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CFC 7: Day vs Freitas PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Maximilian Malkolm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robbie Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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188 lbs
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Brawler
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Maximilian Malkolm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robbie Henderson!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malkolm throws out a loose jab but Henderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Malkolm misses with a hook. Henderson ducked under it nicely.
Henderson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Henderson throws the kick towards the body but Malkolm avoids it.
Henderson throws a right hand that Malkolm ducks under and follows up with a left that Malkolm also avoids with ease.
Henderson fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Malkolm to the ground. Henderson is now in Malkolm's guard.
Henderson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Malkolm really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Malkolm is on top in guard.
Malkolm wants to pass the guard but Henderson is keeping the position.
Malkolm slips nicely into half guard.
Malkolm trying to mount his opponent but Henderson defends it.
Malkolm works his way into side control.
Henderson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Malkolm. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malkolm has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Henderson!
Henderson looks winded!
Henderson has given up his back. Will we see Malkolm going for some submissions?
Henderson is trying to defend against the choke here but Malkolm has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Malkolm Tightens the hold and Henderson taps out furiously! Malkolm displays superior BJJ to win the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Maximilian Malkolm!
During a confident post fight interview, Maximilian Malkolm thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Frank Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jules Winnfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jules Winnfield has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Frank Lopez's chin.
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frank Lopez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jules Winnfield!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winnfield scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lopez throws a sloppy head kick and Winnfield moves out of range easily.
Winnfield looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lopez is fending him off so far but Winnfield persists. Nope, Lopez circles away and we're back to standing.
Lopez goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Lopez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Winnfield drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lopez definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Winnfield 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.
Winnfield shoots in looking for a takedown. Lopez tries to sprawl out of it but Winnfield keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lopez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Winnfield lands with a right hand.
It looks like Frank Lopez has been cut.
Winnfield tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lopez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Winnfield throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nice cross by Winnfield.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lopez lands with a shot to the body.
Winnfield throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sloppy strikes from Lopez. Those never looked like landing.
Lopez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Winnfield.
Lopez feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Lopez lands a slapping body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Winnfield throws a sloppy head kick
and Lopez counters by moving into the clinch.
Lopez lands a body punch in the clinch.
Winnfield prevents Lopez from breaking the clinch.
Lopez presses Winnfield against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lopez manages to break the clinch.
Winnfield scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Lopez tries to improve position but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lopez is trying to get back to his feet.
Lopez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Winnfield advances to mount.
Winnfield trying to control but Lopez is having none of it.
Winnfield controlling the pace for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winnfield trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Winnfield sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Lopez wants to hold on but Winnfield pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Winnfield prevents Lopez from getting the reversal.
Lopez tries to hold on but Winnfield pushes him away.
Winnfield sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
It looks like Winnfield might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez tries to reverse the position but Winnfield maintains control.
Winnfield looking to control and managing it successfully.
Winnfield is continuing to stall.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lopez tries to lock up and control but Winnfield gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Lopez is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Winnfield controlling from the full mount.
Winnfield landing strikes from the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winnfield controlling the position easily from mount.
Lopez is working to get back to half guard.
Winnfield controlling the pace for now.
Winnfield looking to finish Lopez with some ground and pound. This is bad for Lopez!
Winnfield controlling the pace for now.
Winnfield's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jules Winnfield dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frank Lopez's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Lopez lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Some wild striking there from Winnfield.
Lopez is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Winnfield.
Lopez misses with a lunging right hand
and Winnfield counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lopez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Winnfield.
Frank Lopez is winning the standup battle so far.
Winnfield throws an overhand right that lands on Lopez's shoulder, as Lopez tries to avoid the shot.
Winnfield throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lopez throws a series of punches but Winnfield avoids them all with ease.
Winnfield wants to counter with a clinch but Lopez pushes him away.
Winnfield throws the kick towards the body but Lopez avoids it.
Frank Lopez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice body punch from Lopez.
Lopez misses with a body shot.
Lopez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lopez avoids a kick to the body.
Lopez tries to bum rush Winnfield with a series of wild strikes but Winnfield uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lopez throws a head kick that Winnfield semi-blocks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lopez throws a series of punches but Winnfield avoids them all with ease.
Lopez throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Winnfield swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Danga de danga de dang - Lopez scores with a four punch combination!
Winnfield is rocked!
Lopez pounces like a tiger and cracks Winnfield with a vicious hook! Winnfield is down but not out! Lopez follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Frank Lopez!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Imanali Gadisov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rocky Johnson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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160 lbs
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163 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rocky Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Imanali Gadisov!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gadisov is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Johnson's half guard.
