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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Giraldo Costanzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eagle Loveladdy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Loveladdy has chosen Snoop Lion - Here Comes The King! as his entrance music. Giraldo Costanzo could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Eagle Loveladdy's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Giraldo Costanzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eagle Loveladdy!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Shimada and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Costanzo tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Loveladdy defends well and Costanzo ends up having to push Loveladdy into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Costanzo gets a takedown into half guard.
Loveladdy manages to get to full guard.
Loveladdy managing to control the position.
Costanzo with a nice head shot there.
Costanzo looking to pass the guard.
Costanzo throwing strikes from guard but Loveladdy blocks nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Loveladdy is scooting his butt against the ropes and has managed to get back to his feet. Costanzo presses him back against the ropes, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Loveladdy misses with a punch to the body.
Costanzo working hard to break the clinch.
Loveladdy taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loveladdy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Costanzo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Costanzo tries to work over Loveladdy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Loveladdy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Costanzo tries for a takedown but Loveladdy circles away easily
and Loveladdy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Giraldo Costanzo has been cut.
Costanzo throws a one two combo.
It looks like Eagle Loveladdy has been cut.
Costanzo fails with a takedown attempt.
Costanzo backing away here, and Loveladdy unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Giraldo Costanzo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Costanzo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Loveladdy is looking for the big counter here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Costanzo does no damage.
Costanzo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Loveladdy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Costanzo has his takedown stuffed
and Loveladdy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Costanzo misses with a body shot.
Costanzo misses with a takedown
and Loveladdy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Costanzo thinking.
Costanzo with a poor takedown
and Loveladdy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costanzo shoots in and drives through. Loveladdy sprawls well.
Costanzo fails with a takedown attempt.
Costanzo goes for a double leg but Loveladdy avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Loveladdy continues to drive forward.
Costanzo throws a body shot but no joy.
Loveladdy is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Costanzo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Loveladdy swivels and escapes.
Eagle Loveladdy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Costanzo shoots in looking for a takedown but Loveladdy manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Costanzo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Despite the aggression on Loveladdy's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Costanzo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Loveladdy counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Costanzo is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Costanzo.
Costanzo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Costanzo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Loveladdy makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Costanzo really felt that one!
Costanzo throws a looping overhand right but Loveladdy ducks down to avoid it.
As Costanzo backs off Loveladdy throws a huge counter combo but Costanzo manages to avoid it all.
Costanzo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Loveladdy counters with an outside leg kick.
Costanzo with a lazy takedown attempt
and Loveladdy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Costanzo thinking.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Costanzo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Loveladdy sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Costanzo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Loveladdy sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Loveladdy unleashes a big counter combination but Costanzo bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Costanzo fails with the takedown.
Loveladdy feints a counter leg kick.
Loveladdy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Costanzo.
Loveladdy let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Costanzo looks to land a combination but Loveladdy avoids it well.
Loveladdy unleashes a big counter combination but Costanzo bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Costanzo fails with the takedown
and Loveladdy counters with a stiff jab, followed by a cross and an uppercut! That's too much punishment for Costanzo to take - he tumbles to the canvas, blood pouring from his nose, barely conscious. That's the end of the fight! Great knockout by Loveladdy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Eagle Loveladdy!
Eagle Loveladdy 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Kahwaah Jeeri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Silvan Neadue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silvan Neadue has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Kahwaah Jeeri's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kahwaah Jeeri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Silvan Neadue!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neadue has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jeeri breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Neadue is defended easily by Jeeri.
Jeeri rushes Neadue and presses him up against the ropes.
Neadue has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jeeri is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A right handed body shot lands from Jeeri.
Neadue has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Jeeri clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Jeeri is looking to stand back up. He's having to work hard to escape but eventually he manages it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jeeri clinches up with Neadue and pushes him back against the ropes.
Jeeri stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neadue is looking for a takedown.
Kahwaah Jeeri has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Silvan Neadue.
Jeeri stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jeeri misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jeeri misses with a body punch.
Neadue is looking to take this one to the mat.
Jeeri scores with a shot to the side of Neadue's head.
Jeeri's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jeeri getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
It looks like Silvan Neadue has been cut.
Neadue uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jeeri.
Neadue is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Neadue closes the distance and clinches.
Neadue manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Neadue tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jeeri's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Neadue.
Nice body punch from Jeeri.
Neadue controlling the action here for a moment.
Neadue has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jeeri tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Neadue's elbow.
Jeeri tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Neadue's elbow.
Neadue leaning his opponent against the ropes.
A short body shot lands from Jeeri as the two fighters clinch.
Neadue misses with a hook from the clinch.
Neadue misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jeeri takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A body shot lands from Jeeri.
Neadue tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Neadue is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jeeri is keeping busy.
Neadue wants to take the fight to the mat but Jeeri manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Jeeri is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Neadue is keeping busy.
The referee is keeping an eye on Jeeri - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Jeeri struggles to land a body shot inside as Neadue controls his hands.
Jeeri dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Neadue gets control of Jeeri's arms and successfully pulls guard. Neadue will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jeeri wants to get up but he can't break Neadue's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Jeeri has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Neadue looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Jeeri has picked Neadue up and slammed him! Neadue can't keep hold of the triangle and Jeeri manages to pass to side control!
Neadue tries to buck Jeeri off but Jeeri is having none of it.
