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BREAKTHROUGH PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Stevie Franchise (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Colt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Franchise comes to the cage accompanied by Microphone Fiend- Rage Against the Machine. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stevie Franchise!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Colt!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Franklyn Lucas and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Colt blocks a head kick by Franchise.
Colt decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Franchise blocking the ground and pound attempt from Colt.
Colt throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Colt not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Colt looking for a submission but Franchise manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Franchise keeping moving, preventing Colt from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Colt controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Colt loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Colt throws a strike but Franchise rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Colt bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Franchise's guard.
Franchise avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Colt won't allow Franchise to get back to his feet.
Colt in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Colt throwing strikes but missing.
Colt has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Colt trying to control the position from guard on top but Franchise is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colt slips nicely into half guard.
Colt is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Franchise avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Colt.
Franchise keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Colt wants to control but Franchise is keeping him busy.
Colt is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Franchise!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colt misses with a head shot.
Colt content just to control the position here.
Franchise holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Colt tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Colt throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Franchise because Colt loaded up on that one.
Franchise is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Montreal Fighter's Gym (5* Sparring) that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Colt throwing strikes here but Franchise is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Franchise avoids a series of strikes thrown by Colt.
Colt throwing strikes but Franchise bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
Colt wants to sweep but no luck.
Franchise gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Colt misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Colt lands with an overhand left.
Colt takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Franchise throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Colt misses with a hook. Franchise ducked under it nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Franchise scoring well with a low kick there.
Colt connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Franchise momentarily.
Franchise throws a leg kick
and Colt counters with a stiff right hand.
Franchise swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Franchise misses the target.
Stevie Franchise is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Franchise scores with a hook to the body. Colt takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Colt throws a left and a right that both miss
and Franchise counters with a one-two to the body.
Colt digs a good hook to Franchise's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Colt dominated that round.
That's time! Franchise's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Colt has his takedown stuffed
and Franchise makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Franchise lands a nice hook to Colt's body. Colt takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Franchise showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Colt.
Franchise throwing a counter right hand but Colt manages to avoid it.
Franchise misses with a jab to the body
and Colt counters with a single leg into guard. Franchise didn't expect that.
Colt working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Franchise preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Colt keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Franchise's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Colt in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Colt throws a strike but Franchise rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Franchise has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Colt throws his legs up looking for a submission but Franchise uses it to pass to side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franchise has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Colt lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Colt gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Franchise.
Franchise keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Colt.
Franchise lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Colt at a distance.
Franchise lunges at Colt with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Colt's hand.
Franchise looks to score with a jab to the body but Colt is just out of range.
Stevie Franchise seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Colt throws a looping overhand right but Franchise ducks down to avoid it.
Stevie Franchise is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Colt lands with a right hand.
Colt gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A slow jab from Colt misses its intended target.
Franchise is looking to wear down Colt with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Franchise throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franchise thows a left - swing and a miss!
Colt swings for the body but Franchise moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Franchise throws a shot from downtown. Colt moves away and avoids it.
Colt looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Colt throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Franchise.
Franchise waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Colt.
Colt scores with a jab. Franchise acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Colt moves away from the strike by Franchise.
Franchise moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Colt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Franchise.
Franchise throws a body punch but Colt moves out of range.
Franchise moves out of range of the strikes.
Franchise ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Franchise ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Colt lands with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colt gets a double leg takedown into Franchise's guard.
Franchise kicks Colt off and gets to his feet.
Colt lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Franchise cracks the inside of Colt's front leg.
Colt scores with a hook to the body. Franchise takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Colt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
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!
Franchise throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Franchise takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
No joy there for Colt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Franchise smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nice straight punches there by Franchise. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Franchise.
Colt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Franchise lands a nice hook to Colt's body. Colt takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franchise lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Colt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Franchise.
Colt misses with a straight left.
Colt looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Franchise works the jab nicely.
Colt clobbers Franchise with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Colt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Franchise misses with a straight left.
Colt throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Franchise on the side of the head.
Colt lands the left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Franchise throws a series of punches but Colt moves out of range.
Colt slips under a jab.
Colt throws an overhand right that lands on Franchise's shoulder, as Franchise tries to avoid the shot.
Franchise throws a front kick aimed at Colt's knee but Colt avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stevie Franchise dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Some wild striking there from Colt.
Franchise ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Franchise fires out a quick counter leg kick but Colt just manages to avoid it.
A big left from Franchise misses.
