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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jim Beckett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arjen Franck Robbery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 19 - 4, fighting out of Montreal, Jim Beckett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Arjen Franck Robbery!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robbery misses with an attempted mid kick.
Beckett attempts a counter takedown but Robbery avoids it well and moves away.
Arjen Franck Robbery seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beckett misses with a wild body shot.
Robbery takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Beckett moves out of range of the body kick from Robbery.
Beckett bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Beckett lands a front kick.
Beckett throws a wild body kick that Robbery sees coming a mile off.
Good work by Beckett as he checks the leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Robbery. Beckett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Robbery is looking to clinch but Beckett is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robbery throws a quick inside leg kick.
Beckett shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Beckett lands a nice short elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robbery wants to sweep but Beckett has passed to side control!
Robbery manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Robbery is thwarting Beckett's attempts to control the position.
Robbery content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Beckett trying to hold on to Robbery's head to control him but Robbery postures up.
Robbery is keen to just control but Beckett is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robbery is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Beckett is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Robbery is trying to control. Beckett wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Robbery works his way into full mount!
Robbery with the ground and pound from mount.
Robbery can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Beckett is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robbery throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Poor strikes thrown by Robbery there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Robbery misses with a head shot.
Robbery has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Beckett is trying desperately to improve position.
Robbery looking to control but Beckett is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Robbery controlling his opponent.
Robbery in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robbery tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Robbery prevents Beckett from getting the reversal.
Robbery controlling his opponent.
Robbery lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Beckett avoids a series of strikes thrown by Robbery.
Robbery tries to control but Beckett wriggling away.
Robbery controlling his opponent.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Robbery cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arjen Franck Robbery dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Beckett. Robbery does a little dance to reset his feet.
Beckett lands a nice hook to Robbery's body. Robbery takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Robbery fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Beckett, pushing him back against the cage.
Robbery lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Robbery misses with some punches.
Beckett manages to pull guard.
Robbery landing with the ground and pound.
Beckett is trying to keep Robbery in close.
Robbery wants to control from the top but Beckett keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robbery showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Robbery stands up over Beckett, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robbery throws a strike but Beckett rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Beckett is sitting in close to Robbery's body. Robbery has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Beckett is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Beckett is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Robbery.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Arjen Franck Robbery!
Arjen Franck Robbery made sure to mention his sponsor, Cartel Elite Supps in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Snead (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James has chosen NWO Wolfpack as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Sam Snead has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Sam Snead seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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275 lbs
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Excellent 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
23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sam Snead!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jimmy James!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Snead. James does a little dance to reset his feet.
Snead throws a body shot but no joy.
Snead lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Donk. James catches Snead right on the button with a cross.
It looks like Sam Snead has been cut.
James looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
It looks like Jimmy James has been cut.
James connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
James tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
James bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Snead comes at him with an uppercut from hell! James falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! James was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sam Snead!
Sam Snead really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Humanoid Nutrition (160Q for 160$) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Godbolt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willy Stoppers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Godbolt comes to the cage accompanied by Trenches by Pop Evil. Matthew Godbolt has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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202 lbs
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201 lbs
54 - 30 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Very quick |
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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
27 - 20 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matthew Godbolt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
54 - 30 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Willy Stoppers!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Godbolt misses the jab.
Stoppers misses with a body shot
and Godbolt counters with a straight right hand.
Willy Stoppers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A lazy body kick from Stoppers
and Godbolt counters with a nice double leg into side control. Stoppers won't be happy with that.
Stoppers throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Stoppers throws a wild body kick that Godbolt sees coming a mile off.
Stoppers throws a sloppy body shot
and Godbolt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A decent looking cross lands there for Godbolt.
Stoppers ducks under a wild hook from Godbolt.
Godbolt has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Stoppers misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Godbolt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stoppers lands a nice looking kick to the body. Godbolt takes a step back to recover.
Godbolt takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Godbolt with a poor takedown
and Stoppers counters with a right hand to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Stoppers.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Stoppers.
Stoppers pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Godbolt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A swing and a miss from Godbolt.
Stoppers swings away with a body shot that misses
and Godbolt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Stoppers.
Stoppers throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Stoppers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stoppers looks to throw a body kick
letting Godbolt counter with a right hand.
Godbolt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stoppers.
Godbolt fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Stoppers avoids it really well and circles away.
