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DUEL#93 Brophy vs MacFarland PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Christian Dior (ranked 4025 p4p, 536 weight class) and Bobby Booker (ranked 3732 p4p, 504 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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168 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Christian Dior!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bobby Booker!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, David Schapiro and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Booker moves in looking to clinch but Dior pushes him off.
Booker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dior has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Booker finds it's way round the side to connect with Dior's head.
Dior misses with a wild combination.
Dior dips to his left and cracks Booker with an uppercut!
Dior slips under a jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dior wants to get back to striking at distance but Booker won't allow it.
Booker scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dior wants to break free but Booker has control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dior looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dior breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dior loads up on a big right hand but Booker slips the punch.
Dior lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Dior gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Booker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Booker darts in and clinches Dior up against the cage.
Booker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Booker tries to work over Dior's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Booker prevents Dior from breaking the clinch.
Nice body punch from Booker - that landed with a thud.
I was talking to Dior's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Booker struggles to land a body shot inside as Dior controls his hands.
Dior is looking to break free of the clinch but Booker has double underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Booker fails to land.
Booker lands a nice uppercut.
Booker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Booker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dior is trying to break the clinch but Booker is controlling him.
Dior wants to break free but Booker has control.
Dior tries to circle away but Booker has him pinned against the cage.
Dior looking to slow down the pace here.
Dior is trying to force a seperation but Booker has the dominant position.
Dior tries to break free but Booker pushes him back against the cage.
Dior has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dior wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Booker scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Booker digs a right hand underneath Dior's ribcage. Dior let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Booker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Booker prevents Dior from breaking the clinch.
Booker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dior backwards.
Dior is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dior wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dior is looking to break free of the clinch but Booker has double underhooks.
Booker lands a body punch in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Booker.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dior can't break the clinch.
Booker keeps control of Dior as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Dior's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dior blocking some punches.
Booker lands a hook that snaps the head of Dior backwards.
Dior tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Booker avoids it.
Dior's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Booker prevents Dior from breaking the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dior is trying to push Booker away but Booker has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Booker scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dior wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Booker swings wildly with an uppercut but Dior uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dior wants to get back to striking at distance but Booker won't allow it.
A short uppercut from Booker.
Dior is trying to break the clinch but Booker is controlling him.
Booker throws a head punch that misses.
Dior is trying to break the clinch but Booker is controlling him.
Nice body punch from Booker.
Good body shot from Booker.
Booker looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Booker has Dior pressed against the cage, preventing Dior from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Booker lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dior backwards.
Dior wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Booker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dior's elbow.
Dior breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A punch lands to the side of Dior 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dior missing with a left hand there. Booker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Booker is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dior misses with an uppercut.
A shot to the liver by Booker. Beautiful body shot.
Booker misses with a wild body shot.
Booker gets a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Booker lands with a left to the head.
A short uppercut from Booker.
Booker lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dior.
Dior tries to break free but Booker pushes him back against the cage.
Booker tries a body shot but Dior blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Booker.
Booker stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Booker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dior is rocked!
Dior wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Booker has him pressed against the cage.
Oh Dior is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short right from Booker on the inside.
Booker pushes Dior back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Booker.
Dior is breathing heavily.
A short left from Booker.
Dior wants to get back to striking at distance but Booker won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Booker dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Booker avoids the body shot from Dior.
Dior seems to have got his legs back now.
Booker tries to clinch up but Dior circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Booker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Booker pushes Dior up against the cage in a clinch.
Dior is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dior tries to break the clinch but Booker is controlling the position.
Booker keeps control of Dior as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bobby Booker seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dior takes a shot to the head.
Dior wants to break free but Booker has control.
Dior wants to break free but Booker has control.
Booker scores with a shoulder strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Booker keeps control of Dior as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Booker scores with a hook to the body.
Booker is leaning against Dior and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right from Booker on the inside.
Booker lands with a short shot to the head.
Booker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good body shot from Booker.