Colt is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Franchise with a body shot.
Franchise throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Franchise misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Colt now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Colt needs to keep his hands up - Franchise had a free shot at his head there.
Jab by Franchise.
Franchise misses the shot to the body.
Franchise lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Colt works Franchise's body with a nice hook.
Franchise lands with a straight right. Colt didn't see that one coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
No luck for Colt with that takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franchise throws a series of punches but Colt avoids them all with ease.
Colt cracks Franchise with a good jab.
Franchise on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Franchise with a nice cross.
Franchise has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Colt finds it's way round the side to connect with Franchise's head.
Franchise goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Franchise swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Colt.
Colt takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Colt misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Colt showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Franchise.
Colt looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Franchise tries to bum rush Colt with a series of wild strikes but Colt uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Colt moves out of range as Franchise strikes.
Colt appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Franchise scores with a nice right hand.
Colt shoots in for a takedown but Franchise shows good takedown defense.
Stevie Franchise has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Colt.
Colt throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Franchise.
Franchise misses with a hook.
Colt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Franchise moves away.
Franchise swings for the body but Colt moves out of range.
Colt sizes up Franchise with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Franchise connects with a good right hand that stumbles Colt. Colt circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Donk. Franchise catches Colt right on the button with a cross.
Franchise throws a poor cross that misses
and Colt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Franchise throws an off balance right hand
and Colt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A big right from Franchise misses.
Franchise throws a leg kick
and Colt counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franchise lands a jab to the head.
Franchise on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Colt shoots in looking for a takedown. Franchise tries to sprawl out of it but Colt keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Franchise manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Stevie Franchise is winning the standup battle so far.
Colt takes a swing at Franchise's ribcage but misses.
Franchise misses with a hook. Colt ducked under it nicely.
Franchise works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Franchise throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Colt counters with a stiff right hand.
The fighters circling - Franchise throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Colt looks to throw the jab but Franchise is out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Franchise misses the target.
Franchise with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franchise misses with a looping right.
Franchise ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Colt lands a jab to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Franchise misses the body punch
enabling Colt to counter with a crisp jab.
The fighters circling - Franchise throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Franchise throws a hook but Colt blocks it.
Colt drives through with a takedown into Franchise's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Ryan Colt has got the better of the ground game so far.
Colt makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Colt throws a big right hand that misses.
Colt with a flurry of punches that miss.
Colt is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stevie Franchise showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Franchise has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stevie Franchise!
Stevie Franchise managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Voodoo Nutrition, into his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ingvar Ingesson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorge Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ingesson comes to the cage accompanied by Sail - AWOLNATION. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ingvar Ingesson!
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, Jorge Santos!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, John Kavanagh and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ingesson connects with the punch.
It looks like Jorge Santos has been cut.
Santos lunges at Ingesson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ingesson's hand.
Ingesson throws a one two combo.
Santos jabs at Ingesson's body.
A swing and a miss from Santos.
Santos missing with a left hand there. Ingesson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ingesson throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Santos colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Ingesson as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Santos is left battered and dazed whilst Ingesson and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ingvar Ingesson!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Ingvar Ingesson made sure he mentioned Sin City Allstars, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Poro Peukalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Strong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Strong comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Egypt Central - Kick Ass kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Mark Strong is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Poro Peukalo!
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, Mark Strong!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Chad Campbell and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Strong. No joy for Peukalo on that attempt.
Strong with a hook.
Peukalo tries a head kick but it misses.
Peukalo tries to close the distance and clinch but Strong swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Peukalo has a takedown stuffed.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Peukalo is defended easily by Strong.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Poro Peukalo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Peukalo slips a jab from Strong.
Peukalo shoots in for a takedown but Strong shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strong throws a right hand that Peukalo ducks under and follows up with a left that Peukalo also avoids with ease.
Peukalo goes for a double leg but Strong avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Strong continues to drive forward.
Peukalo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Strong feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Peukalo is looking to stand back up but Strong counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Peukalo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peukalo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Peukalo tries to get out of the position.
Strong lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Strong landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Strong not doing much here.
Strong working Peukalo over with strikes.
Strong passes the guard and advances to mount!
Peukalo tries to lock up and control but Strong gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Strong looking to finish Peukalo with some ground and pound. This is bad for Peukalo!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strong with good strikes from the mount here!
Peukalo working to try and regain half guard.
Strong takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Strong landing shots from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Strong controlling the pace for now.
Strong goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Peukalo is on top in guard.
