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G-Co 21: Sigurdsson vs Balboa PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kimbo Slice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruno Da Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kimbo Slice!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Da Silva has his takedown stuffed
and Slice cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Slice throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Da Silva looks to land a body kick but Slice moved away.
Slice lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Da Silva backs up against the cage.
A solid leg kick lands there for Slice.
Kimbo Slice seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slice rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Da Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Da Silva takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Slice lands with an overhand left.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Slice blocks the body kick.
Slice's coach down at HARD WORK!! was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Slice's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Slice lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Da Silva at a distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Da Silva.
Da Silva is looking to clinch.
Da Silva looks for a takedown but Slice sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruno Da Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slice showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Da Silva.
Slice pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Slice scores with a jab. Da Silva acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Da Silva fails with the takedown
and Slice counters with a low kick, right behind Da Silva 's knee.
Slice looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Da Silva changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Slice is looking to land body kicks.
Slice jabs at Da Silva's body.
Slice lands a leg kick that knocks Da Silva off balance momentarily.
Slice fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Da Silva.
Slice displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Slice misses with the combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Slice tries a head kick but it misses.
Slice moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Da Silva is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slice connects with a leg kick. Da Silva looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Da Silva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Slice swivels and escapes.
Slice chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Decent striking displayed by Slice there.
Da Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Slice ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Slice swinging wildly here.
Slice scores with a head kick. Da Silva tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Da Silva is rocked!
Slice lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Da Silva is looking to close the distance but Slice sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Da Silva crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Da Silva is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Kimbo Slice!
Kimbo Slice made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Backyard cage it don't matter I fight to fight!!!
BRETT ING rumor has it you like lil boys? '.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Calvin Ulrich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cro Crap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Calvin Ulrich has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Calvin Ulrich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cro Crap!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ulrich shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Crap but Crap pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ulrich throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Crap's waist but Crap gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ulrich off to one side.
Ulrich tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Crap swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Calvin Ulrich. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ulrich fails with the takedown.
Ulrich takes one to the side of the head.
Ulrich shoots in looking for a takedown but Crap manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ulrich's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Calvin Ulrich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ulrich fails with the takedown.
Ulrich throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Crap's waist but Crap gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ulrich off to one side.
Crap stuns Ulrich with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ulrich moves out of range as Crap strikes.
Crap lands with a cross.
It looks like Calvin Ulrich has been cut.
Ulrich definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Crap throws a right and a left that both miss.
Crap misses with a wild body shot.
Ulrich will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Crap clobbers Ulrich with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crap ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ulrich is breathing heavily.
Ulrich showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Crap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crap scores with a body shot.
Some wild striking there from Crap.
Crap catches Ulrich with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ulrich shoots in for a takedown but Crap shows good takedown defense.
Crap rushes Ulrich and presses him up against the cage.
A short right from Crap on the inside.
A short left from Crap.
Crap is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Ulrich has Crap pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Crap manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Ulrich has a couple of punches blocked by Crap.
Crap is leaning against Ulrich and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Crap manages to break the clinch.
Crap fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ulrich looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Crap manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Ulrich on his heels. He'll look to pass Ulrich's guard now, I'm sure.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crap not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Let's hope that Crap has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Crap's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Crap would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Crap stands and throws Ulrich's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Ulrich is pushing Crap's head away, looking to escape. Crap manages to hold on to the position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Ulrich's face as Crap controls the position.
Ulrich is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Ulrich tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ulrich trying to get back to his feet but Crap is in full control for now.
Crap biding his time, looking for the opening.
Ulrich is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Crap controls the position.
It looks like Crap might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Ulrich is trying to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cro Crap dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Calvin Ulrich's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Crap fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ulrich.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Crap enables Ulrich to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Crap manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Ulrich being controlled here momentarily.
Ulrich will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Crap is on top in guard.
Crap must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Crap sitting in guard here, content to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ulrich wants to stand and escape but Crap is having none of it.
Crap controls from within his opponent's guard.
Crap stops Ulrich from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crap slips nicely into half guard.
Ulrich is trying to stand.
Ulrich tries to kick Crap off in order to stand up. Crap Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Ulrich wants to get back to his feet but Crap is dominant here and he's now got Ulrich's back!
Crap has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Crap slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Ulrich trying to get back to his feet but Crap is in full control for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
What can Ulrich do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Ulrich is trying to stand back up.
Crap controlling the position well here. Ulrich rolled but Crap kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ulrich is trying to get back to his feet but Crap has full control of the position and if anything, Ulrich has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Crap controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ulrich trying to get back to his feet but Crap is in full control for now.
