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SP-ICON Fight Night 11 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abraham Safforn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mason Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Watson has chosen How Much For One Rib? as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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15 - 8 - 0 |
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270 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Abraham Safforn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mason Watson!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Chris Saunders and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Safforn throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Watson's waist but Watson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Safforn off to one side.
Safforn shoots in for a double leg but Watson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Watson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Safforn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Watson misses with a low kick.
Watson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Safforn circles away quickly and effectively.
Watson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Safforn did well to prevent Watson getting side control.
Watson is working for a submission of some sort.
Safforn is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at New Breed MMA that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Watson content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Safforn is positioning himself well to prevent Watson advancing to mount.
Watson lands with a punch from half guard.
Watson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Safforn sees it coming and defends easily.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Watson working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Safforn is trying to maintain the position but Watson is very close to passing his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Safforn gets full guard.
Safforn wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Watson is now in half guard.
Safforn trying to control from the bottom.
Safforn is looking for a sweep. Watson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Watson throwing shots but Safforn is blocking nicely.
Safforn is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Safforn is looking for a sweep. Watson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Safforn lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Mason Watson has been cut.
Watson misses with a few strikes there.
Safforn throws a left and a right that both miss
and Watson counters with a shoot takedown. Safforn fights it but they end up in guard.
Safforn avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Watson throws an elbow that misses. Safforn uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Watson's guard. Nice move by Safforn!
Watson looking for a guillotine here but Safforn defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Safforn trying to control the position from guard on top but Watson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Watson controls Safforn momentarily but Safforn frees himself.
Watson has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Safforn is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Watson.
Watson is looking to reverse the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Safforn landing a few strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mason Watson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mason Watson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Watson misses with the combination.
Safforn lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Watson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Safforn tries to avoid it but Watson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Safforn to the ground. Safforn escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Watson fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Safforn to the ground. Watson is now in Safforn's guard.
Watson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Safforn working a defensive guard but Watson passes into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Safforn controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Watson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Safforn keeping hold of Watson's head, controlling as best he can.
Safforn blocking the ground and pound attempt from Watson.
Watson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Safforn defending well though.
Watson throwing shots but Safforn is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Watson lands with a punch from half guard.
It looks like Abraham Safforn has been cut.
Safforn tries to roll over but Watson keeps him under control.
Mason Watson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Safforn trying to control here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Safforn works the jab nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Safforn lands a high kick!
Safforn slaps away a takedown attempt from Watson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Watson misses with a wild combination.
Safforn tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Watson swivels and escapes.
And Watson tries to counter it with a takedown but Safforn pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Safforn wants to clinch.
Safforn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Watson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Safforn stuns Watson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Watson checks a low kick from Safforn.
Watson feints the counter takedown.
Safforn misses the shot to the body.
Abraham Safforn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Safforn cracks Watson with a good jab.
Watson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Watson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Safforn.
Watson avoids the body shot from Safforn.
Safforn lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Watson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Safforn defends well and Watson ends up having to push Safforn into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Abraham Safforn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mason Watson.
Watson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Safforn's half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Abraham Safforn will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Watson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Watson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Watson counters with a right hand to the body.
Safforn misses with a head kick.
A head kick by Safforn misses
and Watson counters with a three punch combo that has Safforn backing up. Safforn nods at Watson to acknowledge the strikes.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Safforn! Watson is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Abraham Safforn!
A very excited looking Abraham Safforn made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Condit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Storm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carlos Condit looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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270 lbs
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215 lbs
9 - 6 - 1 |
BJJ White Belt
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Carlos Condit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fred Storm!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Colin Fray and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Condit fails in his attempt to clinch.
Storm throws a body punch but Condit moves out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Storm checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Condit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Condit scores with a jab to the body.
Storm lands a head shot.
Storm connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Carlos Condit has been cut.
Storm takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Storm swings for the body but Condit moves out of range.
Condit slips under a jab from Storm.
Storm dodges the punch combination from Condit.
Condit bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Condit dodges the punch combination from Storm.
Storm swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Storm misses with a wild combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Storm cracks Condit with a right hand to the side of the head.
Condit throws a series of strikes that have Storm backpedaling.
It looks like Fred Storm has been cut.
Condit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Storm blocks the leg kick.
Storm looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A low kick from Condit is predictable there
enabling Storm to counter with a crisp jab.
Condit is rocked!
Condit misses with a straight left.
Oh Condit is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Condit moves away from the strike by Storm.
Condit seems to have got his legs back now.
Condit thumps Storm with a low kick.
Storm misses with a wild body shot.
Storm cracks Condit with a left hook right on the temple and Condit goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Storm lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Condit is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Fred Storm!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabryel Catchmaer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Djalu Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roberts has chosen Sepultura - Attitude as his entrance music. Djalu Roberts has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Gabryel Catchmaer's chin.
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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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gabryel Catchmaer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Djalu Roberts!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Roger Salmon and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Catchmaer scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Catchmaer has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Gabryel Catchmaer has been cut.