A slow jab from Godbolt misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stoppers explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Godbolt shoots and misses
and Stoppers counters with a nice kick to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matthew Godbolt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stoppers looks for the body kick but Godbolt saw that one coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stoppers blocks a jab.
Stoppers throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Stoppers tries to land a front kick but Godbolt steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A counter left hand to the body from Godbolt misses its target.
Stoppers punishes Godbolt's body with a nice straight punch.
Stoppers tries to land a front kick but Godbolt steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Stoppers throws a wild body kick that Godbolt sees coming a mile off.
Stoppers throws out a loose jab but Godbolt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Godbolt is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Godbolt misses with an uppercut.
A countering left hand to the body from Stoppers misses.
Stoppers misses with a wild body shot.
Stoppers gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Godbolt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stoppers ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Godbolt fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Godbolt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stoppers throws out the jab.
Stoppers throws the kick towards the body but Godbolt avoids it.
Godbolt takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Stoppers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Godbolt throws a big counter combination but Stoppers scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Stoppers just misses with a punch to the body.
Godbolt misses with a takedown attempt - Stoppers sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Both fighters circling a little - Stoppers finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Stoppers is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Godbolt rather than just go for the knockout.
Godbolt swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A jab from Godbolt misses.
Godbolt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stoppers sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Godbolt shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Stoppers counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Godbolt thinking.
Godbolt is breathing heavily.
Stoppers connects with a body shot.
Stoppers throws a body shot but no joy.
A shot to the liver by Stoppers. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circling - Godbolt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stoppers pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Willy Stoppers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Some wild striking there from Godbolt.
Stoppers keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Stoppers connects with a nice looking jab.
Stoppers looks to throw the jab but Godbolt is out of range.
Godbolt half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Willy Stoppers dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Stoppers misses with a straight right.
Stoppers misses with a body kick.
Stoppers moves out of range of the strikes.
Godbolt takes a swing at Stoppers's ribcage but misses.
Godbolt throws a hook to the side of Stoppers's head but Stoppers sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Godbolt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stoppers.
Stoppers lands a body shot.
Stoppers thows a body kick. Godbolt tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A big right from Godbolt misses.
Godbolt fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Stoppers! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Godbolt shoots for a takedown but Stoppers saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stoppers throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Stoppers throws a body kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Godbolt shoots in looking for a takedown but Stoppers manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Godbolt's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matthew Godbolt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stoppers looks to score with a jab to the body but Godbolt is just out of range.
Godbolt takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Stoppers swings away with a body shot that misses
and Godbolt counters with a nice uppercut.
Stoppers thuds a left hand into Godbolt's body.
Stoppers throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Godbolt has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Stoppers.
Willy Stoppers seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stoppers scores with a kick to the midsection.
Stoppers fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Godbolt looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Stoppers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Stoppers misses the target.
Stoppers has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Godbolt throws a poor cross that misses
and Stoppers counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stoppers bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stoppers wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Stoppers scores with a kick to the midsection.
Stoppers tries to land a front kick but Godbolt steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Godbolt steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Stoppers. That one must have hurt.
Stoppers fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Stoppers changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Stoppers throws a front kick that sends Godbolt stumbling back into the cage.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Stoppers.
Stoppers changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Stoppers swings for the body but Godbolt moves out of range.
Stoppers throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice shot lands for Stoppers.
Stoppers dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stoppers thuds his shin into the meat of Godbolt's side.
Stoppers misses with a wild body shot.
Stoppers misses with an uppercut. Godbolt saw that one coming.
Stoppers digs a good body shot into Godbolt's ribs.
Stoppers moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Stoppers dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stoppers connects with a nice looking jab.
Godbolt will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Stoppers lands a nice looking body kick.
Stoppers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stoppers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stoppers loads up on a big right hand but Godbolt slips the punch.
Godbolt lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stoppers lands with an overhand left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Godbolt takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Stoppers punishes Godbolt's body with a nice straight punch.
Godbolt has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Stoppers.
Godbolt tries for a takedown but Stoppers sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Stoppers's jab looks to have found its range, popping Godbolt under the eye.
Stoppers pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Stoppers connects with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stoppers. Godbolt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Godbolt shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Stoppers is trying to defend but Godbolt finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Stoppers is trying to stand up here but Godbolt is controlling him well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Willy Stoppers showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Godbolt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stoppers manages to avoid it.
