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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cameron Dollar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dark Conqueror (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cameron Dollar has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cameron Dollar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dark Conqueror!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Chris Saunders and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conqueror throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Dollar to counter with a crisp jab.
Dollar looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dollar throws a good cross that connects.
Dollar lands with an uppercut that bounces Conqueror off the cage and back into range.
Dollar throws a jab when Conqueror was well out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dollar is defended easily by Conqueror.
Conqueror paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Conqueror slips a straight right by Dollar.
Conqueror goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Cameron Dollar has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Conqueror misses the target.
Dollar lands an overhand right.
Dollar dives in for a single leg takedown but Conqueror sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Conqueror pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Conqueror swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dollar misses with an uppercut.
Dollar takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dollar stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dollar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dollar moves out of range of the strikes.
Dollar listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dollar takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dollar throws a lazy right hand but Conqueror sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Conqueror keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dollar.
Dollar throws a looping overhand right but Conqueror ducks down to avoid it.
Dollar looks for a takedown but Conqueror sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cameron Dollar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dollar misses the jab.
Nice sprawl there from Conqueror as Dollar shoots in.
Dollar cracks Conqueror with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Dollar seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Conqueror shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Dollar is backing up but Conqueror catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Dollar covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Conqueror Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dark Conqueror!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Shadow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shadow has chosen Scandal / Shunkan Sentimental as his entrance music. The Shadow is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Shawn Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, The Shadow!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Ryoma Takatsuka and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shadow misses with a body shot.
Shadow has Williams up against the cage in a clinch.
Williams looking for a takedown.
Shadow lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Shadow scores with a nice short uppercut.
Williams is trying to pull guard but Shadow turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Williams is looking to take this one to the mat.
Shadow looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shawn Williams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shadow is working Williams over against the cage.
Shadow digs a right hand underneath Williams's ribcage. Williams let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Shadow effectively controlling the action here.
Nice body punch from Shadow - that landed with a thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Shadow.
Williams is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Shadow to keep the fight standing.
Shadow lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Williams.
Shadow lands a right hand that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Good body shot from Shadow.
Williams is trying to pull guard but Shadow turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Williams is trying to push Shadow away but Shadow has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Williams trying to land knees to the body.
Williams is trying to push Shadow away but Shadow has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Williams definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Shadow is struggling to control the position.
Shadow lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
It looks like Shawn Williams has been cut.
Shadow lands a right hand that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shadow lands a left hand.
Shadow dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Shadow lands a hook that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Williams misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shadow lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A short right from Shadow on the inside.
Shadow effectively controlling the action here.
Williams tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Shadow smiles and moves away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shadow looks to throw the jab but Williams is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams is looking to chop away at Shadow's legs.
Williams keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Williams shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Shadow as he jumps to the side.
Williams takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Shadow lands a nice hook to Williams's body. Williams takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Williams shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Shadow defends it nicely.
Williams staying out of range there.
Shadow defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Williams.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shadow stuffs the takedown.
Shadow stuffs the takedown.
The crowd cheers as Shadow lands an impressive looking overhand right. Williams doesn't seem phased though.
The Shadow is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shadow circles away from the clinch attempt
and Shadow moves into the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Shadow - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Williams is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Shadow is keeping busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shadow is leaning against Williams and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shadow has Williams pressed against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Shadow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Shadow dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shawn Williams's cut.
That's time! Williams's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Shadow connects with a body shot that sends Williams's belly button to the back.
Williams moves forwards but Shadow connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Shadow throws out a loose jab but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shadow misses with a two punch combination.
Shadow throws a right hand that Williams ducks under and follows up with a left that Williams also avoids with ease.
Shadow lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Williams at a distance.
Shadow sizes up Williams with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Williams moves out of range of the strikes.
Shadow misses with a few strikes there.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Williams.
Shadow throws an off balance right hand
and Williams counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Shadow swats away the attempt to clinch by Williams.
Shadow cracks Williams with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams fails to land with a series of punches.
Williams tries a head kick but it misses.
Shadow tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Williams was well out of range. Poor timing from Shadow.
Shadow dips to his left and cracks Williams with an uppercut!
Williams throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shadow.
Williams ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Shadow throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Williams to counter with a crisp jab.
Williams bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Shadow's head.