Strong is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strong looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Peukalo showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Strong has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Peukalo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Strong has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Peukalo has managed to get both his arms back between Strong's legs - danger averted.
Strong pushes a forearm under Peukalo's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Peukalo is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mark Strong!
A relieved looking Mark Strong thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Christian Rasmussen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Dyrdek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rasmussen comes to the cage accompanied by Era – Ameno. 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 3 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 London, Christian Rasmussen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rob Dyrdek!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Reed Andrews and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rasmussen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rasmussen scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rasmussen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rasmussen connects with a nice looking jab.
It looks like Rob Dyrdek has been cut.
Rasmussen works the jab nicely.
Rasmussen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rasmussen throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dyrdek's head.
Rasmussen lands an overhand right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rasmussen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dyrdek manages to avoid it.
Dyrdek clinches up with Rasmussen and pushes him back against the cage.
Dyrdek avoiding damage as Rasmussen throws knees to the body.
Rasmussen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dyrdek looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Dyrdek.
Rasmussen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rasmussen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dyrdek is defending well for now.
Rasmussen working aggressively here.
Rasmussen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rasmussen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rasmussen connects with a knee to the head.
Rasmussen works on Dyrdek's body with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dyrdek throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rasmussen blocks it with crossed arms.
Dyrdek prevents a body shot from Rasmussen.
Rasmussen pushes Dyrdek back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rasmussen lands with a short shot to the head.
Rasmussen trying to land knees to the body.
Rasmussen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rasmussen throws a head punch that misses.
Rasmussen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Dyrdek - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Dyrdek presses Rasmussen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dyrdek has Rasmussen pushed against the cage.
Dyrdek lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rasmussen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rasmussen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rasmussen throws a head punch that misses.
Good body shot from Rasmussen.
A hook to the body from Rasmussen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rasmussen misses with a punch on the inside.
Dyrdek misses with some punches.
Rasmussen throws a punch but it's blocked by Dyrdek.
Rasmussen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rasmussen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rasmussen trying to land knees to the body.
Rasmussen blocks an elbow strike.
Dyrdek misses with the head strike.
Rasmussen letting Dyrdek take a breather here.
Rasmussen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dyrdek.
Rasmussen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dyrdek.
Dyrdek blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dyrdek blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dyrdek lands a left hand.
Rasmussen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dyrdek is defending well for now.
Rasmussen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rasmussen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rasmussen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dyrdek working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dyrdek on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rasmussen lands a hook that snaps the head of Dyrdek backwards.
Rasmussen tries to land a knee to the head but Dyrdek blocks with his arms.
Rasmussen has a couple of punches blocked by Dyrdek.
A hook to the body from Dyrdek.
Rasmussen tries to land a knee to the head but Dyrdek blocks with his arms.
Rasmussen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dyrdek lands a right hand.
Rasmussen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dyrdek lands an uppercut.
Dyrdek lands a body punch.
Rasmussen is breathing heavily.
Dyrdek stalling in the clinch.
Dyrdek stalling the fight.
Rasmussen tries a knee to the head but Dyrdek blocks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rasmussen looking to throw knees to the head but Dyrdek is blocking nicely.
Dyrdek dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dyrdek just leaning against Rasmussen, taking a breather.
Rasmussen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dyrdek lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rasmussen is trying to maintain a safe position but Dyrdek gets an underhook and turns Rasmussen into the cage.
Rasmussen lands a knee to the head.
That has opened up Rob Dyrdek's cut even more.
A shot in the inside from Dyrdek.
Dyrdek working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rasmussen is rocked!
A bit of stalling here from Dyrdek.
Oh Rasmussen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dyrdek creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Rasmussen's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Rasmussen drops to his knees and Dyrdek pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rob Dyrdek!
In defeat, Christian Rasmussen stepped up to the mic, saying 'The manager wont be happy,i mite be getting the sack.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Drew Peacock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DJ Thunda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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164 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Drew Peacock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, DJ Thunda!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Lou da Vinci and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peacock throws a head kick but Thunda moves out of range.
DJ Thunda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thunda lands a left and a right that sends Peacock crashing to the canvas! Thunda dives into mount looking to finish!
Peacock is rocked!
It looks like Drew Peacock has been cut.
My spies in The Beast inform me that Thunda has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Peacock is trying to stand.
Thunda controlling from the full mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Peacock wants to hold on but Thunda pushes him away.
Thunda takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Thunda avoids the attempt from Peacock to control.
Peacock is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at BLOODSPORT GYM, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Thunda controlling from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peacock tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Peacock is trying to stand.
