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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jiri Sayonara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eliitti Paavo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sayonara comes to the cage accompanied by Edge Of The Blade. The key to victory for Jiri Sayonara has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jiri Sayonara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eliitti Paavo!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paavo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Both fighters circling a little - Paavo finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Paavo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sayonara to score with a decent uppercut.
Sayonara lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sayonara has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Sayonara throws a predictable looking body shot
and Paavo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Sayonara blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Paavo pressing his opponent against the cage.
Paavo presses Sayonara against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Paavo presses Sayonara against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paavo displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sayonara up against the cage.
Sayonara blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sayonara misses with a hook from the clinch.
Paavo misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sayonara working aggressively here.
Sayonara can't break the clinch.
Paavo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sayonara lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Paavo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Paavo can't find room to land a body shot as Sayonara controls the action.
Sayonara lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sayonara prevents a body shot from Paavo.
Paavo looking to slow down the pace here.
Sayonara blocking some punches.
The referee calls for Sayonara to work.
Sayonara throws a head punch that misses.
Sayonara throws a punch but it's blocked by Paavo.
Paavo lands an uppercut.
Paavo prevents a body shot from Sayonara.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paavo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sayonara lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Paavo tries to work over Sayonara's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Paavo throws a punch but it's blocked by Sayonara.
Paavo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Sayonara fails to land.
Paavo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sayonara backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paavo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Paavo fails to land.
Sayonara'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 short right hand to the side of the head by Paavo.
It looks like Jiri Sayonara has been cut.
Paavo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sayonara or not.
Sayonara struggles to land a body shot inside as Paavo controls his hands.
Paavo misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from Sayonara.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paavo taking a breather.
Sayonara working aggressively here.
Sayonara lands with a right to the head.
Paavo lands a left hand.
A short right from Sayonara on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Sayonara.
Sayonara misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Paavo fails to land.
Paavo blocking some punches.
Sayonara leaning his opponent against the cage.
Paavo pressing his opponent against the cage.
Sayonara tries to throw a body punch but Paavo avoids it by throwing Sayonara back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sayonara tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A frustrated look appears on Sayonara's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Paavo tries to work over Sayonara's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Paavo lands a body shot.
Sayonara misses with the head strike.
Sayonara is looking to control Paavo's arms but Paavo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sayonara has his back to the cage.
Paavo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sayonara or not.
Sayonara being controlled against the cage.
Sayonara stalling.
Paavo has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Sayonara seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Paavo can turn it around.
Sayonara swings wildly with an uppercut but Paavo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paavo blocks an uppercut.
Sayonara misses with a punch on the inside.
Paavo can't find room to land a body shot as Sayonara controls the action.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paavo stalling.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Eliitti Paavo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jiri Sayonara'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.
Sayonara throws a jab but it's blocked by Paavo.
The fighters circling - Sayonara throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sayonara ducks under a wild hook from Paavo.
Paavo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sayonara swings for the body but Paavo moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sayonara. Paavo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Paavo tries to work over Sayonara's front leg with a kick but Sayonara checks it.
A big right from Sayonara misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some bone on bone action there as Sayonara checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sayonara throwing a counter right hand but Paavo manages to avoid it.
Sayonara lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Paavo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sayonara was well out of range. Poor timing from Paavo.
Paavo thows a body kick. Sayonara tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sayonara rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Paavo counters with a slapping leg kick.
Paavo throws a right hand that misses
and Sayonara counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sayonara is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Paavo throws a looping overhand right but Sayonara ducks down to avoid it.
Sayonara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Paavo was well out of range. Poor timing from Sayonara.
Paavo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sayonara connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Paavo scrambles back to his feet.
Sayonara moves out of range of the body kick.
Paavo digs a good hook to Sayonara's body.
A slow jab from Paavo misses its intended target.
Sayonara misses with a leg kick.