Neadue told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Jeeri decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Jeeri throws an overhand right that lands on Neadue's shoulder, as Neadue tries to avoid the shot.
Jeeri waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Neadue.
Neadue closes the distance and clinches.
Jeeri doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jeeri escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Neadue closes the distance and clinches.
Jeeri breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Neadue scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Jeeri. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jeeri.
Jeeri misses with a combination
and Neadue cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Neadue has taken the fight to the clinch.
Neadue tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jeeri breaks from the clinch.
Neadue slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Neadue throws a combination that misses
and Jeeri counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jeeri bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Neadue's head backwards.
Neadue connects with the punch.
Jeeri fails to land with a series of punches.
Neadue checks the leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jeeri misses with an uppercut.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Neadue walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jeeri fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Neadue, pushing him back against the ropes.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Jeeri creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jeeri is stalling here.
Jeeri holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Jeeri stalls.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Neadue misses with the head strike.
A right hand to the body from Jeeri.
Stalling in the clinch from Jeeri.
Jeeri tries a body shot but Neadue blocks it.
Jeeri breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jeeri moves into the clinch successfully.
Jeeri struggles to land a body shot inside as Neadue controls his hands.
Neadue wants a takedown.
Jeeri breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A good leg kick by Jeeri.
Jeeri moves into range and clinches up with Neadue.
Jeeri tries to throw a body punch but Neadue avoids it by throwing Jeeri back against the ropes.
Jeeri breaks the clinch.
Jeeri slips a straight right by Neadue.
Neadue tries to keep at a distance but Jeeri has taken the fight into the clinch.
Neadue fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A bit of stalling here from Jeeri.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Neadue drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jeeri pulls his leg out and moves away.
A punch combination from Neadue misses.
Neadue gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jeeri prevents the takedown attempt.
A head punch on the inside from Neadue fails to land.
Jeeri misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Neadue tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jeeri's elbow.
Jeeri lands a body punch in the clinch.
Neadue working hard to break the clinch.
Jeeri lands a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jeeri.
Neadue looks winded!
Neadue tries to pull guard but Jeeri holds him up against the ropes and eventually Neadue drops back down to his feet.
Neadue struggles to land a body shot inside as Jeeri controls his hands.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Jeeri breaks the clinch.
Jeeri fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Neadue avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jeeri avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jeeri throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Neadue.
Jeeri closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Neadue wants to take the fight to the mat but Jeeri manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Jeeri misses with a punch to the body.
Neadue tries to stall but Jeeri uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jeeri blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kahwaah Jeeri dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Silvan Neadue's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Jeeri tries to close the distance and clinch up but Neadue swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It looks like Jeeri has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Jeeri with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jeeri looks to land a right hand but Neadue moved out of range.
Neadue tries to move into range but Jeeri moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jeeri misses with a straight left.
Jeeri misses with a few strikes there.
Neadue takes a kick to the side of the head.
A leg kick checked by Neadue.
Neadue shoots in looking for a takedown but Jeeri manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Neadue's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neadue shoots for a takedown but Jeeri saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jeeri's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jeeri gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Neadue goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jeeri tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Neadue's elbow.
A left hand lands to the body for Jeeri.
Neadue pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kahwaah Jeeri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Neadue looks to throw the jab but Jeeri is out of range.
Kahwaah Jeeri is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jeeri misses with an uppercut. Neadue saw that one coming.
Kahwaah Jeeri is winning the standup battle so far.
Neadue drives through and clinches with Jeeri against the ropes.
Jeeri escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jeeri misses with a two punch combination.
Jeeri has closed the distance and engaged Neadue in a clinch.
Neadue has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jeeri is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kahwaah Jeeri has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Silvan Neadue.
Neadue is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Jeeri is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jeeri goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Neadue tries to pull guard but Jeeri won't allow it.
Jeeri's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jeeri misses with an uppercut. Neadue saw that one coming.
Neadue unleashes a big counter combination but Jeeri bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Jeeri lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Neadue avoids the head kick by Jeeri.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jeeri leaves Neadue with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jeeri pushes Neadue up against the ropes in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neadue has a couple of punches blocked by Jeeri.
Jeeri lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Neadue or not.
Jeeri doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jeeri is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Neadue can do to turn this around?
Neadue tries to break the clinch but Jeeri is controlling the position.
Jeeri's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Neadue lands a left hand.
Jeeri blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jeeri lands a right hand.
Neadue wants a takedown.
Neadue lands with a left to the head.
Neadue is working for takedown but Jeeri is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jeeri misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jeeri can't find room to land a body shot as Neadue controls the action.
Neadue trying to stall but Jeeri improves his position.
Neadue jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jeeri walks away with a smile on his face. Neadue gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Neadue takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Neadue takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jeeri closes the distance and pushes Neadue back into the ropes.
Jeeri tries to work over Neadue's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Neadue misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jeeri.
Jeeri lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Neadue is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jeeri unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Neadue! He's leaning against the ropes trying to keep his feet but Jeeri is unloading with more strikes now! Neadue drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kahwaah Jeeri!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Kahwaah Jeeri made sure he mentioned V-Mask Clothing (10%), along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Hare (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Solomon Lawal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Lawal's choice of entrance music: Beds Are Burning. Peter Hare has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Peter Hare!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Solomon Lawal!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawal tries for a takedown but Hare circles away easily
and Hare counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hare stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hare wants it to stay on the feet.