Booker pushes Dior back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Booker creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Dior with a big uppercut! Dior tries to clinch up but Booker pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Dior to the mat! Dior covers up and Booker unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Bobby Booker!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Bobby Booker waved his t-shirt featuring Red Light Coffeeshop's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gennady Mikhasevich (ranked 2453 p4p, 317 weight class) and John Cox (ranked 4621 p4p, 529 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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185 lbs
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183 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gennady Mikhasevich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Cox!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Bruno Lombardi and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mikhasevich scores with a punch to the head.
Mikhasevich 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.
Cox defending well as Mikhasevich loads up on a big left hand.
Cox is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Mikhasevich keeps the fight on the outside.
Cox looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Cox tries to clinch there but Mikhasevich circles away.
Mikhasevich throws a right hand that Cox ducks under and follows up with a left that Cox also avoids with ease.
Mikhasevich circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mikhasevich misses with a two punch combination.
Mikhasevich throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cox.
Cox rushes Mikhasevich and presses him up against the cage.
Mikhasevich scores with a shot to the side of Cox's head.
Cox tries to break the clinch but Mikhasevich is controlling the position.
Mikhasevich throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Coxs head.
Mikhasevich lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mikhasevich breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cox misses with a combination
and Mikhasevich connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Donk. Mikhasevich catches Cox right on the button with a cross.
Cox is rocked!
Mikhasevich keeps the fight on the outside.
Mikhasevich drops Cox with a naaaaasty hook - Cox is in real trouble here! Mikhasevich dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gennady Mikhasevich!
A relieved looking Gennady Mikhasevich thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ingvar Ingesson (ranked 2150 p4p, 324 weight class) and Neil Gilas (ranked 1649 p4p, 249 weight class). Ingesson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Sail - AWOLNATION. Gilas is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Remember The Name - Fort Minor. This should be a great matchup!
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202 lbs
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213 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ingvar Ingesson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Neil Gilas!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Lou da Vinci and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Gilas.
Gilas takes a swing at Ingesson's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Gilas misses.
Gilas misses with a straight right.
Gilas ducks under a wild hook from Ingesson.
Ingesson 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.
Gilas doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Neil Gilas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Ingesson. Those never looked like landing.
Gilas takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Neil Gilas has been cut.
Gilas shoots and misses
and Ingesson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gilas feints and then cracks Ingesson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ingesson down.
Gilas throws a jab but it's blocked by Ingesson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Gilas misses.
Gilas throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ingesson's head.
Ingesson throws an off balance right hand
and Gilas counters with a nice leg kick.
We've been informed that Gilas 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.
Some wild striking there from Gilas.
Gilas lands a leg kick that knocks Ingesson off balance momentarily.
Gilas throws out a leg kick but Ingesson moves out of range and Gilas only half commits.
Gilas is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ingesson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ingvar Ingesson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ingesson throws the left hand but Gilas avoids the punch easily.
Gilas motions for Ingesson to come forward. Gilas throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ingesson throws a big counter combination but Gilas scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Ingesson throws a combination that misses
and Gilas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gilas looks to score with a jab to the body but Ingesson is just out of range.
It looked like Ingesson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gilas throws a chopping leg kick but Ingesson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ingesson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ingesson misses with a hook.
Gilas takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ingesson misses with a hook
and Gilas counters with a left to the body.
Ingesson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gilas.
A little feinted left hand from Ingesson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gilas shoots in looking for a takedown. Ingesson tries to sprawl out of it but Gilas keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ingesson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ingvar Ingesson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Neil Gilas.
Gilas misses with a takedown
and Ingesson counters with a straight right hand.
Gilas misses with a body shot.
Ingesson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gilas looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gilas takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ingesson misses with a wild body shot.
Ingesson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gilas shoots and misses
and Gilas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gilas throws a body punch but Ingesson moves out of range.
Ingesson appears to be looking for a big counter.