Ulrich trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Crap keeps control of the position easily here as Ulrich tries to buck him off.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ulrich is trying to get back to his feet but Crap has full control of the position and if anything, Ulrich has just worked his way into a worse spot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cro Crap showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Calvin Ulrich's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Ulrich darts in looking for a takedown but Crap gets double underhooks and turns Ulrich into the cage.
Crap keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Crap swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Crap keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Calvin Ulrich. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crap ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ulrich dives in and grabs Crap's left leg, looking for a takedown. Crap pushes down on Ulrich's head and hops out.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ulrich blocks a leg kick.
Crap shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Ulrich is trying to defend but Crap finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Crap slows the pace down in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crap moves nicely into side control.
Crap controls the position from side control.
Ulrich tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Ulrich is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Crap takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ulrich wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Crap takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ulrich really wants to buck Crap off and get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crap tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ulrich is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Crap controlling the pace for now.
Ulrich wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Crap content just to control the position here.
Calvin Ulrich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Crap is continuing to stall.
Crap won't let Ulrich get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Crap content just to control the position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cro Crap comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Crap has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 25:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 25:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cro Crap!
In his post fight interview, Cro Crap started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
In defeat, Calvin Ulrich stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'm retiring'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Zack Hairi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wius Wyane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Zack Hairi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Wius Wyane!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hairi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wyane tries to counter with a clinch but Hairi shakes him off and moves away.
Wyane forces Hairi back against the cage and clinches.
Hairi ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Hairi no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hairi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wyane.
Hairi has momentary wrist control but Wyane slips an elbow through the middle.
Wyane stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hairi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hairi is looking for a triangle here but Wyane uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Hairi keeps Wyane under control for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hairi is looking to reverse the position.
Wyane fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wyane scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Hairi to see if he's OK.
Wyane wants to control but Hairi is keeping him busy.
Wyane landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Wyane fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wyane throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Wyane working away.
Hairi is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Hairi's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Wyane connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Hairi some visible discomfort.
Hairi pushes Wyane away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Wyane gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wyane wants to control but Hairi is keeping him busy.
Wyane looks up at the clock and then as Hairi takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Wyane smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hairi is working to avoid the ground and pound but Wyane connects with a decent elbow.
Hairi tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Wyane wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Wyane working the head and body with strikes.
Wyane prevents Hairi from escaping the position.
Wyane works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Hairi is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Wyane has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Hairi takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Hairi is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Wyane asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wyane wants to control but Hairi is keeping him busy.
Hairi is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Wyane is controlling him well.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Wyane connects with a single shot there.
It looks like Zack Hairi has been cut.
A decent looking cross lands there for Wyane.
Hairi is rocked!
Hairi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Oh Hairi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hairi walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Wyane swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Wius Wyane!
Wius Wyane looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Change your clothes.. wearing brighty whities to a fight is like asking for a beating!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Ulrich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Louis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jorge Ulrich could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Joe Louis's 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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jorge Ulrich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Joe Louis!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Louis swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ulrich.
Louis moves into range and clinches up with Ulrich.
Ulrich tries to pull guard but Louis forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Ulrich jumps guard but Louis turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Louis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Louis lands with a left to the head.
Louis lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Louis.
Louis has Ulrich pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Louis pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Ulrich tumbling to the mat - Louis dives into Ulrich's guard.
Ulrich has his foot on Louis's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Louis works his way back into a safe position though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ulrich has his foot on Louis's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Louis works his way back into a safe position though.
Ulrich looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Louis with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Louis content to stall in guard here.
Louis got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ulrich has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Louis has managed to get both his arms back between Ulrich's legs - danger averted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Louis stays in close to Ulrich's body and controls the position.
Louis with a nice head shot there.
Ulrich being controlled here, momentarily.
Louis wants to pass the guard but Ulrich is keeping the position.
Louis is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Louis trying to control the position from guard on top but Ulrich is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ulrich is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Louis trying to control but Ulrich is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Louis stands up over Ulrich, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ulrich is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Louis is aware though and is defending well.
Ulrich is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Louis is aware though and is defending well.
Ulrich has an active guard here but Louis has managed to pass into half guard.
Ulrich looking for submissions off his back.
Ulrich is breathing heavily.
Louis sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Ulrich looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Louis is working for a kimura but Ulrich is defending it quite comfortably.
Louis working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Louis is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Louis is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ulrich doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Louis.
