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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Smoosh Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ole Svensson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Svensson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Fever Ray -If I had a heart. Smoosh Jackson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Smoosh Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ole Svensson!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Columbo Gatti and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Svensson gets the takedown into side control.
Jackson tries to improve position but can't.
Jackson is working hard here to advance position.
We've been hearing good reports from Jackson's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Svensson decides to stand up, so the ref orders Jackson to his feet.
Svensson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jackson on the side of the head.
A jab from Svensson misses.
Jackson darts in looking for a takedown but Svensson gets double underhooks and turns Jackson into the cage.
Horrible takedown attempt by Jackson or perhaps it was just good defense by Svensson, which made it look bad.
Jackson misses with a low kick.
Svensson instigates a clinch.
Jackson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Svensson is working for takedown but Jackson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jackson working hard to break the clinch.
Jackson tries to pull guard but Svensson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Svensson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Smoosh Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svensson breaks from the clinch.
A left and a right from Svensson both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Smoosh Jackson has been cut.
Jackson shoots for a double leg takedown but Svensson sprawls well. He's pushed Jackson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Svensson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Jackson is pushing Svensson's head away, looking to escape. Svensson manages to hold on to the position though.
Svensson trying to control the position but Jackson is working away.
Svensson grinds an elbow into Jackson's temple.
Svensson in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Jackson looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Svensson turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ole Svensson!
A victorious Ole Svensson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rodolfo Newton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maynard Keenan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Keenan has chosen Tool - Stinkfist as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rodolfo Newton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Maynard Keenan!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Lou da Vinci and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick by Newton misses
and Keenan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Keenan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Newton shoots for a double leg takedown but Keenan sprawls well. He's pushed Newton's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Keenan lands a big head kick that sends Newton tumbling to the mat! Keenan takes a step backwards and waves Newton back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Newton is rocked!
It looks like Rodolfo Newton has been cut.
Keenan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Newton. That did some damage!
Oh Newton is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Keenan avoids the body shot from Newton.
and Keenan counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Newton! He's just covering up as Keenan starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maynard Keenan!
A victorious Maynard Keenan thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Clarke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evgeni Elkemenchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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BJJ Brown 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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jacob Clarke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Evgeni Elkemenchi!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Franklyn Lucas and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elkemenchi moves in looking to clinch but Clarke pushes him off.
Clarke fires out a quick counter leg kick but Elkemenchi just manages to avoid it.
Clarke misses with a left hand
and Elkemenchi counters with a single leg into guard. Clarke didn't expect that.
Clarke pushes Elkemenchi off and gets back to his feet.
Elkemenchi is trying hard to land a takedown here. Clarke sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Elkemenchi shoots in for a takedown but Clarke shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Clarke jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Clarke clinches up against the cage.
Clarke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Clarke misses with an elbow strike.
Clarke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Clarke tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Elkemenchi avoids it.
Clarke tries to break the clinch but Elkemenchi is controlling the position.
Clarke is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Elkemenchi is defending well for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clarke has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Elkemenchi goes for a takedown attempt but Clarke pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jacob Clarke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Evgeni Elkemenchi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elkemenchi fails with the takedown
and Clarke cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Elkemenchi tries for a takedown but Clarke circles away easily
and Clarke counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Elkemenchi throws a hook to the side of Clarke's head but Clarke sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Elkemenchi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Elkemenchi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Elkemenchi is defended easily by Clarke.
Clarke connects with a jab.
It looks like Evgeni Elkemenchi has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clarke defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Elkemenchi.
Clarke goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Clarke scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Elkemenchi is rocked!
Elkemenchi shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Clarke as he avoids it easily.
Elkemenchi is still on wobbly legs! Can Clarke finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clarke drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Elkemenchi can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Clarke controls the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Clarke with a nice head shot there.
Clarke wants to control from the top but Elkemenchi keeps moving.
Elkemenchi seems to have recovered his senses.
Clarke 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.
Elkemenchi trying to keep a closed guard but Clarke is proving a slippery customer.
Elkemenchi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Clarke.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clarke wants to control from the top but Elkemenchi keeps moving.
Clarke sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Elkemenchi's guard.
Clarke missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Clarke tries to pass the half guard into mount. Elkemenchi knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Elkemenchi punching from the bottom.
Clarke is working for a submission of some sort.
Elkemenchi gets full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Clarke is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Clarke is working Elkemenchi over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Clarke won't allow Elkemenchi to get back to his feet.
Elkemenchi has his hands on Clarke's head, controlling the position.
Clarke postures up in Elkemenchi's guard and throws a big left but Elkemenchi blocks it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacob Clarke dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Evgeni Elkemenchi's cut.
That's time! Clarke's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Elkemenchi looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Elkemenchi content to stall in guard here.
We've been hearing good reports from Clarke's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Elkemenchi throws a strike but Clarke rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Elkemenchi trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Elkemenchi wants to sweep here but Clarke controlling him for the moment.
Jacob Clarke overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Clarke throwing strikes from guard but Elkemenchi blocks nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Clarke's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Clarke lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elkemenchi wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Clarke keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Elkemenchi's head.
Clarke slips nicely into half guard.
Clarke slips a nice elbow through Elkemenchi's hands, connecting with Elkemenchi's forehead.
Clarke sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Elkemenchi defending well though.
Elkemenchi wants to get back to full guard but Clarke has mounted him!