Peacock wants to control but Thunda is having none of it.
Peacock is looking to improve his position but Thunda isn't that keen on the idea.
Peacock is working hard here to advance position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thunda takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peacock sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Peacock preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Thunda stops Peacock from getting back to his feet.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Peacock tries to roll over but Thunda keeps him under control.
Thunda content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Peacock is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Thunda pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thunda is controlling the pace.
Peacock pushes Thunda off looking to stand but Thunda dives back in and keeps control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Thunda misses with a wild combination.
Thunda feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Peacocks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Peacock has managed to clinch.
Peacock tries to throw a body punch but Thunda avoids it by throwing Peacock back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Peacock throws an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Thunda.
Peacock tries a knee to the head but Thunda blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Peacock fails to land.
Peacock blocks an uppercut.
Thunda looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Thunda misses with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Thunda.
Peacock using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Thunda misses with the head strike.
Peacock blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Peacock - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Peacock tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Thunda digs a right hand into Peacock's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Peacock's gas tank.
Peacock tries to stall but Thunda uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Thunda.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DJ Thunda dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Drew Peacock's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Thunda with a nice cross.
Thunda has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Peacock tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Thunda manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thunda is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Peacock with a body shot.
Thunda connects with a body shot that sends Peacock's belly button to the back.
A head kick misses from Peacock.
Peacock moves out of range of the strikes.
Jab, jab by Thunda - just one landing.
Thunda looks to land a right hand but Peacock moved out of range.
Peacock gets a clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Peacock looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Come on Peacock - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Peacock can't find room to land a body shot as Thunda controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunda scores with a nice hook to the head.
A shot in the inside from Thunda.
Peacock misses with a knee to the head.
Peacock lands a nice uppercut.
Thunda has a couple of punches blocked by Peacock.
Thunda misses with some punches.
Thunda breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Peacock wants to clinch.
Thunda throws out a loose jab but Peacock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thunda misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Peacock misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Peacock throws a right and a left that Thunda avoids nicely.
Peacock tries to clinch but Thunda moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thunda misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice combo by Thunda! Oh, that's hurt him - Peacock falls to the canvas and Thunda follows him into side control.
Oh Peacock is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Peacock is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Peacock seems to have got his legs back now.
Thunda is looking to take a break and control but Peacock is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Peacock being controlled for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peacock can't do much from the bottom here.
Thunda takes a little break here. Peacock wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Peacock pushes Thunda away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Thunda gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Peacock manages to get back to half guard.
Peacock is trying to stand.
Thunda controlling the pace.
Peacock is trying to stand back up but Thunda is controlling him
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Drew Peacock is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Thunda moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Thunda loads up on a big right hand but Peacock slips the punch.
Peacock scores with a jab to the body.
Peacock misses with a head kick.
Thunda misses with a right hand
and Peacock counters by clinching up.
Peacock with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Peacock tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Peacock's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Peacock using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thunda has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Peacock with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Thunda makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Peacock lands a shoulder strike.
Peacock misses with a knee strike.
Peacock leaning his opponent against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DJ Thunda showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Drew Peacock's cut.
That's time! Peacock's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Peacock throws out a loose jab but Thunda uses good head movement to avoid it.
Peacock ducks under a wild hook from Thunda.
Peacock doesn't manage to clinch there - Thunda circles away.
Thunda throws a head kick that half lands.
Peacock slips a straight right by Thunda.
Peacock tries to clinch up.
Peacock moves in looking to clinch but Thunda pushes him off.
Peacock moves in looking to clinch but Thunda pushes him off.
Peacock tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Thunda manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A cross from Thunda lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peacock tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Thunda manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Peacock lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Thunda has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Thunda and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
It seemed like Thunda was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Thunda misses with a kick to the body
and Peacock counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Peacock has a couple of punches blocked by Thunda.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peacock blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thunda throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Thunda.
Thunda blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thunda doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Peacock misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thunda.
Thunda pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thunda might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Thunda connects with a right hand. Peacock shakes it off.
Peacock moves to clinch but Thunda breaks away
and Thunda counters with a nice body shot.
Thunda connects with a stiff jab that staggers Peacock - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). DJ Thunda!
During a confident post fight interview, DJ Thunda 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Dick Pound (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timothy Wilkinson (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 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dick Pound!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Timothy Wilkinson!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Joseph Jones and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilkinson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Timothy Wilkinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pound has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wilkinson.
Wilkinson lands an overhand right.
