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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Halo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Run Forcover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Halo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Run Forcover!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Forcover shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Halo as he jumps to the side.
Halo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD: Top Team in the buildup to the fight.
Halo scores with a jab to the body.
Forcover shoots for a double leg takedown but Halo sprawls well. He's pushed Forcover's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Forcover crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Halo - the referee stops the clock and Forcover gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Halo. Forcover manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Halo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Forcover is trying to drag Halo to the mat but Halo just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Michael Halo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Run Forcover.
Forcover fails to pull guard.
Forcover blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Halo prevents the takedown attempt.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Forcover is looking to take this one to the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short left from Halo.
Forcover blocks an uppercut.
Halo gets underhooks to prevent Forcover's takedown attempt.
Forcover goes for a takedown in the clinch but Halo prevents it.
Forcover blocks the elbow strike.
Halo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Forcover is trying to drag Halo to the mat but Halo just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Halo.
Halo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Halo.
Forcover fails to pull guard.
Halo working aggressively here.
Halo lands a right hand.
Forcover is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Halo pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Halo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Halo has a couple of punches blocked by Forcover.
Halo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Forcover's elbow.
Forcover is trying to drag Halo to the mat but Halo just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Halo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Halo.
Forcover is looking to take this one to the mat.
Halo throws a big uppercut that drops Forcover! More strikes from Halo and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Forcover lies dazed against the cage as Halo celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Halo!
Michael Halo made sure to mention his sponsor, AnonymouS in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Etan Seeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seb Winnick (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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Etan Seeman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Seb Winnick!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Seeman misses.
Winnick jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Seeman explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Winnick moves in looking to clinch but Seeman pushes him off.
Seeman lands a leg kick that knocks Winnick off balance momentarily.
Winnick avoids the head kick by Seeman.
Winnick has Seeman up against the cage in a clinch.
Winnick can't break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Winnick.
Winnick breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seeman scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Winnick throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Seeman stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Winnick moves to clinch but Seeman breaks away
and Seeman counters with a nice uppercut.
Seeman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Winnick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winnick instigates a clinch.
Winnick blocks an uppercut.
Winnick lands a nice uppercut.
Seeman misses with some punches.
Seeman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Winnick backwards.
Seeman struggles to land a body shot inside as Winnick controls his hands.
Winnick misses with a body punch.
Seeman tries a body shot but Winnick blocks it.
Seeman lands a body punch in the clinch.
Seeman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Seeman misses with a knee to the head.
Winnick can't find room to land a body shot as Seeman controls the action.
Winnick blocking some punches.
Winnick breaks from the clinch.
Winnick darts in trying to clinch
and Seeman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winnick moves in looking to clinch but Seeman pushes him off.
Winnick just misses with a punch to the body.
Seeman has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Miletich Xtreme Fighting Systems in the buildup to the fight.
Winnick gets a clinch.
Seeman lands with a good tight uppercut 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!
Seeman misses with a punch on the inside.
Seeman managing to block the knees to the body from Winnick.
Seeman keeps control of Winnick as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Winnick lands a body punch.
A frustrated look appears on Winnick's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Winnick tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Seeman's elbow.
Seeman gets through Winnick's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Winnick working hard to break the clinch.
Seeman tries to land knees in the clinch but Winnick avoids the damage to the body.
Winnick blocking some punches.
Winnick escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Seeman feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Winnick's calf.
Winnick tries to close the distance and clinch up but Seeman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winnick tries to clinch up.
Winnick moves in looking to clinch but Seeman pushes him off.
Winnick fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Seeman circles away from the clinch attempt
and Seeman finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Seeman.
Winnick tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Seeman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Seeman keeps the fight on the outside.
It looked like Seeman wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Winnick takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Winnick tries to clinch up.
Winnick tries to clinch up.
Winnick drives through and clinches with Seeman against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seeman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Winnick has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Seeman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Seeman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Seeman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Winnick working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Winnick throws a head punch that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Winnick's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Winnick wants to clinch.
Seeman thumps Winnick with a low kick.
Winnick tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Etan Seeman dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Winnick takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Winnick tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Seeman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Etan Seeman is winning the standup battle so far.
Seeman throws a big shot that misses.
Winnick clinches.
Winnick working hard to break the clinch.
Seeman misses with a knee to the head.
Seeman misses with a knee to the head.
Seeman working aggressively here.
Winnick breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Seeman throws out a loose jab but Winnick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Winnick is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Seeman lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seeman lands with a nice body kick.
Winnick wants to clinch up but Seeman keeps it at a distance.
Winnick misses with a body shot
and Seeman counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Seeman is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winnick is looking to clinch.