It seemed like Paavo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sayonara throws out a loose jab but Paavo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paavo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sayonara checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sayonara throwing a counter right hand but Paavo manages to avoid it.
Sayonara misses with a hook to the body
and Paavo counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sayonara takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Paavo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paavo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Paavo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Paavo ducks under a wild hook from Sayonara.
Sayonara uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Paavo.
Sayonara misses with an uppercut
letting Paavo counter with a right hand.
Eliitti Paavo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Paavo fails to land with a series of punches.
Decent striking displayed by Sayonara there.
Sayonara throws the kick towards the body but Paavo avoids it.
Sayonara misses with a hook. Paavo ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paavo misses with a combination
and Sayonara counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Paavo connects with a looping right hand.
Sayonara misses with an uppercut. Paavo saw that one coming.
Paavo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Paavo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sayonara takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sayonara scores with a jab to the body.
Sayonara misses with a wild body shot.
Paavo throws a body punch but Sayonara moves out of range.
Paavo swings widly with a right hand
and Sayonara cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paavo is looking to score with low kicks.
Paavo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Paavo thows a leg kick but Sayonara checks it
and Sayonara counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paavo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Paavo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sayonara rather than just go for the knockout.
Paavo digs a good body shot into Sayonara's ribs.
Sayonara takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Sayonara throws a good cross that connects.
Sayonara throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sayonara thows a left - swing and a miss!
Paavo counters with a body kick.
Paavo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sayonara cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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 Jiri Sayonara will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jiri Sayonara's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Sayonara scores with a jab to the head.
Sayonara looks to throw the jab but Paavo is out of range.
And Paavo responds with a good body kick, but Sayonara manages to step out the way in time.
Paavo slips a jab from Sayonara.
Paavo tries to counter by closing the distance.
Paavo throws an off balance right hand
letting Sayonara counter with a right hand.
Sayonara throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Paavo scoring well with a low kick there.
Paavo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sayonara sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sayonara lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nice body kick there by Paavo.
Sayonara misses the body punch
and Paavo counters with a left to the body.
Paavo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sayonara.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paavo lands a nice hook to Sayonara's body. Sayonara takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Paavo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Paavo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sayonara on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A telegraphed right hand from Sayonara misses the target.
Paavo looks for the body kick but Sayonara saw that one coming.
Sayonara misses with a looping right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Paavo. Sayonara does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sayonara feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Sayonara throws a body punch but Paavo moves out of range.
Sayonara checks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Sayonara. Those never looked like landing.
Paavo throws a lazy uppercut
and Sayonara counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Paavo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sayonara counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sayonara misses the shot to the body.
Paavo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sayonara waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Paavo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sayonara misses with a hook.
Sayonara throws out a loose jab but Paavo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sayonara slips a straight right by Paavo.
A counter left hand to the body from Sayonara misses its target.
Sayonara takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Paavo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sayonara moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sayonara walks into a jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Paavo.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Paavo.
Paavo looks to score with a jab to the body but Sayonara is just out of range.
Sayonara looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Sayonara feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Paavos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Paavo scores with a nice right hand.
Paavo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Paavo throws a lazy body kick
and Paavo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Paavo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sayonara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sayonara uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Paavo.
Sayonara swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sayonara misses with a straight right.
A big left from Sayonara misses.
Paavo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sayonara is able to avoid easily.
Paavo throws the kick towards the body but Sayonara avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sayonara has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Paavo.
Paavo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Sayonara wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Paavo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sayonara looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sayonara throws a looping overhand right but Paavo ducks down to avoid it.
Paavo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sayonara moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sayonara.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jiri Sayonara.
I think Sayonara 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jiri Sayonara!
During a confident post fight interview, Jiri Sayonara 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Cormac McCarthy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Avery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cormac McCarthy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, William Avery!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCarthy fails to land with a series of punches.
Avery tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
McCarthy lands a body shot.
McCarthy misses with an uppercut.