Wilkinson throws a body punch but Pound moves out of range.
It looked like Pound was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Wilkinson.
Pound throws a leg kick but Wilkinson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Pound takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wilkinson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pound on the side of the head.
Wilkinson misses with a body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pound, right into the meat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wilkinson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pound misses with the head strike.
Pound lands a body shot.
Wilkinson pushes Pound back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wilkinson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pound's elbow.
Wilkinson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pound lands with a short shot to the head.
Pound lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wilkinson backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilkinson is working Pound over against the cage.
Wilkinson throws a punch but it's blocked by Pound.
Wilkinson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Wilkinson.
Wilkinson tries a body shot but Pound blocks it.
Pound fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wilkinson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wilkinson can't find room to land a body shot as Pound controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pound.
Wilkinson has Pound pressed against the cage, preventing Pound from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wilkinson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wilkinson lands a shoulder strike.
Wilkinson blocking some punches.
Pound lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pound as Wilkinson tries to tie him up.
Pound definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Pound throws a head punch that misses.
Wilkinson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pound tries to work over Wilkinson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pound throws a head punch that misses.
Wilkinson swings wildly with an uppercut but Pound uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pound blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilkinson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pound backwards.
Pound misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pound tries to work over Wilkinson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pound looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wilkinson.
Wilkinson blocks a body shot from Pound.
Wilkinson stalling.
Wilkinson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wilkinson.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pound creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pound breaks the clinch.
Wilkinson walks into a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wilkinson.
Wilkinson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wilkinson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Pound avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pound throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wilkinson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pound throws a body punch but Wilkinson moves out of range.
Pound misses the shot to the body.
Pound throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wilkinson swings for the body but Pound moves out of range.
Good work by Pound as he checks the leg kick.
Wilkinson closes the distance and clinches.
Pound pushes Wilkinson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wilkinson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pound swings wildly with an uppercut but Wilkinson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wilkinson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pound scores with a nice hook to the head.
It looks like Timothy Wilkinson has been cut.
Wilkinson breaks from the clinch.
Wilkinson tries to clinch but Pound moves out of range.
Pound misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilkinson looks to score with a jab to the body but Pound is just out of range.
Pound checks a low kick from Wilkinson.
Pound thuds his right hand into Wilkinson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wilkinson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wilkinson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wilkinson misses with a wild body shot.
Pound blocks a leg kick.
A big right from Wilkinson misses.
Wilkinson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pound takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pound. Wilkinson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pound throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wilkinson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wilkinson blocks a leg kick.
Wilkinson tries to land a front kick but Pound steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Pound misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Timothy Wilkinson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Timothy Wilkinson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Pound cracks Wilkinson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Pound swings for the body but Wilkinson moves out of range.
Timothy Wilkinson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pound ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wilkinson moves away.
Pound misses with a leg kick.
Pound checks a leg kick.
Pound takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Pound missing with a left hand there. Wilkinson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pound checks a leg kick.
Pound uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wilkinson.
Pound throws a leg kick but Wilkinson checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilkinson lands with a nice body punch.
Pound lands with a nice body punch.
Wilkinson misses with a body kick.
Pound finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Wilkinson misses with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Pound blocks the low kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Wilkinson blocks the leg kick.
Wilkinson ducks right into an uppercut from Pound.
Pound has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Wilkinson finds it's way round the side to connect with Pound's head.
Wilkinson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Pound ducks under a wild hook from Wilkinson.
Wilkinson throws the kick towards the body but Pound avoids it.
Pound looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Wilkinson throws a leg kick but Pound moved away.
A telegraphed right hand from Wilkinson misses the target.
Wilkinson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wilkinson throws a series of punches but Pound avoids them all with ease.
Wilkinson swings for the body but Pound moves out of range.
Wilkinson lands a nice shot to the body.
Pound takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pound throws a body punch but Wilkinson moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wilkinson moves forwards but Pound connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Wilkinson lands a glancing blow to the side of Pound's head.
Wilkinson throws a low kick but Pound avoids it.
Pound on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wilkinson. Wilkinson obviously looking to wear him down.
Pound throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pound misses with a wild body shot.
Wilkinson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wilkinson feints and then cracks Pound's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pound down.
Wilkinson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Wilkinson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Pound connects with a body shot that sends Wilkinson's belly button to the back.
Pound checks the leg kick.
Pound lands a nice hook to Wilkinson's body. Wilkinson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pound, as that shot connected.
Pound works Wilkinson's body with a nice hook.
