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Tradition LXXIII PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ollie Sakahura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Hand Grenade (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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181 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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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
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ollie Sakahura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus Hand Grenade!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Hand Grenade.
Hand Grenade fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sakahura on the side of the head.
Hand Grenade connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sakahura uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hand Grenade.
Sakahura throws a right hand that Hand Grenade ducks under and follows up with a left that Hand Grenade also avoids with ease.
Hand Grenade ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sakahura moves away.
Hand Grenade throws out a powerful jab.
Hand Grenade with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A punch combination from Hand Grenade misses.
Sakahura tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hand Grenade was well out of range. Poor timing from Sakahura.
Marcus Hand Grenade seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sakahura fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hand Grenade, pushing him back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sakahura will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hand Grenade up against the cage.
Sakahura stalling.
Sakahura pushes off an throws an elbow but Hand Grenade leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hand Grenade is trying to break the clinch but Sakahura has him pressed against the cage.
Sakahura tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hand Grenade is trying to break the clinch but Sakahura has him pressed against the cage.
The referee calls for Sakahura to work.
Hand Grenade has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nice elbow from Sakahura.
Sakahura looking to slow down the pace here.
Hand Grenade wants to break free but Sakahura has control.
Hand Grenade is trying to break the clinch but Sakahura is controlling him.
Hand Grenade wants to get back to striking at distance but Sakahura won't allow it.
Hand Grenade has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hand Grenade is trying to break free.
A frustrated look appears on Hand Grenade's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hand Grenade manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakahura has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hand Grenade lands with an uppercut that bounces Sakahura off the cage and back into range.
Hand Grenade rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sakahura moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
It looked like Sakahura was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Hand Grenade misses with a two punch combination.
Sakahura cracks Hand Grenade with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sakahura has taken the fight to the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sakahura prevents Hand Grenade from breaking the clinch.
Hand Grenade pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hand Grenade. Sakahura does a little dance to reset his feet.
As Hand Grenade tries to get set, Sakahura tries to push him back and clinch up but Hand Grenade manages to avoid the attempt.
Sakahura takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sakahura tries to close the distance and clinch but Hand Grenade swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sakahura has Hand Grenade up against the cage in a clinch.
Hand Grenade breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakahura moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sakahura fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hand Grenade slips a jab from Sakahura.
Hand Grenade misses with a right hand
and Sakahura counters by moving into the clinch.
Hand Grenade's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hand Grenade keeps the fight on the outside.
Hand Grenade throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sakahura counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A nice combination there by Hand Grenade.
Hand Grenade connects with a crisp jab.
Hand Grenade misses with a right hand
and Sakahura counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sakahura.
Sakahura swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sakahura.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A frustrated look appears on Hand Grenade's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hand Grenade is looking to break free of the clinch but Sakahura has double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakahura taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Sakahura with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sakahura prevents Hand Grenade from breaking the clinch.
Hand Grenade wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sakahura has him pressed against the cage.
Sakahura is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Sakahura is stalling here.
Sakahura gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Sakahura wants to stall.
Hand Grenade looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sakahura.
Hand Grenade is trying to force a seperation but Sakahura has the dominant position.
Hand Grenade wants to get back to striking at distance but Sakahura won't allow it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ollie Sakahura.
Sakahura throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Marcus Hand Grenade will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sakahura gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sakahura keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hand Grenade's efforts to push away.
Sakahura will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hand Grenade up against the cage.
Sakahura is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hand Grenade wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sakahura looking to stall.
Sakahura manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ollie Sakahura.
Sakahura tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hand Grenade swats him away and circles back towards the center.
As Sakahura backs off Hand Grenade throws a huge counter combo but Sakahura manages to avoid it all.
Sakahura tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakahura is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hand Grenade has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Hand Grenade misses the shot to the body.
Hand Grenade swats away the attempt to clinch by Sakahura.
Sakahura tries to clinch but Hand Grenade is having none of it.
Hand Grenade lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hand Grenade misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sakahura holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sakahura content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hand Grenade wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sakahura has him pressed against the cage.
The referee calls for Sakahura to work.
Hand Grenade wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sakahura prevents Hand Grenade from breaking the clinch.
Hand Grenade escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hand Grenade jabs Sakahura to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hand Grenade swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hand Grenade misses with a two punch combination.
Sakahura keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sakahura seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Sakahura tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hand Grenade swats him away and circles back towards the center.
No joy there for Hand Grenade, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hand Grenade misses with a wild body shot.
Sakahura takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hand Grenade lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sakahura at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hand Grenade throws a shot from downtown. Sakahura moves away and avoids it.