Avery feints and as McCarthy raises his hands in defense, Avery changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Avery is fighting to break McCarthy's control of his arms but McCarthy is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Avery engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
McCarthy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Avery.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCarthy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
McCarthy controlling the position.
Avery trying to control but McCarthy is working from the bottom.
McCarthy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Avery looking to pass the guard.
McCarthy has his hands on Avery's head, controlling the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Avery tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but McCarthy swivels and escapes.
Avery misses with a body shot
letting McCarthy counter with a right hand.
It looks like William Avery has been cut.
Avery blocks a jab.
And Avery tries to counter it with a takedown but McCarthy pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Avery takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Avery throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jab from McCarthy.
Avery is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Avery throws a sloppy head kick
and McCarthy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Avery is still on wobbly legs! Can McCarthy finish him?
McCarthy knocks out Avery with a massive right hand! The ref tackles McCarthy before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. McCarthy picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cormac McCarthy!
Cormac McCarthy took to the mic in his post fight interview and said '“When the lambs is lost in the mountain, he said. They is cry. Sometime come the mother. Sometime the wolf.” '.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between St Pre James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, St Pre James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Karl Silva !
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva with a nice cross.
Silva misses with a telegraphed body shot
and James counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
James takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but James was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva .
A little feinted left hand from James on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A shot to the liver by Silva . Beautiful body shot.
Karl Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva looks to throw the jab but James is out of range.
Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva lands with a good body shot.
Silva fails with the takedown.
James looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
James closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Silva to the mat! Silva manages to get full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
James throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva controlling James's posture.
Silva looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
James pushes down on Silva 's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
James is trying to work for a kimura but Silva is defending well.
Silva avoiding damage under a succession of punches from James.
Silva flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
James sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Silva defending well though.
James wants to pass to mount but Silva is defending the position.
Silva holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Silva has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
James is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Silva sees it coming and defends easily.
Silva is holding on to half guard well.
James sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Silva defending well though.
Silva controlling the position for now.
James looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Silva with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
James trying to control from half guard but Silva is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Silva defend it? James steps over the head and cranks it - Silva is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for James!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). St Pre James!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Peter James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Colston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James comes into the arena with micheal jackson beat it blaring out of the sound system. Peter James has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Peter James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Colston!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Colston misses with a body shot.
Colston misses with a wild body shot.
James misses with an uppercut.
And Colston tries to counter it with a takedown but James pushes his down on his head and steps out.
James throws a body shot but no joy.
James uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Colston.
James moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Mike Colston has been cut.
Peter James seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
James wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Colston 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Colston throws a predictable looking body shot
and James counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
James takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
James lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Colston drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Colston postures up in James's guard and throws a big left but James blocks it.
James utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
James not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Colston stands up over James, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
James keeping moving, preventing Colston from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Colston loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
James wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Colston with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Colston connects with a couple of short punches.
James wriggles free and stands up.
Colston connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Colston shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Colston showed some decent athleticism there.
James has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Colston is on him like a limpet, forcing James back against the cage.
Colston prevents James from breaking the clinch.
Colston wants the takedown. James is fighting it off but Colston persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in James's guard against the cage.
James has momentary wrist control but Colston slips an elbow through the middle.
Colston trying to control but James is working from the bottom.
James 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.
Colston loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
James is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colston scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Colston stays in close to James's body and controls the position.
Colston landing with the ground and pound.
Colston stands up over James, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Colston is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Colston postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
James not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Colston with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Colston accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
James wants to get back to his feet but Colston is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Colston distracts James with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Colston controls the pace.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Colston's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Colston trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
James lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Colston avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Colston is working an open guard so James takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Colston works James's body with a nice hook.
Colston misses with a straight right.
James throwing a counter right hand but Colston manages to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
James throws a leg kick but Colston moved away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mike Colston will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mike Colston's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
James uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Colston.
Sloppy strikes from James. Those never looked like landing.
