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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donald Drumpf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rony Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Donald Drumpf!
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, Rony Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drumpf throws an overhand right that has Johnson reeling! Drumpf follows up with more punches and Johnson is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Donald Drumpf!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Michael Levesque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ibrahim Moizoos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ibrahim Moizoos has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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279 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paul Michael Levesque!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ibrahim Moizoos!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michael Levesque misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Moizoos flicks out a counter leg kick but Michael Levesque steps away.
Moizoos lands with a nice body punch.
Michael Levesque with a poor takedown
enabling Moizoos to counter with a crisp jab.
Michael Levesque shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Moizoos's guard.
Michael Levesque content to stall in guard here.
Moizoos preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Moizoos wants to stand up but Michael Levesque is controlling him.
Moizoos trying to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Michael Levesque working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Michael Levesque 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.
Michael Levesque stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Moizoos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michael Levesque with a flurry of punches that miss.
Michael Levesque lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Moizoos preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Michael Levesque keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Moizoos's head.
Michael Levesque throws a big right hand that misses.
Michael Levesque landing some decent shots from guard.
Michael Levesque is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Michael Levesque keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Moizoos's head.
Moizoos can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Michael Levesque controls the pace.
Michael Levesque landing with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michael Levesque is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Michael Levesque accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Michael Levesque stopping the sweep attempt from Moizoos.
Michael Levesque connects with a couple of short punches.
Michael Levesque missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Michael Levesque missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Michael Levesque in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Michael Levesque controlling from the top position.
Moizoos is trying to control the position but Michael Levesque postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michael Levesque is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Michael Levesque with a nice head shot there.
Michael Levesque distracts Moizoos with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Moizoos avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Michael Levesque chips away with some ground and pound.
Michael Levesque works over Moizoos with some ground and pound from guard.
Michael Levesque stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Moizoos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Michael Levesque postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Michael Levesque throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Michael Levesque postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Michael Levesque distracts Moizoos with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michael Levesque is in close to Moizoos's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Moizoos can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Michael Levesque controls the pace.
Michael Levesque trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Michael Levesque is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Moizoos trying to keep a closed guard but Michael Levesque is proving a slippery customer.
Moizoos has momentary wrist control but Michael Levesque slips an elbow through the middle.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Michael Levesque scoring with some ground and pound.
Moizoos can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Michael Levesque controls the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Michael Levesque dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Michael Levesque shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Michael Levesque shoots for a takedown but Moizoos saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Michael Levesque dodges the punch combination from Moizoos.
A big left from Moizoos misses.
Moizoos throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Moizoos tries to bum rush Michael Levesque with a series of wild strikes but Michael Levesque uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Paul Michael Levesque is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Moizoos avoids the body shot from Michael Levesque.
It seemed like Moizoos was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Michael Levesque shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Michael Levesque. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Michael Levesque throws a lazy head kick
and Moizoos counters with a two punch combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Michael Levesque has his takedown stuffed
and Moizoos counters with a nice right hand that sends Michael Levesque toppling to the canvas! Michael Levesque scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Moizoos finish him?!
Michael Levesque is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moizoos shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Michael Levesque closes the distance and clinches up with Moizoos, looking for a takedown. Michael Levesque pushes Moizoos against the cage but Moizoos circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Moizoos avoids a kick to the body.
Moizoos unleashes a big counter combination but Michael Levesque bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Moizoos fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Michael Levesque is out of range.
Michael Levesque could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michael Levesque misses with a double jab.
Michael Levesque feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Michael Levesque trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Moizoos looking to control.
Michael Levesque throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Michael Levesque's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Michael Levesque lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Michael Levesque scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Michael Levesque throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Moizoos works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Michael Levesque distracts Moizoos with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Michael Levesque sitting in guard here, content to control.
Moizoos really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Michael Levesque. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Michael Levesque seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Moizoos for as long as he can get away with.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michael Levesque stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Moizoos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Moizoos has momentary wrist control but Michael Levesque slips an elbow through the middle.
Michael Levesque throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Michael Levesque throws a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Michael Levesque accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Michael Levesque stands up over Moizoos, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Michael Levesque missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Michael Levesque is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Moizoos can do to turn this around?
Michael Levesque working some strikes from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michael Levesque is stalling in the full guard.