Lawal changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hare tries to avoid it but Lawal manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hare to the ground. Hare escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Peter Hare has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Solomon Lawal.
Hare throws a head kick that Lawal semi-blocks.
Hare has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cozad MMA LA Elite in the buildup to the fight.
Lawal avoids the head kick by Hare.
Lawal gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hare.
Lawal stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hare.
A big left from Hare misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hare misses with a head kick.
Hare throws a head kick but Lawal moves out of range.
Lawal gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hare counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawal looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lawal shoots in for a double leg but Hare sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hare throws a front kick aimed at Lawal's knee but Lawal avoids it well.
Lawal is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Hare misses with an uppercut
and Lawal counters with a straight right hand.
Peter Hare seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lawal shoots for a takedown but Hare saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hare looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hare just misses with a punch to the body.
Hare throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lawal throws a right hand that Hare ducks under and follows up with a left that Hare also avoids with ease.
Lawal fails with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Hare.
Hare connects with a high kick.
Hare looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hare throws a leg kick but Lawal sees it coming and moves out of range.
Lawal goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hare swings widly with a right hand
and Lawal counters with a left to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hare tries to bum rush Lawal with a series of wild strikes but Lawal uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lawal shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hare as he avoids it easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lawal keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hare's efforts to push away.
Hare breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hare misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hare tries a head kick but it misses.
Hare misses with a jab to the body
and Lawal counters with a one-two to the body.
Peter Hare is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hare throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hare takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Peter Hare has been cut.
Lawal shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hare pinned against the ropes. Hare gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lawal defending well as Hare loads up on a big left hand.
Hare stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hare wants it to stay on the feet.
Hare with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawal tries to close the distance and clinch but Hare swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hare throws a head kick but Lawal moves out of range.
Hare tries a head kick but it misses.
Lawal shapes to counter with a head kick.
Lawal shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hare but Hare pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hare throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hare tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hare lands a big head kick that sends Lawal tumbling to the mat! Hare takes a step backwards and waves Lawal back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Lawal is rocked!
Hare turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lawal is still on wobbly legs! Can Hare finish him?
Hare lands a body shot.
Lawal seems to have recovered his senses.
Hare ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lawal moves away.
It seemed like Lawal was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A solid body kick from Hare.
Lawal looks winded!
Hare cracks Lawal with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Lawal shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hare pinned against the ropes. Hare gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A head kick misses from Hare.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lawal! But no joy.
Lawal moves out of range as Hare throws a body kick.
Nice body punch from Hare.
Hare tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lawal is looking for the big counter here.
BOOM! Hare lands a beautiful left hook that drops Lawal. Lawal tries to recover but Hare is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Lawal lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peter Hare!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kotch Chicodemarco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose De La Hoya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Chicodemarco might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Sadie Hawkins. Kotch Chicodemarco could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jose De La Hoya's chin.
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25
264 lbs
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17
260 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kotch Chicodemarco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jose De La Hoya!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Hirohito Nitta and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chicodemarco misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
De La Hoya has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Chicodemarco misses with an uppercut
and De La Hoya counters with a thumping low kick.
Chicodemarco with a poor takedown
and De La Hoya counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Kotch Chicodemarco has been cut.
Chicodemarco closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De La Hoya pushes Chicodemarco off looking to stand but Chicodemarco dives back in and keeps control.
Chicodemarco passes to side control.
Chicodemarco tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Chicodemarco tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De La Hoya is trying to buck Chicodemarco off.
Chicodemarco is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, De La Hoya has escaped the position, nice work there.
Chicodemarco wants to control for a moment but De La Hoya uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Chicodemarco stops De La Hoya from getting back to his feet.
Chicodemarco tries to pass the half guard into mount. De La Hoya knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
De La Hoya is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chicodemarco tries to pass the half guard into mount. De La Hoya knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Chicodemarco is working for a kimura but De La Hoya is defending it quite comfortably.
De La Hoya is trying to stand up here but Chicodemarco is controlling him well.
Chicodemarco wants to take a breather but De La Hoya is having none of it.
Chicodemarco moves into full mount! De La Hoya won't be happy about that!
Chicodemarco won't let De La Hoya get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
De La Hoya bucks up and throws Chicodemarco to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Chicodemarco misses with an uppercut
enabling De La Hoya to counter with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chicodemarco throws an off balance right hand
and De La Hoya counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chicodemarco gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and De La Hoya counters with a good low kick that Chicodemarco was not able to check.
Chicodemarco is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kotch Chicodemarco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A good leg kick by De La Hoya.
Chicodemarco doesn't succeed with the takedown
and De La Hoya makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Chicodemarco really felt that one!
Chicodemarco shoots and misses
and Chicodemarco takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
De La Hoya throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De La Hoya lands with an uppercut that bounces Chicodemarco off the ropes and back into range.
Kotch Chicodemarco's cut is getting worse.
Chicodemarco manages to get an easy takedown there - catching De La Hoya on his heels. He'll look to pass De La Hoya's guard now, I'm sure.
De La Hoya preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Chicodemarco is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De La Hoya is looking to stand up but Chicodemarco isn't so interested in that idea.
De La Hoya really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Chicodemarco. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Chicodemarco trying to control the position from guard on top but De La Hoya is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chicodemarco won't allow De La Hoya to get back to his feet.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Chicodemarco pushing down on De La Hoya's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
De La Hoya is defending against the submission attempts here by Chicodemarco.