Johnson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gadisov.
Johnson is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Heart Cave, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Johnson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gadisov on the ground.
Gadisov is nestled in close to Johnson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Gadisov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gadisov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Johnson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gadisov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gadisov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gadisov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Johnson taking some punishment here, with Gadisov in his half guard.
Johnson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gadisov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gadisov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Johnson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gadisov scores with a couple of nice shots.
Gadisov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Johnson defending well though.
Johnson has hold of Gadisov's hands but Gadisov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Gadisov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Johnson's head.
Johnson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gadisov.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Johnson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gadisov counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Johnson!
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Johnson wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Gadisov lands a few punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gadisov is trying to ground and pound but Johnson uses the momentary lack of control by Gadisov to regain half guard.
Nice strikes from Gadisov there.
Gadisov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gadisov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Gadisov connects with a nice short shot to Johnson's temple.
Gadisov working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Gadisov controlling the action here.
Gadisov is keen to just control but Johnson is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gadisov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Johnson defending well though.
Gadisov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Gadisov is nestled in close to Johnson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Gadisov lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gadisov is trying to control the action in half guard but Johnson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Gadisov working Johnson over with strikes.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Gadisov lands a nice short elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gadisov prevents Johnson from improving his position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Johnson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gadisov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gadisov is trying hard to land a takedown here. Johnson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A little feinted left hand from Johnson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gadisov looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Gadisov lands strikes from half guard.
Gadisov seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Gadisov working over Johnson with some ground and pound. Johnson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johnson regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Gadisov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Imanali Gadisov dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Johnson gets caught flat footed, as Gadisov shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Gadisov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Johnson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gadisov trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Imanali Gadisov has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gadisov scoring with some ground and pound.
Gadisov throws an elbow that misses. Johnson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gadisov's guard. Nice move by Johnson!
Gadisov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gadisov lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Gadisov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Gadisov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gadisov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Gadisov lands a couple of elbows.
Gadisov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Gadisov lands a couple of digs.
Gadisov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Johnson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gadisov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gadisov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Johnson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gadisov is working Johnson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Gadisov distracts Johnson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Johnson is rocked!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gadisov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Oh Johnson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gadisov sitting in guard here, content to control.
Gadisov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gadisov arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Johnson's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Imanali Gadisov!
Imanali Gadisov 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mikhail Golovkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rikki Robertson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rikki Robertson struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 137.0lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Rikki Robertson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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135 lbs
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144 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mikhail Golovkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rikki Robertson!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robertson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Robertson lands in his opponent's guard.
Golovkin is trying to control the position but Robertson postures up.
Golovkin manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Robertson manages to get himself to full guard.
Golovkin lands a couple of elbows.
Robertson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Golovkin is one step ahead there.
Golovkin with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Golovkin chips away with some ground and pound.
Robertson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Golovkin with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robertson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Golovkin makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Golovkin slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Golovkin connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Robertson some visible discomfort.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Golovkin connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Robertson some visible discomfort.
Robertson is looking to regain half guard here but Golovkin keeps moving and retains side control.
Robertson taking punishment in the form of punches.
Robertson is rocked!
Golovkin in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Robertson looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Golovkin turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mikhail Golovkin!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jussi Halonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quirinus Rai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Halonen comes into the arena with Going to the run (Golden Earring) blaring out of the sound system. Quirinus Rai is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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189 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jussi Halonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Quirinus Rai!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rai shoots in for a double leg but Halonen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Halonen moves into range and clinches up with Rai.
Halonen is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Halonen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rai tightens his grip and picks Halonen up, before dumping him to the ground. Halonen manages to land in guard.
Rai is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Rai landing some decent shots from guard.
Rai postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rai with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rai trying to control the position from guard on top but Halonen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rai trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halonen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rai works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Rai lands strikes from half guard.
Rai passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Halonen!
Rai with shots to the head and body - Halonen looks very uncomfortable down there.
It looks like Jussi Halonen has been cut.
Rai punishing his opponent with strikes.
Jussi Halonen's cut is getting worse.
Rai scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Halonen?
Jeez, Jussi Halonen's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jussi Halonen's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Quirinus Rai!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Damon Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Fury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, power circle. Frank Fury is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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143 lbs
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142 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Damon Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frank Fury!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Fury manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Smith manages to get himself to full guard.
Fury postures up in Smith's guard and throws a big left but Smith blocks it.
