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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sean Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arse Face (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sean Coleman has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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280 lbs
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260 lbs
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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
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sean Coleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arse Face!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, David Schapiro and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coleman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Coleman throwing a counter right hand but Face manages to avoid it.
Face tries to clinch up.
Face looks for a takedown but Coleman sprawls well.
Coleman shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Face but Face pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Face tries to counter by closing the distance.
Coleman darts in trying to clinch
and Face counters with a one-two to the body.
Coleman displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Face swats away the attempt to clinch by Coleman.
Face gets caught flat footed, as Coleman shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Face can't keep his opponent in guard - Coleman advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Coleman in particular looking to stall.
Coleman drops an elbow to the side of Face's head.
Coleman trying to control the pace.
Coleman passes to full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman avoids the attempt from Face to control.
Coleman manages to capitalize on a mistake by Face to take his back!
Coleman is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Face has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Coleman has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Face taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Coleman doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Sean Coleman!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Newt Boone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alistair Spong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alistair Spong has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Newt Boone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alistair Spong!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Steve Montenegro and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boone takes a swing at Spong's ribcage but misses.
Spong missing with a left hand there. Boone was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boone lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Spong circles away quickly and effectively.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Spong! But no joy.
Spong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Spong takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Boone changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Spong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boone moves away.
Spong throws the kick towards the body but Boone avoids it.
Boone smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Boone slips under a jab.
A slow jab from Boone misses its intended target.
Boone is looking to land body kicks.
Spong let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Spong, right into the meat.
Spong slips a jab from Boone.
Spong looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Boone throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Spong moves into the clinch successfully.
Spong misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spong manages to break the clinch.
Boone throws a leg kick that is checked
and Spong counters with a low kick, right behind Boone 's knee.
Some wild striking there from Boone.
Boone swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Spong connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Boone punishes Spong's body with a nice straight punch.
Boone misses with an uppercut. Spong saw that one coming.
Boone misses with a looping right.
Boone throws a hook but Spong avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Spong on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Boone throws a jab but it's blocked by Spong.
Boone throws a sloppy body shot
and Spong counters with a nice body kick.
Spong throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Boone.
Spong slips a straight right by Boone.
Boone displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Spong throws out the jab.
Boone scores with a punch to the head.
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!
Boone misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Boone misses.
Boone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spong was well out of range. Poor timing from Boone.
Spong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boone misses with a body shot.
Spong swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Boone has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD: Ground Zero in the buildup to the fight.
Boone walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Spong checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Boone ducks under a wild hook from Spong.
Spong connects with a nice looking jab.
Boone throws a hook but Spong blocks it.
Boone swings widly with a right hand
and Spong finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Boone throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Spong counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Boone is breathing heavily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Spong.
Spong slips under a jab.
Spong dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Boone. That did some damage!
A head kick from Spong lands but Boone takes it in his stride.
Boone connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Spong momentarily.
Boone misses with an uppercut
and Spong counters with a slapping leg kick.
Boone throws a jab when Spong was well out of range.
It seemed like Spong was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spong throws a head kick but Boone moves out of range.
Boone throws an off balance right hand
and Spong counters with a head kick that drops Boone to the mat! Boone scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Boone is rocked!
Boone misses with a straight right.
Spong is trying to counter with his kicks.
Oh Boone is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Spong closes the distance and pushes Boone back into the cage.
Spong is leaning against Boone and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Spong cracks Boone with a nice body shot.
Boone seems to have got his legs back now.
Spong lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Spong as the two fighters clinch.
Spong breaks from the clinch.
Spong slips under a jab.
Spong fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Boone has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spong feints and then cracks Boone's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Boone down.
Spong lands a body shot.
Spong misses with a hook.
Spong throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Spong's corner calls for a 1-2. Spong obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spong throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Boone crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Alistair Spong!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Bilkington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Louden Hurley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hurley has chosen self starter as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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145 lbs
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139 lbs
3 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Brawler
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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
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Bilkington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Louden Hurley!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Lou da Vinci and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bilkington fails to land with a series of punches.
Bilkington tries to sprawl but Hurley drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Hurley decides to return to a standing position.
Hurley keeps the fight on the outside.
Hurley throws a sloppy head kick and Bilkington moves out of range easily.
Bilkington tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hurley changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Hurley fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bilkington appears to be looking for a big counter.
Hurley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bilkington.