Michael Levesque throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Moizoos works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Moizoos cracks Michael Levesque with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Moizoos has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Moizoos slaps away a takedown attempt from Michael Levesque, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Michael Levesque throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Moizoos tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Michael Levesque is in Moizoos's guard.
Michael Levesque works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michael Levesque with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Michael Levesque has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Nice strikes from Michael Levesque there.
Michael Levesque is looking for a kimura but Moizoos is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Michael Levesque to get the leverage.
Michael Levesque throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Michael Levesque is controlling the pace.
Michael Levesque landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ibrahim Moizoos will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Michael Levesque drops his hands momentarily and Moizoos takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Michael Levesque throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Moizoos's waist but Moizoos gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Michael Levesque off to one side.
Moizoos throws a jab when Michael Levesque was well out of range.
Michael Levesque half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Moizoos throws a front kick aimed at Michael Levesque's knee but Michael Levesque avoids it well.
Moizoos tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A combination from Moizoos does no damage.
Moizoos gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Michael Levesque lands a couple of elbows.
Michael Levesque keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Moizoos's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Michael Levesque prevents Moizoos from getting back to his feet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Michael Levesque accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Michael Levesque postures up and lands a big shot to Moizoos's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michael Levesque working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Michael Levesque is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Michael Levesque with a flurry of punches that miss.
Michael Levesque sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Michael Levesque passes Moizoos's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Michael Levesque connects with a nice short shot to Moizoos's temple.
Michael Levesque working the head and body with strikes.
Michael Levesque lands strikes from half guard.
Michael Levesque drops an elbow to the side of Moizoos's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Michael Levesque connects with a nice short shot to Moizoos's temple.
Michael Levesque winds up and cracks Moizoos with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Michael Levesque lands a nice short elbow.
Michael Levesque lands strikes from half guard.
Moizoos on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Moizoos taking some punishment here, with Michael Levesque in his half guard.
Moizoos is looking for a sweep. Michael Levesque is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Paul Michael Levesque overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Michael Levesque connects with a nice short shot to Moizoos's temple.
Michael Levesque scoring with strikes to the body and head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Michael Levesque works his foot free and advances to mount.
Moizoos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Michael Levesque tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michael Levesque scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Michael Levesque lands a big shot there that rocks Moizoos but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Michael Levesque scoring with strikes but Moizoos is staying in there.
Michael Levesque is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Moizoos is rocked!
Moizoos taking shots to the head.
Moizoos is still in real trouble! Can Michael Levesque finish him?
Michael Levesque connects with a bit shot that sees Moizoos covering up! More strikes from Michael Levesque and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Michael Levesque is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paul Michael Levesque!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Akio Yamamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dream Panda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yamamoto comes to the cage accompanied by Lil Whyte - Oxy Cotton. This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Akio Yamamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dream Panda!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Panda decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Yamamoto wants to get back to full guard but Panda has mounted him!
Yamamoto is working to get back to half guard.
Poor strikes thrown by Panda there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Yamamoto sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Panda not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yamamoto actively working from the bottom here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Panda throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Yamamoto to regain full guard.
Panda's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Panda really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Yamamoto. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Panda tries to free his leg and advance position but Yamamoto is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panda stands up over Yamamoto, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Panda is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Yamamoto keeping full guard, as Panda tries to pass.
Yamamoto is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Yamamoto escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Panda gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Panda controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panda stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Yamamoto swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Yamamoto looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Yamamoto is breathing heavily.
Panda engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Let's hope that Panda has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panda's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Panda must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Panda pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yamamoto is keeping the position for now.
Panda controls from within his opponent's guard.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Panda.
Yamamoto might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's four 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.
Panda lying in Yamamoto's guard like a wet fish here, stalling away. Yamamoto decides he's had enough of all that nonsense - he escapes his hips and locks up an armbar! Wow, that was slick! Panda taps! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Akio Yamamoto!
A very excited looking Akio Yamamoto made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Terry Bogard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giovanni Gomes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Terry Bogard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Giovanni Gomes!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body kick from Bogard.
Bogard gets tackled into the cage by Gomes. Gomes maintains the clinch.
Bogard prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bogard is looking to break free of the clinch but Gomes has double underhooks.
Gomes tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bogard smiles and moves away.
Gomes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bogard lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gomes at a distance.
Bogard scores with a kick to the midsection.