Elkemenchi is squirming around, avoiding Clarke's attempts to control the action.
Clarke unloading with bombs!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elkemenchi tries to reverse the position but Clarke maintains control.
Elkemenchi throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Clarke sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Elkemenchi sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Elkemenchi tries to get to full guard but Clarke has control of the leg.
Clarke thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Clarke thows a huge punch but Elkemenchi dodges it nicely.
Clarke throwing shots but Elkemenchi is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elkemenchi is refusing to be controlled, as Clarke sits in half guard.
Elkemenchi is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Clarke scores with a couple of nice shots.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Clarke in particular looking to stall.
Clarke not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Clarke missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Elkemenchi is looking to escape.
Clarke is trying to control. Elkemenchi wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Elkemenchi has hold of Clarke's hands but Clarke slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Clarke wants to lay and pray for a moment but Elkemenchi keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clarke thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Elkemenchi's head.
Elkemenchi is looking to improve his position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Elkemenchi closes the distance but Clarke moves to the side
and Clarke counters with a straight right hand.
Horrible takedown attempt by Elkemenchi or perhaps it was just good defense by Clarke, which made it look bad.
Clarke is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Elkemenchi.
Elkemenchi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Clarke.
Elkemenchi tries to clinch up
and Clarke counters with a nice uppercut.
Jacob Clarke is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Clarke finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacob Clarke dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Evgeni Elkemenchi's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Elkemenchi wants to clinch.
Clarke pushes Elkemenchi up against the cage in a clinch.
Elkemenchi tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Elkemenchi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Elkemenchi avoiding damage as Clarke throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Elkemenchi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Elkemenchi rushes Clarke and presses him up against the cage.
Clarke stops a takedown attempt from Elkemenchi.
Clarke is trying to break the clinch but Elkemenchi is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elkemenchi avoids a wild elbow strike from Clarke.
Clarke wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Clarke struggles to land a body shot inside as Elkemenchi controls his hands.
Clarke misses with a hook from the clinch.
Clarke misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Elkemenchi.
Clarke is fighting off a takedown attempt but Elkemenchi is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Clarke to the mat. Clarke regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Clarke is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Elkemenchi can do to turn this around?
Clarke has his foot on Elkemenchi's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Elkemenchi works his way back into a safe position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Elkemenchi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Elkemenchi sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Elkemenchi lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Elkemenchi's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Clarke working for a triangle but Elkemenchi defends it easily.
Clarke working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Elkemenchi doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Elkemenchi manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Elkemenchi landing with the ground and pound.
Clarke is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elkemenchi is looking to work some ground and pound but Clarke has wrist control.
Elkemenchi is stalling in the full guard.
Evgeni Elkemenchi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Elkemenchi lands a couple of digs.
Elkemenchi wants to control from the top but Clarke keeps moving.
Elkemenchi controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Clarke working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Elkemenchi doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Elkemenchi manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Clarke working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Elkemenchi.
Elkemenchi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Clarke is looking for a triangle but Elkemenchi pushes his legs off easily.
Clarke throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jacob Clarke is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Elkemenchi throws a big elbow that misses.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Elkemenchi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Elkemenchi lands a nice looking body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Evgeni Elkemenchi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Clarke has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacob Clarke!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hermes Franca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peaky Blinder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Franca kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Ozzy Osbourne - Crazy Train. Peaky Blinder will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hermes Franca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Peaky Blinder!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Kavanagh and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franca throws a hook but Blinder blocks it.
Blinder has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Franca is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Franca fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Blinder sprawls well initially but Franca persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Franca is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Franca is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Blinder defends it well.
Franca 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.
Franca is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Blinder defends it well.
Blinder blocking the ground and pound attempt from Franca.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franca wants to free his trapped foot but Blinder is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Blinder really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Franca. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Franca is looking to take a break and control but Blinder is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Franca is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Blinder is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Franca is looking for a kimura but Blinder is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Franca to get the leverage.
Blinder keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Franca moves into full mount! Blinder won't be happy about that!
Franca throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Franca looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blinder keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Franca 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.
Franca throwing strikes here but Blinder is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
We've been hearing good reports from Franca's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Blinder is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Franca looking to finish with strikes here!
Franca takes Blinder's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Blinder is in trouble.
Franca punches the canvas rather than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blinder wants to control his opponent's hands but Franca gets his hands free.
Franca trying to control.
Franca misses with a punch to the head.
Franca is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Blinder is defending well though. Franca let's go of the attempt for now.
Franca throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Franca gets his hands free as Blinder looks to control.
Blinder is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Blinder defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Franca's arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franca missing with strikes.
Franca keeps control of the position as Blinder tries to break free.
Blinder covering up well under a series of strikes from Franca.
Blinder turns into Franca and is now in his guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Blinder preventing the sweep.
Franca working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Blinder doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Blinder manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hermes Franca dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Franca lunges at Blinder with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Blinder's hand.
Franca checks a low kick from Blinder.
Blinder lands with a thumping leg kick.
Blinder misses with an attempted mid kick.
Blinder connects with a jab.
Franca throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blinder sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blinder thumps Franca with a low kick.
Franca misses with an uppercut.
No joy there for Franca, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Blinder gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franca is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Franca trying to control but Blinder is working from the bottom.
Franca lands a couple of elbows.
Franca pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Blinder is keeping the position for now.
Franca trying to control but Blinder is working from the bottom.
