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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lyoto Parks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joaquim Rapture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rapture has chosen Die for Metal as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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159 lbs
27 - 11 - 1 |
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155 lbs
19 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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
27 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Lyoto Parks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joaquim Rapture!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parks throws a jab but it's blocked by Rapture.
Parks wants to clinch up but Rapture keeps it at a distance.
Rapture drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Parks defends it well.
Rapture tried to score with a low kick but Parks checks it.
Parks walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rapture lands a lovely overhand right.
An inside leg kick lands from Rapture.
Rapture jabs Parks to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Parks has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Parks there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rapture moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Parks throws a hook but Rapture avoids it easily.
Rapture throws a low kick but Parks moves out of range easily.
Parks is looking to counter punch.
Rapture stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Parks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rapture was well out of range. Poor timing from Parks.
A countering left hand to the body from Rapture misses.
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!
Rapture misses the shot to the body.
Good exchange - Rapture coming out on top.
Rapture misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rapture uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Parks.
Parks ducks under a wild hook from Rapture.
Parks missing with a left hand there. Rapture was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rapture tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Rapture dips to his left and cracks Parks with an uppercut!
Lyoto Parks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rapture ducks under a wild hook from Parks.
An inside leg kick lands from Rapture.
Rapture throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rapture throws a body punch but Parks moves out of range.
Parks pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rapture has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Rapture misses with a body shot.
Rapture bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Parks takes a kick to the side of the head.
Parks swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Rapture counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rapture throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rapture 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A low kick from Rapture misses
and Parks counters with a left to the body.
Rapture connects with an inside leg kick.
Rapture throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Parks to counter with a crisp jab.
Rapture is looking to score with low kicks.
Parks keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rapture.
Parks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rapture.
Parks was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Parks ducks under a wild hook from Rapture.
Rapture is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Parks had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Parks throws the left hand but Rapture avoids the punch easily.
Rapture throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Parks on the side of the head.
Rapture shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Parks counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rapture cracks Parks with an open hand slap.
Rapture lands a nice hook to Parks's body. Parks takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rapture dives in for a single leg takedown but Parks sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parks just misses with a punch to the body.
Rapture throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Parks misses the target.
Joaquim Rapture seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rapture throws a leg kick but Parks sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Parks looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rapture scores with a jab.
Parks walks into a left hand.
Rapture scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rapture.
Rapture lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jab, jab by Rapture - just one landing.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rapture.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Parks looks to score with a jab to the body but Rapture is just out of range.
Rapture swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rapture fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Parks.
Rapture swings widly with a right hand
and Parks counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rapture throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rapture swings widly with a right hand
letting Parks counter with a right hand.
Rapture shoots in looking for a takedown. Parks tries to sprawl out of it but Rapture keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Parks manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lyoto Parks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joaquim Rapture.
Parks throws a hook but Rapture avoids it easily.
Rapture lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Rapture.
Parks has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rapture.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rapture, right into the meat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Parks swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rapture counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Parks!
Parks sneaks out the side door and pushes Rapture away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Parks is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rapture missing with a left hand there. Parks was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joaquim Rapture dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Parks wants to clinch up but Rapture keeps it at a distance.
Parks steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rapture.
Nice uppercut there from Rapture.
Parks tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rapture paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rapture scoring well with a low kick there.
Rapture cracks Parks with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rapture throws a nice outside leg kick.
A big right from Rapture misses.
Rapture misses with a double jab
and Parks counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rapture connects with a single shot there.
Rapture misses with a head kick.
Parks lands a really nice looking cross but Rapture seems unphased.
Parks throws an off balance right hand
and Rapture counters with a low kick, right behind Parks 's knee.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rapture connects with a single shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rapture lands a leg kick that knocks Parks off balance momentarily.
Parks throws a jab when Rapture was well out of range.
Rapture scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Parks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Parks scores with the left hand. Rapture knows he should have avoided that one.
A swing and a miss from Parks.
Rapture looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rapture throws out a powerful jab.
Rapture fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Parks has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rapture getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Parks on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rapture. Rapture obviously looking to wear him down.
Rapture fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Parks on the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Parks chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rapture can pounce on him.
Parks listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rapture is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parks fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rapture is still on wobbly legs! Can Parks finish him?
Joaquim Rapture seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Parks 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.
Rapture seems to have recovered his senses.
Rapture looks to land a left hand but Parks moved out of range nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rapture.
Parks tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rapture slips under a jab.
Parks throws a body punch but Rapture moves out of range.
Rapture has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A big left from Parks misses.
Nice uppercut there from Parks.
Rapture chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rapture defending well as Parks loads up on a big left hand.
Rapture throws a leg kick which misses Parks's front leg but catches the back leg as Parks tries to avoid it.
Rapture throws a hook but Parks avoids it easily.
Rapture lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parks lands a big uppercut and Rapture crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Rapture looks OK. Parks waves Rapture back to his feet!
Rapture lands a jab to the head.
Rapture throws a low kick, looking for Parks's leg but Parks calmly moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Rapture.
Rapture tries a low kick but Parks avoids it.
Rapture connects with a high kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rapture rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Parks moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Parks drops his hands momentarily and Rapture takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rapture lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rapture blocks a jab.
Rapture tests Parks's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A slow jab from Rapture misses its intended target.
Parks on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rapture thuds a left hand into Parks's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rapture avoids the body shot from Parks.
Parks moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromRapture.
Rapture catches Parks with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rapture misses with a takedown
and Parks counters with a stiff right hand.
Parks looks to throw the jab but Rapture is out of range.
Parks checks a leg kick.
Parks misses the jab.
Parks slips a straight right by Rapture.
Rapture throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rapture connects with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rapture misses with a right hand
and Parks counters with a crisp right hand that drops Rapture! Parks lets Rapture back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Rapture lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Rapture looks for a takedown but Parks sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joaquim Rapture showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Rapture rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Parks counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lyoto Parks!
After winning the bout, Lyoto Parks 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Devil Jho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Hayes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Devil Jho is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
29 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Devil Jho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Hayes!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jho rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hayes counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Hayes is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Jho bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hayes's guard.
Hayes looking for a sweep. Not yet Hayes, not yet.
Jho sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jho drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Jho jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Jho slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jho stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hayes swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hayes tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jho landing some decent shots from guard.
Jho wants to pass the guard but Hayes is keeping the position.
Hayes looking for a guillotine here but Jho defends easily.
Jho controls from within his opponent's guard.
Jho postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hayes is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jho trying to control the position from guard on top but Hayes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
Jho looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Hayes is controlling Jho's posture.
Hayes keeping full guard, as Jho tries to pass.
Jho trying to control the position from guard on top but Hayes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Hayes misses with a takedown attempt - Jho sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jho is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jho throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jho feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hayess jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hayes staying out of range there.
Hayes's corner calls for a 1-2. Hayes obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jho changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hayes tries to avoid it but Jho manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hayes to the ground. Hayes escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Some bone on bone action there as Jho checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jho with a jab.
Jho shoots in and gets a takedown into Hayes's guard.
Jho loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hayes keeping full guard, as Jho tries to pass.
Jho trying to control the position from guard on top but Hayes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hayes is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hayes keeping moving, preventing Jho from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayes is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hayes keeping moving, preventing Jho from controlling successfully.
Hayes trying to control the position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jho is looking to advance position but Hayes has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hayes prevents Jho from getting the reversal.
Hayes manages to capitalize on a mistake by Jho to take his back!
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 Devil Jho will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Nice shot by Hayes.
It looks like Devil Jho has been cut.