Sakahura lands a jab to the nose.
Sakahura is looking to clinch.
Ollie Sakahura is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hand Grenade lands a glancing blow to the side of Sakahura's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hand Grenade swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sakahura is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hand Grenade misses with a left hand
and Sakahura moves into the clinch.
Sakahura has Hand Grenade pressed against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Sakahura.
Hand Grenade tries to circle away but Sakahura has him pinned against the cage.
Sakahura is struggling to control the position.
Hand Grenade tries to circle away but Sakahura has him pinned against the cage.
Hand Grenade letting Sakahura take a breather here.
Hand Grenade tries to break free but Sakahura pushes him back against the cage.
Hand Grenade wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hand Grenade wants to break free but Sakahura has control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hand Grenade tries to circle away but Sakahura has him pinned against the cage.
Sakahura just leaning against Hand Grenade, taking a breather.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hand Grenade is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sakahura has Hand Grenade pressed against the cage, preventing Hand Grenade from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sakahura is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ollie Sakahura.
Hand Grenade scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hand Grenade lands with an uppercut that bounces Sakahura off the cage and back into range.
Hand Grenade misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hand Grenade throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sakahura.
Hand Grenade scores with a shot to the body.
Hand Grenade scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hand Grenade takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Hand Grenade showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Sakahura with a hook.
Sakahura is looking to clinch.
Hand Grenade bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sakahura's head.
Hand Grenade throws a nice looking combination but Sakahura bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hand Grenade throws a shot from downtown. Sakahura moves away and avoids it.
Sakahura is looking to counter the offense by Hand Grenade and move into the clinch.
Hand Grenade cracks Sakahura with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hand Grenade throws the left hand but Sakahura avoids the punch easily.
Sakahura is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
No joy there for Hand Grenade, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hand Grenade 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.
Sakahura moves into the clinch.
Hand Grenade wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sakahura has him pressed against the cage.
Hand Grenade working hard to break the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sakahura takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hand Grenade breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakahura tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hand Grenade swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sakahura moves in looking to clinch but Hand Grenade pushes him off.
Hand Grenade scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sakahura wants to clinch but Hand Grenade slips to the side
and Hand Grenade counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hand Grenade tries to bum rush Sakahura with a series of wild strikes but Sakahura uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A little feinted left hand from Sakahura on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sakahura looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hand Grenade looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hand Grenade lands a nice shot to the body.
Hand Grenade feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sakahuras jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sakahura has closed the distance and engaged Hand Grenade in a clinch.
Sakahura lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakahura tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hand Grenade's elbow.
Sakahura misses with some punches.
Sakahura looking to throw knees to the head but Hand Grenade is blocking nicely.
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!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sakahura prevents Hand Grenade from breaking the clinch.
Sakahura wants to stall.
Sakahura creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hand Grenade's defenses.
Hand Grenade wants to break free but Sakahura has control.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sakahura just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hand Grenade's brow.
Hand Grenade wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hand Grenade has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sakahura is pushing Hand Grenade up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Sakahura wants to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The referee calls for Sakahura to work.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ollie Sakahura.
Hand Grenade getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sakahura tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hand Grenade manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hand Grenade lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Marcus Hand Grenade seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sakahura needs to keep his hands up - Hand Grenade had a free shot at his head there.
Hand Grenade scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sakahura in his tracks.
Sakahura tries to clinch up.
Hand Grenade throws a nice looking combination but Sakahura bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hand Grenade keeps the fight on the outside.
Hand Grenade throws a hook but Sakahura blocks it.
Sakahura is looking to counter the offense by Hand Grenade and move into the clinch.
Marcus Hand Grenade is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakahura slips under a jab.
Sakahura seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Sakahura tries to clinch but Hand Grenade is having none of it.
Ollie Sakahura has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hand Grenade swats away the attempt to clinch by Sakahura.
Hand Grenade throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Sakahura misses the target.
Sakahura takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hand Grenade lands a nice looking body shot.
Sakahura gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hand Grenade.
Hand Grenade fails to land with a series of punches.
Hand Grenade is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sakahura.
Hand Grenade throws a right hand that Sakahura ducks under and follows up with a left that Sakahura also avoids with ease.
Nice cross by Sakahura.
Sakahura tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hand Grenade swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Hand Grenade comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hand Grenade 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Hand Grenade!
An out of breath Marcus Hand Grenade thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Don Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pierre Letang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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148 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Don Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pierre Letang!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Letang throws a body shot but no joy.
Pierre Letang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Letang blocks a head kick by Wilson.