Catchmaer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Roberts.
Roberts jabs at Catchmaer's body.
Catchmaer looks to throw the jab but Roberts is out of range.
Catchmaer misses with a few strikes there.
Catchmaer throws a shot from downtown. Roberts moves away and avoids it.
Catchmaer throws out a powerful jab.
Catchmaer throws a leg kick but Roberts sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Roberts tries to counter by closing the distance.
Catchmaer misses with a wild combination.
Catchmaer connects with a right hand. Roberts shakes it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Catchmaer rushes Roberts and presses him up against the cage.
We've been informed that Roberts has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Roberts misses with a hook from the clinch.
Catchmaer lands with a left to the head.
Catchmaer trying to land knees to the body.
Catchmaer throws a punch but it's blocked by Roberts.
Catchmaer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short uppercut from Roberts.
Roberts misses with some punches.
Catchmaer throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Roberts.
Roberts lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Catchmaer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Roberts.
Roberts lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Catchmaer backwards.
Roberts avoids a wild elbow strike from Catchmaer.
Roberts breaks the clinch.
Catchmaer misses with a wild combination.
Catchmaer just misses with a punch to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Roberts. Those never looked like landing.
Roberts lands with an overhand left.
Roberts scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roberts is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Catchmaer.
Catchmaer fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Roberts on the side of the head.
Roberts waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Catchmaer.
Roberts throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Catchmaer looks to land a right hand but Roberts moved out of range.
Roberts tries to counter by closing the distance.
Catchmaer moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Catchmaer misses.
Roberts wants to clinch up but Catchmaer keeps it at a distance.
Roberts takes one to the chin there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Roberts looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Catchmaer moves into the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Catchmaer.
Catchmaer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Roberts backwards.
Catchmaer lands a shoulder strike.
Roberts blocking some punches.
Catchmaer pushes Roberts back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Roberts blocks an uppercut.
Roberts lands with a light punch inside.
Catchmaer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Roberts swings wildly with an uppercut but Catchmaer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Catchmaer throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Roberts misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Catchmaer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Catchmaer connects with a body shot that sends Roberts's belly button to the back.
Roberts tries to clinch but Catchmaer moves away
and Catchmaer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Roberts tries to clinch but Catchmaer moves out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Roberts misses with the head strike.
Roberts lands a hook that snaps the head of Catchmaer backwards.
Roberts fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Catchmaer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Catchmaer on the inside.
Catchmaer blocks an uppercut.
Catchmaer manages to break the clinch.
Catchmaer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Catchmaer misses with a jab to the body
and Roberts counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Catchmaer misses the target.
Roberts tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Catchmaer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Roberts manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberts takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Catchmaer loads up on a big right hand but Roberts slips the punch.
Roberts wants to counter with a clinch but Catchmaer pushes him away.
Catchmaer closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Catchmaer rushes Roberts and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Catchmaer.
Catchmaer swings wildly with an uppercut but Roberts uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roberts misses with some punches.
Catchmaer manages to break the clinch.
A jab from Roberts does it's job there.
Roberts slips under a jab.
Catchmaer throws a hook but Roberts blocks it.
Catchmaer lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Roberts tries to clinch but Catchmaer moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roberts throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Catchmaer takes the fight into the clinch.
Roberts tries to break the clinch but Catchmaer is controlling the position.
Catchmaer misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabryel Catchmaer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gabryel Catchmaer's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Catchmaer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Roberts tries to counter by closing the distance.
Catchmaer gets a clinch.
Catchmaer is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Catchmaer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Roberts blocks it with crossed arms.
A short right from Catchmaer on the inside.
Roberts has a couple of punches blocked by Catchmaer.
Roberts cracks Catchmaer with a nice body shot.
Catchmaer lands with a short shot to the head.
Catchmaer wants to break the clinch but can't.
Roberts blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Catchmaer tries to work over Roberts's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Roberts.
Catchmaer has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Catchmaer blocking some punches.
Roberts prevents Catchmaer from breaking the clinch.
Catchmaer misses with some punches.
Roberts misses with a punch on the inside.
Roberts slowing the pace effectively.
Roberts is trying to break free.
Gabryel Catchmaer has scored more points in the clinch so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Roberts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Catchmaer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Roberts.
Roberts displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Catchmaer throws out the jab.
We've been told by Catchmaer's head coaches at Midnight MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Catchmaer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Roberts manages to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Catchmaer.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Roberts! But no joy.
Catchmaer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Roberts tries to counter by closing the distance.
Catchmaer takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Catchmaer throws a hook to the side of Roberts's head but Roberts sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Catchmaer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Roberts can do to turn this around?
Roberts lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Roberts bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Catchmaer's head backwards.
Catchmaer loads up on a big right hand but Roberts slips the punch.
A slow jab from Catchmaer misses its intended target.