Chicodemarco working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
De La Hoya is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Chicodemarco scores with a couple of nice shots.
De La Hoya looks like he's trying to stand up.
Chicodemarco controlling the pace.
De La Hoya is staying active underneath Chicodemarco, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if De La Hoya can do anything to dispel that myth.
Chicodemarco works his way into side control.
Chicodemarco is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but De La Hoya is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Chicodemarco tries to advance to mount but De La Hoya denies him.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
De La Hoya is pushing Chicodemarco's head away, looking to escape. Chicodemarco manages to hold on to the position though.
De La Hoya tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
De La Hoya is squirming around, avoiding Chicodemarco's attempts to control the action.
De La Hoya is in a horrible position here. Chicodemarco smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Chicodemarco tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Chicodemarco wants to control the pace but De La Hoya is squirming around nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De La Hoya stops Chicodemarco from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
De La Hoya squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Chicodemarco jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but De La Hoya manages to avoid the submission attempt.
De La Hoya wants to get back to his feet but Chicodemarco drags him back down.
Chicodemarco landing strikes.
Chicodemarco tries for a kimura but De La Hoya is defending well.
Chicodemarco working the ground and pound.
Chicodemarco lands an elbow.
De La Hoya is trying to buck Chicodemarco off.
Chicodemarco in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and De La Hoya looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Chicodemarco turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kotch Chicodemarco!
During a confident post fight interview, Kotch Chicodemarco thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rob Callard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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26
184 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
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24
180 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rob Callard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Callard tries to land a front kick but Gonzalez steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
We've been informed that Gonzalez has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Gonzalez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gonzalez fails to land with a series of punches.
Gonzalez throws a head kick that misses.
Gonzalez misses with a wild combination.
Gonzalez lands with a good body shot.
Gonzalez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Callard moves away.
Gonzalez throws a body shot but no joy.
Gonzalez fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzalez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Callard.
Callard misses with an uppercut.
Gonzalez shoots and misses
and Callard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Callard pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Callard is trying to get back to full guard.
Callard regains full guard. Nicely done.
Gonzalez landing some decent shots from guard.
Gonzalez stopping the sweep attempt from Callard.
Gonzalez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Callard works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gonzalez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gonzalez works over Callard with some ground and pound from guard.
Gonzalez engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Callard looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez stopping the sweep attempt from Callard.
Gonzalez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Callard controls Gonzalez momentarily but Gonzalez frees himself.
Callard working for a triangle but Gonzalez defends it easily.
Gonzalez drops back looking for a leg! Callard is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Callard manages to kick Gonzalez off! Gonzalez jumps back into Callard's guard.
Gonzalez won't allow Callard to sweep him here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Callard is working hard here to advance position.
Gonzalez drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Callard manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Gonzalez has Callard in his guard.
Gonzalez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Callard loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gonzalez wants to get back to his feet but Callard is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gonzalez wants to control but Callard passes easily into half guard.
Callard trying to control the action but Gonzalez is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Callard is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Gonzalez is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Callard pulls his head out easily.
Callard working Gonzalez over with strikes.
Gonzalez is trying to stand back up but Callard is controlling him
Callard looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Gonzalez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Callard.
Gonzalez looking for submissions off his back.
Gonzalez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez is trying to maintain the position but Callard is very close to passing his half guard.
Gonzalez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Callard scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Callard trying to pass the guard but Gonzalez defending well.
Gonzalez is staying active underneath Callard, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gonzalez has hold of Callard's hands but Callard slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Gonzalez manages to get to full guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez is trying to keep Callard in close.
Callard working some strikes from top position.
Gonzalez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Callard with a nice head shot there.
Callard throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Callard preventing the sweep.
Gonzalez pulls Callard in close to prevent any damage.
Callard with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez keeping moving, preventing Callard from controlling successfully.
Callard throws a big elbow that misses.
Gonzalez controls Callard momentarily but Callard frees himself.
Callard has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Callard postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Gonzalez is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Callard is aware though and is defending well.
Gonzalez working for a triangle but Callard defends it easily.
Callard is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Callard loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's eight 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.
Gonzalez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Callard can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Callard wants to pass the guard but Gonzalez is keeping the position.
Callard with a nice head shot there.
Callard connects with a couple of short punches.
Callard wants to control from the top but Gonzalez keeps moving.
Callard is really struggling to control Gonzalez but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Callard's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Callard preventing the sweep.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Callard postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Gonzalez keeping moving, preventing Callard from controlling successfully.
Gonzalez had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Callard defends it easily.
Callard trying to control but Gonzalez is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Callard chips away with some ground and pound.
Callard makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Callard trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
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 Rob Callard will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Callard throws a jab when Gonzalez was well out of range.
Gonzalez misses the shot to the body.
Gonzalez cracks the inside of Callard's front leg.
Callard connects with a body shot that sends Gonzalez's belly button to the back.
Callard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gonzalez misses with a wild combination.
Gonzalez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Callard pinned against the ropes. Callard gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Callard misses with a wild body shot.
Gonzalez lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Gonzalez misses with a body kick.
Callard wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Callard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gonzalez moves away.
Callard loads up on a big right hand but Gonzalez slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Callard lands a head kick. Gonzalez smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Callard is looking to wear down Gonzalez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Callard misses with a body shot.
