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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tuneock Mast (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michael Martin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tuneock Mast!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin 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.
Mast looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Michael Martin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martin tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mast sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Martin somewhat.
Mast is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Martin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Martin ducks under a wild hook from Mast.
Mast walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Mast misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Martin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mast momentarily.
Mast shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Martin defends it nicely.
Mast stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mast wants it to stay on the feet.
Martin misses with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mast slips a jab and a cross from Martin.
Martin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Martin throws a push kick but Mast slaps the foot to one side.
Mast looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Martin avoids the body shot from Mast.
Martin shoots in for a takedown but Mast shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Martin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mast closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Martin shoots in and drives through. Mast sprawls well.
Mast slaps away a takedown attempt from Martin, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A combination from Martin does no damage.
Mast tries to clinch there but Martin circles away.
Martin shoots in looking for a takedown but Mast manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Martin's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Martin. Mast does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mast gets a clinch.
Martin trying to land knees to the body.
Mast has Martin pressed against the cage, preventing Martin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Martin wants a takedown.
Martin can't break the clinch.
Martin tries to pull guard but Mast forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Martin is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mast breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Martin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nice takedown defense from Mast. No joy for Martin on that attempt.
Martin displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mast.
Mast uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Martin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mast moves into the clinch.
Martin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Martin working hard to break the clinch.
Martin is trying to break free.
Martin will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Mast up against the cage.
Mast jumps guard but Martin turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Martin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Martin tries a body shot but Mast blocks it.
Martin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Martin scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Martin closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Mast quickly recovers to half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Mast tries to kick Martin off but Martin keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin is looking to take a break and control but Mast is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mast wants to improve his position but Martin is controlling well.
Martin is thwarting Mast's attempts to control the position.
Mast is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Martin is staying active.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are battling for position here. Mast manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Martin throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Martin dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Mast takes one to the chin there.
Mast moves out of range as Martin strikes.
Martin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mast is able to avoid easily.
Mast fails with a takedown attempt.
Mast displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Martin.
Mast closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Martin can't break the clinch.
Martin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Martin tries to break free but Mast pushes him back against the cage.
Martin tries to circle away but Mast has him pinned against the cage.
Martin wants to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Martin is stalling here.
Martin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mast breaks the clinch.
Martin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mast 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.
Martin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Martin fails to land the takedown.
Mast looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Martin shoots in for a takedown but Mast shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Martin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mast moves out of range of the body kick.
Mast fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Martin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mast as he jumps to the side.
Martin shoots in but no luck this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Martin displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Mast throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Martin avoids the body shot from Mast.
Mast has Martin up against the cage in a clinch.
Martin tries to land a knee to the head but Mast blocks with his arms.
Mast has Martin pressed against the cage, preventing Martin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mast is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Martin pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Mast has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Martin is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Mast on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mast is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Mast fails to pull guard.
Mast pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Martin fails with a takedown attempt.
Martin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mast shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Martin pinned against the cage. Martin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mast tries for a takedown but Martin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Martin duly obliges.
Good work by Mast as he checks the leg kick.
Mast throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Martin jabs Mast right on the nose. Mast blinks but takes it well.
Martin tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mast sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Martin somewhat.
Mast misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Martin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mast.
Martin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Martin dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Mast lands a head kick!
Martin shoots in for a takedown but Mast shows good takedown defense.
Martin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Martin fails to land with a series of punches.
Mast misses the jab.
Martin lands a nice hook to Mast's body. Mast takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Martin throws a low kick but Mast avoids it.
Martin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tuneock Mast is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mast lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Martin lands a jab.
Martin closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Mast quickly recovers to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mast trying to hold on to Martin's head to control him but Martin postures up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Martin is looking to take a break and control but Mast is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Martin lands a nice short elbow.
Mast is trying to get back to full guard.
Mast wants to control but Martin is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Mast might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Martin haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Tuneock Mast hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Martin lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Mast has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mast and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Martin scores with a takedown into Mast's guard.
Martin working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Martin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mast trying to control the position.
Martin advances to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mast avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Martin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Martin is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Martin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Michael Martin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mast is trying to control but can't.
We've been hearing that Martin has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Mast makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Mast.
Martin sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin wants to control from the top but Mast keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Michael Martin just wasn't active enough.
Mast jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Martin dives in and scores a takedown into Mast's guard.
Mast had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Martin defends it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martin 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.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Martin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Martin has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Martin!
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny General (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Al Snow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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218 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johnny General!
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, Al Snow!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snow shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as General sprawls well. General wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Snow gets slowly back to his feet.
Snow shoots in for a takedown but General shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Snow connects with the punch.
Snow pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
General fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Snow avoids it really well and circles away.
Snow looks to land a left hand but General moved out of range nicely.
Nice cross by Snow.
It looks like Johnny General has been cut.
Snow connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between General's hands.
General keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
General uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Snow.
Snow misses with a shot to the body
and General counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
General avoids the body shot from Snow.
A looping hook to the body misses from Snow. General does a little dance to reset his feet.
Snow throws a low kick but it's checked well by General.
General walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
General changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Snow tries to avoid it but General manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Snow to the ground. Snow escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Snow throws an ugly left hook that misses
and General makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
General jabs at Snow's body.
General bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Snow gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Come on General - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
General is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny General. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
General gets control of Snow's arms and successfully pulls guard. General will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Snow trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Snow looking to sit in guard and control but General gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Snow is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst General is controlling him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
General loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
General won't allow Snow to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
General is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
General trying to control but Snow is working from the bottom.
General engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Johnny General has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Snow throws a big shot that misses.
Snow throws a right hand that misses
and General counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Snow's guard now.
General trying to control but Snow is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
General throws a big elbow that misses.
Snow keeping moving, preventing General from controlling successfully.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Johnny General just wasn't active enough.
Snow lands a nice leg kick that just misses General's sensitive parts.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
General is looking to clinch but Snow is avoiding it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Snow jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Snow fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but General avoids it really well and circles away.
Nice defenses there by General.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Al Snow will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Johnny General's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from General.
General closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Snow to the mat! Snow manages to get full guard.
General wants to control from the top but Snow keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Johnny General wasn't doing enough on the ground.
General steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Snow.
General takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Snow ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Snow looks to land a right hand but General moved out of range.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Snow enables General to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Snow manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
General controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
General won't allow Snow to get back to his feet.
General sitting in guard, not really doing much.
General prevents Snow from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Johnny General just wasn't active enough.
Snow looks for a takedown but General sprawls well.
Snow misses the jab.
Snow clinches.
Snow wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
General wants a takedown but no success here.
General successfully pulls guard.
General uses the cage to get back to his feet.
General is trying hard to land a takedown here. Snow sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny General. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
General uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Snow.
General seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
General ducks under a wild hook from Snow.
Snow swats away the attempt to clinch by General.
A jab from Snow finds it's way through General's defenses.
General gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Snow wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Snow as General tries to tie him up.
Snow has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
General wants a takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snow gets underhooks to prevent General's takedown attempt.
Snow wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Snow is trying to break the clinch but General is controlling him.
General drags the fight down to the ground.
General kicks Snow off and gets to his feet.
General takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Snow rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but General moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Snow pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Snow connects with a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice sprawl there from General as Snow shoots in.
Snow will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Snow closes the distance but General moves to the side
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Al Snow will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Johnny General's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Snow cracks General with an open hand slap.
General on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
General slips under a jab from Snow.
Snow scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Snow feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Generals jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Snow missing with a left hand there. General was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Snow throws a left and a right that both miss
and General counters with a body kick that stops Snow in his tracks momentarily.
General defending well as Snow loads up on a big left hand.
Snow moves in looking to clinch but General pushes him off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
General ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
General takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Snow scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. General doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snow goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Snow throws an ugly left hook that misses
and General counters with a nice double leg into side control. Snow won't be happy with that.
Snow is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
General wants to lay and pray for a moment but Snow keeps working.
General controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
General misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Snow pushes General away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, General gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Snow throws General to one side and escapes!
Snow works the jab nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Snow just misses with a punch to the body.
Snow throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johnny General is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Snow throws a big shot that misses.
Snow connects with a single shot there.
General shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snow connects with a looping right hand.
General slips a jab and a cross from Snow.
Snow takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Snow throws a right and a left that both miss.
General tries to move into range but Snow moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
General takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Snow lands a glancing blow to the side of General's head.
General fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
General instigates a clinch.
Snow jumps into guard, dragging General to the mat.
Snow is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. General presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
General gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
General is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Snow has managed to free his arm - good work.
General wants to free his trapped foot but Snow is holding on for dear life with his legs.
General not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Johnny General has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Al Snow is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Snow is trying to stand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Al Snow comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Snow 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Al Snow!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seijuro Akashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darren Manhove (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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201 lbs
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211 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Seijuro Akashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Darren Manhove!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manhove looks for the body kick but Akashi saw that one coming.
Manhove takes a swing at Akashi's ribcage but misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Manhove looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Manhove scores with a shot to the side of Akashi's head.
Manhove is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Akashi is defending well.
Manhove on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Manhove breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Akashi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A shot to the liver by Manhove. Beautiful body shot.
Manhove getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Akashi shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Manhove has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Manhove instigates a clinch.
Manhove has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Akashi avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Akashi gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Manhove.
Seijuro Akashi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darren Manhove.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akashi tries to land a knee to the head but Manhove blocks with his arms.
Manhove has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Akashi avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Akashi prevents a takedown attempt there.
Akashi working hard to break the clinch.
Manhove changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Akashi fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Akashi tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Manhove defends well and Akashi ends up having to push Manhove into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Manhove manages to break the clinch.
Akashi has taken the fight to the clinch.
Akashi pulls guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Akashi keeping moving, preventing Manhove from controlling successfully.
Manhove sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Akashi's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Akashi tries to roll over but Manhove keeps him under control.
Manhove really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Akashi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Akashi is staying active underneath Manhove, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Akashi is looking to control Manhove's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Akashi avoid being mounted?
Manhove is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Manhove is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Akashi is just riding it out for now. Manhove eventually gives up the hold.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akashi tries to roll over but Manhove keeps him under control.
Manhove is thwarting Akashi's attempts to control the position.
Akashi keeping hold of Manhove's head, controlling as best he can.
Manhove looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Akashi pushes Manhove off looking to stand but Manhove dives back in and keeps control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akashi is pressing down on Manhove's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Manhove throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Manhove with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Manhove controls from within his opponent's guard.
Manhove is looking to work some ground and pound but Akashi has wrist control.