Seeman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Winnick manages to avoid it.
Winnick tries to clinch but Seeman moves away
and Seeman counters with a right hand to the body.
Seeman moves in looking to clinch but Winnick pushes him off.
Winnick moves to clinch but Seeman breaks away
and Seeman counters with a stiff right hand.
Winnick tries to close the distance and clinch but Seeman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Seeman appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Seeman connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Winnick tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Seeman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Seeman lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Winnick tries to clinch up
and Seeman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winnick gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Seeman looking to throw knees to the head but Winnick is blocking nicely.
A short left from Seeman.
Seeman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Seb Winnick has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Winnick lands a right hand.
Winnick blocks an uppercut.
Seeman lands with a left to the head.
Seeman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Seeman.
Winnick tries to break free but Seeman pushes him back against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Seeman.
Winnick is breathing heavily.
Seeman lands a hook to the side of the head.
Seeman lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Seeman.
Winnick wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Seeman has him pressed against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Seeman.
Still in the clinch, Seeman scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winnick takes an elbow to the forehead.
Seeman scores a nice knee to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Seeman.
Seeman misses with a punch to the body.
Seeman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Winnick has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Seeman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Winnick blocks it with crossed arms.
Seeman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Winnick backwards.
Seeman misses with a punch on the inside.
Winnick misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Seeman lands with a left to the head.
Winnick looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Seeman tries to land a knee to the head but Winnick blocks with his arms.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Seeman.
Winnick is leaning against Seeman and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Winnick blocks an uppercut.
Seeman lands with a left to the head.
Winnick avoiding damage as Seeman throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winnick swings wildly with an uppercut but Seeman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Seeman swings wildly with an uppercut but Winnick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Winnick lands a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Seeman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Winnicks head.
Seeman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Winnick has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Seeman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Winnick can do to turn this around?
Seeman swings wildly with an uppercut but Winnick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Winnick is looking to break free of the clinch but Seeman has double underhooks.
A body shot lands from Winnick.
Winnick breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Seeman tries to move into range but Winnick moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Winnick moves into the clinch.
Seeman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Winnick works on Seeman's body with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Etan Seeman dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Seb Winnick's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Seeman drops his hands momentarily and Winnick takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
It looks like Etan Seeman has been cut.
Winnick tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Seeman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Winnick moves into the clinch.
Seeman takes a shot to the head.
Winnick blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Seeman looking to throw knees to the head but Winnick is blocking nicely.
Seeman scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Seeman lands with a short shot to the head.
Winnick lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Seeman or not.
Winnick lands with a short shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winnick tries a knee to the head but Seeman blocks it.
Winnick misses with a body punch.
Winnick blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Seeman misses with a punch on the inside.
Seeman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Winnick avoids it.
Winnick struggles to land a body shot inside as Seeman controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winnick blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Seeman misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Winnick.
Winnick manages to break the clinch.
Winnick tries to clinch but Seeman is having none of it.
Winnick doesn't manage to clinch there - Seeman circles away.
Seeman was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Seeman connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Seeman circles away from the clinch attempt
and Seeman counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Winnick scores with a hook to the body. Seeman takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Winnick tries to close the distance and clinch up but Seeman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Seeman is looking to clinch.
Winnick swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Winnick throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Winnick rushes Seeman and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Seeman misses with the head strike.
Seeman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Winnick's elbow.
A short left from Winnick.
Winnick takes a shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Still in the clinch, Winnick scores with a nice short uppercut.
Seeman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Winnick struggles to land a body shot inside as Seeman controls his hands.
Winnick blocking some punches.
Seeman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Etan Seeman has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Seeman blocking some punches.
Seeman lands a knee to the head.
Winnick working aggressively here.
Seeman tries a body shot but Winnick blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winnick swings wildly with an uppercut but Seeman uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Winnick.
Seeman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Seeman misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Winnick.
Seeman misses with a knee strike.
Seeman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Seeman lands a right hand.
Winnick misses with a punch to the body.
Winnick breaks from the clinch.
Seeman tries a head kick but it misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Winnick! But no joy.
Seeman circles away from the clinch attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Seb Winnick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winnick misses with a straight left.
Winnick stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Seeman.
Winnick throws a lazy body kick
and Seeman counters with a right hand to the body.
Seeman connects with the punch.
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!
Winnick looks to clinch
and Seeman counters with a right hand to the body.
Winnick takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Seeman drives through and clinches with Winnick against the cage.
Winnick tries to break the clinch but Seeman is controlling the position.
Winnick takes a knee right on the jaw!
Seeman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Seeman blocks a body shot from Winnick.
Seeman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Seeman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Winnick's elbow.
