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The Beatdown: SEMIS PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tony Fry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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190 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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190 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Brawler
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tony Fry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Martin Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Colin Fray and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
It looks like Tony Fry has been cut.
Fry has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Taylor throws a shot from downtown. Fry moves away and avoids it.
Fry swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Taylor counters with a nice body shot.
Taylor scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fry in his tracks.
A jab from Taylor misses.
Fry went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Fry has his takedown stuffed
and Taylor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fry looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Taylor looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Fry is breathing heavily.
Fry with a poor takedown
and Taylor counters with a crisp right hand that drops Fry! Taylor lets Fry back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Fry is rocked!
Tony Fry's cut is getting worse.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Fry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taylor sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Fry's defenses. It connects perfectly with Fry's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Martin Taylor!
An out of breath Martin Taylor thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrice Pothier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reginald Velvet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pothier's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Numb. Reginald Velvet is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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239 lbs
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260 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Patrice Pothier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Reginald Velvet!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Paul Gruel and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Velvet misses with a two punch combination.
Pothier tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Velvet defends well and Pothier ends up having to push Velvet into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Pothier throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Velvet's waist but Velvet gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pothier off to one side.
Velvet throws a series of punches but Pothier avoids them all with ease.
A punch combination from Velvet misses.
A combination from Velvet does no damage.
Velvet stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patrice Pothier. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pothier closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Pothier lands in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pothier stands up over Velvet, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Velvet wants to get back to his feet but Pothier passes into half guard.
Pothier stops Velvet from getting back to his feet.
Velvet is looking for a sweep. Pothier is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Velvet is trying to stand up here but Pothier is controlling him well.
Velvet looks winded!
Pothier looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Velvet with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice strikes from Pothier there.
Pothier scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pothier working over Velvet with some ground and pound. Velvet looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Velvet really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pothier. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Pothier is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Velvet defends it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pothier is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Velvet is just riding it out for now. Pothier eventually gives up the hold.
Pothier seems to be looking for submissions.
Velvet tries to roll over but Pothier keeps him under control.
Pothier is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Velvet manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Pothier keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Pothier pulls guard successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pothier is adopting a defensive guard.
Pothier tries to strike from the bottom.
Pothier kicks Velvet off and gets to his feet.
Pothier shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Velvet lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Patrice Pothier has been cut.
Velvet has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A punch combination from Velvet misses.
No joy there for Velvet, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pothier instigates a clinch.
Pothier tries for a takedown. No joy.
Pothier works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Pothier drops back looking for a leg! Velvet is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Velvet manages to kick Pothier off! Pothier jumps back into Velvet's guard.
Velvet is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Velvet looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pothier works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Pothier lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Velvet tries to roll over but Pothier keeps him under control.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Pothier lands a nice short elbow.
Pothier lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Velvet flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Pothier scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Velvet is trying to get back to full guard.
Pothier lands with a punch from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pothier takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Pothier lands strikes from half guard.
Pothier landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Pothier scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Velvet tries to kick Pothier off in order to stand up. Pothier Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Pothier cracks Velvet with a big right hand but Velvet just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Velvet can do anything to dispel that myth.
Pothier landing a few strikes.
Pothier landing a few strikes.
Pothier scoring with punches and elbows.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pothier landing strikes.
Velvet tries to bench press Pothier off him but Pothier keeps the position.
Pothier works to advance to full mount. Velvet defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Pothier scoring with strikes but Velvet is staying in there.
Pothier fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Pothier breaks from Velvet's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Pothier with good strikes from the mount here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrice Pothier dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Patrice Pothier's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Pothier tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Velvet swivels and escapes.
Velvet goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Velvet goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Pothier shoots in and bounces Velvet off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Pothier is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Pothier scoring with some ground and pound.
Pothier working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Velvet wants to get back to his feet but Pothier passes into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pothier wants to control but Velvet is keeping him busy.
Pothier winds up and cracks Velvet with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Pothier working over Velvet with some ground and pound. Velvet looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Velvet is looking to escape.