Manhove looking to sit in guard and control but Akashi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Manhove manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Akashi manages to get himself to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darren Manhove dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Akashi misses with a takedown
and Manhove counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Akashi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Manhove can pounce on him.
Akashi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Akashi throws a left and a right that both miss
and Akashi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Manhove moves into the clinch successfully.
Manhove drops down looking for an ankle pick but Akashi pulls his leg out and moves away.
Manhove fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Akashi, pushing him back against the cage.
Manhove has hold of one of Akashi's legs. Akashi is fighting the takedown attempt but Manhove gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Manhove looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Manhove must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Manhove pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Akashi is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manhove content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Manhove not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Akashi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Manhove.
Manhove won't allow Akashi to sweep him here.
Darren Manhove has got the better of the ground game so far.
Manhove trying to control but Akashi is working from the bottom.
Manhove working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akashi is pulling down on Manhove's head to control his posture.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Akashi shoots in for a takedown but Manhove shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seijuro Akashi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Akashi's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Manhove connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Akashi scrambles back to his feet.
Manhove tries to clinch there but Akashi circles away.
Akashi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Manhove tries to keep at a distance but Akashi has taken the fight into the clinch.
Manhove turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Akashi is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Manhove off and has taken his back!
Manhove avoids the strikes from Akashi.
Akashi is hanging on to Manhove's back as he tries to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akashi is trying to stick to Manhove's back but Manhove is turning into Akashi. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Akashi's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Manhove.
Manhove throws a big elbow that misses.
Akashi manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Manhove manages to get himself to full guard.
Manhove wants to sweep here but Akashi controlling him for the moment.
Manhove utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Manhove is trying to keep Akashi in close.
Manhove is controlling Akashi's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manhove looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Manhove keeping moving, preventing Akashi from controlling successfully.
Seijuro Akashi has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Manhove tries to sprawl but Akashi drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Akashi is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Manhove sees it coming and defends easily.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Akashi tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darren Manhove showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Akashi looks to land a body kick but Manhove moved away.
Manhove misses with a double jab.
Manhove scores with a nice right hand.
Akashi throws an overhand right that lands on Manhove's shoulder, as Manhove tries to avoid the shot.
Akashi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Akashi closes the distance and clinches.
Akashi prevents a takedown attempt there.
Akashi pulls guard effortlessly.
Manhove wants to pass the guard but Akashi is keeping the position.
Akashi is looking to stand up but Manhove isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manhove throwing strikes but missing.
Manhove wants to pass the guard but Akashi is keeping the position.
Manhove loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Akashi is trying to hold Manhove in close to prevent damage but Manhove has managed to pass into half guard.
Manhove tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Manhove wants to free his trapped foot but Akashi is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manhove lands with a punch from half guard.
Akashi blocking the ground and pound attempt from Manhove.
Akashi trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Manhove with shots to the head and body - Akashi looks very uncomfortable down there.
Manhove with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Akashi wants to hold on but Manhove pushes him away.
Manhove is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Manhove with the ground and pound from mount.
Akashi is trying desperately to improve position.
Manhove with shots to the head and body - Akashi looks very uncomfortable down there.
Akashi is rocked!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manhove lands a big shot to the head and Akashi winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Darren Manhove!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leo Villa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kim Kardashian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Leo Villa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kim Kardashian!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Villa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kardashian manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kardashian looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kardashian is looking to clinch.
Villa misses with a hook.
Villa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kardashian misses with a wild body shot.
Villa looks to score with a jab to the body but Kardashian is just out of range.
Villa misses the shot to the body.
Villa throws a head kick that misses.
Villa loads up on a big right hand but Kardashian slips the punch.
A clash of legs there as Villa blocks the low kick.
Villa throws the left hand but Kardashian avoids the punch easily.
Villa looks to land a combination but Kardashian avoids it well.
Villa tries to clinch but Kardashian moves out of range.
Villa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kardashian 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.
Kardashian tries to clinch but Villa is having none of it.
Kardashian scores with a punch to the head.
Villa keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kardashian keeps the fight on the outside.
Kardashian just misses with a punch to the body.
Villa shoots in looking for a takedown but Kardashian manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Villa's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A punch combination from Villa misses.
Villa tries to clinch there but Kardashian circles away.
Villa tries to clinch but Kardashian is having none of it.
Villa clinches with his opponent.
Kardashian misses with some punches.
Kardashian tries a body shot but Villa blocks it.
Villa blocks an uppercut.
Kardashian misses with the head strike.
Villa prevents a body shot from Kardashian.
Kardashian misses with a punch on the inside.
Kardashian misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kardashian working aggressively here.
Villa is trying to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Kardashian.
A short left from Kardashian.
Villa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kardashian.
Villa lands with a light punch inside.
Kardashian working aggressively here.
Kardashian goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kardashian lands with a right to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Villa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kardashian lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Villa backwards.
Villa tries to circle away but Kardashian has him pinned against the cage.
Kardashian misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kardashian misses with a body punch.
Kardashian working aggressively here.
Kardashian scores with a hook to the body.
Kardashian misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kardashian tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kardashian has Villa pressed against the cage, preventing Villa from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Villa tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kardashian misses with a hook from the clinch.
Villa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kardashian tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Villa has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Villa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kardashian misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kardashian.
Kardashian swings wildly with an uppercut but Villa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Villa tries to circle away but Kardashian has him pinned against the cage.
