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KFC 13: San Diego vs Azevedo PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Randy Grant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francesco Skrarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Randy Grant had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Randy Grant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Francesco Skrarez!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Atkins and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good work by Grant as he checks the leg kick.
Grant connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Grant scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Grant lands a lovely overhand right.
Grant is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A low kick from Skrarez misses
and Grant counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Skrarez fails with the takedown
and Grant counters with a nice uppercut.
Grant scores with the left hand. Skrarez knows he should have avoided that one.
Skrarez shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Skrarez was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grant is looking for a sweep.
Skrarez tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Grant is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Grant is looking to reverse the position.
Skrarez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Skrarez landing a few strikes.
Skrarez looks up at the clock and then as Grant takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Skrarez smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skrarez creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Grant sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Grant takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Skrarez gets to mount! Grant was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Skrarez trying to control but Grant is having none of it.
Grant definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Skrarez looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Skrarez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Grant is bucking up trying to escape but Skrarez cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Grant takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Grant is looking to get to half guard.
Skrarez with shots to the head and body - Grant looks very uncomfortable down there.
Grant on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Grant tries to get out of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skrarez lands a big shot there that rocks Grant but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Skrarez fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Grant is rocked!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Skrarez! Grant is hurt baaadly! Skrarez is firing away with more strikes - Grant is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Francesco Skrarez!
A victorious Francesco Skrarez thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Levi Edward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Reyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Levi Edward has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Levi Edward!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kyle Reyes!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reyes lands with a nice body punch.
Edward fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Reyes, pushing him back against the cage.
Edward effectively controlling the action here.
Edward using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Reyes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Reyes looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Edward misses with a knee strike.
Edward scores with a knee to the head.
Edward really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Edward throws a knee to the head but misses.
Edward lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Edward tries a knee to the head but Reyes blocks it.
Reyes pulls guard.
Edward stands up and waves to Reyes to follow him.
Edward tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Reyes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Edward waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Reyes.
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!
Edward tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Reyes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Reyes goes for a double leg but Edward avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Edward continues to drive forward.
Edward fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Reyes, pushing him back against the cage.
Edward is stalling here.
Edward lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Kyle Reyes has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edward tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Edward stalling against the cage.
Edward misses with a knee strike.
Edward looking to throw knees to the head but Reyes is blocking nicely.
Edward lands a knee to the head.
Reyes is trying to break the clinch but Edward is controlling him.
Reyes tries a body shot but Edward blocks it.
Edward tries a knee to the head but Reyes blocks it.
Reyes breaks from the clinch.
Edward tries to clinch up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Edward blocks the elbow strike.
Reyes throws a head punch that misses.
Reyes can't get the takedown.
Edward throws a knee to the head but misses.
Edward with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reyes is trying to drag Edward to the mat but Edward just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Levi Edward has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyle Reyes.
Edward with a knee to the head.
Edward throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Reyes blocks it with crossed arms.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reyes pushes off an throws an elbow but Edward leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Reyes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Edward has Reyes pressed against the cage, preventing Reyes from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Edward tries a knee to the head but Reyes blocks it.
Reyes has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Edward avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Reyes jumps guard but Edward turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Edward stalls.
Edward will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Reyes up against the cage.
Reyes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Edward avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edward throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Reyes blocks it with crossed arms.
Edward connects with a knee to the head.
Reyes jumps guard but Edward turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Reyes takes a knee right on the jaw!
Edward with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Edward with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Reyes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Edward connects with a knee to the head.
Edward tries to land a knee to the head but Reyes blocks with his arms.
Edward pressing his opponent against the cage.
Edward misses with a knee strike.
Edward is breathing heavily.
Edward with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Reyes tries to pull guard but Edward forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Edward throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edward leaning his opponent against the cage.
Reyes wants to break free but Edward has control.
Edward connects with a nasty looking knee right to Reyes's face.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Edward tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Edward tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Reyes is looking to break free of the clinch but Edward has double underhooks.