Ulrich is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Louis pulls his head out easily.
Louis controlling the action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Louis scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Louis not doing much here.
Ulrich looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Louis wants to pass the guard but Ulrich is defending well.
Ulrich is staying active underneath Louis, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Louis working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ulrich is not content to let Louis control the position.
Louis scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Louis scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ulrich is rocked!
Louis lands a big elbow - Ulrich is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Louis!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Louis!
Our winner, Joe Louis, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Bryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Granger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as James Granger enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel Bryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, James Granger!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Cecil Peabody and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Granger looking to score a takedown here. Bryan is defending well but Granger drives through and ends up in Bryan's guard.
Granger sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Bryan's guard.
Granger throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Granger uses his free foot to push down on Bryan's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Bryan.
Granger avoids the attempt from Bryan to control.
Bryan really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Granger controlling the pace for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bryan wants to hold on but Granger pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryan throwing hammer fists to the chest of Granger. What's that going to do exactly?
Bryan tries to hold on but Granger postures up.
Granger lands with some strikes.
Bryan tries to hold on but Granger pushes him away.
Granger scoring with strikes but Bryan is staying in there.
Bryan is desperately trying to improve his position but Granger has a good base and remains in mount.
Bryan wants to control but Granger is having none of it.
Granger scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bryan?
Granger looking to finish Bryan with some ground and pound. This is bad for Bryan!
Granger putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Granger takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Granger trying to control but Bryan is having none of it.
Granger controlling from mount.
Granger with shots to the head and body - Bryan looks very uncomfortable down there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Granger lands with some strikes.
Granger scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Granger raining down hammerfists from mount.
Bryan tries to hold on but Granger pushes him away.
Granger lands with some strikes.
Bryan is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Granger is landing with some decent strikes but Bryan is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Oh Bryan is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Granger loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Bryan scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Granger land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Granger stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Granger!
Jumping up and down and very excited, James Granger waved his t-shirt featuring FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)'s logo in front of the cameras.
Daniel Bryan spoke after the fight, saying 'NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Murilo Brito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Ulrich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carlos Ulrich is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Murilo Brito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlos Ulrich!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brito throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ulrich on the side of the head.
It looks like Carlos Ulrich has been cut.
A punch combination from Brito misses.
Ulrich lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Brito swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ulrich lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Brito lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ulrich circles away quickly and effectively.
Ulrich is looking for the big counter here.
Brito scores with a one two! Ulrich had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Brito lands a glancing blow to the side of Ulrich's head.
Brito misses with a wild combination.
Horrible takedown attempt by Ulrich or perhaps it was just good defense by Brito, which made it look bad.
Ulrich will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sloppy strikes from Brito. Those never looked like landing.
Ulrich looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ulrich is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Brito moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Murilo Brito!
Murilo Brito was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Santiago Palmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paddy McCracken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Palmer comes to the cage accompanied by GSP - Not Impressed. McCracken has chosen You Can't Bring Me Down as his entrance music. Santiago Palmer has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Santiago Palmer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paddy McCracken!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palmer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McCracken moves away.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that McCracken 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.
Palmer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McCracken was well out of range. Poor timing from Palmer.
Nice defenses there by McCracken.
Palmer thuds his right hand into McCracken's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Palmer rushes McCracken and presses him up against the cage.
Palmer has McCracken pushed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from McCracken fails to land.
McCracken misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Palmer.
Palmer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Palmer displaying some good clinch control by pressing McCracken up against the cage.
Palmer lands a left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palmer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Palmer stalling in the clinch.
Palmer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McCracken backwards.
McCracken fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Palmer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmer is pushing McCracken up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
McCracken is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Palmer is defending well.
A short right from Palmer.
Palmer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McCracken misses with a punch on the inside.
Palmer blocks an uppercut.
Palmer blocks a body shot from McCracken.
McCracken has a couple of punches blocked by Palmer.
McCracken letting Palmer take a breather here.
McCracken working aggressively here.
Palmer scores with a nice hook to the head.
McCracken throws a punch but it's blocked by Palmer.
Palmer has McCracken pushed against the cage.
Palmer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCracken misses with a punch on the inside.
McCracken swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Palmer lands with a light punch inside.
McCracken working aggressively here.
McCracken is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Palmer is defending well.
Palmer dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Good body shot from Palmer.
McCracken throws a head punch that misses.
I was talking to Palmer's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Palmer effectively controlling the action here.
Palmer stalling in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Palmer.
Palmer is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Santiago Palmer.
