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DUEL#71 Ibaka vs Complex PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rahkim Abdullah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keith Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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198 lbs
24 - 18 - 0 |
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195 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
24 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rahkim Abdullah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Keith Stone!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Russell Pearce and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abdullah connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Stone tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Abdullah paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stone closes this distance looking for a takedown but Abdullah circles away.
Abdullah catches Stone with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Abdullah lands with a good body shot.
Abdullah scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Stone doesn't seem bothered though.
Abdullah jabs Stone right on the nose. Stone blinks but takes it well.
Abdullah takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Abdullah lands with a hook. Stone tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Abdullah shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Stone manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stone throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Abdullah with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Stone trying to control the position.
Stone has momentary wrist control but Abdullah slips an elbow through the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdullah keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Stone's head.
Abdullah is working Stone over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Stone is rocked!
Abdullah lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Stone is still in real trouble! Can Abdullah finish him?
Abdullah arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Stone's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Rahkim Abdullah!
Our winner, Rahkim Abdullah, 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carl Tuup (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Rodrigues Filho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carl Tuup has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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215 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Carl Tuup!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pedro Rodrigues Filho!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Jorge Garcia and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tuup has taken the fight to the clinch.
Filho leaning against his opponent.
Tuup is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Filho misses with some punches.
Tuup displaying some good clinch control by pressing Filho up against the cage.
Filho misses with a hook from the clinch.
Filho misses with a hook to the ribs.
Filho looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tuup's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Filho.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tuup blocking some punches.
Filho is stalling here.
Filho misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tuup stalls.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuup lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Pedro Rodrigues Filho has been cut.
Filho lands a left hand.
Tuup connects with a nasty looking knee right to Filho's face.
Tuup lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tuup controlling the action here for a moment.
Filho doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tuup throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Filho blocks it with crossed arms.
Tuup controlling the action here for a moment.
Tuup wants to stall.
Tuup tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Filho takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filho misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Filho.
Filho lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tuup with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Filho slowing the pace effectively.
Tuup is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Filho swings wildly with an uppercut but Tuup uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tuup prevents a body shot from Filho.
Tuup is pushing Filho up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Filho swings wildly with an uppercut but Tuup uses good head movement to avoid it.
Filho scores with a shot to the side of Tuup's head.
Filho lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tuup.
Tuup blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuup is pushing Filho up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A short right from Filho.
Tuup lands a nice elbow.
Filho lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tuup looking to slow down the pace here.
Filho leaning his opponent against the cage.
Filho blocking some punches.
Filho working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tuup's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Tuup with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Filho leaning against his opponent.
Tuup misses with some punches.
Filho misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tuup with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tuup fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Filho.
Filho working aggressively here.
Filho lands a nice uppercut.
Filho lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tuup backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tuup is looking to control Filho's arms but Filho gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tuup has his back to the cage.
Filho tries to break the clinch but Tuup is controlling the position.
Tuup's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Filho lands with an uppercut that bounces Tuup off the cage and back into range.
Pedro Rodrigues Filho is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tuup dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Filho. That did some damage!
Tuup tries to clinch up but Filho circles away and keeps his distance.
Filho moves into range and clinches up with Tuup.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Rodrigues Filho dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pedro Rodrigues Filho's cut.
That's time! Tuup's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Both fighters circling a little - Tuup finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Tuup tries to clinch up.
Filho misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tuup.
It looked like Tuup was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Filho.
Tuup shoots in for a takedown but Filho shows good takedown defense.
Filho clinches up with Tuup and pushes him back against the cage.
The referee calls for Filho to work.
Tuup with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tuup throws a knee to the head but misses.
Filho leaning against his opponent.
Tuup throws a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tuup scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tuup displaying some good clinch control by pressing Filho up against the cage.
Tuup letting Filho take a breather here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuup with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Filho lands a nice uppercut.
Filho has a couple of punches blocked by Tuup.
Come on Tuup - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Tuup with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tuup tries a knee to the head but Filho blocks it.
Tuup blocks an uppercut.
Tuup lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Filho.
Filho misses with a short punch on the inside.
Filho lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tuup breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tuup shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tuup fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tuup tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Filho manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filho circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tuup buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Carl Tuup is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Filho clinches with his opponent.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Filho.
Filho working aggressively here.
Filho lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tuup is trying to stall.
Tuup stalling in the clinch but Filho improves position.
Tuup can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Come on Filho - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Filho misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Filho.
Filho swings wildly with an uppercut but Tuup uses good head movement to avoid it.
Filho lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tuup backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuup misses with a knee to the head.
Filho pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tuup tries to clinch up but Filho circles away and keeps his distance.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tuup.
Tuup tries to clinch but Filho moves out of range.
Tuup pushes Filho up against the cage in a clinch.
Tuup wants to get back to striking at distance but Filho won't allow it.
Filho fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tuup misses with a knee to the head.
Filho lands a body punch.
Tuup misses with a knee to the head.
Tuup with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Filho has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Filho fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tuup tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tuup looking to slow down the pace here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Filho cracks Tuup with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Filho swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Filho.
A hook to the body from Filho.
Filho misses with a hook from the clinch.
Filho lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tuup looking to stall.
Filho scores with a shot to the side of Tuup's head.
Filho's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Filho working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tuup throws a punch but it's blocked by Filho.
Filho blocks an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Rodrigues Filho showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pedro Rodrigues Filho's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Tuup takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tuup tries to clinch up.
Filho misses with a straight right.
Filho fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tuup, pushing him back against the cage.
Tuup breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Filho paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Filho swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tuup.
A lazy left from Filho finds it's target.
Tuup is rocked!
Tuup tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Filho scores with a counter punch that sends Tuup to the canvas! Filho smells blood - he's punishing Tuup with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Tuup has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pedro Rodrigues Filho!