Gomes looks winded!
Gomes takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Bogard throws an overhand right that has Gomes reeling! Bogard follows up with more punches and Gomes is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Terry Bogard!
Terry Bogard gave a mention to IniTech Nutrition in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Benjamim Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and En Esch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santos kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Linhas de soco Rincon Sapiencia. Esch has chosen Imperial March (L.O.D. Rage Mix) as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Benjamim Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, En Esch!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Santos has been working on his balance at Hard Knocks Training, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Esch.
Santos scores with a jab to the body.
Santos shoots in looking for a takedown but Esch manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Santos's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Santos sets himself, and Esch steps forward looking for the clinch! Santos avoids it this time.
Benjamim Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santos is trying hard to land a takedown here. Esch sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Esch is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Benjamim Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Esch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Esch tries to counter with a clinch but Santos shakes him off and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A combination from Santos does no damage.
Esch wants to counter with a clinch but Santos pushes him away.
Esch stuffs the takedown.
Santos is breathing heavily.
Santos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Esch steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Santos.
Santos fails with the takedown.
Esch steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Santos.
Esch's coach down at Rip Shit Riot Yoga Club was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Esch's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Santos darts in looking for a takedown but Esch gets double underhooks and turns Santos into the cage.
Esch wants to counter with a clinch but Santos pushes him away.
Esch defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Santos.
Santos closes this distance looking for a takedown but Esch circles away.
Esch wants to counter with a clinch but Santos pushes him away.
Santos misses the jab.
Esch wants to counter with a clinch but Santos pushes him away.
A slow jab from Santos misses its intended target.
Esch tries to counter by closing the distance.
Santos fails with the takedown.
Esch tries to counter by closing the distance.
Santos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos misses with a wild body shot.
Esch tries to counter with a clinch but Santos shakes him off and moves away.
Santos fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Santos shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Esch holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Esch lands a knee to the head.
Esch lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Benjamim Santos has been cut.
Esch lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Esch with a knee to the head.
Esch utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Santos takes an elbow to the forehead.
Esch creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Santos's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos takes a knee to the side of the body.
Esch lands a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Esch.
Esch with a knee to the head.
Santos is rocked!
Esch unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Oh Santos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Santos takes a knee to the side of the body.
Esch lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Esch scores a nice knee to the body.
Esch landing knees to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Esch scores with a knee to the head.
Esch lands a nice knee to the body.
Esch putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Santos in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Esch lands a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esch lands a knee to the body.
Esch with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Santos takes an elbow to the forehead.
Esch utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Esch lands an elbow inside.
A knee to the head by Esch.
Santos takes a knee right on the jaw!
Benjamim Santos's cut is getting worse.
Esch landing knees to the head.
Esch lands an elbow inside.
Esch lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Esch landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Esch working Santos over with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
En Esch dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Benjamim Santos's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Santos throws a nice looking combination but Esch bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Santos sets himself, and Esch steps forward looking for the clinch! Santos avoids it this time.
Esch showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Santos.
Esch stuffs the takedown attempt from Santos. Santos gets slowly back to his feet.
Esch tries to counter by closing the distance.
Santos gets a takedown into half guard.
Esch makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Santos seems to have got his legs back now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos throws a right hand that Esch ducks under and follows up with a left that Esch also avoids with ease.
Benjamim Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Santos throws a series of punches but Esch avoids them all with ease.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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!
Santos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Esch wants to counter with a clinch but Santos pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esch leaves Santos with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
No luck for Santos with that takedown attempt.
Esch wants to counter the offense by Santos and move into the clinch position.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Benjamim Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Esch avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Santos looks for a takedown but Esch sprawls well.
Santos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Esch circles away quickly and effectively.
Esch slaps away a takedown attempt from Santos, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Esch wants to counter the offense by Santos and move into the clinch position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esch moves out of range as Santos strikes.
Esch steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Santos.
Santos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Esch holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Esch scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Esch.
Esch has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Esch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Esch.
Esch working Santos over with knees to the body.
Esch putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Santos in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
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!
Santos takes a knee right on the jaw!
Esch using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Esch putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Santos in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Esch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esch utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Esch.
Esch lands a knee to the head.
Esch lands a good knee to the midsection. Santos won't want to take too many of those.
A knee to the head by Esch.
Esch unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Esch looking to throw knees to the head but Santos is blocking nicely.