Shadow tests Williams's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Williams fails with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shadow looks to score with a jab to the body but Williams is just out of range.
Williams will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shawn Williams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shadow takes a swing at Williams's ribcage but misses.
Shawn Williams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shadow looks to land a combination but Williams avoids it well.
Nice shot lands for Shadow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shadow just misses with a punch to the body.
Shadow just misses with a punch to the body.
Williams shoots in but no luck this time.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Williams.
A swing and a miss from Shadow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shadow lands a nice shot to the body.
Williams shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Shadow as he jumps to the side.
Shadow circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shadow throws a body punch but Williams moves out of range.
Shadow is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Shadow connects with the punch.
Shadow throws an off balance right hand
and Williams counters with a three punch combo that has Shadow backing up. Shadow nods at Williams to acknowledge the strikes.
Williams uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shadow.
Shadow catches Williams with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Williams shoots in looking for a takedown. Shadow tries to sprawl out of it but Williams keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Shadow manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Shawn Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams moves out of range as Shadow strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shadow works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Shadow slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shadow scores with a shot to the body.
Shadow stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Shadow connects with a body shot.
Shadow looks to score with a jab to the body but Williams is just out of range.
Williams closes the distance but Shadow moves to the side
letting Shadow counter with a right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shadow lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Shadow misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Shadow showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Shawn Williams's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Shadow stuffs the takedown attempt from Williams. Williams gets slowly back to his feet.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shadow paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shadow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Williams moves away.
Shadow misses with an uppercut. Williams saw that one coming.
Williams tries to clinch there but Shadow circles away.
Williams shoots in looking for a takedown. Shadow tries to sprawl out of it but Williams keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Shadow manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A slow jab from Shadow misses its intended target.
Shadow swings for the body but Williams moves out of range.
Williams darts in trying to clinch
and Shadow counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Shadow.
Williams tries to pull guard but Shadow holds him up against the cage and eventually Williams drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shawn Williams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shadow scores with a hook to the body.
Good body shot from Shadow.
Shadow lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Williams jumps guard but Shadow turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Williams. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
A hook to the body from Shadow.
Nice body punch from Shadow.
Shadow lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Shadow lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams looking to stall.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Shadow creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Williams is rocked!
Williams wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Oh Williams is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Shadow lands a left hand.
Shadow unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Williams! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Shadow is unloading with more strikes now! Williams drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). The Shadow!
After winning the bout, The Shadow thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Jericho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conan Foley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Jericho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Conan Foley!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Roger Salmon and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foley scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jericho on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Good standup being displayed there by Foley as he connects with a hook.
Foley lands with a hook. Jericho tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Foley's coach down at Dead North MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Foley's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Nice jab there from Foley.
Foley throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on Jericho's jaw, knocking him onto his back! Foley dives in looking to finish as Jericho flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block Foley's strikes! Foley is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! Jericho's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but Jericho was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Conan Foley!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Conan Foley waved his t-shirt featuring Devotion Energy Inc (Laundry)(Flights)'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Edin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Avery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, James Edin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sean Avery!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Josh West and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edin tries to clinch but Avery moves away
and Avery counters with a thumping low kick.
Edin with a poor takedown
and Avery counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Edin wants to improve his position but Avery is controlling well.
Edin wants to control but Avery is keeping busy.
Edin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Avery.
Avery thows a huge punch but Edin dodges it nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Edin trying to control here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Avery lands a nice short elbow.
Edin gets back to full guard.
Edin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Avery really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Edin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Avery postures up.
Avery with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Avery is looking to work some ground and pound but Edin has wrist control.
Avery slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Edin trying to control the position.
Avery stopping the sweep attempt from Edin.
Avery looking to pass the guard.
Avery in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Edin looking for a sweep. Not yet Edin, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Avery stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Edin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Edin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Avery postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Avery engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Avery must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Avery is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Avery tries to free his leg and advance position but Edin is retaining full guard.
Avery in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Avery controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Avery wants to control from the top but Edin keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avery throws a big elbow that misses.
Avery is looking to advance position but Edin has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Edin can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Avery is looking to escape.
Avery is desperately trying to improve his position but Edin has a good base and remains in mount.
Edin looking to finish with strikes here!
Avery is trying desperately to improve position.