Seeman throws a punch but it's blocked by Winnick.
Winnick's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Winnick doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Etan Seeman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Seeman has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Etan Seeman!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gary Grice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Otto Grimm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grice comes to the cage accompanied by GZA - Shadowboxin'. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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
9 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Gary Grice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Otto Grimm!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grimm misses the shot to the body.
Grice half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Grice moves into range and connects with a jab.
Grimm turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Grice takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Grice finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Grice misses with a double jab.
Grimm waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grice.
Grimm tries to bum rush Grice with a series of wild strikes but Grice uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Grimm throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grice has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Razor Sharp Training Systems in the buildup to the fight.
Otto Grimm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grimm takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Grice closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Grice gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Grimm.
Grimm cracks Grice with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grimm shoots in but no luck this time.
Grice 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.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Grimm! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grice misses with a looping right.
Grice keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grice is looking to slow Grimm down with leg kicks.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Grimm has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Grimm fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Grice is out of range.
A left and a right from Grice both land. Nice combination.
Grimm pivots, looking for a leg kick but Grice is out of range and Grimm settles back down.
Grice tries to counter with a takedown but Grimm is quick to defend against it.
Grimm shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Grice defends it nicely.
Grimm tries to score a power double leg takedown but Grice sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Grimm somewhat.
Gary Grice has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Otto Grimm.
Grice clinches up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimm breaks from the clinch.
Grice clinches up with Grimm and pushes him back against the cage.
Grice struggles to land a body shot inside as Grimm controls his hands.
Grice throws a head punch that misses.
Grice blocks a body shot from Grimm.
Good body shot from Grice.
Grimm stalling in the clinch but Grice improves position.
Grimm looking to stall.
Grice lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stalling in the clinch from Grimm.
Grice works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Grice lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Grice on the inside.
Grimm letting Grice take a breather here.
Grice on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Grice misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grice gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Grice sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grimm is staying active underneath Grice, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Grice thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Grimm's head.
Grice sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Grimm defending well though.
Grice trying to control the action but Grimm is working from the bottom.
Grice not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Grimm is not content to let Grice control the position.
Grice stalling away here and it's allowed Grimm to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grimm working a defensive guard here.
Grice throwing strikes from guard but Grimm blocks nicely.
Grice has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Grimm is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Grice is looking to advance position but Grimm has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Grimm has hold of Grice's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Grice manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Grimm trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Grice dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Grice is looking to slow Grimm down with leg kicks.
Grice scores with a kick to the body.
Grimm waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grice.
Grice tries to clinch up.
Grice uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grimm.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Grice!
Grice fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Grice gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Grice is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Grimm can do to turn this around?
A swing and a miss from Grimm.
That kick from Grice tenderised Grimm's leg. Grimm is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gary Grice is winning the standup battle so far.
Grimm connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Grice misses with a low kick.
Grimm tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grice throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Grimm drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Grice defends it well.
Grice lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grice cracks Grimm with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Grice waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grimm.
Grice tries to land a front kick but Grimm steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Grice has taken the fight to the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Grice.
Grice lands with a left to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Grice.
Grimm tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Grice's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A shot in the inside from Grice.
Grimm tries to work over Grice's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Grimm avoiding damage.
Grimm can't find room to land a body shot as Grice controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grice misses with some punches.
Grice pushes Grimm back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grimm taking a breather.
Grimm lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Grice avoiding damage as Grimm throws knees to the body.
Grimm with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Grice stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Grice misses with a punch to the body.
Grimm blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grice displaying some good clinch control by pressing Grimm up against the cage.
Grimm looking to stall.
Gary Grice has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Grice misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grimm.
Grice misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grice blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimm tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Grice lands a right hand.
Grimm dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Grice lands an uppercut.
Grimm lands a knee to the head.
Grice is trying to stall.
Grice has a couple of punches blocked by Grimm.
Grice lands a nice uppercut.
Grice goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Grice throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Grimms head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Grice.
Grice lands with a short shot to the head.
Grimm is rocked!
Grice lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Grimm is still on wobbly legs! Can Grice finish him?
A short right from Grice on the inside.
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!
Grimm tries to land a knee to the head but Grice blocks with his arms.
Grice struggles to land a body shot inside as Grimm controls his hands.
Grice lands a left hand that snaps the head of Grimm backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grimm tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Grice has Grimm pushed against the cage.
Grimm wants to break the clinch but can't.
Grimm is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Grimm seems to have recovered his senses.
Grimm looking to throw knees to the head but Grice is blocking nicely.
Grimm blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Grice.