Pothier looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Velvet with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Velvet wants to get back to full guard but Pothier has mounted him!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pothier with the ground and pound from mount.
Velvet is rocked!
Pothier is working for a guillotine from mount but Velvet frees his head quite easily.
Velvet is still in real trouble! Can Pothier finish him?
Pothier 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.
Velvet is trying to escape the mount.
Velvet seems to have recovered his senses.
Pothier breaks from Velvet's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Pothier working for a submission but Velvet is keeping him at bay.
Pothier in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Pothier is landing with some decent strikes but Velvet is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Pothier working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Pothier working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Velvet is working to get back to half guard.
Pothier lands with some strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pothier is landing with some decent strikes but Velvet is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Velvet is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Pothier looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Pothier lands a big elbow.
Pothier raining down shots from the mount!
Patrice Pothier overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pothier is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Velvet is surviving well by controlling Pothier's body position as best he can.
Velvet is in all sorts of trouble here.
Pothier is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Velvet is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Patrice Pothier!
Patrice Pothier decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Steve McDoughe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mason Roth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mason Roth is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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177 lbs
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175 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Intelligent |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Steve McDoughe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mason Roth!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Josh West and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roth has McDoughe up against the cage in a clinch.
McDoughe throws a head punch that misses.
McDoughe tries to stall but Roth uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Roth misses with an elbow strike.
Roth throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McDoughes head.
McDoughe definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Roth lands a right hand.
Roth has McDoughe pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. McDoughe manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Roth has a couple of punches blocked by McDoughe.
McDoughe is trying to drag Roth to the mat but Roth just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Roth lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
McDoughe makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roth lands a head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roth lands with a shot to the body.
McDoughe shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
McDoughe checks the leg kick nicely there.
Roth clinches up with McDoughe and pushes him back against the cage.
McDoughe has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Roth after a bit of a struggle.
Roth ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Roth no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
McDoughe is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
McDoughe has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Roth to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! McDoughe is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Roth pulls down on the head and he's put McDoughe to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Mason Roth!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Murray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noam Dar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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170 lbs
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178 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joseph Murray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Noam Dar!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Roger Salmon and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murray fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dar has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Murray throws a head kick that half lands.
Murray is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A slapping body kick lands there for Murray.
Murray throws a head kick that Dar semi-blocks.
Dar throws a head kick that misses
and Murray counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Murray scores with a nice head shot.
Murray throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A solid body kick from Murray.
Dar will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dar misses with a takedown attempt - Murray sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Murray throws a good cross that connects.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dar shoots for a double leg takedown but Murray sprawls well. He's pushed Dar's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Joseph Murray has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Noam Dar.
Murray lands a nice looking body kick.
Dar misses with a jab, cross combination.
Murray lands a nice looking body shot.
Murray lands a nice looking kick to the body. Dar takes a step back to recover.
Murray seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Murray lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dar's sensitive parts.
Dar's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Murray connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dar scrambles back to his feet.
Murray throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dar fails with the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Dar stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Murray.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Murray.
Murray goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crunch! Murray slams his shin into Dar's torso.
Murray closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Murray ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Murray lands a nice looking body kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Murray.
Murray throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dar shoots in but no luck this time.
Murray moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Murray lands with a kick to the temple. Dar shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dar throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Murray counters with a body kick.
Dar changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Murray tries to avoid it but Dar manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Murray to the ground. Murray escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dar looks winded!
Murray lands a head kick!
Dar on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Murray sizes up Dar with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Murray connects with a solid leg kick.
Murray moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dar has his takedown stuffed
and Murray counters with a nice leg kick.
Dar fails with the takedown
and Murray makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murray lands with a kick to the ribs.
Murray lands with a kick to the temple. Dar shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dar has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Murray.
Dar drops his hands momentarily and Murray takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Murray throws a head kick that half lands.
Dar gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Murray throws a leg kick which misses Dar's front leg but catches the back leg as Dar tries to avoid it.
Joseph Murray is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice straight punches there by Murray. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Murray.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murray lands a nice shot to the body.