Godbolt has a takedown stuffed.
Stoppers throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Stoppers cracks Godbolt with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Good standup being displayed there by Stoppers as he connects with a hook.
Stoppers throws a half hearted mid kick.
The crowd cheers as Stoppers lands an impressive looking overhand right. Godbolt doesn't seem phased though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stoppers misses with a body kick.
Godbolt takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Stoppers scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Stoppers comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Godbolt throws a shot from downtown. Stoppers moves away and avoids it.
Stoppers comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Stoppers comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A thudding body kick lands there by Stoppers!
Stoppers explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Stoppers lands a jab to Godbolt's midsection.
Stoppers scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Stoppers jabs at Godbolt's body.
Stoppers connects with a body shot.
Stoppers throws a body punch but Godbolt moves out of range.
Stoppers throws a body punch but Godbolt moves out of range.
Stoppers pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Godbolt avoids the body shot from Stoppers.
Godbolt attempts a counter takedown but Stoppers avoids it well and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Godbolt misses with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stoppers works Godbolt's body with a nice hook.
Godbolt has a takedown stuffed.
Godbolt fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matthew Godbolt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stoppers just misses with a punch to the body.
Godbolt is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Stoppers throws a half hearted mid kick.
Godbolt lands a slapping body shot.
Stoppers dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stoppers staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stoppers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Godbolt.
Godbolt has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Stoppers.
Godbolt misses with a looping right.
Godbolt avoids the body shot from Stoppers.
Godbolt was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Stoppers lands a right hook to the body.
Godbolt misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Stoppers thuds a left hand into Godbolt's body.
Stoppers fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Godbolt fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stoppers scores with a hook to the body. Godbolt takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Stoppers throws a body punch but Godbolt moves out of range.
Godbolt shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Stoppers as he jumps to the side.
A nice side step and Stoppers releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Stoppers throws a body kick that misses
and Godbolt counters with a single leg into guard. Stoppers didn't expect that.
Stoppers has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Godbolt off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Willy Stoppers is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
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!
Godbolt takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stoppers. Godbolt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Godbolt feinted with a counter takedown.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Stoppers.
Matthew Godbolt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stoppers throws a push kick but Godbolt slaps the foot to one side.
Godbolt swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
Willy Stoppers comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Stoppers has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Willy Stoppers!
A relieved looking Willy Stoppers 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jaakko Parantainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fidel Duberry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Parantainen's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Cryin' Like A Bitch - Godsmack. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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
37 - 27 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jaakko Parantainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fidel Duberry!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parantainen throws a head kick that misses
and Duberry counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Parantainen has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Parantainen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Duberry moves away.
Duberry only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Parantainen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Duberry counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Parantainen misses with a straight left.
Parantainen misses with a combination
and Duberry counters with a straight right hand.
Nice defenses there by Duberry.
Parantainen doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Duberry counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parantainen tries to keep at a distance but Duberry has taken the fight into the clinch.
Parantainen lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duberry misses with a hook to the ribs.
Duberry throws a head punch that misses.
Parantainen wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jaakko Parantainen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Parantainen wants a takedown.
Duberry lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Parantainen prevents a body shot from Duberry.
Duberry working aggressively here.
Parantainen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Parantainen struggles to land a body shot inside as Duberry controls his hands.
A nice right hand lands inside from Duberry.
Duberry working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Duberry creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Parantainen blocks an uppercut.
Parantainen can't get the takedown.
Parantainen is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Duberry is defending well.
Parantainen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Duberry works on Parantainen's body with a couple of short punches.
Parantainen drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Duberry gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Duberry breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duberry bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Parantainen backing away here, and Duberry unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Parantainen misses with a lunging right hand
and Duberry counters with a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Parantainen fails with the takedown
and Duberry cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Duberry scores with a shot to the body.
Duberry lands a head shot.
Parantainen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Duberry checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Parantainen throws an off balance right hand
and Duberry counters with a three punch combo that has Parantainen backing up. Parantainen nods at Duberry to acknowledge the strikes.
Duberry lands a jab.
Parantainen shoots for a double leg takedown but Duberry sprawls well. He's pushed Parantainen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Duberry thuds his right hand into Parantainen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duberry's jab looks to have found its range, popping Parantainen under the eye.
Parantainen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jab from Duberry.
Parantainen tries a head kick but it misses.