Franca throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Blinder works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Franca trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Franca trying to control but Blinder is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Franca accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Franca throws an elbow that misses. Blinder uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Franca's guard. Nice move by Blinder!
Franca throws his legs up looking for a submission but Blinder uses it to pass to side control.
Hermes Franca overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Franca is looking to reverse the position.
Franca is being controlled here.
Franca tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blinder is looking to take a break and control but Franca is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Franca tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Blinder wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Franca gets back to half guard.
Franca is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Blinder's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Blinder's back!
Blinder is in bad spot here.
Blinder is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Franca off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Franca is striking well from the back but Blinder escapes and manages to control the positon and works his way to half guard. A much better position - the crisis is over for the time being.
Blinder avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Franca.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Franca there.
Franca is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Franca trying to control the action but Blinder is working from the bottom.
Franca keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Blinder is looking to improve his position.
Franca is trying to work for a kimura but Blinder is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hermes Franca dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Blinder scores with a nice body kick.
Franca checks a low kick from Blinder.
Blinder connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Blinder fakes the leg kick and cracks Franca in the body.
Franca fails with a takedown attempt.
Blinder is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Franca is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Blinder can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franca loads up on a big right hand but Blinder slips the punch.
Blinder tries a quick counter leg kick but Franca is wise to it.
Blinder tries to score with a low kick but Franca moves his leg out of the way.
Franca has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Blinder.
That kick from Blinder tenderised Franca's leg. Franca is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blinder cracks the inside of Franca's front leg.
Franca throws out a loose jab but Blinder uses good head movement to avoid it.
Franca scores with a hook.
A big right from Franca misses.
Blinder turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Blinder thuds his shin into the meat of Franca's side.
Franca looks to land a right hand but Blinder moved out of range.
Franca scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Franca shoots for a double leg takedown but Blinder sprawls well. He's pushed Franca's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Blinder tries to counter by closing the distance.
Franca takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Franca tries to clinch there but Blinder circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franca shoots in for a takedown but Blinder shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hermes Franca. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice leg kick lands there from Blinder.
Blinder misses with a looping right.
Franca looks to land a left hand but Blinder moved out of range 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!
Nice defenses there by Franca.
Blinder clinches up against the cage.
Blinder misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Franca.
A short left from Franca.
Blinder trying to control the position but instead, Franca has worked for underhooks and has pushed Blinder into the cage.
Blinder with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Peaky Blinder has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blinder throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Franca blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Franca misses with a hook from the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Blinder - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Franca working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Franca avoiding damage as Blinder throws knees to the body.
Blinder displaying some good clinch control by pressing Franca up against the cage.
Blinder tries to land knees in the clinch but Franca avoids the damage to the body.
Blinder doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Franca tries to pull guard but Blinder forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Blinder can't find room to land a body shot as Franca controls the action.
Franca tries to pull guard but Blinder won't allow it.
Franca is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hermes Franca is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blinder trying to land knees to the body.
Blinder scores with a knee to the head.
Blinder struggles to land a body shot inside as Franca controls his hands.
Franca throws a punch but it's blocked by Blinder.
Blinder tries to land knees in the clinch but Franca avoids the damage to the body.
Franca being controlled against the cage.
Blinder misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Franca tries to pull guard but Blinder forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Franca prevents a body shot from Blinder.
Blinder misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blinder blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Peaky Blinder comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Franca has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hermes Franca!
An out of breath and clearly excited Hermes Franca thanked Machine Fight Gear for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Augusto Bamusto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Farinola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Farinola is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Eye of the Tiger. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Augusto Bamusto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Farinola!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Steve Montenegro and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bamusto.
Farinola dives in and grabs Bamusto's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bamusto pushes down on Farinola's head and hops out.
Farinola tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bamusto defends well and Farinola ends up having to push Bamusto into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Bamusto misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bamusto looks for a takedown but Farinola sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Augusto Bamusto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Farinola drives through and clinches with Bamusto against the cage.
Farinola jumps into guard, dragging Bamusto to the mat.
Farinola preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bamusto postures up in Farinola's guard and throws a big left but Farinola blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bamusto is in close to Farinola's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Farinola controlling the position.
Bamusto pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Farinola is keeping the position for now.
Bamusto drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Farinola dives on top into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bamusto is trying to control the position but Farinola postures up.
Farinola got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bamusto has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Farinola has managed to get both his arms back between Bamusto's legs - danger averted.
Bamusto is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Farinola throwing strikes but missing.
Bamusto is pulling down on Farinola's head. It's preventing any offense from Farinola, at least for the moment.
Farinola trying to control but Bamusto is working from the bottom.
Bamusto looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Bamusto holds on and takes a little breather.
Farinola stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Bamusto has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Farinola manages to get his head free but now Bamusto has transitioned to an armbar! Farinola grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Bamusto! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Augusto Bamusto!
The defeated Frank Farinola had this to say: 'I would like to thank my fight club and my fans for the support and look forward to coming back even better.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Furio Bloodstain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lapu Gatmaitan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Furio Bloodstain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lapu Gatmaitan!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Dean Styles and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gatmaitan moves out of range of the leg kick from Bloodstain.
Bloodstain shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bloodstain backing away here, and Gatmaitan unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Gatmaitan misses with a double jab.
Bloodstain chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gatmaitan decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Gatmaitan is thwarting Bloodstain's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gatmaitan is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Bloodstain doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gatmaitan.
