punches.
Van Kirkland is adopting a defensive guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Marsden missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Van Kirkland avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Van Kirkland controls Marsden momentarily but Marsden frees himself.
Marsden postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marsden wants to pass the guard but Van Kirkland is keeping the position.
Van Kirkland seems keen to control Marsden's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Brandon Marsden will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Van Kirkland throws a solid leg kick but Marsden takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Van Kirkland.
Marsden checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Van Kirkland slaps away a takedown attempt from Marsden, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Van Kirkland tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Van Kirkland throws a low kick but Marsden avoids it.
Van Kirkland lands with a slapping head kick.
A head kick from Van Kirkland lands but Marsden takes it in his stride.
Marsden misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Marsden avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Marsden misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Kirkland lands a nice looking body kick.
Van Kirkland ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Marsden.
Vladimir Van Kirkland has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brandon Marsden.
Van Kirkland throws a chopping leg kick but Marsden manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Van Kirkland ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marsden moves away.
Marsden takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Marsden is trying hard to land a takedown here. Van Kirkland sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Van Kirkland is looking to slow Marsden down with leg kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Van Kirkland tenderised Marsden's leg. Marsden is trying to keep his angry face on.
Van Kirkland thuds a left hand into Marsden's body.
Marsden takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Van Kirkland fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Van Kirkland throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marsden avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Marsden tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Marsden looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Van Kirkland thumps Marsden with a low kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Marsden checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Marsden tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsden shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Van Kirkland sprawls well. Van Kirkland wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Marsden gets slowly back to his feet.
A nice leg kick lands there from Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland is looking to wear down Marsden with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Marsden takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Marsden checks a leg kick.
Vladimir Van Kirkland is winning the standup battle so far.
Van Kirkland throws a nice outside leg kick.
Marsden swings widly with a right hand
and Van Kirkland counters with an inside leg kick.
That kick from Van Kirkland tenderised Marsden's leg. Marsden is trying to keep his angry face on.
Van Kirkland misses with a leg kick
and Marsden counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A low kick from Van Kirkland misses
and Marsden counters with a single leg into guard. Van Kirkland didn't expect that.
Vladimir Van Kirkland has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Kirkland is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Marsden pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Van Kirkland is keeping the position for now.
Marsden working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Van Kirkland not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Van Kirkland controlling the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Van Kirkland wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Vladimir Van Kirkland just wasn't active enough.
Marsden avoids the head kick by Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland connects with a leg kick. Marsden looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vladimir Van Kirkland showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Marsden 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brandon Marsden!
Brandon Marsden made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'A weakling like you doesn't deserve fists to fight with, now go fade to nothingness!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Queen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boris JorJovsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Queen's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Fat Joe - Money Over Bitches [Feat Too $hort & TA]. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Oliver Queen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Boris JorJovsky!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Queen blocks the body kick.
JorJovsky lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Queen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and JorJovsky counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
JorJovsky postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Queen looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
JorJovsky throwing strikes but missing.
JorJovsky trying to control the position from guard on top but Queen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
JorJovsky has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
JorJovsky looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
JorJovsky trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
JorJovsky throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Queen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
JorJovsky preventing the sweep.
JorJovsky pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Queen is keeping the position for now.
Queen seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Queen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
JorJovsky gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Queen.
JorJovsky shoots for a takedown but Queen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Queen looks to land a body kick but JorJovsky moved away.
Queen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed JorJovsky momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
JorJovsky shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Queen defends it nicely.
Queen scores with a nice right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Queen leaves JorJovsky with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Oliver Queen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boris JorJovsky.
Queen lands a nice hook to JorJovsky's body. JorJovsky takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Queen scores with a jab to the body.
Queen throws a leg kick but JorJovsky moved away.
JorJovsky uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Queen.
JorJovsky fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from JorJovsky is defended easily by Queen.
JorJovsky fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Queen manages to avoid it.
JorJovsky shoots in and gets a takedown into Queen's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Queen managing to control the position.
