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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marc Aslund (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aslund comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Rasmus - The Fight kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Marc Aslund has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with James Alvarez's chin.
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188 lbs
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Alvarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marc Aslund!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Roger Salmon and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvarez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Aslund.
Aslund has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Alvarez is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Alvarez misses with a takedown attempt
and Aslund makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alvarez. Aslund does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alvarez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A lazy left from Aslund finds it's target.
Aslund throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Alvarez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Aslund misses with the combination.
Marc Aslund seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aslund loads up on a big right hand but Alvarez slips the punch.
Alvarez looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alvarez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Aslund is looking to stand up but Alvarez isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alvarez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aslund controls Alvarez momentarily but Alvarez frees himself.
Alvarez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Alvarez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Alvarez throws an elbow that misses. Aslund uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Alvarez's guard. Nice move by Aslund!
Aslund trying to control but Alvarez is working from the bottom.
Aslund content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Alvarez has locked up a guillotine! Alvarez's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Aslund is holding on here and Alvarez must be using up a lot of energy. Aslund has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Alvarez gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). James Alvarez!
A very excited looking James Alvarez made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dean Fergers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cain Mcgregor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fergers kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Linkin' Park - Waiting for the End. On his way into the cage it seems that Dean Fergers has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Dean Fergers seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dean Fergers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cain Mcgregor!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Micheangelo Fripello and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcgregor closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Fergers quickly recovers to half guard.
Mcgregor content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Fergers gets full guard.
Mcgregor controls from within his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcgregor wants to pass the guard but Fergers is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcgregor wants to control from the top but Fergers keeps moving.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Fergers has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Mcgregor is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Fergers closes the distance and clinches up with Mcgregor, looking for a takedown. Fergers pushes Mcgregor against the cage but Mcgregor circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mcgregor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fergers moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fergers shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Mcgregor is doing well to control the position and prevent Fergers from advancing to side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fergers is controlling the pace.
Mcgregor is trying to maintain the position but Fergers is very close to passing his half guard.
Mcgregor moves into full guard.
Mcgregor keeping full guard, as Fergers tries to pass.
Fergers will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Fergers throws a strike but Mcgregor rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcgregor sitting in guard here, content to control.
Fergers is trying to keep Mcgregor in close.
Mcgregor wants to control from the top but Fergers keeps moving.
Mcgregor slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Fergers keeping full guard, as Mcgregor tries to pass.
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.
Fergers keeping moving, preventing Mcgregor from controlling successfully.
Fergers on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Fergers tries to get out of the position.
Mcgregor is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Fergers really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mcgregor gets a double leg takedown into Fergers's guard.
Fergers being controlled here, momentarily.
Fergers looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mcgregor slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cain Mcgregor dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Fergers feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Mcgregor is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Mcgregor is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mcgregor wants to improve his position but instead Fergers has moved into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcgregor has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Fergers is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mcgregor tries to get to full guard but Fergers has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fergers tries to pass the half guard into mount. Mcgregor knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Mcgregor trying to control from the bottom.
Mcgregor is looking to improve his position.
Mcgregor moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Mcgregor keeping moving, preventing Fergers from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Fergers working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Mcgregor shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Fergers manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Mcgregor trying to control the position from guard on top but Fergers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mcgregor not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Mcgregor wants to pass the guard but Fergers is keeping the position.
Mcgregor trying to control but Fergers is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcgregor is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Mcgregor decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcgregor is keen to just control but Fergers is a slippery customer.
Fergers is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mcgregor pulls his head out easily.
Mcgregor is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Mcgregor trying to control from half guard but Fergers is working away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cain Mcgregor 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! This is the final round!
Mcgregor bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Mcgregor wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fergers keeps working.
Mcgregor taking a breather here.
Mcgregor is looking to take a break and control but Fergers is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fergers is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Mcgregor wants to control but Fergers is keeping him busy.
Mcgregor tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Fergers is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Mcgregor asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Fergers can't do much from the bottom here.
Mcgregor advances to mount.
Mcgregor controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fergers tries to hold on but Mcgregor pushes him away.
Mcgregor tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Fergers is squirming around, avoiding Mcgregor's attempts to control the action.
Mcgregor sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Fergers is looking to improve his position but Mcgregor isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mcgregor tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Mcgregor takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Fergers trying to control the hands but Mcgregor breaks the grip.