Bilkington tries to clinch there but Hurley circles away.
Bilkington shoots for a takedown but Hurley saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bilkington throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hurley.
A punch combination from Hurley misses.
Bilkington shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hurley sprawls well. Hurley wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bilkington gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bilkington moves out of range of the body kick.
Bilkington shoots in for a takedown but Hurley shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Bilkington. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hurley gets tackled into the cage by Bilkington. Bilkington maintains the clinch.
Hurley gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bilkington.
Hurley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hurley shoots for a takedown but Bilkington saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bilkington tries to counter with a takedown but Hurley is quick to defend against it.
Hurley clinches up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hurley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hurley fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bilkington throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bilkington wants to clinch.
Bilkington shoots in but no luck this time.
Bilkington closes the distance and clinches up with Hurley, looking for a takedown. Bilkington pushes Hurley against the cage but Hurley circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bilkington takes one to the chin there.
Bilkington closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hurley circles away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bilkington shoots in and drives through. Hurley sprawls well.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Hurley.
Hurley decides to take the fight back to the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bilkington slaps away a takedown attempt from Hurley, before circling back to the center of the mat.
No luck for Hurley with that takedown attempt.
Bilkington throws a big counter combination but Hurley scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Bilkington pushes Hurley up against the cage in a clinch.
Bilkington is trying to trip Hurley. He has hold of a leg but Hurley is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Bilkington persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Hurley keeping moving, preventing Bilkington from controlling successfully.
Hurley is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hurley pushes Bilkington off and gets back to his feet.
Hurley tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bilkington defends well and Hurley ends up having to push Bilkington into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bilkington throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bilkington swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bilkington shoots for a double leg takedown but Hurley sprawls well. He's pushed Bilkington's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hurley will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bobby Bilkington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bilkington tries to clinch but Hurley is having none of it.
Hurley drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bilkington defends it well.
Bilkington goes for a double leg but Hurley avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Hurley continues to drive forward.
Bilkington shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hurley sprawls well. Hurley wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bilkington gets slowly back to his feet.
Hurley throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hurley stuffs the takedown attempt from Bilkington. Bilkington gets slowly back to his feet.
Hurley checks a leg kick nicely.
Hurley wants to counter with a clinch but Bilkington pushes him away.
A combination from Bilkington does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Louden Hurley dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Horrible takedown attempt by Hurley or perhaps it was just good defense by Bilkington, which made it look bad.
Bilkington feinted with a counter takedown.
Hurley feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bilkington's calf.
Bilkington throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hurley counters by clinching up.
Hurley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hurley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bilkington pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hurley changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bilkington tries to avoid it but Hurley manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bilkington to the ground. Bilkington escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bilkington closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hurley circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bilkington shoots in looking for a takedown but Hurley manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bilkington's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bilkington sets himself, and Hurley steps forward looking for the clinch! Bilkington avoids it this time.
Bilkington misses with a wild combination.
Bilkington fails to land the takedown.
Hurley tries to counter by closing the distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Bilkington. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurley throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bilkington fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hurley is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Bilkington throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hurley.
Hurley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bilkington.
Bilkington takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bilkington shoots in and drives through. Hurley sprawls well.
Bilkington tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hurley counters with a right hand to the body.
Bilkington gets caught napping as Hurley dives in and scores a takedown. Bilkington manages to retain guard.
Bilkington is working an open guard so Hurley takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Hurley drives through with a takedown into Bilkington's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hurley gets to his feet. Bilkington looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Hurley rushes Bilkington and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bilkington tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hurley's elbow.
Hurley breaks the clinch.
Bobby Bilkington is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hurley scores with a kick to the midsection.
Hurley forces Bilkington back against the cage and clinches.
Hurley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hurley rushes Bilkington and presses him up against the cage.
Hurley manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bilkington throws a series of punches but Hurley moves out of range.
Hurley has a takedown stuffed.
Bilkington clinches up against the cage.
Hurley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bilkington wants to clinch
and Hurley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bilkington has his takedown stuffed
and Hurley counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bilkington drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hurley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bilkington looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hurley is defended easily by Bilkington.
Bilkington misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Louden Hurley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Hurley has managed to clinch.
Bilkington breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bilkington darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Hurley has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Bilkington is on him like a limpet, forcing Hurley back against the cage.