JorJovsky thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Queen keeping moving, preventing JorJovsky from controlling successfully.
JorJovsky is looking to work some ground and pound but Queen has wrist control.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
JorJovsky pushes down on Queen's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Queen tries to roll over but JorJovsky keeps him under control.
JorJovsky is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
JorJovsky wants to take a breather but Queen is having none of it.
Queen keeping control of the position.
JorJovsky is trying to work for a kimura but Queen is defending well.
Queen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
JorJovsky throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Queen is trying to maintain the position but JorJovsky is very close to passing his half guard.
JorJovsky looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boris JorJovsky dominated that round.
That's time! Queen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Queen missing with a left hand there. JorJovsky was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Queen connects with a high kick.
Queen connects with an inside leg kick.
Queen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
JorJovsky shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Queen is trying to defend but JorJovsky finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with JorJovsky in particular looking to stall.
Queen trying to hold on to JorJovsky's head to control him but JorJovsky postures up.
JorJovsky is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Queen defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
JorJovsky is keen to just control but Queen is a slippery customer.
JorJovsky is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Queen makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Queen.
JorJovsky preventing the sweep.
Queen is trying to control the position but JorJovsky postures up.
JorJovsky tries to free his leg and advance position but Queen is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
JorJovsky trying to control but Queen is working from the bottom.
JorJovsky looking to pass the guard.
JorJovsky stopping the sweep attempt from Queen.
Queen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Queen pulls JorJovsky in close to his closed guard and prevents JorJovsky from doing any damage or advancing position.
JorJovsky throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Queen keeping moving, preventing JorJovsky from controlling successfully.
Boris JorJovsky has got the better of the ground game so far.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
JorJovsky fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Queen to the ground. JorJovsky is now in Queen's guard.
Queen looking for a sweep. Not yet Queen, not yet.
JorJovsky trying to control the position from guard on top but Queen 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.
JorJovsky is stalling in the full guard.
JorJovsky stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Queen throws up his legs and catches JorJovsky in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! JorJovsky tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Queen! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Oliver Queen!
A victorious Oliver Queen thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kshitij Singh Negi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donovan Robertson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robertson has chosen When the lights go out as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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187 lbs
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Excellent MT
KO power |
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kshitij Singh Negi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donovan Robertson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robertson shoots in looking for a takedown but Singh Negi manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Robertson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Robertson shoots in looking for a takedown but Singh Negi manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Robertson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Singh Negi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Robertson, pushing him back against the cage.
Singh Negi lands an elbow just above Robertson 's eye.
Singh Negi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Singh Negi misses with a knee strike.
Singh Negi definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Singh Negi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Robertson.
Singh Negi is breathing heavily.
Singh Negi is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Kshitij Singh Negi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donovan Robertson.
Robertson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Singh Negi is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Robertson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Singh Negi is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Robertson goes for a takedown attempt but Singh Negi pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Singh Negi moves into the clinch successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robertson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Singh Negi gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Singh Negi is pressed up against the cage. Robertson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Singh Negi down to the mat. Singh Negi avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Singh Negi stuffs the takedown.
Singh Negi clinches up with Robertson and pushes him back against the cage.
Singh Negi throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Singh Negi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Robertson takes an elbow to the temple.
Singh Negi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Singh Negi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Robertson blocks it with crossed arms.
Singh Negi throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robertson managing to block the knees to the body from Singh Negi.
Singh Negi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Robertson pulls guard successfully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Robertson pushes a forearm under Singh Negi's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Singh Negi is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Donovan Robertson!
Donovan Robertson thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mohamed al Hadj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Augustus Belmont (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). al Hadj comes to the cage accompanied by Hypnotized Lebanon. Belmont has chosen 2pac feat. Ice Cube - Bow Down as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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185 lbs
25 - 11 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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
24 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mohamed al Hadj!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Augustus Belmont!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
al Hadj throws a jab when Belmont was well out of range.
Belmont misses with a head kick.
al Hadj digs a good body shot into Belmont's ribs.
Belmont keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
It looks like Mohamed al Hadj has been cut.
