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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rimario Gracie (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mark Hammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rimario Gracie!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Chris Edwards and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hammer is looking for a takedown.
Hammer turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Hammer manages to end up in side control.
Gracie struggling a bit here.
Hammer creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Gracie sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Hammer working the ground and pound from side control.
Gracie manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Hammer winds up and cracks Gracie with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hammer scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gracie is pressing down on Hammer's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Hammer lands a couple of digs.
Hammer trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hammer lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gracie is looking to cinch up a triangle. Hammer throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Gracie's body to avoid the submission. Gracie has instead reached around Hammer's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Gracie arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Rimario Gracie!
A relieved looking Rimario Gracie thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charles Crawley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Castillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Crawley might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Barbarian Overlords - The Ambassador . Charles Crawley had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Charles Crawley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Castillo!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Paul Tew and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crawley misses with a two punch combination.
Castillo is looking to clinch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Castillo, as that shot connected.
Crawley scores with a spinning back kick!
Crawley has been working on his boxing with his coaches at ~T~ Troid - Gym in the buildup to the fight.
The fight stays on the outside here - Castillo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Castillo takes one to the side of the head.
Crawley connects with a looping right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crawley blocks a head kick by Castillo.
Crawley throws a counter high kick but Castillo was just alert enough to avoid it.
Crawley lands a high kick!
It looks like Joe Castillo has been cut.
Castillo needs to keep his hands up - Crawley had a free shot at his head there.
Crawley circles away from the clinch attempt
and Crawley counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawley lands a high kick!
Crawley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Castillo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A head kick by Castillo misses
and Crawley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Castillo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That has opened up Joe Castillo's cut even more.
Crawley digs a good body shot into Castillo's ribs.
Crawley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Crawley - that will leave a mark!
A head kick by Castillo misses
and Crawley counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Castillo thinking.
Crawley scores with a body shot.
Castillo looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
That kick from Crawley tenderised Castillo's leg. Castillo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Crawley connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Castillo's hands.
Crawley throws a right and a left that both miss.
Crawley scores with the left hand. Castillo knows he should have avoided that one.
Crawley slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Castillo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Crawley slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The cut above Joe Castillo's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Crawley lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Crawley connects with a good right hand that stumbles Castillo. Castillo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Crawley lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Crawley sizes up Castillo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Joe Castillo's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Castillo walks into a jab.
Castillo is rocked!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Joe Castillo's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Charles Crawley!
A victorious Charles Crawley 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peper Panel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Abreu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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260 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Peper Panel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Rafael Abreu!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abreu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Panel uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
It looks like Rafael Abreu has been cut.
Panel throws a lazy body kick
and Abreu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Panel moves into range and connects with a jab.
Abreu avoids a kick to the body.
Abreu wants to counter the offense by Panel and move into the clinch position.
Abreu misses the shot to the body.
Abreu takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A looping hook to the body misses from Abreu. Panel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Panel looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Panel lands the left hand.
Panel changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Abreu looks winded!
Abreu drops his hands momentarily and Panel needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Abreu just on the top of the head. Abreu drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Abreu - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Peper Panel!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ronny Fosse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christopher Wilt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Basic striking
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ronny Fosse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Christopher Wilt!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Steven Brown and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Wilt enables Fosse to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Wilt manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Fosse postures up.
Fosse is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Soul Supremacy Rio that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Wilt has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Fosse can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Fosse has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Fosse being controlled here momentarily.
Fosse postures up and lands a big shot to Wilt's brow.
Fosse looking to sit in guard and control but Wilt gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Fosse wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilt looking to pass the guard.
Wilt advances position into side control!
Wilt has hold of Fosse's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Fosse seems comfortable defending it but Wilt has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Fosse is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Fosse is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Wilt couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Christopher Wilt!
An out of breath Christopher Wilt thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bratt Nardello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dandy Swanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Swanson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Kill For Satan. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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250 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Bratt Nardello!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dandy Swanson!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Atkins and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Swanson.
Nardello lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
It looks like Dandy Swanson has been cut.
Nardello throws a left and a right that both miss
and Swanson moves into the clinch.
Swanson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nardello blocks it with crossed arms.
Swanson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Swanson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Swanson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Swanson has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Nardello uses from the top position.