Kardashian can't find room to land a body shot as Villa controls the action.
Villa has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Villa blocks an uppercut.
Villa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Villa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kardashian misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kardashian can't find room to land a body shot as Villa controls the action.
Villa looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kardashian.
A short right from Kardashian on the inside.
Kardashian misses with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Kardashian.
Villa is trying to break the clinch but Kardashian is controlling him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Villa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kardashian lands a shoulder strike.
Kardashian misses with a hook from the clinch.
Villa wants to break free but Kardashian has control.
Villa looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leo Villa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kardashian.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Villa.
Villa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kardashian tries to clinch but Villa moves out of range.
Kardashian looks for a takedown but Villa sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kim Kardashian dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kardashian has Villa up against the cage in a clinch.
Villa is trying to break the clinch but Kardashian is controlling him.
Kardashian lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Villa or not.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Kardashian fails to land.
A frustrated look appears on Villa's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kardashian.
Kardashian lands a right hand.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kardashian misses with the head strike.
Villa is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Villa breaks the clinch.
Villa throws a right hand that Kardashian ducks under and follows up with a left that Kardashian also avoids with ease.
Kardashian has Villa up against the cage in a clinch.
Villa can't break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kardashian digs a right hand underneath Villa's ribcage. Villa let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kardashian presses Villa against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kardashian.
Kardashian lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kim Kardashian seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Villa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kardashian tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Villa's elbow.
Kardashian lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Kardashian.
Kardashian lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Kardashian on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kardashian.
Kardashian tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Villa working hard to break the clinch.
Villa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kardashian misses with a punch to the body.
Villa prevents a body shot from Kardashian.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Kardashian.
Kardashian lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kardashian working aggressively here.
A right handed body shot lands from Kardashian.
Kardashian throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Villas head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kardashian.
Kardashian lands a nice uppercut.
Kardashian has a couple of punches blocked by Villa.
Kardashian doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kardashian works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kardashian gets through Villa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kardashian misses with a punch on the inside.
Kardashian misses with a punch to the body.
Kardashian working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kardashian creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kardashian throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kardashian lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kardashian misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kardashian misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kardashian tries to throw a body punch but Villa avoids it by throwing Kardashian back against the cage.
Kardashian tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Villa tries to break free but Kardashian pushes him back against the cage.
Kardashian digs a right hand into Villa's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Villa's gas tank.
Villa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Villa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Kardashian.
Kardashian has Villa pressed against the cage, preventing Villa from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kardashian misses with a body punch.
Villa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Villa lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A punch combination from Villa misses.
Kardashian fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Villa keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Villa gets tackled into the cage by Kardashian. Kardashian maintains the clinch.
Kardashian has a couple of punches blocked by Villa.
Kardashian scores with a shoulder strike.
Kardashian lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kardashian working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short left from Kardashian.
Kardashian lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Villa or not.
Kardashian throws a punch but it's blocked by Villa.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Villa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kardashian has him pressed against the cage.
Kardashian lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kardashian makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kardashian pushes Villa back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kim Kardashian showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Kardashian tries to score a power double leg takedown but Villa sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kardashian somewhat.
Villa tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kardashian sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Villa somewhat.
Kardashian fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kardashian tries to score a power double leg takedown but Villa sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kardashian somewhat.
Kardashian fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Villa looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Villa stuffs the takedown attempt from Kardashian. Kardashian gets slowly back to his feet.
Leo Villa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kim Kardashian.
Kardashian swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kardashian takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kardashian avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Villa looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kardashian is fending him off so far but Villa persists. Nope, Kardashian circles away and we're back to standing.
Villa sizes up Kardashian with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Villa throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kardashian counters by moving into the clinch.
Kardashian tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kardashian misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kardashian fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kardashian has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Villa is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kardashian to keep the fight standing.
Kardashian throws a head punch that misses.
Villa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Villa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kardashian misses with a punch to the body.
Kardashian softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Villa blocks a body shot from Kardashian.
Kardashian misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kardashian misses with a punch to the body.
Kardashian keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Villa's efforts to push away.
Kardashian fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kardashian swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kardashian swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Villa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kardashian has a couple of punches blocked by Villa.
Kardashian misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Villa can't break the clinch.
Villa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kardashians head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Villa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Villa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kardashian lands a shoulder strike.
Kardashian tries to work over Villa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kardashian misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villa manages to break the clinch.
Villa connects with a crisp jab.
Villa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kardashian.
A punch lands to the side of Kardashian 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kardashian shoots in for a double leg but Villa sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Villa. Kardashian does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kardashian tries to close the distance and clinch up but Villa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Villa wants to clinch up but Kardashian keeps it at a distance.
Villa slaps away a takedown attempt from Kardashian, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Villa fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Leo Villa is winning the standup battle so far.
Villa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kardashian jabs Villa to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Villa stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Villa blocks a jab.
Villa scores with a jab to the body.
Kardashian uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Villa.
Villa tries to clinch up.
Villa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kardashian.
Leo Villa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Villa cracks Kardashian with a right hand to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Villa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Villa misses with a body punch.
Villa is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kardashian misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kardashian swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Leo Villa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kardashian working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kim Kardashian.
I've got Kardashian 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kim Kardashian!