Avery is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Avery is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edin misses with a head shot.
Avery tries to hold on but Edin postures up.
Avery holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Edin tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Avery is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Edin wants to control the pace but Avery is squirming around nicely.
Avery is trying to escape the mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Edin tries to control but Avery wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Avery dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Edin tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Avery defends well and Edin ends up having to push Avery into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Avery avoiding damage as Edin throws knees to the body.
Avery has hold of one of Edin's legs. Edin is fighting the takedown attempt but Avery gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Edin on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Edin tries to get out of the position.
Avery looking to pass the guard.
Edin controlling the position.
Avery landing with the ground and pound.
Avery throws a strike but Edin rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Avery working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Edin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Avery pulls Edin in close to prevent any damage.
Edin drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Edin jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Avery manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Edin manages to get himself to full guard.
Avery distracts Edin with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Avery working some strikes from top position.
Avery chips away with some ground and pound.
Edin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Avery landing with the ground and pound.
Avery trying to control the position from guard on top but Edin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Avery's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Avery throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Edin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Avery is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Avery throwing strikes but missing.
Avery landing some decent shots from guard.
Avery engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avery makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Edin is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Edin looking to control.
Edin being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Edin with a lazy takedown attempt
and Avery counters with a body kick that stops Edin in his tracks momentarily.
Edin closes this distance looking for a takedown but Avery circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Edin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A solid leg kick lands there for Avery.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice body kick there by Avery.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Edin tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Avery turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Edin closes the distance looking to clinch
and Avery counters with a thumping low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Avery.
Sean Avery seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Edin has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Avery.
Avery throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Avery keeps Edin at a distance using the push kick.
Avery lands a leg kick that knocks Edin off balance momentarily.
Edin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Avery.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Avery lands with a nice body kick.
Avery has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Avery connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Avery lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Avery showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Avery lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Avery turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Avery throws a front kick that sends Edin stumbling back into the cage.
Avery lands a leg kick that knocks Edin off balance momentarily.
Avery chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Avery connects with a solid leg kick.
Avery is looking to slow Edin down with leg kicks.
A slapping leg kick lands for Avery.
Good leg kick by Avery there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Edin tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Avery looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Avery scores with a leg kick.
Avery's coach down at Xtreme MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Avery's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Avery buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Avery looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Avery lands a nice looking body kick.
Avery lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Avery pushes Edin away with a front kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Avery cracks the inside of Edin's front leg.
Avery lands a nice leg kick that just misses Edin's sensitive parts.
Edin tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Avery counters with an inside leg kick.
Edin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Avery.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Avery connects with an inside leg kick.
Edin on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Avery lands with a kick to the ribs.
Edin will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Avery dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Edin. That did some damage!
Avery lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Edin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Avery.
James Edin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Avery fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Edin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Avery lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Avery chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Avery. That's going to slow Edin down.
Avery cracks the inside of Edin's front leg.
Avery scores with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avery fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Edin.
Edin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Avery can pounce on him.
Avery connects with a leg kick. Edin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Avery. That's going to slow Edin down.
Avery lets loose with a powerful body kick. Edin will feel that in the morning.
Avery throws a leg kick which misses Edin's front leg but catches the back leg as Edin tries to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Edin has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Avery.
Avery lands a leg kick that knocks Edin off balance momentarily.
A good leg kick by Avery.
Avery delivers a nice body kick.
Edin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Avery. Avery obviously looking to wear him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Avery dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Edin. That did some damage!
Avery delivers a nice body kick.
Avery scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Avery.
James Edin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Edin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Avery can pounce on him.
Avery lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Avery - that will leave a mark!
Avery lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Edin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Avery can pounce on him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Avery scores with a takedown into Edin's guard.
Avery controlling from the top position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sean Avery comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Avery 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 26:30
Judge Josh West scores the fight 26:30
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sean Avery!
During a confident post fight interview, Sean Avery 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Eric Wareheim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shank Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Stevens's choice of entrance music: NECRO- "DIE!". Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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180 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eric Wareheim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shank Stevens!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Roger Salmon and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wareheim lands a right hook to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Stevens throws a shot from downtown. Wareheim moves away and avoids it.
Wareheim dodges the punch combination from Stevens.
Stevens throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wareheim bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stevens clinches up with Wareheim and pushes him back against the cage.