Murray throws a leg kick which misses Dar's front leg but catches the back leg as Dar tries to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joseph Murray dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dar misses with a takedown
and Murray counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Murray lands with a slapping head kick.
Murray paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Murray turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Murray scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Murray!
Murray lands a high kick!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murray fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Murray throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dar fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Murray to the ground. Dar is now in Murray's guard.
Dar won't allow Murray to get back to his feet.
Murray knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dar on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Dar prevents Murray from getting back to his feet.
Murray is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Murray has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dar takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Dar tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Murray counters with a leg kick.
Dar shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Murray cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dar walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Dar takes a kick to the side of the head.
Murray lands a head kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dar fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Murray avoids it really well and circles away.
Joseph Murray has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Noam Dar.
Murray connects with a leg kick. Dar looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dar takes one to the chin there.
Murray tests Dar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Murray.
Murray throws a leg kick which misses Dar's front leg but catches the back leg as Dar tries to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dar misses with a takedown
and Murray counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Murray lands a head kick. Dar smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Murray scores with a head kick. Dar tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Murray lands a high kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murray tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Murray misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Murray stuns Dar with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Murray throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice shot lands for Murray.
Crunch! Murray slams his shin into Dar's torso.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joseph Murray dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Dar takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Murray tries to keep at a distance but Dar has taken the fight into the clinch.
Murray struggles to land a body shot inside as Dar controls his hands.
Murray pressing his opponent against the cage.
Murray lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dar or not.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Murray scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Murray creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murray misses with a hook to the ribs.
The referee is keeping an eye on Murray - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Dar looking for a takedown.
Murray stalling the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Murray is fighting off a takedown attempt but Dar is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Murray to the mat. Murray regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Dar looking to pass the guard.
Dar prevents Murray from getting back to his feet.
Murray pulls Dar in close to his closed guard and prevents Dar from doing any damage or advancing position.
Murray is looking to stand up but Dar isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murray is pulling down on Dar's head to control his posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A thudding body kick lands there by Murray!
Dar drops his hands momentarily and Murray takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Murray lands with a kick to the ribs.
Murray connects with a jab.
Dar shoots in but no luck this time.
Noam Dar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dar is trying hard to land a takedown here. Murray sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Joseph Murray has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Noam Dar.
Dar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Murray thows a body kick. Dar tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Murray fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dar looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A punch combination from Murray misses.
Dar misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Murray throws a quick counter kick to the body but Dar avoids it.
Murray is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dar can do to turn this around?
Murray with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Murray jabs at Dar's body.
Murray scoring well with a low kick there.
Murray scores with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dar closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Murray did well to prevent Dar getting side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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!
Dar prevents Murray from standing back up.
Dar tries to pass the half guard into mount. Murray knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Murray wants to get back to full guard.
Murray is trying to stand.
Murray keeping hold of Dar's head, controlling as best he can.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Murray tries to kick Dar off but Dar keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joseph Murray showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Murray, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:25
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:25
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joseph Murray!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Simon Jensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edmond Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jensen comes into the arena with On Top of the World blaring out of the sound system. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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25
162 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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18
162 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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Brawler
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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
3 - 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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Edmond Moore!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Josh West and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moore misses with a takedown
and Jensen moves into the clinch.
Moore is trying to pull guard but Jensen has him pressed against the cage.
Jensen has Moore pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Jensen pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Moore tumbling to the mat - Jensen dives into Moore's guard.
Jensen's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Jensen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Moore looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Jensen passes into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jensen is keen to just control but Moore is a slippery customer.
Jensen trying to control the pace.
Moore wants to improve his position but Jensen is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jensen is looking to take a break and control but Moore is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jensen seems to be working for a kimura but Moore defends the submission attempt.
Moore actively working from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moore looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Moore wants to improve his position but Jensen is controlling well.
Moore with the active half guard here but Jensen passes nicely into side control.
Jensen is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Moore felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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.
Jensen creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Moore tries to bench press Jensen off him but Jensen keeps the position.
Moore seems a little lost for a moment, as Jensen dominates the positioning.
Moore looks to move to half guard but instead Jensen has passed into mount! Damn!
