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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Caiaphas Caine (ranked 10008 p4p, 299 weight class) and King Gonawyn (ranked 8103 p4p, 261 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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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
37 - 28 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Caiaphas Caine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, King Gonawyn!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caine connects with a body shot.
Caine lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Caine fails with a takedown attempt.
Gonawyn wants to counter the offense by Caine and move into the clinch position.
Caine shoots for a takedown but Gonawyn saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Caine drops his shoulder and cracks Gonawyn with a huge uppercut! Gonawyn goes down! Can Caine finish him?
Gonawyn is rocked!
It looks like King Gonawyn has been cut.
Gonawyn told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
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!
Caine postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Gonawyn covers up, he's hurt! Caine keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Caine and the ref steps in to end the fight! Caine can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Caiaphas Caine!
Caiaphas Caine gave a mention to Sin City Allstars in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sam Malone (ranked 4436 p4p, 507 weight class) and KJ Talley (ranked 5913 p4p, 630 weight class). KJ Talley has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Sam Malone's chin.
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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
4 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sam Malone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, KJ Talley!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Talley lands with a shot to the body.
Talley throws a nice inside leg kick.
Malone drops his hands momentarily and Talley takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A lazy body kick from Talley
and Malone decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Talley's guard.
Talley controls Malone momentarily but Malone frees himself.
Malone is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Malone throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Talley works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Malone has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Talley is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Malone controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Talley utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Malone with a flurry of punches that miss.
Malone in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Malone throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Talley looking to control.
Talley is controlling Malone's posture.
Talley trying to keep a closed guard but Malone is proving a slippery customer.
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.
Malone working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Talley escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Malone gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Talley trying to control the position.
Malone wants to control from the top but Talley keeps moving.
Malone is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Malone lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Malone postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Malone throws a big right hand that misses.
Talley is pulling down on Malone's head. It's preventing any offense from Malone, at least for the moment.
Malone got a little sloppy there for a moment and Talley has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Malone has managed to get both his arms back between Talley's legs - danger averted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malone is sitting in close to Talley's body. Talley has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Malone is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Malone is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Talley.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). KJ Talley!
After the fight, KJ Talley was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Rekis (ranked 8961 p4p, 849 weight class) and Bobby TupperIII (ranked 10538 p4p, 941 weight class). Rekis comes into the arena with AC/DC - Thunderstruck blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
22 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Rekis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
39 - 43 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Bobby TupperIII!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rekis drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
TupperIII is working to avoid the ground and pound but Rekis connects with a decent elbow.
TupperIII is trying to get back to half guard.
Rekis looks up at the clock and then as TupperIII takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Rekis smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
TupperIII is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Rekis off and has taken his back!
TupperIII is trying to stick to Rekis's back but Rekis is turning into TupperIII. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in TupperIII's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Rekis.
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!
Rekis scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
TupperIII looking for subs off his back but Rekis has passed one foot through into half guard.
Rekis working over TupperIII with some ground and pound. TupperIII looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Rekis controlling the pace.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rekis lands a nice short elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rekis is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Rekis is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Rekis is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rekis working TupperIII over with strikes.
Rekis lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Rekis lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked TupperIII! More strikes land and this one is all over! Rekis jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Rekis!
John Rekis decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Justin Biggs (ranked 4947 p4p, 626 weight class) and Karl Drogo (ranked 5138 p4p, 640 weight class). Justin Biggs could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Karl Drogo's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Justin Biggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Karl Drogo!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Biggs thuds his right hand into Drogo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Drogo throws a head kick that misses.
We've been told by Biggs's head coaches at Cozad MMA LA Elite that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Drogo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Biggs closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Biggs scores with a leg kick.
A head kick by Drogo misses
and Biggs cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Biggs connects with a right that clearly hurt Drogo. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as Biggs proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Drogo collapses and taps out under the pressure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Justin Biggs!
Justin Biggs took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Cartel Elite Supps for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rafal Jackiewicz (ranked 3413 p4p, 182 weight class) and Jarni Kutsoo (ranked 3120 p4p, 163 weight class). Kutsoo has chosen Enter Sandman as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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141 lbs
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132 lbs
33 - 33 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Great low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rafal Jackiewicz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 33 - 0, fighting out of London, Jarni Kutsoo!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Kutsoo with that takedown attempt.