Duberry is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Parantainen had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Parantainen goes for a double leg but Duberry avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Duberry continues to drive forward.
Parantainen shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Duberry counters with a stiff right hand.
Parantainen shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Duberry counter with a right hand.
Duberry throws a low kick but it's checked well by Parantainen.
Parantainen shoots and misses
enabling Duberry to counter with a crisp jab.
Jaakko Parantainen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parantainen misses with the body kick
and Duberry counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Parantainen swings away with a body shot that misses
and Duberry counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Parantainen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Duberry tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Parantainen tries to counter with a takedown but Duberry is quick to defend against it.
We've been informed that Duberry has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Parantainen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Duberry stuffs the takedown.
Parantainen is breathing heavily.
Duberry lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Duberry with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Parantainen to score with a decent uppercut.
Parantainen tests Duberry's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Duberry lands with a nice body punch.
Duberry lands a head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fidel Duberry dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Duberry takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Parantainen clinches.
Duberry scores with a shot to the side of Parantainen's head.
Parantainen drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Parantainen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Parantainen has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Duberry after a bit of a struggle.
Duberry struggles to land a body shot inside as Parantainen controls his hands.
Duberry makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Duberry lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Parantainen looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jaakko Parantainen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short uppercut from Parantainen.
Duberry misses with a punch to the body.
Parantainen misses with some punches.
Duberry throws a head punch that misses.
Parantainen trying to stall but Duberry improves his position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Duberry.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Duberry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Duberry creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Duberry works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right from Duberry.
Parantainen is rocked!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Duberry lands a big right hand that drops Parantainen! The killer instinct kicks in and Duberry finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Duberry!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fidel Duberry!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Fidel Duberry made sure he mentioned Sin City Allstars, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Repe Sorsa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sorsa is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Like a Bunny. Roberto Kim has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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187 lbs
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36
179 lbs
21 - 15 - 0 |
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roberto Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Repe Sorsa!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Kim misses its intended target.
Kim throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sorsa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sorsa misses with a hook.
Sorsa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kim can pounce on him.
Donk. Kim catches Sorsa right on the button with a cross.
Kim slips under a jab.
Sorsa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Repe Sorsa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sorsa connects with a crisp jab.
Kim lands with a kick to the temple. Sorsa shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Repe Sorsa has been cut.
Sorsa misses with a wild body shot.
Kim takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kim throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sorsa tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sorsa shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Kim! Sorsa is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roberto Kim!
A relieved looking Roberto Kim thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Repe Sorsa spoke after the fight, saying 'See u later sonny....at u mommas house !'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ranky Scorpion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Joseph (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scorpion comes to the cage accompanied by ¡MAYDAY! - Last One Standing. Joseph has chosen The Rover as his entrance music. Anthony Joseph has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ranky Scorpion's chin.
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232 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 20 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ranky Scorpion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Joseph!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scorpion misses with a looping left.
Anthony Joseph seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Scorpion takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Joseph buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Scorpion lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Anthony Joseph has been cut.
Scorpion punishes Joseph's body with a nice straight punch.
Joseph misses with a body kick.
Scorpion has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Joseph.
Scorpion lands a jab to Joseph's midsection.
Scorpion cracks a nice hook into Joseph's ribs.
Joseph lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Scorpion ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Joseph moves away.
Joseph swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Scorpion lands a nice hook to Joseph's body. Joseph takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Scorpion throws a shot to the body.
Scorpion has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Scorpion chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Joseph can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joseph throws a hook but Scorpion avoids it easily.
Scorpion cracks Joseph with a good jab.
Scorpion changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circling - Scorpion throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Scorpion misses with a body punch
and Joseph counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Scorpion is looking to wear down Joseph with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Joseph swinging wildly here.
Joseph closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Scorpion takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Scorpion throws a body shot but no joy.
Scorpion has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Joseph.
A looping hook to the body misses from Scorpion. Joseph does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joseph looks for the body kick but Scorpion saw that one coming.
Joseph misses with a wild body shot.
Scorpion throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Scorpion throws a nice looking combination but Joseph bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A nice side step and Joseph releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Scorpion throws a head kick but Joseph moves out of range.
Joseph scores with a hook to the body. Scorpion takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Scorpion lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Joseph at a distance.
Scorpion tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Scorpion. Joseph does a little dance to reset his feet.
Scorpion swings for the body but Joseph moves out of range.