An out of breath Pedro Rodrigues Filho thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Frank Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joshua Redding (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Redding has chosen Alive as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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187 lbs
15 - 14 - 1 |
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190 lbs
9 - 9 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Powerful |
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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
15 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, Frank Lopez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joshua Redding!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, John Roberts and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Redding connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
It looks like Frank Lopez has been cut.
Redding chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lopez can pounce on him.
Jab, jab by Lopez - just one landing.
Lopez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Redding's sensitive parts.
Lopez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lopez ducks right into an uppercut from Redding.
Lopez scores with a hook.
Redding walks into a left hand.
Redding misses with a looping left.
Lopez was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Redding moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez misses with a lunging right hand
and Redding counters with a stiff right hand.
Lopez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Redding takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Redding checks the leg kick.
Redding throws a hook but Lopez avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Lopez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Redding doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lopez counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Redding is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Nice body punch from Redding.
Redding takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lopez misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redding gets off balance looking for a body kick
enabling Lopez to counter with a crisp jab.
Lopez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've been told by Lopez's head coaches at Elite Strikers that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Redding throws a body kick that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lopez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Redding let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Frank Lopez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Redding throws an off balance right hand
and Lopez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lopez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Redding takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lopez slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Redding throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lopez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lopez scores with a hook to the body. Redding takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lopez throws a sloppy head kick and Redding moves out of range easily.
Lopez misses the body punch
and Redding counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Redding walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lopez, right into the meat.
Lopez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Redding looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Redding shoots in but no luck this time.
Lopez scores with a head kick. Redding tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lopez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jab from Lopez.
Redding throws out a loose jab but Lopez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lopez lands a head shot.
Lopez defending well as Redding loads up on a big left hand.
Lopez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lopez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Redding has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Redding jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lopez half committed to a counter leg kick.
Lopez lands with a good body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Lopez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frank Lopez's cut.
That's time! Lopez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lopez thuds a left hand into Redding's body.
Redding takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lopez misses with a shot to the body
and Redding counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lopez thinking.
Lopez throws a chopping leg kick but Redding manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Redding on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lopez catches Redding with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lopez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Frank Lopez is winning the standup battle so far.
Redding throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lopez throws a quick counter head kick but Redding was just out of range.
Redding showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lopez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lopez, right into the meat.
Nice cross by Lopez.
Redding takes one to the chin there.
Lopez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice uppercut lands for Lopez. That snapped Redding's head back.
Lopez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nice jab there from Lopez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lopez lands with a nice body punch.
No joy there for Lopez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lopez, as that shot connected.
Lopez throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Lopez scores with a hook.
Redding takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Redding is rocked!
Lopez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Redding can do to turn this around?
Lopez throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Redding crashing down! Redding tries to stagger back to his feet but Lopez just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Redding asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Lopez!
A victorious Frank Lopez thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Joshua Redding was interviewed post fight and said 'Sorry to everyone I let down. I will take this experience, learn from it, and come back like a bat out of hell. You'll all see.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Scott Watt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Head Coach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Watt comes to the cage accompanied by Edmund Fitzgerald. Head Coach has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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165 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
15 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Scott Watt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 14 - 3, fighting out of London, Head Coach!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Jorge Garcia and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coach throws a body kick that misses
and Watt counters by moving into the clinch.
Watt takes a knee to the side of the body.
Coach prevents a body shot from Watt.
Watt on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Coach misses with some punches.
Coach blocking some punches.
Coach pushes Watt back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Watt misses with a knee to the head.
Coach lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Watt lands an elbow just above Coach 's eye.
Watt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Watt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A slow jab from Coach misses its intended target.
Watt connects with a right hand. Coach shakes it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Watt connects with a crisp jab.
Coach looks to land a right hand but Watt moved out of range.
Watt looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Watt throws a hook but Coach avoids it easily.
It seemed like Coach was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Scott Watt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Watt throws a head kick but Coach moves out of range.
Coach unleashes a big counter combination but Watt bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watt has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Watt there as he acknowledges the shot.
Watt throws a hook but Coach avoids it easily.
Watt lands with a right hand.
Coach thows a left - swing and a miss!
Coach throws a hook but Watt avoids it easily.
Coach looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Coach ducks under a wild hook from Watt.
Coach cracks Watt with a right hand to the side of the head.
Watt stuffs the takedown.
Watt is looking for a counter combo.
Watt has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Death Valley Training Facility in the buildup to the fight.
Watt throws a shot from downtown. Coach moves away and avoids it.
Coach lands a lovely overhand right.
Nice defenses there by Coach.
Coach circles away from the clinch attempt
and Coach counters with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coach moves out of range of the strikes.
Watt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Coach! But no joy.
Coach avoids the head kick by Watt.
A little jabbing left from Coach on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Coach keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Watt.
A telegraphed right hand from Watt misses the target.
Watt tries to close the distance and clinch but Coach swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Coach throws a good cross that connects.
Coach slips under a jab.
Watt slips under a jab.
Watt scores with a jab. Coach acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Watt throws a leg kick
and Coach cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Watt drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Watt is rocked!
Watt takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Oh Watt is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Coach fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Watt manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coach tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Watt seems to have got his legs back now.
Coach throws a lazy right hand but Watt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Watt takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Watt feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Coachs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Watt misses with a body kick.
Watt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Coach.
Watt looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Watt throws a hook but Coach avoids it easily.
Coach swinging wildly here.
Watt is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Coach throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Coach throws a jab when Watt was well out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Watt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Coach.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Watt bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Coach avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Watt defending well as Coach loads up on a big left hand.
Coach misses with a two punch combination.