Jackiewicz jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kutsoo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Kutsoo has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Kutsoo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jackiewicz sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jackiewicz digs a good body shot into Kutsoo's ribs.
Kutsoo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jackiewicz sprawls well. Jackiewicz wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kutsoo gets slowly back to his feet.
Rafal Jackiewicz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jarni Kutsoo.
Kutsoo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kutsoo closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Jackiewicz to the mat! Jackiewicz manages to get full guard.
Kutsoo prevents Jackiewicz from getting back to his feet.
Kutsoo is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Kutsoo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kutsoo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kutsoo won't allow Jackiewicz to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kutsoo trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Jackiewicz manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Jackiewicz gets to his feet. Kutsoo looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Jackiewicz tries to score with a low kick but Kutsoo moves his leg out of the way.
Jackiewicz misses with an uppercut.
Kutsoo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jackiewicz but Jackiewicz pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jackiewicz cracks Kutsoo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kutsoo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kutsoo has a takedown stuffed.
Jackiewicz slaps away a takedown attempt from Kutsoo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jackiewicz has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Death Valley Training Facility in the buildup to the fight.
Jackiewicz cracks Kutsoo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jackiewicz scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jackiewicz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kutsoo shoots in looking for a takedown. Jackiewicz tries to sprawl out of it but Kutsoo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jackiewicz manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kutsoo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kutsoo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jackiewicz scores with a shot to the body.
Jackiewicz defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kutsoo.
A jab from Jackiewicz does it's job there.
Jackiewicz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kutsoo has his takedown stuffed
and Jackiewicz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kutsoo is rocked!
Jackiewicz paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kutsoo is still on wobbly legs! Can Jackiewicz finish him?
Jackiewicz lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Kutsoo can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Jackiewicz and Kutsoo drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Jackiewicz.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rafal Jackiewicz!
The defeated Jarni Kutsoo had this to say: 'my fault my fault i`m week...'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luiz Araujo (ranked 2092 p4p, 310 weight class) and Arvo Laar (ranked 1950 p4p, 293 weight class). Araujo's entrance music is Who Shot Ya?. A fine choice. Laar has chosen some random 90's estonia dance song i found on youtube as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
16 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Luiz Araujo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arvo Laar!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Araujo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Laar.
Araujo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Araujo thuds a left hand into Laar's body.
Laar throws a front kick aimed at Araujo's knee but Araujo avoids it well.
Araujo throwing a counter right hand but Laar manages to avoid it.
Laar displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Araujo.
Laar scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Laar looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Laar connects with a leg kick. Araujo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Laar misses with a low kick as Araujo jumps back.
Araujo fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Laar sprawls well initially but Araujo persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Araujo is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laar wants to get back to full guard.
Laar actively working from the bottom here.
Laar is trying to stand back up but Araujo is controlling him
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.
Araujo landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Laar is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Araujo pulls his head out easily.
Araujo wants to free his trapped foot but Laar is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Laar is trying to get back to full guard.
Araujo scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Araujo is keen to just control but Laar is a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Laar looking for subs from the bottom but Araujo mounts him!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Araujo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Laar is looking to escape.
Laar is trying to escape the mount.
Araujo is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Laar has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Laar!
Araujo lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.
Laar trying to control the position from guard on top but Araujo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laar advances position into side control!
A control attempt from Araujo but he's now mounted!
Araujo throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Araujo regains half guard.
Araujo lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.
Araujo is trying to get back to full guard.
Araujo is trying to stand.
Laar is working for a submission of some sort.
Araujo is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Laar's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Laar's back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Araujo tightening his grip on Laar, looking for the choke.
Laar is trying to get back to his feet but Araujo has full control of the position and if anything, Laar has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Araujo has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Laar has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Araujo struggling to keep hold of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Luiz Araujo will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Laar pivots, looking for a leg kick but Araujo is out of range and Laar settles back down.
Laar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Araujo.
Laar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A solid leg kick lands there for Laar.
A looping hook to the body misses from Araujo. Laar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Araujo shoots in and bounces Laar off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Araujo forces his way into half guard.
Laar tries to roll over but Araujo keeps him under control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Araujo is nestled in close to Laar, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Araujo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Laar keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laar has a hand on Araujo's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Araujo takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Araujo connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Luiz Araujo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Laar is trying to stand.
Araujo lands with some strikes.
Araujo working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Araujo looking to control but Laar is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Laar defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Araujo.