Esch putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Santos in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Esch landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Esch scores with a knee to the head.
En Esch seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Esch with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos can't break the clinch.
Santos working hard to break the clinch.
Esch misses with a knee strike.
Esch with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Esch landing knees to the body.
Santos drops down looking for an ankle pick but Esch pulls his leg out and moves away.
Santos shoots in but Esch avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Esch tries to counter with a clinch but Santos shakes him off and moves away.
Esch slaps away a takedown attempt from Santos, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Santos sets himself, and Esch steps forward looking for the clinch! Santos avoids it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
En Esch showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Benjamim Santos's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Santos shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Esch sprawls well. Esch wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Santos gets slowly back to his feet.
Esch tries to counter with a clinch but Santos shakes him off and moves away.
Santos misses with a series of wild punches.
Esch stuffs the takedown.
Esch stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Esch wants it to stay on the feet.
Esch tries to counter with a clinch but Santos shakes him off and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Benjamim Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Esch steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Santos.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Santos.
Esch wants to counter the offense by Santos and move into the clinch position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Esch tries to counter by closing the distance.
Santos misses the shot to the body.
Santos swinging wildly here.
Esch defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Santos.
Esch tries to counter by closing the distance.
Santos misses the shot to the body.
Santos misses with a series of wild punches.
Esch steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Santos.
Santos is looking to wear down Esch with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Santos tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Esch defends well and Santos ends up having to push Esch into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Esch tries to counter by closing the distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Esch swivels and escapes.
Esch tries to counter with a clinch but Santos shakes him off and moves away.
Santos goes for a double leg but Esch avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Esch continues to drive forward.
Esch wants to counter the offense by Santos and move into the clinch position.
Sloppy strikes from Santos. Those never looked like landing.
Esch tries to counter with a clinch but Santos shakes him off and moves away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Santos is defended easily by Esch.
Esch tries to counter by closing the distance.
Santos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Esch.
Santos looks to throw the jab but Esch is out of range.
Santos throws a lazy right hand but Esch sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Santos has a takedown stuffed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Santos with that takedown attempt.
Esch wants to counter the offense by Santos and move into the clinch position.
A punch combination from Santos misses.
Esch is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Santos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Santos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Esch tries to counter with a clinch but Santos shakes him off and moves away.
Santos throws a series of punches but Esch moves out of range.
Esch is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Santos closes this distance looking for a takedown but Esch circles away.
Esch is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Santos misses with a straight right.
Santos throws the left hand but Esch avoids the punch easily.
Esch wants to counter the offense by Santos and move into the clinch position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos throws a right hand that Esch ducks under and follows up with a left that Esch also avoids with ease.
Santos misses with a body shot.
Santos throws a body punch but Esch moves out of range.
Esch tries to counter with a clinch but Santos shakes him off and moves away.
Esch avoids the body shot from Santos.
Esch tries to counter by closing the distance.
En Esch is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Santos tries to bum rush Esch with a series of wild strikes but Esch uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Esch keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Santos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Santos throws a body punch but Esch moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Benjamim Santos showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Esch has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... En Esch!
En Esch was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Heath Bace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Naiki Nekele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bace comes to the cage accompanied by All the single ladies. Naiki Nekele will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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300 lbs
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265 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Heath Bace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Naiki Nekele!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nekele.
Bace throws a right hand that misses
and Nekele counters with a body kick that stops Bace in his tracks momentarily.
Bace closes the distance looking to clinch
and Nekele counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Bace gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Nekele counters with a nice leg kick.
Bace wants to clinch but Nekele slips to the side
and Nekele counters with a flying knee. Nice.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bace swings away with a body shot that misses
and Nekele makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nekele bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Bace throws a right hand that misses
and Nekele counters with a body kick that stops Bace in his tracks momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nekele fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nekele connects with a leg kick. Bace looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nekele throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nekele. That's going to slow Bace down.
Nekele lands with a kick to the temple. Bace shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nekele.
Nekele has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Bace misses with a left hand
and Nekele counters with a thumping low kick.
Bace misses with a shot to the body
and Nekele counters with an outside leg kick.
Bace throws a poor cross that misses
and Nekele counters with an outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nekele throws a nice head kick!
Nekele throws a head kick that Bace semi-blocks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nekele fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bace has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Naiki Nekele is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nekele connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Nekele. Bace shrugs it off though.