Catchmaer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Catchmaer keeps the fight on the outside.
Catchmaer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Roberts swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Catchmaer tries to counter by clinching up but Roberts breaks away and moves out of range.
Roberts missing with a left hand there. Catchmaer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Catchmaer was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A looping hook to the body misses from Catchmaer. Roberts does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberts scoring well with a low kick there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roberts avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Roberts throws a series of punches but Catchmaer moves out of range.
Catchmaer misses with a hook. Roberts ducked under it nicely.
Roberts takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Roberts fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Catchmaer, pushing him back against the cage.
Roberts blocking some punches.
Catchmaer blocking some punches.
Roberts misses with some punches.
Catchmaer throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Roberts lands with a short shot to the head.
Roberts breaks from the clinch.
Catchmaer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Roberts cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Roberts fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Catchmaer takes one to the chin there.
Catchmaer connects with a crisp jab.
Roberts scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Roberts keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Catchmaer swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Roberts misses with an uppercut.
Roberts thuds a left hand into Catchmaer's body.
Roberts uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Catchmaer.
Roberts misses with a wild combination.
Catchmaer attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Roberts digs a good hook to Catchmaer's body.
Djalu Roberts seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Catchmaer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Roberts manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Roberts wants to counter the offense by Catchmaer and move into the clinch position.
Roberts walks into a stiff left hand from Catchmaer.
Catchmaer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Roberts closes the distance and clinches.
Roberts stalling in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Roberts.
Roberts swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Roberts pushes Catchmaer back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roberts scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short left from Roberts.
Catchmaer is rocked!
A head punch on the inside from Roberts fails to land.
Catchmaer misses with the head strike.
Catchmaer looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Catchmaer creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Catchmaer lands a damaging elbow.
Catchmaer lands an elbow that stopped Roberts in his tracks for a moment.
Roberts goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Catchmaer is trying to force a seperation but Roberts has the dominant position.
Roberts blocks the elbow strike.
Catchmaer effectively controlling the action here.
Catchmaer blocks an uppercut.
Roberts stalls.
Catchmaer manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Djalu Roberts showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gabryel Catchmaer's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Roberts misses with a body shot.
Roberts takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Roberts throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Catchmaer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Roberts ducks under a wild hook from Catchmaer.
Roberts fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Catchmaer throws a shot from downtown. Roberts moves away and avoids it.
Roberts fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Roberts. Those never looked like landing.
Roberts thuds a left hand into Catchmaer's body.
Roberts closes the distance and clinches.
Catchmaer lands an elbow just above Roberts 's eye.
Catchmaer misses with an elbow over the top.
A short right from Roberts on the inside.
Roberts fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roberts leaning against his opponent.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Catchmaer takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Roberts letting Catchmaer take a breather here.
Roberts wants to break free but Catchmaer has control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Catchmaer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Roberts swats away the attempt to clinch by Catchmaer.
Catchmaer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Roberts looks to land a left hand but Catchmaer moved out of range nicely.
Roberts keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Catchmaer.
Catchmaer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Roberts manages to avoid it.
Roberts throws a leg kick that misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Roberts gets a clinch.
Roberts's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Catchmaer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Roberts misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Catchmaer.
Roberts throws a lazy right hand but Catchmaer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Roberts fails in his attempt to clinch.
Decent striking displayed by Roberts there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Catchmaer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Roberts manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Catchmaer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Roberts sends Catchmaer crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Roberts is motioning to the referee to let Catchmaer up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roberts takes a jab right on the kisser.
Roberts instigates a clinch.
Catchmaer looking to stall.
Catchmaer throws a punch but it's blocked by Roberts.
Roberts stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A shot in the inside from Roberts.
A short uppercut from Roberts.
Oh Catchmaer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Catchmaer misses with the head strike.
Catchmaer seems to have got his legs back now.
Catchmaer is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Roberts is keeping busy.
Roberts wants to stall.
Roberts just leaning against Catchmaer, taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts breaks the clinch.
Roberts throws a hook to the side of Catchmaer's head but Catchmaer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Catchmaer stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Roberts.
Catchmaer takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Catchmaer throws a leg kick but Roberts sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Roberts looks to throw the jab but Catchmaer is out of range.
A big right from Roberts misses.
Roberts tries to close the distance and clinch but Catchmaer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Roberts scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Roberts tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Catchmaer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Roberts looks to land a right hand but Catchmaer moved out of range.
Catchmaer misses with a low kick.
Catchmaer moves out of range of the strikes.
Catchmaer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Catchmaer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Catchmaer misses with a hook.
Roberts jabs Catchmaer right on the nose. Catchmaer blinks but takes it well.
Roberts ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roberts lands with a nice body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Roberts fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Roberts scores with a crisp jab that stopped Catchmaer in his tracks.
Roberts tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Catchmaer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Some bone on bone action there as Catchmaer checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Catchmaer avoids the body shot from Roberts.