Gilas swings for the body but Ingesson moves out of range.
Ingesson avoids the body shot from Gilas.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ingesson.
Ingesson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ingesson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gilas.
Ingesson cracks Gilas with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Ingesson has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Gilas to stand back up!
Gilas shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ingvar Ingesson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Neil Gilas's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gilas misses with a hook.
Ingesson is looking to counter punch.
Gilas misses with a hook
and Ingesson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gilas fails with the takedown
and Ingesson counters with a left and a right... and another left... and another!! That last one turned off the lights! Gilas has no idea who he is and is as he gazes up at the spotlights. Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ingvar Ingesson!
After the big win, Ingvar Ingesson made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Sin City Allstars and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fredrik Fredriksson (ranked 3484 p4p, 479 weight class) and Dexter Scarface (ranked 1381 p4p, 223 weight class). Fredriksson's entrance music is Rob Bailey & The Hustle Standard - BEAST. A fine choice. Dexter Scarface has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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162 lbs
15 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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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
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fredrik Fredriksson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dexter Scarface!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Jonathan Paton and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scarface misses with a two punch combination.
Fredriksson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Scarface misses the jab.
Scarface cracks Fredriksson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Scarface gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Fredriksson.
Scarface gets a clinch.
Scarface lands a nice shot to the body.
Scarface misses with some punches.
Fredriksson lands a body shot.
Scarface scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fredriksson lands with a right to the head.
I was talking to Fredriksson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Scarface blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fredriksson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Scarfaces head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Scarface.
A right hand to the body from Scarface.
Fredriksson throws a head punch that misses.
Scarface presses Fredriksson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fredriksson breaks the clinch.
Scarface throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fredriksson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Scarface lands with a right hand.
Scarface misses with a looping right.
Fredriksson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dexter Scarface seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Scarface. Those never looked like landing.
Fredriksson is looking to counter punch.
Scarface stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A big right from Scarface misses.
Scarface connects with a right hand. Fredriksson shakes it off.
Scarface tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fredriksson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Scarface throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fredriksson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fredriksson is looking to counter punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scarface bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Fredriksson's head backwards.
Fredriksson keeps the fight on the outside.
Scarface throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Scarface loads up on a big right hand but Fredriksson slips the punch.
Scarface connects with a nice looking jab.
Scarface lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fredriksson is rocked!
Scarface walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Fredriksson drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Scarface swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Fredriksson's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dexter Scarface!
During a confident post fight interview, Dexter Scarface thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Poro Peukalo (ranked 1004 p4p, 123 weight class) and Horrace Holgar (ranked 2246 p4p, 270 weight class). 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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245 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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Poro Peukalo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Horrace Holgar!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, David Schapiro and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holgar on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Peukalo rushes Holgar and presses him up against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Peukalo scores with a shoulder strike.
Holgar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Peukalo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Peukalo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Holgar backwards.
Holgar tries a body shot but Peukalo blocks it.
Peukalo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Peukalo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Holgar backwards.
Peukalo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Peukalo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Peukalo gets through Holgar's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Peukalo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Holgar is rocked!
Peukalo lands a shot to the body.
Holgar is still on wobbly legs! Can Peukalo finish him?
Holgar looks winded!
Peukalo lands a big right hand that drops Holgar! The killer instinct kicks in and Peukalo finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Peukalo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Poro Peukalo!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Crazy Frog (ranked 1929 p4p, 291 weight class) and Mike Reilly (ranked 1661 p4p, 252 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Reilly's choice of entrance music: The Whispers - Rock Steady. Crazy Frog has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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210 lbs
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211 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Crazy Frog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Reilly!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, John Kavanagh and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frog fails to land the takedown.
Reilly goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Crazy Frog has been cut.
Reilly has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Frog is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Reilly gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Frog has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Reilly after a bit of a struggle.
Frog is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Crazy Frog. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reilly cracks Frog with a nice body shot.
Reilly is leaning against Frog and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right hand to the body from Reilly.