Nardello stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Swanson shoots in and bounces Nardello off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Swanson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nardello works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Swanson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Nardello wants to stand but Swanson is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nardello keeping full guard, as Swanson tries to pass.
Swanson won't allow Nardello to get back to his feet.
Nardello knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Swanson on the ground.
Swanson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nardello wants to stand up but Swanson is controlling him.
Swanson throwing strikes from guard but Nardello blocks nicely.
Swanson slips nicely into half guard.
Swanson is trying to control. Nardello wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Swanson stalling.
Nardello tries to kick Swanson off but Swanson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Swanson controlling the action here.
Nardello scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Swanson manages to mount him!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nardello is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swanson with the ground and pound from mount.
Nardello is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Swanson controlling his opponent.
Swanson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Swanson controlling from the full mount.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Nardello is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Swanson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Poor strikes thrown by Swanson there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Swanson tries to control but Nardello wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nardello takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Swanson with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Nardello is trying to stand up.
Swanson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Nardello on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Nardello tries to get out of the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Swanson breaks from Nardello's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Swanson tries to control but Nardello wriggling away.
Nardello is in a horrible position here. Swanson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dandy Swanson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dandy Swanson's cut.
That's time! Nardello's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nardello ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Swanson shoots in but Nardello avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Swanson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Nardello tries to avoid it but Swanson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Nardello to the ground. Nardello escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A big right from Swanson misses.
Swanson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Nardello as he avoids it easily.
Bratt Nardello has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dandy Swanson.
Swanson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Nardello sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Swanson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nardello seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Nice jab there from Nardello.
Swanson staying out of range there.
Swanson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Nardello as he avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nardello throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Swanson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nardello sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Swanson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nardello swats away the attempt to clinch by Swanson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crunch! Swanson slams his shin into Nardello's torso.
Nardello is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Swanson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Swanson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nardello.
Swanson unleashes a big counter combination but Nardello bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A left and a right from Nardello both land. Nice combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nardello. Swanson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Swanson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Nardello counters with a big right hand! Oh Swanson is in trouble here! Nardello follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bratt Nardello!
Dandy Swanson was interviewed post fight and said 'ERRRRRRRRRGHHHHHHHHHHHHHH'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Xande Shoyoroll (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guy Brush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brush is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: GOAT !!!. On his way into the cage it seems that Xande Shoyoroll has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Xande Shoyoroll seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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183 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Xande Shoyoroll!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Guy Brush!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Daniel Bishop and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shoyoroll takes the fight into the clinch.
Brush escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shoyoroll lands with a cross.
Brush keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice jab there from Brush.
Brush connects with a looping right hand.
Shoyoroll looks to throw the jab but Brush is out of range.
Donk. Brush catches Shoyoroll right on the button with a cross.
Shoyoroll misses with an uppercut. Brush saw that one coming.
Brush stuns Shoyoroll with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Shoyoroll tries to move into range but Brush moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
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!
Shoyoroll throws a big shot that misses.
Shoyoroll fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brush scores with a jab to the jaw.
Brush's corner calls for a 1-2. Brush obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Brush is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brush connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Shoyoroll drops his hands momentarily and Brush takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd cheers as Brush lands an impressive looking overhand right. Shoyoroll doesn't seem phased though.
Guy Brush seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brush lands a left and a right that send Shoyoroll crashing to the mat, dazed. Brush thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Shoyoroll is rocked!
It looks like Xande Shoyoroll has been cut.
We've been hearing reports that Shoyoroll has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brush lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Shoyoroll falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Guy Brush!
A very excited looking Guy Brush made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aku Saari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roberto Boucher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saari comes to the cage accompanied by Rock You Like A Hurricane - Scorpions. Aku Saari has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Aku Saari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Roberto Boucher!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Sam Margolis and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saari has taken the fight to the clinch.
Boucher tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Boucher blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Saari lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Boucher lands a left hand that snaps the head of Saari backwards.
It looks like Aku Saari has been cut.
Boucher fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Saari blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boucher tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Boucher swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Saari misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Saari.
Saari lands with a left to the head.
It looks like Roberto Boucher has been cut.
A head punch on the inside from Boucher fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boucher.