Letang misses with a takedown attempt
and Wilson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Letang is looking to clinch but Wilson is avoiding it.
Letang has Wilson up against the cage in a clinch.
Wilson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Letang in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wilson breaks from the clinch.
Letang wants to clinch up but Wilson keeps it at a distance.
Letang tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Letang scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Wilson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Letang wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Letang thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Letang looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Letang is chipping away with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Letang tries for a kimura but Wilson is defending well.
Wilson is pushing Letang's head away, looking to escape. Letang manages to hold on to the position though.
Wilson manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Letang moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Wilson has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Letang to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Wilson is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Letang pulls down on the head and he's put Wilson to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Pierre Letang!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Owen Whipple (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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132 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ryan Wallace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Owen Whipple!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wallace lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wallace clinches up with Whipple and pushes him back against the cage.
Wallace gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Whipple looking for a sweep. Not yet Whipple, not yet.
Whipple is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Whipple has momentary wrist control but Wallace slips an elbow through the middle.
Whipple working for a triangle but Wallace defends it easily.
Wallace avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wallace postures up and lands a big shot to Whipple's brow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wallace won't allow Whipple to sweep him here.
Whipple looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Wallace working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Whipple's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whipple is trying to control the position but Wallace postures up.
Wallace is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Wallace stopping the sweep attempt from Whipple.
Whipple lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Wallace is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Whipple defends well.
Wallace looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Whipple is posturing up here but Wallace has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Whipple tries to roll out but it's too tight and Whipple has to tap! Slick submission there by Wallace!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ryan Wallace!
A relieved looking Ryan Wallace thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated Owen Whipple had this to say: 'I guess I'm just not that good. '.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kazimir Evgeni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Hales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Evgeni's entrance music is Bones - Trash. A fine choice. Mark Hales will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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189 lbs
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196 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Kazimir Evgeni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Hales!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evgeni leaves Hales with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hales tried to score with a low kick but Evgeni checks it.
Hales closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Hales lands in his opponent's guard.
Hales stands and steps away. Evgeni gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hales shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Evgeni as he avoids it easily.
Hales with a poor takedown
and Evgeni counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kazimir Evgeni has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Hales.
Hales fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hales dives in for a single leg takedown but Evgeni sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Evgeni is looking to counter punch.
Hales fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Evgeni avoids it really well and circles away.
Hales shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Evgeni counters with a three punch combo that has Hales backing up. Hales nods at Evgeni to acknowledge the strikes.
Hales will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hales throws a wild body kick that Evgeni sees coming a mile off.
Hales shoots for a double leg takedown but Evgeni sprawls well. He's pushed Hales's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hales dives in and grabs Evgeni's left leg, looking for a takedown. Evgeni pushes down on Hales's head and hops out.
Hales with a lazy takedown attempt
and Evgeni counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Mark Hales has been cut.
Nice shot by Evgeni.
Mark Hales seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hales throws a hook but Evgeni avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Evgeni on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Evgeni tries to sprawl but Hales drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hales decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Hales tries for a takedown but Evgeni circles away easily
and Evgeni counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hales.
A little feinted left hand from Evgeni on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hales throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Evgeni's waist but Evgeni gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hales off to one side.
It looked like Evgeni was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hales.
Hales looks for the body kick but Evgeni saw that one coming.
A quick step to the side and Evgeni tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hales misses with a jab to the body
and Hales takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hales misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hales scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Hales is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hales seems to be looking for submissions.
Hales is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Hales is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Evgeni sees it coming and defends easily.
Evgeni is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Hells Balls Grappling Academy , so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Hales thows a huge punch but Evgeni dodges it nicely.
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 Kazimir Evgeni will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mark Hales's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hales looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Evgeni!
Hales is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Evgeni is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Evgeni on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Evgeni tries to get out of the position.
Evgeni prevents Hales from moving into mount.
Hales wants to lay and pray for a moment but Evgeni keeps working.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hales thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hales tries for a kimura but Evgeni is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hales is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Evgeni has escaped the position, nice work there.
Evgeni is trying to improve his position.
Hales tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hales has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Hales stands up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hales gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Evgeni counters with a nice body shot.
Hales shoots and misses
letting Evgeni counter with a right hand.
Hales shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Evgeni counter with a right hand.
Kazimir Evgeni has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Hales.
Hales with a poor takedown
and Evgeni counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hales.
Evgeni is looking to counter punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hales has his takedown stuffed
and Evgeni counters with a left to the body.
Hales is breathing heavily.