Bace is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bace misses with a jab to the body
and Nekele counters with an outside leg kick.
Bace looks to throw a body kick
and Nekele counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bace is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Bace sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bace is breathing heavily.
Nekele turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nekele lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bace throws an off balance right hand
and Nekele makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nekele with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bace takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Bace throws a combination that misses
and Nekele counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nekele dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bace. That did some damage!
Bace will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Bace takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Nekele throws a front kick that sends Bace stumbling back into the cage.
Nekele lands a head kick. Bace smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bace shoots and misses
and Nekele counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Nekele.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nekele scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nekele, right into the meat.
Nekele throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bace takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bace takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Nekele lands a head kick!
Nekele plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bace is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Naiki Nekele dominated that round.
That's time! Bace's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nekele connects with a leg kick. Bace looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A head kick from Nekele lands but Bace takes it in his stride.
Bace steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Nekele. That one must have hurt.
Bace misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nekele scores with a push kick.
Bace falls off balance throwing a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nekele scores with a head kick.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Bace might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Nekele goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bace takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nekele throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bace throws a lazy uppercut
and Nekele makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Bace really felt that one!
Nekele lands a big head kick that sends Bace tumbling to the mat! Nekele takes a step backwards and waves Bace back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Oh Bace is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nekele throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Bace crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Naiki Nekele!
A very excited looking Naiki Nekele rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
In defeat, Heath Bace stepped up to the mic, saying 'Fuck Trump, Bernie Sanders is the true president and he was cheated like i was here tonight black lives matter'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lenny Manelito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vic Nikolai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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185 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Lenny Manelito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vic Nikolai!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Nikolai is defended easily by Manelito.
Manelito looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Nikolai fails with a takedown attempt.
We've been hearing reports that Manelito has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Nikolai.
Lenny Manelito has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vic Nikolai.
Nikolai has his takedown stuffed
and Manelito counters with a straight right hand.
Manelito tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nikolai manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nikolai shoots in for a takedown but Manelito shows good takedown defense.
Nikolai shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Manelito as he jumps to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nikolai is trying hard to land a takedown here. Manelito sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Manelito gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Nikolai looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikolai drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Manelito manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Nikolai has Manelito in his guard.
Nikolai tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nikolai has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Manelito can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Manelito trying to control but Nikolai is working from the bottom.
Nikolai has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Manelito should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Nikolai has tightened it up now! Manelito should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Vic Nikolai!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damien Demento (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Butabi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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185 lbs
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290 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Damien Demento!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steve Butabi!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butabi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Demento has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Butabi finds it's way round the side to connect with Demento's head.
It looks like Damien Demento has been cut.
Demento looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Butabi tries to clinch there but Demento circles away.
Demento tries a low kick but Butabi avoids it.
Demento fails with a takedown attempt.
It seemed like Butabi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Demento looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Butabi wants to get back to full guard.
Butabi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Demento. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Demento is keen to just control but Butabi is a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Demento is looking to advance position but Butabi won't allow it.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Demento lands a nice short elbow.
Demento trying to control the action but Butabi is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butabi tries to roll over but Demento keeps him under control.
Demento takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Butabi tries to kick Demento off but Demento keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Demento working Butabi over with strikes.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Demento lands a nice short elbow.
Demento is trying to control the action in half guard but Butabi is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Demento lands with a punch from half guard.
Demento winds up and cracks Butabi with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Demento takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Butabi has his hands clasped together around Demento's back. He's all about the action.
Demento wants to control but Butabi is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demento drops an elbow to the side of Butabi's head.
Demento trying to control from half guard but Butabi is working away.
Demento lands strikes from half guard.
Demento wants to work for an arm triangle but Butabi is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Butabi is looking for a sweep. Demento is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Demento is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Demento lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Demento working Butabi over with strikes.
Demento passes to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demento trying to control the action but Butabi is working from the bottom.
Demento grinds an elbow into Butabi's temple.
Demento scores with a couple of short elbows.
Demento looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Butabi can do anything to dispel that myth.
Demento looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Check out the look on Demento's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butabi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Butabi looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Butabi is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Demento grinds an elbow into Butabi's temple.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Demento scoring with punches from side control.
Demento cracks Butabi with a big elbow.