Fergers is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Fergers trying to control but not successfully.
Dean Fergers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mcgregor has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fergers won't enjoy being in this position. Mcgregor looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Fergers is tapping - it's over boys! Mcgregor picks up the submission victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Cain Mcgregor!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Trevor Buck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivar Lothbrokson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trevor Buck had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 172.3lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Ivar Lothbrokson has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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188 lbs
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174 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Great low kicks
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Good kicks
Good gas tank |
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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
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Trevor Buck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ivar Lothbrokson!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Colin Fray and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buck lands with a slapping head kick.
Buck moves into the clinch successfully.
Lothbrokson stalls.
Lothbrokson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Buck wants to take the fight to the mat but Lothbrokson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Lothbrokson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Buck backwards.
Buck has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Lothbrokson after a bit of a struggle.
Buck blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Lothbrokson fails to land.
Lothbrokson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lothbrokson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Buck is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lothbrokson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trevor Buck. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lothbrokson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lothbrokson.
Buck can't get the takedown.
Lothbrokson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Buck lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Buck has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Lothbrokson after a bit of a struggle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lothbrokson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Lothbrokson lands with a light punch inside.
Lothbrokson lands a shot to the body.
A shot in the inside from Lothbrokson.
Buck is looking for a takedown.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lothbrokson.
Lothbrokson stops a takedown attempt from Buck.
A bit of stalling here from Lothbrokson.
Buck blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lothbrokson prevents the takedown attempt.
Buck blocking some punches.
Lothbrokson pushes Buck back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lothbrokson stalling against the cage.
Lothbrokson just leaning against Buck, taking a breather.
Lothbrokson's coach down at was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Lothbrokson's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Lothbrokson gets underhooks to prevent Buck's takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lothbrokson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lothbrokson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Lothbrokson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lothbrokson pushes Buck back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lothbrokson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lothbrokson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Buck letting Lothbrokson take a breather here.
Lothbrokson misses with the head strike.
Lothbrokson lands a hook that snaps the head of Buck backwards.
Lothbrokson misses with some punches.
Buck has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lothbrokson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Lothbrokson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Lothbrokson prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buck takes a shot to the head.
Lothbrokson working aggressively here.
Lothbrokson pushes Buck back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Buck tries for a takedown but Lothbrokson manages to get underhooks.
Lothbrokson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Buck has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lothbrokson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Lothbrokson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Buck is breathing heavily.
Lothbrokson misses with a body punch.
Lothbrokson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lothbrokson gets underhooks to prevent Buck's takedown attempt.
Lothbrokson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lothbrokson misses with a body punch.
Lothbrokson presses Buck against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lothbrokson pushes Buck back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buck is working for takedown but Lothbrokson is calmly controlling the position for now.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lothbrokson.
Buck goes for a takedown attempt but Lothbrokson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A punch lands to the side of Buck 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Buck misses with a head kick.
Lothbrokson tries a quick counter leg kick but Buck is wise to it.
Buck instigates a clinch.
Lothbrokson lands with a short shot to the head.
Lothbrokson lands an elbow inside that Buck shrugs off.
Lothbrokson slows down the pace here.
Lothbrokson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Buck wants a takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivar Lothbrokson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Buck takes one to the side of the head.
Lothbrokson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Buck avoids the body shot from Lothbrokson.
Buck gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lothbrokson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lothbrokson lands a nice shot to the body.
Lothbrokson looking to stall.
A short right from Lothbrokson.
Buck tries to score a body lock takedown but Lothbrokson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Buck has Lothbrokson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Lothbrokson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Buck has Lothbrokson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Lothbrokson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trevor Buck. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lothbrokson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Buck is rocked!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Lothbrokson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Oh Buck is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lothbrokson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lothbrokson lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Buck to his knees! Lothbrokson keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivar Lothbrokson!
After the fight, Ivar Lothbrokson 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.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Xavier Fury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Lloyd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Xavier Fury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Lloyd!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Micheangelo Fripello and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lloyd darts in and clinches Fury up against the cage.
Lloyd swings wildly with an uppercut but Fury uses good head movement to avoid it.
Come on Fury - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Lloyd working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lloyd tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lloyd tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Lloyd.
It looks like Xavier Fury has been cut.
Lloyd tries a body shot but Fury blocks it.