Reyes takes a knee right on the jaw!
Edward tries a knee to the head but Reyes blocks it.
Edward with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Reyes misses with an elbow strike.
Edward with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Edward tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Edward using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Reyes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Edward throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Reyes blocks it with crossed arms.
Reyes creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Reyes is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Edward tries a knee to the head but Reyes blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Levi Edward dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kyle Reyes's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Edward is looking to clinch.
Reyes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Edward moves into the clinch successfully.
Reyes looking for a takedown.
Edward leaning against his opponent.
Edward tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Reyes tries a knee to the head but Edward blocks it.
Reyes misses with a knee to the head.
Edward looking to throw knees to the head but Reyes is blocking nicely.
A knee to the head by Edward.
Reyes tries to stall but Edward uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Edward looking to throw knees to the head but Reyes is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reyes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Reyes takes a knee right on the jaw!
Reyes creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Edward with a knee to the head.
Reyes blocks an elbow strike from Edward.
Reyes is trying to drag Edward to the mat but Edward just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reyes trying to land knees to the body.
Edward misses with a knee to the head.
Edward throws an elbow but it misses.
Edward is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Reyes can do to turn this around?
Edward throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Edward looking to throw knees to the head but Reyes is blocking nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Edward stops a takedown attempt from Reyes.
Levi Edward has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyle Reyes.
Edward tries a knee to the head but Reyes blocks it.
Edward throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Reyes blocks it with crossed arms.
Reyes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Edward is defending well for now.
Edward tries to land a knee to the head but Reyes blocks with his arms.
Edward using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Reyes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Edward blocks an elbow strike.
Edward connects with a knee to the head.
Edward tries to stall but Reyes uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Reyes jumps guard but Edward stands there with Reyes around his waist. Reyes gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Edward keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Reyes's efforts to push away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reyes avoids a wild elbow strike from Edward.
Reyes pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Reyes is trying to push Edward away but Edward has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Edward tries to land a knee to the head but Reyes blocks with his arms.
Edward with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Edward with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Edward looking to throw knees to the head but Reyes is blocking nicely.
Reyes takes a knee right on the jaw!
Reyes throws an elbow but it misses.
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!
Reyes tries to stall but Edward uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Reyes changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Edward fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Edward avoids a punch combination nicely.
Reyes lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edward pushes Reyes up against the cage in a clinch.
Reyes jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Edward walks away with a smile on his face. Reyes gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Reyes keeps the fight on the outside.
Edward rushes Reyes and presses him up against the cage.
Edward throws a knee to the head but misses.
Reyes has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Edward is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Edward tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Edward taking a breather.
Reyes misses with an elbow strike.
Levi Edward has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The referee is keeping an eye on Edward - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Edward tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Reyes looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Reyes goes for a takedown attempt but Edward pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Reyes throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edward closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Edward leaning his opponent against the cage.
Edward with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Edward has Reyes pushed against the cage.
Edward lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reyes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Edward lands a knee to the head.
Edward tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Edward misses with a knee strike.
Edward tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Edward tries a knee to the head but Reyes blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Levi Edward dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kyle Reyes's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Edward stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Edward wants it to stay on the feet.
Edward throws a quick inside leg kick.
Edward misses with a left hand
and Reyes counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Reyes throws a sloppy head kick and Edward moves out of range easily.
Reyes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Edward drives through and clinches with Reyes against the cage.
Edward with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Edward with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Reyes creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Edward tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Reyes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Edward has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A knee to the head by Edward.
Edward with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Edward avoids the elbow strike from Reyes, against the cage.
Edward stops a takedown attempt from Reyes.
Edward tries to land a knee to the head but Reyes blocks with his arms.
Edward with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edward with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Reyes throws an elbow that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Edward just misses with a elbow thrown towards Reyes's brow.
Reyes trying to control the position but instead, Edward has worked for underhooks and has pushed Reyes into the cage.
Reyes throws an elbow but it misses.
Reyes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Reyes trying to stall but Edward improves his position.