Reilly prevents a takedown attempt there.
Frog wants a takedown but no success here.
Reilly is struggling to control the position.
Frog is looking to take this one to the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reilly dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Reilly works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Frog is breathing heavily.
Frog drops down looking for an ankle pick but Reilly pulls his leg out and moves away.
Frog shoots and misses
and Reilly counters with a left to the body.
Reilly lands a leg kick that knocks Frog off balance momentarily.
Frog definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frog takes one to the side of the head.
Frog fails with the takedown
and Reilly makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A nice combination there by Reilly.
Reilly feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Frog's calf.
Reilly lands a nice shot that snaps Frog's head back.
Reilly digs a good hook to Frog's body.
Frog on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Reilly connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Frog tumbling to the canvas! Reilly pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Frog was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Mike Reilly!
Mike Reilly 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 Richard Silva (ranked 1062 p4p, 163 weight class) and Billy Butcher (ranked 1510 p4p, 224 weight class). Butcher has chosen Won't Back Down as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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212 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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210 lbs
15 - 11 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Richard Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Butcher!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Russell Pearce and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Butcher. No joy for Silva on that attempt.
Butcher throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
Butcher misses with a right hand
and Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Butcher connects with a jab.
Silva looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Butcher bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Silva's head backwards.
Silva staying out of range there.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Butcher.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva shoots in and bounces Butcher off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva won't allow Butcher to sweep him here.
Butcher is pulling down on Silva's head. It's preventing any offense from Silva, at least for the moment.
Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Silva drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Silva jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Silva won't allow Butcher to sweep him here.
Butcher trying to control the position here.
Silva throws an elbow that misses. Butcher uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Silva's guard. Nice move by Butcher!
Silva pulls Butcher in close to his closed guard and prevents Butcher from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butcher not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Butcher trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Butcher seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Silva is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Butcher trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Silva, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butcher showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Silva looking to control.
Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Silva, not yet.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Butcher is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Butcher scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Butcher walks into a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Butcher's guard.
Silva controlling from the top position.
Silva throws a big elbow that misses.
Butcher 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.
Butcher working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Silva.
Butcher looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Silva working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Butcher's head.
Silva scoring with punches to the head and body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva cracks Butcher with a solid left hand.
Silva 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.
Butcher tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Butcher is trying to control the position from the bottom.
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 Richard Silva will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Silva has Butcher up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Silva has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Butcher is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Butcher is fighting off a takedown attempt but Silva is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Butcher to the mat. Butcher regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Butcher tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Butcher is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Silva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Butcher works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butcher looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Silva with a nice head shot there.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Silva's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Butcher.
Silva throwing strikes but missing.
Butcher seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Butcher.
Butcher keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Butcher wants to sweep here but Silva controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Silva preventing the sweep.
Silva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Silva with a nice head shot there.
Richard Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Silva is in close to Butcher's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Silva makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Silva lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Butcher trying to control the position here.
Silva is in close to Butcher's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Silva looking to pass the guard.
Butcher looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Butcher wants to sweep but no luck.
Butcher pulls Silva in close to his closed guard and prevents Silva from doing any damage or advancing position.
Butcher avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Butcher 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.
Silva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four 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.
Silva in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Butcher is retaining full guard.
Silva is working Butcher over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Butcher.
Silva throws a strike but Butcher rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Silva pulls Butcher in close to prevent any damage.
Silva is looking for a triangle here but Butcher uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Silva being controlled for a moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Butcher trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Silva dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Silva shoots in but Butcher avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Butcher throws a counter combo.
Butcher tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Butcher looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Butcher lands a right hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Butcher moves into range and connects with a jab.
Butcher gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Butcher can do to turn this around?
Butcher is adopting a defensive guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butcher keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Silva working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Butcher's head.
Silva postures up and lands a big shot to Butcher's brow.
Butcher is trying to control the position but Silva postures up.