Belmont moves out of range of the body kick from al Hadj.
al Hadj tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
al Hadj 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.
al Hadj throws a leg kick
and Belmont counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
al Hadj is looking to clinch.
Belmont scoring well with a low kick there.
al Hadj connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot to the liver by Belmont. Beautiful body shot.
al Hadj scores with a nice strike.
al Hadj takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
al Hadj fails with an attempt to clinch.
al Hadj throws a nice outside leg kick.
Belmont throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Belmont throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent al Hadj stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Belmont has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from al Hadj.
al Hadj stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
al Hadj uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Belmont.
al Hadj throws a body punch but Belmont moves out of range.
al Hadj gets in close and instigates a clinch.
al Hadj looking to slow down the pace here.
A frustrated look appears on Belmont's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Belmont lands a knee to the head.
Belmont takes an elbow to the temple.
Belmont is trying to push al Hadj away but al Hadj has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Belmont's coach down at was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Belmont's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
al Hadj lands an elbow inside.
al Hadj keeps control of Belmont as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
al Hadj tries a body shot but Belmont blocks it.
Belmont working al Hadj over with knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for al Hadj.
Belmont misses with a punch to the body.
Belmont tries to break the clinch but al Hadj is controlling the position.
Belmont avoids a wild elbow strike from al Hadj.
al Hadj tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Belmont tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The referee calls for al Hadj to work.
Belmont takes an elbow to the temple.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Belmont wants to break the clinch but can't.
Belmont tries to break the clinch but al Hadj is controlling the position.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Belmont obliges.
al Hadj throws a head punch that misses.
Belmont breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
al Hadj throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by al Hadj.
Belmont cracks al Hadj with an open hand slap.
A looping hook to the body misses from Belmont. al Hadj does a little dance to reset his feet.
al Hadj lands a nice shot to the body.
al Hadj throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Belmont uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by al Hadj.
Belmont misses with an uppercut
and al Hadj holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
al Hadj lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Augustus Belmont has been cut.
Belmont breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A clash of legs there as al Hadj blocks the low kick.
Belmont scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A nice leg kick lands there from Belmont.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
al Hadj scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
al Hadj looks to score with a jab to the body but Belmont is just out of range.
Belmont scores with a jab. al Hadj acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
al Hadj throws a nice outside leg kick.
A head kick from al Hadj lands but Belmont takes it in his stride.
al Hadj throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
al Hadj rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Belmont counters with a nice body shot.
Belmont on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Belmont misses with a hook.
al Hadj is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
al Hadj tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Belmont paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Belmont tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
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 Mohamed al Hadj will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
al Hadj takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Belmont scores with a body shot.
al Hadj closes the distance but Belmont moves to the side
and Belmont connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Belmont misses with a two punch combination.
al Hadj lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Belmont is rocked!
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! al Hadj throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Belmont is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mohamed al Hadj!
Mohamed al Hadj bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
In defeat, Augustus Belmont stepped up to the mic, saying 'Revenge is like the sweetest joy next to getting pussy so mothafucka!! i fucking demand a rematch or else get me some pussy to fuck hard.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Oberyn Martell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Unai Arana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arana is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by NoMeansNo - Beat on the Brat. Martell has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. This should be a great matchup!
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29
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27
180 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
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World class MT
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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
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oberyn Martell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Unai Arana!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Arana.
Martell tries to clinch up but Arana circles away and keeps his distance.
Martell throws a looping overhand right but Arana ducks down to avoid it.
Arana connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Arana jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Arana scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Arana cracks Martell with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Martell scores with the left hand. Arana knows he should have avoided that one.
Martell instigates a clinch.
Arana wants a takedown.
Martell throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Arana throws an elbow but misses.
Arana tries to throw a body punch but Martell avoids it by throwing Arana back against the cage.
Arana gets through Martell's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arana is trying to break the clinch but Martell has him pressed against the cage.
Martell tries to work over Arana's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arana missing with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Arana.
Martell blocks a body shot from Arana.