Jensen sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Moore wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Jensen controls the position.
Jensen seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Moore for as long as he can get away with.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jensen tightening his grip on Moore, looking for the choke.
Moore trying to control the action but Jensen just sinks the hooks in.
Jensen trying to control.
Jensen looking for the RNC.
Jensen controlling well, preventing Moore from escaping the position.
Jensen is punishing Moore with strikes - can he finish him?!
Jensen not allowing Moore to control his hands.
You can see the frustration on Moore's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jensen struggling to keep hold of the position.
Jensen cracks Moore with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Moore from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Moore breaks Jensen's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Moore stays in close to Jensen's body and controls the position.
Jensen keeping moving, preventing Moore from controlling successfully.
Moore drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Jensen dives on top into guard.
Moore is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jensen is aware though and is defending well.
Moore is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jensen is aware though and is defending well.
Jensen passes Moore's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jensen controlling the action here.
Jensen wants to work for an arm triangle but Moore is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Jensen dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Moore shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Moore rushes Jensen and presses him up against the cage.
Jensen has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Moore regains guard immediately.
Moore is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jensen is aware though and is defending well.
Moore looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jensen controlling from the top position.
Jensen advances position into side control!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jensen taking a breather here.
Moore is trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore keeps trying to improve his position.
Jensen trying to control the position but Moore is working away.
Moore tries to bench press Jensen off him but Jensen keeps the position.
Jensen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Moore can do to turn this around?
Jensen controlling the position.
Moore tries to bench press Jensen off him but Jensen keeps the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Jensen lands a few punches from side control.
Jensen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Moore keeps working.
Moore is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
A lull in the action here as Jensen stalls from top position.
Moore tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jensen wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jensen wants to control but Moore is keeping him busy.
Moore is trying to control Jensen's posture but Jensen avoids it.
Moore tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jensen wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Jensen trying to control the action but Moore is working from the bottom.
Moore is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Jensen is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Moore will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Moore throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Moore tries to bench press Jensen off him but Jensen keeps the position.
You can see the frustration on Moore's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jensen thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Jensen trying to control the action but Moore is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Moore tries to buck Jensen off but Jensen is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Jensen dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Moore fails with the takedown.
Jensen seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Jensen manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Moore on his heels. He'll look to pass Moore's guard now, I'm sure.
Moore escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jensen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jensen trying to control the position from guard on top but Moore is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jensen got a little sloppy there for a moment and Moore has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jensen has managed to get both his arms back between Moore's legs - danger averted.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moore had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jensen defends it easily.
Jensen is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jensen trying to control the position from guard on top but Moore is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jensen is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Moore working for submissions but it's allowed Jensen to get to half guard.
Moore wants to get back to full guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
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.
Moore wants to get back to full guard but Jensen has passed into side control.
Simon Jensen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Moore tries to bench press Jensen off him but Jensen keeps the position.
Moore is still trying to improve position.
Jensen slows the pace down.
Moore tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jensen wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Moore is not content to let Jensen control the position.
A control attempt from Moore but he's now mounted!
Moore is looking to get to half guard.
Moore is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jensen tries to control but Moore wriggling away.
Moore working to try and regain half guard.
Moore is squirming around, avoiding Jensen's attempts to control the action.
Moore tries to lock up and control but Jensen gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Jensen tries to control but Moore wriggling away.
Jensen lands a big shot there that rocks Moore but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jensen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Moore is looking to escape.
Moore wants to hold on but Jensen pushes him away.
Jensen manages to capitalize on a mistake by Moore to take his back!
Moore trying to control the hands but Jensen won't let him.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Edmond Moore has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Simon Jensen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jensen has the hooks in. Moore is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
And that's the end of the fight!
Simon Jensen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jensen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Simon Jensen!
Simon Jensen really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Dauntless logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yacob Nilsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and RJ Barakus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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20
207 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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19
210 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Yacob Nilsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, RJ Barakus!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Josh West and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nilsen with a nice cross.
It looks like RJ Barakus has been cut.
Nilsen cracks Barakus with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nilsen lands a right hook to the body.