Post fight, an emotional Kim Kardashian said 'I'm Pregnant Again, Thanks Kanye! I'd like to thank Dissolution Fight Wear for making my Booty Look Great.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Benny Douglas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Owens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Owens has chosen Street Fighting Years by Simple Minds 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Benny Douglas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Owens!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Owens looks for a takedown but Douglas sprawls well.
Owens throws a head kick that misses.
Douglas throws a lazy head kick
and Owens counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Owens dodges the punch combination from Douglas.
Owens has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Douglas connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Douglas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Owens keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Douglas.
Jab by Douglas.
Owens looks for a takedown but Douglas sprawls well.
Douglas misses with a hook
and Owens counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Owens performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Douglas keeps control of the position for the meantime.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Owens trying to control from half guard but Douglas is working away.
Owens content to control rather than advance.
Michael Owens has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Owens on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Owens looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Douglas is fending him off so far but Owens persists. Nope, Douglas circles away and we're back to standing.
Benny Douglas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Owens.
Douglas with a jab.
Owens shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Owens showed some decent athleticism there.
Owens is looking to take a break and control but Douglas is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Douglas is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas is trying to maintain the position but Owens is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Owens perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Michael Owens has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Douglas misses with a head kick.
Douglas throws a right and a left that Owens avoids nicely.
A big left from Douglas misses.
Owens fails with the takedown.
Douglas misses with a double jab
and Owens counters with a good, hard body kick but Douglas shrugs it off.
Owens displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Douglas throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Douglas.
Owens misses with a takedown attempt
letting Douglas counter with a right hand.
Benny Douglas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Owens ducks under a wild hook from Douglas.
Owens tries to score a power double leg takedown but Douglas sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Owens somewhat.
Douglas throws a head kick but Owens moves out of range.
Owens gets a double leg takedown into Douglas's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Owens is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Owens postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Michael Owens will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Douglas misses with a straight right.
Michael Owens is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Douglas jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Douglas throws a hook but Owens avoids it easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Owens.
Owens shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Douglas as he jumps to the side.
Douglas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Owens moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Douglas lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Owens moves out of range as Douglas strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Douglas misses the target.
Owens lands with a good body shot.
Douglas lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Owens tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Benny Douglas is winning the standup battle so far.
Douglas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Owens moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Douglas looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Owens uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Douglas.
Douglas lands a head shot.
Douglas misses with a left hand
enabling Owens to counter with a crisp jab.
Owens defending well as Douglas loads up on a big left hand.
Douglas misses with the combination.
Douglas stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Horrible takedown attempt by Owens or perhaps it was just good defense by Douglas, which made it look bad.
Benny Douglas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Owens.
Owens displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Douglas throws out the jab.
Douglas throws a right hand that Owens ducks under and follows up with a left that Owens also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Owens works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A jab from Owens misses.
Owens moves in looking to clinch but Douglas pushes him off.
Owens misses with the combination.
Douglas works over Owens's head and body with a nice combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Douglas misses with a straight right.
Douglas misses the jab.
Owens blocks a head kick by Douglas.
Owens on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Owens uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Douglas.
Douglas slips a straight right by Owens.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Owens tries a head kick but it misses.
Douglas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Owens fails with an attempt to clinch.
Douglas lands with a slapping head kick.
Douglas scores with a hook to the body. Owens takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Douglas lands a jab.
Douglas throws a right and a left that Owens avoids nicely.
Douglas misses with a body shot.
Owens displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Douglas throws out the jab.
Benny Douglas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Douglas throws a shot from downtown. Owens moves away and avoids it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Owens is defended easily by Douglas.
Owens displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Douglas throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Douglas misses with a two punch combination.
Owens shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Douglas pinned against the cage. Douglas gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Owens misses with an uppercut.
Owens looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Owens is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Owens preventing the sweep.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Douglas striking off his back but it's not causing Owens any problems.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benny Douglas dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A big right from Douglas misses.
Douglas misses the shot to the body.
Owens shoots in looking for a takedown but Douglas manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Owens's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Douglas keeps the fight on the outside.
Douglas is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Douglas throws a series of punches but Owens moves out of range.
Douglas displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Owens.
Douglas throws an overhand right that lands on Owens's shoulder, as Owens tries to avoid the shot.
A jab from Douglas misses.
Douglas throws a lazy right hand but Owens sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Douglas looks to throw the jab but Owens is out of range.
Owens looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Douglas is fending him off so far but Owens persists. Nope, Douglas circles away and we're back to standing.
Benny Douglas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Owens.
Douglas throws an off balance right hand
and Owens counters with a head kick. That will keep Douglas thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Owens has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Owens there as he acknowledges the shot.
Douglas closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Owens shoots in for a double leg but Douglas sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Owens takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Douglas throws a nice looking combination but Owens bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Douglas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Owens tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Douglas defends well and Owens ends up having to push Douglas into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Owens has Douglas pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Douglas manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Douglas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Douglas connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Douglas throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Owens counters with a series of strikes. Douglas will be more careful next time no doubt.
Douglas throws a sloppy head kick and Owens moves out of range easily.
A big left from Douglas misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglas throws a lazy head kick
and Owens counters with a one-two to the body.
A slow jab from Douglas misses its intended target.
Owens throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Douglas does it's job there.
Douglas throws a hook to the side of Owens's head but Owens sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Owens has a takedown stuffed.
Douglas scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Douglas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Owens circles away quickly and effectively.