Scorpion scores with a nice strike.
Scorpion chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Joseph can pounce on him.
Scorpion throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Joseph.
Scorpion throws a right hand that Joseph ducks under and follows up with a left that Joseph also avoids with ease.
Scorpion is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scorpion throws a series of strikes that have Joseph backpedaling.
Scorpion takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Scorpion keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As Joseph backs away, Scorpion returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Joseph throws a sloppy head kick and Scorpion moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Scorpion.
Scorpion ducks under a wild hook from Joseph.
Joseph swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Scorpion walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nice uppercut lands for Scorpion. That snapped Joseph's head back.
Joseph lands with a thumping leg kick.
Joseph with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Scorpion closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Scorpion doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joseph misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Scorpion.
Scorpion misses with a lunging right hand
and Joseph counters with a thumping low kick.
Scorpion misses with a jab, cross combination.
Joseph throws a leg kick
and Scorpion counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Joseph has Scorpion pulled in close to control his posture.
Joseph looking for a sweep. Not yet Joseph, not yet.
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 Ranky Scorpion will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Anthony Joseph's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Joseph comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Scorpion shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Joseph napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Joseph regains half guard.
Well, if Scorpion 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.
Joseph tries to roll over but Scorpion keeps him under control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joseph preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Scorpion working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
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.
Joseph trying to control from the bottom.
Scorpion trying to control the action but Joseph is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Joseph is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Joseph is not content to let Scorpion control the position.
Joseph controlling the position well.
Scorpion seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Joseph does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
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.
Joseph is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Scorpion wants to control but Joseph is keeping him busy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Scorpion blocks a low kick nicely.
Scorpion misses with a wild body shot.
Joseph connects with a body shot that sends Scorpion's belly button to the back.
Scorpion misses with a wild body shot.
Scorpion scores with a jab. Joseph acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Joseph swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Scorpion was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Joseph shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Joseph throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A bone on bone clash there as Joseph blocks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scorpion throws a head kick that misses.
Joseph misses with an attempted mid kick.
Scorpion misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Joseph.
Scorpion misses with a two punch combination.
Scorpion keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Joseph walks into a jab.
A slow jab from Scorpion misses its intended target.
Joseph pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Scorpion is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Joseph fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Scorpion manages to avoid it.
An inside leg kick lands from Joseph.
A jab from Joseph misses.
Some wild striking there from Joseph.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scorpion checks a low kick from Joseph.
Scorpion misses with a straight right.
Joseph dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Scorpion. That did some damage!
Jab by Scorpion.
Scorpion takes one to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Joseph connects with a leg kick. Scorpion looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Joseph swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Joseph thows a leg kick but Scorpion checks it
and Scorpion counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Anthony Joseph seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Joseph misses with a body shot.
Joseph throws a lazy head kick
and Scorpion counters with a right hand to the body.
Joseph lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Joseph throws a head kick that misses.
Scorpion takes a swing at Joseph's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Anthony Joseph will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Anthony Joseph's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Scorpion tests Joseph's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Scorpion misses with a looping left.
Scorpion keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Joseph rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Scorpion counters with a nice body shot.
Scorpion fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Joseph let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Scorpion throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Joseph takes a swing at Scorpion's ribcage but misses.
Joseph misses with a wild body shot.
Scorpion getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joseph uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Scorpion.
Joseph gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Scorpion scores with a three punch combo!
Scorpion's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joseph gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Joseph.
Joseph jabs at Scorpion's body.
Scorpion throws a hook but Joseph blocks it.
A head kick misses from Scorpion.
Joseph throws a body punch but Scorpion moves out of range.
Scorpion was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Scorpion dips to his left and cracks Joseph with an uppercut!
Joseph cracks the inside of Scorpion's front leg.
Scorpion lands with a nice body punch.
Joseph throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Scorpion throws the left hand but Joseph avoids the punch easily.
Joseph misses with a hook. Scorpion ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scorpion misses with a hook. Joseph ducked under it nicely.
Scorpion moves out of range of the body kick.
Joseph misses with a wild body shot.
Scorpion throwing a counter right hand but Joseph manages to avoid it.
Joseph throws a body punch but Scorpion moves out of range.
Scorpion seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Joseph misses with a left hand
and Scorpion connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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!
Joseph throws a low kick but it's checked well by Scorpion.