Palmer misses with a straight left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from McCracken! But no joy.
Palmer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McCracken.
Palmer darts in and clinches McCracken up against the cage.
Palmer leaning against his opponent.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Palmer.
Palmer gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmer scores with a shoulder strike.
McCracken throws a head punch that misses.
McCracken working aggressively here.
Palmer just leaning against McCracken, taking a breather.
A head punch on the inside from McCracken fails to land.
Palmer's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Stalling in the clinch from Palmer.
McCracken misses with some punches.
Palmer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Palmer lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Paddy McCracken has been cut.
McCracken avoiding damage as Palmer throws knees to the body.
McCracken misses with some punches.
McCracken tries to work over Palmer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Palmer.
McCracken letting Palmer take a breather here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McCracken.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palmer has McCracken pushed against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Santiago Palmer.
Palmer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McCracken lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Palmer gets a clinch.
Palmer tries to land knees in the clinch but McCracken avoids the damage to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Palmer has McCracken pushed against the cage.
McCracken misses with the head strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Palmer is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Santiago Palmer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paddy McCracken.
Palmer leaning his opponent against the cage.
Palmer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McCracken.
McCracken misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Palmer.
Palmer blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Santiago Palmer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paddy McCracken's cut.
That's time! Palmer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Palmer has managed to clinch.
Palmer controlling the action here for a moment.
Palmer blocks an uppercut.
Palmer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McCracken.
Palmer leaning against his opponent.
Palmer pushes McCracken back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McCracken swings wildly with an uppercut but Palmer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Palmer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McCracken can do to turn this around?
McCracken is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Palmer pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from McCracken fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palmer lands an elbow that stopped McCracken in his tracks for a moment.
McCracken letting Palmer take a breather here.
McCracken working aggressively here.
The referee is keeping an eye on Palmer - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCracken letting Palmer take a breather here.
Palmer tries a knee to the head but McCracken blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Palmer.
Palmer is pushing McCracken up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Palmer lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
McCracken's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McCracken.
Palmer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McCracken backwards.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
McCracken is looking to take this one to the mat.
McCracken throws a punch but it's blocked by Palmer.
Palmer just leaning against McCracken, taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palmer pressing his opponent against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Santiago Palmer.
McCracken misses with a straight right.
McCracken misses with a right hand
and Palmer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Palmer is looking to clinch but McCracken is avoiding it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from McCracken! But no joy.
McCracken swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Palmer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McCracken.
A little jabbing left from McCracken on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Paddy McCracken seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Palmer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McCracken paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Palmer drops his hands momentarily and McCracken takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McCracken throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Palmer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McCracken misses with an uppercut.
McCracken fails to land the takedown.
Santiago Palmer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paddy McCracken.
McCracken looks to land a right hand but Palmer moved out of range.
McCracken fails with a takedown attempt.
Palmer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McCracken.
Palmer pushes McCracken up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmer lands an elbow inside that McCracken shrugs off.
McCracken misses with a punch on the inside.
Palmer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Palmer avoiding damage.
Palmer will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning McCracken up against the cage.
McCracken misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from McCracken fails to land.
Palmer has McCracken pushed against the cage.
McCracken drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Palmer gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Palmer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Palmer stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCracken working aggressively here.
Palmer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McCracken tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Palmer's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from McCracken fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Palmer.
Palmer blocking some punches.
Palmer manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Palmer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McCracken.
A left hand lands to the body for Palmer.
Palmer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McCracken has a couple of punches blocked by Palmer.
Palmer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Palmer stalling.
Palmer blocks an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Palmer displaying some good clinch control by pressing McCracken up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Santiago Palmer dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Paddy McCracken's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
McCracken looks to throw the jab but Palmer is out of range.
Palmer slips a straight right by McCracken.
McCracken is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Palmer.
McCracken throws a shot from downtown. Palmer moves away and avoids it.
Palmer throws a jab but it's blocked by McCracken.
McCracken's corner calls for a 1-2. McCracken obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
McCracken fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Palmer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It looked like Palmer was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from McCracken.
Palmer misses the shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from McCracken. Those never looked like landing.
McCracken throws a hook but Palmer avoids it easily.
McCracken waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Palmer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCracken thows a left - swing and a miss!
McCracken throws a right hand that Palmer ducks under and follows up with a left that Palmer also avoids with ease.
McCracken might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Palmer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from McCracken! But no joy.
Palmer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McCracken swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmer rushes McCracken and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Palmer dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
McCracken tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Palmer content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Palmer stalling the fight.