Gatmaitan looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Bloodstain is trying to maintain the position but Gatmaitan is very close to passing his half guard.
Gatmaitan has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Morbid Conditioning, Trans, Esc School $1000. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Bloodstain knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gatmaitan on the ground.
Gatmaitan tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bloodstain knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bloodstain trying to control here.
Gatmaitan maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Bloodstain could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Gatmaitan has cracked it and Bloodstain is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Gatmaitan!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Lapu Gatmaitan!
Lapu Gatmaitan thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nokken Bichezout (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Jefferies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nokken Bichezout!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jim Jefferies!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Franklyn Lucas and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bichezout stuffs the takedown attempt from Jefferies. Jefferies gets slowly back to his feet.
Jefferies feints and then cracks Bichezout's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bichezout down.
Jefferies has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Bichezout is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Jefferies. Bichezout shrugs it off though.
Jefferies tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bichezout with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bichezout misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jefferies.
Bichezout lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jefferies at a distance.
Jefferies tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bichezout paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jefferies throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bichezout checks a leg kick nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jefferies fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jefferies tries to clinch up.
Jefferies wants to clinch.
Jefferies is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bichezout.
Bichezout throwing a counter right hand but Jefferies manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jefferies slips a straight right by Bichezout.
Bichezout misses with a straight right.
Jefferies staying out of range there.
Jefferies throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bichezout avoids the head kick by Jefferies.
A little feinted left hand from Bichezout on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jefferies connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bichezout throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bichezout misses with a double jab.
Bichezout looks to throw the jab but Jefferies is out of range.
Bichezout swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jefferies tries to clinch but Bichezout moves out of range.
Jefferies throws a sloppy head kick and Bichezout moves out of range easily.
Bichezout just misses with a punch to the body.
Jefferies tries to clinch up but Bichezout circles away and keeps his distance.
Jefferies throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bichezout cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jefferies moves in looking to clinch but Bichezout pushes him off.
Bichezout is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Bichezout misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Jefferies!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bichezout misses with an uppercut
and Jefferies holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bichezout lands a body shot.
Bichezout blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jefferies works on Bichezout's body with a couple of short punches.
Jefferies takes a shot to the head.
Jefferies pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bichezout dodges an elbow strike from Jefferies.
Bichezout misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bichezout blocks an elbow strike from Jefferies.
Jefferies tries to score a body lock takedown but Bichezout shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bichezout avoids a wild elbow strike from Jefferies.
Jefferies throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jefferies doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bichezout has a couple of punches blocked by Jefferies.
Bichezout working aggressively here.
Nice elbow from Jefferies.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jefferies drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bichezout pulls his leg out and moves away.
Nokken Bichezout has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jim Jefferies.
Bichezout blocks a low kick nicely.
Bichezout scores with a nice strike.
Nokken Bichezout is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bichezout looks to land a right hand but Jefferies moved out of range.
Jefferies misses with a hook to the body
and Bichezout counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bichezout swings for the body but Jefferies moves out of range.
Bichezout throws a lazy uppercut
and Jefferies holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Jefferies lands a damaging elbow.
Jefferies pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A hook to the body from Jefferies.
Bichezout doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bichezout gets underhooks to prevent Jefferies's takedown attempt.
Jefferies misses with an elbow over the top.
Bichezout throws a head punch that misses.
Jefferies stalls.
Bichezout has a couple of punches blocked by Jefferies.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jefferies lands an elbow just above Bichezout 's eye.
Bichezout swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bichezout swings away with an uppercut that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jefferies drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jefferies wants a takedown but no success here.
Knees to the body from Jefferies.
Jefferies tries to land a knee to the head but Bichezout blocks with his arms.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jefferies just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bichezout's brow.
Bichezout tries to throw a body punch but Jefferies avoids it by throwing Bichezout back against the cage.
Jefferies throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jefferies has Bichezout pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Jefferies pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Bichezout tumbling to the mat - Jefferies dives into Bichezout's guard.
Jefferies drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Bichezout manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Jefferies has Bichezout in his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Nokken Bichezout will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bichezout missing with a left hand there. Jefferies was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jefferies tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bichezout was well out of range. Poor timing from Jefferies.
Bichezout misses with a hook
and Jefferies counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Jefferies has Bichezout pushed against the cage.
Bichezout scores with a shot to the side of Jefferies's head.
Bichezout blocks a body shot from Jefferies.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Jefferies throws an elbow but it misses.
Bichezout misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jefferies blocks an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bichezout.
Jefferies keeps control of Bichezout as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bichezout is trying to break free.
Jefferies can't get the takedown.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jefferies throws an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jefferies blocking some punches.
I was talking to Bichezout's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Bichezout avoids a wild elbow strike from Jefferies.
The referee calls for Jefferies to work.
Bichezout is trying to break free.
Bichezout throws a punch but it's blocked by Jefferies.
Bichezout blocks the elbow strike.
Bichezout avoids the elbow strike from Jefferies, against the cage.
Jefferies throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jefferies lands a nice elbow.
Jefferies throws an elbow but it misses.
Bichezout avoids a wild elbow strike from Jefferies.
Bichezout avoiding damage as Jefferies throws knees to the body.
Jefferies misses with an elbow over the top.
Bichezout makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bichezout has Jefferies pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jefferies manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bichezout blocks an elbow strike from Jefferies.