Wareheim is trying to maintain a safe position but Stevens gets an underhook and turns Wareheim into the cage.
Stevens scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wareheim misses with some punches.
Wareheim definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Stevens tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wareheim avoids it.
A body shot lands from Stevens.
Wareheim takes an elbow to the forehead.
Stevens lands with a left to the head.
Wareheim is trying to push Stevens away but Stevens has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Wareheim has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Stevens tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stevens tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stevens is leaning against Wareheim and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stevens is stalling here.
Wareheim working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wareheim backwards.
Stevens lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wareheim tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Stevens just stands there and leans against the cage.
Stevens scores with a shot to the side of Wareheim's head.
Stevens digs a right hand into Wareheim's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wareheim's gas tank.
Wareheim is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Stevens.
Stevens is pushing Wareheim up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A short left from Stevens.
Knees in the clinch landing for Stevens.
Stevens scores with a shoulder strike.
Stevens has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Stevens working Wareheim over with knees to the body.
Wareheim jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Stevens walks away with a smile on his face. Wareheim gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Wareheim slips under a jab from Stevens.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevens misses with a few strikes there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stevens. Wareheim does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stevens walks into a stiff left hand from Wareheim.
Wareheim throws out a powerful jab.
Wareheim lands with a hook. Stevens tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nice uppercut lands for Wareheim. That snapped Stevens's head back.
Wareheim sizes up Stevens with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Eric Wareheim is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wareheim dips to his left and cracks Stevens with an uppercut!
Stevens misses with an uppercut
and Wareheim counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Stevens is rocked!
Stevens throws a leg kick but Wareheim sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Stevens is still on wobbly legs! Can Wareheim finish him?
Stevens drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nice uppercut there from Wareheim.
Stevens swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wareheim misses with the combination.
Stevens throws a left that rocks Wareheim and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Stevens dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Wareheim regain composure!
Wareheim is rocked!
Stevens seems to have recovered his senses.
Stevens working the ground and pound from side control.
Oh Wareheim is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stevens stands up and we're back to a striking position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens misses with a double jab
letting Wareheim counter with a right hand.
Wareheim uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stevens.
Wareheim sends Stevens crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Wareheim is motioning to the referee to let Stevens up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Wareheim seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stevens throws a shot from downtown. Wareheim moves away and avoids it.
Wareheim digs a good hook to Stevens's body.
Stevens looks up at the clock. Bad move! Wareheim lands a right hand from hell, dropping Stevens. Wareheim pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eric Wareheim!
Post fight, Eric Wareheim stared into the camera and said 'I shanked ya! Love you guys in the fan, you've supported me throughout! Tim will be back.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tinker Bell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bennet Benoit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Bennet Benoit was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tinker Bell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bennet Benoit!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Ryoma Takatsuka and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benoit wants to land a leg kick but Bell is out of range.
Benoit fails to land the takedown.
Sloppy strikes from Benoit. Those never looked like landing.
Benoit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Benoit closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Bell quickly recovers to half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Benoit throwing shots but Bell is blocking nicely.
Benoit thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bell's head.
Bell blocking the ground and pound attempt from Benoit.
Benoit thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bell's head.
Benoit missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Benoit looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bell with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Benoit has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Benoit sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bell defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benoit not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Benoit not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Benoit is nestled in close to Bell, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Benoit thows a huge punch but Bell dodges it nicely.
Bell knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Benoit on the ground.
Benoit wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bell keeps working.
Benoit throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Benoit takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Benoit working over Bell with some ground and pound. Bell looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Benoit working the head and body with strikes.
Bell taking some punishment here, with Benoit in his half guard.
Benoit not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benoit is trying to control the action in half guard but Bell is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Benoit drops an elbow to the side of Bell's head.
Benoit is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bell has hold of Benoit's hands but Benoit slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Benoit scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bell looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Benoit scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Benoit lands with a punch from half guard.
Benoit scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Benoit sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bell defending well though.
Bell wants to get back to full guard.
Bell on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bell tries to get out of the position.
Benoit passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benoit lands a heavy elbow.
Benoit landing strikes, looking to finish!
Benoit lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Benoit dominating with strikes here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Benoit lands a heavy elbow.