Hales misses with a takedown
enabling Evgeni to counter with a crisp jab.
Hales throws a head kick but Evgeni moves out of range.
Hales with a poor takedown
and Evgeni makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hales has his takedown stuffed
and Evgeni counters with a crisp one two that drops Hales! Evgeni thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Hales to his feet! Hales is in big trouble!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Hales misses
and Evgeni counters with a nice right hand that sends Hales toppling to the canvas! Hales scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Evgeni finish him?!
Hales is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hales throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Evgeni throwing a counter right hand but Hales manages to avoid it.
Hales misses with a body shot
and Evgeni cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hales is still on wobbly legs! Can Evgeni finish him?
Hales throws a sloppy body shot
and Evgeni counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hales thinking.
Hales gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Evgeni counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hales thinking.
Hales seems to have recovered his senses.
Evgeni cracks Hales with a hook to the temple - Hales is on wobbly legs here! Evgeni swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Hales falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Evgeni wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Kazimir Evgeni!
Kazimir Evgeni very nearly forgot to thank Instinct 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Gunji Koizumi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Silva's choice of entrance music: Dmx No Sunshine . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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26
193 lbs
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198 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gunji Koizumi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Anderson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koizumi throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Silva tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Koizumi is in Silva's guard.
Koizumi is standing up over Silva. Silva looks to escape but Koizumi dives into side control.
Koizumi working away.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Koizumi has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
You can see the frustration on Silva's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Koizumi is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Silva has escaped the position, nice work there.
Koizumi taking a breather here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koizumi has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Silva!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koizumi sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Koizumi has hold of Silva's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Silva manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Koizumi looking to control and managing it successfully.
Koizumi's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Koizumi trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Silva wants to control but Koizumi is having none of it.
Koizumi lands a heavy elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koizumi controlling his opponent.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Koizumi.
Koizumi is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Silva can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Silva in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Silva tries to hold on but Koizumi postures up.
Koizumi scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Silva?
Koizumi 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.
Koizumi trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Silva wants to control but Koizumi is having none of it.
Koizumi controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is wriggling around trying to escape.
Koizumi tries to control but Silva wriggling away.
Koizumi pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
It looks like Anderson Silva has been cut.
Silva is in a horrible position here. Koizumi smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Koizumi controlling the position easily from mount.
Koizumi wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Koizumi working for a submission but Silva is keeping him at bay.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koizumi controlling his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva prevents Koizumi from taking his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunji Koizumi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anderson Silva's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Koizumi motions for Silva to come forward. Koizumi throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Koizumi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A little jabbing left from Silva on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Silva gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Koizumi lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Koizumi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Koizumi slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Koizumi throwing strikes from guard but Silva blocks nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koizumi's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Silva wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Koizumi is now in half guard.
Gunji Koizumi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Koizumi looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is looking to improve his position.
Koizumi with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Koizumi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Silva is refusing to be controlled, as Koizumi sits in half guard.
Koizumi works his way into full mount!
Koizumi with good strikes from the mount here!
Koizumi controlling from mount.
Silva wants to try and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is wriggling around trying to escape.
Koizumi tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Koizumi is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Silva is surviving well by controlling Koizumi's body position as best he can.
Koizumi is landing with some decent strikes but Silva is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Silva really wants to buck Koizumi off and get back to his feet.
Koizumi content just to control the position here.
Koizumi tries to control but Silva wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koizumi unloading with bombs!
Koizumi connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Silva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Koizumi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Silva slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Silva pushes Koizumi off looking to stand but Koizumi dives back in and keeps control.
Koizumi moves into full mount! Silva won't be happy about that!
Silva has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koizumi has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Silva's body.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Koizumi is working for a rear naked choke. Silva is not defending it well and Koizumi has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Silva refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Silva's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Gunji Koizumi!
The defeated Anderson Silva had this to say: 'God Bless'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bob Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fernando Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaz has chosen Boombastic (Mr Lover Lover) by Shaggy as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Fernando Diaz was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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25
166 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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22
169 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bob Roberts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Fernando Diaz!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roberts misses with a wild combination.
Roberts seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Roberts throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Diaz shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Roberts cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
No joy there for Roberts, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Diaz tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Bob Roberts 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.
Roberts throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A swing and a miss from Diaz.
Roberts wants to slow Diaz down by chopping away at his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Diaz looks to land a right hand but Roberts moved out of range.
Diaz scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Roberts wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Roberts gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Roberts is looking to get to half guard.
Diaz is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Roberts can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Roberts really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Diaz is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Roberts is in real trouble.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz has his arm under Roberts's chin here. Game over son! Diaz squeezes tightly and Roberts is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Fernando Diaz!