Catchmaer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Roberts.
Roberts connects with a body shot.
A leg kick checked by Catchmaer.
Roberts feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Catchmaer sprawling to the canvas! Catchmaer rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Roberts finish him?!
Catchmaer is aggressively charging in as Roberts backs up avoiding any damage. Roberts tosses out a jab and Catchmaer runs right into it face first! Catchmaer is out cold! Roberts dropped down on all fours and is barking in Catchmaer's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Djalu Roberts!
Djalu Roberts very nearly forgot to thank Milwaukee's Best 160 (85% laundry) amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rick Deckard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Palmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Deckard comes to the cage accompanied by In Lust. 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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38
240 lbs
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265 lbs
11 - 6 - 1 |
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World class 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
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Rick Deckard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Chris Palmer!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Roger Salmon and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palmer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Deckard.
Deckard drives through with a takedown into Palmer's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Palmer 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.
Deckard landing with the ground and pound.
Deckard wants to control from the top but Palmer keeps moving.
Palmer looking for a sweep. Not yet Palmer, not yet.
Deckard stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Palmer has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Deckard manages to get his head free but now Palmer has transitioned to an armbar! Deckard grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Palmer! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Chris Palmer!
Chris Palmer made sure to mention his sponsor, Kemists ↑™ 5x160Q - $149-199 in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yuya Inoue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don T. Bill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bill. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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225 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yuya Inoue!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Don T. Bill!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Roger Salmon and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Bill looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bill showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Inoue.
Inoue shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Bill napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Bill holds on to Inoue's head and controls the position momentarily.
Bill being controlled for a moment.
Inoue working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Inoue tries to advance to mount but Bill denies him.
Bill gets back to half guard.
Bill looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bill is staying active underneath Inoue, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inoue slows the pace down in half guard.
Inoue 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.
Bill looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Inoue throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bill looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bill is trying to control but can't.
Bill actively working from the bottom here.
Inoue will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Well, if Inoue is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Bill looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Inoue scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Inoue trying to pass the guard but Bill defending well.
Bill has hold of Inoue's hands but Inoue slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bill is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Inoue pulls his head out easily.
Inoue winds up and cracks Bill with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bill actively working from the bottom here.
Inoue passes the guard and advances to mount!
Inoue trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bill regains half guard.
Bill is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Inoue pulls his head out easily.
Inoue trying to control the action but Bill is working from the bottom.
Bill looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bill looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Inoue is looking to take a break and control but Bill is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inoue is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Bill doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Inoue.
Inoue uses his free foot to push down on Bill's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Bill.
Inoue avoids the attempt from Bill to control.
Bill is wriggling around trying to escape.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Inoue punishing his opponent with strikes.
Bill slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Inoue 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.
Bill looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuya Inoue 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.
Bill feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Bill postures up and lands a big shot to Inoue's brow.
Bill throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Inoue scores with a short punch from the bottom.
Bill distracts Inoue with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bill stands up over Inoue, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bill lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Inoue preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Inoue trying to control the position.
Bill with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Inoue has his foot on Bill's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bill works his way back into a safe position though.
Inoue controls Bill momentarily but Bill frees himself.
Inoue throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bill works over Inoue with some ground and pound from guard.
Inoue preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bill postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Inoue is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Bill, into his guard.
Inoue with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Inoue is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Inoue stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bill swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Inoue throwing strikes from guard but Bill blocks nicely.
Bill is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Inoue defends well.
Inoue scoring with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bill escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Inoue gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Inoue wants to control from the top but Bill keeps moving.
Bill escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Inoue gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bill lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Inoue preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Inoue has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Bill should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Inoue has tightened it up now! Bill 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 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Yuya Inoue!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Benny Winkler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bjarno Lackenmeier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benny Winkler has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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33
277 lbs
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243 lbs
18 - 10 - 1 |
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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
14 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Benny Winkler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Bjarno Lackenmeier!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Chris Saunders and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winkler circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lackenmeier tries to close the distance and clinch up but Winkler swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lackenmeier closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lackenmeier leaning against his opponent.
Winkler lands with a right to the head.
Lackenmeier tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lackenmeier content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Lackenmeier connects with a nasty looking knee right to Winkler's face.
Lackenmeier lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Benny Winkler has been cut.
Winkler manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winkler escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lackenmeier moves into the clinch.
Lackenmeier tries to land a knee to the head but Winkler blocks with his arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lackenmeier lands an elbow just above Winkler 's eye.
Lackenmeier stalling against the cage.
Winkler working hard to break the clinch.
Winkler blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lackenmeier throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Winkler blocks it with crossed arms.
Lackenmeier tries to land knees in the clinch but Winkler avoids the damage to the body.
Lackenmeier fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lackenmeier taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lackenmeier just misses with a elbow thrown towards Winkler's brow.
Winkler managing to block the knees to the body from Lackenmeier.