Fury blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lloyd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fury slows down the pace here.
Lloyd lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fury backwards.
Fury prevents a body shot from Lloyd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lloyd lands a shoulder strike.
Fury prevents a body shot from Lloyd.
Fury taking a breather.
I was talking to Fury's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Lloyd tries to throw a body punch but Fury avoids it by throwing Lloyd back against the cage.
Fury trying to stall but Lloyd improves his position.
Lloyd digs a right hand underneath Fury's ribcage. Fury let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fury blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good body shot from Lloyd.
Lloyd gets through Fury's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lloyd tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fury lands a nice uppercut.
Lloyd digs a right hand underneath Fury's ribcage. Fury let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lloyd lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lloyd lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fury is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lloyd pushes Fury back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lloyd lands a left hand.
Lloyd fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lloyd misses with the head strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lloyd lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fury backwards.
Fury is rocked!
Lloyd tries to throw a body punch but Fury avoids it by throwing Lloyd back against the cage.
Lloyd lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lloyd tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lloyd lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Oh Fury is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Xavier Fury's cut is getting worse.
A head punch on the inside from Lloyd fails to land.
Fury seems to have got his legs back now.
Lloyd lands a shoulder strike.
Fury is trying to stall.
Lloyd fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lloyd creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Fury's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Fury drops to his knees and Lloyd pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Lloyd!
Post fight, John Lloyd took to the microphone: 'why did you even take this fight?'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Morys Bankowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Bankowski's choice of entrance music: Rocket Man. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rocky Balboa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Morys Bankowski!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Roger Salmon and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balboa connects with a looping right hand.
Balboa jabs Bankowski right on the nose. Bankowski blinks but takes it well.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bankowski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bankowski shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Balboa throws a body shot but no joy.
Bankowski throws out a counter right but Balboa avoids it with no problem.
Bankowski misses with an uppercut
and Balboa counters with a three punch combo that has Bankowski backing up. Bankowski nods at Balboa to acknowledge the strikes.
Bankowski is rocked!
Balboa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bankowski.
Bankowski fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Balboa avoids it really well and circles away.
Balboa misses with a double jab.
The fighters circling - Bankowski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It looked like Balboa wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bankowski throws a looping overhand right but Balboa ducks down to avoid it.
Bankowski throws a shot from downtown. Balboa moves away and avoids it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Balboa.
Bankowski is still on wobbly legs! Can Balboa finish him?
Bankowski misses with a left hand
and Balboa counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Balboa misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bankowski throws a looping overhand right but Balboa ducks down to avoid it.
Bankowski seems to have recovered his senses.
Balboa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bankowski goes for a double leg but Balboa avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Balboa continues to drive forward.
Balboa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bankowski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Balboa.
Balboa is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Balboa lands a jab-cross combination.
Bankowski looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rocky Balboa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Morys Bankowski.
Bankowski throws a lazy right hand but Balboa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bankowski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Balboa throws a right hand that Bankowski ducks under and follows up with a left that Bankowski also avoids with ease.
Morys Bankowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bankowski throws a big shot that misses.
Good shot there by Balboa.
Bankowski 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.
Bankowski looks to throw the jab but Balboa is out of range.
Balboa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Balboa throws a big counter combination but Bankowski scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Balboa stuns Bankowski with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Balboa swats away the attempt to clinch by Bankowski.
Balboa went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Balboa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bankowski throws an overhand right that lands on Balboa's shoulder, as Balboa tries to avoid the shot.
Balboa on the wrong end of a nice jab.
It looks like Rocky Balboa has been cut.
Balboa cracks Bankowski's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! Bankowski slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before Balboa can do further damage! This one is done, son!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rocky Balboa!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Renato Babawto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saif Rasheed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saif Rasheed has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Renato Babawto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Saif Rasheed!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Micheangelo Fripello and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Babawto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rasheed defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Babawto.
Rasheed changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Babawto drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Rasheed wants to sweep but no luck.
Babawto wants to pass the guard but Rasheed is keeping the position.
Babawto throws a big right hand that misses.
Rasheed is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Babawto tries to free his leg and advance position but Rasheed is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rasheed has his foot on Babawto's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Babawto works his way back into a safe position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Babawto looking to pass the guard.
Babawto has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Babawto trying to control but Rasheed is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasheed is looking for a triangle but Babawto pushes his legs off easily.