Hayes throws a jab but it's blocked by Jho.
Jho swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hayes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jho.
Jho throws a chopping leg kick but Hayes manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hayes uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jho swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jho scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jho connects with a nice looking jab.
Hayes slips under a jab.
A countering left hand to the body from Hayes misses.
Jho slips a jab and a cross from Hayes.
Jho lands with a good body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Hayes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hayes misses with a few strikes there.
Jho throws out a powerful jab.
Jho throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
As Jho backs off Hayes throws a huge counter combo but Jho manages to avoid it all.
Hayes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jho circles away quickly and effectively.
Hayes takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jho gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hayes takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A jab from Hayes misses.
Devil Jho is winning the standup battle so far.
Hayes drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A punch combination from Jho misses.
Jho misses with a wild combination.
Michael Hayes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jho throws an overhand right that lands on Hayes's shoulder, as Hayes tries to avoid the shot.
Devil Jho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jho lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jho takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A lazy left from Hayes finds it's target.
Jho walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jho throws a hook to the side of Hayes's head but Hayes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hayes misses with a series of wild punches.
Jho throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jho comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hayes scores with the left hand. Jho knows he should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jho rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hayes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hayes lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jho just misses with a punch to the body.
Hayes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab from Hayes misses.
Jho lands with a cross.
Hayes throws a leg kick but Jho sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hayes ducks right into an uppercut from Jho.
Jho misses with an uppercut.
Hayes paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hayes scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hayes moves out of range of the strikes.
Hayes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jho.
Hayes swinging wildly here.
Jho throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hayes ducks under a wild hook from Jho.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Jho.
Nice uppercut lands for Jho. That snapped Hayes's head back.
Jho is looking to chop away at Hayes's legs.
Hayes throws an overhand right that lands on Jho's shoulder, as Jho tries to avoid the shot.
Jho slips a jab and a cross from Hayes.
Jho throws an overhand right that lands on Hayes's shoulder, as Hayes tries to avoid the shot.
Hayes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jho.
Jho misses with a wild body shot.
Hayes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hayes fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jho checks it well.
Jho tries to counter with a takedown but Hayes is quick to defend against it.
Jho lands with a right hand.
Jho looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jho swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jho ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hayes moves away.
Jho is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hayes has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jho finds it's way round the side to connect with Hayes's head.
Jho uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hayes.
Jho attempts a counter takedown but Hayes avoids it well and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hayes slips a straight right by Jho.
Hayes flicks out a counter leg kick but Jho steps away.
Jho slips a straight right by Hayes.
Hayes missing with a left hand there. Jho was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jho tries a head kick but it misses.
Hayes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jho throws a nice looking combination but Hayes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hayes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jho moves out of range as Hayes strikes.
Hayes missing with a left hand there. Jho was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hayes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jho.
Hayes fails to land with a series of punches.
Jho feinted with a counter takedown.
Hayes throws a body punch but Jho moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jho lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hayes circles away quickly and effectively.
Hayes looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jho closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hayes stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jho.
Jho looks to score with a jab to the body but Hayes is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Devil Jho will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Devil Jho's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Hayes throws a combination. Jho tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Jho connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hayes's hands.
Hayes shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hayes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jho throws a looping overhand right but Hayes ducks down to avoid it.
Jho slips a jab and a cross from Hayes.
Hayes moves out of range of the strikes.
A nice side step and Hayes releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Hayes checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hayes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jho half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Hayes throws a big shot that misses.
Jho throws a body shot but no joy.
Jho looks to land a left hand but Hayes moved out of range nicely.
Jho takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hayes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jho moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hayes leaves Jho with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hayes scores with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayes lands with a right hand.
Jho cracks Hayes with a good jab.
Hayes blocks a low kick nicely.
Nice shot lands for Hayes.
Jho misses with a looping right.
Hayes lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Jho looks for the body kick but Hayes saw that one coming.
Jho checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jho half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Jho gets caught flat footed, as Hayes shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Hayes trying to control the position from guard on top but Jho is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hayes working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jho is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hayes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jho swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayes throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jho works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jho looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hayes trying to control the position from guard on top but Jho is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hayes controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayes trying to control but Jho is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Michael Hayes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hayes ducks under a wild hook from Jho.
Jho scores with a nice strike.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hayes lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Jho has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jho and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
The crowd cheers as Jho lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hayes doesn't seem phased though.
Jho feints and then cracks Hayes's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hayes down.
Hayes misses with a few strikes there.
Jho goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jho throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jho throws a combination that misses
and Hayes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jho scores with a body shot.
Jho throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hayes dives in for a single leg takedown but Jho sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Jho lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hayes at a distance.
Jho throws a combination that misses
and Hayes counters with a takedown into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jho is trying to control Hayes's posture but Hayes avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jho gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Jho has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hayes is working away from the top position though.
Hayes is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hayes wants to work for an arm triangle but Jho is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Hayes slips a nice elbow through Jho's hands, connecting with Jho's forehead.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Hayes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jho 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Devil Jho!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julle Hallava (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackṏb Jṏhanssṏn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hallava comes into the arena with Nightcall blaring out of the sound system. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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28
220 lbs
17 - 8 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Julle Hallava!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jackṏb Jṏhanssṏn!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jṏhanssṏn shoots in but no luck this time.
Jṏhanssṏn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hallava clinches.
Hallava lands a nice elbow.
Hallava swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hallava gets through Jṏhanssṏn's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jṏhanssṏn blocks an elbow strike from Hallava.
Hallava lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jṏhanssṏn backwards.
Jṏhanssṏn blocking some punches.
Hallava takes a knee to the side of the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Hallava.
Jṏhanssṏn prevents a body shot from Hallava.
Hallava throws an elbow but it misses.
Hallava tries to throw a body punch but Jṏhanssṏn avoids it by throwing Hallava back against the cage.
Hallava swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hallava throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jṏhanssṏn missing with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jṏhanssṏn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hallava.
Jṏhanssṏn tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hallava just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jṏhanssṏn jumps guard but Hallava stands there with Jṏhanssṏn around his waist. Jṏhanssṏn gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Julle Hallava has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jackṏb Jṏhanssṏn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hallava blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jṏhanssṏn unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hallava lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jṏhanssṏn blocks an elbow strike.
A short left from Hallava.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hallava.
Our sources have told us that Hallava has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Hallava fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hallava throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hallava.
Hallava misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hallava misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hand to the body from Jṏhanssṏn.
Jṏhanssṏn tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hallava just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hallava throws an elbow that misses.
Jṏhanssṏn lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jṏhanssṏn blocks a body shot from Hallava.
Hallava swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hallava throws a punch but it's blocked by Jṏhanssṏn.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Hallava.
Hallava scores with a shoulder strike.
Jṏhanssṏn jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hallava walks away with a smile on his face. Jṏhanssṏn gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jṏhanssṏn looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hallava is fending him off so far but Jṏhanssṏn persists. Nope, Hallava circles away and we're back to standing.
Hallava jabs Jṏhanssṏn to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hallava gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hallava throws a punch but it's blocked by Jṏhanssṏn.
Jṏhanssṏn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hallava backwards.
Jṏhanssṏn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hallava backwards.
Hallava lands with a light punch inside.
Jṏhanssṏn has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Hallava seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Jṏhanssṏn can turn it around.
Jṏhanssṏn blocks an elbow strike.
Hallava throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hallava tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jṏhanssṏn's elbow.
Hallava softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jṏhanssṏn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jṏhanssṏn is trying to break free.
Jṏhanssṏn can't find room to land a body shot as Hallava controls the action.