Nilsen cracks a nice hook into Barakus's ribs.
Nilsen seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Nilsen knocks out Barakus with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Nilsen before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Nilsen picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yacob Nilsen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Felix Daumstadt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miki Viki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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24
160 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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18
160 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Felix Daumstadt !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Miki Viki!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Paul Gruel and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Viki misses with a straight left.
Daumstadt takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Viki drops Daumstadt with a beautiful combination! Daumstadt stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Viki is looking for the KO!
Daumstadt is rocked!
It looks like Felix Daumstadt has been cut.
Viki throws an uppercut from hell that sends Daumstadt clean off his feet! He's out cold! Viki stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Miki Viki!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Snoop Em (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Petawawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe Petawawa is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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25
150 lbs
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25
155 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Snoop Em!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joe Petawawa!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Ryoma Takatsuka and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petawawa tries to clinch but Em moves out of range.
Petawawa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Em moves into range and clinches up with Petawawa.
Em blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Em tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Em working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Petawawa gets through Em's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Petawawa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Em blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from Petawawa.
Petawawa misses with the head strike.
Em has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Petawawa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Em definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Em is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Em wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Petawawa scores with a shot to the side of Em's head.
Petawawa throws a head punch that misses.
Em misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Em - that landed with a thud.
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!
Em tries to break the clinch but Petawawa is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Em - that landed with a thud.
Em tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Petawawa's elbow.
Petawawa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Petawawa.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Em.
Petawawa prevents a body shot from Em.
Petawawa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Em fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Petawawa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short body shot lands from Em as the two fighters clinch.
Petawawa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Em's efforts to push away.
Em is working Petawawa over against the cage.
Em has a couple of punches blocked by Petawawa.
Em blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Petawawa swings wildly with an uppercut but Em uses good head movement to avoid it.
Em blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petawawa swings wildly with an uppercut but Em uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Em fails to land.
Em wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Petawawa has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Petawawa fails to land.
Petawawa misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Petawawa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Em is leaning against Petawawa and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Em tries to throw a body punch but Petawawa avoids it by throwing Em back against the cage.
Em misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Em tries a body shot but Petawawa blocks it.
Em throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Petawawa misses with a punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Petawawa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Petawawa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Em lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Petawawa.
Em lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Petawawa working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Petawawa.
Em misses with a hook to the ribs.
Em blocks an uppercut.
Petawawa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Petawawa throws a head punch that misses.
Petawawa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Em's efforts to push away.
Petawawa misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Petawawa.
Petawawa lands a shoulder strike.
Em blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Em wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Petawawa prevents a body shot from Em.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Petawawa.
Petawawa swings wildly with an uppercut but Em uses good head movement to avoid it.
Em tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Petawawa's elbow.
Petawawa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Petawawa lands a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Em goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Em wants to get back to striking at distance but Petawawa won't allow it.
Em goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Petawawa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Em struggles to land a body shot inside as Petawawa controls his hands.
Em tries to break the clinch but Petawawa is controlling the position.
Petawawa keeps control of Em as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Em misses with a punch to the body.
Em struggles to land a body shot inside as Petawawa controls his hands.
Petawawa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Petawawa takes a shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Petawawa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Em backwards.
Petawawa misses with some punches.
Em tries to break free but Petawawa pushes him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Em's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Em stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Em blocks an uppercut.
Em blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Petawawa 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.
Petawawa tries to clinch but Em moves out of range.
Em was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Em moves into range and clinches up with Petawawa.
Petawawa misses with some punches.
Petawawa misses with the head strike.
Joe Petawawa seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Petawawa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Em tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Petawawa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Em blocking some punches.
Em blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Petawawa misses with a punch on the inside.
Em tries to throw a body punch but Petawawa avoids it by throwing Em back against the cage.
Em tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Petawawa.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Petawawa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petawawa swings wildly with an uppercut but Em uses good head movement to avoid it.
Petawawa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Em wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Petawawa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Petawawa swings wildly with an uppercut but Em uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petawawa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Em misses with a punch to the body.
Petawawa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Em tries to throw a body punch but Petawawa avoids it by throwing Em back against the cage.