Jefferies lands an elbow just above Bichezout 's eye.
Jefferies is stalling here.
Bichezout scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bichezout lands a shoulder strike.
Bichezout blocks an elbow strike.
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!
Bichezout misses with the head strike.
Bichezout swings wildly with an uppercut but Jefferies uses good head movement to avoid it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Jefferies blocking some punches.
Bichezout lands with a light punch inside.
Jefferies misses with a knee strike.
Bichezout dodges an elbow strike from Jefferies.
A bit of stalling here from Jefferies.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jefferies is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Jefferies lands an elbow that stopped Bichezout in his tracks for a moment.
Jefferies misses with an elbow over the top.
Jefferies lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jefferies tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jefferies misses with an elbow over the top.
Nice elbow from Jefferies.
Nice elbow from Jefferies.
Jefferies is working for takedown but Bichezout is calmly controlling the position for now.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jefferies takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A short right from Bichezout.
Jefferies is trying to drag Bichezout to the mat but Bichezout just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Nokken Bichezout has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jim Jefferies.
Bichezout blocks the elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jefferies wants a takedown but no success here.
Jefferies tries to throw a body punch but Bichezout avoids it by throwing Jefferies back against the cage.
Bichezout is working for takedown but Jefferies is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jefferies goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bichezout prevents it.
Jefferies wants to stall.
Bichezout misses with the head strike.
Bichezout works on Jefferies's body with a couple of short punches.
Bichezout misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jefferies creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bichezout's defenses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bichezout misses with a punch on the inside.
Jefferies lands a damaging elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bichezout.
Bichezout breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jefferies ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jefferies throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bichezout.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jim Jefferies will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Jefferies moves to clinch but Bichezout breaks away
and Bichezout counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bichezout misses with a straight left.
Bichezout checks a leg kick.
Bichezout is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Jefferies takes one to the chin there.
Jefferies moves to clinch but Bichezout breaks away
and Bichezout makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bichezout lands the left hand.
Bichezout avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jefferies slips under a jab.
Jefferies keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bichezout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jefferies throws a chopping leg kick but Bichezout manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bichezout waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jefferies.
Jefferies keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bichezout dips to his left and cracks Jefferies with an uppercut!
Bichezout closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Jefferies! Bichezout dives in looking to finish! Jefferies is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nokken Bichezout!
Our winner, Nokken Bichezout, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roy Palmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Estafan Atunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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285 lbs
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265 lbs
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roy Palmer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Estafan Atunes!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Chad Campbell and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Atunes. That's going to slow Palmer down.
Palmer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Atunes connects with an inside leg kick.
Atunes keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Atunes looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Palmer stuns Atunes with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Palmer looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Atunes takes a swing at Palmer's ribcage but misses.
Estafan Atunes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Palmer drops his hands momentarily and Atunes takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Atunes scores with a jab to the body.
Palmer lands with a hook. Atunes tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Palmer bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Atunes's head.
Palmer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Atunes connects with a crisp jab.
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!
Palmer misses with a straight left.
Palmer drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Palmer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Atunes throws out a counter right but Palmer avoids it with no problem.
Good standup being displayed there by Palmer as he connects with a hook.
A lazy left from Atunes finds it's target.
Atunes throws a front kick aimed at Palmer's knee but Palmer avoids it well.
Atunes throws a leg kick but Palmer sees it coming and moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Palmer misses the target.
Palmer slips under a jab from Atunes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Atunes misses its intended target.
Atunes blocks a jab.
Palmer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Atunes tried to score with a low kick but Palmer checks it.
Atunes throws a big shot that misses.
Palmer needs to keep his hands up - Atunes had a free shot at his head there.
Palmer on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Atunes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Atunes scores with a head kick. Palmer tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Palmer takes one on the button.
Atunes scores with a jab to the jaw.
Palmer misses with a straight left.
A leg kick checked by Palmer.
A big left from Palmer misses.
Palmer with a nice cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big left from Atunes misses.
Palmer throws a lazy uppercut
and Atunes counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Palmer thinking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palmer scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Atunes doesn't seem bothered though.
Palmer throws the left hand but Atunes avoids the punch easily.
Palmer misses with an uppercut.
Atunes ducks under a wild hook from Palmer.
A shot to the liver by Atunes. Beautiful body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Atunes.
Atunes misses with a jab to the body
and Palmer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Atunes has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Atunes throws a right hand that Palmer ducks under and follows up with a left that Palmer also avoids with ease.
Palmer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Atunes takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
It looks like Estafan Atunes has been cut.
Atunes is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
An inside leg kick from Palmer misses.
Atunes has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Atunes connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Atunes scores with a nice right hand.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Atunes.
Palmer looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Atunes pivots, looking for a leg kick but Palmer is out of range and Atunes settles back down.
Atunes throws a right and a left that Palmer avoids nicely.
Atunes is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmer chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Atunes can pounce on him.
Atunes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Palmer.
Atunes feints a jab promting Palmer to slip. Atunes then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Palmer slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Palmer.
A telegraphed right hand from Palmer misses the target.
Palmer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Atunes throws a low kick but it's checked well by Palmer.
Palmer walks into a jab.
Palmer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Atunes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Atunes throws a hook but Palmer blocks it.
A slow jab from Palmer misses its intended target.
Atunes scores with a punch to the head.
Palmer ducks under a wild hook from Atunes.