Hallava throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jṏhanssṏn lands a nice shot to the body.
Hallava misses with an elbow over the top.
Hallava creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jṏhanssṏn's defenses.
Jṏhanssṏn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hallava creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jṏhanssṏn's defenses.
It looks like Jackṏb Jṏhanssṏn has been cut.
Jṏhanssṏn tries to throw a body punch but Hallava avoids it by throwing Jṏhanssṏn back against the cage.
Jṏhanssṏn scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jṏhanssṏn avoids the elbow strike from Hallava, against the cage.
Hallava takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jṏhanssṏn blocks an uppercut.
Jṏhanssṏn decides to pull guard.
Hallava wants to control from the top but Jṏhanssṏn keeps moving.
Hallava is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hallava postures up in Jṏhanssṏn's guard and throws a big left but Jṏhanssṏn blocks it.
Jṏhanssṏn keeping moving, preventing Hallava from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hallava is in close to Jṏhanssṏn's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jṏhanssṏn is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hallava defends well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hallava is looking to work some ground and pound but Jṏhanssṏn has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hallava stands up over Jṏhanssṏn, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jṏhanssṏn looking to control.
Jṏhanssṏn keeping full guard, as Hallava tries to pass.
Jṏhanssṏn has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Hallava has passed into side control.
Jṏhanssṏn is looking for a sweep.
Hallava grinds an elbow into Jṏhanssṏn's temple.
Hallava in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julle Hallava dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jackṏb Jṏhanssṏn's cut.
That's time! Hallava's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hallava swings for the body but Jṏhanssṏn moves out of range.
Jṏhanssṏn has a takedown stuffed.
Hallava moves out of range of the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Hallava misses the target.
Hallava connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jṏhanssṏn. Jṏhanssṏn circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hallava lands a hook that stumbles Jṏhanssṏn back into the cage. Hallava follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Jṏhanssṏn to the canvas! Hallava pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Jṏhanssṏn has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Julle Hallava!
After the fight, Julle Hallava was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
Jackṏb Jṏhanssṏn was interviewed post fight and said 'Wait a minute, there must be some type of mistake. I don't lose.'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dan Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edward Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Price comes to the cage accompanied by Black Label Society - Bleed for Me. Edward Brown is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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146 lbs
23 - 14 - 0 |
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142 lbs
13 - 2 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dan Price!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Edward Brown!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Price shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Brown throws a hook but Price avoids it easily.
Brown misses the shot to the body.
Brown throws out a powerful jab.
Brown connects with an inside leg kick.
Price takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Brown cracks Price with a good jab.
Brown throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Brown misses with a head kick.
Brown throws a push kick but Price slaps the foot to one side.
Brown misses with a low kick.
Brown throws a big shot that misses.
Price feinted there with a counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown tries to land a front kick but Price steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Brown looks for the body kick but Price saw that one coming.
Price drops his hands momentarily and Brown takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Brown lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown's jab looks to have found its range, popping Price under the eye.
Brown on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A slow jab from Brown misses its intended target.
Brown lands with a kick to the temple. Price shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Brown shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Price's guard.
Price has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Brown trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Price is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Brown is controlling him.
Price pulls Brown in close to prevent any damage.
Brown trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Price is adopting a defensive guard.
Brown has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Price keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a big right hand that misses.
Brown wants to pass the guard but Price is keeping the position.
Brown throwing strikes from guard but Price blocks nicely.
Brown is working Price over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Price controlling Brown's posture.
Brown working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Price trying to keep a closed guard but Brown is proving a slippery customer.
Brown postures up and lands a big shot to Price's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Brown tries to free his leg and advance position but Price is retaining full guard.
Brown won't allow Price to get back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Brown misses with a kick to the body
and Price counters with a nice body kick.
Price moves out of range of the leg kick from Brown.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Brown.
As Brown looks to move away, Price throws a big counter combo but Brown just gets out of the way.
Brown takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Brown rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Price makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Price throws a low kick but Brown avoids it.
Price defending well as Brown loads up on a big left hand.
Price fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brown misses with a body shot
enabling Price to counter with a crisp jab.
Brown misses with a leg kick
and Brown takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Edward Brown has been cut.
Brown throws a leg kick but Price sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown tries to land a front kick but Price steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Brown is looking to clinch but Price is avoiding it.
Brown fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brown has a takedown stuffed.
Price is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Brown throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Brown moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Price misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Price. That snapped Brown's head back.
Brown fails to land the takedown.
Price appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Price moves out of range of the body kick.
Price gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Brown.
Brown throws a body punch but Price moves out of range.
Price steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edward Brown dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Edward Brown's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Brown blocks a leg kick.
Brown has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brown is looking to land body kicks.
Brown misses the body punch
and Price counters with a straight right hand.
Brown fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Price fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brown manages to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Brown.
Price needs to keep his hands up - Brown had a free shot at his head there.
Brown motions for Price to come forward. Brown throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Price is looking to counter punch.
Brown scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Price sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Brown throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
As Brown looks to move away, Price throws a big counter combo but Brown just gets out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Price.
Price throws a push kick but Brown slaps the foot to one side.
Brown fails with an attempt to clinch.
Good leg kick by Brown there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Brown 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.
Price sends Brown crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Price is motioning to the referee to let Brown up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Edward Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Price takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Brown works Price's body with a nice hook.
Price scoring well with a low kick there.
Brown throws a big shot that misses.
A big left from Brown misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Price on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Brown. Brown obviously looking to wear him down.
Price throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brown closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Brown rushes Price and presses him up against the cage.
Brown blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Price goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Price works on Brown's body with a couple of short punches.
Brown works on Price's body with a couple of short punches.
Nice body punch from Price.
Price misses with a body punch.
Brown is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Price is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Price tries to stall but Brown uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Brown tries for a takedown but Price manages to get underhooks.
Brown lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right from Price.
Price tries to throw a body punch but Brown avoids it by throwing Price back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Price.
Brown is breathing heavily.
A right hand to the body from Price.
Price digs a right hand into Brown's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Brown's gas tank.
Brown misses with a body punch.
Brown blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Price scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Price misses with a hook to the ribs.
Price throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brown.
Brown has a couple of punches blocked by Price.
Nice body punch from Price.
Brown has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Price seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Brown can turn it around.
Price lands a body shot.
Price connects with a nasty looking knee right to Brown's face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Price lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Price blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Price has Brown pressed against the cage.
Price lands an elbow that stopped Brown in his tracks for a moment.
Price connects with a nasty looking knee right to Brown's face.
Price scores with a shot to the side of Brown's head.
Brown is rocked!
Brown misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brown taking a breather.
Price blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Brown fails to land.
Price blocks an uppercut.
Brown throws a punch but it's blocked by Price.
Price is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Price connects with a knee to the head.
Brown is still on wobbly legs! Can Price finish him?
Still in the clinch, Price scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short body shot lands from Price as the two fighters clinch.
Price scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown takes a shot to the head.
Price lands with a light punch inside.
Price misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Brown.
Price lands a knee to the head.
Price drops Brown onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Brown is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Dan Price has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Brown tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Price just stands there and leans against the cage.
Brown working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Brown fails to land.
Brown struggles to land a body shot inside as Price controls his hands.
Price drops Brown onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Brown is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Price lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A left hand lands to the body for Price.
Price throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Browns head.
Price is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Price lands a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Price dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Edward Brown's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Brown walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Brown limp body while Price jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dan Price!