Reyes is trying to push Edward away but Edward has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Reyes is trying to break the clinch but Edward is controlling him.
Edward tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Edward with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Reyes tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Levi Edward has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyle Reyes.
Edward with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Edward using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Reyes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Reyes jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Edward walks away with a smile on his face. Reyes gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reyes scores with a head kick.
Edward misses with a hook
and Reyes counters with a two punch combo.
Edward tries to clinch but Reyes is having none of it.
Reyes will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Edward is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Edward gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Edward landing knees to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reyes takes a knee right on the jaw!
Edward connects with a knee to the head.
Reyes misses with a knee to the head.
Edward scores with a knee to the head.
Edward using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Reyes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Reyes just misses with a elbow thrown towards Edward's brow.
A knee to the head by Edward.
Edward throws a knee to the head but misses.
Reyes is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Edward misses with a knee strike.
Edward using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Reyes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Edward blocks an elbow strike from Reyes.
Reyes pushes off an throws an elbow but Edward leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Edward tries to land a knee to the head but Reyes blocks with his arms.
Edward tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Reyes wants to stall.
Reyes tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Edward smiles and moves away.
Reyes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Reyes is looking for the big counter here.
Edward is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edward moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Reyes.
Edward rushes Reyes and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Edward throws a knee to the head but misses.
Edward slows down the pace here.
Edward tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Edward misses with a knee strike.
Edward tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Edward tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kyle Reyes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Edward lands a knee to the head.
Levi Edward is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Edward blocks an elbow strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Levi Edward showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Edward, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Levi Edward!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marco Rojas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Omega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marco Rojas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryan Omega!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Phil Schofield and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Omega lands with an uppercut that bounces Rojas off the cage and back into range.
It looks like Marco Rojas has been cut.
Rojas misses with an uppercut. Omega saw that one coming.
Omega is looking to clinch.
It looked like Rojas wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Omega tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rojas is looking to counter punch.
Omega moves in looking to clinch but Rojas pushes him off.
Omega fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Omega tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rojas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rojas throws a right hand that misses
enabling Omega to counter with a crisp jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rojas. Omega does a little dance to reset his feet.
Omega defending well as Rojas loads up on a big left hand.
Omega wants to counter with a clinch but Rojas pushes him away.
Omega throws a right and a left that Rojas avoids nicely.
Rojas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Omega tries to clinch up but Rojas circles away and keeps his distance.
Omega slips a straight right by Rojas.
Rojas misses with a wild body shot.
Omega tries to clinch there but Rojas circles away.
Rojas throwing a counter right hand but Omega manages to avoid it.
Rojas throws a big shot that misses.
Omega moves in looking to clinch but Rojas pushes him off.
Rojas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Omega tries to clinch up.
Rojas lands an overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rojas just misses with a punch to the body.
Rojas's jab looks to have found its range, popping Omega under the eye.
Omega steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rojas.
Rojas throws a hook but Omega blocks it.
Omega uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rojas.
Rojas on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Omega has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Omega misses with a hook
and Rojas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Omega tries to clinch but Rojas moves out of range.
Omega is looking to clinch.
Rojas lands a nice shot that snaps Omega's head back.
Omega fails to land with a series of punches.
Rojas takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rojas throws a lazy uppercut
and Omega moves into the clinch.
Rojas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
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!
The fighters circling - Rojas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rojas seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Omega tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Omega closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rojas counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rojas lands a nice hook to Omega's body. Omega takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rojas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Omega tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rojas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rojas just misses with a punch to the body.
Omega blocks a jab.
Omega tries to clinch but Rojas moves out of range.
Omega scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Omega takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Omega tries to clinch up
and Rojas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Omega is looking to clinch but Rojas is avoiding it.
Omega will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rojas tries to keep at a distance but Omega has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rojas makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Rojas.
Omega misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Omega fails to land.
Stalling in the clinch from Omega.
Rojas tries to break free but Omega pushes him back against the cage.