Callard lands a glancing blow to the side of Gonzalez's head.
Callard shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Callard is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gonzalez can do to turn this around?
Callard scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Callard avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Callard is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Gonzalez is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Gonzalez has escaped and now he's on top!
Gonzalez lands a couple of elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Callard is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gonzalez defends well.
Callard is trying to keep Gonzalez in close.
Gonzalez won't allow Callard to sweep him here.
Gonzalez passes easily into side control. Nice work.
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!
Gonzalez is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Callard knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Callard tries to improve position but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Callard is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Gonzalez yanks on the arm and Callard is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Gonzalez.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Anthony Gonzalez!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexi Laiho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Genesis Piper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Piper has chosen Ride Out-Kid Ink, Tyga as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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26
225 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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26
212 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alexi Laiho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Genesis Piper!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laiho throws a good cross that connects.
Laiho has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hugs & Kisses in the buildup to the fight.
Laiho looks to land a left hand but Piper moved out of range nicely.
Despite the aggression on Piper's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Piper is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Laiho.
Piper avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Piper lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Piper avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Laiho scores with the left hand. Piper knows he should have avoided that one.
Laiho throws a shot from downtown. Piper moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laiho gets a clinch.
Laiho lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Piper is trying to break free.
Piper wants to get back to striking at distance but Laiho won't allow it.
Laiho prevents Piper from breaking the clinch.
Laiho lands a left hand that snaps the head of Piper backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piper has had enough of the clinch but Laiho keeps him there for the moment.
Piper is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Laiho looking to stall.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Piper 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.
Laiho keeps control of Piper as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Piper struggles to land a body shot inside as Laiho controls his hands.
Piper wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Laiho has him pressed against the ropes.
Piper lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Piper wants to break the clinch but can't.
Piper's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Piper is trying to force a seperation but Laiho has the dominant position.
Laiho breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Piper throws a series of punches but Laiho avoids them all with ease.
Genesis Piper is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Some wild striking there from Piper.
Piper looks to throw the jab but Laiho is out of range.
Laiho went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laiho shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Piper eats them both and turns towards Laiho to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Alexi Laiho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laiho fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Piper is rocked!
Laiho showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Piper.
Piper is still on wobbly legs! Can Laiho finish him?
Laiho connects with a stiff jab that staggers Piper - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Alexi Laiho!
In his post fight interview, Alexi Laiho started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
Genesis Piper spoke after the fight, saying 'My debut in Future Fighting did not go as planned but setbacks are a part of the game and I'm the type off guy who learns from his mistakes. I'll be back for sure'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Edgar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dermis Gamboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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24
145 lbs
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142 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frankie Edgar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dermis Gamboa!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Sano and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gamboa keeps Edgar at a distance using the push kick.
Edgar is looking to score with low kicks.
Gamboa takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gamboa throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gamboa checks a low kick from Edgar.
Gamboa is looking to clinch.
Edgar keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Edgar has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gamboa.
Gamboa misses with a straight right.
Edgar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gamboa wants to counter with a clinch but Edgar pushes him away.
Gamboa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Edgar.
Gamboa misses with a hook. Edgar ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gamboa avoids the body shot from Edgar.
Gamboa has managed to clinch.
Gamboa misses with a punch on the inside.
Gamboa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gamboa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gamboa prevents the takedown attempt.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Gamboa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edgar has Gamboa pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Gamboa manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Edgar has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Gamboa is trying to keep an underhook but Edgar manages to get the takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Gamboa wants to get back to his feet.
Gamboa moves into full guard.
Gamboa has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Gamboa utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gamboa keeping full guard, as Edgar tries to pass.
Gamboa avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edgar postures up in Gamboa's guard and throws a big left but Gamboa blocks it.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Gamboa holds on and takes a little breather.
Gamboa is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gamboa wants to stand but Edgar is controlling the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Dermis Gamboa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Edgar, as that shot connected.
Edgar shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gamboa defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frankie Edgar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gamboa throws a body kick that misses.
Gamboa moves away from the strike by Edgar.
Gamboa misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gamboa jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A head kick misses from Edgar.
Edgar blocks the body kick.
Gamboa throws a body punch but Edgar moves out of range.
Edgar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Edgar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gamboa.
Gamboa misses with a looping right.
Gamboa wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gamboa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Edgar is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gamboa tries to clinch up but Edgar circles away and keeps his distance.
Edgar shoots in and drives through. Gamboa sprawls well.
Edgar looks to land a combination but Gamboa avoids it well.
Gamboa wants to counter the offense by Edgar and move into the clinch position.
Gamboa works Edgar's body with a nice hook.
Gamboa lands with a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Edgar bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Gamboa explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gamboa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Edgar was well out of range. Poor timing from Gamboa.
Gamboa throws a looping overhand right but Edgar ducks down to avoid it.
Edgar misses with an uppercut. Gamboa saw that one coming.
Gamboa steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Edgar.
Edgar stuns Gamboa with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Edgar misses with a double jab
letting Gamboa counter with a right hand.
Edgar throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gamboa blocks the body kick.
Edgar throws a series of punches but Gamboa avoids them all with ease.
Edgar shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Gamboa's guard.
Gamboa trying to keep a closed guard but Edgar is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Gamboa is pulling down on Edgar's head to control his posture.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Edgar lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Edgar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gamboa trying to keep a closed guard but Edgar is proving a slippery customer.