Fury throws a big elbow that misses.
Smith knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fury on the ground.
Smith can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Fury controls the pace.
Fury throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Smith works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Smith definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fury stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Smith swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fury is still trying to improve position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury throwing strikes from guard but Smith blocks nicely.
Smith on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Smith tries to get out of the position.
Fury is looking to work some ground and pound but Smith has wrist control.
Fury throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Smith works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fury forces his way into half guard.
Fury is trying to control. Smith wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Fury moves nicely into side control.
Fury in side control, throwing shots but Smith defends.
That's two 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.
Fury grinds an elbow into Smith's temple.
Fury cracks Smith with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Smith avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Fury.
Fury throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Fury looks up at the clock and then as Smith takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Fury smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Fury throws an elbow but Smith slips to the side and avoids it well.
Fury wants to lay and pray for a moment but Smith keeps working.
Fury tries to move to mount but Smith blocks the move with his legs.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fury tries to score with some ground and pound. Smith controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Fury scoring with punches and elbows.
Fury in side control, throwing shots but Smith defends.
Fury in side control, throwing shots but Smith defends.
Fury looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Smith is avoiding damage well.
Smith is working to avoid the ground and pound but Fury connects with a decent elbow.
Fury in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Fury throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Fury working the head and body with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fury working the ground and pound but Smith is defending the strikes.
Smith avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Fury.
Fury tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Fury lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Smith down.
Smith tries to bench press Fury off him but Fury keeps the position.
Fury lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Smith is not content to let Fury control the position.
Fury throwing shots but missing, from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Fury dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Smith scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Smith throwing strikes but Fury manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Fury working the head and body with strikes.
Fury working the ground and pound but Smith is defending the strikes.
Fury lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Smith down.
Fury has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fury throws an elbow but Smith slips to the side and avoids it well.
Fury has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Smith in a bad spot here, taking shots 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!
Fury lands a big shot there that rocks Smith but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Fury dominating with strikes here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Fury working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Fury lands with some strikes.
Smith is rocked!
Fury postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Smith bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Fury and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Fury!
Frank Fury thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Damon Smith spoke after the fight, saying 'Rematch! I don't get tired.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Django Unchained (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Silva might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Rocky Theme - Gonna fly now. 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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ivan Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Django Unchained!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Silva, as that shot connected.
Good shot there by Silva.
Oooooh!!! Silva has knocked Unchained down with a huge combo! Silva steps away and waves a wobbly Unchained back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Unchained is rocked!
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Unchained feints the counter takedown.
Unchained is still on wobbly legs! Can Silva finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Unchained moves forwards but Silva connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Unchained tries for a takedown but Silva sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Unchained wants to counter the offense by Silva and move into the clinch position.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Unchained.
Unchained seems to have recovered his senses.
Unchained fails to land with a series of punches.
We've been told by Silva's head coaches at Turka Elite Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Unchained shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Silva trying to hold on to Unchained's head to control him but Unchained postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Unchained missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Unchained wants to work for an arm triangle but Silva is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
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.
Silva connects with a single shot there.
Silva throws a series of strikes that have Unchained backpedaling.
Silva's corner calls for a 1-2. Silva obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Silva. No joy for Unchained on that attempt.
Ivan Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Django Unchained.
Unchained walks into a stiff left hand from Silva.
Silva lands a jab to the head.
Silva misses with the combination.
A cross from Silva lands.
Silva is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Unchained like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Unchained from another fist facial!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Silva!
A determined Ivan Silva didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
In defeat, Django Unchained stepped up to the mic, saying 'My opponent was great, thanks to the fans and my training camp'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lucky Day (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Freitas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David Freitas has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lucky Day!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, David Freitas!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Day lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Day lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Day fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Freitas on the side of the head.
Freitas shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Day's guard.
Freitas is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Freitas tries to free his leg and advance position but Day is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Freitas looks winded!
Freitas got a little sloppy there for a moment and Day has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Freitas has managed to get both his arms back between Day's legs - danger averted.
Freitas wants to get up but he can't break Day's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Day looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Day is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Day keeping moving, preventing Freitas from controlling successfully.
Day throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Day working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Freitas doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Freitas manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Day has his foot on Freitas's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Freitas works his way back into a safe position though.
Freitas trying to control but Day is working from the bottom.
Day working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Freitas doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Freitas manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Day has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Freitas should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Day has tightened it up now! Freitas 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 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Lucky Day!
Lucky Day is the new bantamweight champion!
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