Arana scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Arana has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Martell regains guard immediately.
Arana looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Martell had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Arana defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arana 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.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Unai Arana hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Martell fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martell takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Arana throws a right and a left that Martell avoids nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Arana misses the target.
Martell checks a low kick from Arana.
Martell loads up on a big right hand but Arana slips the punch.
Arana throws a lazy head kick
and Martell moves into the clinch.
Martell prevents a body shot from Arana.
Arana lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Arana crunches a lovely knee into Martell's ribcage.
Martell stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Martell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Martell is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arana lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Martell.
Arana can't find room to land a body shot as Martell controls the action.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arana's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Arana feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Martell's calf.
Arana is looking to slow Martell down with leg kicks.
Martell tries to clinch up.
Arana scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Arana is looking to clinch but Martell is avoiding it.
Arana lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Martell at a distance.
An inside leg kick lands from Arana.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martell has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Arana finds it's way round the side to connect with Martell's head.
Arana scores with a jab. Martell acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Unai Arana dominated that round.
That's time! Martell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Arana, as that shot connected.
Arana lands a jab to the nose.
Arana scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Arana slows the pace down in half guard.
Arana moves into full mount! Martell won't be happy about that!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arana looking to control and managing it successfully.
Arana sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Arana content just to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Unai Arana.
Arana fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Martell on the side of the head.
Arana misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Arana throws a nice looking combination but Martell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Martell takes one to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martell chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Arana can pounce on him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arana looks to land a left hand but Martell moved out of range nicely.
Martell throws a leg kick but Arana moved away.
Good leg kick by Arana there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Arana moves into the clinch.
Arana lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Arana creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Arana lands an uppercut.
Martell misses with an elbow strike.
Martell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Arana has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Arana connects with a knee to the head.
Martell's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Arana scores with a hook to the body.
Arana stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arana missing with knees to the body.
Arana lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Unai Arana seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martell avoids the elbow strike from Arana, against the cage.
Arana slows down the pace here.
Arana softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Arana drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Arana is struggling to control the position.
Arana's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Arana throws a jab but it's blocked by Martell.
Arana misses with a looping left.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martell stuffs the takedown.
Martell misses with a body shot.
Arana connects with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Unai Arana showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Arana digs a good hook to Martell's body.
Arana lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Arana lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Arana misses with a lunging right hand
and Martell moves into the clinch.
Arana doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Martell tries a knee to the head but Arana blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Arana.
Arana has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Arana digs a right hand underneath Martell's ribcage. Martell let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Arana goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Arana lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Martell backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arana throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Arana breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Arana misses with a jab, cross combination.
Martell gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Arana has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Arana thuds his right hand into Martell's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Martell is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martell stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Martell wants it to stay on the feet.
Martell thows a leg kick but Arana checks it
and Arana counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Oh Martell is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Arana misses with a body shot.
Arana lands a big right hand that sends Martell crashing to the mat! Arana stays standing though and waves Martell back to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arana shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Arana not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Arana passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Arana is staying tight to Martell's torso, preventing him from escaping.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martell prevents Arana from moving into mount.
Martell seems to have got his legs back now.
Arana staying calm.
Arana advances to mount.
Arana controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arana tries to control but Martell wriggling away.
Oberyn Martell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arana cracks Martell with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Arana thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Martell in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Arana throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Arana tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that's the end of the fight!
Unai Arana comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Arana has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 26:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 25:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Unai Arana!
After the fight, Unai Arana was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
The defeated Oberyn Martell had this to say: 'Through adversity we triumph. Can't know the glory of Success without failure.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Cottero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie's entrance music is 50 Cent - In Da Club. A fine choice. Bruce Gracie has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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149 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruce Gracie!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tommy Cottero!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cottero thumps Gracie with a low kick.
Cottero throws a looping overhand right but Gracie ducks down to avoid it.
Gracie on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cottero throws a one two combo.
That kick from Cottero tenderised Gracie's leg. Gracie is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gracie has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cottero.