Gamboa wants to get back to his feet but Edgar is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Gamboa is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Edgar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Edgar misses with a body kick.
Edgar fails to land with a series of punches.
Gamboa takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Edgar throws a leg kick that misses.
Gamboa throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Edgar throws a series of punches but Gamboa moves out of range.
Gamboa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gamboa misses with a hook.
Gamboa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Edgar was well out of range. Poor timing from Gamboa.
Gamboa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Edgar lands a jab.
Gamboa jabs at Edgar's body.
Edgar is looking to wear down Gamboa with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gamboa tries to clinch up.
Edgar lands a slapping body shot.
Edgar misses with a jab, cross combination.
Edgar sets himself, and Gamboa steps forward looking for the clinch! Edgar avoids it this time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gamboa misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gamboa. Edgar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gamboa tries to clinch up but Edgar circles away and keeps his distance.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Edgar throws a head kick but Gamboa moves out of range.
Gamboa throws out a powerful jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gamboa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
No luck for Edgar with that takedown attempt.
Gamboa stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gamboa clinches with his opponent.
Edgar avoiding damage as Gamboa throws knees to the body.
Gamboa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gamboa tries to throw a body punch but Edgar avoids it by throwing Gamboa back against the ropes.
Edgar working hard to break the clinch.
Edgar drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Gamboa gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Edgar tries to circle away but Gamboa has him pinned against the ropes.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Edgar avoiding damage as Gamboa throws knees to the body.
Edgar is trying to push Gamboa away but Gamboa has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Edgar is looking to break free of the clinch but Gamboa has double underhooks.
A hook to the body from Gamboa.
Gamboa missing with knees to the body.
Gamboa lands a right hand.
Edgar looking for a takedown.
Gamboa landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gamboa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gamboa using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gamboa has a couple of punches blocked by Edgar.
Edgar is trying to break the clinch but Gamboa is controlling him.
Edgar's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Edgar tries for a takedown but Gamboa manages to get underhooks.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gamboa obliges.
Edgar is breathing heavily.
Edgar blocks a body shot from Gamboa.
Gamboa crunches a lovely knee into Edgar's ribcage.
A short uppercut from Gamboa.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gamboa working Edgar over with knees to the body.
Gamboa landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gamboa lands a hook that snaps the head of Edgar backwards.
Gamboa lands a good knee to the midsection. Edgar won't want to take too many of those.
Good body shot from Gamboa.
Gamboa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Edgar's elbow.
Edgar is trying to break the clinch but Gamboa is controlling him.
Gamboa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Edgar backwards.
Gamboa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gamboa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gamboa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Edgar avoids it.
Good body shot from Gamboa.
Gamboa works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gamboa lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gamboa lands a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gamboa.
Gamboa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gamboa lands with a light punch inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dermis Gamboa dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Edgar throws a body shot but no joy.
Gamboa throws a body punch but Edgar moves out of range.
A big left from Gamboa misses.
Edgar lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Edgar throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gamboa throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Edgar shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gamboa defends it nicely.
Edgar motions for Gamboa to come forward. Edgar throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Gamboa.
Gamboa misses the jab.
Gamboa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Edgar swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gamboa gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gamboa wants to clinch up but Edgar keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edgar looks to score with a jab to the body but Gamboa is just out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Gamboa. No joy for Edgar on that attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gamboa tries to close the distance and clinch but Edgar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Edgar lands with an overhand left.
Gamboa takes a swing at Edgar's ribcage but misses.
Frankie Edgar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gamboa forces Edgar back against the ropes and clinches.
Gamboa is pressed up against the ropes. Edgar has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Gamboa down to the mat. Gamboa avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frankie Edgar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gamboa throws a body kick that misses.
Gamboa closes the distance and pushes Edgar back into the ropes.
Edgar drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gamboa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dermis Gamboa seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gamboa can't find room to land a body shot as Edgar controls the action.
Gamboa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Edgar avoids it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gamboa obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gamboa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Edgar drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gamboa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Edgars head.
Edgar has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Gamboa avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Gamboa tries a body shot but Edgar blocks it.
Edgar is trying to break the clinch but Gamboa has him pressed against the ropes.
Edgar is looking to take this one to the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gamboa misses with a body punch.
Gamboa scores with a hook to the body.
Knees to the body from Gamboa.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gamboa.
Gamboa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gamboa using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gamboa landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Edgar takes a shot to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gamboa.
Gamboa utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gamboa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Edgar backwards.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gamboa.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gamboa obliges.
Gamboa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gamboa utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Edgar managing to block the knees to the body from Gamboa.
Edgar tries to break free but Gamboa pushes him back against the ropes.
Gamboa lands a left hand.
Gamboa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gamboa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Edgar is rocked!
Gamboa gets through Edgar's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Oh Edgar is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gamboa lands with a light punch inside.
Gamboa blocks an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gamboa trying to land knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Gamboa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gamboa crunches a lovely knee into Edgar's ribcage.
Gamboa is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gamboa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gamboa lands a nice uppercut.
Edgar breaks the clinch.
Dermis Gamboa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gamboa thuds a left hand into Edgar's body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gamboa.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gamboa.
Edgar on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Gamboa stuns Edgar with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gamboa scores with a shot to the body.
Gamboa misses with a body kick.
Edgar throwing a counter right hand but Gamboa manages to avoid it.
Edgar takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Edgar seems to have got his legs back now.