Rojas lands with a light punch inside.
Rojas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Omega tries a body shot but Rojas blocks it.
Omega swings wildly with an uppercut but Rojas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Omega throws a punch but it's blocked by Rojas.
Omega misses with a punch on the inside.
Rojas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rojas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Omega wants to clinch up but Rojas keeps it at a distance.
Rojas swats away the attempt to clinch by Omega.
Rojas feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Omegas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rojas swats away the attempt to clinch by Omega.
Omega takes a swing at Rojas's ribcage but misses.
Omega displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rojas throws out the jab.
Omega fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rojas connects with the punch.
Rojas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Omega fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The fight stays on the outside here - Omega looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Omega tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rojas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Omega moves away.
Omega steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rojas.
Omega tries to clinch up but Rojas circles away and keeps his distance.
Rojas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Omega doesn't manage to clinch there - Rojas circles away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rojas darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Omega tries to clinch but Rojas is having none of it.
A little feinted left hand from Rojas on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Rojas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marco Rojas's cut.
That's time! Rojas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jab by Omega.
Rojas stuns Omega with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Omega misses with a hook. Rojas ducked under it nicely.
Omega tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rojas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rojas throws a body punch but Omega moves out of range.
Ryan Omega is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Omega tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rojas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rojas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Omega.
Omega tries to clinch up
and Rojas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Omega wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rojas throws a body punch but Omega moves out of range.
Omega tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rojas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rojas swats away the attempt to clinch by Omega.
Good exchange - Omega coming out on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Omega misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rojas.
Omega throws a sloppy body shot
and Rojas counters with a nice uppercut.
Omega steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rojas.
Omega takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Omega looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Omega moves out of range as Rojas strikes.
Omega takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Omega fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Omega looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rojas has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Omega misses the shot to the body.
Rojas scores with a punch to the head.
Omega tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rojas was well out of range. Poor timing from Omega.
Rojas works Omega's body with a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight stays on the outside here - Omega looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rojas stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rojas throws a jab when Omega was well out of range.
A slow jab from Rojas misses its intended target.
Omega slips a jab from Rojas.
Rojas throws a shot from downtown. Omega moves away and avoids it.
Omega connects with a jab.
Rojas swats away the attempt to clinch by Omega.
Rojas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Omega can do to turn this around?
Rojas dodges the punch combination from Omega.
Rojas scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Omega doesn't seem bothered though.
Rojas is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Omega.
Omega is looking to clinch.
Rojas scores with a punch to the head.
Rojas looks to throw the jab but Omega is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rojas throws a shot from downtown. Omega moves away and avoids it.
Marco Rojas is winning the standup battle so far.
Omega moves in looking to clinch but Rojas pushes him off.
Omega avoids the body shot from Rojas.
Rojas lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rojas scores with a crisp jab that stopped Omega in his tracks.
Omega is looking to clinch.
Omega fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rojas connects with a nice looking jab.
Omega uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rojas.
Rojas throws a hook to the side of Omega's head but Omega sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rojas throws a shot from downtown. Omega moves away and avoids it.
Omega wants to clinch up but Rojas keeps it at a distance.
Omega doesn't manage to clinch there - Rojas circles away.
Omega tries to clinch but Rojas is having none of it.
Omega fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rojas cracks Omega with a right hand to the side of the head.
Omega staying out of range there.
Omega closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rojas manages to break the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rojas throws a hook but Omega avoids it easily.
Omega wants to counter the offense by Rojas and move into the clinch position.
Rojas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rojas moves into range and connects with a jab.
Omega is looking to clinch.
Rojas ducks under a wild hook from Omega.
Rojas keeps the fight on the outside.
A quick step to the side and Rojas tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Omega ducks under a wild hook from Rojas.
Omega tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rojas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A quick step to the side and Rojas tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rojas punishes Omega's body with a nice straight punch.
Omega is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Omega has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Omega wants to clinch.
Rojas fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Rojas dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Marco Rojas's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Omega is looking to clinch.