Saari working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Saari working aggressively here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boucher misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boucher blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Boucher tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Saari lands a hook to the side of the head.
Boucher misses with a hook to the ribs.
Boucher misses with a short punch on the inside.
Boucher fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Saari blocks a body shot from Boucher.
Boucher lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saari misses with a short punch on the inside.
Saari misses with a hook to the ribs.
Boucher swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boucher has a couple of punches blocked by Saari.
Boucher throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Saari lands a hook that snaps the head of Boucher backwards.
The referee calls for Saari to work.
A head punch on the inside from Boucher fails to land.
Boucher misses with a hook from the clinch.
Saari throws a head punch that misses.
Saari lands a nice uppercut.
Boucher blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Saari misses with the head strike.
Saari misses with a hook from the clinch.
Saari blocks an uppercut.
Saari digs a right hand underneath Boucher's ribcage. Boucher let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Boucher has a couple of punches blocked by Saari.
Saari lands a left hand that snaps the head of Boucher backwards.
Saari tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boucher's elbow.
Saari throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boucher.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Saari.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saari blocks an uppercut.
Saari misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hand to the body from Saari.
Boucher lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Saari lands an uppercut.
Boucher misses with a punch on the inside.
Saari working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Boucher tries a body shot but Saari blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Saari.
A short right from Saari.
Boucher lands with a light punch inside.
Saari lands a hook to the side of the head.
Boucher is rocked!
Saari creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Boucher's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Boucher drops to his knees and Saari pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aku Saari!
Aku Saari was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between San Terra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Calixtro Guerrero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for San Terra has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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270 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 2, fighting out of New York, San Terra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Calixtro Guerrero!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Daniel Bishop and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guerrero tries to clinch but Terra moves out of range.
Terra scores with a nice right hand.
San Terra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Guerrero uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Terra.
Terra with a jab.
Terra lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Guerrero closes the distance and clinches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Guerrero as Terra tries to tie him up.
Guerrero scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Terra's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Guerrero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Terra scores with a nice short uppercut.
Guerrero tries a body shot but Terra blocks it.
Guerrero lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Guerrero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Guerrero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Terra gets through Guerrero's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Guerrero throws a punch but it's blocked by Terra.
Guerrero blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Guerrero tries a body shot but Terra blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guerrero has a couple of punches blocked by Terra.
Guerrero scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Guerrero pushes Terra back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Terra tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Guerrero blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Guerrero lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Guerrero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good body shot from Guerrero.
Terra tries to throw a body punch but Guerrero avoids it by throwing Terra back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Guerrero.
Guerrero throws a punch but it's blocked by Terra.
Guerrero tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Terra blocks an uppercut.
Terra lands a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Terra.
Guerrero misses with a punch on the inside.
Terra is looking to control Guerrero's arms but Guerrero gets an underhook and turns him. Now Terra has his back to the cage.
Terra blocking some punches.
Guerrero lands a body punch.
Guerrero scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Guerrero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Guerrero misses with a body punch.
Terra blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Guerrero lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Guerrero misses with a punch on the inside.
Terra blocks a body shot from Guerrero.
A body shot lands from Guerrero.
Terra is breathing heavily.
Guerrero lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Guerrero lands with a short shot to the head.
It looks like San Terra has been cut.
Guerrero lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Terra backwards.
Guerrero lands a body punch in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Guerrero.
Guerrero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Guerrero misses with some punches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Guerrero.
Guerrero scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Terra misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Terra.
Guerrero leaning against his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guerrero pushes Terra back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Terra blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Guerrero fails to land.
Guerrero works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Guerrero lands a body punch.
Guerrero scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Guerrero lands a left hand.
Terra takes a shot to the head.
Guerrero drops Terra onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Terra is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Terra is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Guerrero unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Terra! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Guerrero is unloading with more strikes now! Terra drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Calixtro Guerrero!
A victorious Calixtro Guerrero 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phil Hellmuth Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rod Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Phil Hellmuth Jr has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Phil Hellmuth Jr seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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280 lbs
11 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Phil Hellmuth Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rod Black!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Ackerman and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black takes a jab right on the kisser.
It looks like Rod Black has been cut.
Black staying out of range there.
Black takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Black tries to keep at a distance but Hellmuth Jr has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hellmuth Jr prevents a body shot from Black.