Hurley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hurley lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Bilkington cracks Hurley with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bilkington throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Hurley tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Bilkington is in Hurley's guard.
Hurley wants to get back to his feet but Bilkington is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bilkington looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Bilkington makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bilkington trying to control but Hurley is working from the bottom.
Hurley is looking to stand up but Bilkington isn't so interested in that idea.
Hurley has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Bilkington is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Bilkington breaks from the clinch.
Hurley fails with the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hurley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bilkington.
Horrible takedown attempt by Bilkington or perhaps it was just good defense by Hurley, which made it look bad.
Hurley looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bilkington is fending him off so far but Hurley persists. Nope, Bilkington circles away and we're back to standing.
Bilkington avoids the head kick by Hurley.
Hurley leaves Bilkington with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bilkington fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bilkington misses with the combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bilkington looks for a takedown but Hurley sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Bilkington. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bilkington throws a combination that misses
and Hurley holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hurley breaks from the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bilkington is looking for a takedown.
Hurley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bilkington fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bilkington keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bilkington throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hurley's waist but Hurley gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bilkington off to one side.
Hurley stuffs the takedown attempt from Bilkington. Bilkington gets slowly back to his feet.
Hurley is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Hurley misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bilkington swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bilkington shoots in looking for a takedown but Hurley manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bilkington's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bilkington tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hurley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hurley only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Hurley circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hurley tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bilkington swivels and escapes.
Bilkington throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bobby Bilkington has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bilkington throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Louden Hurley is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A punch combination from Bilkington misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Louden Hurley.
Well Hurley 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Louden Hurley!
Louden Hurley decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
Bobby Bilkington spoke after the fight, saying 'You Can't win them all, the better man won tonight. Next fight i'm gonna come out twice as hungry'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luke Campion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thurman Potts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Luke Campion has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Luke Campion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thurman Potts!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Lou da Vinci and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Campion rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Potts moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Campion misses with a combination
and Potts counters with a takedown into side control.
Campion is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Potts landing a few strikes.
Campion is looking to regain half guard here but Potts keeps moving and retains side control.
Campion is working hard here to advance position.
Potts controls the position.
Potts is working to tighten his grip on Campion's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Campion has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Potts is really squeezing tight and eventually Campion passes out! Potts breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Thurman Potts!
Thurman Potts decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Luke Campion was interviewed post fight and said 'Congratulations to my opponent. He was the better man today. Now I go back to training to make sure that I'm the better man tomorrow. Thanks to the fans for all of their support.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Malik Aker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dalton Pease (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Malik Aker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dalton Pease!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Eddie Farnsworth and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aker wants to slow Pease down by chopping away at his legs.
Pease tries to clinch but Aker is having none of it.
Pease rushes Aker and presses him up against the cage.
Pease is trying to trip Aker. He has hold of a leg but Aker is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Pease persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aker looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Pease looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aker is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Pease postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aker has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Pease should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Aker has tightened it up now! Pease should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Malik Aker!
Malik Aker thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rhaegar Targaryen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George West Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). George West Jr told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rhaegar Targaryen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, George West Jr!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Jorge Garcia and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Targaryen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
West Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Targaryen instigates a clinch.
West Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
West Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Targaryen's elbow.
Targaryen misses with the head strike.
West Jr wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Targaryen has him pressed against the cage.
West Jr's coach down at Abobomination Training $700 13 LEGIT elite coaches was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on West Jr's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
West Jr tries a body shot but Targaryen blocks it.
West Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Targaryen is working West Jr over against the cage.
Targaryen misses with a hook to the ribs.
West Jr blocks a body shot from Targaryen.
Targaryen lands a nice shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Targaryen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Targaryen blocks an uppercut.
Targaryen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Targaryen tries to throw a body punch but West Jr avoids it by throwing Targaryen back against the cage.
A short right from West Jr.
That's one minute gone in the round.
West Jr misses with a body punch.
Targaryen can't find room to land a body shot as West Jr controls the action.
Targaryen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
West Jr scores with a punch to the head.
West Jr tries to clinch up.
Targaryen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of West Jr's head.
A swing and a miss from West Jr.
Targaryen throws a poor cross that misses
and West Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Targaryen just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Targaryen. West Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
West Jr walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
West Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
West Jr is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
West Jr avoids the body shot from Targaryen.
Targaryen stuns West Jr with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Targaryen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
West Jr throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
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!
West Jr lands a jab to Targaryen's midsection.