Douglas looks to land a right hand but Owens moved out of range.
Douglas clobbers Owens with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nice defenses there by Owens.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Owens gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Douglas.
Owens fails with a takedown attempt.
Owens slips a jab from Douglas.
Owens slips a straight right by Douglas.
Douglas clobbers Owens with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Douglas lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Owens goes for a double leg but Douglas avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Douglas continues to drive forward.
Owens drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Douglas breaks the clinch.
Owens has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Douglas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Douglas throws a combination that misses
and Owens counters by moving into the clinch.
Owens has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Douglas avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Owens jumps guard but Douglas stands there with Owens around his waist. Owens gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Douglas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Douglas looks to land a left hand but Owens moved out of range nicely.
Nice straight punches there by Douglas. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Douglas.
And that's the end of the fight!
Benny Douglas showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Douglas 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benny Douglas!
A very excited looking Benny Douglas 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stark Asap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ling Tong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tong comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Bonobo - Black Sands kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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192 lbs
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185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stark Asap!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ling Tong!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tong showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Asap.
A punch lands to the side of Asap 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tong looks to land a right hand but Asap moved out of range.
Tong thuds his right hand into Asap's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Asap closes the distance and clinches.
I was talking to Asap's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Asap lands a body punch in the clinch.
Asap lands a body punch.
Asap pushes Tong back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A hook to the body from Asap.
A head punch on the inside from Tong fails to land.
Asap works on Tong's body with a couple of short punches.
Asap is leaning against Tong and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tong takes a shot to the head.
Asap avoiding damage.
Tong misses with some punches.
Asap blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tong lands a right hand that snaps the head of Asap backwards.
Tong's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A hook to the body from Asap.
Asap will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tong up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Asap.
A right hand to the body from Asap.
Asap is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A nice left hand lands by Asap.
Tong throws a head punch that misses.
Asap tries to work over Tong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Asap.
Asap lands a body punch.
Asap content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Asap lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tong backwards.
Tong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Asap has Tong pushed against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Asap.
Asap tries to work over Tong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Asap doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Asap pushes Tong back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Asap tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tong's elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Asap.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asap struggles to land a body shot inside as Tong controls his hands.
Tong misses with some punches.
Asap tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Asap struggles to land a body shot inside as Tong controls his hands.
Asap blocking some punches.
Asap scores with a shot to the side of Tong's head.
Tong blocks a body shot from Asap.
Still in the clinch, Asap scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tong working aggressively here.
Asap scores with a hook to the body.
Asap lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tong.
Tong misses with a punch to the body.
Asap digs a right hand underneath Tong's ribcage. Tong let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Asap lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tong backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Asap blocks an uppercut.
Tong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A bit of stalling here from Asap.
Asap misses with a punch to the body.
Asap scores with a shoulder strike.
Asap throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tongs head.
A hook to the body from Asap.
Asap throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Asap blocks an uppercut.
Asap struggles to land a body shot inside as Tong controls his hands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Asap throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tongs head.
Asap doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tong misses with a hook from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Asap.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stark Asap dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tong throws a hook to the side of Asap's head but Asap sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tong scores with a decent looking hook.
Asap drives through and clinches with Tong against the cage.
Good body shot from Asap.
A short right from Asap.
Asap blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Asap misses with a punch to the body.
Asap lands a body punch.
Asap blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Asap - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Asap.
Stark Asap has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tong struggles to land a body shot inside as Asap controls his hands.
Asap tries a body shot but Tong blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tong is working Asap over against the cage.
Tong can't find room to land a body shot as Asap controls the action.
Tong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Asap's elbow.
Asap content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Tong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Asap.
Tong tries a body shot but Asap blocks it.
Asap is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Asap digs a right hand underneath Tong's ribcage. Tong let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tong throws a punch but it's blocked by Asap.
Asap scores with a shot to the side of Tong's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tong throws a head punch that misses.
Asap lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tong backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tong.
Asap lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tong backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Asap lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tong backwards.
Asap lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tong.
Asap blocks a body shot from Tong.
Tong throws a head punch that misses.
Tong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Asap doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Asap.
Asap misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asap gets through Tong's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Asap lands a right hand.
Nice body punch from Asap - that landed with a thud.
Asap can't find room to land a body shot as Tong controls the action.
Asap blocking some punches.
Asap lands a shot to the body.
Asap doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Asap lands a nice uppercut.
Tong is rocked!
Asap is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tong can do to turn this around?
A body shot lands from Asap.
Tong is still on wobbly legs! Can Asap finish him?
A left hand lands to the body for Asap.
Asap avoiding damage.
Asap throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tongs head.
A hook to the body from Asap.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Asap lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tong backwards.
Asap throws a big uppercut that drops Tong! More strikes from Asap and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Tong lies dazed against the cage as Asap celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stark Asap!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jules Winnfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garcia comes to the cage accompanied by Vendetta - Slipknott. Winnfield is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Say What Again!!. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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179 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Intelligent |
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Powerful |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jesus Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jules Winnfield!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winnfield misses with an uppercut. Garcia saw that one coming.
Winnfield punishes Garcia's body with a nice straight punch.
Winnfield moves into range and clinches up with Garcia.
Winnfield breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jules Winnfield seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcia throws a series of punches but Winnfield avoids them all with ease.
Winnfield lands a nice leg kick that just misses Garcia's sensitive parts.