Black misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hellmuth Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hellmuth Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Black's elbow.
Hellmuth Jr pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hellmuth Jr looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Black tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hellmuth Jr's elbow.
Hellmuth Jr lands an elbow inside that Black shrugs off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black misses with a body punch.
Hellmuth Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Black tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Black.
Black takes an elbow to the temple.
The cut above Rod Black's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Hellmuth Jr pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hellmuth Jr misses with an elbow over the top.
Black prevents a body shot from Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr lands an elbow inside.
Rod Black's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Black throws a head punch that misses.
Black blocks the elbow strike.
Black takes an elbow to the temple.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Rod Black's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Phil Hellmuth Jr!
Phil Hellmuth Jr took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Highland Clothing for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ludko Struja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mairbek Krylov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Struja might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to HIJACK - THE BADMAN IS ROBBIN. 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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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Ludko Struja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mairbek Krylov!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Steven Brown and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krylov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Struja.
Krylov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Struja swinging wildly here.
Krylov has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Struja misses with an uppercut. Krylov saw that one coming.
Struja throws a lazy right hand but Krylov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Struja throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Krylov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ludko Struja seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice uppercut there from Krylov.
Struja scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Krylov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Struja manages to avoid it.
Struja misses the shot to the body.
Struja misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Struja jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Krylov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Struja rushes Krylov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Krylov tries to circle away but Struja has him pinned against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Struja creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Struja.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Struja.
Struja cracks Krylov with a nice body shot.
Krylov looks winded!
A short left from Struja.
A head punch on the inside from Struja fails to land.
Struja throws a head punch that misses.
Struja lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Struja misses with the head strike.
Krylov avoids a wild elbow strike from Struja.
Struja misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Krylov.
Struja has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Krylov avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Struja pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Krylov misses with a wild combination.
Struja misses with a shot to the body
and Krylov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've been hearing reports that Struja has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Struja lands with a shot to the body.
Krylov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Struja drops down looking for a counter takedown but Krylov sprawls and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Struja misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Krylov slips under a jab from Struja.
Struja slips a straight right by Krylov.
Struja is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Struja misses with a wild body shot.
Krylov swats away the attempt to clinch by Struja.
Struja misses the shot to the body.
Krylov unleashes a big counter combination but Struja bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Krylov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Krylov lands a jab.
Krylov misses with a few strikes there.
Struja misses with a few strikes there.
Struja closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Krylov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Struja has clasped his hands together around Krylov's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Krylov sneaks out the side door and pushes Struja away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krylov throws a jab when Struja was well out of range.
Struja throws a right hand that misses
and Krylov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A punch combination from Struja misses.
A swing and a miss from Krylov.
Krylov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Krylov closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Struja needs to keep his hands up - Krylov had a free shot at his head there.
Krylov ducks under a wild hook from Struja.
It seemed like Krylov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Struja uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Krylov.
Krylov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Krylov slips under a jab from Struja.
Struja fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Krylov circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Struja throws a right hand that Krylov ducks under and follows up with a left that Krylov also avoids with ease.
A slow jab from Struja misses its intended target.
Struja has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Struja has closed the distance and engaged Krylov in a clinch.
Struja manages to break the clinch.
Krylov has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Struja misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Struja wants to clinch up but Krylov keeps it at a distance.
Struja slips a jab and a cross from Krylov.
Struja drops down looking for a counter takedown but Krylov sprawls and moves away.
Krylov fails to land with a series of punches.
Struja was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Struja uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Krylov.
Struja ducks under a wild hook from Krylov.
Krylov dodges the punch combination from Struja.
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 Ludko Struja will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Struja's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Krylov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Struja scrambles back to his feet.
Struja rushes Krylov and presses him up against the cage.
Struja manages to break the clinch.
Struja with a nice cross.
Struja ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Krylov moves away.
Struja throws a right hand that misses
letting Krylov counter with a right hand.
Krylov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Struja cracks Krylov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Struja lands a lovely overhand right.
Krylov's corner calls for a 1-2. Krylov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Struja misses with a hook. Krylov ducked under it nicely.
Krylov misses with a hook.
Struja throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Struja misses with a lunging right hand
and Struja takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Struja throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Struja displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Krylov throws out the jab.