Pound throws out a loose jab but Wilkinson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wilkinson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wilkinson throws a head kick that misses.
Wilkinson misses with a body shot.
Wilkinson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pound scores with a nice strike.
Wilkinson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pound feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Wilkinson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Pound rather than just go for the knockout.
Pound moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wilkinson feints and then cracks Pound's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pound down.
Wilkinson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pound was well out of range. Poor timing from Wilkinson.
Wilkinson scores with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pound dodges the punch combination from Wilkinson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilkinson cracks Pound with a good jab.
Pound takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Pound throws a jab but it's blocked by Wilkinson.
Pound with a nice cross.
Wilkinson lands a jab to Pound's midsection.
Wilkinson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pound has time to react.
Wilkinson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pound walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Wilkinson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Wilkinson feints a counter leg kick.
A nice combination there by Wilkinson.
Wilkinson lands a body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wilkinson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wilkinson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pound manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timothy Wilkinson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Timothy Wilkinson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Pound lands an overhand right.
Wilkinson pushes Pound away with a front kick.
Pound feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wilkinson's calf.
Wilkinson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wilkinson. That's going to slow Pound down.
A slow jab from Pound misses its intended target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wilkinson.
Pound shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Pound avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pound moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilkinson has closed the distance and engaged Pound in a clinch.
Pound blocks a body shot from Wilkinson.
Pound lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wilkinson breaks the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pound scores with a nice right hand.
Pound lands an overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilkinson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pound throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wilkinson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wilkinson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Pound jabs at Wilkinson's body.
Pound avoids the body shot from Wilkinson.
It looked like Pound wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pound throws out a loose jab but Wilkinson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wilkinson throws an off balance right hand
and Pound connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pound misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wilkinson.
Pound lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wilkinson at a distance.
Pound throws a leg kick but Wilkinson moved away.
Wilkinson scores with a shot to the body.
Wilkinson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wilkinson throws a chopping leg kick but Pound manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilkinson slips a jab from Pound.
Pound cracks Wilkinson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wilkinson lands a nice looking body shot.
Pound throws a big shot that misses.
Pound checks a low kick from Wilkinson.
Pound misses with a hook. Wilkinson ducked under it nicely.
Wilkinson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pound moves away.
Good exchange - Wilkinson coming out on top.
Wilkinson throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Pound to counter with a crisp jab.
Wilkinson throws a hook but Pound avoids it easily.
Pound staying out of range there.
Pound misses with a jab to the body
and Wilkinson counters with a body kick that stops Pound in his tracks momentarily.
Wilkinson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A countering left hand to the body from Wilkinson misses.
Pound has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wilkinson.
Dick Pound has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pound lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wilkinson tries to score with a low kick but Pound moves his leg out of the way.
Wilkinson looks to land a body kick but Pound moved away.
Pound shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Pound looks to score with a jab to the body but Wilkinson is just out of range.
Pound stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wilkinson.
Pound is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Pound scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pound tries to keep at a distance but Wilkinson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wilkinson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wilkinson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pound backwards.
Pound tries to throw a body punch but Wilkinson avoids it by throwing Pound back against the cage.
Pound throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wilkinsons head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wilkinson.
Wilkinson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pound backwards.
Wilkinson lands a nice uppercut.
Timothy Wilkinson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pound throws a head punch that misses.
Wilkinson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pound lands a nice uppercut.
Pound misses with some punches.
Pound lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wilkinson backwards.
Pound misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dick Pound has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Still in the clinch, Pound scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pound working aggressively here.
Pound blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pound throws a punch but it's blocked by Wilkinson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wilkinson.
Pound lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pound stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dick Pound.
I think Wilkinson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Timothy Wilkinson!
A very excited looking Timothy Wilkinson rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Logan Ninefingers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Steel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Logan Ninefingers!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Columbo Gatti and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ninefingers momentarily.
Ninefingers lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ninefingers misses with an uppercut.
Steel lands with a cross.
A slow jab from Steel misses its intended target.
Steel doesn't manage to clinch there - Ninefingers circles away.
Steel moves into the clinch.
Ninefingers misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Steel lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right from Steel on the inside.
Steel misses with a punch on the inside.
Ninefingers misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Steel lands with a short shot to the head.
Steel pulls Ninefingers into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ninefingers wants to pass the guard but Steel is keeping the position.
Steel working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ninefingers doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Steel is tightening it up a little... Ninefingers has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Ninefingers reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Ninefingers taps out! Nice BJJ there by Steel!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). James Steel!
