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The Beatdown: (LHW/WW) Round 2 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Wagner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michael Carter has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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190 lbs
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Daniel Wagner!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Josh West and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wagner moves away.
Wagner throws a right and a left that Carter avoids nicely.
Wagner looks to land a combination but Carter avoids it well.
Wagner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Carter moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wagner lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Wagner misses with a wild combination.
Carter is looking to counter punch.
Wagner tries to clinch up
and Carter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Carter throws a good cross that connects.
Carter throws a jab but it's blocked by Wagner.
Wagner misses with a two punch combination.
Daniel Wagner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wagner looks to clinch
and Carter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter lands a slapping body shot.
Carter scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wagner in his tracks.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Carter digs a right hand underneath Wagner's ribcage. Wagner let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wagner wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Carter stalling in the clinch.
Carter lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wagner tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Wagner looks winded!
Carter blocks a body shot from Wagner.
A frustrated look appears on Wagner's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Carter lands with a right to the head.
Carter lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wagner drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Carter digs a right hand underneath Wagner's ribcage. Wagner let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Carter pushes Wagner back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter cracks Wagner with a nice body shot.
Carter gets through Wagner's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee calls for Carter to work.
Carter lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Carter stalls.
A nice right hand lands inside from Carter.
A short left from Carter.
Wagner is rocked!
Carter lands with a short shot to the head.
Wagner is still on wobbly legs! Can Carter finish him?
Carter gets through Wagner's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Carter dips a shoulder and cracks Wagner with a mighty uppercut! Wagner falls back against the cage and Carter unloads with a barrage of strikes! Wagner is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Carter screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Carter!
Michael Carter 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Connolly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Connolly has chosen Sun Kil Moon - Alesund as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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216 lbs
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anthony Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michael Connolly!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Josh West and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Connolly moves away.
Connolly drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Johnson defends it well.
Johnson connects with a looping right hand.
Johnson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Connolly.
Johnson punishes Connolly's body with a nice straight punch.
Connolly scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Johnson doesn't seem bothered though.
Connolly looks to land a combination but Johnson avoids it well.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Connolly 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.
Johnson misses with a double jab
and Connolly connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Johnson swings for the body but Connolly moves out of range.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Connolly was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Connolly tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Johnson misses with a body shot
and Connolly counters with a one-two to the body.
Johnson swings for the body but Connolly moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A combination from Connolly does no damage.
Johnson is looking to wear down Connolly with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Johnson.
Johnson catches Connolly with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Connolly.
Connolly slips under a jab from Johnson.
Johnson takes a swing at Connolly's ribcage but misses.
Johnson misses with a hook.
Johnson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Connolly is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnson.
Johnson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Johnson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Connolly at a distance.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
Johnson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Connolly looks winded!
Connolly ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Connolly does a little dance to reset his feet.
Connolly drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Johnson defends it well.
Johnson moves out of range of the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Johnson.
Connolly throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Johnson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Connolly stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Connolly was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Connolly is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Johnson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Connolly has time to react.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Johnson.
Johnson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Johnson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Connolly looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Johnson thuds his right hand into Connolly's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Connolly is rocked!
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Connolly was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Connolly throws a counter combo.
Connolly is still on wobbly legs! Can Johnson finish him?
Connolly walks straight into a right hand from Johnson - that's dropped him! Johnson jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Connolly from any more punishment! Connolly 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 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Anthony Johnson!
Michael Connolly was interviewed post fight and said 'I lost because this man is on steroids. '.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cory Dillon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and MeToR Ben Shimon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). MeToR Ben Shimon will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cory Dillon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, MeToR Ben Shimon!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Micheangelo Fripello and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dillon has Ben Shimon up against the cage in a clinch.
Ben Shimon looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Ben Shimon is trying to maintain a safe position but Dillon gets an underhook and turns Ben Shimon into the cage.
Ben Shimon wants to stall.
Ben Shimon is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Dillon has Ben Shimon pressed against the cage, preventing Ben Shimon from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ben Shimon looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ben Shimon looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dillon effectively controlling the action here.
Ben Shimon is fighting off a takedown attempt but Dillon is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Ben Shimon to the mat. Ben Shimon regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dillon controlling from the top position.
Dillon's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ben Shimon has momentary wrist control but Dillon slips an elbow through the middle.
Dillon is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Dillon landing some decent shots from guard.
Dillon might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Dillon landing with the ground and pound.