Bell is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
BOOM! Benoit connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Oh Bell is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Benoit landing shots from mount.
Benoit postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Bell in real trouble here! The ref calls for Bell to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bennet Benoit!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tony Jaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and De Bruyne (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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184 lbs
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166 lbs
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Basic striking
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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
1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Tony Jaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, De Bruyne!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Chris Saunders and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jaa connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bruyne. Bruyne circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bruyne has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Bruyne dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jaa shoots in looking for a takedown but Bruyne manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jaa's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bruyne works Jaa's body with a nice hook.
Jaa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bruyne.
Jaa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jaa throws a right hand that misses
and Bruyne counters by moving into the clinch.
Jaa has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bruyne avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Jaa goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bruyne prevents it.
I was talking to Jaa's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Jaa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bruyne presses Jaa against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bruyne.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bruyne.
Bruyne lands a nice shot to the body.
Jaa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bruyne lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jaa backwards.
Bruyne prevents Jaa from breaking the clinch.
Bruyne avoids a wild elbow strike from Jaa.
A right handed body shot lands from Bruyne.
Jaa is breathing heavily.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bruyne.
Bruyne scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jaa is trying to drag Bruyne to the mat but Bruyne just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruyne lands a body punch.
Bruyne's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jaa misses with an uppercut
and Bruyne counters by moving into the clinch.
Jaa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bruyne lands a two punch combo.
Bruyne connects with a body shot.
Jaa tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bruyne sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jaa somewhat.
Jab, jab by Bruyne - just one landing.
Jaa on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A big left from Jaa misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bruyne has taken the fight to the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Bruyne scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bruyne tries to land a knee to the head but Jaa blocks with his arms.
Bruyne gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jaa.
Jaa turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Jaa manages to end up in side control.
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.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Sloppy strikes there by Jaa.
Bruyne is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Jaa's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Bruyne slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bruyne can do anything to dispel that myth.
Jaa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Bruyne holds on and takes a little breather.
Bruyne is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jaa throws an elbow that misses. Bruyne uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jaa's guard. Nice move by Bruyne!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruyne preventing the sweep.
Jaa being controlled here, momentarily.
Bruyne works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Jaa is trying to get back to full guard.
Jaa wants to sweep but Bruyne has passed to side control!
Bruyne moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
You can see the frustration on Jaa's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaa being controlled for a moment.
Jaa tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Bruyne presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Bruyne controlling the position easily from mount.
Jaa is trying to reverse the position but instead Bruyne has taken his back - oops!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bruyne biding his time, looking for the opening.
You can see the frustration on Jaa's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
De Bruyne dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jaa throws an off balance right hand
and Bruyne counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Jaa changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bruyne fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bruyne rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jaa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bruyne rushes Jaa and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bruyne.
Jaa looking for a takedown.
Bruyne is pressed up against the cage. Jaa has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bruyne down to the mat. Bruyne avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Jaa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jaa swings widly with a right hand
and Bruyne counters with a straight right hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jaa darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jaa throws a poor cross that misses
and Bruyne counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Jaa looking for a takedown.
Bruyne is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jaa is defending well for now.
Bruyne blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jaa tries for a takedown. No joy.
A short right from Bruyne on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bruyne lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bruyne stops a takedown attempt from Jaa.
De Bruyne seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruyne lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bruyne lands a body shot.
Jaa can't get the takedown.
Bruyne is working Jaa over against the cage.
Bruyne lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jaa avoids a wild elbow strike from Bruyne.
Bruyne pressing his opponent against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bruyne creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jaa drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bruyne pulls his leg out and moves away.
De Bruyne is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jaa throws a right hand that misses
and Jaa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bruyne.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bruyne throws a head kick that misses.
Bruyne lands a body shot.
Jaa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bruyne scores with a nice strike.
Jaa is rocked!
Jaa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Oh Jaa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jaa gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Bruyne gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). De Bruyne!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ivar Lothbrokson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harold Hamilton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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18
174 lbs
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176 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ivar Lothbrokson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Harold Hamilton!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Paul Gruel and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hamilton takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lothbrokson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hamilton manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lothbrokson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lothbrokson throws a jab but it's blocked by Hamilton.
Hamilton misses with a body shot.