Em blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Petawawa blocks a body shot from Em.
Em wants to get back to striking at distance but Petawawa won't allow it.
Em is trying to push Petawawa away but Petawawa has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Petawawa working aggressively here.
Petawawa prevents a body shot from Em.
Petawawa swings wildly with an uppercut but Em uses good head movement to avoid it.
Em tries a body shot but Petawawa blocks it.
Petawawa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Petawawa misses with some punches.
A short left from Petawawa.
Petawawa misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Em breaks the clinch.
Petawawa is looking to clinch.
Em lands with a nice body punch.
Em swats away the attempt to clinch by Petawawa.
Petawawa wants to clinch up but Em keeps it at a distance.
Em bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Petawawa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Em stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Em forces Petawawa back against the cage and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Petawawa fails to land.
Petawawa working aggressively here.
Petawawa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Em is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Petawawa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Petawawa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Em is trying to break free.
Petawawa throws a head punch that misses.
Petawawa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petawawa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Petawawa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Em wants to break free but Petawawa has control.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Petawawa.
A short left from Petawawa.
Petawawa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Em takes a shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Petawawa.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Petawawa.
Em wants to break the clinch but can't.
Petawawa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Petawawa has Em pressed against the cage, preventing Em from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Em is trying to break the clinch but Petawawa is controlling him.
Petawawa swings wildly with an uppercut but Em uses good head movement to avoid it.
Petawawa misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Petawawa.
Petawawa prevents a body shot from Em.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Em is trying to force a seperation but Petawawa has the dominant position.
Petawawa lands an uppercut.
Em blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Em swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Petawawa blocks a body shot from Em.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Em lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Em tries to throw a body punch but Petawawa avoids it by throwing Em back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Petawawa.
Petawawa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Petawawa throws a head punch that misses.
Petawawa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Petawawa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Em looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Petawawa.
Em blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Petawawa misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Petawawa.
Em tries to work over Petawawa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Petawawa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Em lands with a cross.
Petawawa lands a high kick!
Em circles away from the clinch attempt.
Petawawa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Petawawa tries to clinch up but Em circles away and keeps his distance.
Donk. Em catches Petawawa right on the button with a cross.
Em gets tackled into the cage by Petawawa. Petawawa maintains the clinch.
Petawawa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Em lands a hook that snaps the head of Petawawa backwards.
Em is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Em tries a body shot but Petawawa blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Petawawa.
Petawawa working aggressively here.
Petawawa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Em tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Petawawa blocks a body shot from Em.
Petawawa throws a head punch that misses.
Em blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Em struggles to land a body shot inside as Petawawa controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petawawa prevents a body shot from Em.
Petawawa lands a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Petawawa.
Petawawa throws a head punch that misses.
Em misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Em misses with a hook to the ribs.
Petawawa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Em tries a body shot but Petawawa blocks it.
Petawawa misses with the head strike.
Em misses with a body punch.
Petawawa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Em's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Em tries to work over Petawawa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Em scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from Petawawa fails to land.
Em blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Em tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Petawawa's elbow.
Joe Petawawa is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Em doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Em tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Petawawa's elbow.
Em struggles to land a body shot inside as Petawawa controls his hands.
Petawawa working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Petawawa.
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!
Em has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Em misses with a hook to the ribs.
Em misses with a body punch.
Em misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Em misses with a body punch.
Em is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Em blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petawawa lands a hook that snaps the head of Em backwards.
Petawawa blocks a body shot from Em.
Em tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Petawawa's elbow.
Em lands a body punch in the clinch.
Petawawa throws a punch but it's blocked by Em.
Em struggles to land a body shot inside as Petawawa controls his hands.
Em misses with a punch to the body.
Em wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Em tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Petawawa's elbow.
Em can't find room to land a body shot as Petawawa controls the action.
Petawawa blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petawawa prevents a body shot from Em.
Petawawa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Em blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Petawawa has a couple of punches blocked by Em.
Petawawa swings wildly with an uppercut but Em uses good head movement to avoid it.