Silva throwing strikes from guard but Butcher blocks nicely.
Butcher 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.
Silva trying to control but Butcher is working from the bottom.
Butcher utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Butcher looking for a sweep. Not yet Butcher, not yet.
Butcher pulls Silva in close to prevent any damage.
Silva makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Silva postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Silva trying to control but Butcher is working from the bottom.
Butcher is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Still in half guard, Butcher seems content to control.
Silva trying to hold on to Butcher's head to control him but Butcher postures up.
Silva is looking for a sweep. Butcher is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butcher is taking a breather. Silva says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Silva wants to get back to full guard.
Silva trying to control from the bottom.
Silva is staying active underneath Butcher, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Silva gets back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Butcher seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Richard Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silva pulls Butcher in close to prevent any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Billy Butcher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Butcher takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Butcher pushes Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva tries to score a body lock takedown but Butcher shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Richard Silva.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Silva, 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Silva!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kobe Bryant (ranked 2063 p4p, 251 weight class) and Eddie Armstrong (ranked 1076 p4p, 136 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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33
265 lbs
16 - 9 - 0 |
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43
248 lbs
25 - 17 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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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
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kobe Bryant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 17 - 1, fighting out of London, Eddie Armstrong!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Franklyn Lucas and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bryant tries to score with a low kick but Armstrong moves his leg out of the way.
We've been hearing reports that Bryant has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Bryant keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bryant moves out of range of the strikes.
Armstrong takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Armstrong throws a hook to the side of Bryant's head but Bryant sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Armstrong takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Armstrong wants to clinch
and Bryant counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Armstrong thinking.
No luck for Armstrong with that takedown attempt.
Bryant moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Armstrong tries to clinch up.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Armstrong enables Bryant to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Armstrong manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bryant trying to control but Armstrong is working from the bottom.
Armstrong wants to hit a switch here but Bryant passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Armstrong there!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong tries to reverse the position but Bryant maintains control.
Bryant wants to control the pace but Armstrong is squirming around nicely.
Armstrong wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Bryant 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, Armstrong has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Bryant has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Armstrong is in real trouble here. Bryant gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Armstrong is tapping out! Bryant wins by rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Kobe Bryant!
After the fight, Kobe Bryant 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 Lapu Lapu (ranked 985 p4p, 154 weight class) and Seamus Farrelly (ranked 614 p4p, 92 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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205 lbs
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221 lbs
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World class boxer
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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 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lapu Lapu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Seamus Farrelly!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Chad Campbell and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farrelly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lapu was well out of range. Poor timing from Farrelly.
Farrelly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lapu was well out of range. Poor timing from Farrelly.
Lapu slips under a jab from Farrelly.
Farrelly misses with a looping left.
Lapu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Farrelly throws a head kick that misses.
Lapu throws a body kick that misses
and Farrelly counters with a straight right hand.
Lapu definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Lapu throws the left hand but Farrelly avoids the punch easily.
Farrelly tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lapu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Farrelly keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lapu.
Lapu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lapu lands a leg kick that knocks Farrelly off balance momentarily.
Farrelly pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lapu tried to counter with a leg kick but Farrelly avoided it.
Lapu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Farrelly moves away.
Farrelly replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Lapu blocks it well.
Lapu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Farrelly throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lapu has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lapu there as he acknowledges the shot.
It looks like Lapu Lapu has been cut.
Farrelly scores with a jab to the head.
Farrelly scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Good shot there by Farrelly.
Lapu throws a shot to the body.
Seamus Farrelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Farrelly cracks Lapu with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lapu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Farrelly.
Farrelly misses the shot to the body.
Lapu catches Farrelly with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Farrelly throws a leg kick that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Farrelly is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lapu.
Lapu is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Lapu takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lapu with a nice cross.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lapu checks a leg kick.
Farrelly loads up on a big right hand but Lapu slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lapu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lapu moves out of range as Farrelly strikes.