McCracken misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Palmer.
McCracken is looking for a takedown.
A head punch on the inside from McCracken fails to land.
Santiago Palmer has scored more points in the clinch so far.
McCracken misses with a short punch on the inside.
McCracken blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Palmer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
McCracken throws a head punch that misses.
Palmer lands a right hand that snaps the head of McCracken backwards.
Stalling in the clinch from Palmer.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Palmer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCracken's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Palmer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McCracken or not.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
McCracken swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McCracken throws a punch but it's blocked by Palmer.
Palmer lands a left hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A right hook to the body lands for Palmer.
McCracken misses with some punches.
Palmer has McCracken pushed against the cage.
McCracken takes an elbow to the forehead.
McCracken being controlled against the cage.
McCracken throws a punch but it's blocked by Palmer.
Paddy McCracken has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmer prevents the takedown attempt.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
McCracken misses with a hook from the clinch.
McCracken misses with some punches.
Palmer holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Palmer's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Palmer stalling.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Santiago Palmer.
Palmer lands a really nice looking cross but McCracken seems unphased.
Palmer scores with a jab.
Palmer closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McCracken.
Palmer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McCracken throws a head punch that misses.
McCracken wants a takedown but no success here.
Santiago Palmer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paddy McCracken.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCracken blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch on the inside from McCracken fails to land.
McCracken misses with a punch to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Palmer.
McCracken working aggressively here.
McCracken on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McCracken misses with a short punch on the inside.
Palmer lands a hook that snaps the head of McCracken backwards.
McCracken misses with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Palmer takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
McCracken throws a punch but it's blocked by Palmer.
Palmer stalling.
McCracken fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McCracken.
Palmer lands a body punch.
McCracken misses with the head strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Santiago Palmer.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Palmer, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Santiago Palmer!
In his post fight interview, Santiago Palmer gave a big smile as he said 'Yeah I am gonna face the champ. Hey champ! Santiago Palmer is gonna smother you with a big blanket on your weak body! You better spar with a blanket or you will be done!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Meade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown comes to the cage accompanied by Before The Fight Ends You - Hatebreed. Josh Meade has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Dave Brown's 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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dave Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Josh Meade!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Meade does no damage.
Meade misses the jab.
Meade throws a series of punches but Brown moves out of range.
Brown connects with the punch.
It looks like Josh Meade has been cut.
Meade lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Meade misses with a hook
and Brown counters with a series of strikes that sends Meade to the canvas! Brown follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight!
Meade is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Meade looking to control.
Meade is still in real trouble! Can Brown finish him?
Brown pushing down on Meade's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Meade seems to have recovered his senses.
Brown moves nicely into side control.
Brown tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Brown is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Meade is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown tries for a kimura but Meade is defending well.
Brown is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Meade has escaped the position, nice work there.
Meade is trying to control Brown's posture but Brown avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Brown is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Meade is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Meade is looking for a sweep.
Brown working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Brown is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Meade knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Brown is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Meade is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Meade's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Brown tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Meade wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Meade wants to control but Brown postures up.
Meade is trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Brown works to advance to full mount. Meade defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Brown has hold of Meade's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Meade manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Brown avoids the attempt from Meade to control.
Brown goes for an armbar but Meade turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Meade.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brown manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Meade manages to get himself to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Brown dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Josh Meade's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Meade falls off balance throwing a combination
and Brown counters with a leg kick.
Meade throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brown ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Meade throws out a loose jab but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Josh Meade is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Meade falls off balance throwing a combination
and Brown counters with a nice kick to the body.
Josh Meade seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brown lands a jab to the nose.
Meade misses with a double jab
and Brown counters with a low kick, right behind Meade 's knee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Meade misses its intended target.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Brown.
Meade has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Meade ducks right into an uppercut from Brown.
Meade is breathing heavily.
Brown lands a leg kick that knocks Meade off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meade just misses with a punch to the body.
Brown lands with a good body shot.
Brown fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nice body kick from Brown.
Brown lands a nice leg kick that just misses Meade's sensitive parts.
A solid leg kick lands there for Brown.
Brown is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Meade can do to turn this around?
A nice leg kick lands there from Brown.
Brown throws a powerful right kick. Meade tried to block low but the kick was high! Meade was taken right off of his feet! Brown jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Dave Brown!
After winning the bout, Dave Brown thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ragnar Sigurdsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ragnar Sigurdsson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rocky Balboa!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sigurdsson misses with a kick to the body
and Balboa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sigurdsson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sigurdsson moves out of range as Balboa strikes.