Scorpion works the jab nicely.
Joseph takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A low kick from Joseph is predictable there
and Scorpion counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Joseph misses with a body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Scorpion. That's going to slow Joseph down.
An inside leg kick lands from Joseph.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scorpion takes a swing at Joseph's ribcage but misses.
A nice side step and Joseph releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Scorpion moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Joseph just misses with a punch to the body.
Scorpion swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A leg kick checked by Scorpion.
Joseph ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A solid leg kick lands there for Joseph.
Joseph slips under a jab.
Joseph delivers a nice body kick.
Scorpion throws a hook but Joseph blocks it.
Scorpion keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Scorpion throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Joseph misses with a leg kick
and Scorpion counters with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joseph throws a body kick that misses.
Joseph tries a low kick but Scorpion avoids it.
Joseph walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Scorpion checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A shot to the liver by Joseph. Beautiful body shot.
Scorpion staying out of range there.
Scorpion throws a body punch but Joseph 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!
Scorpion checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Joseph connects with a body shot that sends Scorpion's belly button to the back.
Joseph connects with a crisp jab.
Scorpion tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Joseph uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Scorpion checks the leg kick nicely there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ranky Scorpion showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Scorpion has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ranky Scorpion!
During a confident post fight interview, Ranky Scorpion 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nango Chekananwangi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Macho Randy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nango Chekananwangi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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244 lbs
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242 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Nango Chekananwangi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Macho Randy!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chekananwangi clinches.
Chekananwangi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chekananwangi has a couple of punches blocked by Randy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Randy.
Randy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Chekananwangi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chekananwangi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chekananwangi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Chekananwangi blocking some punches.
Randy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chekananwangi's elbow.
Chekananwangi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Randy lands with a left to the head.
Chekananwangi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Randy tries to throw a body punch but Chekananwangi avoids it by throwing Randy back against the cage.
Randy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Chekananwangi breaks from the clinch.
Randy throws a leg kick which misses Chekananwangi's front leg but catches the back leg as Chekananwangi tries to avoid it.
Randy slaps away a takedown attempt from Chekananwangi, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Chekananwangi fails with an attempt to clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Randy scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chekananwangi shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Randy sprawls well. Randy wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Chekananwangi gets slowly back to his feet.
Randy throws a body shot but no joy.
Chekananwangi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Randy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Randy blocks a head kick by Chekananwangi.
Nice shot by Randy.
Randy looks to score with a jab to the body but Chekananwangi is just out of range.
Randy slips a jab and a cross from Chekananwangi.
Chekananwangi misses with a kick to the body
and Randy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Randy lands a leg kick that knocks Chekananwangi off balance momentarily.
Chekananwangi throws a right hand that misses
and Randy counters with a straight right hand.
Randy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Chekananwangi walks into a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chekananwangi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Randy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randy scores with a jab. Chekananwangi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Chekananwangi ducks under a wild hook from Randy.
Randy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Macho Randy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Randy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chekananwangi shoots and misses
letting Randy counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nango Chekananwangi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chekananwangi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Chekananwangi has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Bonsai Club MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Randy connects with a right hand. Chekananwangi shakes it off.
Randy lands a big right hand that sends Chekananwangi crashing to the mat! Randy stays standing though and waves Chekananwangi back to his feet!
Chekananwangi is rocked!
Chekananwangi throws a hook but Randy blocks it.
Oh Chekananwangi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Randy throws a series of punches but Chekananwangi avoids them all with ease.
Chekananwangi seems to have got his legs back now.
Randy ducks under a wild hook from Chekananwangi.
Randy lands a big right hand that sends Chekananwangi crashing to the mat! Randy stays standing though and waves Chekananwangi back to his feet!
A nice leg kick lands there from Chekananwangi.
A head kick misses from Randy.
Randy is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Chekananwangi had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Randy lands a right hook to the body.
Good work by Randy as he checks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chekananwangi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Randy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Chekananwangi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Chekananwangi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Chekananwangi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chekananwangi throws a jab when Randy was well out of range.
Good exchange - Randy coming out on top.
Chekananwangi throws an off balance right hand
and Randy scores with a counter punch that sends Chekananwangi to the canvas! Randy smells blood - he's punishing Chekananwangi with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Chekananwangi has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Macho Randy!