Garcia lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Garcia.
Winnfield scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Garcia misses with a series of wild punches.
Winnfield listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Winnfield lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Good leg kick by Winnfield there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Good work by Garcia as he checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia checks the leg kick.
Winnfield throws a nice inside leg kick.
Winnfield throws a big shot that misses.
Garcia slips a straight right by Winnfield.
Winnfield cracks the inside of Garcia's front leg.
Garcia misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've been hearing reports that Garcia has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A combination from Garcia does no damage.
Garcia throws a head kick but Winnfield moves out of range.
Nice shot by Winnfield.
Winnfield throws a poor cross that misses
and Garcia counters with a three punch combo that has Winnfield backing up. Winnfield nods at Garcia to acknowledge the strikes.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Winnfield.
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!
Winnfield moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Garcia is breathing heavily.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Winnfield! Garcia is backing up but he can't get away as Winnfield lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Garcia and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jules Winnfield!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Piotr Irvin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Azeredo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Azeredo's choice of entrance music: "Hooked on a Feeling" by Blue Swede. This should be a great matchup!
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245 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Piotr Irvin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Antonio Azeredo!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Azeredo tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Irvin defends well and Azeredo ends up having to push Irvin into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Irvin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Irvin is leaning against Azeredo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Azeredo drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Irvin gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Azeredo.
Piotr Irvin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Azeredo.
Irvin lands a nice uppercut.
Irvin misses with an elbow over the top.
Irvin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Azeredo blocks the elbow strike.
Irvin is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Azeredo pushes Irvin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Irvin - that landed with a thud.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Azeredo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Azeredo has had enough of the clinch but Irvin keeps him there for the moment.
Irvin blocking some punches.
Irvin tries a body shot but Azeredo blocks it.
Irvin misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azeredo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Irvin trying to land knees to the body.
Irvin swings wildly with an uppercut but Azeredo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Azeredo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Azeredo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Irvin scores with a shot to the side of Azeredo's head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Azeredo.
Azeredo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Irvin is working Azeredo over against the cage.
Azeredo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Irvin blocking some punches.
Irvin throws an elbow that misses.
Azeredo blocks an elbow strike from Irvin.
Irvin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Irvin can't find room to land a body shot as Azeredo controls the action.
Irvin misses with an elbow over the top.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Azeredo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Azeredo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Irvin fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irvin tries to clinch up but Azeredo circles away and keeps his distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Azeredo misses the target.
Irvin tries to clinch but Azeredo moves away
and Azeredo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Irvin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Azeredo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Irvin moves away.
Irvin forces Azeredo back against the cage and clinches.
Irvin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Azeredo is defending well for now.
Irvin prevents a body shot from Azeredo.
Azeredo is trying to break the clinch but Irvin is controlling him.
Irvin tries to land a knee to the head but Azeredo blocks with his arms.
Irvin tries to throw a body punch but Azeredo avoids it by throwing Irvin back against the cage.
Irvin lands a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azeredo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Azeredo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Irvin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Azeredo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Azeredo looks to score with a jab to the body but Irvin is just out of range.
Azeredo keeps the fight on the outside.
Good standup being displayed there by Azeredo as he connects with a hook.
Irvin tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Azeredo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Irvin tries to clinch up but Azeredo circles away and keeps his distance.
Irvin is looking to clinch but Azeredo is avoiding it.
Irvin tries to clinch up.
Irvin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Azeredo.
A slow jab from Azeredo misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Azeredo connects with a right hand. Irvin shakes it off.
Irvin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Azeredo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Azeredo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Azeredo counters with a nice body shot.
Azeredo fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Azeredo throws out a powerful jab.
Irvin ducks under a wild hook from Azeredo.
Azeredo throws a right and a left that Irvin avoids nicely.
Irvin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Azeredo throws out the jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Azeredo misses with a hook.
Azeredo misses with a straight left.
The crowd cheers as Azeredo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Irvin doesn't seem phased though.
Piotr Irvin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Azeredo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Azeredo counters with a left and a right that stings Irvin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Piotr Irvin dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Irvin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Irvin is looking to clinch but Azeredo is avoiding it.
A big right from Azeredo misses.
Irvin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Azeredo jabs at Irvin's body.
Irvin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Azeredo lunges at Irvin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Irvin's hand.
Azeredo throws a lazy right hand but Irvin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Irvin closes the distance but Azeredo moves to the side
and Azeredo counters with a series of strikes. Irvin will be more careful next time no doubt.
Azeredo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Irvin tries to clinch up
and Azeredo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Irvin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Antonio Azeredo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irvin moves into the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Irvin as Azeredo tries to tie him up.
Azeredo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Irvin lands a nice shot to the body.
Azeredo is breathing heavily.
Irvin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Azeredo slows down the pace here.
Irvin tries to land knees in the clinch but Azeredo avoids the damage to the body.
Azeredo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Azeredo tries for a takedown. No joy.
Azeredo lands a body punch.
Irvin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Azeredo or not.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Irvin lands a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irvin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Irvin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Azeredo blocks it with crossed arms.
Irvin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Azeredo takes a shot to the head.
Irvin missing with knees to the body.
Irvin pushes Azeredo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Azeredo avoiding damage as Irvin throws knees to the body.
Irvin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Irvin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Azeredo backwards.
Azeredo managing to block the knees to the body from Irvin.
Azeredo managing to block the knees to the body from Irvin.