And Colston tries to counter it with a takedown but James pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Colston throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Colston lands a head shot.
Colston throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Colston jabs James right on the nose. James blinks but takes it well.
James misses with a left hand
and Colston counters with a takedown into side control.
Colston working the ground and pound.
James tries to improve position but can't.
The referee asks Colston politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Colston prefers to stall for the moment though.
Colston creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Colston cracks James with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James bucks up and tries to throw Colston off but instead Colston has got his back!
Colston cracks James with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing James from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Colston is working the ground and pound. Can James escape?
James wants to get back to his feet.
Colston lands punches and elbows.
Colston throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting James!
Colston doesn't have the hooks in and James manages to turn into his guard.
Colston manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. James manages to get himself to full guard.
Colston is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colston postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
James manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Colston manages to get himself to full guard.
James postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Colston looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
James trying to stand up but can't free himself from Colston's guard.
James thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
James wants to control from the top but Colston keeps moving.
Colston is pulling down on James's head. It's preventing any offense from James, at least for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James stopping the sweep attempt from Colston.
Colston manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. James manages to get himself to full guard.
James working a defensive guard here.
Colston lands a couple of decent looking shots.
James not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
James is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Colston is controlling him.
James not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Colston's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Colston engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James pushes Colston off and scrambles back to his feet.
Colston pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
James takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
James looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
James lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Colston fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Peter James is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Colston fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. James looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Colston fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. James looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
James misses with a wild body shot.
James uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Colston.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Colston showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mike Colston's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Colston stuns James with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Colston misses with a body shot.
Colston has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
James ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
James throws a hook but Colston avoids it easily.
James keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Colston slips under a jab.
James 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.
Colston changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Colston is on the wrong end of a nice combination from James.
Colston gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and James counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
James throws a poor cross that misses
and Colston counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
James working a defensive guard here.
Colston lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Colston is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Colston is in close to James's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Colston lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Colston connects with a couple of short punches.
James wants to get back to his feet but Colston is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
James trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colston working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Colston scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
James wants to stand but Colston is controlling the position.
Colston is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
James keeping moving, preventing Colston from controlling successfully.
Colston is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Colston trying to control but James is working from the bottom.
James can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Colston controls the pace.
James is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James wants to stand and escape but Colston is having none of it.
Colston postures up.
Colston connects with a couple of short punches.
Colston lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Colston is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Colston postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Colston keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of James's head.
Colston makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Colston distracts James with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Colston lands a couple of elbows.
James looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Colston landing some decent shots from guard.
Colston postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
James is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Colston is aware though and is defending well.
Peter James has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Colston avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Colston makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Colston slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
James had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Colston defends it easily.
James doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Colston comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Colston winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Colston!
A very excited looking Mike Colston 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.
Peter James spoke after the fight, saying 'When you fall...you have to get back up'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fook Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ultra Superb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ultra Superb is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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175 lbs
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179 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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fook Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ultra Superb!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donk. Superb catches Man right on the button with a cross.
It looks like Fook Man has been cut.
Man throws a leg kick which misses Superb's front leg but catches the back leg as Superb tries to avoid it.
Man bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Superb's head backwards.
Superb is looking to clinch but Man is avoiding it.
Man keeps the fight on the outside.
Man takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Man moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Superb misses with a shot to the body
and Man counters with a head kick. That will keep Superb thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Superb lands with a shot to the body.
Superb lands with a good body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Superb uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Man.
Man buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Superb misses with a two punch combination.
Man connects with a looping right hand.
Superb clinches.
Superb throws a punch but it's blocked by Man.
A head punch on the inside from Superb fails to land.
Man misses with the head strike.
Superb lands an uppercut.
Superb throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Superb fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Superb.
Superb lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Good body shot from Superb.
Superb throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Man.
Man doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Superb working aggressively here.
Superb lands a right hand that snaps the head of Man backwards.