Dan Price thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juan Velasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hendrik Daross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Velasquez comes into the arena with Accept's Balls To The Wall blaring out of the sound system. Juan Velasquez has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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38
225 lbs
32 - 19 - 0 |
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35
208 lbs
26 - 18 - 2 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Juan Velasquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hendrik Daross!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daross lands a jab to the head.
Velasquez cracks Daross with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
It looks like Hendrik Daross has been cut.
Velasquez rushes Daross and presses him up against the cage.
Velasquez being controlled against the cage.
Daross misses with a body punch.
Velasquez is trying to break the clinch but Daross is controlling him.
Daross lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
It looks like Juan Velasquez has been cut.
Daross lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Velasquez backwards.
Velasquez tries to break the clinch but Daross is controlling the position.
Daross swings wildly with an uppercut but Velasquez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Daross misses with a hook from the clinch.
Velasquez has had enough of the clinch but Daross keeps him there for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daross keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Velasquez's efforts to push away.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Daross.
Velasquez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Daross misses with a short punch on the inside.
Daross tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velasquez working hard to break the clinch.
Velasquez has had enough of the clinch but Daross keeps him there for the moment.
Daross misses with some punches.
Daross misses with a short punch on the inside.
Velasquez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Velasquez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Velasquez throws a poor cross that misses
and Daross counters with a body kick that stops Velasquez in his tracks momentarily.
Daross tries to clinch but Velasquez moves away
and Velasquez counters with a head kick.
Velasquez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Daross ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Daross will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Velasquez throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Daross avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Daross scoring well with a low kick there.
Daross slips a straight right by Velasquez.
Daross moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Velasquez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daross misses with a two punch combination.
Daross scores with a hook to the body. Velasquez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Velasquez misses the jab.
Velasquez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Daross is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Daross thuds a left hand into Velasquez's body.
Daross has closed the distance and engaged Velasquez in a clinch.
Velasquez blocks an uppercut.
Velasquez wants to get back to striking at distance but Daross won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Velasquez breaks from the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Velasquez misses the target.
Velasquez blocks the body kick.
Daross throws an off balance right hand
and Velasquez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Daross throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daross on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Daross tries to clinch there but Velasquez circles away.
Daross is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A head kick misses from Velasquez.
Velasquez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Daross has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Velasquez finds it's way round the side to connect with Daross's head.
Velasquez throws a leg kick
and Velasquez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Velasquez is rocked!
Daross misses with a combination
and Velasquez finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Oh Velasquez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hendrik Daross seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daross cracks Velasquez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Daross ducks under a wild hook from Velasquez.
Daross jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Velasquez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Velasquez wants to clinch.
Daross cracks Velasquez with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Velasquez tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Daross pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Velasquez is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hendrik Daross!
Hendrik Daross decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Apollo Gutz (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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36
267 lbs
20 - 14 - 0 |
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33
250 lbs
24 - 13 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jim Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Apollo Gutz!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brown throws a nice inside leg kick.
Brown delivers a nice body kick.
Brown throws a sloppy head kick
and Gutz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A head kick misses from Brown.
Brown looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gutz connects with a body shot.
Gutz connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Brown momentarily.
Brown closes the distance looking to clinch
and Gutz counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Brown throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Gutz pushes Brown up against the cage in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gutz effectively controlling the action here.
Gutz lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Gutz.
Brown blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gutz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brown.
Gutz dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Gutz managing to block the knees to the body from Brown.
Brown lands an elbow inside.
Brown misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gutz.
Gutz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Gutz displaying some good clinch control by pressing Brown up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Gutz.
Brown blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gutz scores a nice knee to the body.
Gutz goes for a takedown attempt but Brown pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Brown!
Brown digs a good hook to Gutz's body.
Jim Brown is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brown looks to clinch
and Gutz counters with a stiff right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab from Brown.
Brown misses with a head kick.
Brown keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Brown fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gutz.
Brown wants to slow Gutz down by chopping away at his legs.
Gutz counters with a body kick.
Brown keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jim Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown throws a solid leg kick but Gutz takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Brown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gutz scores with a jab to the body.
Gutz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A solid body kick from Gutz.
Gutz blocks a head kick by Brown.
Brown throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Gutz to counter with a crisp jab.
Gutz moves out of range of the leg kick from Brown.
A solid leg kick lands there for Brown.
Gutz checks a leg kick.
Gutz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Brown is fending him off so far but Gutz persists. Nope, Brown circles away and we're back to standing.
Jim Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Apollo Gutz.
Gutz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gutz thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Brown if he has to take too many more of those.
Brown is breathing heavily.
Gutz lands an overhand right.
It looks like Jim Brown has been cut.
Gutz fails to land the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gutz takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown tries to clinch but Gutz moves out of range.
Gutz swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gutz throws a hook to the side of Brown's head but Brown sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gutz keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Gutz blocks the low kick.
Brown misses with a series of wild punches.
Brown staying out of range there.
Brown tries to clinch but Gutz is having none of it.
Gutz shoots in and drives through. Brown sprawls well.
Brown throws a head kick that misses.
Gutz throws out a counter right but Brown avoids it with no problem.
Brown pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Gutz back to the cage. Brown follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Gutz takes a swing at Brown's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Apollo Gutz will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jim Brown's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Brown misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Gutz.
Brown slaps away a takedown attempt from Gutz, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Brown fails in his attempt to clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gutz.
Gutz pushes Brown up against the cage in a clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Gutz.
Gutz dodges an elbow strike from Brown.
Gutz slows down the pace here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice elbow from Brown.
Gutz tries to land knees in the clinch but Brown avoids the damage to the body.
Gutz manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown missing with knees to the body.
Gutz scores with a shoulder strike.
Gutz trying to control the position but instead, Brown has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gutz into the cage.
Brown with a knee to the head.
Gutz avoids the elbow strike from Brown, against the cage.
Gutz tries for a takedown but Brown manages to get underhooks.
Gutz has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Brown after a bit of a struggle.
Jim Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Apollo Gutz.
Gutz tries a body shot but Brown blocks it.
Brown lands an elbow inside that Gutz shrugs off.
Brown creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gutz pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gutz digs a right hand into Brown's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Brown's gas tank.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown avoiding damage as Gutz throws knees to the body.
Brown creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gutz's defenses.
Brown misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gutz.
Brown throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gutz just leaning against Brown, taking a breather.
Brown throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gutz dodges an elbow strike from Brown.
Brown misses with an elbow strike.
Brown throws an elbow that misses.
Gutz blocks the elbow strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gutz avoids a wild elbow strike from Brown.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Gutz avoids a wild elbow strike from Brown.
Gutz tries to work over Brown's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown lands an elbow that stopped Gutz in his tracks for a moment.
Gutz stalling in the clinch but Brown improves position.
Gutz trying to stall but Brown improves his position.
Brown misses with an elbow strike.
Gutz has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Brown is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Brown misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gutz.
Brown blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brown.
Brown avoiding damage.
Gutz lands with a right to the head.
Gutz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Gutz tries to work over Brown's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gutz has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Brown is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Gutz dodges an elbow strike from Brown.
Gutz has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Brown is trying to keep an underhook but Gutz manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Gutz throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gutz thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gutz misses with a head shot. Brown uses the momentum to regain guard.
Gutz keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Brown's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gutz working some strikes from top position.
Gutz lands a couple of digs.
Gutz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jim Brown will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jim Brown's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gutz checks a leg kick.
Jim Brown is winning the standup battle so far.
Gutz throws a hook to the side of Brown's head but Brown sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brown is looking to slow Gutz down with leg kicks.
Gutz misses with a combination
and Brown counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Jim Brown has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Brown throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gutz working aggressively here.
Brown missing with knees to the body.
Gutz misses with some punches.