West Jr lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
West Jr with a body punch. A glancing blow.
West Jr lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Targaryen misses with a body shot.
West Jr fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Targaryen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Targaryen staying out of range there.
West Jr wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Targaryen is breathing heavily.
West Jr lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
West Jr throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Targaryen on the side of the head.
West Jr stuns Targaryen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Targaryen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
West Jr throws a body punch but Targaryen moves out of range.
It looked like Targaryen was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from West Jr.
Targaryen is looking to wear down West Jr with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
West Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Targaryen.
Targaryen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Targaryen lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Targaryen looks to score with a jab to the body but West Jr is just out of range.
Targaryen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between West Jr's hands.
West Jr takes a swing at Targaryen's ribcage but misses.
Targaryen wants to clinch up but West Jr keeps it at a distance.
A jab from Targaryen finds it's way through West Jr's defenses.
Targaryen seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
West Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Targaryen.
West Jr lands a jab to the head.
Targaryen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by West Jr.
West Jr connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Targaryen is rocked!
Targaryen tries to clinch up.
Oh Targaryen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Targaryen gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! West Jr gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). George West Jr!
After the fight, George West Jr was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
Rhaegar Targaryen spoke after the fight, saying 'I'm out. Fuck you, fuck you, you're cool.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vince Andrews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tourney Champ (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andrews comes to the cage accompanied by Go To Sleep- Eminem Ft. Obie Trice & DMX. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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177 lbs
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180 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vince Andrews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tourney Champ!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Anthony Taglia and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andrews misses with a jab, cross combination.
Andrews is looking to clinch.
Andrews fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A jab from Champ misses.
Andrews tries to clinch up.
Champ throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Andrews throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Andrews lands a right hook to the body.
Champ moves in looking to clinch but Andrews pushes him off.
Champ has closed the distance and engaged Andrews in a clinch.
Champ swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Champ fails to land.
Champ lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Champ fails to land.
A short right from Champ.
I was talking to Andrews's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Champ slowing the pace effectively.
Andrews is looking to break free of the clinch but Champ has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Champ presses Andrews against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Champ swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Champ has Andrews pressed against the cage, preventing Andrews from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Champ throws a head punch that misses.
Champ effectively controlling the action here.
A short right from Champ.
Champ fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Champ misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Champ fails to land.
Andrews is trying to stall.
Champ scores with a shot to the side of Andrews's head.
Champ softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Champ fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Andrews's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Champ lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Andrews backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Champ.
Champ fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Champ working some nice short punches in the clinch.
It looks like Vince Andrews has been cut.
A right handed body shot lands from Champ.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short left from Champ.
Champ misses with a short punch on the inside.
Champ misses with a short punch on the inside.
Andrews blocks an uppercut.
Champ lands a hook that snaps the head of Andrews backwards.
Andrews is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Champ swings wildly with an uppercut but Andrews uses good head movement to avoid it.
Champ just leaning against Andrews, taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Champ lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Champ swings wildly with an uppercut but Andrews uses good head movement to avoid it.
Champ pushes Andrews back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Champ lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Andrews backwards.
Champ misses with a body punch.
Champ lands with a right to the head.
Andrews wants to break free but Champ has control.
Champ misses with a punch on the inside.
Andrews blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Andrews blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Andrews blocking some punches.
Champ stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Champ swings wildly with an uppercut but Andrews uses good head movement to avoid it.
Champ tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Champ misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Champ.
Andrews is trying to force a seperation but Champ has the dominant position.
Champ lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Andrews is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Champ has a couple of punches blocked by Andrews.
A frustrated look appears on Andrews's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Champ is stalling here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Champ.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Champ throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tourney Champ dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vince Andrews's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Champ misses the jab.
Champ gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Andrews is trying to break the clinch but Champ is controlling him.
Champ misses with the head strike.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Champ in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Champ just leaning against Andrews, taking a breather.
Champ misses with some punches.
A short right from Champ.
Andrews is trying to break the clinch but Champ is controlling him.
Andrews tries to break the clinch but Champ is controlling the position.
Champ slows down the pace here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Andrews escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Champ pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Andrews avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrews misses with a combination
and Andrews takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Andrews throws a big shot that misses.
Andrews misses with a wild combination.
A little jabbing left from Champ on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Andrews misses the target.
Andrews throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Champ is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Champ avoids the head kick by Andrews.