Watt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Coach throws out a loose jab but Watt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Watt moves out of range of the body kick from Coach.
Watt goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Watt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Coach.
Watt throws a nice head kick!
Coach moves out of range of the leg kick from Watt.
A jab from Coach finds it's way through Watt's defenses.
Watt ducks under a wild hook from Coach.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Head Coach will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Coach slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Coach misses with a hook. Watt ducked under it nicely.
Watt throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Coach counters with a body kick that stops Watt in his tracks momentarily.
Coach uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Watt.
A slow jab from Watt misses its intended target.
Coach looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Watt throws a hook to the side of Coach's head but Coach sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Watt moves into the clinch.
Watt blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Watt scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Watt misses with an elbow over the top.
Coach avoids the elbow strike from Watt, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watt lands a nice knee to the body.
Watt pressing his opponent against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Coach as Watt tries to tie him up.
Watt lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watt unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Watt has Coach pushed against the cage.
Watt avoiding damage as Coach throws knees to the body.
Coach working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Coach as Watt tries to tie him up.
Coach utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Coach lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Coach.
Coach makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Coach lands a knee to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Coach stalling against the cage.
Watt is trying to maintain a safe position but Coach gets an underhook and turns Watt into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Coach on the inside.
Coach landing knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Coach breaks the clinch.
Coach swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Watt throws a left and a right that both miss
and Coach counters with a stiff right hand.
Coach dips to his left and cracks Watt with an uppercut!
A punch combination from Coach misses.
Head Coach seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Coach with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Watt to score with a decent uppercut.
Watt rushes Coach and presses him up against the cage.
Watt can't find room to land a body shot as Coach controls the action.
Coach lands a knee to the head.
Watt on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Coach swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Head Coach seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Watt takes a shot to the head.
Watt is looking to control Coach's arms but Coach gets an underhook and turns him. Now Watt has his back to the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Coach is working for takedown but Watt is calmly controlling the position for now.
Watt managing to block the knees to the body from Coach.
Watt gets through Coach's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Coach manages to break the clinch.
Coach dodges the punch combination from Watt.
Coach pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Coach takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Watt looks to land a left hand but Coach moved out of range nicely.
Watt pushes Coach up against the cage in a clinch.
Coach tries a body shot but Watt blocks it.
Coach looking to throw knees to the head but Watt is blocking nicely.
Coach throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Watts head.
Watt scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watt with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Watt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Coach swinging wildly here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Watt tries to clinch up
and Coach counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Coach checks a leg kick.
Coach pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jab from Coach.
A swing and a miss from Coach.
Coach thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Watt if he has to take too many more of those.
Coach throws out a leg kick but Watt moves out of range and Coach only half commits.
Coach misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Head Coach 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!
Watt misses with a right hand
enabling Coach to counter with a crisp jab.
Watt tries to clinch but Coach is having none of it.
Coach fails to land the takedown.
The fighters circling - Watt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Watt throws a right and a left that Coach avoids nicely.
Watt throws a head kick but Coach moves out of range.
Watt throws a leg kick that is checked
and Coach counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Watt throws a hook to the side of Coach's head but Coach sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Coach circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coach with a jab.
Watt throws a lazy uppercut
and Coach counters with a nice uppercut.
Coach paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Watt swings widly with a right hand
enabling Coach to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coach keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Watt.
Coach displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Watt throws out the jab.
Coach scores with a kick to the midsection.
Watt plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Coach.
Watt throws a head kick that misses.
Watt lands with a slapping head kick.
Watt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Coach is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Watt misses with a head kick.
Watt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Coach lands an overhand right.
Coach tries a head kick but it misses.
Watt throwing a counter right hand but Coach manages to avoid it.
Watt takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coach slips a straight right by Watt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Watt misses with an uppercut
and Coach counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Watt throws a lazy right hand but Coach sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Coach scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Coach.
Coach throws a leg kick but Watt sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Coach rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Watt counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Watt.
Coach looking for a takedown.
Watt trying to stall but Coach improves his position.
Watt throws a knee to the head but misses.
The referee calls for Coach to work.
Watt tries to work over Coach's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Watt looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Coach has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Watt - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Coach, and another! Watt is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Head Coach!
Post fight, an emotional Head Coach said 'I needed this win, I want to claw my way back. Simon, give me a rematch mate!!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jose Brandao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tsar Bomba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jose Brandao has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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157 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
30 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jose Brandao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tsar Bomba!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Russell Pearce and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brandao catches Bomba with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bomba stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bomba ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jab by Bomba.
Bomba looks to score with a jab to the body but Brandao is just out of range.
Bomba fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bomba blocks a head kick by Brandao.
Bomba is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Brandao with a body shot.
Brandao tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A little jabbing left from Bomba on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Brandao waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bomba.
Brandao gets a clinch.
Bomba escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A head kick misses from Bomba.
Bomba pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bomba moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bomba throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bomba takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bomba misses with a double jab.
Brandao closes the distance and clinches.
Brandao working aggressively here.
Brandao misses with some punches.
Bomba pushes Brandao back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bomba misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bomba's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bomba defending well as Brandao loads up on a big left hand.
Bomba's jab looks to have found its range, popping Brandao under the eye.
Brandao throws a jab when Bomba was well out of range.
Bomba doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bomba chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Brandao connects with the punch.
Bomba misses with a body shot.
Bomba ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bomba throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bomba lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Brandao changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bomba throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Tsar Bomba is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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!
Bomba gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bomba wants to get back to his feet but Brandao is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Brandao throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bomba wants to stand and escape but Brandao is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brandao throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Brandao throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bomba wants to stand and escape but Brandao is having none of it.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Bomba scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Bomba thumps Brandao with a low kick.
Brandao drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Brandao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bomba.