Sigurdsson misses with a lunging right hand
and Balboa counters with a nice body shot.
Nice defenses there by Sigurdsson.
Sigurdsson is looking to counter punch.
Balboa misses with an uppercut.
Balboa throws a jab when Sigurdsson was well out of range.
Balboa gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sigurdsson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sigurdsson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sigurdsson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Balboa or not.
Sigurdsson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sigurdsson moves into the clinch.
Sigurdsson tries to work over Balboa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sigurdsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sigurdsson manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balboa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sigurdsson.
Sigurdsson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Balboa. That did some damage!
Sigurdsson closes the distance and pushes Balboa back into the cage.
I was talking to Sigurdsson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Balboa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sigurdsson blocks an uppercut.
Sigurdsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Balboa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sigurdsson throws a head punch that misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Balboa - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sigurdsson.
Balboa lands with a right to the head.
A short right from Sigurdsson.
Sigurdsson lands a left hand.
Sigurdsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Balboa stalling in the clinch but Sigurdsson improves position.
Sigurdsson trying to stall but Balboa improves his position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Balboa.
Sigurdsson scores with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sigurdsson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Balboa backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right hand to the body from Balboa.
Sigurdsson lands with a light punch inside.
Sigurdsson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Balboa avoids the head kick by Sigurdsson.
Balboa has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Balboa on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sigurdsson thows a body kick. Balboa tries to catch it but that hurt him.
The fighters circling - Balboa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Good exchange - Sigurdsson coming out on top.
Sigurdsson scores with a kick to the body.
Balboa looks winded!
Sigurdsson scores with a head kick. Balboa tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Balboa tries to clinch up but Sigurdsson circles away and keeps his distance.
Sigurdsson throws a quick counter kick to the body but Balboa avoids it.
Sigurdsson throws a poor cross that misses
and Balboa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sigurdsson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Balboa takes a step back to recover.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sigurdsson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sigurdsson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sigurdsson lands a body shot.
Sigurdsson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sigurdsson jabs Balboa right on the nose. Balboa blinks but takes it well.
Balboa walks into a stiff left hand from Sigurdsson.
Balboa takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Sigurdsson cracks Balboa with an open hand slap.
Sigurdsson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sigurdsson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Balboa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sigurdsson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sigurdsson, right into the meat.
Sigurdsson throws a sloppy head kick and Balboa moves out of range easily.
Balboa throws out a counter right but Sigurdsson avoids it with no problem.
Balboa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sigurdsson.
Balboa misses with a lunging right hand
and Sigurdsson counters with a nice kick to the body.
Sigurdsson lands a nice hook to Balboa's body. Balboa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sigurdsson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sigurdsson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ragnar Sigurdsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sigurdsson scores with a kick to the midsection.
Balboa has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Sigurdsson.
Sigurdsson moves into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sigurdsson lands with a right to the head.
Sigurdsson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Still in the clinch, Sigurdsson scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short uppercut from Sigurdsson.
Sigurdsson lands with a short shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ragnar Sigurdsson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A good leg kick by Sigurdsson.
A jab from Sigurdsson misses.
Balboa tries to clinch but Sigurdsson is having none of it.
Sigurdsson lands with a good body shot.
Sigurdsson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Balboa can do to turn this around?
Sigurdsson catches Balboa with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Balboa swings for the body but Sigurdsson moves out of range.
Sigurdsson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Balboa has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sigurdsson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sigurdsson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balboa takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Balboa is breathing heavily.
Balboa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sigurdsson.
Balboa takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sigurdsson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Balboa, pushing him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sigurdsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sigurdsson lands a right hand.
Sigurdsson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sigurdsson lands a right hand.
Sigurdsson lands a shoulder strike.
Balboa throws a head punch that misses.
Sigurdsson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sigurdsson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Still in the clinch, Sigurdsson scores with a nice short uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Sigurdsson.
Sigurdsson lands with a right to the head.
You can see that Balboa has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Sigurdsson lands with a right to the head.
Balboa is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Sigurdsson.
Balboa is still on wobbly legs! Can Sigurdsson finish him?
Nice body punch from Sigurdsson.
Balboa struggles to land a body shot inside as Sigurdsson controls his hands.
Sigurdsson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Balboa backwards.
Sigurdsson lands a big right hand that drops Balboa! The killer instinct kicks in and Sigurdsson finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Sigurdsson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ragnar Sigurdsson!
Ragnar Sigurdsson is the new light heavyweight champion!
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