A big left from Atunes misses.
Palmer tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Atunes manages to circle out of the way.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Palmer lands a nice leg kick that just misses Atunes's sensitive parts.
Atunes is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Palmer had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palmer scores with a leg kick.
Atunes with a hook.
Atunes throws a leg kick but Palmer sees it coming and moves out of range.
Atunes misses with a low kick as Palmer jumps back.
Atunes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Palmer throws out the jab.
Atunes thumps Palmer with a low kick.
Palmer swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Atunes throws a poor cross that misses
and Palmer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Palmer misses with a hook.
Atunes throws an overhand right that lands on Palmer's shoulder, as Palmer tries to avoid the shot.
Atunes throws a left and a right that both miss
and Atunes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A good leg kick by Palmer.
Atunes on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A shot to the liver by Palmer. Beautiful body shot.
Palmer misses with a looping left.
Palmer has Atunes up against the cage in a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Palmer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Estafan Atunes will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Estafan Atunes's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Atunes avoids a kick to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Atunes. Palmer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Some bone on bone action there as Palmer checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Palmer throws a low kick, looking for Atunes's leg but Atunes calmly moves out of range.
Atunes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Palmer.
Atunes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Palmer.
Atunes throws an overhand right that lands on Palmer's shoulder, as Palmer tries to avoid the shot.
Atunes lands with an uppercut that bounces Palmer off the cage and back into range.
Palmer lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Palmer slips a jab from Atunes.
Atunes lands with a nice body punch.
Estafan Atunes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Palmer checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Atunes throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Atunes misses with an uppercut. Palmer saw that one coming.
Atunes misses with a looping left.
Palmer swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Atunes looks to score with a jab to the body but Palmer is just out of range.
Palmer turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atunes tries a low kick but Palmer avoids it.
Palmer misses with a looping right.
Atunes doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Palmer takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Palmer scores with a leg kick.
Palmer throws a big shot that misses.
Atunes looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Atunes misses with a low kick.
Palmer on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Palmer.
Palmer backing away here, and Atunes unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Atunes scores with a crisp jab that stopped Palmer in his tracks.
Atunes scores with a hook.
Palmer misses with a body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Atunes.
Atunes throws a leg kick but Palmer checks it.
Atunes slips a straight right by Palmer.
Palmer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Atunes.
Atunes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Palmer was well out of range. Poor timing from Atunes.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Palmer, as that shot connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Palmer misses with a double jab.
Palmer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Atunes was well out of range. Poor timing from Palmer.
Atunes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Palmer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Atunes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Palmer lands with a shot to the body.
Palmer throws a quick inside leg kick.
Atunes throws a hook but Palmer avoids it easily.
Atunes scores with a nice head shot.
Palmer connects with a nice looking jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Palmer.
Atunes fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Palmer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Palmer throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Palmer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Atunes moves away.
Atunes looks to score with a jab to the body but Palmer is just out of range.
Atunes misses with a few strikes there.
Atunes throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Palmer counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmer throws a half hearted mid kick.
Atunes with a hook.
Sloppy strikes from Atunes. Those never looked like landing.
Atunes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Palmer.
Palmer misses the jab.
Palmer throws a push kick but Atunes slaps the foot to one side.
Palmer scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Atunes doesn't seem bothered though.
Atunes throws a series of strikes that have Palmer backpedaling.
Atunes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Palmer circles away quickly and effectively.
Atunes lands a jab to Palmer's midsection.
Palmer looks to score with a jab to the body but Atunes is just out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Atunes darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Atunes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Palmer.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Atunes throws a hook to the side of Palmer's head but Palmer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Palmer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Atunes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Palmer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palmer swinging wildly here.
Atunes scores with a hook.
Palmer misses with a shot to the body
and Atunes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Palmer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Palmer looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Palmer takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Atunes keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Atunes misses with a hook. Palmer ducked under it nicely.
A big left from Palmer misses.
Atunes connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Palmer momentarily.
Atunes is looking to score with low kicks.
Atunes misses with an uppercut
and Palmer counters with a body kick that stops Atunes in his tracks momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Atunes throws a good cross that connects.
Palmer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Estafan Atunes will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Estafan Atunes's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Palmer is looking to chop away at Atunes's legs.
Donk. Palmer catches Atunes right on the button with a cross.
Palmer throws a shot from downtown. Atunes moves away and avoids it.
Palmer throws out a leg kick but Atunes moves out of range and Palmer only half commits.
Atunes lands a lovely overhand right.
Palmer ducks under a wild hook from Atunes.
Atunes cracks Palmer with a good jab.
Palmer misses with an uppercut
letting Atunes counter with a right hand.
Atunes throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Atunes. Palmer does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slow jab from Atunes misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Atunes chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Palmer tries to clinch but Atunes moves out of range.
Atunes tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Atunes goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Atunes lands a slapping body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmer scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Atunes takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A looping hook to the body misses from Atunes. Palmer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Palmer throwing a counter right hand but Atunes manages to avoid it.
A lazy left from Atunes finds it's target.
Palmer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Atunes.
Palmer misses with an uppercut. Atunes saw that one coming.
Palmer throws a head kick but Atunes moves out of range.
Atunes throws a nice outside leg kick.
Atunes misses with a leg kick
and Atunes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Palmer digs a good hook to Atunes's body.
Atunes scores with a nice head shot.
Palmer moves into range and clinches up with Atunes.
