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LKO Fight Night 6 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joshua Heras (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Shemus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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140 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joshua Heras!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Shemus!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Reed Andrews and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heras wants to clinch
and Shemus counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Shemus shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Heras as he jumps to the side.
Heras throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Heras tries to sprawl but Shemus drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Heras makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Shemus looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shemus tries for a takedown but Heras sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Heras moves into the clinch successfully.
Shemus is looking for a takedown.
Joshua Heras has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Shemus.
Heras slows down the pace here.
Shemus is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Heras pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Heras breaks from the clinch.
Heras pushes Shemus up against the cage in a clinch.
Shemus manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heras lands a nice leg kick that just misses Shemus's sensitive parts.
Heras pulls out of a head kick attempt.
No joy there for Heras, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Heras scores with a head kick. Shemus tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Shemus is rocked!
Shemus with a lazy takedown attempt
and Heras counters with a two punch combo.
Shemus is still on wobbly legs! Can Heras finish him?
Shemus looks winded!
Heras throws a sloppy head kick and Shemus moves out of range easily.
Heras moves into the clinch.
Heras escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Heras will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Shemus fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Heras avoids it really well and circles away.
Shemus is trying hard to land a takedown here. Heras sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Shemus seems to have recovered his senses.
Heras lands a left and a right that send Shemus crashing to the mat, dazed. Heras thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Heras is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Heras shuts the power down on Shemus. Lights out, game over! Heras is your winner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Joshua Heras!
Joshua Heras was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
John Shemus spoke after the fight, saying 'gotta do better'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Karl Nerlinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donny Trump (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karl Nerlinger is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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180 lbs
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175 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Karl Nerlinger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Donny Trump!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Alyssa Summers and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trump ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Trump will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Trump is defended easily by Nerlinger.
Trump has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Nerlinger darts in and clinches Trump up against the cage.
Nerlinger throws a head punch that misses.
Trump swings wildly with an uppercut but Nerlinger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nerlinger tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nerlinger goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nerlinger swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Trump fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nerlinger tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Trump blocks an uppercut.
Trump has a couple of punches blocked by Nerlinger.
Nerlinger has a couple of punches blocked by Trump.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nerlinger stalling in the clinch.
Nerlinger pulls guard successfully.
Nerlinger is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Trump frees his head nicely. Oh but Nerlinger has switched to an armbar! Trump is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Karl Nerlinger!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ragnar Lodbrok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ragnar Lodbrok could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Joe Johnson's chin.
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174 lbs
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175 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ragnar Lodbrok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Lou da Vinci and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson tries to clinch there but Lodbrok circles away.
A little feinted left hand from Lodbrok on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Johnson is looking to clinch.
Lodbrok throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Johnson on the side of the head.
Johnson wants to clinch up but Lodbrok keeps it at a distance.
An attempted straight right counter from Lodbrok misses the target.
Nice jab there from Lodbrok.
Joe Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lodbrok takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lodbrok with a body punch. A glancing blow.
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Johnson got wobbled bad by a big combination! Lodbrok presses forward with punches and knees until Johnson stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Johnson closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ragnar Lodbrok!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shaw Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Montgomery Burns (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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200 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shaw Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Montgomery Burns!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Eddie Farnsworth and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Brown throws a poor cross that misses
and Burns connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brown looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Brown misses with a head kick.
Burns looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Brown thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brown closes the distance and clinches up with Burns, looking for a takedown. Brown pushes Burns against the cage but Burns circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Brown walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Burns staying out of range there.
Shaw Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burns sizes up Brown with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Good shot there by Brown.
Brown will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
It seemed like Burns was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown throws an off balance right hand
and Burns counters with a straight right hand.
Brown throws a lazy right hand but Burns sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Burns gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Brown.
Brown throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Burns counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brown misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brown shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shaw Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown throws a nice looking combination but Burns bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brown misses with a double jab
and Burns connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brown is breathing heavily.
Burns connects with the punch.
Brown walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Brown is rocked!