Rasheed looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Rasheed throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Babawto wants to control from the top but Rasheed keeps moving.
Babawto controls from within his opponent's guard.
Rasheed striking off his back but it's not causing Babawto any problems.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Babawto postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rasheed keeping moving, preventing Babawto from controlling successfully.
Rasheed throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Rasheed lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Babawto has his hands on Rasheed's head, controlling the position.
Babawto utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babawto working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rasheed.
Rasheed won't allow Babawto to sweep him here.
Rasheed with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Rasheed trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rasheed landing with the ground and pound.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Rasheed working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Babawto lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Rasheed is looking for a triangle but Babawto pushes his legs off easily.
Rasheed keeping moving, preventing Babawto from controlling successfully.
Rasheed escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Babawto gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babawto trying to control but Rasheed is working from the bottom.
Rasheed had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Babawto defends it easily.
Rasheed is looking for a triangle here but Babawto uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Rasheed regains half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rasheed trying to hold on to Babawto's head to control him but Babawto postures up.
Rasheed misses with some strikes from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Saif Rasheed will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rasheed shoots in for a takedown but Babawto shows good takedown defense.
Rasheed moves out of range of the body kick from Babawto.
Babawto drives through with a takedown into Rasheed's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Babawto stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rasheed swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Babawto wants to control from the top but Rasheed keeps moving.
Babawto looking to pass the guard.
Rasheed has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Babawto can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rasheed is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rasheed throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasheed throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Rasheed trying to strike off his back.
Rasheed is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Babawto defends well.
Rasheed is looking for a triangle but Babawto pushes his legs off easily.
Renato Babawto overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Babawto trying to control the position from guard on top but Rasheed is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rasheed bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Babawto's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rasheed trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rasheed being controlled here momentarily.
Babawto looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rasheed is one step ahead there.
Babawto is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rasheed postures up in Babawto's guard and throws a big left but Babawto blocks it.
Rasheed throws a big elbow that misses.
Rasheed trying to control the position from guard on top but Babawto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rasheed shoots in looking for a takedown but Babawto manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rasheed's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Rasheed tries for a takedown but Babawto sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Renato Babawto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Saif Rasheed.
Rasheed looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Babawto is fending him off so far but Rasheed persists. Nope, Babawto circles away and we're back to standing.
Babawto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rasheed tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Renato Babawto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rasheed fails with a takedown attempt.
Babawto throws an off balance right hand
and Rasheed counters with a single leg into guard. Babawto didn't expect that.
Babawto is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rasheed postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Babawto pulls Rasheed in to control the position.
Babawto has momentary wrist control but Rasheed slips an elbow through the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rasheed postures up in Babawto's guard and throws a big left but Babawto blocks it.
Babawto throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Rasheed content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Rasheed postures up.
Rasheed with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rasheed slips nicely into half guard.
Babawto is looking to improve his position.
Babawto is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rasheed scores with a couple of nice shots.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rasheed controlling the action here.
Babawto tries to get to full guard but Rasheed has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Saif Rasheed showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Babawto throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Babawto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Babawto fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rasheed shoots for a double leg takedown but Babawto sprawls well. He's pushed Rasheed's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Babawto closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Rasheed's guard.
Rasheed tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rasheed is looking for a triangle here but Babawto uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Babawto lands a few punches from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rasheed is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasheed manages to get back to half guard.
Babawto is keen to just control but Rasheed is a slippery customer.
Rasheed avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Babawto.
Babawto throwing shots but Rasheed is blocking nicely.
Rasheed is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rasheed trying to control but Babawto postures up.
Rasheed wants to get back to full guard but Babawto has mounted him!
Babawto trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Rasheed is desperately trying to improve his position but Babawto has a good base and remains in mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rasheed sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Babawto performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The fighters are battling for position here. Rasheed manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Rasheed looking for a sweep. Not yet Rasheed, not yet.
Rasheed looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Rasheed manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Renato Babawto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Babawto lands a takedown into guard.
Saif Rasheed is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babawto wants to control from the top but Rasheed keeps moving.
Rasheed controls Babawto momentarily but Babawto frees himself.
Rasheed is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Rasheed keeping moving, preventing Babawto from controlling successfully.
Rasheed trying to keep a closed guard but Babawto is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Rasheed is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Babawto is aware though and is defending well.