Omega wants to clinch.
Rojas misses with an uppercut. Omega saw that one coming.
Omega staying out of range there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Omega looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Omega shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Rojas eats them both and turns towards Omega to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Rojas misses the shot to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Rojas.
Sloppy strikes from Omega. Those never looked like landing.
Rojas was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Omega looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rojas moves out of range as Omega strikes.
Omega is looking to clinch.
Omega pushes Rojas up against the cage in a clinch.
Rojas breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Omega takes a swing at Rojas's ribcage but misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Rojas misses its target.
Omega tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rojas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rojas is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Omega lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rojas circles away quickly and effectively.
Omega tries to clinch but Rojas is having none of it.
A swing and a miss from Omega.
Rojas keeps the fight on the outside.
Rojas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Omega moves away.
Rojas throws the left hand but Omega avoids the punch easily.
Omega uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rojas has time to react.
Rojas fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Omega looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Omega on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Omega tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rojas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Omega is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rojas takes one on the button.
Omega darts in trying to clinch
and Rojas counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Omega needs to keep his hands up - Rojas had a free shot at his head there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Omega tries to clinch up
and Rojas counters with a nice uppercut.
Rojas throws an overhand right that lands on Omega's shoulder, as Omega tries to avoid the shot.
Omega moves out of range of the strikes.
Omega moves out of range as Rojas strikes.
It seemed like Omega was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Omega tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rojas swings for the body but Omega moves out of range.
Omega wants to clinch up but Rojas keeps it at a distance.
Omega throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rojas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Omega tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rojas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rojas misses with a hook.
The fighters circling - Rojas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rojas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice cross by Rojas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rojas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Omega tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rojas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Omega.
Rojas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Omega manages to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Omega looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Omega avoids the body shot from Rojas.
The fight stays on the outside here - Omega looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Marco Rojas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Omega with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rojas to score with a decent uppercut.
Omega misses with a wild combination.
Rojas misses with a wild body shot.
Rojas getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Omega tries to clinch but Rojas is having none of it.
Omega moves in looking to clinch but Rojas pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rojas misses with a hook.
Rojas swats away the attempt to clinch by Omega.
Omega rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rojas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Omega lands a glancing blow to the side of Rojas's head.
Omega rushes Rojas and presses him up against the cage.
Rojas lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rojas scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rojas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ryan Omega has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rojas walks into a jab.
Rojas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rojas cracks Omega with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rojas connects with a right hand. Omega shakes it off.
Omega throws a right hand that misses
and Rojas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Omega misses with a hook. Rojas ducked under it nicely.
Rojas lands a slapping body shot.
Rojas digs a good body shot into Omega's ribs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marco Rojas showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rojas, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marco Rojas!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Huang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Huang comes to the cage accompanied by Nelly - The Champ. Patrick Hunter will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kevin Huang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Patrick Hunter!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Daniel Bishop and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Hunter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Huang shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hunter sprawls well. Hunter wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Huang gets slowly back to his feet.
Huang closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hunter to the mat! Hunter manages to get full guard.
Huang pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hunter is keeping the position for now.
Huang forces his way into half guard.
Huang is nestled in close to Hunter, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Huang content to control rather than advance.
Huang stops Hunter from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huang looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Huang trying to mount his opponent but Hunter defends it.
Huang is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Huang trying to mount his opponent but Hunter defends it.
Huang is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Hunter felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Huang is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huang maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Hunter could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Huang has cracked it and Hunter is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Huang!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kevin Huang!
Kevin Huang decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hector Salamanca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Denny Sideman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Salamanca comes into the arena with Rodrigo Y Gabriela - Tamacun blaring out of the sound system. Hector Salamanca is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hector Salamanca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Denny Sideman!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Donald Grub and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salamanca lands a nice looking body shot.
Sideman takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sideman misses with a left hand
and Salamanca counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sideman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Salamanca.
Salamanca rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sideman holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Salamanca tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Salamanca lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Salamanca lands an uppercut.