Fernando Diaz decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Pearson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronald Rosing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Rosing's choice of entrance music: Nicki Minaj - Pound The Alarm . James Pearson had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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270 lbs
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250 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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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 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, James Pearson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ronald Rosing!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Pearson.
Rosing fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rosing closes the distance and clinches.
Rosing wants a takedown but no success here.
Rosing looking for a takedown.
Pearson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The referee calls for Pearson to work.
Rosing has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Pearson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
James Pearson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronald Rosing.
Rosing wants the takedown. Pearson is fighting it off but Rosing persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Pearson's guard against the cage.
Rosing with a nice head shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rosing working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Rosing passes Pearson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Rosing is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Rosing working Pearson over with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosing scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Rosing takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Rosing is nestled in close to Pearson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Still in half guard, Rosing seems content to control.
Rosing is looking to take a break and control but Pearson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rosing winds up and cracks Pearson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Rosing seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Rosing drops an elbow to the side of Pearson's head.
Pearson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Pearson tries to get out of the position.
Rosing is trying to control the action in half guard but Pearson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Rosing is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Rosing connects with a nice short shot to Pearson's temple.
Rosing is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Pearson wants to control but Rosing is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Rosing working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosing slips a nice elbow through Pearson's hands, connecting with Pearson's forehead.
Nice strikes from Rosing there.
Pearson has hold of Rosing's hands but Rosing slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Rosing controlling the action here.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Rosing working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Pearson is looking for a sweep. Rosing is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rosing takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Well, if Rosing 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.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pearson taking some punishment here, with Rosing in his half guard.
Rosing working Pearson over with strikes.
Rosing is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Rosing wants to pass the guard but Pearson is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosing sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rosing lands a nice short elbow.
Rosing wants to control but Pearson is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rosing working over Pearson with some ground and pound. Pearson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Pearson wants to get back to his feet.
Rosing has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rosing looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pearson wants to get back to his feet.
Pearson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rosing on the ground.
Pearson wants to improve his position but Rosing is controlling well.
Rosing is nestled in close to Pearson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Rosing trying to control from half guard but Pearson is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Rosing.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Rosing connects with a nice short shot to Pearson's temple.
Rosing seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Rosing seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Rosing looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Pearson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rosing scores with a couple of nice shots.
Rosing working the head and body with strikes.
Rosing is taking a breather. Pearson says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pearson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Pearson has hold of Rosing's hands but Rosing slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Nice strikes from Rosing there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronald Rosing dominated that round.
That's time! Pearson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Pearson thuds his right hand into Rosing's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rosing throws the left hand but Pearson avoids the punch easily.
Pearson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rosing has managed to clinch.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Rosing. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Pearson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rosing.
Pearson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Pearson has had enough of the clinch but Rosing keeps him there for the moment.
Pearson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
James Pearson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronald Rosing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rosing drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Pearson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Rosing has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Pearson after a bit of a struggle.
Pearson gets underhooks to prevent Rosing's takedown attempt.
Pearson is pressed up against the cage. Rosing has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Pearson down to the mat. Pearson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosing fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Pearson throwing a counter right hand but Rosing manages to avoid it.
Pearson looks to score with a jab to the body but Rosing is just out of range.
Rosing tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Pearson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
James Pearson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rosing throws a lazy uppercut
and Pearson counters with a left hand that sends Rosing to the canvas!
It looks like Ronald Rosing has been cut.
Rosing tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pearson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Rosing is adopting a defensive guard.
Pearson preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rosing has control of Pearson's left arm, preventing Pearson from doing any damage.
Rosing will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Rosing has his hands on Pearson's head, controlling the position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Pearson preventing the sweep.
Rosing has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rosing controlling Pearson's posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Rosing throws a right hand that misses
and Pearson counters with a straight right hand.
Rosing shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pearson but Pearson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nice sprawl there from Pearson as Rosing shoots in.
Pearson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosing avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
James Pearson is winning the standup battle so far.
Pearson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Rosing tries to clinch but Pearson is having none of it.
Rosing misses with a takedown attempt
and Pearson counters with a straight right hand.
Rosing is breathing heavily.
Pearson slips under a jab from Rosing.
Rosing shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Pearson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Rosing with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rosing wants to pass the guard but Pearson is keeping the position.
Rosing postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pearson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rosing is controlling him.
Rosing working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pearson's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosing is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Pearson wants to stand but Rosing is controlling the position.
Rosing postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rosing trying to control but Pearson is working from the bottom.