Rasheed working a defensive guard here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Babawto throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rasheed moves out of range as Babawto throws a body kick.
Babawto looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Babawto misses with an uppercut. Rasheed saw that one coming.
Rasheed is trying hard to land a takedown here. Babawto sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Rasheed fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Renato Babawto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Saif Rasheed.
Rasheed takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Babawto dives in and scores a takedown into Rasheed's guard.
Babawto loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rasheed keeping moving, preventing Babawto from controlling successfully.
Babawto passes into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Renato Babawto showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rasheed has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 28:29
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Saif Rasheed!
Saif Rasheed thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Butler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Razor Speed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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238 lbs
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275 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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ricky Butler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Razor Speed!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Roger Salmon and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Butler there.
Speed swats away the attempt to clinch by Butler.
Butler has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Last Dragon MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Speed tries to clinch up but Butler circles away and keeps his distance.
Speed moves in looking to clinch but Butler pushes him off.
Oooooh!!! Butler has knocked Speed down with a huge combo! Butler steps away and waves a wobbly Speed back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Speed is rocked!
It looks like Razor Speed has been cut.
Butler will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Speed is still on wobbly legs! Can Butler finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Butler tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Butler is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Speed flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Speed is out cold! Butler holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ricky Butler!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chiku Maneno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Rush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rush has chosen Scandal / Shunkan Sentimental as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chiku Maneno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brandon Rush!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Roger Salmon and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maneno misses the jab.
Maneno avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Maneno throws a right hand that misses
enabling Rush to counter with a crisp jab.
Maneno misses with a body shot.
Maneno scores with a jab to the body.
Maneno moves away from the strike by Rush.
Maneno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rush tries a quick counter leg kick but Maneno is wise to it.
Chiku Maneno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rush throws a jab when Maneno was well out of range.
Rush avoids the body shot from Maneno.
Maneno looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rush ducks under a wild hook from Maneno.
Maneno lands with an uppercut that bounces Rush off the cage and back into range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rush throws a body shot but no joy.
Maneno throws a right hand that misses
and Rush counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rush has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Rush swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Maneno ducks under a wild hook from Rush.
Rush moves out of range of the strikes.
Rush misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rush connects with a nice looking jab.
Maneno looks to score with a jab to the body but Rush is just out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rush.
Maneno misses with a lunging right hand
and Rush connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rush moves into the clinch.
Maneno is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Maneno is trying to push Rush away but Rush has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rush keeps control of Maneno as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rush lands with a short shot to the head.
Maneno is looking to break free of the clinch but Rush has double underhooks.
Maneno looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Maneno's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Maneno shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rush takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rush lands a slapping body shot.
Maneno with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rush to score with a decent uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rush uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maneno.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maneno defending well as Rush loads up on a big left hand.
Rush lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Maneno throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rush! But no joy.
Maneno swings for the body but Rush moves out of range.
Rush sizes up Maneno with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rush misses with a wild body shot.
Maneno misses the shot to the body.
Maneno throws a good cross that connects.
It looks like Brandon Rush has been cut.
Maneno bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rush takes one to the chin there.
Rush throws a right hand that misses
and Maneno counters with a right hand to the body.
Maneno stuns Rush with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maneno. Rush does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rush is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Maneno with a body shot.
Rush fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Maneno keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Maneno. Beautiful body shot.
Maneno misses with a body shot.
Maneno keeps the fight on the outside.
Maneno misses the shot to the body.
Rush tries to work over Maneno's front leg with a kick but Maneno checks it.
Maneno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maneno misses the shot to the body.
Maneno defending well as Rush loads up on a big left hand.
Maneno misses the shot to the body.
Rush is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Maneno misses with a body shot.
Maneno keeps the fight on the outside.
A decent looking cross lands there for Maneno.
Maneno throws a jab but it's blocked by Rush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maneno is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rush.
Rush throws out a counter right but Maneno avoids it with no problem.
Rush walks into a left hand.
Maneno throws a hook to the side of Rush's head but Rush sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rush tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rush displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maneno scores with a hook to the body. Rush takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rush misses with a wild body shot.
Rush bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Maneno's head.
Rush is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Maneno had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Rush connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Maneno momentarily.
Rush lands the left hand.