During a confident post fight interview, Macho Randy 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Christian Televing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ike Tronstone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Televing kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Nightwish - End of all Hope. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
32 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Christian Televing!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ike Tronstone!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Televing moves out of range as Tronstone strikes.
Tronstone fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Televing is out of range.
Televing takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Televing goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nice shot by Televing.
Televing changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Televing misses the shot to the body.
Good leg kick by Televing there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tronstone closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Televing did well to prevent Tronstone getting side control.
Televing trying to control from the bottom.
Televing taking some punishment here, with Tronstone in his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tronstone throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Televing is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Televing trying to control but Tronstone postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tronstone throwing shots but Televing is blocking nicely.
Televing blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tronstone.
Tronstone lands with a punch from half guard.
It looks like Christian Televing has been cut.
Ground and pound from Tronstone.
Televing keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Televing is staying active underneath Tronstone, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Tronstone scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Televing tries to get to full guard but Tronstone has control of the leg.
Tronstone throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tronstone slips a nice elbow through Televing's hands, connecting with Televing's forehead.
Tronstone lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Televing knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tronstone on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Televing keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tronstone throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tronstone throwing shots but Televing is blocking nicely.
Televing has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tronstone is working away from the top position though.
Tronstone thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Televing wants to get back to full guard.
Tronstone sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Televing defending well though.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Tronstone working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Tronstone missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tronstone winds up and cracks Televing with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Christian Televing's cut is getting worse.
Televing is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Tronstone scores with a couple of nice shots.
Tronstone looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Televing with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Christian Televing's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tronstone lands with a punch from half guard.
Jeez, Christian Televing's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Christian Televing's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ike Tronstone!
Ike Tronstone seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ramses Kolmas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King has chosen Summer Sixteen By: Drake as his entrance music. 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ramses Kolmas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, William King!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King takes one to the side of the head.
A combination from King does no damage.
King throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kolmas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kolmas appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Kolmas lands a really nice looking cross but King seems unphased.
King shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kolmas as he avoids it easily.
Kolmas tries to land a body kick
and King counters with a takedown into side control.
Kolmas struggling a bit here.
Kolmas trying to remain calm as King controls from the top position.
King tries to advance to mount but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Check out the look on King's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kolmas is looking to regain half guard here but King keeps moving and retains side control.
Kolmas gets back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King trying to advance position but Kolmas counters by regaining guard.
Kolmas bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in King's guard.
Kolmas won't allow King to sweep him here.
King controlling Kolmas's posture.
King looking for a sweep. Not yet King, not yet.
Kolmas working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kolmas trying to control but King is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now King is on top in guard.
King stopping the sweep attempt from Kolmas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kolmas is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. King is aware though and is defending well.
King postures up.
King stopping the sweep attempt from Kolmas.
King keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kolmas's head.
Kolmas has King pulled in close to control his posture.
King avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kolmas looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
King sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kolmas's guard.
King passes the guard and advances to mount!
King landing strikes from the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Kolmas slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
King prevents Kolmas from improving his position.
King trying to pass the guard but Kolmas defending well.
King drops an elbow to the side of Kolmas's head.
Kolmas is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
King is nestled in close to Kolmas, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
King lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kolmas trying to control here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
King trying to control the action but Kolmas is working from the bottom.
Kolmas is trying to control but can't.
King throws a strike but Kolmas avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
King passes Kolmas's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. King connects with a nice short shot to Kolmas's temple.
Kolmas is looking to improve his position.
Kolmas taking some punishment here, with King in his half guard.
King is thwarting Kolmas's attempts to control the position.
Kolmas is staying active underneath King, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William King dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kolmas throws a solid leg kick but King takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kolmas.
William King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King moves in looking to clinch but Kolmas pushes him off.
Kolmas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but King was well out of range. Poor timing from Kolmas.
King lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Kolmas looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
King cracks the inside of Kolmas's front leg.
King takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kolmas tries to clinch but King moves out of range.
King tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kolmas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kolmas's waist but Kolmas gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing King off to one side.
Kolmas is looking to counter the offense by King and move into the clinch.
King lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by King.
King shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kolmas as he avoids it easily.
Kolmas tries to counter by moving into the clinch but King manages to circle out of the way.
Kolmas thuds his shin into the meat of King's side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kolmas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by King.
Kolmas will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
King will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kolmas changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Ramses Kolmas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William King.
King stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kolmas.
King moves into the clinch.
Kolmas pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from King fails to land.