Brandao throws a head kick but Bomba moves out of range.
Brandao looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Brandao just misses with a punch to the body.
Bomba looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Brandao tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bomba tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brandao was well out of range. Poor timing from Bomba.
Brandao throws an overhand right that lands on Bomba's shoulder, as Bomba tries to avoid the shot.
Brandao slips a jab from Bomba.
Brandao doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Brandao throws a lazy right hand but Bomba sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brandao uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bomba.
Bomba missing with a left hand there. Brandao was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bomba throws a body shot but no joy.
Bomba works the jab nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bomba. Brandao does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bomba pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brandao avoids the body shot from Bomba.
A big left from Bomba misses.
Brandao thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brandao throws a body punch but Bomba moves out of range.
It seemed like Bomba was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bomba uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Brandao has time to react.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bomba misses with a leg kick
and Brandao counters with a straight right hand.
Bomba throws a jab but it's blocked by Brandao.
A swing and a miss from Bomba.
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!
Bomba looks to throw the jab but Brandao is out of range.
Bomba misses the shot to the body.
Brandao throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brandao slips a jab from Bomba.
Brandao misses the shot to the body.
Bomba's corner calls for a 1-2. Bomba obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bomba misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brandao.
Brandao misses with an uppercut. Bomba saw that one coming.
Bomba throws a right hand that Brandao ducks under and follows up with a left that Brandao also avoids with ease.
Bomba uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brandao.
Bomba lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice shot lands for Brandao.
Brandao throws a head kick that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bomba! But no joy.
Bomba turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bomba throws the left hand but Brandao avoids the punch easily.
Bomba scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tsar Bomba dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Brandao chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bomba can pounce on him.
Bomba throws a shot from downtown. Brandao moves away and avoids it.
Bomba throws a hook but Brandao blocks it.
Brandao takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Brandao lands a jab-cross combination.
Bomba missing with a left hand there. Brandao was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brandao throws a series of punches but Bomba avoids them all with ease.
Brandao has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bomba.
Bomba has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bomba misses with a wild body shot.
Bomba throws a head kick that misses.
Bomba digs a good hook to Brandao's body.
Brandao avoids the body shot from Bomba.
Brandao takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bomba scores with the left hand. Brandao knows he should have avoided that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brandao misses with a wild body shot.
Bomba with a jab.
A good leg kick by Bomba.
Bomba lands with an overhand left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandao on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Brandao lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bomba swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bomba wants to slow Brandao down by chopping away at his legs.
Brandao attempts a counter takedown but Bomba avoids it well and moves away.
Bomba throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big right from Brandao misses.
It seemed like Bomba was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Brandao looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bomba moves out of range of the strikes.
Brandao swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bomba counters with a right hand to the body.
Brandao is looking to chop away at Bomba's legs.
Bomba uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bomba. Brandao does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bomba with a jab.
Brandao clinches.
Brandao is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short uppercut from Bomba.
Bomba scores with a shot to the side of Brandao's head.
A short right from Bomba on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bomba wants to break free but Brandao has control.
Brandao blocks a body shot from Bomba.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Brandao misses with the head strike.
Bomba escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brandao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bomba.
Bomba connects with an inside leg kick.
Bomba fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Brandao.
Bomba throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brandao looks to land a combination but Bomba avoids it well.
Bomba misses the shot to the body.
Bomba misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brandao scores with a head kick.
Bomba cracks Brandao with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Brandao throws a right and a left that Bomba avoids nicely.
Bomba scoring well with a low kick there.
Brandao bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bomba lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandao misses with an uppercut.
Bomba misses with a low kick.
Bomba throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Brandao stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A good leg kick by Bomba.
Bomba scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bomba fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brandao manages to avoid it.
Bomba fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Brandao on the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by Brandao.
Tsar Bomba seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brandao darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Brandao takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bomba swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bomba connects with a jab.
Brandao moves out of range as Bomba strikes.
Bomba dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bomba throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brandao moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brandao. Bomba does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandao tries to bum rush Bomba with a series of wild strikes but Bomba uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bomba scores with a nice strike.
Bomba blocks a head kick by Brandao.
Bomba throws a looping overhand right but Brandao ducks down to avoid it.
Brandao uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bomba.
Brandao ducks under a wild hook from Bomba.
Brandao scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bomba fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brandao manages to avoid it.
Bomba's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bomba duly obliges.
Jose Brandao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brandao takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Brandao tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brandao doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brandao misses with a low kick.
Brandao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brandao moves in looking to clinch but Bomba pushes him off.
Brandao shoots in but Bomba avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bomba throws out a counter right but Brandao avoids it with no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tsar Bomba showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Brandao drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Brandao blocks a low kick nicely.
Bomba throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brandao slips a jab and a cross from Bomba.
A punch lands to the side of Bomba 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Brandao throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice cross by Brandao.
Brandao wants to clinch up but Bomba keeps it at a distance.
Bomba looks to score with a jab to the body but Brandao is just out of range.
Brandao is looking to counter with head kicks.
Brandao looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Brandao scores with a head kick.
Brandao lands with a good body shot.
Bomba misses with a head kick.
Bomba throws a body punch but Brandao moves out of range.
Brandao misses with a looping right.
Brandao is looking to clinch but Bomba is avoiding it.
Brandao takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bomba lands with a shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Brandao.
Bomba scores with a hook to the body. Brandao takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bomba lands with a straight right. Brandao didn't see that one coming.
Bomba throws a hook but Brandao blocks it.
Brandao throws a nice inside leg kick.
Brandao throws a jab but it's blocked by Bomba.
Brandao throws the left hand but Bomba avoids the punch easily.
Brandao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bomba.
Brandao digs a good body shot into Bomba's ribs.