Pearson doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Pearson misses the jab.
Rosing with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pearson to score with a decent uppercut.
Rosing shoots in and drives through. Pearson sprawls well.
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!
Pearson cracks a nice hook into Rosing's ribs.
Pearson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A big left from Rosing misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Pearson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ronald Rosing's cut.
That's time! Pearson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Pearson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rosing doesn't seem bothered though.
Rosing looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Pearson waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Rosing. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Rosing to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Rosing working a defensive guard here.
Rosing wants to sweep but no luck.
Pearson wants to stand and escape but instead Rosing has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Ronald Rosing has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rosing showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosing with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Pearson is looking to stand up but Rosing isn't so interested in that idea.
Pearson keeping moving, preventing Rosing from controlling successfully.
Rosing working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pearson's head.
Rosing keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Pearson's head.
Rosing passes Pearson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Pearson is trying to stand back up but Rosing is controlling him
Rosing looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Rosing landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pearson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Pearson taking some punishment here, with Rosing in his half guard.
Rosing not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rosing working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Rosing lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Rosing working the head and body with strikes.
Rosing is keen to just control but Pearson is a slippery customer.
Rosing scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Rosing trying to control the action but Pearson is working from the bottom.
Rosing looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Pearson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Rosing is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosing seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pearson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Rosing looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Pearson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ground and pound from Rosing.
Pearson taking some punishment here, with Rosing in his half guard.
Pearson has hold of Rosing's hands but Rosing slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rosing lands a nice short elbow.
Ground and pound from Rosing.
Rosing lands strikes from half guard.
Pearson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Rosing forces his way into half guard.
Rosing scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosing winds up and cracks Pearson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Rosing with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Nice strikes from Rosing there.
Rosing looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Pearson trying to control but Rosing postures up.
Ground and pound from Rosing.
Rosing is trying to control the action in half guard but Pearson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Rosing winds up and cracks Pearson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rosing landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Pearson is rocked!
Rosing landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Oh Pearson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rosing is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Pearson is hurt! He's hurt bad - Rosing fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Pearson from any more punishment! Congratulations to Rosing! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ronald Rosing!
A relieved looking Ronald Rosing 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Borhan Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson has chosen Eminem - Not Afraid as his entrance music. Eddie Johnson will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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186 lbs
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Borhan Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eddie Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Khan is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Khan stops Johnson from getting back to his feet.
Khan is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson is trying to stand up here but Khan is controlling him well.
Khan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Khan seems to be looking for submissions.
Khan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Khan.
Khan 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.
Khan has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, Johnson works to full guard.
Johnson wants to stand but Khan is controlling the position.
Khan advances position into side control!
Johnson told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan misses with the ground and pound.
Khan tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Khan is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Johnson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Khan tries for a kimura but Johnson is defending well.
Johnson is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Khan asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Khan trying to control the position but Johnson is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Khan sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Johnson is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Johnson wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Khan thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Johnson prevents Khan from improving position.
Khan goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Johnson rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Khan's guard! Nice work there by Johnson!
Johnson postures up.
Khan has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Johnson 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 Khan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Khan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johnson slaps away a takedown attempt from Khan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Khan misses with a takedown
and Johnson counters with a left and a right that stings Khan.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Borhan Khan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Khan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johnson misses with a two punch combination.
Johnson misses with a head kick.
Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johnson is looking to clinch but Khan is avoiding it.
Khan tries for a takedown but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Khan shoots for a double leg takedown but Johnson sprawls well. He's pushed Khan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Johnson gets a clinch.
Johnson connects with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson tries a knee to the head but Khan blocks it.
Johnson lands a knee to the head.
Johnson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Johnson connects with a knee to the head.
Johnson misses with a knee to the head.
Khan wants a takedown.
Johnson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Khan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Johnson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Khan is trying to drag Johnson to the mat but Johnson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Johnson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Johnson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Johnson clinches.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Johnson lands a knee to the head.
Johnson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Johnson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Johnson misses with a knee strike.
Johnson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Eddie Johnson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan wants to get back to striking at distance but Johnson won't allow it.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
Johnson with a knee to the head.
Johnson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Johnson misses with a knee strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Johnson.
Johnson scores with a knee to the head.
Khan is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Johnson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Khan lands a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Khan drops back, looking for a kneebar! Johnson looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Johnson looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Johnson!
Khan tries to bench press Johnson off him but Johnson keeps the position.
Johnson working away.
Johnson decides to stand up, so the ref orders Khan to his feet.
Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson scores with a head kick. Khan tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Khan shoots in looking for a takedown but Johnson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Khan's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Johnson lands with a kick to the temple. Khan shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Khan goes for a double leg but Johnson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Johnson continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Borhan Khan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Khan misses with a takedown attempt
and Johnson counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Khan is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Khan is rocked!
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Khan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johnson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Khans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Oh Khan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Johnson drops Khan with a straight right hand, right on the button! Johnson follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eddie Johnson!
After winning the bout, Eddie Johnson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bernardo Muriel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stark comes to the cage accompanied by Sail Alowanation. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tony Stark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bernardo Muriel!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muriel fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Stark, pushing him back against the cage.
Stark wants a takedown but no success here.
Stark lands a body punch.
Muriel lands a right hand.
Muriel keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Stark's efforts to push away.
Muriel slowing the pace effectively.
Muriel struggles to land a body shot inside as Stark controls his hands.
Muriel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Stark backwards.
Stark dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Muriel is working Stark over against the cage.
Muriel lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Muriel taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muriel lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've been informed that Muriel 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.
Muriel prevents Stark from breaking the clinch.
Muriel digs a right hand into Stark's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Stark's gas tank.
Muriel throws a punch but it's blocked by Stark.
Muriel scores with a shoulder strike.
Muriel lands a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Muriel gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Muriel scores with a hook to the body.
Muriel presses Stark against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Muriel tries a body shot but Stark blocks it.
Muriel lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Stark or not.
A short right from Muriel.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Muriel.
A short left from Muriel.
Muriel scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Stark is trying to break the clinch but Muriel has him pressed against the cage.
Stark is trying to drag Muriel to the mat but Muriel just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Stark. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Muriel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Muriel lands a left hand.
Muriel lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muriel throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Starks head.
Muriel gets through Stark's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Muriel gets through Stark's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Muriel works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Muriel throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Starks head.
Stark is looking for a takedown.
Muriel scores with a shot to the side of Stark's head.
Stark breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stark gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Muriel.
A shot to the liver by Muriel. Beautiful body shot.
Good shot there by Muriel.
Muriel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Muriel comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Muriel drives through and clinches with Stark against the cage.
Muriel lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Stark backwards.
Muriel lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Muriel lands with a light punch inside.
Muriel lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark tries for a takedown. No joy.
Muriel prevents a takedown attempt there.
Stark is breathing heavily.
A right hook to the body lands for Muriel.
Muriel lands with a left to the head.
Muriel lands with a left to the head.
Muriel lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
I was talking to Stark's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Stark working hard to break the clinch.
Muriel softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Muriel gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Stark.
Muriel lands a hook to the side of the head.
Muriel lands a right hand.
Muriel scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Stark lands with a light punch inside.
Muriel lands a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stark looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Muriel taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Stark has had enough of the clinch but Muriel keeps him there for the moment.
Muriel is working Stark over against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Muriel scores with a nice short uppercut.
Muriel prevents a body shot from Stark.
Muriel manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A short right from Muriel.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Muriel creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Stark can't break the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Muriel.
A right handed body shot lands from Muriel.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right from Muriel on the inside.
Muriel lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Muriel.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Muriel takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bernardo Muriel dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Muriel lands a lovely overhand right.
Stark shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Muriel pinned against the cage. Muriel gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Stark on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Stark on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Muriel lands a slapping body shot.
Stark drives through with a takedown into guard.
Stark won't allow Muriel to sweep him here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muriel managing to control the position.
Stark is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Muriel has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muriel controls Stark momentarily but Stark frees himself.
Stark in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Stark working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Muriel looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Stark is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Stark passes into half guard.
Muriel is controlling Stark's position as best he can from this difficult position.
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.
Stark trying to control from half guard but Muriel is working away.
Stark seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Muriel is trying to maintain the position but Stark is very close to passing his half guard.
Stark looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Muriel with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Stark thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Muriel's head.
Muriel keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Stark not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Muriel trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Stark manages to pass to mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark misses with a head shot.
Muriel really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Stark. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Muriel is squirming around, avoiding Stark's attempts to control the action.
BOOM! Stark connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Muriel tries to reverse the position but Stark maintains control.
Stark with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Muriel is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Stark punching from mount but Muriel doing a good job of avoiding damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark wants to control the pace but Muriel is squirming around nicely.
Stark jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Muriel manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Stark in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Muriel tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Stark wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stark working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Stark working the strikes but Muriel uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Stark dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Muriel throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Stark takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Muriel closes the distance and clinches.
Muriel lands a nice uppercut.
Bernardo Muriel seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short left from Muriel.