Hamilton throws a right hand that Lothbrokson ducks under and follows up with a left that Lothbrokson also avoids with ease.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hamilton.
Hamilton tries to bum rush Lothbrokson with a series of wild strikes but Lothbrokson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lothbrokson swings widly with a right hand
and Hamilton counters with a head kick.
Hamilton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lothbrokson ducks under a wild hook from Hamilton.
Nice defenses there by Hamilton.
Lothbrokson lands a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamilton misses with a straight right.
Hamilton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lothbrokson.
Lothbrokson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lothbrokson slips under a jab.
Lothbrokson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hamilton.
Hamilton slips under a jab from Lothbrokson.
Hamilton throws a looping overhand right but Lothbrokson ducks down to avoid it.
Hamilton on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lothbrokson throws a series of strikes that have Hamilton backpedaling.
Lothbrokson slips a jab from Hamilton.
Good shot there by Lothbrokson.
Hamilton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lothbrokson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lothbrokson slips under a jab.
Hamilton scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hamilton slips a jab and a cross from Lothbrokson.
Hamilton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lothbrokson.
Lothbrokson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lothbrokson dodges the punch combination from Hamilton.
Hamilton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lothbrokson.
Hamilton scores with the left hand. Lothbrokson knows he should have avoided that one.
Lothbrokson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A punch combination from Hamilton misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lothbrokson takes a swing at Hamilton's ribcage but misses.
Lothbrokson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hamilton.
Lothbrokson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hamilton. Hamilton circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lothbrokson lands a slapping body shot.
Hamilton lands a body shot.
Lothbrokson cracks a nice hook into Hamilton's ribs.
A big right from Lothbrokson misses.
Lothbrokson clinches up against the cage.
Lothbrokson misses with the head strike.
Lothbrokson has a couple of punches blocked by Hamilton.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lothbrokson is pushing Hamilton up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Lothbrokson misses with the head strike.
Hamilton tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lothbrokson smiles and moves away.
Hamilton misses with a looping left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hamilton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hamilton throws a body shot but no joy.
Hamilton throws a push kick but Lothbrokson slaps the foot to one side.
Hamilton missing with a left hand there. Lothbrokson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivar Lothbrokson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lothbrokson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lothbrokson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hamilton.
Sloppy strikes from Hamilton. Those never looked like landing.
Hamilton shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hamilton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lothbrokson throws out a loose jab but Hamilton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ivar Lothbrokson is winning the standup battle so far.
A punch combination from Hamilton misses.
Lothbrokson throws a jab when Hamilton was well out of range.
Hamilton moves out of range of the strikes.
Lothbrokson lands with a right hand.
Lothbrokson throws a jab when Hamilton was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lothbrokson.
Lothbrokson throws a poor cross that misses
and Hamilton decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Lothbrokson's guard.
Hamilton showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Hamilton distracts Lothbrokson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Lothbrokson controls Hamilton momentarily but Hamilton frees himself.
Hamilton stays in close to Lothbrokson's body and controls the position.
Lothbrokson is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Hamilton dives into side control.
Lothbrokson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Lothbrokson is working hard here to advance position.
Lothbrokson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lothbrokson tries to get out of the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lothbrokson is being controlled here.
Lothbrokson is trying to improve his position.
Lothbrokson is letting Hamilton control him for a moment.
Lothbrokson wants to control but Hamilton postures up.
Lothbrokson is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
You can see the frustration on Lothbrokson's face as Hamilton controls the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lothbrokson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lothbrokson misses with an uppercut
and Hamilton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lothbrokson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hamilton tries to land a front kick but Lothbrokson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lothbrokson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hamilton looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hamilton connects with a body shot that sends Lothbrokson's belly button to the back.
Hamilton throws a hook to the side of Lothbrokson's head but Lothbrokson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lothbrokson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lothbrokson misses with a series of wild punches.
Hamilton tests Lothbrokson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lothbrokson moves in looking to clinch but Hamilton pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hamilton!
Hamilton throws a big shot that misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hamilton.
Hamilton misses with a left hand
and Lothbrokson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lothbrokson throws an off balance right hand
and Hamilton counters with a stiff right hand.
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!
Lothbrokson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lothbrokson is rocked!
Hamilton misses with a hook. Lothbrokson ducked under it nicely.
Lothbrokson throws a poor cross that misses
and Hamilton counters with a straight right hand.