A head kick misses from Brandao.
Bomba swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A head kick misses from Bomba.
Brandao has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Brandao there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bomba swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bomba lands a high kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bomba fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brandao manages to avoid it.
Jose Brandao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandao throws a wild body kick that Bomba sees coming a mile off.
Brandao bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brandao takes a swing at Bomba's ribcage but misses.
Bomba feints a counter leg kick.
Bomba's jab looks to have found its range, popping Brandao under the eye.
Bomba avoids the body shot from Brandao.
Brandao misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brandao looking to score a takedown here. Bomba is defending well but Brandao drives through and ends up in Bomba's guard.
Bomba wriggles free and stands up.
Brandao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bomba.
Bomba slips under a jab from Brandao.
Bomba keeps the fight on the outside.
Brandao closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Bomba did well to prevent Brandao getting side control.
Bomba makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bomba lands a leg kick that knocks Brandao off balance momentarily.
Brandao chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bomba can pounce on him.
Bomba lands a jab to Brandao's midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandao throws a leg kick but Bomba sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bomba walks into a jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bomba.
A bone on bone clash there as Brandao blocks the leg kick.
Brandao swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Brandao misses with a two punch combination.
Brandao takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bomba misses with an uppercut.
Tsar Bomba is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bomba misses with a straight left.
Brandao misses with a straight right.
Brandao misses with a looping right.
Brandao misses with a combination
and Bomba counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bomba scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Bomba throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bomba feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Brandaos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Brandao slips under a jab.
Bomba misses with a two punch combination.
Bomba throws a body shot but no joy.
Bomba scores with a jab.
Bomba tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brandao was well out of range. Poor timing from Bomba.
Brandao throws a wild body kick that Bomba sees coming a mile off.
Brandao throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bomba misses with a two punch combination.
Bomba moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bomba looks to score with a jab to the body but Brandao is just out of range.
Brandao swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bomba lands a jab to the head.
Bomba throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brandao tries to score with a low kick but Bomba moves his leg out of the way.
Brandao throws a sloppy head kick and Bomba moves out of range easily.
A good leg kick by Bomba.
Bomba ducks under a wild hook from Brandao.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tsar Bomba comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bomba 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tsar Bomba!
Tsar Bomba 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Eksem Von Ketler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Byron Tipton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Von Ketler comes to the cage accompanied by Bonecracker- Shocore. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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24
139 lbs
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140 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eksem Von Ketler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Byron Tipton!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jonathan Paton and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Von Ketler on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tipton. Tipton obviously looking to wear him down.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tipton.
Von Ketler lands with a shot to the body.
Von Ketler moves into the clinch successfully.
Von Ketler lands with a light punch inside.
Tipton has a couple of punches blocked by Von Ketler.
Tipton pushes Von Ketler back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Von Ketler stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Von Ketler managing to block the knees to the body from Tipton.
Von Ketler throws a head punch that misses.
Tipton misses with a body punch.
Von Ketler breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tipton is trying hard to land a takedown here. Von Ketler sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tipton gets a takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tipton looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Von Ketler is trying to maintain the position but Tipton is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Ketler looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Von Ketler regains full guard. Nicely done.
Von Ketler trying to control the position.
Von Ketler has his hands on Tipton's head, controlling the position.
Von Ketler wants to sweep here but Tipton controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Tipton trying to control the position from guard on top but Von Ketler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Von Ketler looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Tipton trying to control but Von Ketler is working from the bottom.
Tipton scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Von Ketler working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tipton doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tipton manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Von Ketler is looking to sweep but instead, Tipton has passed into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Ketler taking some punishment here, with Tipton in his half guard.
Von Ketler wants to get back to his feet.
Tipton 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.
Tipton trying to control the action but Von Ketler is working from the bottom.
Von Ketler taking some punishment here, with Tipton in his half guard.
Tipton works his foot free and advances to mount.
Von Ketler is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Ketler is squirming around, avoiding Tipton's attempts to control the action.
Von Ketler in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Von Ketler sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Von Ketler is looking for a sweep. Tipton is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tipton trying to control the action but Von Ketler is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Byron Tipton dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Von Ketler throws a series of punches but Tipton moves out of range.
Tipton has a takedown stuffed.
Von Ketler looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Donk. Von Ketler catches Tipton right on the button with a cross.
Tipton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Von Ketler.
Tipton is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Tipton shoots for a double leg takedown but Von Ketler sprawls well. He's pushed Tipton's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tipton dives in and grabs Von Ketler's left leg, looking for a takedown. Von Ketler pushes down on Tipton's head and hops out.
Eksem Von Ketler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Byron Tipton.
Von Ketler throws a body shot but no joy.
Tipton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tipton feints the counter takedown.
Tipton shoots in looking for a takedown but Von Ketler manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Tipton's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Tipton shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tipton throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Von Ketler's waist but Von Ketler gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tipton off to one side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Von Ketler lands a jab to the nose.
Von Ketler slaps away a takedown attempt from Tipton, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Von Ketler lands with an overhand left.
Tipton shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Von Ketler darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tipton gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Von Ketler scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Tipton wants to hit a switch here but Von Ketler passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Tipton there!
Byron Tipton has got the better of the ground game so far.
Von Ketler can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Tipton is looking to escape.
Tipton is in all sorts of trouble here.
Von Ketler putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Von Ketler landing strikes from the mount and Tipton is in trouble!
Tipton taking shots to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tipton wants to hold on but Von Ketler pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Ketler is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Tipton is looking to get to half guard.
Von Ketler lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Tipton is rocked!
A nice elbow there by Von Ketler.
Tipton is still in real trouble! Can Von Ketler finish him?
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Von Ketler cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Tipton has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Von Ketler is working for a guillotine from mount but Tipton frees his head quite easily.