Brown crunches a lovely knee into Gutz's ribcage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gutz working aggressively here.
Gutz blocks an elbow strike.
Brown throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gutz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brown throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutz blocks the elbow strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Gutz.
Brown gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gutz managing to block the knees to the body from Brown.
Brown on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gutz stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Gutz avoids a wild elbow strike from Brown.
Brown landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gutz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brown misses with an elbow strike.
Brown misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gutz.
Brown blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brown throws an elbow that misses.
Brown lands an elbow inside that Gutz shrugs off.
Gutz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Brown.
It looks like Apollo Gutz has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gutz will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Brown up against the cage.
Gutz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brown.
Knees in the clinch landing for Brown.
Brown content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Brown using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gutz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Gutz.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown tries to land knees in the clinch but Gutz avoids the damage to the body.
Brown comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gutz struggles to land a body shot inside as Brown controls his hands.
Brown is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Brown throws an elbow that misses.
Gutz struggles to land a body shot inside as Brown controls his hands.
Brown lands a nice elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gutz tries to score a body lock takedown but Brown shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Gutz gets through Brown's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Brown throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Brown will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gutz up against the cage.
Gutz swings wildly with an uppercut but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown misses with a knee strike.
Nice elbow from Brown.
Gutz lands with a light punch inside.
Gutz misses with the head strike.
Gutz is trying to maintain a safe position but Brown gets an underhook and turns Gutz into the cage.
Gutz gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Brown misses with an elbow over the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gutz has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Brown clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Gutz.
Brown wants to control his opponent's hands but Gutz gets his hands free.
Gutz loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Brown hold on?
Gutz lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Gutz.
You can see the frustration on Brown's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Gutz missing with strikes.
Gutz lands shots from the back.
Gutz punches the canvas rather than the man.
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 Jim Brown.
I think Brown 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jim Brown!
Jim Brown decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gary Player (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giorgio Conte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Player comes to the cage accompanied by Kevin Gates feat. August Alsina - I Don't Get Tired. Giorgio Conte acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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173 lbs
34 - 19 - 1 |
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31
179 lbs
22 - 7 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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World class MT
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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
34 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gary Player!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Giorgio Conte!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conte missing with a left hand there. Player was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Conte tests Player's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Player throws a nice head kick!
Conte fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Conte throws a wild body kick that Player sees coming a mile off.
Conte just misses with a punch to the body.
Player steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Conte.
Conte wants to clinch.
Giorgio Conte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Conte jabs Player right on the nose. Player blinks but takes it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Player catches Conte with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Conte.
Player bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Player with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Conte to score with a decent uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Player has a takedown stuffed.
Giorgio Conte is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conte ducks under a wild hook from Player.
And Conte responds with a good body kick, but Player manages to step out the way in time.
Player lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Conte is looking to slow Player down with leg kicks.
Conte throws a hook but Player blocks it.
Player chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Conte throws out a leg kick but Player moves out of range and Conte only half commits.
Player throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Player is trying hard to land a takedown here. Conte sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Player tries a head kick but it misses.
Conte throws a body punch but Player moves out of range.
Conte is looking to clinch but Player is avoiding it.
Player waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Conte.
Conte connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Player uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Conte.
Player lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A head kick misses from Player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Player keeps the fight on the outside.
Player seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Player misses with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A swing and a miss from Player.
Good work by Conte as he checks the leg kick.
Player looks to land a left hand but Conte moved out of range nicely.
Conte chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Player can pounce on him.
Player uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Conte.
A leg kick checked by Player.
Conte misses with a looping left.
Conte chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Player can pounce on him.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Conte.
Conte throws a leg kick but Player sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Conte slips a jab from Player.
Player misses with an uppercut.
Player checks the leg kick nicely there.
Conte moves in looking to clinch but Player pushes him off.
Player moves away from the strike by Conte.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conte closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Player wants to break the clinch but can't.
Conte lands a body punch.
Conte misses with a hook from the clinch.
Player is looking to break free of the clinch but Conte has double underhooks.
Conte connects with a nasty looking knee right to Player's face.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Conte.
Good body shot from Player.
Conte lands a body punch.
Conte scores with a shot to the side of Player's head.
Conte misses with the head strike.
Conte throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Player blocks it with crossed arms.
Player lands with a light punch inside.
Conte breaks from the clinch.
Conte finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Conte throws a nice inside leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Conte checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Conte lands a body shot.
Conte has closed the distance and engaged Player in a clinch.
Conte swings wildly with an uppercut but Player uses good head movement to avoid it.
Conte misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Conte struggles to land a body shot inside as Player controls his hands.
Player avoiding damage as Conte throws knees to the body.
Player breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Conte slips a jab from Player.
Conte slips a straight right by Player.
No luck for Player with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gary Player. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Player shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Conte defends it nicely.
Conte takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Giorgio Conte dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Player lands with a thumping leg kick.
Player uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Conte.
Conte throws a body punch but Player moves out of range.
Player seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Conte lands with a cross.
Conte slips a straight right by Player.
Player decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Conte is not content to let Player control the position.
Player uses his free foot to push down on Conte's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Conte.
Player lands a couple of good shots and Conte has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Player is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Player gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Player gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Player apologises and we restart here on the feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Player takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Conte ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Player moves away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Player darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Player tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Conte is able to avoid easily.
Conte looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Conte throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Player scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Conte tries to clinch but Player moves out of range.
Player lands with a right hand.
Conte throws a body punch but Player moves out of range.
Conte displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Player throws out the jab.
Conte looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Conte misses with an uppercut.
Player looks to land a body kick but Conte moved away.
Player lands a leg kick that knocks Conte off balance momentarily.
Conte tries to work over Player's front leg with a kick but Player checks it.
Player moves out of range as Conte throws a body kick.
Player sizes up Conte with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Conte fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Player on the side of the head.
Player shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Conte as he jumps to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conte blocks a head kick by Player.
Conte walks into a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Player misses the shot to the body.
Conte takes a swing at Player's ribcage but misses.
Conte lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Player circles away quickly and effectively.
Conte missing with a left hand there. Player was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Player looks to land a right hand but Conte moved out of range.
Conte let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Conte misses with a looping right.
A swing and a miss from Conte.
Player tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Conte manages to circle out of the way.
Conte is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Player scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Conte trying to control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Player lands strikes from half guard.
Player wants to lay and pray for a moment but Conte keeps working.
Player throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Conte keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Player working the head and body with strikes.
Conte is trying to get back to full guard.
Player not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Player working the head and body with strikes.
Conte blocking the ground and pound attempt from Player.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Player is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Player works his way into side control.
Player cracks Conte with a big right hand but Conte just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
You can see the frustration on Conte's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Player working the head and body with strikes.
Player is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Player dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Conte misses with a hook. Player ducked under it nicely.
Conte throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Player is looking to counter the offense by Conte and move into the clinch.
Conte uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Player.
As Player backs off Conte throws a huge counter combo but Player manages to avoid it all.
Conte moves out of range of the leg kick from Player.
A nice inside leg kick there by Player. That's going to slow Conte down.
Conte uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Player.
Conte is trying to counter with his kicks.
Player dips to his left and cracks Conte with an uppercut!
Conte throws a nice outside leg kick.
Player closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Conte is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Player's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Player is taking a breather. Conte says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Player wants to take a breather but Conte is having none of it.
Player throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Player not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Conte is pressing down on Player's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Player sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Player landing with the ground and pound.
Conte keeping moving, preventing Player from controlling successfully.
Player is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Player seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Conte for as long as he can get away with.
Player wants to control from the top but Conte keeps moving.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Conte throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Player tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Conte manages to circle out of the way.