Kolmas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kolmas.
Kolmas throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kolmas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
King working aggressively here.
Our sources have told us that Kolmas has been working on his elbows in the gym.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kolmas lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
King can't find room to land a body shot as Kolmas controls the action.
Kolmas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with King's elbow.
Kolmas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
King lands with a short head shot on the inside.
King tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kolmas misses with a punch to the body.
King wants a takedown.
King works on Kolmas's body with a couple of short punches.
Kolmas lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
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!
Kolmas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
King misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kolmas.
Kolmas blocks an uppercut.
Kolmas lands a body punch.
Kolmas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with King's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by King.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kolmas lands an elbow inside.
Kolmas throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kolmas lands an elbow inside that King shrugs off.
King gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kolmas.
King prevents a takedown attempt there.
King lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kolmas blocking some punches.
William King seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
King avoids the elbow strike from Kolmas, against the cage.
Kolmas looks to throw an elbow but misses.
King swings away with an uppercut that misses.
King gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Kolmas tries to roll over but King keeps him under control.
King working the head and body with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King stalling.
Kolmas wants to improve his position but King is controlling well.
King is trying to control the action in half guard but Kolmas is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
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!
King prevents Kolmas from improving his position.
King drops an elbow to the side of Kolmas's head.
William King has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kolmas works his way to full guard. Good work.
King throws a big elbow that misses.
Kolmas wants to sweep but no luck.
King wants to control from the top but Kolmas keeps moving.
Kolmas is trying to control the position but King postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but William King will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
King shoots in and drives through. Kolmas sprawls well.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! King crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kolmas - the referee stops the clock and King gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kolmas. King manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
King throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kolmas counters with a nice double leg into side control. King won't be happy with that.
Kolmas wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by King, who protects the arm well.
You can see the frustration on King's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kolmas is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but King is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Kolmas will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King is not content to let Kolmas control the position.
Kolmas goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, King rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Kolmas's guard! Nice work there by King!
Kolmas has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Kolmas is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and King defends well.
Kolmas trying to keep a closed guard but King is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King forces his way into half guard.
King takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
King is trying to control the action in half guard but Kolmas is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kolmas moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Kolmas looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
King trying to control the position from guard on top but Kolmas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kolmas looking for a sweep. Not yet Kolmas, not yet.
Kolmas has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but King can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kolmas looking to control.
King stands up over Kolmas, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kolmas is trying to control the position but King postures up.
King landing some decent shots from guard.
King wants to control from the top but Kolmas keeps moving.
King controlling from the top position.
King looking to pass the guard.
Ramses Kolmas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kolmas looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
King trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kolmas lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kolmas fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches King on the side of the head.
Kolmas lands with a straight right. King didn't see that one coming.
King tries to clinch but Kolmas is having none of it.
King cracks Kolmas with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A decent looking cross lands there for King.
King tries to land a leg kick but Kolmas saw it coming and moves away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ramses Kolmas showed his dominance in that final round.
I think King 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William King!
During a confident post fight interview, William King thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Ramses Kolmas was interviewed post fight and said 'That was a fluke'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Connor Mac Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karol Cropp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Burns might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to . Connor Mac Burns has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Connor Mac Burns!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
52 - 30 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Karol Cropp!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cropp lands a jab to the nose.
It looks like Connor Mac Burns has been cut.
Cropp has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Burns.
Cropp has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Cropp throws a low kick, looking for Burns's leg but Burns calmly moves out of range.
Burns lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cropp at a distance.
Cropp gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Burns counters with a straight right hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Burns.
Burns throws a body punch but Cropp moves out of range.
Cropp slips a jab from Burns.
Cropp misses with a low kick.
Burns scores with a hook to the body. Cropp takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cropp throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Burns throws a big counter combination but Cropp scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Burns misses with an attempted mid kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cropp fails with the takedown
and Burns counters with a left to the body.
A swing and a miss from Cropp.
Burns avoids a punch combination nicely.
Burns scores with a nice strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns lands a really nice looking cross but Cropp seems unphased.
Burns jabs Cropp to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Burns looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Burns feints and then cracks Cropp's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cropp down.
Burns connects with a combination that backs up Cropp into the cage. Burns lands a flurry of punches that gets past Cropp's guard. Cropp is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Burns bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Connor Mac Burns!
Connor Mac Burns retains his heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Connor Mac Burns thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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