Brown gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Burns points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Brown wakes up just in time to hear Burns thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Montgomery Burns!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Paulie Galtieri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Wolf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Galtieri's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Woke up this morning - Alabama 3. The key to victory for Paulie Galtieri has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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157 lbs
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154 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Paulie Galtieri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, David Wolf!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, David Schapiro and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolf is looking to clinch but Galtieri is avoiding it.
Galtieri feints and as Wolf raises his hands in defense, Galtieri changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Galtieri keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Wolf's head.
Galtieri drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Galtieri jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Wolf looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Galtieri loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Galtieri wants to control from the top but Wolf keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wolf is trying to keep Galtieri in close.
Galtieri trying to control the position from guard on top but Wolf is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galtieri throws a big elbow that misses.
Galtieri wants to control from the top but Wolf keeps moving.
Galtieri postures up.
Galtieri trying to control but Wolf is working from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Wolf scores with a jab.
Galtieri is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
It looks like David Wolf has been cut.
Galtieri shoots in and drives through. Wolf sprawls well.
Paulie Galtieri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Galtieri closes this distance looking for a takedown but Wolf circles away.
Wolf with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Galtieri throws a hook but Wolf blocks it.
Wolf misses with a wild body shot.
Donk. Galtieri catches Wolf right on the button with a cross.
The crowd cheers as Galtieri lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wolf doesn't seem phased though.
Wolf is rocked!
Galtieri throws a pinpoint strike between Wolf's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Wolf crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Galtieri scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Paulie Galtieri!
During a confident post fight interview, Paulie Galtieri 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gustavo Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Mayo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mayo has chosen Super Furry Animals - Golden Retriever as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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142 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gustavo Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
38 - 37 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Chris Mayo!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Steve Montenegro and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Santos blocks a low kick nicely.
Santos drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Mayo is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
A bit of stalling here from Santos.
Mayo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Santos effectively controlling the action here.
Santos tries to throw a body punch but Mayo avoids it by throwing Santos back against the cage.
Mayo looking to slow down the pace here.
Mayo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Santos.
Mayo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nice body punch from Santos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayo is looking to control Santos's arms but Santos gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mayo has his back to the cage.
Mayo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mayo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Santos stalls.
Santos taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Santos seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Santos as Mayo tries to tie him up.
Santos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Santos gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Mayo regains guard.
Santos controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Santos seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Mayo for as long as he can get away with.
Santos continues to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
More hug and hope from Santos.
Mayo working a defensive guard here.
Santos is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
We've been hearing that Santos has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayo wants to sweep here but Santos controlling him for the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Santos takes the fight into the clinch.
Santos tries to work over Mayo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Santos just leaning against Mayo, taking a breather.
Santos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mayo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mayo prevents the takedown attempt.
Santos is stalling here.
Santos will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Mayo up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Santos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mayo backwards.
The referee is keeping an eye on Santos - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Mayo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Santos avoids it.
Santos taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Santos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Santos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mayo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Gustavo Santos has been cut.
Santos takes an elbow to the temple.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Santos trying to control the position but instead, Mayo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Santos into the cage.
Santos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
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 Gustavo Santos will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gustavo Santos's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A jab from Mayo misses.
Mayo wants to land a leg kick but Santos is out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mayo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Santos moves away from the strike by Mayo.
Santos rushes Mayo and presses him up against the cage.
Santos taking a breather.
A short right from Mayo.
Santos lands a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mayo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mayo is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Santos avoiding damage as Mayo throws knees to the body.
Santos lands a nice shot to the body.
Santos has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Mayo after a bit of a struggle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Santos takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Mayo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mayo has Santos pushed against the cage.
Santos is working Mayo over against the cage.
Santos taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Santos lands an uppercut.
Mayo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mayo misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Santos.
Mayo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Santos drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mayo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Santos is defending well for now.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Mayo prevents a body shot from Santos.
Mayo being controlled against the cage.
Santos will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Mayo up against the cage.
Mayo tries a body shot but Santos blocks it.
Mayo is trying to stall.
Santos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mayo looking to stall.
Mayo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Santos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mayo's elbow.
Mayo lands a good knee to the midsection. Santos won't want to take too many of those.
Santos lands a right hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Santos.
Mayo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Santos blocks it with crossed arms.