Gamboa moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Gamboa lands a really nice looking cross but Edgar seems unphased.
A slapping body kick lands there for Gamboa.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gamboa rushes Edgar and presses him up against the ropes.
Gamboa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Edgar wants a takedown but no success here.
Gamboa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Edgar avoids it.
Gamboa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Edgar's efforts to push away.
Gamboa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gamboa missing with knees to the body.
Gamboa tries to land knees in the clinch but Edgar avoids the damage to the body.
Edgar goes for a takedown attempt but Gamboa pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Gamboa misses with a body kick.
Edgar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gamboa throws out the jab.
Edgar moves out of range of the strikes.
Edgar fires out a quick counter leg kick but Gamboa just manages to avoid it.
Edgar on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Edgar. Gamboa does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Edgar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gamboa slaps away a takedown attempt from Edgar, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Edgar wants to slow Gamboa down by chopping away at his legs.
Gamboa lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A chopping leg kick lands by Edgar.
Gamboa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Edgar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gamboa bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd cheers as Gamboa lands an impressive looking overhand right. Edgar doesn't seem phased though.
Gamboa connects with a body shot.
Gamboa scores with a nice body kick.
Edgar throws a looping overhand right but Gamboa ducks down to avoid it.
Gamboa ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Edgar shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gamboa defends it nicely.
Frankie Edgar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dermis Gamboa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gamboa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Gamboa lands an uppercut.
Gamboa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Edgar.
Edgar wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gamboa has him pressed against the ropes.
Edgar is looking for a takedown.
Edgar tries to work over Gamboa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gamboa working Edgar over with knees to the body.
Edgar breaks from the clinch.
Edgar takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gamboa's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Edgar connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gamboa scrambles back to his feet.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Edgar tries to move into range but Gamboa moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Edgar throws a jab when Gamboa was well out of range.
Edgar takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Edgar will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Edgar throws a body shot but no joy.
Edgar ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gamboa takes a swing at Edgar's ribcage but misses.
Edgar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gamboa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Edgar.
Edgar misses with a head kick.
Edgar misses with a body shot.
Gamboa lands with a right hand.
Edgar swings for the body but Gamboa moves out of range.
Edgar has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Edgar there as he acknowledges the shot.
Edgar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gamboa lands a slapping body shot.
A jab lands there for Gamboa.
Gamboa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gamboa lands a jab.
Edgar walks into a stiff left hand from Gamboa.
Edgar keeps the fight on the outside.
A cross from Edgar lands.
Gamboa lands a glancing blow to the side of Edgar's head.
Edgar throws a jab when Gamboa was well out of range.
Edgar throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gamboa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Edgar misses with a body shot.
Gamboa ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gamboa wants to clinch
and Edgar counters with a two punch combo.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dermis Gamboa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gamboa 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Dermis Gamboa!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Dermis Gamboa!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Dermis Gamboa!
Dermis Gamboa wins by unanimous decision!
Dermis Gamboa thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sara McSlamm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steele is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Cinderella Man. Sara McSlamm has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
41 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sara McSlamm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 31 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, George Steele!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Taro Takaoka and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steele shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has McSlamm pinned against the ropes. McSlamm gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
It looked like McSlamm wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Steele tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but McSlamm swivels and escapes.
Steele darts in looking for a takedown but McSlamm gets double underhooks and turns Steele into the ropes.
Sara McSlamm has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Steele.
Steele drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
McSlamm tries to improve position but can't.
Steele lands a decent elbow from side control.
My spies in The Ultimate Fight House inform me that Steele has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Steele is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but McSlamm is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steele tries for a kimura but McSlamm is defending well.
Steele looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McSlamm is trying to improve his position.
Steele is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. McSlamm knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
McSlamm is trying to control Steele's posture but Steele avoids it.
Steele looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Steele tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Steele has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Steele thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
McSlamm sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and McSlamm defends it well.
McSlamm is looking for a sweep. Steele is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
McSlamm is trying to maintain the position but Steele is very close to passing his half guard.
Steele is trying to control. McSlamm wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Steele wants to work for an arm triangle but McSlamm is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
McSlamm preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
McSlamm looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Steele sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. McSlamm defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele trying to control from half guard but McSlamm is working away.
McSlamm avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Steele.
Steele is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so McSlamm is just riding it out for now. Steele eventually gives up the hold.
Steele wants to work for an arm triangle but McSlamm is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Steele is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Steele looking to control but McSlamm is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
McSlamm blocking the ground and pound.
Steele can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as McSlamm is looking to escape.
Steele throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for McSlamm because Steele loaded up on that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steele is going oldschool here, as he tries to force McSlamm to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so McSlamm shrugs it off.
McSlamm is desperately trying to improve his position but Steele has a good base and remains in mount.
Steele tries to control but McSlamm wriggling away.
McSlamm tries to hold on but Steele pushes him away.
Steele working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Steele moves to take his opponent's back.
Steele throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Steele is looking to control McSlamm but McSlamm is wriggling around and keeping busy.
McSlamm trying to control the action but Steele just sinks the hooks in.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Steele patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
McSlamm trying to control the hands but Steele breaks the grip.
Steele is looking for the choke from the back position but McSlamm is controlling his hands well.
Steele is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
McSlamm defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Steele is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but McSlamm has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
McSlamm tries to break free.
Steele is looking for the choke from the back position but McSlamm is controlling his hands well.