Atunes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Palmers head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Palmer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Palmer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Palmer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Roy Palmer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Estafan Atunes is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palmer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Palmer is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A shot in the inside from Palmer.
Atunes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Palmer throws a punch but it's blocked by Atunes.
Palmer tries to work over Atunes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Palmer is leaning against Atunes and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Atunes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Palmer blocking some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Palmer.
Palmer lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Atunes.
Atunes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Palmer digs a right hand underneath Atunes's ribcage. Atunes let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right hand to the body from Palmer.
A shot in the inside from Palmer.
Nice body punch from Palmer.
A short body shot lands from Palmer as the two fighters clinch.
Palmer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Atunes swings wildly with an uppercut but Palmer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Palmer gets through Atunes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Atunes's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Palmer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Atunes backwards.
Palmer misses with some punches.
Palmer lands with a left to the head.
Palmer blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palmer lands with a right to the head.
Palmer has a couple of punches blocked by Atunes.
Palmer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Atunes.
Palmer lands a hook to the side of the head.
Atunes is rocked!
Atunes takes a shot to the head.
Atunes is still on wobbly legs! Can Palmer finish him?
Palmer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Palmer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Palmer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Atunes seems to have recovered his senses.
Atunes tries a body shot but Palmer blocks it.
A short body shot lands from Palmer as the two fighters clinch.
Palmer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Palmer throws a punch but it's blocked by Atunes.
Palmer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Palmer misses with some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roy Palmer showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Atunes 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Estafan Atunes!
Estafan Atunes decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Roko Tiili (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cassit Heiluu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tiili comes to the cage accompanied by Antti Railio - Halla ja etelätuuli. Heiluu has chosen Kerrankin Tarpeekseen as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roko Tiili!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 31 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cassit Heiluu!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Steve Montenegro and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heiluu shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Tiili looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Heiluu is trying to work for a kimura but Tiili is defending well.
Tiili works his way to full guard. Good work.
Heiluu pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tiili is keeping the position for now.
Tiili looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiili is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Tiili working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Heiluu.
Tiili looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heiluu throws a big right hand that misses.
Heiluu looking to pass the guard.
Heiluu keeps trying to improve his position.
Heiluu working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tiili is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tiili bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Heiluu's guard.
Heiluu has his foot on Tiili's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Tiili works his way back into a safe position though.
Heiluu looking for a guillotine here but Tiili defends easily.
Heiluu isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Tiili stacks Heiluu on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Tiili!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Heiluu gets back to half guard.
Heiluu has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Heiluu is trying to get back to full guard.
Heiluu looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Heiluu is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tiili lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Heiluu is trying to get back to full guard.
Heiluu taking some punishment here, with Tiili in his half guard.
Tiili prevents Heiluu from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heiluu looking for submissions off his back.
Well, if Tiili 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.
Heiluu works his way to full guard. Good work.
Tiili landing with the ground and pound.
Tiili wants to control from the top but Heiluu keeps moving.
Heiluu looking for a guillotine here but Tiili defends easily.
Heiluu looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Heiluu has an active guard here but Tiili has managed to pass into half guard.
Heiluu wants to improve his position but Tiili is controlling well.
Heiluu actively working from the bottom here.
Tiili is trying to control. Heiluu wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Heiluu has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Tiili escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Tiili!
Heiluu gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Heiluu looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Heiluu regains full guard. Nicely done.
Tiili keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Heiluu's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Cassit Heiluu will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Tiili stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A bone on bone clash there as Heiluu blocks the leg kick.
Tiili gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tiili tries to work over Heiluu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Heiluu jumps guard but Tiili stands there with Heiluu around his waist. Heiluu gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Heiluu tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tiili just stands there and leans against the cage.
Tiili lands a left hand.
Heiluu is trying to pull guard but Tiili turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Roko Tiili has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cassit Heiluu.
Tiili lands a shoulder strike.
Heiluu jumps into guard, dragging Tiili to the mat.
Heiluu has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at The Factory. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Tiili controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Tiili won't allow Heiluu to sweep him here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heiluu escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Tiili gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Heiluu working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Tiili has passed into half guard!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiili winds up and cracks Heiluu with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Heiluu makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Heiluu.
Tiili trying to stand up but can't free himself from Heiluu's guard.
Heiluu looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Tiili controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Heiluu wants to sweep but no luck.
Tiili works over Heiluu with some ground and pound from guard.
Tiili trying to control but Heiluu is working from the bottom.
Tiili wanted to stand there but Heiluu had control of the position.
Heiluu escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Tiili gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heiluu working for a triangle but Tiili defends it easily.
Heiluu looking for a sweep. Not yet Heiluu, not yet.
Tiili postures up and lands a big shot to Heiluu's brow.
Heiluu looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Tiili passes into half guard.
Heiluu wants to get back to full guard.
Heiluu looking for subs from the bottom but Tiili mounts him!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Heiluu is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Heiluu is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Tiili cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Heiluu is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Heiluu in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Heiluu is rocked!
Roko Tiili overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tiili drops a big elbow. That's hurt Heiluu! More shots from Tiili and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roko Tiili!
Roko Tiili decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Loke Westlund (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liber Alderich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alderich is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Remember the name. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Loke Westlund!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Liber Alderich!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Bruno Lombardi and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alderich bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Alderich throws a nice outside leg kick.