Grimm tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Grimm is trying to push Grice away but Grice has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A head punch on the inside from Grice fails to land.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Grice can't find room to land a body shot as Grimm controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grimm.
Grice lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Grimm tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Grice avoids it.
Grice lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Grice lands a big uppercut and Grimm is down! He's in big trouble - Grice follows him to the mat!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Grice dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Grice ducks under a wild hook from Grimm.
Grice tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Grimm manages to circle out of the way.
Grice lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That kick from Grice tenderised Grimm's leg. Grimm is trying to keep his angry face on.
Grimm throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Grice misses with a wild combination.
Grimm throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Grice.
Grice throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Grice misses the target.
Grimm blocks a leg kick.
Grimm misses with a hook.
Grice appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A good leg kick by Grice.
An inside leg kick lands from Grice.
Grimm tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Grice throws a leg kick which misses Grimm's front leg but catches the back leg as Grimm tries to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimm throws a head kick but Grice moves out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Grimm checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Grice scores with a nice head shot.
Grimm misses the shot to the body.
Grice looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
And Grimm tries to counter it with a takedown but Grice pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Grimm lands with a kick to the temple. Grice shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A clash of legs there as Grimm blocks the low kick.
Grice wants to land a leg kick but Grimm is out of range.
Grice tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Grimm paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Grimm pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Grimm misses with a looping left.
Grice scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Grimm jabs Grice to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Otto Grimm has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimm throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Grice counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Grice.
Grimm's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Grice misses with a punch on the inside.
Grimm is trying to stall.
Grice lands a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grimm.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Grimm.
Grimm misses with the head strike.
Grice keeps control of Grimm as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Grice stalling the fight.
Grice is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Grimm is keeping busy.
Grice wants a takedown but no success here.
Grimm blocks an uppercut.
Grice lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Grice makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Grice managing to block the knees to the body from Grimm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimm looking to throw knees to the head but Grice is blocking nicely.
Grimm fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Grice is looking to control Grimm's arms but Grimm gets an underhook and turns him. Now Grice has his back to the cage.
Grimm trying to control the position but instead, Grice has worked for underhooks and has pushed Grimm into the cage.
Grimm taking a breather.
Grice trying to stall but Grimm improves his position.
Grimm tries to work over Grice's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Grice wants to stall.
Grimm blocks an uppercut.
Grice avoiding damage as Grimm throws knees to the body.
Grice scores with a shoulder strike.
Grimm working hard to break the clinch.
Grimm controlling the action here for a moment.
Grimm has Grice pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Grice manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Grice.
Grimm blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Grice.
Grimm takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Still in the clinch, Grice scores with a nice short uppercut.
Grimm looking to stall.
Grice is leaning against Grimm and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Grimm scores with a shot to the side of Grice's head.
Grice throws a head punch that misses.
Grice lands a body shot in the clinch.
Grice lands a hook that snaps the head of Grimm backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Grice creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grice tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Grice is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Grimm is keeping busy.
Grice gets through Grimm's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gary Grice is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Grice lands with a light punch inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gary Grice showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Grice has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gary Grice!
Gary Grice was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Perry Roscrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juntti Jallu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roscrow comes to the cage accompanied by Wicked Gil. Perry Roscrow had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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247 lbs
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230 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
30 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Perry Roscrow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juntti Jallu!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jallu checks a leg kick nicely.
Jallu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Roscrow is looking for a counter combo.
Jallu takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
It looks like Juntti Jallu has been cut.
Roscrow closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Jallu to the mat! Jallu manages to get full guard.
Jallu keeping full guard, as Roscrow tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Roscrow trying to control the position from guard on top but Jallu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Roscrow throws a big elbow that misses.
Jallu is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jallu looking for a sweep. Not yet Jallu, not yet.
Roscrow is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Jallu is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Jallu has escaped and now he's on top!
Jallu wants to stand but Roscrow has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roscrow is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jallu is aware though and is defending well.
Jallu trying to control the position from guard on top but Roscrow is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jallu postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Roscrow looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jallu slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Roscrow is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roscrow avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jallu.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Roscrow looking for submissions off his back.
Roscrow is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jallu pulls his head out easily.
Roscrow regains full guard. Nicely done.
Jallu works over Roscrow with some ground and pound from guard.
Jallu scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jallu got a little sloppy there for a moment and Roscrow has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jallu has managed to get both his arms back between Roscrow's legs - danger averted.
Jallu postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roscrow has his foot on Jallu's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jallu works his way back into a safe position though.
Roscrow looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jallu with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jallu wants to control from the top but Roscrow keeps moving.
Roscrow had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jallu defends it easily.
Jallu scoring with punches to the head and body.