Conte throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A clash of legs there as Player blocks the low kick.
Player lands with a straight right. Conte didn't see that one coming.
Conte tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Player misses with an uppercut. Conte saw that one coming.
Conte takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Player fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Conte looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Player tries to land a leg kick but Conte saw it coming and moves away.
Player catches Conte with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jab by Conte.
Conte scores with a decent looking hook.
Conte darts in and clinches Player up against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Player wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Conte has him pressed against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Player.
Player has Conte pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Conte manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Player wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Player has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Conte after a bit of a struggle.
Conte misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Player.
Conte prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gary Player. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conte can't find room to land a body shot as Player controls the action.
A shot in the inside from Conte.
Player is looking to take this one to the mat.
Conte gets through Player's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Conte tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short left from Conte.
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!
Player throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Player blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Giorgio Conte seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short left from Conte.
A right handed body shot lands from Player.
Conte takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Conte tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Player avoids it.
Player wants to take the fight to the mat but Conte manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Player goes for a takedown in the clinch but Conte prevents it.
Conte blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Conte using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Player has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Conte is fighting off a takedown attempt but Player is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Conte to the mat. Conte regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Giorgio Conte.
I think Conte 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Giorgio Conte!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Terrance Clam Digger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Venum Tree Knee Dad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clam Digger comes to the cage accompanied by Body Rott. Tree Knee Dad comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Not Falling by Mudvayne kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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152 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Terrance Clam Digger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Venum Tree Knee Dad!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tree Knee Dad scores with a hook to the body. Clam Digger takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tree Knee Dad digs a good hook to Clam Digger's body.
Clam Digger walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nice shot lands for Tree Knee Dad.
Clam Digger is looking to land body kicks.
Tree Knee Dad scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Tree Knee Dad has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Clam Digger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tree Knee Dad.
Tree Knee Dad moves out of range of the body kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Tree Knee Dad misses.
Tree Knee Dad clobbers Clam Digger with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tree Knee Dad. Clam Digger does a little dance to reset his feet.
A counter left hand to the body from Clam Digger misses its target.
Tree Knee Dad works the jab nicely.
Tree Knee Dad thuds a left hand into Clam Digger's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tree Knee Dad digs a good hook to Clam Digger's body.
Tree Knee Dad fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Clam Digger manages to avoid it.
Clam Digger seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Clam Digger gets caught napping as Tree Knee Dad dives in and scores a takedown. Clam Digger manages to retain guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clam Digger is pulling down on Tree Knee Dad's head to control his posture.
Tree Knee Dad won't allow Clam Digger to sweep him here.
We've been hearing good reports from Clam Digger'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.
Clam Digger utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tree Knee Dad trying to control but Clam Digger is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tree Knee Dad looking to pass the guard.
Tree Knee Dad trying to control the position from guard on top but Clam Digger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Clam Digger is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Clam Digger keeping full guard, as Tree Knee Dad tries to pass.
Tree Knee Dad trying to control but Clam Digger is working from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Tree Knee Dad pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Terrance Clam Digger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Clam Digger misses with a wild body shot.
Tree Knee Dad connects with a jab.
Clam Digger on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tree Knee Dad scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Clam Digger doesn't seem bothered though.
Tree Knee Dad misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Clam Digger.
Tree Knee Dad dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tree Knee Dad lands a nice shot that snaps Clam Digger's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tree Knee Dad throws a looping overhand right but Clam Digger ducks down to avoid it.
Tree Knee Dad takes a swing at Clam Digger's ribcage but misses.
Tree Knee Dad moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Clam Digger swings for the body but Tree Knee Dad moves out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tree Knee Dad darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tree Knee Dad misses with a wild body shot.
Tree Knee Dad slips under a jab.
Clam Digger with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tree Knee Dad to score with a decent uppercut.
A good leg kick by Tree Knee Dad.
A swing and a miss from Tree Knee Dad.
Clam Digger appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Tree Knee Dad stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tree Knee Dad is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Clam Digger rather than just go for the knockout.
Tree Knee Dad lands with a hook. Clam Digger tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tree Knee Dad misses with a body punch
letting Clam Digger counter with a right hand.
Venum Tree Knee Dad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clam Digger throws the left hand but Tree Knee Dad avoids the punch easily.
Tree Knee Dad keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Clam Digger.
Tree Knee Dad is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Clam Digger had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Tree Knee Dad fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Clam Digger looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tree Knee Dad scores with a jab to the body.
Tree Knee Dad shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Clam Digger keeping full guard, as Tree Knee Dad tries to pass.
Clam Digger is pulling down on Tree Knee Dad's head. It's preventing any offense from Tree Knee Dad, at least for the moment.
Clam Digger looking for a sweep. Not yet Clam Digger, not yet.
Clam Digger trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Venum Tree Knee Dad dominated that round.
That's time! Clam Digger's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tree Knee Dad scores with a nice head shot.
Clam Digger on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tree Knee Dad changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Venum Tree Knee Dad seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tree Knee Dad moves out of range of the strikes.
Tree Knee Dad jabs at Clam Digger's body.
Tree Knee Dad misses with a hook
letting Clam Digger counter with a right hand.
Clam Digger avoids the body shot from Tree Knee Dad.
Clam Digger seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A slow jab from Clam Digger misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tree Knee Dad uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Clam Digger.
Tree Knee Dad missing with a left hand there. Clam Digger was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Clam Digger's corner calls for a 1-2. Clam Digger obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jab, jab by Tree Knee Dad - just one landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tree Knee Dad's jab looks to have found its range, popping Clam Digger under the eye.
Tree Knee Dad jabs at Clam Digger's body.
Clam Digger scores with the left hand. Tree Knee Dad knows he should have avoided that one.
Clam Digger scores with the left hand. Tree Knee Dad knows he should have avoided that one.
Tree Knee Dad lands a right hook to the body.
Tree Knee Dad drives through and clinches with Clam Digger against the cage.
Clam Digger misses with a hook to the ribs.
Clam Digger breaks from the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Tree Knee Dad.
Tree Knee Dad tries to score a power double leg takedown but Clam Digger sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Tree Knee Dad somewhat.
Tree Knee Dad swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tree Knee Dad fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tree Knee Dad keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Clam Digger.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tree Knee Dad swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Clam Digger takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Clam Digger is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tree Knee Dad dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Clam Digger avoids a kick to the body.
Tree Knee Dad throws a low kick but Clam Digger moves out of range easily.
Tree Knee Dad throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It appears Clam Digger was looking to counter with a kick there.
Tree Knee Dad throws out a powerful jab.
Tree Knee Dad shoots in but no luck this time.
Clam Digger attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tree Knee Dad has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tree Knee Dad throws a hook but Clam Digger avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tree Knee Dad throws a lazy right hand but Clam Digger sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Clam Digger misses with a straight right.
Tree Knee Dad works the jab nicely.
Tree Knee Dad takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Clam Digger blocks a leg kick.
Clam Digger misses with a looping right.
Tree Knee Dad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tree Knee Dad throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Clam Digger sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Clam Digger was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Clam Digger takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tree Knee Dad lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tree Knee Dad misses with a low kick as Clam Digger jumps back.
Clam Digger swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Clam Digger throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tree Knee Dad throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tree Knee Dad works Clam Digger's body with a nice hook.
Good shot there by Tree Knee Dad.
Tree Knee Dad moves out of range of the strikes.
Tree Knee Dad jabs at Clam Digger's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tree Knee Dad dips to his left and cracks Clam Digger with an uppercut!
A left lands for Clam Digger.