Dillon stands up over Ben Shimon, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Dillon postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dillon definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Dillon is stalling in the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillon advances to half guard.
Dillon with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Ben Shimon is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Dillon pulls his head out easily.
Dillon drops an elbow to the side of Ben Shimon's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dillon stalling.
Dillon is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Dillon controlling the action here.
Dillon looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dillon landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Dillon scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cory Dillon dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dillon bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Dillon working the body and head with strikes.
Dillon content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Dillon creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Dillon controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dillon is putting a hurting on Ben Shimon here, landing some big shots from side control.
Ben Shimon is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ben Shimon taking punishment in the form of punches.
Dillon is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ben Shimon is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Dillon scoring with punches and elbows.
A lull in the action here.
Dillon looks up at the clock and then as Ben Shimon takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Dillon smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Dillon in side control lands a decent elbow.
Dillon taking a breather here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ben Shimon takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Dillon lands a decent elbow from side control.
Dillon in side control lands a decent elbow.
Ben Shimon is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillon is putting a hurting on Ben Shimon here, landing some big shots from side control.
Ben Shimon is still in real trouble! Can Dillon finish him?
Dillon looks up at the clock and then as Ben Shimon takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Dillon smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Ben Shimon is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Dillon grinds an elbow into Ben Shimon's temple.
Ben Shimon is letting Dillon control him for a moment.
Dillon has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Dillon scoring with punches from side control.
Dillon cracks Ben Shimon with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Dillon immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Ben Shimon is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Dillon!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cory Dillon!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nevil Hawk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rod Marchand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hawk's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Ruleta. Marchand has chosen Daisy as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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170 lbs
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178 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nevil Hawk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rod Marchand!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Josh West and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marchand shoots in and drives through. Hawk sprawls well.
Marchand takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice defenses there by Marchand.
Hawk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marchand moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Hawk misses the target.
Nevil Hawk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hawk thows a left - swing and a miss!
Marchand keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hawk throws out a loose jab but Marchand uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marchand gets a double leg takedown into Hawk's guard.
Marchand thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Marchand slips nicely into half guard.
Hawk pushes Marchand off looking to stand but Marchand dives back in and keeps control.
Hawk taking some punishment here, with Marchand in his half guard.
Marchand looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Hawk is trying to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marchand lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hawk won't allow Marchand to pass to mount.
Marchand is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hawk sees it coming and defends easily.
Hawk wants to get back to his feet.
Marchand is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Hawk is trying to stand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marchand seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Hawk is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Rod Marchand!
Rod Marchand 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between RJ Barakus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ben Wallace has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with RJ Barakus's chin.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, RJ Barakus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ben Wallace!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Roger Salmon and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wallace scores with the left hand. Barakus knows he should have avoided that one.
It looks like RJ Barakus has been cut.
Wallace has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've been hearing reports that Barakus has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Wallace prevents a takedown attempt there.
Barakus gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Wallace wants to sweep but Barakus has passed to side control!
Barakus thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Barakus working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Barakus is looking to take a break and control but Wallace is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barakus wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Wallace, who protects the arm well.
Barakus has hold of Wallace's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Wallace seems comfortable defending it but Barakus has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Wallace is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Wallace is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Barakus couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). RJ Barakus!
A victorious RJ Barakus 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Skip Grey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yacob Nilsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Yacob Nilsen was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Skip Grey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Yacob Nilsen!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Ryoma Takatsuka and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grey throws a right hand that misses
enabling Nilsen to counter with a crisp jab.
Grey misses the shot to the body.
Nilsen takes the fight into the clinch.
I was talking to Grey's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Nilsen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Nilsen.
Nilsen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nilsen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Grey's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
It looks like Skip Grey has been cut.
Grey wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nilsen has him pressed against the cage.
Nilsen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nilsen lands a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grey is leaning against Nilsen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Grey throws a punch but it's blocked by Nilsen.
Grey takes a shot to the head.
Nilsen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grey wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nilsen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Greys head.
Grey misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nilsen lands a hook that snaps the head of Grey backwards.
Nilsen lands a body punch.
Grey is breathing heavily.
A short left from Nilsen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nilsen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Grey throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nilsens head.
Nilsen blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Nilsen - that landed with a thud.
Nilsen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nilsen lands with a light punch inside.
Nilsen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nilsen scores with a hook to the body.
Nilsen works on Grey's body with a couple of short punches.
Nilsen lands a body shot.
Nilsen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nilsen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Grey backwards.