James Steel thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Diesel Armstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Howson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Diesel Armstrong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dan Howson!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Joseph Jones and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Armstrong feints a jab promting Howson to slip. Armstrong then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Howson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Howson scores with a body shot.
Armstrong will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A little jabbing left from Howson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Armstrong instigates a clinch.
Howson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
I was talking to Armstrong's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Howson avoids a wild elbow strike from Armstrong.
Howson struggles to land a body shot inside as Armstrong controls his hands.
Armstrong misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Howson.
Armstrong is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Howson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Howson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Howson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Howson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Howson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Armstrong backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Howson struggles to land a body shot inside as Armstrong controls his hands.
Armstrong throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Armstrong blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howson breaks from the clinch.
Armstrong throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Armstrong shoots and misses
and Howson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Armstrong lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Howson circles away quickly and effectively.
Armstrong drives through and clinches with Howson against the cage.
Howson is working Armstrong over against the cage.
Howson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Howson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Howson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Howson tries a body shot but Armstrong blocks it.
Armstrong's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Armstrong gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Armstrong takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Armstrong throws an off balance right hand
and Howson counters with a left to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Howson throws a body shot but no joy.
Howson lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Armstrong crumples to the floor! Howson milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Dan Howson!
Our winner, Dan Howson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ueda Umanouke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksey Basayev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ueda Umanouke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aleksey Basayev!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Eddie Farnsworth and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Basayev staying out of range there.
Basayev lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Umanouke looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Aleksey Basayev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Umanouke checks a low kick from Basayev.
Umanouke tries to counter by clinching up but Basayev breaks away and moves out of range.
Umanouke misses with a jab to the body
and Basayev counters with a body kick.
Basayev throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Basayev, right into the meat.
Basayev tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A counter left hand to the body from Umanouke misses its target.
Umanouke blocks the body kick.
Umanouke keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Basayev.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Umanouke dives in and grabs Basayev's left leg, looking for a takedown. Basayev pushes down on Umanouke's head and hops out.
Umanouke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Basayev.
Umanouke tries to counter by clinching up but Basayev breaks away and moves out of range.
Basayev scores with a nice body kick.
Basayev throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Umanouke walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Umanouke misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Umanouke moves out of range as Basayev throws a body kick.
Umanouke takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Umanouke is breathing heavily.
Basayev lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Umanouke takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
It looks like Ueda Umanouke has been cut.
Basayev darts in and clinches Umanouke up against the cage.
Umanouke fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ueda Umanouke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Umanouke tries to work over Basayev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Basayev misses with some punches.
Basayev lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Umanouke backwards.
Basayev is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Umanouke blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Umanouke misses with the head strike.
Basayev lands a hook that snaps the head of Umanouke backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Basayev is pressed up against the cage. Umanouke has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Basayev down to the mat. Basayev avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Basayev ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Umanouke has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Basayev.
Umanouke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Basayev throws a leg kick but Umanouke checks it.
Umanouke slips a straight right by Basayev.
Basayev throws an overhand right that lands on Umanouke's shoulder, as Umanouke tries to avoid the shot.
Umanouke throws a hook but Basayev avoids it easily.
Umanouke pushes Basayev up against the cage in a clinch.
Basayev softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Basayev gets through Umanouke's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Basayev scores with a shoulder strike.
Basayev misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Basayev fails to land.
Umanouke lands a right hand that snaps the head of Basayev backwards.
Umanouke tries a body shot but Basayev blocks it.
Umanouke pushes Basayev back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Basayev blocks a body shot from Umanouke.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Basayev.
A right hand to the body from Basayev.
Umanouke throws a head punch that misses.
Umanouke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Basayev's elbow.
Basayev breaks from the clinch.
Basayev thuds his shin into the meat of Umanouke's side.
Umanouke moves out of range of the body kick from Basayev.
Basayev gets a clinch.
Basayev struggles to land a body shot inside as Umanouke controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Umanouke.
This has been an exciting period of action!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Basayev creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Basayev's coach down at Fight Factory was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Basayev's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Umanouke misses with a short punch on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Basayev - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Basayev prevents a body shot from Umanouke.
Basayev struggles to land a body shot inside as Umanouke controls his hands.
Basayev lands a right hand that snaps the head of Umanouke backwards.
Basayev misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Umanouke blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Basayev lands a body shot in the clinch.
Umanouke wants a takedown.
Basayev working aggressively here.