Roscrow has his foot on Jallu's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jallu works his way back into a safe position though.
Roscrow is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Jallu content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jallu trying to control the position from guard on top but Roscrow is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Roscrow looking for a guillotine here but Jallu defends easily.
Jallu looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Roscrow looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jallu must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Roscrow looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Roscrow is looking for a triangle but Jallu pushes his legs off easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Perry Roscrow dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Juntti Jallu's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jallu misses with a two punch combination.
Roscrow moves out of range of the body kick.
Jallu throws a head kick but Roscrow moves out of range.
Roscrow misses with a few strikes there.
Roscrow looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Roscrow blocks a head kick by Jallu.
Jallu takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jallu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Roscrow lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jallu goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Perry Roscrow has been cut.
Roscrow jabs Jallu right on the nose. Jallu blinks but takes it well.
Roscrow dives in for a single leg takedown but Jallu sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Roscrow keeps the fight on the outside.
Jallu on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Roscrow throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Jallu counter with a right hand.
Jallu throws a body punch but Roscrow moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jallu looks to land a combination but Roscrow avoids it well.
Roscrow lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Roscrow lands a two punch combo.
Jallu throws a sloppy head kick and Roscrow moves out of range easily.
Jallu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Roscrow lands with a nice body kick.
Roscrow blocks a head kick by Jallu.
A nice combination there by Roscrow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Roscrow moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jallu is rocked!
Jallu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jallu avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jallu misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jallu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Roscrow tries for a takedown but Jallu sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Roscrow cracks Jallu with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jallu misses with a body kick.
Roscrow throws a right and a left that Jallu avoids nicely.
Jallu misses with a body kick.
Roscrow throws the kick towards the body but Jallu avoids it.
Jallu finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jallu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Roscrow jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Roscrow, as that shot connected.
Roscrow moves out of range of the body kick.
Jallu lets loose with a powerful body kick. Roscrow will feel that in the morning.
Roscrow tries a low kick but Jallu avoids it.
Jallu slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jallu connects with a high kick.
Roscrow is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That has opened up Juntti Jallu's cut even more.
Roscrow shoots for a takedown but Jallu saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Perry Roscrow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Roscrow avoids the head kick by Jallu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roscrow throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jallu on the side of the head.
Perry Roscrow is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Roscrow scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Roscrow working the head with strikes.
Roscrow is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jallu knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Perry Roscrow overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jallu is looking to reverse the position.
Roscrow throws a strike aimed at the side of Jallu's head but Jallu avoids it well.
Jallu gets back to half guard.
Jallu is not content to let Roscrow control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roscrow is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Roscrow is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Roscrow is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jallu defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Perry Roscrow dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Roscrow gets the takedown into side control.
The ground and pound from Roscrow seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Roscrow tries to move into full mount but can't pass Jallu's legs.
Jallu is trying to control Roscrow's posture but Roscrow avoids it.
Roscrow tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Roscrow has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roscrow working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roscrow thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Roscrow is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Jallu has escaped the position, nice work there.
Jallu is trying to control Roscrow's posture but Roscrow avoids it.
Roscrow throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Roscrow looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Roscrow is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Jallu is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Roscrow working the ground and pound.
Roscrow is looking to take a break and control but Jallu is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roscrow wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Jallu, who protects the arm well.
Roscrow postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Jallu dodges the ground and pound from Roscrow.
Roscrow working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Jallu tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Roscrow wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Roscrow working the head with strikes.
Roscrow is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jallu can do to turn this around?
Jallu wants to control but Roscrow postures up.
Roscrow is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jallu knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Jallu avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Roscrow.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jallu tries to buck Roscrow off but Roscrow is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Perry Roscrow showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Roscrow has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Perry Roscrow!
A victorious Perry Roscrow thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luis Alberto Perez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Destin Craven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Perez comes to the cage accompanied by Hollywood Undead - Hear Me Now . Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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184 lbs
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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
27 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luis Alberto Perez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Destin Craven!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Craven is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Craven lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Perez circles away quickly and effectively.
Craven tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Perez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Craven. Craven obviously looking to wear him down.
Craven tries to land a body kick
and Perez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Crunch! Perez slams his shin into Craven's torso.
Craven tries to score with a low kick but Perez moves his leg out of the way.
Perez is looking for a counter combo.
Craven misses with an attempted mid kick.
A head kick misses from Perez.
Craven moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Craven throws a head kick that misses
and Perez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Craven plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Perez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Craven.
A head kick misses from Craven.
Craven throws a head kick that misses.
Perez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Perez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A punch combination from Perez misses.
Perez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Craven on the side of the head.
Craven is rocked!
Craven fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Perez avoids it really well and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Craven misses with a head kick.