Cottero fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gracie looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A lazy left from Cottero finds it's target.
We've been hearing reports that Gracie has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Cottero fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tommy Cottero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cottero throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cottero clinches up against the cage.
Cottero scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cottero swings wildly with an uppercut but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Cottero breaks from the clinch.
Cottero feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gracies jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Gracie shoots in but Cottero avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Cottero connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gracie's hands.
Cottero connects with a solid leg kick.
Cottero lands a right hook to the body.
Cottero cracks Gracie with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gracie shoots in but Cottero avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Cottero has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cottero scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cottero throws a head kick that Gracie semi-blocks.
Cottero takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
Cottero dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gracie. That did some damage!
Cottero connects with a leg kick. Gracie looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tommy Cottero is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gracie takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cottero throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gracie takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Cottero lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
An inside leg kick lands from Cottero.
Gracie shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cottero pinned against the cage. Cottero gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Cottero.
Cottero throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gracie stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A lazy left from Cottero finds it's target.
Cottero with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cottero fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gracie has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cottero smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cottero paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nice sprawl there from Cottero as Gracie shoots in.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie walks into a straight right hand from Cottero.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cottero fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gracie on the side of the head.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gracie.
Cottero lands a body shot.
A thudding body kick lands there by Cottero!
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Gracie takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cottero lands a head kick. Gracie smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Gracie ducks right into an uppercut from Cottero.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cottero scores with a spinning back kick!
Cottero lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Cottero dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cottero, as that shot connected.
Cottero lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gracie is rocked!
Cottero walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Gracie drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Cottero swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Gracie's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tommy Cottero!
Tommy Cottero is the new featherweight champion!
A very excited looking Tommy Cottero made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sub Norris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darwin France (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Norris might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Norris Man - When Your Time Is Up. France is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by bring me to life. Sub Norris could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Darwin France's chin.
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154 lbs
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158 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sub Norris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Darwin France!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norris with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling France to score with a decent uppercut.
France shoots in and bounces Norris off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Norris has his foot on France's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. France works his way back into a safe position though.
Norris looking to control.
Norris had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. France defends it easily.
Norris has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but France can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
France throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
France throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Norris works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
France looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
France throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
France trying to control but Norris is working from the bottom.
France looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
France pushing down on Norris's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Norris wants to get back to full guard.
France missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
France trying to pass the guard but Norris defending well.
Norris actively working from the bottom here.
France moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Norris.
Norris tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but France wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
France has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Norris is working to get back to half guard.
France has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Norris wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by France.
France throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Norris is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Norris is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because France is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Norris is just holding on here. France manages to take his back.
France working for a choke but Norris is defending well.
France controls the position.
France is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norris tries to roll but France sticks to his back.
Our spies down at at Bipolar Asylum inform us that France has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
France thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
France trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Norris doesn't escape.
France has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Norris! Can he survive? No! He's out! France gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Darwin France!
Darwin France thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Donelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ziggy Cliff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Donelly comes to the cage accompanied by Jump Around. Cliff has chosen JAMROCK as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Ziggy Cliff enters the cage!
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184 lbs
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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
24 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joseph Donelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ziggy Cliff!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cliff misses with a hook. Donelly ducked under it nicely.
Donelly tries to keep at a distance but Cliff has taken the fight into the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Donelly.
Donelly gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Ziggy Cliff has been cut.
Cliff pushes Donelly back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cliff throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Donellys head.
Donelly lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nice body punch from Cliff - that landed with a thud.
Cliff lands a shoulder strike.
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!
A head punch on the inside from Cliff fails to land.
Cliff working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short left from Cliff.
Donelly pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Donelly has a couple of punches blocked by Cliff.
Donelly throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cliff blocks an elbow strike.
Donelly throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A nice left hand lands by Donelly.
Donelly lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Cliff.
Donelly misses with an elbow over the top.
Donelly lands a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cliff digs a right hand underneath Donelly's ribcage. Donelly let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cliff scores with a nice hook to the head.