Clam Digger avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tree Knee Dad ducks under a wild hook from Clam Digger.
Tree Knee Dad displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Clam Digger throws out the jab.
Clam Digger gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tree Knee Dad lands with a good body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Venum Tree Knee Dad showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Tree Knee Dad swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Clam Digger lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Tree Knee Dad has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tree Knee Dad and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tree Knee Dad now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Clam Digger throws a hook to the side of Tree Knee Dad's head but Tree Knee Dad sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tree Knee Dad ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Clam Digger misses with a hook.
Tree Knee Dad fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Clam Digger moves out of range of the leg kick from Tree Knee Dad.
Tree Knee Dad lands with a good body shot.
Tree Knee Dad lands with a good body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tree Knee Dad digs a good hook to Clam Digger's body.
Tree Knee Dad tries for a takedown but Clam Digger sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tree Knee Dad throws a shot to the body.
Tree Knee Dad uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Clam Digger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tree Knee Dad thuds a left hand into Clam Digger's body.
Tree Knee Dad fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tree Knee Dad misses with a left hand
enabling Clam Digger to counter with a crisp jab.
Clam Digger lands with a hook. Tree Knee Dad tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tree Knee Dad scores with a crisp jab that stopped Clam Digger in his tracks.
Clam Digger looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tree Knee Dad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Clam Digger wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tree Knee Dad throws out a powerful jab.
Clam Digger throws out a loose jab but Tree Knee Dad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tree Knee Dad tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Tree Knee Dad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tree Knee Dad cracks Clam Digger with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Clam Digger jabs Tree Knee Dad to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Terrance Clam Digger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tree Knee Dad jabs at Clam Digger's body.
Tree Knee Dad throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tree Knee Dad cracks Clam Digger with an open hand slap.
Tree Knee Dad scores with a takedown into Clam Digger's guard.
Tree Knee Dad stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Clam Digger swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Clam Digger is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Clam Digger pulls Tree Knee Dad in to control the position.
Tree Knee Dad passes Clam Digger's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Tree Knee Dad is keen to just control but Clam Digger is a slippery customer.
Tree Knee Dad trying to pass the guard but Clam Digger defending well.
Clam Digger moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clam Digger controls Tree Knee Dad momentarily but Tree Knee Dad frees himself.
Clam Digger has control of Tree Knee Dad's left arm, preventing Tree Knee Dad from doing any damage.
Tree Knee Dad pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Clam Digger is keeping the position for now.
Venum Tree Knee Dad is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Clam Digger trying to control the position here.
Clam Digger looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Clam Digger has control of Tree Knee Dad's left arm, preventing Tree Knee Dad from doing any damage.
Tree Knee Dad is pushing down on Clam Digger's leg trying to pass to half guard. Clam Digger is fighting to maintain full guard but Tree Knee Dad has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Clam Digger trying to hold on to Tree Knee Dad's head to control him but Tree Knee Dad postures up.
Tree Knee Dad is looking to advance position but Clam Digger won't allow it.
Clam Digger tries to roll over but Tree Knee Dad keeps him under control.
Tree Knee Dad controlling the action here.
Tree Knee Dad lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Clam Digger gets back to full guard.
Clam Digger pushes a forearm under Tree Knee Dad's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Tree Knee Dad is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Terrance Clam Digger!
After winning the bout, Terrance Clam Digger thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Raven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Anastasio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thomas Raven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony Anastasio!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raven shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Raven misses with a body kick.
Anastasio is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Raven with a body shot.
Anastasio thumps Raven with a low kick.
Raven connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Raven wants to land a leg kick but Anastasio is out of range.
Raven jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Anastasio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Raven drops down looking for a counter takedown but Anastasio sprawls and moves away.
Nice uppercut there from Anastasio.
Raven connects with a solid leg kick.
Anastasio misses with a hook
and Raven counters with a low kick, right behind Anastasio 's knee.
Anastasio tries to move into range but Raven moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Raven dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Anastasio. That did some damage!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anastasio misses with a wild combination.
Raven was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Raven lands a really nice looking cross but Anastasio seems unphased.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Anastasio misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Raven.
A jab from Raven misses.
Anastasio throws a looping overhand right but Raven ducks down to avoid it.
Raven scores with a jab to the body.
Anastasio lands a leg kick that knocks Raven off balance momentarily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Raven.
Anastasio scores with a jab to the body.
Anastasio swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Raven counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Anastasio takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Raven scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Anastasio pushes Raven off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Raven loads up on a big right hand but Anastasio slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anastasio leaves Raven with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Anastasio looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Raven scores with a punch to the head.
Raven gets the takedown into side control.
Raven is looking to take a break and control but Anastasio is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Raven working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Anastasio is looking to reverse the position.
Raven wants to control but Anastasio is keeping him busy.
You can see the frustration on Anastasio's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raven misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Raven has control of an arm but Anastasio manages to advance to Raven's back!
Anastasio controlling the position well here. Raven rolled but Anastasio kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Anastasio keeps control of the position as Raven tries to break free.
Anastasio just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
I really don't envy Raven right now.
Anastasio slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Raven staying busy and making it hard for Anastasio to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anastasio really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Raven.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Raven trying to control but not successfully.
Raven turns into Anastasio and is now in his guard.
Raven chips away with some ground and pound.
Raven lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Raven trying to control the position from guard on top but Anastasio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Raven throws a big elbow that misses.
Raven is pushing down on Anastasio's leg trying to pass to half guard. Anastasio is fighting to maintain full guard but Raven has managed to sneak the leg through.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anastasio is trying to get back to full guard.
Raven missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Thomas Raven will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Anastasio tries a head kick but it misses.
Anastasio takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Raven feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Anastasios jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Anastasio works Raven's body with a nice hook.
Raven fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Anastasio has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Raven is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Raven takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Anastasio misses with a hook. Raven ducked under it nicely.
Anastasio misses with a hook
and Raven counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Raven!
Some wild striking there from Anastasio.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anastasio misses with a low kick.
Anastasio throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Raven finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anastasio misses with a low kick.
Raven fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anastasio manages to avoid it.
Raven lands with a thumping leg kick.
Anastasio scores with a jab to the body.
Anthony Anastasio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anastasio missing with a left hand there. Raven was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Anastasio scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Raven doesn't seem bothered though.
Raven loads up on a big right hand but Anastasio slips the punch.
A bone on bone clash there as Anastasio blocks the leg kick.
Anastasio misses with a left hand
and Raven counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A solid body kick from Anastasio.
Raven throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Anastasio.
Anastasio lands a head kick. Raven smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Thomas Raven has been cut.
Raven ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anastasio moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raven misses with the body kick
and Anastasio counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raven walks into a stiff left hand from Anastasio.
Anastasio blocks a jab.
Anastasio rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Raven counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A head kick by Anastasio misses
and Raven counters with a nice uppercut.
Raven misses with a leg kick
and Anastasio counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Raven throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Anastasio.
A jab from Anastasio finds it's way through Raven's defenses.
Anastasio misses with a wild body shot.
Anastasio misses with a left hand
and Raven counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Raven lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Raven takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Raven misses
and Anastasio connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Raven looks to score with a jab to the body but Anastasio is just out of range.
Anastasio flicks out a counter leg kick but Raven steps away.
Raven tries to clinch but Anastasio moves out of range.
Raven blocks a jab.
Anastasio connects with a crisp jab.
Raven steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Anastasio. That one must have hurt.
A head kick by Anastasio misses
and Raven counters with a thumping low kick.
Anastasio tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Raven manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Raven.
Anastasio rushes Raven and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Raven slowing the pace effectively.