Mayo tries a knee to the head but Santos blocks it.
Mayo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mayo throws a head punch that misses.
Santos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Santos lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Santos slowing the pace effectively.
A body shot lands from Santos.
Mayo is breathing heavily.
Santos is struggling to control the position.
Mayo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Santos lands with a short shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Good body shot from Santos.
Santos holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Santos changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mayo fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gustavo Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santos has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mayo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Santos lands a takedown into guard.
Mayo wants to control the position but Santos says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Well, if Santos is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Santos is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mayo defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gustavo Santos dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gustavo Santos's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Santos shoots in and bounces Mayo off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Santos content to stall in guard here.
Santos's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mayo wants to stand up but Santos is controlling him.
Santos 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos postures up.
Mayo can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Santos controls the pace.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Further stalling from Santos.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Chris Mayo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mayo tries a head kick but it misses.
A shot to the liver by Mayo. Beautiful body shot.
Chris Mayo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Santos forces Mayo back against the cage and clinches.
Mayo blocks a body shot from Santos.
Mayo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Santos.
Santos lands a hook to the side of the head.
Santos blocks an elbow strike from Mayo.
Mayo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Santos misses with a body punch.
Santos holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Santos tries to work over Mayo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A bit of stalling here from Santos.
Santos avoiding damage as Mayo throws knees to the body.
Santos blocks an elbow strike.
Santos lands with a light punch inside.
Santos lands with a right to the head.
Santos lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mayo or not.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Santos trying to stall but Mayo improves his position.
Mayo missing with knees to the body.
Santos changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mayo fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Santos has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mayo trying to stall but Santos improves his position.
Mayo blocks a body shot from Santos.
Santos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mayo can do to turn this around?
Santos holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Mayo trying to land knees to the body.
Mayo misses with a knee strike.
Gustavo Santos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Santos is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Mayo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Santos struggles to land a body shot inside as Mayo controls his hands.
A short body shot lands from Santos as the two fighters clinch.
Mayo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mayo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mayo tries to land knees in the clinch but Santos avoids the damage to the body.
Mayo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mayo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Santos has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mayo blocks a body shot from Santos.
Mayo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Santos avoids it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stalling in the clinch from Santos.
Santos taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Mayo missing with knees to the body.
Santos blocks an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gustavo Santos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Santos, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gustavo Santos!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dom DeNardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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243 lbs
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260 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dom DeNardo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Hunter!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Eddie Farnsworth and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown attempt by Hunter or perhaps it was just good defense by DeNardo, which made it look bad.
DeNardo shoots in and bounces Hunter off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hunter is trying to control the position but DeNardo postures up.
DeNardo passes Hunter's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Hunter tries to get to full guard but DeNardo has control of the leg.
DeNardo performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunter tries to regain full guard. Instead though, DeNardo has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Hunter wants to hold on but DeNardo pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
DeNardo landing strikes from the mount.
Hunter really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
DeNardo lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
DeNardo has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, DeNardo cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Hunter is rocked!
DeNardo lands a big elbow - Hunter is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Hunter is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Dom DeNardo!
Dom DeNardo very nearly forgot to thank Arcticus University: London amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ottis Toole Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joao Da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Toole Jr comes to the cage accompanied by Ring of fire. Joao Da Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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174 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ottis Toole Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Joao Da Silva!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Jorge Garcia and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Da Silva misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Toole Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Da Silva misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Toole Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
Toole Jr looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Da Silva darts in trying to clinch
and Toole Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Da Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Da Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Toole Jr.
Da Silva tries to counter with a clinch but Toole Jr shakes him off and moves away.
Toole Jr lands a jab to the nose.
Toole Jr connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Toole Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Da Silva.
Da Silva connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Da Silva misses with an uppercut
and Toole Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Da Silva throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Toole Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Silva misses with a left hand
and Toole Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A shot to the body from Da Silva misses
and Toole Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Toole Jr uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Da Silva rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Toole Jr makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Da Silva moves to clinch but Toole Jr breaks away
and Toole Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Da Silva misses with a double jab
and Da Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Toole Jr scores with a jab. Da Silva acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Da Silva misses with a body punch
and Toole Jr counters with a right hand to the body.