Araujo lands a couple of good shots and Laar has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laar is trying to escape but he's just digging himself into more trouble. Araujo manages to sink in the hooks and gets a rear naked choke to end the fight in impressive fashion.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Luiz Araujo!
Luiz Araujo decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ernie Bezoink (ranked 2756 p4p, 406 weight class) and Thomas Campion (ranked 4076 p4p, 549 weight class). Bezoink comes to the cage accompanied by Fuel. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
18 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ernie Bezoink!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Thomas Campion!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bezoink throws a leg kick but Campion checks it.
Bezoink throws a hook but Campion avoids it easily.
Bezoink lands with an overhand left.
Bezoink throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Campion throws a combination that misses
and Bezoink counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bezoink throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Some wild striking there from Campion.
Campion clinches with his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Campion is working for takedown but Bezoink is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bezoink prevents a body shot from Campion.
Bezoink manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campion is looking to clinch.
Campion misses with a takedown
and Bezoink counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Campion thinking.
Campion shoots in but no luck this time.
Ernie Bezoink has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Campion.
Campion ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice shot lands for Bezoink.
Bezoink closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bezoink lands a lovely overhand right.
Bezoink will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bezoink throws a combination that misses
so Campion counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Campion is standing up over Bezoink. Bezoink looks to escape but Campion dives into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bezoink is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campion has an Americana. Bezoink didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Campion is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Campion hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Thomas Campion!
A victorious Thomas Campion thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Degrizz (ranked 3064 p4p, 440 weight class) and Erland Eliasson (ranked 2352 p4p, 346 weight class). Degrizz kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Battle in prison. Eliasson has chosen Radioactive - Imagine Dragons as his entrance music. Erland Eliasson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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217 lbs
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205 lbs
12 - 9 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
25 - 21 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jim Degrizz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Erland Eliasson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Degrizz.
It looks like Erland Eliasson has been cut.
Eliasson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Eliasson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Degrizz.
We've been informed that Eliasson has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Eliasson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Degrizz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Eliasson.
Eliasson throws a poor cross that misses
and Eliasson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Eliasson scores with a punch to the head.
It looks like Jim Degrizz has been cut.
Degrizz misses with a body shot
letting Eliasson counter with a right hand.
Eliasson lands a big uppercut and Degrizz crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Degrizz looks OK. Eliasson waves Degrizz back to his feet!
Degrizz is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Degrizz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Eliasson.
Oh Degrizz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Degrizz throws a sloppy body shot
and Eliasson counters with a crisp right that sends Degrizz to the canvas! Eliasson follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Erland Eliasson!
Erland Eliasson managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Sin City Allstars, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Desmond Flannery (ranked 4211 p4p, 461 weight class) and Barol Kedorf (ranked 2327 p4p, 274 weight class). Flannery comes to the cage accompanied by Dropkick Murphys - I'm Shipping Up To Boston. Kedorf has chosen POPEK MONSTER - DIRTY DIANA (MATHEO PRODUCTION) as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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270 lbs
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265 lbs
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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
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Desmond Flannery!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Barol Kedorf!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flannery takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Flannery fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Flannery walks into a jab.
Flannery tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kedorf sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Flannery somewhat.
A nice side step and Kedorf releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kedorf ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Flannery shoots in and drives through. Kedorf sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Desmond Flannery. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kedorf wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Flannery is breathing heavily.
Kedorf works Flannery's body with a nice hook.
Kedorf cracks Flannery with a right hand to the side of the head.
It looks like Desmond Flannery has been cut.
Kedorf ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kedorf swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Flannery.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Flannery switches off momentarily and Kedorf cracks him with a monster right hand! Flannery topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Kedorf dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Kedorf!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Barol Kedorf!
Post fight, Barol Kedorf stared into the camera and said 'Juz nie moge sie doczekac, az wroce do domu i przytule mojego synka Morysa. Wezme Go na kolana, a potem poloze sie obok Niego i razem zasniemy. To jest prawdziwe szczescie'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Steve (ranked 264 p4p, 37 weight class) and Lance Legstrong (ranked 558 p4p, 81 weight class). Steve comes to the cage accompanied by Justin Bieber ft. Ariana Grande - Let Me Think Bout You. Legstrong has chosen Carbon Based Lifeforms - Hydroponic Garden as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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191 lbs
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196 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bruno Steve!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 20 - 0, fighting out of London, Lance Legstrong!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Legstrong misses with a hook
and Steve counters with a thumping low kick.