Irvin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Azeredo.
With the fighters up against the cage, Irvin throws an elbow but misses.
Irvin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Azeredo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Azeredo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Azeredo prevents a body shot from Irvin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azeredo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Azeredo throws a punch but it's blocked by Irvin.
Irvin tries a knee to the head but Azeredo blocks it.
Irvin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Azeredo is defending well for now.
Irvin trying to land knees to the body.
Irvin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Azeredo tries to throw a body punch but Irvin avoids it by throwing Azeredo back against the cage.
Irvin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Irvin throws a punch but it's blocked by Azeredo.
Azeredo drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Irvin gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Piotr Irvin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Irvin misses with the head strike.
Azeredo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Irvin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Azeredo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Azeredo is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Irvin is defending well.
Piotr Irvin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Azeredo.
A short body shot lands from Irvin as the two fighters clinch.
Azeredo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Irvin lands a nice shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Azeredo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Irvin's elbow.
Irvin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Azeredo.
Irvin tries to land knees in the clinch but Azeredo avoids the damage to the body.
Irvin lands with a left to the head.
Irvin scores with a shot to the side of Azeredo's head.
Azeredo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Irvin scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Irvin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Irvin misses with a punch to the body.
Irvin looking to throw knees to the head but Azeredo is blocking nicely.
Irvin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Piotr Irvin dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Azeredo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Irvin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Antonio Azeredo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Irvin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Irvin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Azeredo is defending well for now.
Azeredo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Irvin tries to clinch there but Azeredo circles away.
Irvin tries to clinch up.
Irvin wants to clinch up but Azeredo keeps it at a distance.
Irvin tries to clinch but Azeredo moves out of range.
Azeredo lands with a right hand.
Azeredo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Azeredo throws a body punch but Irvin moves out of range.
Irvin tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irvin moves to clinch but Azeredo breaks away
and Azeredo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Irvin doesn't manage to clinch there - Azeredo circles away.
Azeredo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A lazy left from Azeredo finds it's target.
A jab from Azeredo finds it's way through Irvin's defenses.
Irvin closes the distance looking to clinch
and Azeredo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Azeredo swats away the attempt to clinch by Irvin.
Azeredo looks to land a combination but Irvin avoids it well.
Irvin wants to clinch
and Irvin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irvin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Irvin closes the distance but Azeredo moves to the side
and Azeredo moves into the clinch.
Irvin lands an elbow inside that Azeredo shrugs off.
It looks like Antonio Azeredo has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Azeredo avoids the elbow strike from Irvin, against the cage.
Azeredo throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Irvin on the inside.
Irvin tries a knee to the head but Azeredo blocks it.
Azeredo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Irvin or not.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Irvin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Azeredo is defending well for now.
Azeredo is working Irvin over against the cage.
Azeredo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Irvin pushes off an throws an elbow but Azeredo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Azeredo is stalling here.
Antonio Azeredo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azeredo misses with some punches.
Irvin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Azeredo blocks the elbow strike.
Azeredo manages to break the clinch.
A nice combination there by Azeredo.
Azeredo looks to land a combination but Irvin avoids it well.
Azeredo with a nice cross.
Irvin tries to clinch but Azeredo moves away
letting Azeredo counter with a right hand.
Irvin doesn't manage to clinch there - Azeredo circles away.
Azeredo lands a jab to the nose.
Irvin looks to clinch
and Irvin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Azeredo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Irvin swivels and escapes.
Azeredo misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Irvin tries to close the distance and clinch but Azeredo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Irvin moves to clinch but Azeredo breaks away
and Azeredo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Azeredo shoots in and drives through. Irvin sprawls well.
Piotr Irvin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Azeredo.
Irvin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The fight stays on the outside here - Irvin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Irvin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Azeredo, pushing him back against the cage.
Irvin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head punch on the inside from Irvin fails to land.
Irvin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Azeredo blocks it with crossed arms.
Azeredo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Piotr Irvin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Azeredo throws a head punch that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Antonio Azeredo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Irvin 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Piotr Irvin!
During a confident post fight interview, Piotr Irvin thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Antonio Azeredo stepped up to the mic, saying 'That loss sucked. Guess I need to hit the heavy bag some more.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jamal Baker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oldemar Murtinho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jamal Baker could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Oldemar Murtinho's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jamal Baker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Oldemar Murtinho!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Baker misses.
Murtinho takes a swing at Baker's ribcage but misses.
Baker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murtinho moves away.
Baker moves into the clinch.
Baker can't break the clinch.
Murtinho has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Baker is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Baker gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Murtinho.
Murtinho breaks from the clinch.
Baker moves into the clinch.
Baker is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Baker working hard to break the clinch.
Baker is trying to break free.
Baker can't break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murtinho changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Baker fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jamal Baker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oldemar Murtinho.
Murtinho moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Murtinho takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Baker wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Baker looks to land a right hand but Murtinho moved out of range.
Murtinho looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Baker throws a hook but Murtinho blocks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Baker stuns Murtinho with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Baker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Murtinho.
Jamal Baker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Baker darts in and clinches Murtinho up against the cage.
Baker looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Baker being controlled against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Baker.
Murtinho pulls Baker into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Murtinho has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Baker can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Murtinho is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Baker rolls with it to try and escape but Murtinho cranks on the arm and Baker is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Oldemar Murtinho!
A relieved looking Oldemar Murtinho thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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