Lackenmeier stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Winkler breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lackenmeier takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lackenmeier tries to clinch up but Winkler circles away and keeps his distance.
Winkler connects with a crisp jab.
Winkler comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Winkler throws an overhand right that lands on Lackenmeier's shoulder, as Lackenmeier tries to avoid the shot.
Lackenmeier throws out a counter right but Winkler avoids it with no problem.
We've been informed that Lackenmeier has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Winkler digs a good hook to Lackenmeier's body.
Winkler lands a jab 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!
Lackenmeier tries to clinch there but Winkler circles away.
Winkler throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lackenmeier moves into the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lackenmeier.
Lackenmeier unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lackenmeier working aggressively here.
Winkler managing to block the knees to the body from Lackenmeier.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winkler blocks the elbow strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Winkler manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Lackenmeier stalls.
Lackenmeier stalling in the clinch.
Winkler tries to circle away but Lackenmeier has him pinned against the cage.
Winkler breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Winkler lands with a good body shot.
Winkler swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Winkler fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lackenmeier on the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winkler swats away the attempt to clinch by Lackenmeier.
Good standup being displayed there by Winkler as he connects with a hook.
Lackenmeier fails in his attempt to clinch.
Winkler is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Lackenmeier tries to close the distance and clinch but Winkler swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Winkler missing with a left hand there. Lackenmeier was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lackenmeier gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lackenmeier wants to clinch up but Winkler keeps it at a distance.
Winkler is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Lackenmeier tries to clinch but Winkler moves out of range.
Winkler getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lackenmeier moves to clinch but Winkler breaks away
letting Winkler counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Winkler swats away the attempt to clinch by Lackenmeier.
Winkler avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benny Winkler dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Benny Winkler's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
The fighters circling - Winkler throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lackenmeier clinches.
Winkler tries to break free but Lackenmeier pushes him back against the cage.
Winkler on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lackenmeier tries a body shot but Winkler blocks it.
Lackenmeier landing knees to the head.
Winkler breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lackenmeier tries to clinch but Winkler moves out of range.
Lackenmeier moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Winkler scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lackenmeier tries to clinch up
and Winkler counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lackenmeier fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lackenmeier tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winkler swings for the body but Lackenmeier moves out of range.
Lackenmeier tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Winkler cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lackenmeier moves into range and clinches up with Winkler.
Winkler lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lackenmeier tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lackenmeier.
Lackenmeier is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Winkler is defending well for now.
Winkler breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Lackenmeier in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Lackenmeier wants to clinch
and Winkler counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lackenmeier moves in looking to clinch but Winkler pushes him off.
Winkler stuns Lackenmeier with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lackenmeier tries to clinch but Winkler moves away
and Winkler counters with a nice uppercut.
Winkler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Winkler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lackenmeier manages to avoid it.
Lackenmeier fails in his attempt to clinch.
Winkler circles away from the clinch attempt.
Winkler is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lackenmeier can do to turn this around?
Lackenmeier clinches with his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lackenmeier effectively controlling the action here.
Nice elbow from Lackenmeier.
Winkler taking a breather.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Lackenmeier keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Winkler's efforts to push away.
Winkler swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lackenmeier dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Winkler avoids a wild elbow strike from Lackenmeier.
Lackenmeier keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Winkler's efforts to push away.
Winkler avoiding damage as Lackenmeier throws knees to the body.
Winkler blocks an elbow strike.
Winkler wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lackenmeier lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lackenmeier trying to stall but Winkler improves his position.
Winkler breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lackenmeier doesn't manage to clinch there - Winkler circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Winkler misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winkler lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lackenmeier at a distance.
Winkler circles away from the clinch attempt.
Winkler takes a swing at Lackenmeier's ribcage but misses.
Lackenmeier is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lackenmeier closes the distance and clinches.
Winkler escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lackenmeier has closed the distance and engaged Winkler in a clinch.
Winkler is trying to force a seperation but Lackenmeier has the dominant position.
Lackenmeier has Winkler pressed against the cage, preventing Winkler from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lackenmeier prevents Winkler from breaking the clinch.
Lackenmeier tries to land knees in the clinch but Winkler avoids the damage to the body.
Lackenmeier has Winkler pressed against the cage, preventing Winkler from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lackenmeier throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lackenmeier.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benny Winkler dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Benny Winkler's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Winkler jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lackenmeier ducks right into an uppercut from Winkler.
Winkler throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Winkler. Lackenmeier does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lackenmeier closes the distance and pushes Winkler back into the cage.
Winkler takes a knee to the side of the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lackenmeier throws an elbow but misses.
Winkler on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lackenmeier is pushing Winkler up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winkler is trying to break free.
Lackenmeier trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lackenmeier misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Winkler.
Winkler manages to break the clinch.
Lackenmeier wants to clinch.
Lackenmeier tries to clinch but Winkler moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Winkler misses its target.