Nilsen scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Still in the clinch, Nilsen scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short uppercut from Nilsen.
A short right from Nilsen on the inside.
Nilsen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Grey backwards.
Nilsen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Grey backwards.
Grey is rocked!
Nilsen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Oh Grey is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nilsen lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Grey to his knees! Nilsen keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yacob Nilsen!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Simon Jensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DiAngelo Greenwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jensen kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is On Top of the World. Greenwood comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Big for your boots - Stormzy kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Simon Jensen has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Simon Jensen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, DiAngelo Greenwood!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Colin Fray and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greenwood throws a lazy right hand but Jensen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jensen drops down looking for a counter takedown but Greenwood sprawls and moves away.
Greenwood connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jensen. Jensen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Greenwood throws a sloppy body shot
and Jensen counters with a nice double leg into side control. Greenwood won't be happy with that.
Greenwood wants to get back to his feet but Jensen is dominant here and he's now got Greenwood's back!
Greenwood is trying to stand back up.
Greenwood really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jensen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jensen has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Greenwood is defending well but eventually Jensen manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Greenwood has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Simon Jensen!
Simon Jensen very nearly forgot to thank Dauntless amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stefano Magaddino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Curtis Akira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stefano Magaddino has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Stefano Magaddino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Curtis Akira!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Roger Salmon and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magaddino is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Akira's half guard.
Akira tries to roll over but Magaddino keeps him under control.
Magaddino passes the guard and advances to mount!
Akira looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Magaddino is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Magaddino is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Magaddino lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Akira tries to hold on but Magaddino postures up.
Magaddino controlling the pace for now.
Magaddino is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magaddino controlling from mount.
Magaddino scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Magaddino lands a heavy elbow.
Magaddino looking to control and managing it successfully.
Magaddino with good strikes from the mount here!
Magaddino dominating with strikes here.
Magaddino connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Magaddino controlling from the full mount.
Magaddino has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Akira takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Magaddino raining down shots from the mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magaddino looking to control and managing it successfully.
Magaddino with good strikes from the mount here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Magaddino landing punches.
Magaddino controlling from the full mount.
Akira in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Akira is trying desperately to improve position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Magaddino cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Magaddino controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akira is in a horrible position here. Magaddino smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Magaddino lands with some strikes.
Magaddino lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Akira hang on?
Magaddino controlling from mount.
Magaddino has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Akira takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magaddino controlling the pace for now.
Akira is trying desperately to improve position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Akira can do anything to dispel that myth.
Magaddino lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Akira hang on?
Akira wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Magaddino controlling the pace for now.
Magaddino lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Akira hang on?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stefano Magaddino 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.
Magaddino closes the distance and clinches up with Akira, looking for a takedown. Magaddino pushes Akira against the cage but Akira circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Magaddino avoids a punch combination nicely.
Akira dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Akira misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Akira tries to bum rush Magaddino with a series of wild strikes but Magaddino uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Akira cracks Magaddino with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Akira throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stefano Magaddino is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Akira throws a series of punches but Magaddino moves out of range.
Magaddino tries to score a power double leg takedown but Akira sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Magaddino somewhat.
Akira throws a counter combo.
Akira lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Nice sprawl there from Akira as Magaddino shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stefano Magaddino. That's going to take a lot out of him.
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!
Magaddino shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Akira as he jumps to the side.
Akira misses with a double jab.
Magaddino feinted with a counter takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akira misses with a body shot.
Magaddino goes for a double leg but Akira avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Akira continues to drive forward.
Magaddino dodges the punch combination from Akira.
Akira is breathing heavily.
Akira looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Magaddino shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Magaddino lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Magaddino slips a nice elbow through Akira's hands, connecting with Akira's forehead.
Magaddino lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Magaddino passes to full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magaddino lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Magaddino lands a nice shot to the head.
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!
Magaddino lands a nice shot to the head.
Magaddino takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Magaddino with good strikes from the mount here!
Magaddino takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Magaddino lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magaddino controlling from mount.
Magaddino raining down hammerfists from mount.
Magaddino landing punches.
Magaddino tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Magaddino looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magaddino unloading with bombs!
A nice elbow there by Magaddino.
Magaddino with the ground and pound from mount.
Akira is rocked!
Magaddino controlling from mount.
Magaddino pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Akira is still in real trouble! Can Magaddino finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Magaddino unloading with bombs!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Magaddino cracks Akira with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stefano Magaddino!
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