Salamanca blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sideman blocks a body shot from Salamanca.
I was talking to Salamanca's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sideman.
Sideman misses with some punches.
Salamanca tries to break free but Sideman pushes him back against the cage.
Sideman displaying some good clinch control by pressing Salamanca up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sideman can't find room to land a body shot as Salamanca controls the action.
A short right from Sideman.
Sideman lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Salamanca working hard to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Sideman as the two fighters clinch.
Salamanca pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A decent looking cross lands there for Salamanca.
Salamanca throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sideman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Salamanca scores with a punch to the head.
Sideman lands a body shot.
Salamanca cracks Sideman with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A big right from Salamanca misses.
Sideman has closed the distance and engaged Salamanca in a clinch.
Salamanca is trying to break the clinch but Sideman has him pressed against the cage.
Salamanca is looking to break free of the clinch but Sideman has double underhooks.
Sideman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sideman.
Salamanca can't break the clinch.
Salamanca tries to work over Sideman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sideman can't find room to land a body shot as Salamanca controls the action.
Sideman blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salamanca lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sideman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Sideman.
Salamanca misses with a punch on the inside.
Salamanca throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sidemans head.
Salamanca blocks a body shot from Sideman.
Sideman looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sideman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Salamanca backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Salamanca.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Salamanca blocking some punches.
Sideman gets through Salamanca's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sideman has a couple of punches blocked by Salamanca.
Sideman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sideman scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sideman.
A right handed body shot lands from Sideman.
Salamanca has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sideman lands an uppercut.
Sideman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Salamanca backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salamanca throws a head punch that misses.
Salamanca misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sideman blocks an uppercut.
Sideman lands a right hand.
Sideman lands a body punch.
Salamanca tries to break the clinch but Sideman is controlling the position.
A head punch on the inside from Salamanca fails to land.
Sideman presses Salamanca against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Salamanca fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Salamanca misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Salamanca.
Sideman working aggressively here.
Salamanca prevents a body shot from Sideman.
Sideman scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sideman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Sideman.
Sideman is leaning against Salamanca and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Salamanca is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sideman as Salamanca tries to tie him up.
Sideman misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salamanca misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sideman struggles to land a body shot inside as Salamanca controls his hands.
Salamanca takes a shot to the head.
Salamanca is trying to force a seperation but Sideman has the dominant position.
Sideman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sideman lands with a short shot to the head.
Sideman lands a body punch.
Salamanca struggles to land a body shot inside as Sideman controls his hands.
Salamanca tries to work over Sideman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Salamanca wants to break free but Sideman has control.
A body shot lands from Sideman.
Salamanca is breathing heavily.
Sideman lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Salamanca or not.
Salamanca swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sideman pushes Salamanca back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sideman.
Sideman scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sideman lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sideman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Denny Sideman 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.
Sideman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little feinted left hand from Salamanca on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sideman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Salamanca sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice uppercut there from Sideman.
Sideman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Salamanca throws out the jab.
Sideman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Salamanca works Sideman's body with a nice hook.
Sideman throws a jab but it's blocked by Salamanca.
Sideman looks to throw the jab but Salamanca is out of range.
Sideman throws out a loose jab but Salamanca uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Sideman.
Sideman moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sideman fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Salamanca looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sideman misses the shot to the body.
Salamanca swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Salamanca paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sideman shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Salamanca as he jumps to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sideman goes for a double leg but Salamanca avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Salamanca continues to drive forward.
Sideman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Salamanca.
A big left from Salamanca misses.
Salamanca throws a looping overhand right but Sideman ducks down to avoid it.
Salamanca keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sideman.
Sideman connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sideman staying out of range there.
Sideman feints the counter takedown.
Sideman jabs Salamanca to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Salamanca uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sideman.
Sideman misses with a hook. Salamanca ducked under it nicely.
Sideman moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Salamanca missing with a left hand there. Sideman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sideman throws a jab when Salamanca was well out of range.