Em tries to circle away but Petawawa has him pinned against the cage.
Petawawa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Em tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Em doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Petawawa prevents a body shot from Em.
Snoop Em has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Em lands a hook that snaps the head of Petawawa backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Petawawa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Petawawa winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Petawawa!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dyl Stephens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yen Askren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Askren has chosen Hello from the Askren Side as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dyl Stephens !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yen Askren!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Colin Fray and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Askren takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Askren shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Stephens is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Askren advances position into side control!
Stephens is trying to control Askren's posture but Askren avoids it.
Askren throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Stephens works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Stephens is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Askren scores with a couple of nice shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Askren takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Stephens is trying to maintain the position but Askren is very close to passing his half guard.
Askren looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stephens wants to get back to his feet.
Askren throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Askren is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Askren.
Stephens trying to control from the bottom.
Askren working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Askren missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Askren throwing shots but Stephens is blocking nicely.
Stephens is looking to improve his position.
Askren not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Askren is thwarting Stephens 's attempts to control the position.
Askren throwing shots but Stephens is blocking nicely.
Askren lands with a punch from half guard.
Askren uses his free foot to push down on Stephens 's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Stephens .
Askren looking to control and managing it successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Askren breaks from Stephens 's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Stephens takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Stephens looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Askren is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Stephens can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Stephens is rocked!
Askren raining down shots from the mount!
Oh Stephens is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stephens manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Stephens seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stephens taking some punishment here, with Askren in his half guard.
Stephens has hold of Askren's hands but Askren slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Askren landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Askren throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Askren lands strikes from half guard.
Askren sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Stephens defending well though.
Stephens wants to get back to full guard but Askren has passed into side control.
Askren cracks Stephens with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Askren working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Askren working away.
Askren cracks Stephens with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Askren connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Stephens some visible discomfort.
Stephens taking a bit of punishment here - Askren scoring with strikes.
Askren scores with punches from side control.
Stephens takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Stephens is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stephens wants to get back to his feet.
Stephens blocking the ground and pound attempt from Askren.
Askren is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Askren winds up and cracks Stephens with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Askren slips a nice elbow through Stephens 's hands, connecting with Stephens 's forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yen Askren dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Stephens wants to clinch.
Askren misses with a wild body shot.
Stephens half committed to a counter leg kick.
Askren ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Askren scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Askren lands some shots froms side control.
Askren working the head and body with strikes.
Askren works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stephens taking punishment in the form of punches.
You can see the frustration on Stephens 's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Askren scoring with punches and elbows.
Askren scores with punches from side control.
A big shot lands for Askren! That's hurt Stephens ! Will he recover? Askren fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yen Askren!
Yen Askren really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Freebok (85% Laundry) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Razor Ramon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Razor Ramon!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Colin Fray and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramon slips a jab and a cross from Carter.
Ramon shoots in looking for a takedown but Carter manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ramon's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Carter scores with a shot to the body.
Ramon dives in and grabs Carter's left leg, looking for a takedown. Carter pushes down on Ramon's head and hops out.
Carter closes the distance and pushes Ramon back into the cage.
Carter scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Carter lands with a short head shot on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Carter creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Carter lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ramon backwards.
Carter lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carter digs a right hand into Ramon's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ramon's gas tank.
Carter slowing the pace effectively.
Ramon jumps guard but Carter stands there with Ramon around his waist. Ramon gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Michael Carter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Razor Ramon.
A nice right hand lands inside from Carter.
Carter taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter lands with a left to the head.
Carter lands a hook that snaps the head of Ramon backwards.
Carter taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Carter working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ramon tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ramon takes a shot to the head.
Carter lands with a right to the head.
Carter lands a right hand.
Ramon is rocked!
Carter lands a nice shot to the body.
Ramon is still on wobbly legs! Can Carter finish him?
A body shot lands from Carter.
Ramon looks winded!
Carter softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Carter dips a shoulder and cracks Ramon with a mighty uppercut! Ramon falls back against the cage and Carter unloads with a barrage of strikes! Ramon 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 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Carter!
Michael Carter bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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