Perez tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Craven counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Craven motions for Perez to come forward. Craven throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Perez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Craven circles away quickly and effectively.
Perez is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Craven steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Perez. That one must have hurt.
Perez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Craven drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Craven is still on wobbly legs! Can Perez finish him?
Craven misses with a takedown attempt
letting Perez counter with a right hand.
Perez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Perez throws out a powerful jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perez lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Craven goes down and covers up as Perez starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luis Alberto Perez!
Luis Alberto Perez 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 Andrew Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Hendricks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryan comes into the arena with Beast blaring out of the sound system. Andrew Ryan had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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 London, Andrew Ryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 20 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Hendricks!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A right-left combo lands from Ryan.
Hendricks takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Hendricks 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.
Hendricks is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ryan.
Ryan throws a big counter combination but Hendricks scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Some wild striking there from Ryan.
Hendricks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hendricks misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ryan appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Ryan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hendricks throws a low kick but Ryan moves out of range easily.
Hendricks looks to score with a jab to the body but Ryan is just out of range.
As Hendricks backs away, Ryan returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Ryan moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
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!
Ryan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hendricks takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendricks shoots in for a takedown but Ryan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ryan slips a straight right by Hendricks.
Ryan throws a series of punches but Hendricks avoids them all with ease.
A jab from Hendricks misses.
Ryan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hendricks tries to clinch but Ryan moves out of range.
It looked like Ryan was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Hendricks tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ryan is able to avoid easily.
Ryan throws a head kick but Hendricks moves out of range.
Hendricks tries to clinch but Ryan is having none of it.
Hendricks shoots for a double leg takedown but Ryan sprawls well. He's pushed Hendricks's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hendricks fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ryan avoids it really well and circles away.
Ryan is looking for a counter combo.
Andrew Ryan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Hendricks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hendricks throws a big counter head kick but Ryan avoids it with no problem.
Hendricks throws a chopping leg kick but Ryan manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
It looked like Ryan was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Ryan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ryan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hendricks throws a low kick, looking for Ryan's leg but Ryan calmly moves out of range.
Ryan moves away from the strike by Hendricks.
Ryan misses with a low kick.
Ryan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tony Hendricks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ryan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hendricks scores with a push kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks looks to land a body kick but Ryan moved away.
Hendricks shoots for a takedown but Ryan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ryan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ryan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hendricks moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ryan throws the left hand but Hendricks avoids the punch easily.
Hendricks tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ryan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ryan seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Hendricks uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ryan has time to react.
Ryan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hendricks moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ryan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hendricks moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ryan ducks under a wild hook from Hendricks.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hendricks darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks misses with the combination.
Hendricks lands the left hand.
Ryan goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hendricks bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ryan's head backwards.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ryan.
Hendricks throws a head kick that half lands.
Ryan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hendricks throws a lazy right hand but Ryan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ryan is looking for a counter combo.
Hendricks waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ryan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Ryan dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ryan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hendricks.
A left lands for Hendricks.
Ryan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hendricks throws out a counter right but Ryan avoids it with no problem.
Hendricks moves in looking to clinch but Ryan pushes him off.
Ryan is looking to counter punch.
Hendricks has a takedown stuffed.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Hendricks might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Ryan has got the better of the exchanges.
Hendricks dodges the punch combination from Ryan.
Hendricks swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ryan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hendricks can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice combination there by Ryan.
No luck for Hendricks with that takedown attempt.
Ryan is looking for a counter combo.
Andrew Ryan is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendricks tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hendricks throws the left hand but Ryan avoids the punch easily.
Ryan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hendricks connects with a leg kick. Ryan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ryan lands a two punch combo.
A slow jab from Hendricks misses its intended target.
A jab from Hendricks finds it's way through Ryan's defenses.
Hendricks is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Ryan slips under a jab from Hendricks.
Ryan defending well as Hendricks loads up on a big left hand.
It looked like Ryan was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Hendricks throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ryan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ryan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ryan circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ryan counters with a two punch combo.
Andrew Ryan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hendricks throws a push kick but Ryan slaps the foot to one side.
Ryan throws a big counter combination but Hendricks scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Hendricks on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hendricks throws the kick towards the body but Ryan avoids it.
Hendricks misses with a wild body shot.
Ryan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hendricks wants to clinch.
Ryan is looking for a counter combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Hendricks.
Ryan throws a head kick that Hendricks semi-blocks.
Ryan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hendricks.
A punch combination from Ryan misses.
Hendricks scores with a body shot.
Ryan goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hendricks tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ryan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hendricks wants to clinch up but Ryan keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ryan counters with a one-two to the body.