Oh Lothbrokson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hamilton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lothbrokson seems to have got his legs back now.
Lothbrokson throws a hook to the side of Hamilton's head but Hamilton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice shot by Hamilton.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harold Hamilton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Hamilton lands a head shot.
Hamilton slips a straight right by Lothbrokson.
Hamilton looks to score with a jab to the body but Lothbrokson is just out of range.
Hamilton throws a hook to the side of Lothbrokson's head but Lothbrokson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big left from Lothbrokson misses.
Hamilton throws a looping overhand right but Lothbrokson ducks down to avoid it.
Hamilton on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hamilton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lothbrokson misses with an uppercut.
Lothbrokson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hamilton was well out of range. Poor timing from Lothbrokson.
Hamilton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lothbrokson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamilton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lothbrokson.
Hamilton takes a swing at Lothbrokson's ribcage but misses.
Hamilton throws a jab when Lothbrokson was well out of range.
Lothbrokson loads up on a big right hand but Hamilton slips the punch.
Hamilton throws a right and a left that Lothbrokson avoids nicely.
Lothbrokson thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fight stays on the outside here - Lothbrokson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hamilton ducks under a wild hook from Lothbrokson.
Hamilton throws a jab but it's blocked by Lothbrokson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lothbrokson throws a big shot that misses.
Hamilton takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hamilton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lothbrokson.
Good standup being displayed there by Lothbrokson as he connects with a hook.
Hamilton throws a body punch but Lothbrokson moves out of range.
Lothbrokson takes one on the button.
Nice defenses there by Hamilton.
Lothbrokson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lothbrokson closes the distance and pushes Hamilton back into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lothbrokson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lothbrokson is working Hamilton over against the cage.
Lothbrokson lands a hook that snaps the head of Hamilton backwards.
Hamilton lands a knee to the head.
Hamilton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lothbrokson stalling in the clinch but Hamilton improves position.
Hamilton blocks a body shot from Lothbrokson.
Lothbrokson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hamilton can't find room to land a body shot as Lothbrokson controls the action.
Hamilton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lothbrokson throws a looping overhand right but Hamilton ducks down to avoid it.
Lothbrokson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hamilton.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lothbrokson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lothbrokson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hamilton defending well as Lothbrokson loads up on a big left hand.
Lothbrokson avoids the body shot from Hamilton.
Lothbrokson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hamilton counters with a nice body shot.
Hamilton ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lothbrokson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hamilton swinging wildly here.
Lothbrokson avoids the body shot from Hamilton.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivar Lothbrokson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lothbrokson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivar Lothbrokson!
Ivar Lothbrokson was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Boone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boone comes to the cage accompanied by Westside Connection Feat. Knoc-Turn'Al - Lights Out. Matt Williams is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyrone Boone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt Williams!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Chris Saunders and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Boone misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boone throws a head kick but Williams moves out of range.
Boone avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Boone scores with a head kick. Williams tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Matt Williams has been cut.
Williams closes the distance and clinches up with Boone, looking for a takedown. Williams pushes Boone against the cage but Boone circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Williams misses with a hook.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Williams.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Boone lands a big head kick that sends Williams tumbling to the mat! Boone takes a step backwards and waves Williams back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Williams is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boone throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Williams is still on wobbly legs! Can Boone finish him?
Boone pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Williams blocks a head kick by Boone.
Boone tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Williams avoids the head kick by Boone.
Boone tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Boone.
Boone misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boone is breathing heavily.
Boone pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boone tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Boone throws a nice inside leg kick.
Williams avoids the head kick by Boone.
Boone tries a head kick but it misses.
Boone misses with a head kick.
Boone tries a head kick but it misses.
Williams avoids the head kick by Boone.
Williams throws a series of punches but Boone avoids them all with ease.
Boone keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tyrone Boone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Williams.
Williams throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Boone misses with a head kick.
Boone looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Williams avoids the head kick by Boone.
A head kick misses from Boone.
Williams throws a jab but it's blocked by Boone.
Williams is trying desperately to land a takedown but Boone is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Williams.
Boone connects with an inside leg kick.
Boone misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Williams throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Boone sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Williams avoids the head kick by Boone.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Williams throws a looping overhand right but Boone ducks down to avoid it.