Rush swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Maneno counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Maneno scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maneno swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big left from Maneno misses.
Nice jab there from Maneno.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Chiku Maneno will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Brandon Rush's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Maneno connects with a looping right hand.
The fighters circling - Maneno throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rush is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Maneno with a body shot.
A jab from Rush finds it's way through Maneno's defenses.
Maneno throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rush throws a low kick but it's checked well by Maneno.
Maneno swings for the body but Rush moves out of range.
Rush throws a counter combo.
Rush is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Chiku Maneno is winning the standup battle so far.
Maneno moves out of range as Rush strikes.
Maneno throws a jab but it's blocked by Rush.
Maneno thows a left - swing and a miss!
Maneno uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rush.
Maneno throwing a counter right hand but Rush manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rush throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Maneno.
Rush uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maneno.
Rush misses with a straight left.
Rush steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maneno.
Rush looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Maneno fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rush manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maneno throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A countering left hand to the body from Rush misses.
Maneno misses with a right hand
enabling Rush to counter with a crisp jab.
Rush thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rush tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rush throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Maneno counters with a nice uppercut.
Maneno lands a right hook to the body.
A lazy left from Rush finds it's target.
Maneno throws a hook to the side of Rush's head but Rush sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A nice side step and Rush releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A jab lands there for Maneno.
Jab from Rush.
A shot to the liver by Maneno. Beautiful body shot.
Rush fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maneno manages to avoid it.
Rush throws a shot from downtown. Maneno moves away and avoids it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rush. Maneno does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maneno swings for the body but Rush moves out of range.
Maneno with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Rush 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.
Maneno displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rush throws out the jab.
Maneno looks to land a left hand but Rush moved out of range nicely.
Nice defenses there by Maneno.
Maneno is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Maneno throws a looping overhand right but Rush ducks down to avoid it.
Maneno jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Maneno slips under a jab from Rush.
Rush just misses with a punch to the body.
Maneno throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little jabbing left from Rush on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rush looks to throw the jab but Maneno is out of range.
Maneno throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rush stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rush. Maneno does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maneno's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rush connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Maneno scrambles back to his feet.
Rush just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rush throws a leg kick
and Maneno cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Maneno lands with a good body shot.
Rush needs to keep his hands up - Maneno had a free shot at his head there.
Rush clinches up with Maneno and pushes him back against the cage.
Rush misses with a short punch on the inside.
Maneno is trying to break free.
Maneno's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rush lands a head shot.
Maneno misses with a hook
and Rush connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rush lands a nice hook to Maneno's body. Maneno takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Maneno misses with a straight left.
Rush is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Maneno throws a lazy right hand but Rush sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rush lands a nice hook to Maneno's body. Maneno takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good exchange - Maneno coming out on top.
Maneno looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Rush misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maneno moves out of range of the leg kick from Rush.
A counter left hand to the body from Maneno misses its target.
Rush just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Maneno throws out a loose jab but Rush uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rush misses with a looping right.
A big right from Rush misses.
Maneno looks to throw the jab but Rush is out of range.
Maneno misses with a looping right.
Maneno looks to land a right hand but Rush moved out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rush. Maneno does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maneno throws the left hand but Rush avoids the punch easily.
Rush looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Maneno pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A countering left hand to the body from Rush misses.
Maneno misses with a wild body shot.
Rush tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maneno was well out of range. Poor timing from Rush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Chiku Maneno will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Brandon Rush's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Rush lands a jab to Maneno's midsection.
Maneno misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters circling - Rush throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Maneno throws a hook but Rush avoids it easily.
Maneno missing with a left hand there. Rush was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rush doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Maneno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rush tries to clinch but Maneno moves out of range.
Maneno throws a lazy right hand but Rush sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rush uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rush throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Maneno on the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maneno scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Maneno throws a body punch but Rush moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Rush on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Maneno throws out a loose jab but Rush uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rush shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Maneno bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Rush misses the target.
Rush throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rush displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maneno throws out the jab.
Rush looks to land a right hand but Maneno moved out of range.
Maneno throwing a counter right hand but Rush manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maneno. Rush does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rush fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maneno manages to avoid it.
Maneno throws a hook but Rush blocks it.
Rush with a jab.
Maneno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rush steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Maneno.
The fighters circling - Rush throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rush moves forwards but Maneno connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Maneno misses the target.