Butabi tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Demento presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Demento cracks Butabi with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Demento raining down shots from the mount!
Demento lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Demento sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damien Demento dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Damien Demento's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Demento uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Butabi.
Butabi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Demento.
Butabi stalks Demento and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Demento's face. Demento staggers backwards, shaken.
Jab from Butabi.
Demento looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Demento misses with a takedown
and Butabi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Damien Demento's cut is getting worse.
Butabi cracks Demento with a hook to the temple - Demento is on wobbly legs here! Butabi swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Demento falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Butabi wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Steve Butabi!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Klaus Chugman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evgeni Lomachenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Klaus Chugman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Evgeni Lomachenko!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lomachenko swings for the body but Chugman moves out of range.
Lomachenko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chugman.
Chugman looks to score with a jab to the body but Lomachenko is just out of range.
Lomachenko throws a low kick, looking for Chugman's leg but Chugman calmly moves out of range.
Lomachenko misses with a leg kick
and Chugman counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Chugman drives through with a takedown into Lomachenko's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Chugman pushes down on Lomachenko's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Lomachenko throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Chugman is pressing down on Lomachenko's thigh, looking to free his foot. Lomachenko is holding on for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lomachenko is refusing to be controlled, as Chugman sits in half guard.
Lomachenko is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chugman is pressing down on Lomachenko's thigh, looking to free his foot. Lomachenko is holding on for now.
Chugman is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Lomachenko actively working from the bottom here.
Chugman trying to pass the guard but Lomachenko defending well.
Chugman wants to work for an arm triangle but Lomachenko is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Chugman is looking to take a break and control but Lomachenko is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Chugman performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Chugman is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Lomachenko is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lomachenko is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Chugman is keen to just control but Lomachenko is a slippery customer.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Chugman misses with a body punch
and Lomachenko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chugman looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chugman throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lomachenko tries to clinch but Chugman moves out of range.
Chugman drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Chugman pushes down on Lomachenko's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Chugman wants to pass to mount but Lomachenko is defending the position.
Lomachenko is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Chugman is tapping! Great win for Lomachenko!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Evgeni Lomachenko!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steven Kennedy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mew Choo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Steven Kennedy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mew Choo!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Choo takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Kennedy takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kennedy definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Mew Choo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kennedy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Choo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kennedy under the eye.
Choo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kennedy under the eye.
Choo jabs Kennedy right on the nose. Kennedy blinks but takes it well.
Choo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kennedy.
Choo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kennedy defends it nicely.
Choo avoids a kick to the body.
Choo has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Choo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Choo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kennedy counters with a body kick that stops Choo in his tracks momentarily.
Choo gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Kennedy to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Kennedy passes Choo's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennedy is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Choo wants to control but Kennedy passes into side.
Kennedy postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Choo struggling a bit here.
Kennedy tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kennedy has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Kennedy tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kennedy has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Kennedy controls the position from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy working the ground and pound from side control.
Kennedy takes a little break here. Choo wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Choo tries to improve position but can't.
Kennedy landing strikes.
You can see the frustration on Choo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kennedy is staying tight to Choo's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Choo wants to control but Kennedy postures up.
Kennedy is trying to get an arm triangle but Choo is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy is trying to get an arm triangle but Choo is defending well.
Choo stops Kennedy from passing to mount.
Choo is trying to get back to half guard.
Kennedy lands an elbow.
Choo manages to work his way to half guard, despite Kennedy's best efforts.
Kennedy passes to side control.
Kennedy has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Choo!
Kennedy controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy unloading with bombs!
Kennedy trying to control but Choo is having none of it.
Kennedy content just to control the position here.
Choo tries to hold on but Kennedy pushes him away.
Kennedy looking to secure an arm triangle but Choo defends it well.
Choo wants to hold on but Kennedy pushes him away.
Kennedy trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kennedy controlling from the full mount.
Choo can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steven Kennedy dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kennedy throws a sloppy head kick and Choo moves out of range easily.
Choo misses the jab.
Kennedy throws a big counter combination but Choo scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Choo gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Kennedy to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Choo has his feet on Kennedy's thighs here. He's pushed Kennedy off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Kennedy screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mew Choo!
Mew Choo is the new super heavyweight champion!
After the big win, Mew Choo made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors IniTech Nutrition and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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