Von Ketler postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Tipton bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Von Ketler and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eksem Von Ketler!
After the big win, Eksem Von Ketler made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Conviction and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leif Eirikson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Decker Dogwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eirikson comes to the cage accompanied by If I had a heart. Dogwood has chosen Started From The Bottom as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Leif Eirikson has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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270 lbs
11 - 6 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leif Eirikson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Decker Dogwood!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Chad Campbell and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circle momentarily. Dogwood darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Dogwood throws a lazy head kick
and Eirikson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dogwood scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Good work by Eirikson as he checks the leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Eirikson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dogwood 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.
Dogwood misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dogwood misses with an uppercut.
Dogwood is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Dogwood tries to land a body kick
and Eirikson counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Decker Dogwood has been cut.
A swing and a miss from Eirikson.
Dogwood loads up on a big right hand but Eirikson slips the punch.
Eirikson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dogwood.
Dogwood catches Eirikson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
We've been told by Eirikson's head coaches at #ICC4ISREAL that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Eirikson throws a lazy uppercut
and Dogwood counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice body punch from Dogwood.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dogwood throws a hook but Eirikson avoids it easily.
Eirikson connects with a crisp jab.
A swing and a miss from Dogwood.
Eirikson misses with the combination.
A nice side step and Dogwood releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Sloppy strikes from Eirikson. Those never looked like landing.
Dogwood misses with a hook to the body
and Eirikson counters with a nice uppercut.
Dogwood moves away from the strike by Eirikson.
Dogwood throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Eirikson to counter with a crisp jab.
Dogwood throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Eirikson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Eirikson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dogwood lands a jab to Eirikson's midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dogwood scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dogwood thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dogwood throws a body kick that misses.
Eirikson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dogwood.
A punch combination from Dogwood misses.
Dogwood with a jab.
Eirikson is rocked!
Decker Dogwood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eirikson switches off momentarily and Dogwood cracks him with a monster right hand! Eirikson topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Dogwood dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Dogwood!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Decker Dogwood!
Decker Dogwood gave a mention to Conviction in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
Leif Eirikson was interviewed post fight and said 'The unwise man
is awake all night
worries over and again.
When morning rises
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his burden as before. '.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dante Esposito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerald Minor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dante Esposito !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gerald Minor!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Alyssa Summers and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Esposito throws a head kick but Minor moves out of range.
Minor drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Esposito defends it well.
Minor tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Esposito defends well and Minor ends up having to push Esposito into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Minor throws a lazy right hand but Esposito sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Esposito misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Minor counters with a left and a right that stings Esposito .
Minor slips under a jab from Esposito .
Esposito throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Minor throws a big shot that misses.
Esposito lands with a thumping leg kick.
Esposito scores with a jab to the jaw.
Esposito throws a hook but Minor avoids it easily.
Dante Esposito seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Esposito misses with a jab, cross combination.
Minor lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Minor thows a leg kick but Esposito checks it
and Esposito counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Esposito . Minor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Minor moves out of range of the body kick from Esposito .
Minor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Esposito appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Esposito uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Minor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esposito ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Minor moves away.
Esposito takes a swing at Minor's ribcage but misses.
Minor blocks a leg kick.
Esposito throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Minor moves out of range of the body kick.
Minor misses with a wild combination.
A nice leg kick lands there from Minor.
Esposito just misses with a punch to the body.
Esposito throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Minor decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Esposito 's guard.
Esposito has his feet on Minor's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Dante Esposito is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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!
Esposito uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Minor.
Esposito appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Esposito throws a leg kick that is checked
and Minor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Esposito moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esposito fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Minor staying out of range there.
Esposito is looking to wear down Minor with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Minor takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Minor takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Esposito throws a leg kick that is checked
and Minor decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Esposito 's guard.
Esposito is wriggling around but Minor manages to pass to half guard.
Minor is keen to just control but Esposito is a slippery customer.
Minor wants to free his trapped foot but Esposito is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Minor thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minor throwing shots but Esposito is blocking nicely.
Minor is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Esposito defends it well.
Minor looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Esposito is looking for a sweep. Minor is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Minor missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Minor looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Minor trying to pass the guard but Esposito defending well.
Esposito knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Minor on the ground.
Esposito is trying to control but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Esposito pushes Minor off looking to stand but Minor dives back in and keeps control.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Minor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Minor takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Minor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Minor. Esposito does a little dance to reset his feet.
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 Dante Esposito will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Esposito with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Minor to score with a decent uppercut.
Esposito lands a nice looking body kick.
Esposito misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Minor misses with an uppercut.
Minor throws an off balance right hand
and Esposito counters with a leg kick.
Esposito is looking to land body kicks.
Minor thuds a left hand into Esposito 's body.
Minor takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Esposito blocks a low kick nicely.
Esposito swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Esposito looks to score with a jab to the body but Minor is just out of range.
Minor tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Esposito scores with the left hand. Minor knows he should have avoided that one.
Esposito stuns Minor with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Minor throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Esposito lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice inside leg kick there by Esposito . That's going to slow Minor down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minor takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Esposito misses with a head kick.
Minor throws out a leg kick but Esposito moves out of range and Minor only half commits.
Esposito throws a hook but Minor avoids it easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Minor.
Esposito uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Minor.
Dante Esposito is winning the standup battle so far.
Esposito connects with a right hand. Minor shakes it off.
Esposito lands with a good body shot.
Minor throws a body punch but Esposito moves out of range.
Minor doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Esposito .
An inside leg kick lands from Minor.
Esposito looks to score with a jab to the body but Minor is just out of range.
Esposito tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Minor is able to avoid easily.
Esposito lands a jab to the head.