Toole Jr scores with a sloppy right hand. Da Silva should have avoided that one.
Toole Jr is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot to the body from Da Silva misses
and Toole Jr counters with a right hand to the body.
Toole Jr is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Da Silva misses with a body punch
and Toole Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Da Silva misses with a right hand
and Toole Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Toole Jr missing with a left hand there. Da Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Toole Jr scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Da Silva misses with a left hand
and Toole Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Da Silva misses with a hook to the body
and Toole Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Toole Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Da Silva has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Da Silva there as he acknowledges the shot.
Toole Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Da Silva misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Da Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Da Silva is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Toole Jr rather than just go for the knockout.
Da Silva misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Da Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toole Jr bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Toole Jr comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Joao Da Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Da Silva looks to clinch
and Toole Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Da Silva looks to clinch
and Toole Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Da Silva rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Toole Jr makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Da Silva misses with a body punch
letting Toole Jr counter with a right hand.
Da Silva misses with an uppercut
and Toole Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Toole Jr lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Toole Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Da Silva.
Da Silva misses with an uppercut
and Toole Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Da Silva throws a right hand that misses
letting Toole Jr counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva misses with a hook to the body
and Toole Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Toole Jr dips to his left and cracks Da Silva with an uppercut!
Da Silva takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Toole Jr lands the left hand.
Da Silva throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Toole Jr counter with a right hand.
Toole Jr misses with a hook.
Da Silva tries to clinch
and Toole Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Da Silva throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Toole Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Da Silva throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Toole Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Da Silva throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Toole Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Da Silva misses with a hook to the body
enabling Toole Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ottis Toole Jr dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Da Silva misses with a right hand
and Toole Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Da Silva throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Toole Jr stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Da Silva throws a right hand that misses
and Toole Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
Da Silva misses with a right hand
and Toole Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Da Silva throws a combination that misses
and Toole Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Da Silva misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Toole Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Da Silva swings widly with a right hand
and Toole Jr counters with a nice body shot.
Ottis Toole Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Da Silva tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Toole Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Da Silva throws an off balance right hand
and Toole Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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!
Da Silva throws a combination that misses
enabling Toole Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toole Jr connects with a looping right hand.
Da Silva throws a lazy uppercut
and Toole Jr counters with a nice body shot.
Da Silva with a jab.
Da Silva throws a right hand that misses
and Toole Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Da Silva tries to clinch but Toole Jr moves away
and Toole Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Da Silva misses with an uppercut
and Toole Jr makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Toole Jr lands with a good body shot.
Toole Jr smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Da Silva misses with a right hand
and Toole Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Toole Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Da Silva can do to turn this around?
Da Silva throws a poor cross that misses
and Toole Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Toole Jr lands a nice shot that snaps Da Silva's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Toole Jr finds it's way round the side to connect with Da Silva's head.
Da Silva misses with a lunging right hand
and Toole Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Da Silva has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Da Silva swings widly with a right hand
and Toole Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Da Silva takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Da Silva misses with a right hand
and Toole Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Da Silva misses with a shot to the body
and Toole Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Da Silva walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Da Silva swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Toole Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Toole Jr scores with a decent looking hook.
Da Silva misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Toole Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Toole Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toole Jr cracks Da Silva with an open hand slap.
Da Silva misses the body punch
and Toole Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Da Silva rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Toole Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
Toole Jr lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Da Silva throws a right hand that misses
and Toole Jr counters with a right hand to the body.
Da Silva with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Toole Jr to score with a decent uppercut.
Da Silva misses with a right hand
and Toole Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Da Silva misses with a lunging right hand
and Da Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Da Silva swings away with a body shot that misses
and Toole Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Da Silva swings widly with a right hand
and Toole Jr counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Toole Jr uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Da Silva throws a right hand that misses
letting Toole Jr counter with a right hand.
Toole Jr cracks Da Silva with an open hand slap.
Da Silva is rocked!
Da Silva takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Da Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Toole Jr finish him?
Da Silva throws a sloppy body shot
and Toole Jr counters with a big right hand! Oh Da Silva is in trouble here! Toole Jr follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ottis Toole Jr!
Ottis Toole Jr gave a mention to Bullet Proof System in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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