Champ avoids the head kick by Andrews.
Andrews throws a sloppy head kick and Champ moves out of range easily.
Champ swings and misses with a hook to the body.
No joy there for Andrews, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Champ looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Andrews throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Champ's head.
Andrews tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Andrews takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrews misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A little jabbing left from Champ on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Vince Andrews is winning the standup battle so far.
Andrews misses with an uppercut.
Champ missing with a left hand there. Andrews was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Champ throws the left hand but Andrews avoids the punch easily.
Champ just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromAndrews.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big right from Champ misses.
Andrews throws a series of punches but Champ avoids them all with ease.
Champ looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Champ lands with an uppercut that bounces Andrews off the cage and back into range.
Andrews is rocked!
Andrews leaves his chin hanging out and Champ seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Andrews crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tourney Champ!
An out of breath Tourney Champ thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vasily Rohdin Bibby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerard De Villefort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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235 lbs
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Vasily Rohdin Bibby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gerard De Villefort!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Franklyn Lucas and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Villefort moves out of range as Bibby strikes.
Bibby ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Villefort moves away.
De Villefort looks for a takedown but Bibby sprawls well.
Bibby was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
De Villefort is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
It looks like Gerard De Villefort has been cut.
Bibby keeps the fight on the outside.
Bibby throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bibby scores with a jab to the body.
Bibby thows a left - swing and a miss!
De Villefort shoots in and gets a takedown into Bibby's guard.
Bibby looking for a sweep. Not yet Bibby, not yet.
Bibby is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and De Villefort defends well.
De Villefort wants to control from the top but Bibby keeps moving.
Bibby is looking for a triangle here but De Villefort uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bibby is trying to improve his position.
De Villefort lands some shots froms side control.
De Villefort working the ground and pound.
De Villefort tries to advance to mount but Bibby denies him.
De Villefort working away.
Bibby tries to bench press De Villefort off him but De Villefort keeps the position.
De Villefort postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
De Villefort has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bibby takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
De Villefort is trying to get an arm triangle but Bibby is defending well.
De Villefort trying to control the position but Bibby is working away.
De Villefort thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Bibby tries to improve position but can't.
You can see the frustration on Bibby's face as De Villefort controls the position.
De Villefort sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Bibby is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Bibby regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Villefort is looking to take a break and control but Bibby is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw De Villefort working his ground and pound in the gym.
Bibby trying to control from the bottom.
De Villefort is keen to just control but Bibby is a slippery customer.
Bibby is pressing down on De Villefort's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Bibby utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
De Villefort is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Bibby is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Bibby has escaped and now he's on top!
Bibby tries to free his leg and advance position but De Villefort is retaining full guard.
De Villefort manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bibby manages to get himself to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bibby keeping moving, preventing De Villefort from controlling successfully.
De Villefort works over Bibby with some ground and pound from guard.
Bibby has an active guard here but De Villefort has managed to pass into half guard.
De Villefort is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
De Villefort working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
De Villefort is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bibby wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerard De Villefort dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gerard De Villefort's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
De Villefort tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bibby manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bibby was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
De Villefort goes for a double leg but Bibby avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Bibby continues to drive forward.
Bibby is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Villefort.
Bibby fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bibby swings for the body but De Villefort moves out of range.
De Villefort has managed to clinch.
Bibby misses with the head strike.
De Villefort tries for a takedown but Bibby manages to get underhooks.
Bibby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Villefort is looking to take this one to the mat.
Vasily Rohdin Bibby has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gerard De Villefort.
Bibby wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bibby misses with a body punch.
A short right from Bibby on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Villefort leaning his opponent against the cage.
De Villefort blocking some punches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Villefort wants to take the fight to the mat but Bibby manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Bibby tried to land a shot to the body but connects with De Villefort's elbow.
De Villefort has Bibby pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. De Villefort pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Bibby tumbling to the mat - De Villefort dives into Bibby's guard.
De Villefort works over Bibby with some ground and pound from guard.
Bibby preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
De Villefort throwing strikes but missing.
Gerard De Villefort has got the better of the ground game so far.
De Villefort stopping the sweep attempt from Bibby.
Bibby is trying to control the position from the bottom.
De Villefort looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bibby not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bibby preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
De Villefort has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
De Villefort stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bibby swivels though and keeps the full guard.
De Villefort postures up and lands a big shot to Bibby's brow.