Well, with Steele on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before McSlamm is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Steele is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
McSlamm is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
McSlamm preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Steele.
Steele looks winded!
Steele working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
I really don't envy McSlamm right now.
McSlamm is working hard here to advance position.
Steele is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at McSlamm. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
McSlamm is having to fend off submission attempts from Steele, who is looking to sink in the choke. Steele doesn't have the hooks in though and McSlamm manages to reverse position! He's now on top, in his opponent's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McSlamm lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Steele working a defensive guard here.
McSlamm stands up over Steele, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
McSlamm lands a couple of digs.
Steele is looking for a triangle but McSlamm pushes his legs off easily.
Steele looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Steele working for a triangle but McSlamm defends it easily.
Steele looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
McSlamm is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Steele is trying to control the position but McSlamm postures up.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
McSlamm is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Steele escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. McSlamm gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
McSlamm got a little sloppy there for a moment and Steele has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, McSlamm has managed to get both his arms back between Steele's legs - danger averted.
McSlamm landing with the ground and pound.
McSlamm trying to control but Steele is working from the bottom.
McSlamm stopping the sweep attempt from Steele.
McSlamm postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
McSlamm scoring with some ground and pound.
Steele is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! McSlamm rolls with it to try and escape but Steele cranks on the arm and McSlamm is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). George Steele!
George Steele managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, SP Ultimate Nutrition, into his post fight interview.
The defeated Sara McSlamm had this to say: 'I made a mental error. when your flipping a burger thats not a big deal. you dont go to the hospital after forgetting to put the pickle on it... I gotta heal up but ill be back.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sanford Fanning (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Sandman (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Sanford Fanning!
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, The Sandman!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sandman lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fanning takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sandman lands a jab to Fanning's midsection.
Sandman moves into the clinch.
Fanning tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fanning doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Fanning fails to land.
Good body shot from Fanning.
Sandman tries for a takedown. No joy.
A shot in the inside from Fanning.
Fanning is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Sandman has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Fanning after a bit of a struggle.
Sanford Fanning has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of The Sandman.
A short left from Fanning.
Sandman wants a takedown.
Sandman tries to score a body lock takedown but Fanning shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Sandman tries for a takedown. No joy.
Fanning lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sandman backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fanning lands a shot to the body.
Sandman looks winded!
Sandman wants to take the fight to the mat but Fanning manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Sandman is trying to drag Fanning to the mat but Fanning just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Fanning lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fanning has a couple of punches blocked by Sandman.
Sandman is looking for a takedown.
Fanning works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Fanning creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fanning lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fanning lands a nice uppercut.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Sandman 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.
A head punch on the inside from Fanning fails to land.
Sandman tries to score a body lock takedown but Fanning shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fanning.
Fanning scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sandman is rocked!
Sandman blocks a body shot from Fanning.
Sandman changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Fanning fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Fanning cracks Sandman with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sanford Fanning!
After winning the bout, Sanford Fanning thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
The Sandman spoke after the fight, saying 'cunt was doped up'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dennis Oppelaar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quian Kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 32 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dennis Oppelaar!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
39 - 28 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Quian Kane!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oppelaar fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Oppelaar seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Kane stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kane wants it to stay on the feet.
Oppelaar swings widly with a right hand
enabling Kane to counter with a crisp jab.
Kane closes the distance and pushes Oppelaar back into the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Kane fails to land.
Kane gets through Oppelaar's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kane prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dennis Oppelaar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oppelaar throws an elbow but it misses.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
A shot in the inside from Kane.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kane lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kane pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Kane misses with a punch to the body.
Kane blocks the elbow strike.
Kane softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Kane lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kane lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oppelaar lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Quian Kane has been cut.
Oppelaar content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kane tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kane scores with a shoulder strike.
Kane trying to stall but Oppelaar improves his position.
Oppelaar avoids a wild elbow strike from Kane.
Oppelaar misses with a punch on the inside.
Kane stalling in the clinch but Oppelaar improves position.
Oppelaar has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kane after a bit of a struggle.
Oppelaar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kane.
Oppelaar lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kane.
Oppelaar misses with a knee to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Oppelaar lands an elbow just above Kane 's eye.
Oppelaar takes a shot to the head.
Oppelaar is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kane is keeping busy.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Oppelaar just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kane's brow.
Oppelaar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kane misses with a shot to the kidneys.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oppelaar blocks an elbow strike from Kane.
Kane makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Oppelaar pushes off an throws an elbow but Kane leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Kane lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kane working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kane lands with a short shot to the head.
Oppelaar lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kane gets through Oppelaar's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kane creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Oppelaar's defenses.
It looks like Dennis Oppelaar has been cut.
Kane throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Oppelaars head.
Kane lands a right hand that snaps the head of Oppelaar backwards.
Oppelaar lands an elbow inside that Kane shrugs off.
Kane lands with a right to the head.
Kane looking to stall.
Oppelaar is looking for a takedown.
Kane scores with a nice hook to the head.
Oppelaar is rocked!
Kane is pressed up against the ropes. Oppelaar has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kane down to the mat. Kane avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Oh Oppelaar is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Oppelaar misses with a hook
and Kane counters with a nice leg kick.
Kane takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Oppelaar to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Oppelaar looks to clinch but Kane throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Oppelaar taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Quian Kane!
Quian Kane is the new super heavyweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Quian Kane thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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