Boone misses with a head kick.
Boone throws a head kick that misses.
Boone tries a head kick but it misses.
Boone pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boone tries a head kick but it misses.
Boone tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Williams throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Boone on the side of the head.
Boone cracks the inside of Williams's front leg.
Boone tries a head kick but it misses.
Boone tries a head kick but it misses.
Williams fails with an attempt to clinch.
A head kick misses from Boone.
Williams looks to throw the jab but Boone is out of range.
Williams avoids the head kick by Boone.
Sloppy strikes from Williams. Those never looked like landing.
A head kick misses from Boone.
Boone scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Boone ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Boone throws a head kick that misses.
Boone fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boone throws a sloppy head kick and Williams moves out of range easily.
Williams rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Boone moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Boone misses with a head kick.
A jab from Williams misses.
Boone throws a head kick that misses.
Matt Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams thows a leg kick but Boone checks it
and Boone counters with a head kick that crumples his opponent - he's in a world of trouble! Boone looks at the referee who does nothing so Boone lands a crushing right that sends Williams to the floor! This time the ref steps in to end the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyrone Boone!
Tyrone Boone seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yogi Dhamma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Authority Zelditeez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!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 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
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yogi Dhamma!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Authority Zelditeez!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Jeff Smith and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zelditeez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Zelditeez shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Dhamma trying to control here.
Zelditeez trying to control the action but Dhamma is working from the bottom.
Dhamma looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Zelditeez wants to pass to mount but Dhamma is defending the position.
Zelditeez is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Zelditeez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dhamma keeps working.
Dhamma moves into full guard.
Dhamma escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Zelditeez gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dhamma is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Zelditeez is aware though and is defending well.
Zelditeez wants to control from the top but Dhamma keeps moving.
Zelditeez tries to free his leg and advance position but Dhamma is retaining full guard.
Dhamma is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Zelditeez felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zelditeez wants to get back to full guard.
Zelditeez gets back to full guard.
Dhamma slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Dhamma working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dhamma is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Zelditeez knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Dhamma working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Dhamma tries for a kimura but Zelditeez is defending well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zelditeez regains half guard.
Zelditeez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zelditeez wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dhamma is thwarting Zelditeez's attempts to control the position.
Dhamma is trying to control. Zelditeez wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Zelditeez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Dhamma is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Zelditeez has managed to free his arm - good work.
Zelditeez has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dhamma is working away from the top position though.
Dhamma frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Zelditeez is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dhamma wants to take his opponent's back but Zelditeez doesn't allow it.
Zelditeez wants to control but Dhamma is having none of it.
Zelditeez regains half guard.
Dhamma is looking to pass Zelditeez's guard but actually Zelditeez recovers to full guard.
Dhamma looking to pass the guard.
Dhamma trying to control but Zelditeez is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zelditeez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dhamma wants to control from the top but Zelditeez keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Authority Zelditeez will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Zelditeez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dhamma throws out the jab.
Dhamma looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Zelditeez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Zelditeez pulls guard effortlessly.
Dhamma wants to control from the top but Zelditeez keeps moving.
Dhamma got a little sloppy there for a moment and Zelditeez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dhamma has managed to get both his arms back between Zelditeez's legs - danger averted.
Dhamma works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Zelditeez is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Dhamma pulls his head out easily.
Dhamma is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Zelditeez looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dhamma seems to be working for a kimura but Zelditeez defends the submission attempt.
Dhamma is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Zelditeez is just riding it out for now. Dhamma eventually gives up the hold.
Dhamma wants to pass to mount but Zelditeez is defending the position.
Zelditeez makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Zelditeez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zelditeez keeping moving, preventing Dhamma from controlling successfully.
Zelditeez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dhamma trying to control but Zelditeez is working from the bottom.
Yogi Dhamma overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dhamma is really struggling to control Zelditeez but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Zelditeez working for a triangle but Dhamma defends it easily.
Dhamma is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Zelditeez has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Dhamma is looking to defend but Zelditeez has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Dhamma! Zelditeez pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Dhamma taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Authority Zelditeez! Authority Zelditeez retains his middleweight title!
An intense looking Authority Zelditeez took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Great fighter, hats off to my worthy opponent, tough fight, but I am the most vicious grappler to ever exist, and I will always win, in the end.'.
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