De Villefort loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
De Villefort throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bibby works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
De Villefort stopping the sweep attempt from Bibby.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Vasily Rohdin Bibby is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
De Villefort closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bibby circles away.
De Villefort closes the distance and clinches up with Bibby, looking for a takedown. De Villefort pushes Bibby against the cage but Bibby circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
De Villefort clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bibby doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Villefort has hold of one of Bibby's legs. Bibby is fighting the takedown attempt but De Villefort gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Bibby holds on and takes a little breather.
Bibby lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
De Villefort throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Bibby throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
De Villefort will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
De Villefort is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bibby defends well.
Bibby stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. De Villefort swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bibby wants to control from the top but De Villefort keeps moving.
De Villefort working for a triangle but Bibby defends it easily.
Bibby wants to control from the top but De Villefort keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
De Villefort looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bibby trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Gerard De Villefort will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Gerard De Villefort's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
De Villefort keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Villefort clinches up against the cage.
Bibby tries to throw a body punch but De Villefort avoids it by throwing Bibby back against the cage.
Bibby wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
De Villefort holding his opponent close, against the cage.
De Villefort manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
De Villefort trying to keep a closed guard but Bibby is proving a slippery customer.
Bibby looking to pass the guard.
De Villefort looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Villefort trying to control the position.
Bibby working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bibby throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
De Villefort throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bibby tries to stand but De Villefort is controlling from the bottom.
Bibby stands and throws De Villefort's legs to the side, diving into side control.
De Villefort wants to control but Bibby postures up.
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.
De Villefort is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Bibby is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Bibby wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
De Villefort tries to lock up and control but Bibby gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Villefort manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Bibby wants to control but De Villefort is keeping him busy.
Bibby seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Bibby wants to free his trapped foot but De Villefort is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Villefort actively working from the bottom here.
De Villefort looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
De Villefort missing with punches from the bottom.
Vasily Rohdin Bibby has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bibby is looking for a kimura here.
Bibby is looking for a kimura but De Villefort is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bibby to get the leverage.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bibby 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.
De Villefort feints the counter takedown.
De Villefort tries to close the distance and clinch but Bibby swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
De Villefort stalling the fight.
De Villefort turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
De Villefort working the body and head with strikes.
De Villefort trying to control the position but Bibby is working away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bibby throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Bibby is not content to let De Villefort control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gerard De Villefort comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got De Villefort 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gerard De Villefort!
An out of breath Gerard De Villefort thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Akira Toushikama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luis Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Toushikama comes to the cage accompanied by One Love-Yoshihiro Akiyama. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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27
185 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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26
189 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Akira Toushikama !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Luis Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Bruno Lombardi and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toushikama goes for a double leg but Cruz avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Cruz continues to drive forward.
Cruz tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Toushikama shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cruz but Cruz pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cruz is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Cruz stuffs the takedown.
Cruz feints the counter takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Akira Toushikama . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Toushikama darts in looking for a takedown but Cruz gets double underhooks and turns Toushikama into the cage.
Toushikama shoots in looking for a takedown but Cruz manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Toushikama 's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Cruz drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Toushikama defends it well.
Cruz darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Toushikama works his way to full guard. Good work.
Toushikama avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz trying to control but Toushikama is working from the bottom.
Cruz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Toushikama trying to strike off his back.
Cruz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz being controlled here momentarily.
Cruz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Toushikama is keeping the position for now.
Cruz cracks Toushikama with a solid left hand.
Toushikama wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Cruz trying to control the position from guard on top but Toushikama is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Toushikama fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Cruz to the ground. Toushikama is now in Cruz's guard.
Cruz keeping moving, preventing Toushikama from controlling successfully.
Toushikama is looking to work some ground and pound but Cruz has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Toushikama accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Toushikama throws an elbow that misses. Cruz uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Toushikama 's guard. Nice move by Cruz!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cruz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Toushikama looking for a sweep. Not yet Toushikama , not yet.
Cruz trying to control but Toushikama is working from the bottom.
Cruz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Toushikama works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cruz is working Toushikama over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Toushikama throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Toushikama has his hands on Cruz's head, controlling the position.
Toushikama is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toushikama seems keen to control Cruz's posture.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cruz won't allow Toushikama to sweep him here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Toushikama shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cruz as he jumps to the side.
Toushikama shoots in for a takedown but Cruz shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Toushikama fails with a takedown attempt.