Donelly softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Donelly lands a hook to the side of the head.
Donelly throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cliffs head.
Donelly throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cliff blocks it with crossed arms.
Donelly can't find room to land a body shot as Cliff controls the action.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Donelly throws an elbow but misses.
Donelly misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Cliff scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cliff creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cliff blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cliff has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Donelly seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Cliff can turn it around.
Cliff scores with a hook to the body.
Donelly misses with an elbow over the top.
Donelly swings wildly with an uppercut but Cliff uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cliff struggles to land a body shot inside as Donelly controls his hands.
Cliff goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
I was talking to Donelly's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Donelly pushes off an throws an elbow but Cliff leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Cliff tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cliff blocks the elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cliff softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Donelly scores with a nice hook to the head.
Donelly lands with a short shot to the head.
Donelly looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Donelly has a couple of punches blocked by Cliff.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Donelly creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Donelly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cliff lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Donelly pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Donelly.
Cliff lands a hook that snaps the head of Donelly backwards.
Cliff swings wildly with an uppercut but Donelly uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cliff.
Cliff doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hand to the body from Cliff.
Donelly pushes off an throws an elbow but Cliff leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Cliff scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cliff blocking some punches.
Cliff digs a right hand into Donelly's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Donelly's gas tank.
A knee to the head by Cliff.
Donelly is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donelly throws a punch but it's blocked by Cliff.
Cliff taking a breather.
Donelly misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Cliff scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cliff takes an elbow to the forehead.
Cliff using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Good body shot from Donelly.
Cliff can't find room to land a body shot as Donelly controls the action.
Donelly misses with a punch on the inside.
Cliff lands a left hand.
Donelly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Donelly misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Donelly throws an elbow but misses.
Donelly throws a punch but it's blocked by Cliff.
Donelly tries to throw a body punch but Cliff avoids it by throwing Donelly back against the cage.
Cliff tries to work over Donelly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cliff blocks an elbow strike from Donelly.
Cliff goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cliff blocks the elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cliff lands with a left to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cliff gets through Donelly's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cliff misses with a hook to the ribs.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Cliff lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cliff pushes Donelly back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Donelly prevents a body shot from Cliff.
Cliff lands a shoulder strike.
Cliff pushes Donelly back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Donelly throws an elbow that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cliff.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cliff.
Cliff doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cliff working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cliff misses with a body punch.
Cliff makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Donelly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Donelly.
Cliff works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cliff lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cliff gets through Donelly's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cliff avoids a wild elbow strike from Donelly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ziggy Cliff dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ziggy Cliff's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Donelly takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cliff throws a big shot that misses.
Cliff moves into the clinch.
Donelly throws a punch but it's blocked by Cliff.
Donelly lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cliff backwards.
Cliff lands a body shot in the clinch.
Donelly lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Donelly throws an elbow that misses.
Donelly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cliff lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Donelly.
Donelly looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Donelly throws a head punch that misses.
Cliff lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cliff lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cliff.
Cliff working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cliff misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cliff lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cliff misses with a punch on the inside.
Donelly throws an elbow that misses.
Donelly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Cliff in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Donelly.
Cliff lands with a light punch inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Donelly throws an elbow but misses.
Cliff struggles to land a body shot inside as Donelly controls his hands.
A short body shot lands from Donelly as the two fighters clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cliff.
Donelly struggles to land a body shot inside as Cliff controls his hands.
Cliff lands with a light punch inside.
Donelly throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A short right from Cliff on the inside.
Cliff using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Donelly has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short left from Cliff.
Donelly is rocked!
Cliff gets through Donelly's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Oh Donelly is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Donelly throws an elbow but it misses.
Cliff scores with a shot to the side of Donelly's head.
Good body shot from Cliff.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Donelly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cliff lands a big right hand that drops Donelly! The killer instinct kicks in and Cliff finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Cliff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ziggy Cliff!
Post fight, an emotional Ziggy Cliff said 'Came into this fight with 52% energy. You suck.'.
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