Minor's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esposito tries to land a body kick
and Minor counters with a single leg into guard. Esposito didn't expect that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Minor throwing strikes but missing.
Minor trying to control the position from guard on top but Esposito is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gerald Minor has got the better of the ground game so far.
Minor postures up and lands a big shot to Esposito 's brow.
Esposito managing to control the position.
Minor wants to control from the top but Esposito keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esposito working a defensive guard here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Minor blocks a head kick by Esposito .
Esposito lands a nice leg kick that just misses Minor's sensitive parts.
Minor lands a nice hook to Esposito 's body. Esposito takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Esposito avoids the body shot from Minor.
Minor throws the left hand but Esposito avoids the punch easily.
Minor misses with a body shot.
Minor wants to clinch up but Esposito keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Minor misses with a hook. Esposito ducked under it nicely.
Esposito lands with an overhand left.
Esposito throws a hook but Minor avoids it easily.
Minor appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Esposito throws a half hearted mid kick.
Esposito throws a body shot but no joy.
Minor appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Esposito throws a body punch but Minor moves out of range.
Esposito throws a head kick but Minor moves out of range.
Minor lands with a good body shot.
Esposito scores with a jab to the head.
Minor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Esposito .
A head kick by Esposito misses
so Minor counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Esposito is wriggling around but Minor manages to pass to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Minor missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dante Esposito dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Esposito . Minor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Minor scores with a body shot.
Esposito throws a right hand that misses
and Minor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Minor uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Esposito .
Minor lands a really nice looking cross but Esposito seems unphased.
Esposito avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Minor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Esposito manages to avoid it.
Esposito lands a head kick. Minor smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Minor feints and as Esposito raises his hands in defense, Minor changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Minor throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Esposito works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Minor accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Minor distracts Esposito with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Minor works over Esposito with some ground and pound from guard.
Minor has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Minor accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Minor in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Minor trying to control the position from guard on top but Esposito is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Minor stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Esposito swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Minor distracts Esposito with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Minor trying to control but Esposito is working from the bottom.
Esposito wants to sweep here but Minor controlling him for the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
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.
Minor fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Minor thumps Esposito with a low kick.
Minor shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Esposito is trying to defend but Minor finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Esposito has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Minor is on him like a limpet, forcing Esposito back against the cage.
Esposito lands a body shot.
Esposito lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esposito makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Esposito struggles to land a body shot inside as Minor controls his hands.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Esposito .
Esposito stops a takedown attempt from Minor.
Minor blocking some punches.
Esposito lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Minor jumps guard.
Our spies down at at Westside Martial Arts inform us that Minor has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Minor looking to control but Esposito passes into half guard.
Esposito is controlling the pace.
Minor wants to control but Esposito is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Minor tries to roll over but Esposito keeps him under control.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Esposito prevents Minor from improving his position.
Minor is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Esposito is tapping! Great win for Minor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Gerald Minor!
During a confident post fight interview, Gerald Minor 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Napoleon Complex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Serge Ibaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Complex comes into the arena with Johnny Cash-When the Man Comes Around blaring out of the sound system. On his way into the cage it seems that Napoleon Complex has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Napoleon Complex seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
38 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Napoleon Complex!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Serge Ibaka!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, David Schapiro and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Complex misses the target.
Ibaka moves out of range of the strikes.
Complex throws a wild body kick that Ibaka sees coming a mile off.
It seemed like Ibaka was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ibaka comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Complex connects with a leg kick. Ibaka looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ibaka. Complex does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab lands there for Complex.
The fighters circling - Complex throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Complex shoots in looking for a takedown but Ibaka manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Complex's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Complex shoots in for a double leg but Ibaka sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ibaka looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Complex catches Ibaka with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Complex misses the shot to the body.
Complex definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ibaka throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Complex on the side of the head.
Ibaka moves out of range of the body kick from Complex.
Ibaka has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibaka scores with a jab. Complex acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ibaka displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Complex throws out the jab.
Complex throws the left hand but Ibaka avoids the punch easily.
Ibaka looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Complex throws a low kick but Ibaka moves out of range easily.
Ibaka looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Ibaka throws a predictable looking body shot
and Complex counters with a nice uppercut.
Complex shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ibaka throws an overhand right that lands on Complex's shoulder, as Complex tries to avoid the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Complex. Ibaka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ibaka looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Complex throws out a leg kick but Ibaka moves out of range and Complex only half commits.
Complex does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ibaka takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Complex throws a solid leg kick but Ibaka takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Complex.
Ibaka avoids the body shot from Complex.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Complex throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ibaka moves out of range of the body kick from Complex.
Ibaka uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Complex.
Ibaka tries to counter with a clinch but Complex shakes him off and moves away.
Complex avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Complex scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Complex walks into a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Complex throws a body punch but Ibaka moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ibaka! But no joy.
Complex is looking to land body kicks.
Ibaka throws an off balance right hand
and Ibaka takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ibaka ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Complex misses with an attempted mid kick.
Complex lands a right hook to the body.
A slow jab from Ibaka misses its intended target.
Complex ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Complex throws out a leg kick but Ibaka moves out of range and Complex only half commits.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ibaka! But no joy.
Complex throws a looping overhand right but Ibaka ducks down to avoid it.
Ibaka looks to throw the jab but Complex is out of range.
Complex tests Ibaka's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Complex gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Complex takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Napoleon Complex. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Complex feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ibakas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Complex misses with a hook.
Complex throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Ibaka tries to sprawl but Complex drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Ibaka kicks off Complex and gets to his feet.
Napoleon Complex seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ibaka swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Complex. Ibaka does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Complex takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Complex scores with a shot to the body.
Ibaka connects with a looping right hand.
Complex lands the left hand.