Sideman blocks a jab.
Salamanca is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sideman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Salamanca moves away.
Hector Salamanca is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salamanca ducks under a wild hook from Sideman.
Sideman takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Salamanca lands a jab to Sideman's midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sideman misses with a straight right.
Salamanca lunges at Sideman with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sideman's hand.
Salamanca loads up on a big right hand but Sideman slips the punch.
Sideman misses with an uppercut
letting Salamanca counter with a right hand.
Sideman misses with a body shot.
Sideman scores with a nice right hand.
Salamanca ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sideman moves out of range of the strikes.
Sideman shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A jab from Sideman misses.
Sideman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Salamanca throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sideman swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Salamanca counters with a nice uppercut.
Sideman misses with a hook. Salamanca ducked under it nicely.
Sideman drives through with a takedown into Salamanca's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Sideman works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Sideman seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sideman's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salamanca is in trouble now - Sideman has advanced to mount!
Sideman moves to the back.
Sideman working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Salamanca is doing well to defend. Sideman seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Salamanca is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Denny Sideman!
Denny Sideman spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Professional Tussling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vasili Djagoev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tussling comes to the cage accompanied by REAL AMERICAN, HOOOO YEAH BROTHER. Vasili Djagoev has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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190 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Professional Tussling!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vasili Djagoev!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tussling throws a hook to the side of Djagoev's head but Djagoev sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Djagoev has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Tussling throws a predictable looking body shot
and Djagoev counters with a nice body shot.
Tussling rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Djagoev counters with a left to the body.
Tussling swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Djagoev appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Tussling throws a body shot but no joy.
Djagoev lands a lovely overhand right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tussling shoots in looking for a takedown. Djagoev tries to sprawl out of it but Tussling keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Djagoev manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Djagoev dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Djagoev as he connects with a hook.
Tussling misses with a left hand
enabling Djagoev to counter with a crisp jab.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Tussling misses with a takedown
and Djagoev counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Djagoev lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Djagoev.
Tussling bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Djagoev comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Tussling falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Tussling was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vasili Djagoev!
Professional Tussling spoke after the fight, saying 'WELL LET ME TELL YA SOMETHING DUDE. THIS IS ALL FAKE BROTHER! '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenneth Francis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Tucker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steve Tucker will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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215 lbs
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Counter fighter
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kenneth Francis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Steve Tucker!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Sam Margolis and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tucker lands a really nice looking cross but Francis seems unphased.
Francis misses with a takedown attempt - Tucker sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Francis tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Tucker defends well and Francis ends up having to push Tucker into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Tucker drives through and clinches with Francis against the cage.
Tucker has Francis pushed against the cage.
Francis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Francis has Tucker pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tucker manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenneth Francis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tucker lands a nice uppercut.
Tucker lands with a left to the head.
Tucker connects with a knee to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tucker creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Tucker on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tucker cracks Francis with a nice body shot.
Francis is breathing heavily.
Tucker dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Tucker gets through Francis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tucker lands with a right to the head.
Tucker lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Francis backwards.
Francis has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tucker is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tucker.
Nice body punch from Tucker - that landed with a thud.
Tucker jerks Francis's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Francis drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Tucker goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Tucker because Francis was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Steve Tucker!
In defeat, Kenneth Francis stepped up to the mic, saying 'Have a break, have a kit kat.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Teemu Packalen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Teemu Packalen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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160 lbs
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Teemu Packalen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tim Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Phil Schofield and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Hunt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Packalen moves away.
Packalen drops down looking for a counter takedown but Hunt sprawls and moves away.
Hunt wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Packalen swings widly with a right hand
and Hunt counters with a crisp right hand that drops Packalen! Hunt lets Packalen back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Packalen throws a low kick but Hunt avoids it.
Hunt doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hunt scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
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!
Packalen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hunt counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt cracks Packalen with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Packalen looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Hunt finish him?
Packalen is rocked!
Packalen shoots and misses
and Hunt counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tim Hunt!