Cruz stuffs the takedown attempt from Toushikama . Toushikama gets slowly back to his feet.
Toushikama gets a double leg takedown into Cruz's guard.
Toushikama has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Toushikama is breathing heavily.
Toushikama is looking to pass into half guard but Cruz pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Cruz is in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toushikama keeping moving, preventing Cruz from controlling successfully.
Cruz postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Cruz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Toushikama working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cruz.
Cruz lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Cruz throws a big elbow that misses.
Cruz is fighting to break Toushikama 's control of his arms but Toushikama is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Toushikama wants to sweep but no luck.
Cruz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cruz won't allow Toushikama to sweep him here.
Cruz keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Toushikama 's head.
Cruz stopping the sweep attempt from Toushikama .
Cruz trying to control but Toushikama is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luis Cruz dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Toushikama looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cruz is fending him off so far but Toushikama persists. Nope, Cruz circles away and we're back to standing.
Toushikama fails with the takedown.
Cruz slaps away a takedown attempt from Toushikama , before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Akira Toushikama . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cruz keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Toushikama has a takedown stuffed.
Toushikama shoots in for a takedown but Cruz shows good takedown defense.
Toushikama shoots and misses
and Cruz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz wants to clinch up but Toushikama keeps it at a distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cruz scores with a one two! Toushikama had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Toushikama .
Cruz shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Toushikama 's guard.
Cruz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz connects with a couple of short punches.
Toushikama working a defensive guard here.
Cruz throws a big elbow that misses.
Cruz scoring with some ground and pound.
Cruz with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cruz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Toushikama swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cruz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Toushikama looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Toushikama preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Toushikama misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Toushikama throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cruz's waist but Cruz gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Toushikama off to one side.
Cruz is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Cruz tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Toushikama swivels and escapes.
Cruz shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Toushikama but Toushikama pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Toushikama misses with a takedown attempt - Cruz sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Cruz fails with a takedown attempt.
Toushikama with a poor takedown
and Cruz counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Toushikama !
Cruz is working to tighten his grip on Toushikama 's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Toushikama has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Cruz is really squeezing tight and eventually Toushikama passes out! Cruz breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Luis Cruz!
An out of breath Luis Cruz thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maxx Elorde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Daniels's choice of entrance music: Born in the Usa. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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205 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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218 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maxx Elorde!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Daniels!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Eddie Farnsworth and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daniels moves in looking to clinch but Elorde pushes him off.
Elorde scores with the left hand. Daniels knows he should have avoided that one.
Daniels closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Daniels throws a head punch that misses.
A short left from Daniels.
Daniels unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Daniels with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Daniels missing with knees to the body.
Daniels with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Daniels misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daniels leaning his opponent against the cage.
Daniels working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elorde blocks an uppercut.
Elorde has had enough of the clinch but Daniels keeps him there for the moment.
Elorde working hard to break the clinch.
Daniels throws a punch but it's blocked by Elorde.
Daniels scores with a knee to the head.
Daniels throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Elorde blocks it with crossed arms.
The referee calls for Daniels to work.
Daniels has Elorde pressed against the cage, preventing Elorde from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Daniels throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Elorde blocks it with crossed arms.
Daniels throws a punch but it's blocked by Elorde.
Elorde tries to break the clinch but Daniels is controlling the position.
Daniels throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elorde wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Elorde avoiding damage as Daniels throws knees to the body.
Daniels misses with a short punch on the inside.
Daniels throws a head punch that misses.
Elorde wants to get back to striking at distance but Daniels won't allow it.
Daniels with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Daniels keeps control of Elorde as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Daniels throws a knee to the head but misses.
Elorde takes a knee to the side of the body.
Daniels slowing the pace effectively.
Elorde looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Daniels tries a knee to the head but Elorde blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels throws a knee to the head but misses.
Daniels misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Elorde.
Daniels scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Daniels misses with a knee strike.
Elorde blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A knee to the head by Daniels.
Daniels misses with a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Daniels fails to land.
A short right from Daniels.
Elorde wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Elorde managing to block the knees to the body from Daniels.
Elorde can't break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels scores a nice knee to the body.
Daniels looking to throw knees to the head but Elorde is blocking nicely.
Daniels misses with some punches.
Elorde is trying to push Daniels away but Daniels has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Elorde tries to circle away but Daniels has him pinned against the cage.
Daniels holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Elorde blocks an uppercut.