Steve 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.
Legstrong slips a jab from Steve.
Good standup being displayed there by Legstrong as he connects with a hook.
Steve misses with a low kick as Legstrong jumps back.
We've been informed that Legstrong has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Legstrong darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Legstrong misses with a looping right.
Steve swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jab, jab by Legstrong - just one landing.
Legstrong rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Steve connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Steve takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lance Legstrong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body punch from Steve.
Legstrong lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Legstrong throws a lazy right hand but Steve sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Steve appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Steve scores with a crisp jab that stopped Legstrong in his tracks.
Legstrong stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Steve.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Legstrong.
It looked like Steve wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Legstrong throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Steve connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice cross by Steve.
Steve misses with a wild body shot.
Legstrong tests Steve's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Steve does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Steve steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Legstrong.
Steve fires out a quick counter leg kick but Legstrong just manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Legstrong.
Legstrong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Steve.
It seemed like Legstrong was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Legstrong might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Legstrong shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Steve as he jumps to the side.
Legstrong takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Legstrong blocks a low kick nicely.
Legstrong looks to throw the jab but Steve is out of range.
Bruno Steve is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Steve wants to land a leg kick but Legstrong is out of range.
Steve takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
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!
Steve looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Steve displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Legstrong throws out the jab.
Legstrong scores with a nice right hand.
Steve drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Legstrong has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Steve.
Steve walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Steve throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Steve takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Legstrong tests Steve's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Legstrong jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Legstrong bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Steve's head.
Steve is looking to chop away at Legstrong's legs.
Good leg kick by Steve there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Steve throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Steve tests Legstrong's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Legstrong.
Steve thows a leg kick but Legstrong checks it
and Legstrong counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Legstrong tries to pass to full mount but Steve defends it.
Steve wants to improve his position but Legstrong is controlling well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steve slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steve is pulling down on Legstrong's head. It's preventing any offense from Legstrong, at least for the moment.
Legstrong stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Steve swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Legstrong content to stall in guard here.
Legstrong preventing the sweep.
Steve keeping moving, preventing Legstrong from controlling successfully.
Steve managing to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lance Legstrong will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Legstrong walks forward, straight into a front kick from Steve.
Steve takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Legstrong misses with an uppercut.
Legstrong checks the leg kick.
Steve throws a body kick that misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Steve.
Legstrong lands a glancing blow to the side of Steve's head.
Legstrong blocks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Legstrong throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Steve on the side of the head.
Legstrong connects with a crisp jab.
Steve fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Legstrong manages to avoid it.
Steve throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Legstrong throws a lazy right hand but Steve sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Legstrong smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Legstrong throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Steve counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Steve throws a body punch but Legstrong moves out of range.
Legstrong changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Legstrong throws a lazy uppercut
and Steve counters with a stiff right hand.
Legstrong missing with a left hand there. Steve was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
An attempted straight right counter from Steve misses the target.
Steve throws a body kick that misses
and Legstrong counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Steve is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Steve is refusing to be controlled, as Legstrong sits in half guard.
Steve trying to control but Legstrong postures up.
Legstrong looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Steve is pressing down on Legstrong's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Steve keeping moving, preventing Legstrong from controlling successfully.
Steve looking to hit a scissor sweep but Legstrong is one step ahead there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steve has control of Legstrong's left arm, preventing Legstrong from doing any damage.
Legstrong preventing the sweep.
Steve seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Legstrong trying to control the position from guard on top but Steve is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Legstrong stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Steve swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Legstrong controlling from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steve is adopting a defensive guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Legstrong feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Steves jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Legstrong works the jab nicely.
Steve throws a body punch but Legstrong moves out of range.
Steve looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Donk. Legstrong catches Steve right on the button with a cross.
Lance Legstrong seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Legstrong is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Steve.
Legstrong throws a right hand that misses
enabling Steve to counter with a crisp jab.
Steve slips a straight right by Legstrong.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Legstrong misses with a looping right.
Steve takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Steve misses with a leg kick.
Steve fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Steve connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Legstrong is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Steve.
Steve ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Legstrong misses with a hook
and Steve counters with a big head kick but Legstrong shrugs it off.
Legstrong is rocked!
Steve lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bruno Steve!
Bruno Steve retains his middleweight title!
Bruno Steve seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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