Umanouke working aggressively here.
Basayev lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Basayev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Umanouke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Basayev can't find room to land a body shot as Umanouke controls the action.
Umanouke is looking for a takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksey Basayev dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ueda Umanouke's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Basayev closes the distance and clinches.
Basayev misses with a body punch.
Umanouke tries a body shot but Basayev blocks it.
Basayev has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Umanouke misses with a punch to the body.
Basayev lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Basayev pushes Umanouke back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Basayev misses with some punches.
Basayev lands a left hand that snaps the head of Umanouke backwards.
Basayev prevents a body shot from Umanouke.
Basayev is trying to maintain a safe position but Umanouke gets an underhook and turns Basayev into the cage.
Basayev lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Aleksey Basayev seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Basayev tries a body shot but Umanouke blocks it.
Basayev is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Basayev lands a hook to the side of the head.
Basayev lands a right hand.
A hook to the body from Basayev.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Basayev stalling the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Basayev.
Basayev can't find room to land a body shot as Umanouke controls the action.
Umanouke misses with a punch to the body.
Basayev manages to break the clinch.
Umanouke tries to keep at a distance but Basayev has taken the fight into the clinch.
Umanouke has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Basayev after a bit of a struggle.
Umanouke trying to control the position but instead, Basayev has worked for underhooks and has pushed Umanouke into the cage.
Basayev makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Basayev lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Umanouke throws a head punch that misses.
Basayev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Basayev misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Basayev tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Basayev works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Basayev lands a hook that snaps the head of Umanouke backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Basayev.
Basayev lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Umanouke backwards.
Basayev misses with a body punch.
Umanouke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Umanouke can't find room to land a body shot as Basayev controls the action.
Basayev struggles to land a body shot inside as Umanouke controls his hands.
Basayev gets through Umanouke's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Basayev lands with a right to the head.
Basayev lands with a short shot to the head.
Umanouke wants a takedown.
Basayev drops Umanouke onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Umanouke is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Umanouke is rocked!
Basayev lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Umanouke.
Oh Umanouke is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Basayev drops Umanouke onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Umanouke is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Ueda Umanouke's cut is getting worse.
Basayev's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Basayev throws a low kick but Umanouke avoids it.
Basayev throws a monster overhand right that drops Umanouke! Basayev follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aleksey Basayev!
A victorious Aleksey Basayev thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Freitag (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Mouwanga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Freitag might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Limp Bizkit - Break stuff. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Freitag!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Daniel Mouwanga!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jonathan Paton and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mouwanga just misses with a punch to the body.
Freitag misses with a leg kick.
Mouwanga's coach down at BLOODSPORT GYM was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Mouwanga's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Freitag scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sloppy strikes from Mouwanga. Those never looked like landing.
Mouwanga throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mouwanga throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Freitag.
It looks like Mike Freitag has been cut.
Freitag throws a right and a left that Mouwanga avoids nicely.
A head kick by Mouwanga misses
and Freitag cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Freitag slips a jab from Mouwanga.
Mouwanga keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Freitag.
Freitag shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Mouwanga manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mouwanga working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Freitag.
Mouwanga working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Freitag.
Mouwanga is controlling Freitag's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freitag working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mouwanga's head.
Mouwanga is pulling down on Freitag's head to control his posture.
Freitag trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mouwanga avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Freitag looking to pass the guard.
Mouwanga wants to stand and escape but Freitag is having none of it.
Mouwanga trying to keep a closed guard but Freitag is proving a slippery customer.
Mouwanga can't keep his opponent in guard - Freitag advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freitag looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Freitag throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mouwanga manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Mouwanga falls off balance throwing a combination
and Freitag counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Freitag throws a front kick aimed at Mouwanga's knee but Mouwanga avoids it well.
A head kick misses from Mouwanga.
Freitag cracks Mouwanga with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mouwanga fails to land with a series of punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Freitag dives in and grabs Mouwanga's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mouwanga pushes down on Freitag's head and hops out.
Mouwanga misses the jab.
Mouwanga stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mouwanga wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mouwanga tries to close the distance and clinch up but Freitag swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mouwanga ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Freitag moves away.
Freitag went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Freitag jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Freitag keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mouwanga is rocked!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mouwanga is still on wobbly legs! Can Freitag finish him?
Freitag gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Freitag is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Mouwanga is hurt! He's hurt bad - Freitag fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Mouwanga from any more punishment! Congratulations to Freitag! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Freitag!
Mike Freitag tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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hype
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pop
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