Lackenmeier walks into a straight right hand from Winkler.
Lackenmeier fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Winkler, pushing him back against the cage.
Lackenmeier blocks an uppercut.
Lackenmeier avoiding damage.
Winkler takes a knee to the side of the body.
Winkler being controlled against the cage.
Lackenmeier misses with an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lackenmeier leaning against his opponent.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lackenmeier takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Winkler breaks the clinch.
Lackenmeier takes the fight into the clinch.
Lackenmeier is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Lackenmeier creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Winkler's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winkler blocks an elbow strike from Lackenmeier.
Lackenmeier is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Winkler is defending well for now.
Lackenmeier keeps control of Winkler as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Winkler avoiding damage as Lackenmeier throws knees to the body.
Lackenmeier letting Winkler take a breather here.
Lackenmeier prevents Winkler from breaking the clinch.
Lackenmeier goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bjarno Lackenmeier has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Winkler blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lackenmeier misses with a knee to the head.
Lackenmeier misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lackenmeier stalling in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lackenmeier lands a body punch.
Lackenmeier pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lackenmeier tries a knee to the head but Winkler blocks it.
Winkler tries to break the clinch but Lackenmeier is controlling the position.
Winkler avoiding damage as Lackenmeier throws knees to the body.
Winkler managing to block the knees to the body from Lackenmeier.
Lackenmeier is looking to control Winkler's arms but Winkler gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lackenmeier has his back to the cage.
Winkler blocks a body shot from Lackenmeier.
Winkler breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Winkler lands with a cross.
Winkler misses with a hook. Lackenmeier ducked under it nicely.
Lackenmeier moves in looking to clinch but Winkler pushes him off.
Benny Winkler is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Winkler fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bjarno Lackenmeier comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Winkler has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benny Winkler!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jose Cronos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Lincoln (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cronos kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Sandstorm. Lincoln has chosen Mottaka by Queso as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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30
148 lbs
14 - 4 - 0 |
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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
22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jose Cronos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt Lincoln!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Josh West and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good exchange - Lincoln coming out on top.
Lincoln checks a low kick from Cronos.
Cronos swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cronos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cronos slips under a jab.
Lincoln throws a lazy uppercut
and Cronos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice cross by Lincoln.
Cronos swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lincoln counters with a straight right hand.
Lincoln smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lincoln tries to land a front kick but Cronos steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lincoln avoids the head kick by Cronos.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lincoln! But no joy.
Cronos swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Lincoln.
Cronos throws a body shot but no joy.
Lincoln swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cronos moves out of range of the body kick from Lincoln.
Cronos swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lincoln avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lincoln bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cronos's head backwards.
Lincoln moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cronos ducks under a wild hook from Lincoln.
Lincoln lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cronos's sensitive parts.
Cronos misses with a body shot.
Lincoln rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cronos makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lincoln throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cronos looks for the body kick but Lincoln saw that one coming.
Cronos misses with a body shot.
Cronos misses with a jab, cross combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lincoln swings widly with a right hand
and Cronos counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lincoln thinking.
A jab from Lincoln misses.
Cronos is looking to counter punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cronos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A leg kick checked by Lincoln.
Lincoln is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cronos.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cronos.
Cronos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cronos bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lincoln's head backwards.
Cronos is looking to wear down Lincoln with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lincoln throws a hook to the side of Cronos's head but Cronos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cronos.
Lincoln moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lincoln swings widly with a right hand
and Cronos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln misses with a lunging right hand
and Cronos counters with a stiff right hand.
Lincoln lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lincoln fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cronos on the side of the head.
Cronos misses with a head kick.
Cronos goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Lincoln bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cronos's head backwards.
Lincoln throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cronos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice defenses there by Cronos.
Cronos throws a quick counter head kick but Lincoln was just out of range.
Cronos works Lincoln's body with a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jose Cronos will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lincoln throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jose Cronos is winning the standup battle so far.
Cronos throws a body punch but Lincoln moves out of range.
Lincoln uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cronos.
Cronos throws a lazy right hand but Lincoln sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lincoln looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A bone on bone clash there as Cronos blocks the leg kick.
Cronos lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Cronos blocks a low kick nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lincoln misses with a left hand
and Cronos counters with a straight right hand.
A big right from Cronos misses.
Lincoln looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lincoln misses with a looping left.
As Lincoln looks to move away, Cronos throws a big counter combo bu Lincoln just gets out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lincoln throws a leg kick which misses Cronos's front leg but catches the back leg as Cronos tries to avoid it.
Cronos is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Cronos digs a good body shot into Lincoln's ribs.
It looks like Cronos has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Cronos swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lincoln counters with an inside leg kick.
Cronos ducks under a wild hook from Lincoln.
Cronos walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cronos ducks under a wild hook from Lincoln.
Cronos is looking to counter punch.
Lincoln misses with a lunging right hand
and Cronos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Some wild striking there from Cronos.