Westlund throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A swing and a miss from Westlund.
Westlund definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Westlund misses with a straight left.
Alderich throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Westlund just misses with a punch to the body.
Westlund throws a hook to the side of Alderich's head but Alderich sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alderich tries a quick counter leg kick but Westlund is wise to it.
Alderich has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Alderich throws a leg kick but Westlund sees it coming and moves out of range.
Westlund throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Alderich counter with a right hand.
Westlund checks a low kick from Alderich.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alderich looks to score with a jab to the body but Westlund is just out of range.
Westlund throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A head kick by Westlund misses
and Alderich counters with a body kick.
Alderich loads up on a big right hand but Westlund slips the punch.
Westlund looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Westlund connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Alderich throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Westlund.
Westlund misses with a left hand
and Alderich counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Westlund thinking.
A solid body kick from Alderich.
Loke Westlund seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alderich throws a low kick but Westlund moves out of range easily.
Alderich throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Loke Westlund has been cut.
Alderich lands with a kick to the ribs.
Alderich throws the kick towards the body but Westlund avoids it.
Westlund avoids the head kick by Alderich.
Alderich throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Westlund sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Westlund misses with a wild body shot.
Alderich thinks about the counter body kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Alderich finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alderich lands a nice looking body kick.
Westlund will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Alderich is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Westlund misses.
Alderich attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Alderich explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Westlund misses with a hook
and Alderich counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Alderich lands with a cross.
Westlund keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Westlund lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Alderich looks to score with a jab to the body but Westlund is just out of range.
Westlund misses with a left hand
and Alderich counters with a body kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Westlund checks a leg kick.
Alderich throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Alderich, right into the meat.
Alderich bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Alderich fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Westlund has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Westlund misses with a two punch combination.
Alderich throws a fast counter high kick but Westlund manages to duck under it in time.
Westlund misses with a kick to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Alderich. That's going to slow Westlund down.
Westlund lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Nice body kick from Alderich.
Alderich throws out a leg kick but Westlund moves out of range and Alderich only half commits.
Alderich swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Alderich throws a head kick that misses.
Alderich is looking to slow Westlund down with leg kicks.
Alderich lands a nice shot to the body.
Westlund takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Alderich throws a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Westlund plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Westlund takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alderich misses with a low kick as Westlund jumps back.
Alderich lands a nice looking body kick.
Alderich is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Westlund rather than just go for the knockout.
Alderich misses with a body kick.
Alderich feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Westlund's calf.
Westlund avoids the body shot from Alderich.
Westlund avoids a kick to the body.
Alderich ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Westlund moves away.
Westlund lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Alderich throws a sloppy head kick and Westlund moves out of range easily.
Alderich connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Alderich avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Westlund misses with a body shot.
Alderich throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Westlund just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liber Alderich dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Loke Westlund's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Alderich feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Westlunds jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Alderich lands a high kick!
Alderich throws a jab but it's blocked by Westlund.
Alderich has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Alderich looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Alderich throws a head kick that misses.
Westlund throws a right and a left that both miss.
Alderich avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alderich let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Liber Alderich seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Alderich scores with a head kick. Westlund tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Westlund missing with a left hand there. Alderich was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Alderich only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Westlund takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alderich bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Westlund's head.
Westlund checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A head kick misses from Alderich.
Westlund swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Alderich throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Westlund on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alderich throws a head kick but Westlund moves out of range.
Alderich thumps Westlund with a low kick.
Westlund takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Alderich jabs at Westlund's body.
Westlund waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alderich.
Westlund takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Alderich lands a high kick!
Westlund throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alderich tries to land a front kick but Westlund steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A nice inside leg kick there by Alderich. That's going to slow Westlund down.
Some wild striking there from Westlund.
Westlund is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Alderich thuds his shin into the meat of Westlund's side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Westlund doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Westlund ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Westlund takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Alderich throws a wild body kick that Westlund sees coming a mile off.
Westlund waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alderich.
Alderich steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Alderich lunges at Westlund with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Westlund's hand.
Westlund takes a kick to the side of the head.
Sloppy strikes from Westlund. Those never looked like landing.
Alderich loads up on a big right hand but Westlund slips the punch.
Westlund is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Alderich throws a sloppy head kick
and Westlund counters with a nice body kick.
Alderich lands a head kick. Westlund smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Alderich moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Alderich tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alderich drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Alderich looks to throw a body kick
and Westlund counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Westlund might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Westlund pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Alderich throws a push kick but Westlund slaps the foot to one side.
Westlund takes the fight into the clinch.
Alderich jumps guard but Westlund stands there with Alderich around his waist. Alderich gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Westlund misses with a body punch.
Westlund manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Westlund blocks a body shot from Alderich.
Westlund lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Alderich is rocked!
Westlund lands a body shot in the clinch.
Alderich is still on wobbly legs! Can Westlund finish him?
Westlund lands a body shot in the clinch.
Alderich has had enough of the clinch but Westlund keeps him there for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Westlund lands a shot to the body.
Alderich's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice body punch from Westlund.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Westlund takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Westlund lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Alderich to his knees! Westlund keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Loke Westlund!
Loke Westlund is the new welterweight champion!
A very excited looking Loke Westlund made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
The defeated Liber Alderich had this to say: 'Oh my GOD. I've gone beaten by this dump. Back to training with my sorry ass.'.
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