Superb lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Man misses with some punches.
Superb working aggressively here.
Superb working aggressively here.
Superb tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Man blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good body shot from Superb.
Man doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Man blocking some punches.
Man tries to work over Superb's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Superb backwards.
Man breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Superb cracks Man with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Superb tries to close the distance and clinch up but Man swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Superb is looking to clinch but Man is avoiding it.
Man swings for the body but Superb moves out of range.
Superb closes the distance looking to clinch
and Man counters with a head kick.
Superb moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Superb is looking to clinch but Man is avoiding it.
Man slips a straight right by Superb.
Sloppy strikes from Superb. Those never looked like landing.
Superb closes the distance and clinches.
Man doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Man.
Superb swings wildly with an uppercut but Man uses good head movement to avoid it.
Man lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man breaks the clinch.
Superb avoids the head kick by Man.
Man circles away from the clinch attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Man misses the target.
Superb lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Man fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Superb has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Superb takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Superb has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Man takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Superb swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Superb lands a left and a right that send Man crashing to the mat, dazed. Superb thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Man is rocked!
Fook Man's cut is getting worse.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Superb fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Man to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Man looks to clinch but Superb throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Man taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Ultra Superb!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Fredrik Stenberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Massey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fredrik Stenberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rob Massey!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Massey throws a looping overhand right but Stenberg ducks down to avoid it.
Stenberg pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Massey throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stenberg sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stenberg fails to land the takedown.
A jab from Massey does it's job there.
A jab from Massey misses.
Massey bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Massey defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Stenberg.
Rob Massey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Massey misses with a body shot.
Stenberg drops down looking for a counter takedown but Massey sprawls and moves away.
Massey cracks a nice hook into Stenberg's ribs.
Stenberg has been working on his balance at Dojo of pain, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Massey.
Stenberg shoots in looking for a takedown. Massey tries to sprawl out of it but Stenberg keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Massey manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fredrik Stenberg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Massey uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stenberg.
Stenberg doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Stenberg looks to score with a jab to the body but Massey is just out of range.
Stenberg moves out of range as Massey strikes.
A slow jab from Massey misses its intended target.
Massey misses with an uppercut.
Massey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stenberg.
Massey misses the jab.
Massey throws a jab but it's blocked by Stenberg.
A decent looking cross lands there for Stenberg.
Massey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stenberg appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Massey moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Massey throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stenberg throws an overhand right that lands on Massey's shoulder, as Massey tries to avoid the shot.
Stenberg scores with a decent looking hook.
Massey thows a left - swing and a miss!
Massey throws a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Massey throws a hook to the side of Stenberg's head but Stenberg sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Massey slips a straight right by Stenberg.
Stenberg throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Massey sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Massey falls off balance throwing a combination
and Stenberg decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Massey's guard.
Stenberg trying to control but Massey is working from the bottom.
Massey looking to hit a scissor sweep but Stenberg is one step ahead there.
Stenberg trying to control the position from guard on top but Massey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Massey has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Stenberg is looking to work some ground and pound but Massey has wrist control.
Stenberg throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Massey works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stenberg landing some decent shots from guard.
Massey has Stenberg pulled in close to control his posture.
Stenberg trying to control the position from guard on top but Massey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Massey tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Massey is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Stenberg is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Massey pulls his head out easily.
Stenberg tries to roll over but Massey keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stenberg gets back to full guard.
Stenberg 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.
Stenberg is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Massey wants to pass the guard but Stenberg is keeping the position.
Stenberg has a closed guard, preventing Massey from standing up.
Stenberg looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Massey tries to free his leg and advance position but Stenberg is retaining full guard.
Stenberg looking to hit a scissor sweep but Massey is one step ahead there.
Stenberg escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Massey gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Stenberg escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Massey gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rob Massey will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Massey tries to bum rush Stenberg with a series of wild strikes but Stenberg uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Massey scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice defenses there by Stenberg.