Lincoln throws an overhand right that lands on Cronos's shoulder, as Cronos tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Cronos.
Cronos throws a jab but it's blocked by Lincoln.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lincoln! But no joy.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Cronos.
Cronos misses with a double jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cronos thuds a left hand into Lincoln's body.
Lincoln misses with a few strikes there.
Cronos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cronos throws a leg kick which misses Lincoln's front leg but catches the back leg as Lincoln tries to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln loads up on a big right hand but Cronos slips the punch.
Cronos lands a jab-cross combination.
Cronos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lincoln sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lincoln uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cronos.
Lincoln lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Lincoln bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cronos's head backwards.
Lincoln has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cronos finds it's way round the side to connect with Lincoln's head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cronos.
Cronos drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lincoln avoids the body shot from Cronos.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Cronos - just one landing.
Lincoln is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cronos lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Lincoln falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jose Cronos!
Jose Cronos 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Devil Anse Hatfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brutus Nash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
210 lbs
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215 lbs
15 - 10 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Devil Anse Hatfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brutus Nash!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Paul Gruel and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hatfield scores with a hook.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Nash 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.
Hatfield leaves Nash with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nash scores with a hook to the body. Hatfield takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hatfield slips a jab and a cross from Nash.
A big right from Hatfield misses.
Hatfield defending well as Nash loads up on a big left hand.
Hatfield takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Nash throws an overhand right that lands on Hatfield's shoulder, as Hatfield tries to avoid the shot.
Hatfield looks to throw the jab but Nash is out of range.
Nash misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nash slips a jab and a cross from Hatfield.
Nash throws a head kick that misses.
Hatfield swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nash changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Hatfield avoids the body shot from Nash.
Hatfield throws a hook but Nash blocks it.
Hatfield on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Nash misses.
Nash scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nash tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Nash.
Hatfield throws a lazy right hand but Nash sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nash tries to counter by closing the distance.
Devil Anse Hatfield is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nash ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hatfield moves away.
Hatfield jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nash. Hatfield does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nash just misses with a punch to the body.
Nash takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nash moves out of range of the strikes.
Nash slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nash misses with a lunging right hand
and Hatfield counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hatfield looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Brutus Nash seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hatfield bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
It looks like Brutus Nash has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hatfield scores with a nice right hand.
Nash is rocked!
Hatfield wobbles Nash with a right hand and the left hook that follows puts him on his rear! Hatfield dives in with a huge flying punch that connects right on the button and puts Nash to sleep! - What a violent and spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Devil Anse Hatfield!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Albert Fish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Albert Fish had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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141 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Albert Fish!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Billy Bob!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Josh West and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy left from Bob finds it's target.
It looks like Albert Fish has been cut.
Bob throws a shot from downtown. Fish moves away and avoids it.
Fish uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bob.
Fish uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bob.
An attempted straight right counter from Fish misses the target.
Fish dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bob. That did some damage!
Fish slips a jab from Bob.
Fish slips under a jab.
Fish thumps Bob with a low kick.
Fish throws a nice head kick!
Bob lands with a shot to the body.
Bob throws a looping overhand right but Fish ducks down to avoid it.
Fish has a takedown stuffed.
A little jabbing left from Bob on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bob lands with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fish throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fish pushes Bob away with a front kick.
Bob throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fish steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bob.
Bob lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bob tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fish was well out of range. Poor timing from Bob.
Fish is looking to counter punch.
Bob 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.
Bob throws a big shot that misses.
Bob throws a combination that misses
and Fish counters with a stiff right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Bob misses the target.
Bob throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fish with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bob jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Billy Bob is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fish scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bob misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fish. Bob does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bob misses with a left hand
and Bob takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bob is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Fish is rocked!
Bob lands a nice shot to the body.
Oh Fish is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bob scores with a decent looking hook.
Bob throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fish cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bob throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fish.
Fish lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bob walks into a straight right hand from Fish.
Fish is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Fish works Bob's body with a nice hook.
Fish seems to have got his legs back now.
Fish connects with a jab.
Fish scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bob throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fish sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jab from Bob.
Bob slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Good exchange - Fish coming out on top.
Fish misses with a takedown
and Bob counters with a stiff right hand.
Bob throws a poor cross that misses
and Fish connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fish uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bob.
Fish half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
No joy there for Bob, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fish uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bob.
Bob tries to keep at a distance but Fish has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fish doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fish misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fish lands a left hand.
Fish breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fish with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bob misses with an uppercut. Fish saw that one coming.
Bob lands a jab to the head.
Fish clobbers Bob with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Fish moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Fish!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bob missing with a left hand there. Fish was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bob throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fish counters with a stiff right hand.
Bob throws an overhand right that lands on Fish's shoulder, as Fish tries to avoid the shot.
Fish displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bob throws out the jab.