A short right from Muriel on the inside.
Stark drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Muriel gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Muriel softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Muriel lands a nice shot to the body.
Stark tries to circle away but Muriel has him pinned against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muriel pushes Stark back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Muriel throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Muriel stops a takedown attempt from Stark.
A body shot lands from Muriel.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Muriel throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Muriel works on Stark's body with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muriel scores with a nice hook to the head.
Muriel working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A bit of stalling here from Muriel.
A left hand lands to the body for Muriel.
Muriel lands a nice shot to the body.
Muriel stalling.
Muriel scores with a nice hook to the head.
Muriel scores with a hook to the body.
Muriel lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Stark.
Muriel scores with a nice hook to the head.
Muriel lands an uppercut.
Muriel lands with a left to the head.
Muriel lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Stark.
Muriel lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Muriel takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Muriel.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muriel stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Muriel lands a body shot.
Muriel lands a body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Muriel.
Muriel lands a body shot in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Muriel.
Muriel lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Stark backwards.
A right hand to the body from Muriel.
Still in the clinch, Muriel scores with a nice short uppercut.
Muriel lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Stark backwards.
Nice body punch from Muriel.
Muriel lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Muriel lands a hook to the side of the head.
Muriel lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Stark or not.
A short left from Muriel.
Muriel lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Muriel stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A shot in the inside from Muriel.
Stark drops down looking for an ankle pick but Muriel pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Stark. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Muriel throws a nice head kick!
Stark doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Muriel counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Muriel.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Muriel is leaning against Stark and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Muriel throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Starks head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muriel throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Starks head.
Stark is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Muriel gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Muriel is leaning against Stark and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Muriel lands a right hand.
Good body shot from Muriel.
Muriel lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Muriel lands with a light punch inside.
Muriel lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Muriel lands a right hand that snaps the head of Stark backwards.
Muriel pushes Stark back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Muriel is working Stark over against the cage.
Stark is trying to break the clinch but Muriel has him pressed against the cage.
Muriel scores with a shoulder strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bernardo Muriel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Muriel has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 26:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 26:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 26:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bernardo Muriel!
Bernardo Muriel decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Tony Stark had this to say: 'Got to go save People!!! God Bless'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grigol Pandahammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones has chosen It's not unusual as his entrance music. Grigol Pandahammer had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Grigol Pandahammer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom Jones!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pandahammer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jones.
Pandahammer thows a body kick. Jones tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Jones connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Pandahammer feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Joness jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jones throws a poor cross that misses
and Pandahammer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pandahammer misses with a jab to the body
and Jones counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jones looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jones takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pandahammer slips a straight right by Jones.
Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jones throws a lazy uppercut
and Pandahammer makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Pandahammer dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jones. That did some damage!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pandahammer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pandahammer.
Pandahammer scores with a nice body kick.
Jones throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pandahammer was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pandahammer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Tom Jones has been cut.
A shot to the body from Jones misses
and Pandahammer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jones takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Jones looks winded!
Jones misses with a body shot.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Jones crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Pandahammer - the referee stops the clock and Jones gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Pandahammer. Jones manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A right-left combo lands from Pandahammer.
Pandahammer connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pandahammer lands a big right hand that sends Jones crashing to the mat! Pandahammer stays standing though and waves Jones back to his feet!
Jones is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pandahammer fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jones has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jones is still on wobbly legs! Can Pandahammer finish him?
Jones missing with a left hand there. Pandahammer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pandahammer. That's going to slow Jones down.
Jones seems to have recovered his senses.
Jones takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pandahammer feints and then cracks Jones's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jones down.
Pandahammer scoring well with a low kick there.
Jones takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pandahammer avoids the body shot from Jones.
Pandahammer lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pandahammer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Pandahammer.
Nice defenses there by Pandahammer.
Jones takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jones lands a slapping body shot.
The fighters circling - Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jones misses with a hook. Pandahammer ducked under it nicely.
Pandahammer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pandahammer scores with a nice body kick.
Pandahammer works Jones's body with a nice hook.
Pandahammer drops Jones with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Jones looks back up at him and smiles so Pandahammer waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Jones misses with a hook to the body
and Pandahammer counters with a crisp right that sends Jones to the canvas! Pandahammer follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Grigol Pandahammer!
Grigol Pandahammer is the new light heavyweight champion!
After winning the bout, Grigol Pandahammer thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Tom Jones was interviewed post fight and said 'I didn't fight my fight tonight. Sorry I let down the fans. I would like a rematch if Tradition will book it.'.
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