Maneno takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rush tries to clinch but Maneno moves away
and Maneno counters with a left to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maneno throws a body punch but Rush moves out of range.
Rush tries to clinch but Maneno is having none of it.
Maneno throwing a counter right hand but Rush manages to avoid it.
Maneno keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maneno swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Maneno lands a nice hook to Rush's body. Rush takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rush throws a hook but Maneno avoids it easily.
Rush fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maneno manages to avoid it.
Maneno keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maneno appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Rush slips under a jab.
Nice defenses there by Rush.
Maneno misses with a straight left.
Rush with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Maneno to score with a decent uppercut.
Maneno waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rush.
Maneno throws a looping overhand right but Rush ducks down to avoid it.
Rush ducks under a wild hook from Maneno.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maneno takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Maneno throws a shot to the body.
Rush tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rush throws a looping overhand right but Maneno ducks down to avoid it.
Maneno slips under a jab from Rush.
A quick step to the side and Maneno tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rush ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rush doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Maneno scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rush moves into range and connects with a jab.
Rush connects with a body shot.
Rush throws a jab when Maneno was well out of range.
Maneno throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rush looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rush uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maneno.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maneno ducks under a wild hook from Rush.
Maneno lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rush throws a big shot that misses.
Rush thows a left - swing and a miss!
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!
Maneno jabs at Rush's body.
Rush paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rush is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maneno.
Rush throws out a loose jab but Maneno uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maneno throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rush misses with a wild body shot.
Rush connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Maneno momentarily.
Rush is looking to clinch.
Rush misses with a hook. Maneno ducked under it nicely.
Brandon Rush has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maneno throws a hook but Rush blocks it.
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 Chiku Maneno.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Maneno, 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chiku Maneno!
Chiku Maneno decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sean Avery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Anthony Concepcion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Avery comes to the cage accompanied by Godspeed - Throwdown. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Mark Anthony Concepcion was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sean Avery!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mark Anthony Concepcion!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Roger Salmon and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Avery swings for the body but Concepcion moves out of range.
Concepcion shoots in for a takedown but Avery shows good takedown defense.
Concepcion shoots in but no luck this time.
Avery clobbers Concepcion with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Avery misses with a kick to the body.
Avery stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Avery wants it to stay on the feet.
Sean Avery has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Anthony Concepcion.
Avery uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Avery gets caught flat footed, as Concepcion shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Concepcion is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Avery preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Concepcion stands up over Avery, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Concepcion in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Avery looking to hit a scissor sweep but Concepcion is one step ahead there.
Avery has Concepcion pulled in close to control his posture.
Avery on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Avery tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Concepcion won't allow Avery to sweep him here.
Avery looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Avery avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Concepcion drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Avery manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Concepcion has Avery in his guard.
Concepcion is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Concepcion looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Avery is defending well. Concepcion quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Avery has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Concepcion celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mark Anthony Concepcion!
Mark Anthony Concepcion seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Humphrey Baker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stu Grimson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baker comes to the cage accompanied by T.I.A - K'NAAN. The crowd seem to be enjoying Grimson's choice of entrance music: Omerta - Lamb of God. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Humphrey Baker!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stu Grimson!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Chris Saunders and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grimson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grimson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Baker lands a jab.
Baker throws a push kick but Grimson slaps the foot to one side.
Baker ducks under a wild hook from Grimson.
Grimson misses with a body punch
and Baker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Grimson throws a leg kick which misses Baker's front leg but catches the back leg as Baker tries to avoid it.
Grimson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Grimson - that will leave a mark!
Grimson throws out a leg kick but Baker moves out of range and Grimson only half commits.
Grimson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker throws a sloppy body shot
and Grimson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Grimson throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Baker counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Grimson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Grimson misses with a body punch.
Grimson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Baker backwards.
Baker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Grimson sends Baker crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Grimson is motioning to the referee to let Baker up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Baker is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A good leg kick by Grimson.
Oh Baker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Grimson misses with a head kick.
Baker seems to have got his legs back now.
Grimson misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimson steps in with a hook that catches Baker right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Grimson follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Baker looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stu Grimson! Stu Grimson retains his heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Stu Grimson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated Humphrey Baker had this to say: 'Honey badger doesn't give a shit'.
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