An out of breath and clearly excited Tim Hunt thanked Aspire Clothing for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Frank Shuman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Paine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michael Paine acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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145 lbs
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Counter fighter
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frank Shuman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Paine!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Glass and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shuman dives in for a single leg takedown but Paine sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Shuman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Paine.
Shuman moves out of range as Paine strikes.
Paine scores with a hook to the body. Shuman takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Shuman misses with a right hand
and Paine counters by clinching up.
Paine tries to work over Shuman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shuman tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Paine tries a body shot but Shuman blocks it.
A short left from Paine.
Paine lands a nice uppercut.
Paine fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paine cracks Shuman with a nice body shot.
Shuman has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Paine after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Shuman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Paine working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Paine gets through Shuman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paine misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Paine.
I was talking to Shuman's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Paine misses with some punches.
Paine lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Paine scores with a nice short uppercut.
Paine lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shuman backwards.
Shuman drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Paine gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A body shot lands from Paine.
Shuman is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Paine lands with a left to the head.
Shuman dodges an elbow strike from Paine.
Paine lands with a right to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Paine.
Paine throws a punch but it's blocked by Shuman.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paine lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Shuman backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shuman looking for a takedown.
Paine tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shuman's elbow.
Paine throws a head punch that misses.
Paine scores with a hook to the body.
Paine swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Paine scores with a nice short uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Paine scores with a nice short uppercut.
Shuman has had enough of the clinch but Paine keeps him there for the moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Paine.
Paine digs a right hand into Shuman's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Shuman's gas tank.
Paine scores with a shoulder strike.
Paine makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Paine tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Paine throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shumans head.
Shuman is rocked!
Shuman drops down looking for an ankle pick but Paine pulls his leg out and moves away.
Michael Paine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paine lands a slapping body shot.
Paine has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shuman moves out of range as Paine strikes.
Paine dips to his left and cracks Shuman with an uppercut!
Paine's corner calls for a 1-2. Paine obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Oh Shuman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Paine throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Shuman on the side of the head.
Shuman walks straight into a right hand from Paine - that's dropped him! Paine jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Shuman from any more punishment! Shuman complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Michael Paine!
Michael Paine 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Angelo San Diego (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Cavalcanti Azevedo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). San Diego comes to the cage accompanied by The Champ Is Here. Angelo San Diego could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Thiago Cavalcanti Azevedo's chin.
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143 lbs
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138 lbs
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Angelo San Diego!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thiago Cavalcanti Azevedo!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Ackerman and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Azevedo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
San Diego throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Azevedo on the side of the head.
Azevedo is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in San Diego's half guard.
San Diego is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Azevedo is trying to control the action in half guard but San Diego is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
San Diego knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Azevedo on the ground.
Azevedo is pressing down on San Diego's thigh, looking to free his foot. San Diego is holding on for now.
San Diego controlling the position for now.
Azevedo is thwarting San Diego's attempts to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Still in half guard, Azevedo seems content to control.
Azevedo's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
San Diego has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Azevedo is working away from the top position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azevedo is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and San Diego defends it well.
Azevedo moves nicely into side control.
Azevedo looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
San Diego can't do much from the bottom here.
Azevedo wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by San Diego, who protects the arm well.
San Diego wants to control but Azevedo postures up.
San Diego isn't going anywhere.
You can see the frustration on San Diego's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
San Diego is looking for a sweep.
San Diego struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
San Diego is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Azevedo is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
San Diego is not content to let Azevedo control the position.
San Diego on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if San Diego tries to get out of the position.
San Diego tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Azevedo wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
San Diego has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
San Diego is trying to control Azevedo's posture but Azevedo avoids it.
Azevedo is trying to get an arm triangle but San Diego is defending well.
Azevedo tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Azevedo has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Azevedo has an Americana. San Diego didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Azevedo is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Azevedo hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Thiago Cavalcanti Azevedo!
Thiago Cavalcanti Azevedo is the new bantamweight champion!
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