Stenberg tries to counter with a takedown but Massey is quick to defend against it.
Massey defending well as Stenberg loads up on a big left hand.
Massey misses with a looping left.
Rob Massey seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stenberg moves out of range of the strikes.
Massey has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Stenberg bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Stenberg bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Massey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Massey.
Massey throws out a counter right but Stenberg avoids it with no problem.
Stenberg uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Massey.
Stenberg tries to counter with a takedown but Massey is quick to defend against it.
Massey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stenberg.
Stenberg takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stenberg paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Stenberg jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Massey swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A jab from Stenberg finds it's way through Massey's defenses.
Stenberg slips under a jab.
Massey ducks under a wild hook from Stenberg.
Stenberg slips a jab from Massey.
Stenberg drops down looking for a counter takedown but Massey sprawls and moves away.
Massey lands a head shot.
Stenberg misses with a body shot.
Stenberg throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It seemed like Massey was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Stenberg swings away with a body shot that misses
and Massey counters with a left to the body.
Stenberg walks into a stiff left hand from Massey.
Stenberg waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Massey.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Massey listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Stenberg is rocked!
A jab lands there for Massey.
Oh Stenberg is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Massey throws a nice looking combination but Stenberg bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Massey defending well as Stenberg loads up on a big left hand.
Massey closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Stenberg! Massey dives in looking to finish! Stenberg is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rob Massey!
A very excited looking Rob Massey made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bomb Bombs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tinashe Chukwuma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bomb Bombs has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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258 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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bomb Bombs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tinashe Chukwuma!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Bombs misses.
An inside leg kick from Chukwuma misses.
Bombs slips under a jab.
Bombs looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The fighters circling - Bombs throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bombs throws a shot from downtown. Chukwuma moves away and avoids it.
Bombs misses with a series of wild punches.
Chukwuma throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little feinted left hand from Bombs on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice shot by Chukwuma.
Bombs lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chukwuma circles away quickly and effectively.
Chukwuma throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Bomb Bombs has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bombs darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bombs. Chukwuma does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chukwuma misses with an uppercut
and Bombs counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chukwuma throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big right from Bombs misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bombs misses the shot to the body.
Tinashe Chukwuma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bombs slips under a jab from Chukwuma.
Chukwuma throws a jab but it's blocked by Bombs.
Bombs takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A swing and a miss from Bombs.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Chukwuma.
Chukwuma scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bombs doesn't seem bothered though.
Bombs is breathing heavily.
Chukwuma pushes Bombs away with a front kick.
Chukwuma scores with a nice body kick.
Chukwuma throws a hook to the side of Bombs's head but Bombs sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bombs takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Both fighters circling a little - Chukwuma finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body kick from Chukwuma.
Chukwuma thuds a left hand into Bombs's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chukwuma cracks the inside of Bombs's front leg.
Chukwuma looks to land a right hand but Bombs moved out of range.
Bombs will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Chukwuma lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Chukwuma throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chukwuma throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Bombs takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bombs tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Chukwuma clobbers Bombs with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A head kick misses from Chukwuma.
Bombs swings for the body but Chukwuma moves out of range.
Chukwuma takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Crunch! Chukwuma slams his shin into Bombs's torso.
Chukwuma scores with a kick to the midsection.
Chukwuma misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chukwuma. Bombs does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bombs swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nice body kick there by Chukwuma.
Bombs takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Chukwuma looks to throw the jab but Bombs is out of range.
Chukwuma throws a body punch but Bombs moves out of range.
Bombs swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bombs slips under a jab from Chukwuma.
Bombs avoids the body shot from Chukwuma.
Chukwuma scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Chukwuma.
A slow jab from Chukwuma misses its intended target.
Chukwuma ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bombs moves away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Chukwuma.
Chukwuma throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bombs ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A big right from Bombs misses.