Ryan blocks a leg kick.
Ryan throws a big counter combination but Hendricks scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hendricks with a nice cross.
Hendricks misses with a body shot.
Ryan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ryan is working the combinations to good effect here.
Ryan swats away the attempt to clinch by Hendricks.
Ryan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hendricks has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hendricks throws the left hand but Ryan avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Ryan dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Ryan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hendricks counters with a right hand to the body.
Hendricks checks a low kick from Ryan.
Hendricks looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hendricks misses with a hook. Ryan ducked under it nicely.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ryan.
Hendricks misses with a leg kick.
Ryan throws a series of punches but Hendricks avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hendricks dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ryan. That did some damage!
Hendricks darts in looking for a takedown but Ryan gets double underhooks and turns Hendricks into the cage.
Hendricks tries to clinch there but Ryan circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendricks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hendricks is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ryan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
It looked like Ryan was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Andrew Ryan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Hendricks.
A left and a right from Ryan both land. Nice combination.
Ryan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ryan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hendricks. That did some damage!
Ryan tries to bum rush Hendricks with a series of wild strikes but Hendricks uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Andrew Ryan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ryan swinging wildly here.
Hendricks throws the kick towards the body but Ryan avoids it.
Ryan seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Hendricks slips under a jab.
Ryan throws a right hand that Hendricks ducks under and follows up with a left that Hendricks also avoids with ease.
And Hendricks responds with a good body kick, but Ryan manages to step out the way in time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan is looking to chop away at Hendricks's legs.
Hendricks gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Ryan counters with a nice body kick.
Ryan punishes Hendricks's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ryan moves out of range of the strikes.
Ryan appears to be looking for a big counter.
Ryan avoids the head kick by Hendricks.
Hendricks moves in looking to clinch but Ryan pushes him off.
As Hendricks looks to move away, Ryan throws a big counter combo bu Hendricks just gets out of the way.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hendricks.
Hendricks tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ryan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Horrible takedown attempt by Hendricks or perhaps it was just good defense by Ryan, which made it look bad.
Ryan misses with a low kick.
Tony Hendricks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ryan is out of range and Hendricks settles back down.
Ryan appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hendricks lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hendricks throws a leg kick
and Ryan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ryan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hendricks missing with a left hand there. Ryan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ryan misses with a wild combination.
Hendricks keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Andrew Ryan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ryan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ryan cracks Hendricks with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks takes one to the chin there.
Ryan swinging wildly here.
Ryan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hendricks in his tracks.
Ryan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hendricks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hendricks throws a big shot that misses.
Ryan moves out of range of the strikes.
Ryan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ryan throws a head kick but Hendricks moves out of range.
Ryan moves out of range of the body kick from Hendricks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andrew Ryan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ryan has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrew Ryan!
During a confident post fight interview, Andrew Ryan 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Nostro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chad Mendes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mendes has chosen Steve McQueen as his entrance music. Nathan Nostro has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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144 lbs
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146 lbs
44 - 27 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nathan Nostro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
44 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Mendes!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Mendes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mendes misses with a double jab
so Nostro counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We've been hearing that Nostro has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Nostro throws a big elbow that misses.
Nostro missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nostro wants to control from the top but Mendes keeps moving.
Mendes is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Nostro is controlling him.
Nostro thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nostro won't allow Mendes to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nostro stays in close to Mendes's body and controls the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Nostro is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Nostro throws a big elbow that misses.
Nostro throws a big elbow that misses.
Nostro with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Nostro keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A big left from Mendes misses.
Nostro shoots in and drives through. Mendes sprawls well.
Nostro is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mendes darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nostro dives in and scores a takedown into Mendes's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nostro tries to free his leg and advance position but Mendes is retaining full guard.
Nostro throws a big right hand that misses.
Mendes is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Mendes can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Nostro controls the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nostro accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nostro passes Mendes's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nostro thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nostro trying to mount his opponent but Mendes defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nostro 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.
Nostro is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Mendes is refusing to be controlled, as Nostro sits in half guard.
Nostro 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.
Nostro looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Nostro not landing any meaningful shots this time.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Mendes wants to get back to his feet.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Mendes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nostro moves away.
Nostro attempts a counter takedown but Mendes avoids it well and moves away.
Mendes moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Nostro scores with a kick to the midsection.
Nostro shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Mendes is trying to defend but Nostro finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Nostro is looking to take a break and control but Mendes is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Nostro dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Mendes throws an overhand right that lands on Nostro's shoulder, as Nostro tries to avoid the shot.
Nostro looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mendes is fending him off so far but Nostro persists. Nope, Mendes circles away and we're back to standing.