Elorde blocking some punches.
A frustrated look appears on Elorde's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Elorde is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Elorde wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Daniels dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Daniels pushes Elorde up against the cage in a clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Daniels.
The referee is keeping an eye on Daniels - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Daniels is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The crowd are getting on Daniels's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Daniels working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Daniels has a couple of punches blocked by Elorde.
Daniels misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Elorde tries a body shot but Daniels blocks it.
Daniels just leaning against Elorde, taking a breather.
Jack Daniels seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Daniels tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Daniels has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Daniels with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels tries to land a knee to the head but Elorde blocks with his arms.
A nice left hand lands by Daniels.
Elorde is looking to break free of the clinch but Daniels has double underhooks.
Daniels lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Daniels is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Daniels throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Elordes head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Elorde.
Elorde blocking some punches.
Daniels with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Elorde wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Daniels has him pressed against the cage.
Daniels with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elorde is trying to push Daniels away but Daniels has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Daniels tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Daniels using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Elorde has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Elorde lands a right hand.
Daniels using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Elorde has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Daniels keeps control of Elorde as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Daniels lands a right hand.
Elorde blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Daniels misses with some punches.
Daniels misses with a knee 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!
Elorde tries to break the clinch but Daniels is controlling the position.
Daniels looking to throw knees to the head but Elorde is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels misses with a short punch on the inside.
Elorde letting Daniels take a breather here.
Daniels misses with a knee strike.
Elorde is trying to break the clinch but Daniels is controlling him.
Daniels tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Elorde manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Daniels looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Maxx Elorde is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Daniels gets a clinch.
Daniels using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Elorde has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Daniels with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Elorde blocks it with crossed arms.
Elorde blocking some punches.
Daniels throws a head punch that misses.
Daniels swings wildly with an uppercut but Elorde uses good head movement to avoid it.
Daniels tries to land a knee to the head but Elorde blocks with his arms.
Elorde managing to block the knees to the body from Daniels.
Elorde is trying to break the clinch but Daniels is controlling him.
Daniels is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Elorde is defending well for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Daniels throws a head punch that misses.
Daniels tries a knee to the head but Elorde blocks it.
Daniels has Elorde pressed against the cage, preventing Elorde from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Daniels showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Elorde throws a right and a left that Daniels avoids nicely.
Daniels ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Elorde misses with a two punch combination.
Daniels steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Elorde.
Elorde cracks Daniels with an open hand slap.
Elorde throws a series of punches but Daniels moves out of range.
Daniels is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Elorde with a body shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from Elorde.
Elorde throws a nice looking combination but Daniels bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Elorde gets tackled into the cage by Daniels. Daniels maintains the clinch.
Elorde blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Daniels trying to land knees to the body.
Daniels scores with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Daniels slows down the pace here.
Elorde on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels crunches a lovely knee into Elorde's ribcage.
Daniels throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Elorde blocks it with crossed arms.
Daniels lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Daniels misses with a punch on the inside.
Elorde looking to slow down the pace here.
Daniels lands a knee to the head.
Daniels with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Daniels using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Elorde has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels tries to land a knee to the head but Elorde blocks with his arms.
Elorde tries to circle away but Daniels has him pinned against the cage.
Elorde has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Daniels lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Daniels misses with a knee strike.
Daniels looking to throw knees to the head but Elorde is blocking nicely.
Daniels lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Elorde backwards.
Daniels throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Daniels fails to land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Elorde is trying to break the clinch but Daniels has him pressed against the cage.
Elorde wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elorde blocking some punches.
Daniels keeps control of Elorde as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Daniels swings wildly with an uppercut but Elorde uses good head movement to avoid it.
Elorde tries to break free but Daniels pushes him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Elorde's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Elorde misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Daniels throws a knee to the head but misses.
Daniels throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Elorde blocks it with crossed arms.
Daniels missing with knees to the body.
Daniels keeps control of Elorde as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Daniels tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elorde blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Elorde has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Daniels tries a knee to the head but Elorde blocks it.
Daniels tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Daniels keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Elorde's efforts to push away.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Daniels.
Elorde is trying to break the clinch but Daniels is controlling him.
Elorde wants to get back to striking at distance but Daniels won't allow it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Elorde blocking some punches.
Elorde lands a right hand.
Maxx Elorde has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jack Daniels is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Elorde wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Daniels comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Daniels 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 26:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Daniels!
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