Complex moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Ibaka misses with a hook
enabling Complex to counter with a crisp jab.
Complex catches Ibaka with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Complex throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Complex misses with a body kick.
Ibaka 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.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ibaka.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Complex tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ibaka sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Complex somewhat.
A nice side step and Ibaka releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Napoleon Complex dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ibaka lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Complex at a distance.
Napoleon Complex is winning the standup battle so far.
Complex displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ibaka throws out the jab.
Ibaka is looking to chop away at Complex's legs.
Ibaka misses with an uppercut. Complex saw that one coming.
Ibaka looks to land a right hand but Complex moved out of range.
Complex misses the jab.
Complex scores with a jab to the head.
Complex looks to throw a body kick
and Ibaka counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ibaka displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Complex.
Complex staying out of range there.
Jab from Ibaka.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Complex jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ibaka swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ibaka keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ibaka now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ibaka throws a low kick but Complex avoids it.
A jab from Ibaka does it's job there.
Complex connects with a looping right hand.
Complex pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
No joy there for Ibaka, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ibaka throws a sloppy head kick and Complex moves out of range easily.
It looked like Complex wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Complex avoids the head kick by Ibaka.
Ibaka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Complex moves away.
Complex throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ibaka's waist but Ibaka gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Complex off to one side.
It seemed like Ibaka was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Complex throws a push kick but Ibaka slaps the foot to one side.
Ibaka looks to score with a jab to the body but Complex is just out of range.
Complex swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ibaka bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Complex tries to land a leg kick but Ibaka saw it coming and moves away.
Complex is looking to slow Ibaka down with leg kicks.
Complex misses the shot to the body.
Complex jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ibaka tries to clinch but Complex moves out of range.
Complex appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Complex is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ibaka can do to turn this around?
Complex throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Serge Ibaka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big left from Ibaka misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Complex uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ibaka cracks Complex with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Some bone on bone action there as Ibaka checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ibaka lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Ibaka misses with a hook. Complex ducked under it nicely.
Complex throws a leg kick but Ibaka moved away.
Complex swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Complex takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Complex gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ibaka blocks a jab.
Complex looks for the body kick but Ibaka saw that one coming.
Complex tries to score with a low kick but Ibaka moves his leg out of the way.
Complex ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A head kick misses from Ibaka.
Ibaka moves out of range of the body kick from Complex.
Ibaka misses with a kick to the body.
Complex is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ibaka goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Complex connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ibaka misses with a left hand
and Complex counters with a nice uppercut.
Complex misses with a kick to the body
and Ibaka counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Ibaka throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Complex lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ibaka takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ibaka misses with a left hand
and Complex makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Complex misses with a wild body shot.
Complex tries to work over Ibaka's front leg with a kick but Ibaka checks it.
Ibaka throws a lazy right hand but Complex sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ibaka throws a big shot that misses.
Ibaka has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Complex.
Ibaka takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ibaka is looking to score with low kicks.
Complex throws a body punch but Ibaka moves out of range.
Ibaka looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Complex throws a body punch but Ibaka moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Serge Ibaka will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action!
Complex moves out of range of the strikes.
Complex bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Complex ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Complex fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Complex throws a solid leg kick but Ibaka takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Complex.
Ibaka throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Complex throws a right hand that misses
and Complex takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Complex ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A little feinted left hand from Complex on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Complex shoots in but no luck this time.
Ibaka is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Complex jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Complex misses with a looping left.
Complex lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ibaka takes a step back to recover.
Ibaka bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Complex throws an overhand right that lands on Ibaka's shoulder, as Ibaka tries to avoid the shot.
Ibaka looks to throw the jab but Complex is out of range.
Complex throwing a counter right hand but Ibaka manages to avoid it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ibaka darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Complex slips under a jab.
Ibaka throws a head kick that misses
and Complex decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ibaka's guard.
Complex won't allow Ibaka to sweep him here.
Complex pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ibaka is keeping the position for now.
Complex controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Ibaka working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Complex.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Complex preventing the sweep.
Complex trying to control the position from guard on top but Ibaka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A decent looking cross lands there for Complex.
Ibaka throws out a powerful jab.
Complex throws a body shot but no joy.
Ibaka checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ibaka wants to counter with a clinch but Complex pushes him away.
Ibaka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Complex moves away.
Complex gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Ibaka cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Complex misses with a body kick.
Ibaka slips under a jab from Complex.
A little jabbing left from Ibaka on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ibaka throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A low kick from Complex is predictable there
and Ibaka counters with a left and a right that stings Complex.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Complex uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ibaka.
Ibaka rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Complex moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ibaka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Complex feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Ibaka cracks Complex with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Complex lands with a right hand.
Ibaka keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ibaka checks the leg kick.
Ibaka swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A chopping leg kick lands by Complex.
Complex throws a leg kick
and Ibaka counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Complex misses with a leg kick
and Ibaka counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Complex throws a body punch but Ibaka moves out of range.
Ibaka throws out a counter right but Complex avoids it with no problem.
Ibaka wants to clinch but Complex slips to the side
and Complex counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ibaka's knee momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Complex throws out a loose jab but Ibaka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Complex misses with a leg kick
enabling Ibaka to counter with a crisp jab.
Ibaka throws a hook to the side of Complex's head but Complex sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Complex throws a poor cross that misses
and Complex takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Complex is rocked!
Complex with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Ibaka counter with a right hand.
Oh Complex is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ibaka scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ibaka drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Complex right on the button. Complex goes down! Ibaka follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Ibaka gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Serge Ibaka! Serge Ibaka retains his bantamweight title!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Serge Ibaka waved his t-shirt featuring Aspire Clothing's logo in front of the cameras.
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