Mendes misses the shot to the body.
Mendes misses with a looping right.
Mendes will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mendes throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nostro stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mendes throws a hook but Nostro blocks it.
Nostro takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mendes. Nostro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mendes misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nostro misses with an uppercut. Mendes saw that one coming.
Mendes throws an overhand right that lands on Nostro's shoulder, as Nostro tries to avoid the shot.
Mendes throws a lazy right hand but Nostro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A good leg kick by Mendes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mendes misses the shot to the body.
Mendes scores with a hook to the body. Nostro takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nostro uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mendes.
A shot to the liver by Nostro. Beautiful body shot.
Mendes slips under a jab.
Mendes works Nostro's body with a nice hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nostro. Mendes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mendes stuns Nostro with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A slow jab from Mendes misses its intended target.
Mendes scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Chad Mendes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nostro looks for a takedown but Mendes sprawls well.
Mendes chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nostro can pounce on him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendes throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nostro stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Chad Mendes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nostro lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Nostro.
Mendes is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mendes misses with a body shot.
Mendes is still on wobbly legs! Can Nostro finish him?
Horrible takedown attempt by Nostro or perhaps it was just good defense by Mendes, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nathan Nostro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mendes throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mendes gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Nostro gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Mendes is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nathan Nostro!
Nathan Nostro decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ramses Dinkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony McDonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McDonald has chosen Vader - Blood Of Kingu as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ramses Dinkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tony McDonald!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDonald showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dinkin.
Dinkin misses with a series of wild punches.
McDonald wants to slow Dinkin down by chopping away at his legs.
Dinkin cracks McDonald with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Dinkin has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning McDonald to stand back up!
It looks like Tony McDonald has been cut.
Dinkin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McDonald was well out of range. Poor timing from Dinkin.
Dinkin checks a leg kick nicely.
Dinkin throws an overhand right that lands on McDonald's shoulder, as McDonald tries to avoid the shot.
Dinkin has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cavemen Dojo in the buildup to the fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dinkin just misses with a punch to the body.
Dinkin swings for the body but McDonald moves out of range.
Dinkin throws a shot to the body.
Dinkin cracks McDonald with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ramses Dinkin!
After winning the bout, Ramses Dinkin thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aoki Funkyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Nix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nix comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Gorilla Militia by Bliss n Eso kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Aoki Funkyama could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Joey Nix's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aoki Funkyama!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joey Nix!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Funkyama lands with a cross.
Funkyama changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Nix looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The strikes coming from Funkyama are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Nix struggling a bit here.
Funkyama misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Nix tries to improve position but can't.
Funkyama tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Funkyama has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Funkyama tries to move to mount but Nix blocks the move with his legs.
Funkyama is looking to take a break and control but Nix is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nix sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Nix tries to roll over but Funkyama keeps him under control.
Funkyama wants to pass to mount but Nix is defending the position.
Nix is trying to control but can't.
Funkyama wants to free his trapped foot but Nix is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Nix trying to hold on to Funkyama's head to control him but Funkyama postures up.
Funkyama landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
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.
Funkyama tries to pass to full mount but Nix defends it.
Nix is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Funkyama trying to control the action but Nix is working from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Funkyama passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Nix!
Funkyama unloading with bombs!
Funkyama in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama tries to control but Nix wriggling away.
Funkyama lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Nix hang on?
Nix is rocked!
Funkyama lands a big shot to the head and Nix winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Aoki Funkyama!
Aoki Funkyama is the new welterweight champion!
Aoki Funkyama bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yokozuna Asashoryu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ales Zhandunka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yokozuna Asashoryu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
40 - 29 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ales Zhandunka!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zhandunka lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Zhandunka connects with a nice looking jab.
Asashoryu misses with a shot to the body
and Zhandunka counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Asashoryu moves out of range of the strikes.
Zhandunka just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromAsashoryu.
We've been told by Asashoryu's head coaches at B.P.A.: 3230+ SKILL PTS COACHES + 160Q SUPPLEMENT that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Zhandunka blocks a jab.
Asashoryu misses with a right hand
and Zhandunka counters with a straight right hand.
Asashoryu misses with an uppercut.
Zhandunka throws a hook to the side of Asashoryu's head but Asashoryu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Some wild striking there from Zhandunka.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zhandunka lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Zhandunka connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick by Asashoryu misses
and Zhandunka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Asashoryu is rocked!
Zhandunka cracks Asashoryu on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Asashoryu falls backwards against the cage. Zhandunka follows up with more strikes that drop Asashoryu to his knees. Zhandunka keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Asashoryu! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ales Zhandunka!
A relieved looking Ales Zhandunka thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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