Krylov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Struja tries to clinch up.
Krylov lands a nice hook to Struja's body. Struja takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Struja misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Krylov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mairbek Krylov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Struja avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sloppy strikes from Krylov. Those never looked like landing.
Struja swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Struja defending well as Krylov loads up on a big left hand.
Struja misses with the combination.
Krylov takes one to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Struja lands a nice hook to Krylov's body. Krylov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Struja throws a right and a left that Krylov avoids nicely.
Krylov lands a body shot.
Krylov connects with a looping right hand.
Krylov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Struja misses with a straight right.
Struja moves into the clinch.
Struja breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Krylov connects with a single shot there.
Struja slips a jab from Krylov.
Krylov slips under a jab from Struja.
Krylov throws a jab but it's blocked by Struja.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krylov blocks a jab.
Struja fails with an attempt to clinch.
Struja fails with an attempt to clinch.
Krylov circles away from the clinch attempt
and Krylov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Krylov throws a right and a left that Struja avoids nicely.
A combination from Struja does no damage.
Krylov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Struja tries to clinch up.
Struja throws a right and a left that both miss.
Struja tries to clinch up.
Krylov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Struja avoids a punch combination nicely.
Struja was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mairbek Krylov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Struja fails with an attempt to clinch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Struja, as that shot connected.
Struja swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Krylov stuns Struja with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Krylov misses with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good standup being displayed there by Struja as he connects with a hook.
Struja tries to clinch there but Krylov circles away.
Krylov is looking for the big counter here.
Struja throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Krylov.
Struja tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Struja misses with a hook
and Krylov counters with a left and a right that stings Struja.
Krylov with a jab.
Struja throws a big shot that misses.
No joy there for Struja, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mairbek Krylov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Struja takes a swing at Krylov's ribcage but misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Krylov! But no joy.
Struja fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Krylov might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Struja keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Krylov.
Struja throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Struja uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Krylov.
Struja scores with a punch to the head.
Krylov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Struja takes one to the side of the head.
Struja throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Struja fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Krylov, pushing him back against the cage.
Struja struggles to land a body shot inside as Krylov controls his hands.
A nice right hand lands inside from Struja.
Struja misses with a hook from the clinch.
Krylov blocks a body shot from Struja.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krylov wants to break free but Struja has control.
Krylov is looking to break free of the clinch but Struja has double underhooks.
Struja tries to work over Krylov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Struja's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Krylov lands a jab.
Krylov misses with a hook. Struja ducked under it nicely.
Struja comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Krylov connects with a body shot that sends Struja's belly button to the back.
Struja staying out of range there.
Struja tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Krylov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Struja tries to clinch up.
Horrible takedown attempt by Struja or perhaps it was just good defense by Krylov, which made it look bad.
Krylov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Struja swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Struja blocks the leg kick.
Struja scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Krylov misses with a looping right.
Struja looks to score with a jab to the body but Krylov is just out of range.
Struja moves in looking to clinch but Krylov pushes him off.
Struja doesn't manage to clinch there - Krylov circles away.
Struja misses with the combination.
Struja fails with an attempt to clinch.
Struja throws a right and a left that Krylov avoids nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Struja misses with a right hand
and Krylov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Struja throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Krylov.
Struja on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Struja uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Krylov.
Struja pushes Krylov up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Struja fails to land.
Struja scores with a shoulder strike.
Struja is working for takedown but Krylov is calmly controlling the position for now.
Krylov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Krylov misses.
It looked like Struja wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Krylov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Struja sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Struja lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Struja lands with a hook. Krylov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Krylov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Struja tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Struja just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Struja dodges the punch combination from Krylov.
Krylov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Struja jabs Krylov right on the nose. Krylov blinks but takes it well.
Struja looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
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!
Struja fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Krylov, pushing him back against the cage.
Krylov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A punch combination from Krylov misses.
Krylov lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Krylov.
Krylov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
It seemed like Krylov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Struja wants to clinch up but Krylov keeps it at a distance.
Krylov unleashes a big counter combination but Struja bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Krylov ducks under a wild hook from Struja.
Struja jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sloppy strikes from Krylov. Those never looked like landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ludko Struja.
I think Struja 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ludko Struja!
After winning the bout, Ludko Struja thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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