Anastasio blocking some punches.
Raven throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Anastasios head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anastasio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
I was talking to Raven's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Anastasio tries a body shot but Raven blocks it.
Anastasio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Raven scores with a nice hook to the head.
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!
Anastasio wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Anastasio taking a breather.
Raven fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Raven throws a punch but it's blocked by Anastasio.
Anastasio prevents a body shot from Raven.
Anastasio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Anastasio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Raven breaks from the clinch.
Raven moves in looking to clinch but Anastasio pushes him off.
Anastasio is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Raven.
Raven looks to throw a body kick
and Anastasio counters with a straight right hand.
Anthony Anastasio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A combination from Anastasio does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Thomas Raven will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Thomas Raven's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Raven is looking to chop away at Anastasio's legs.
Raven tries to clinch up.
Anastasio defending well as Raven loads up on a big left hand.
Anastasio jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Raven lands a leg kick that knocks Anastasio off balance momentarily.
Raven throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Raven stuns Anastasio with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Thomas Raven is winning the standup battle so far.
Anastasio throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Raven's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Anastasio connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Raven scrambles back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raven looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Anastasio is fending him off so far but Raven persists. Nope, Anastasio circles away and we're back to standing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Anastasio! But no joy.
Raven throws a poor cross that misses
and Anastasio counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Anastasio, right into the meat.
Anastasio tries to clinch there but Raven circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raven scoring well with a low kick there.
Anastasio chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Raven bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Anastasio scores with a leg kick.
Anastasio throws a leg kick which misses Raven's front leg but catches the back leg as Raven tries to avoid it.
Raven lands a leg kick that knocks Anastasio off balance momentarily.
Anastasio misses with a head kick.
Raven doesn't manage to clinch there - Anastasio circles away.
Anastasio looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Anastasio, as that shot connected.
Raven misses the body punch
letting Anastasio counter with a right hand.
Raven connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Anastasio.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anastasio lands a slapping body shot.
Raven ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anastasio moves away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Raven lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Anastasio circles away quickly and effectively.
Raven needs to keep his hands up - Anastasio had a free shot at his head there.
Raven throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Raven forces Anastasio back against the cage and clinches.
Anastasio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Anastasio tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Raven's elbow.
Raven escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A low kick from Raven is predictable there
letting Anastasio counter with a right hand.
Anastasio looks to score with a jab to the body but Raven is just out of range.
Anastasio thows a left - swing and a miss!
Anastasio lands a right hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Anastasio. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Anastasio.
A cross from Raven lands.
Raven tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Raven slips a jab from Anastasio.
Anastasio loads up on a big right hand but Raven slips the punch.
Raven fires out a quick counter leg kick but Anastasio just manages to avoid it.
Anastasio takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Raven throws a hook but Anastasio avoids it easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Anastasio.
Anastasio rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Raven counters with a two punch combo.
Anthony Anastasio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anastasio throws a left and a right that both miss
and Raven counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Raven tried to score with a low kick but Anastasio checks it.
Anastasio throws a front kick aimed at Raven's knee but Raven avoids it well.
Thomas Raven is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raven lands a nice leg kick that just misses Anastasio's sensitive parts.
Anastasio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Raven manages to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anastasio throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Raven stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Anastasio misses with a jab to the body
and Raven cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Anastasio misses with a right hand
and Raven counters with a nice low kick that buckles Anastasio's knee momentarily.
Anastasio scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Raven scores with a punch to the head.
Anastasio misses with a straight right.
Raven lands a nice looking body shot.
Raven stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Anastasio.
Anastasio lands a slapping body shot.
Anastasio throws a lazy head kick
and Raven makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Anthony Anastasio.
I think Raven 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Make Munalukko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Reach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reach has chosen Rich Like Me as his entrance music. Make Munalukko has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Make Munalukko!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Johnny Reach!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Munalukko misses with a jab to the body
and Reach counters with a right hand to the body.
Munalukko misses with a wild body shot.
Munalukko throws a body shot but no joy.
Reach avoids the body shot from Munalukko.
Munalukko ducks under a wild hook from Reach.
Reach stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Munalukko.
Reach checks a leg kick.
Munalukko looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Munalukko throws a leg kick
and Reach counters with a nice leg kick.
Munalukko takes a swing at Reach's ribcage but misses.
A nice side step and Reach releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Munalukko connects with a good right hand that stumbles Reach. Reach circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Munalukko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
As Reach backs away, Munalukko returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Munalukko closes the distance and clinches.
Reach misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reach misses with a punch on the inside.
Reach struggles to land a body shot inside as Munalukko controls his hands.
Munalukko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reach throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Reach has a couple of punches blocked by Munalukko.
Munalukko lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Reach lands an elbow just above Munalukko 's eye.
Reach misses with a punch to the body.
Reach throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Munalukko throws a head punch that misses.
Reach lands an elbow that stopped Munalukko in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Make Munalukko has been cut.
Reach being controlled against the cage.
Reach's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Munalukko scores with a nice body kick.
Munalukko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Reach has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Reach shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Reach throws an overhand right that lands on Munalukko's shoulder, as Munalukko tries to avoid the shot.
Munalukko tries to counter by clinching up but Reach breaks away and moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munalukko misses with a right hand
enabling Reach to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Reach. Munalukko does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Munalukko wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Munalukko connects with a solid leg kick.
Munalukko loads up on a big right hand but Reach slips the punch.
And Reach responds with a good body kick, but Munalukko manages to step out the way in time.
Reach shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Munalukko misses with a shot to the body
and Reach counters with a stiff right hand.
Reach checks a leg kick.
Munalukko attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Munalukko sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Make Munalukko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Munalukko avoids the body shot from Reach.
Reach lands a nice looking body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munalukko throws a body kick that misses.
Reach looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Munalukko connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Reach gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Munalukko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reach.
Munalukko lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Munalukko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Reach sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Munalukko fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Reach has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Reach looks for the body kick but Munalukko saw that one coming.
As Reach backs away, Munalukko returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Munalukko misses with an uppercut
enabling Reach to counter with a crisp jab.
A jab from Munalukko misses.
Reach keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Munalukko.
Reach fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reach takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Munalukko lands a glancing blow to the side of Reach's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A swing and a miss from Reach.
Munalukko swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Munalukko shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Munalukko misses with a left hand
enabling Reach to counter with a crisp jab.
Reach connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Reach has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Munalukko tries to land a leg kick but Reach saw it coming and moves away.
Munalukko misses with a low kick.
Munalukko scores with a crisp jab that stopped Reach in his tracks.
Munalukko misses with a low kick.
Nice straight punches there by Reach. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Reach.
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 Make Munalukko will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Make Munalukko's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Munalukko rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Reach counter with a right hand.
Reach misses with a looping right.
Reach misses with a looping left.
Reach moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A lazy body kick from Munalukko
and Reach counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Munalukko throws a lazy body kick
and Reach counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Munalukko is rocked!
Johnny Reach seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice straight punches there by Munalukko. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Munalukko.
Reach moves forwards but Munalukko connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Reach throws a lazy right hand but Munalukko sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Munalukko jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Munalukko tries a head kick but it misses.
A little jabbing left from Reach on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Munalukko thuds his right hand into Reach's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Munalukko fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Reach has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munalukko fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Reach looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Munalukko takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A decent looking cross lands there for Munalukko.
Reach looks to land a combination. Munalukko sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Oh Munalukko is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Munalukko gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Johnny Reach!
Johnny Reach is the new middleweight champion!
An intense looking Johnny Reach took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Im Johnny Reach, bitch!'.
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