Chukwuma blocks a head kick by Bombs.
Chukwuma steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Bombs.
Bombs misses with a double jab.
Bombs takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chukwuma lands a big head kick that sends Bombs tumbling to the mat! Chukwuma takes a step backwards and waves Bombs back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Chukwuma loads up on a big right hand but Bombs slips the punch.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Chukwuma throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Bombs is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Tinashe Chukwuma!
A relieved looking Tinashe Chukwuma 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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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ray Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane McLain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roberts comes to the cage accompanied by Kanye West - Homecoming . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ray Roberts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shane McLain!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McLain misses with an uppercut.
Roberts takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
McLain takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
It looks like Shane McLain has been cut.
Roberts changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Roberts looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
McLain cracks Roberts with a right hand to the side of the head.
McLain loads up on a big right hand but Roberts slips the punch.
Roberts lands a nice shot that snaps McLain's head back.
McLain misses with a wild body shot.
Roberts lands a big uppercut and McLain crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but McLain looks OK. Roberts waves McLain back to his feet!
McLain 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!
McLain walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Roberts! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ray Roberts!
A very excited looking Ray Roberts made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Conor Brazier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sven Tveskabb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Conor Brazier!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sven Tveskabb!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brazier feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tveskabb's calf.
Brazier keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tveskabb.
Tveskabb bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Brazier's head.
Tveskabb's coach down at Dojo of pain was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Tveskabb's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Tveskabb takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
We've been told by Brazier's head coaches at Team Beta Male that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Tveskabb missing with a left hand there. Brazier was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brazier is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tveskabb throws a shot from downtown. Brazier moves away and avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tveskabb. Brazier does a little dance to reset his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Brazier misses the target.
A big left from Tveskabb misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brazier. Tveskabb does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brazier lands a leg kick that knocks Tveskabb off balance momentarily.
Brazier moves out of range as Tveskabb strikes.
Tveskabb chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brazier can pounce on him.
The crowd cheers as Tveskabb lands an impressive looking overhand right. Brazier doesn't seem phased though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A swing and a miss from Tveskabb.
Brazier is looking to counter the offense by Tveskabb and move into the clinch.
Brazier thuds his right hand into Tveskabb's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Tveskabb scores with a four punch combination!
Brazier is rocked!
A clash of legs there as Brazier blocks the low kick.
Oh Brazier is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A big right from Tveskabb misses.
Tveskabb fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Brazier to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Brazier looks to clinch but Tveskabb throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Brazier taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Sven Tveskabb! Sven Tveskabb retains his bantamweight title!
A victorious Sven Tveskabb 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luca Taparzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by It's not unusual. Tom Jones could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Luca Taparzo's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom Jones!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Luca Taparzo!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Taparzo misses the target.
Jones looks to land a left hand but Taparzo moved out of range nicely.
Taparzo misses with a straight left.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Taparzo.
Taparzo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jones scores with a hook.
Jones steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Taparzo.
Jones throws an overhand right that lands on Taparzo's shoulder, as Taparzo tries to avoid the shot.
Jones has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Taparzo finds it's way round the side to connect with Jones's head.
A jab from Jones misses.
Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jones missing with a left hand there. Taparzo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tom Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A lazy left from Jones finds it's target.
Taparzo throws a shot from downtown. Jones moves away and avoids it.
Jones rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Taparzo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jones catches Taparzo napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Taparzo to the canvas!
Taparzo is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones stands up from Taparzo's guard - Jones perhaps looking for a knockout.
Taparzo is still on wobbly legs! Can Jones finish him?
Jones gets a clinch.
Taparzo looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taparzo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Taparzo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Taparzo seems to have recovered his senses.
Taparzo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Taparzo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Taparzo lands a nice shot to the body.
Jones throws a monster overhand right that drops Taparzo! Jones follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tom Jones!
Tom Jones is the new light heavyweight champion!
A relieved looking Tom Jones 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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