Bob misses with a jab to the body
and Fish counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fish really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Fish tries to clinch but Bob moves out of range.
Bob looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bob throws a nice looking combination but Fish bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
It looked like Fish wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bob swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bob throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bob throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bob throws a poor cross that misses
and Fish counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fish 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.
Bob can't do much from the bottom here.
Bob is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Albert Fish will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Albert Fish's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A big right from Bob misses.
Bob looks to throw the jab but Fish is out of range.
Bob looks to land a combination but Fish avoids it well.
Fish gets a double leg takedown into Bob's guard.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Fish here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Bob is trying to keep Fish in close.
Bob had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Fish defends it easily.
Bob keeping moving, preventing Fish from controlling successfully.
Bob is trying to control the position but Fish postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fish trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bob escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Fish gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Fish passes Bob's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Fish trying to pass the guard but Bob defending well.
Bob trying to control from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fish is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bob is just riding it out for now. Fish eventually gives up the hold.
Bob trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Bob bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Bob looking to sit in guard and control but Fish gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bob is trying to keep Fish in close.
Bob working for submissions but it's allowed Fish to get to half guard.
Fish throwing shots but Bob is blocking nicely.
Bob is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Fish pulls his head out easily.
Fish 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.
Fish is looking to take a break and control but Bob is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob tries to roll over but Fish keeps him under control.
Fish is working for a kimura but Bob is defending it quite comfortably.
Fish missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bob trying to control but Fish postures up.
Bob is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Fish pulls his head out easily.
Bob trying to control but Fish postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bob is trying to get back to full guard.
Fish seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Fish lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bob actively working from the bottom here.
Fish wants to take a breather but Bob is having none of it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bob is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Albert Fish dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Albert Fish's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Fish connects with an inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Bob.
Fish attempts a counter takedown but Bob avoids it well and moves away.
A slow jab from Bob misses its intended target.
Bob thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bob throws the left hand but Fish avoids the punch easily.
Bob throws a lazy uppercut
and Fish counters with a slapping leg kick.
Fish uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
An inside leg kick lands from Fish.
Bob misses with a double jab
and Fish counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bob misses with a left hand
and Fish counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fish goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bob thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bob catches Fish with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fish is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bob can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Fish - just one landing.
Bob looks to land a left hand but Fish moved out of range nicely.
Fish lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Fish moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bob throws a hook but Fish blocks it.
Fish lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Fish misses with a wild body shot.
Bob stuffs the takedown attempt from Fish. Fish gets slowly back to his feet.
Bob with a hook.
Fish moves out of range as Bob strikes.
Bob swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fish slips a straight right by Bob.
Albert Fish is winning the standup battle so far.
Fish needs to keep his hands up - Bob had a free shot at his head there.
Fish avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fish thumps Bob with a low kick.
Bob walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fish gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bob misses with a punch to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Fish as Bob tries to tie him up.
A right hand to the body from Fish.
Bob takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bob drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fish comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fish landing knees to the body.
Bob's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fish is pressed up against the cage. Bob has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Fish down to the mat. Fish avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Billy Bob seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bob takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob throws a right hand that misses
and Fish connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fish scores with the left hand. Bob knows he should have avoided that one.
Bob has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bob misses with a straight left.
Fish comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Fish.
Bob throws a poor cross that misses
and Fish counters with an inside leg kick.
Bob swings widly with a right hand
and Fish counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Albert Fish is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bob misses with a jab to the body
and Fish connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fish delivers a nice body kick.
Bob throws a lazy uppercut
and Fish counters with a body kick.
Fish's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bob connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Fish scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bob throws a hook to the side of Fish's head but Fish sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bob looks to land a right hand but Fish moved out of range.
Bob misses the body punch
and Fish counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bob gets tackled into the cage by Fish. Fish maintains the clinch.
Fish lands with a left to the head.
Bob is trying to break free.
Bob wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bob working hard to break the clinch.
Fish lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bob backwards.
Bob blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Billy Bob has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bob's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fish takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fish connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bob. Bob circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bob might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Bob swings widly with a right hand
enabling Fish to counter with a crisp jab.
Bob swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bob misses with a looping right.
Fish is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Albert Fish showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fish 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Albert Fish!
Albert Fish retains his bantamweight title!
Albert Fish took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, VIRAL COMBAT for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ray Force (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tural Agaev (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, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ray Force!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Tural Agaev!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Colin Fray and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Force misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Agaev.
Agaev instigates a clinch.
Force escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Agaev gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Agaev keeps control of Force as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Force breaks the clinch.
Force moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Tural Agaev has been cut.
Agaev just misses with a punch to the body.
Force tries to move into range but Agaev moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Force looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Force drops Agaev with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Agaev looks back up at him and smiles so Force waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Agaev is rocked!
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!
Force catches Agaev with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Agaev forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ray Force!
Ray Force retains his super heavyweight title!
Ray Force thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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