Farrelly pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Farrelly takes a swing at Lapu's ribcage but misses.
Farrelly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Farrelly. That's going to slow Lapu down.
Farrelly smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Farrelly misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A slow jab from Farrelly misses its intended target.
And Lapu counters with a quick kick to the body but Farrelly blocks it.
Farrelly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lapu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Good standup being displayed there by Lapu as he connects with a hook.
Lapu throws a body kick that misses.
Lapu misses with a hook.
Farrelly feints a counter leg kick.
Farrelly lands with an overhand left.
Lapu avoids the body shot from Farrelly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lapu takes one to the side of the head.
Farrelly throws a hook but Lapu avoids it easily.
Lapu cracks Farrelly with an open hand slap.
Lapu goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lapu keeps the fight on the outside.
A good leg kick by Farrelly.
Farrelly scores with a hook to the body. Lapu takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lapu is looking to land body kicks.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lapu, right into the meat.
Lapu connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Farrelly digs a good body shot into Lapu's ribs.
Farrelly lands with a nice body punch.
Farrelly fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lapu is looking to counter punch.
Lapu takes a swing at Farrelly's ribcage but misses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lapu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Farrelly follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Farrelly misses
and Lapu counters with a stiff right hand.
Lapu lets loose with a powerful body kick. Farrelly will feel that in the morning.
Lapu scores with a jab.
Farrelly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lapu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lapu tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Farrelly on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lapu. Lapu obviously looking to wear him down.
Farrelly moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lapu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lapu throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Farrelly loads up on a big right hand but Lapu slips the punch.
Lapu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Farrelly pushes Lapu up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Farrelly creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lapu blocks a body shot from Farrelly.
Lapu can't find room to land a body shot as Farrelly controls the action.
Lapu struggles to land a body shot inside as Farrelly controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Farrelly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seamus Farrelly dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lapu Lapu's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lapu throws a body kick that misses.
A slapping body kick lands there for Lapu.
Lapu pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lapu fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Farrelly.
A left lands for Lapu.
Lapu tries a head kick but it misses.
Lapu moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lapu lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Lapu swats away the attempt to clinch by Farrelly.
And Lapu counters with a quick kick to the body but Farrelly blocks it.
Lapu misses with a body shot
and Farrelly counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lapu throws a body shot but no joy.
Farrelly moves out of range as Lapu throws a body kick.
Decent striking displayed by Lapu there.
Lapu goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lapu throws a leg kick which misses Farrelly's front leg but catches the back leg as Farrelly tries to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farrelly takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Farrelly throws a hook to the side of Lapu's head but Lapu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Farrelly looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lapu thuds his shin into the meat of Farrelly's side.
Lapu thumps Farrelly with a low kick.
Farrelly throws a head kick but Lapu moves out of range.
Farrelly's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Farrelly misses with a jab to the body
and Lapu makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lapu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lapu takes a jab right on the kisser.
A looping hook to the body misses from Farrelly. Lapu does a little dance to reset his feet.
And Lapu counters with a quick kick to the body but Farrelly blocks it.
Lapu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lapu comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Farrelly throws a lazy right hand but Lapu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Farrelly waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lapu.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Farrelly misses with a kick to the body.
Lapu half committed to a counter leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farrelly moves forwards but Lapu connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A shot to the body from Farrelly misses
and Lapu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Farrelly misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lapu counters with a head kick. That will keep Farrelly thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Farrelly misses with a hook.
A counter left hand to the body from Lapu misses its target.
Farrelly lands a nice hook to Lapu's body. Lapu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lapu feints and then cracks Farrelly's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Farrelly down.
Farrelly misses with the combination.
Farrelly on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Farrelly defending well as Lapu loads up on a big left hand.
Farrelly misses with an uppercut.
That kick from Farrelly tenderised Lapu's leg. Lapu is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lapu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Farrelly throws a poor cross that misses
and Lapu counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farrelly walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Farrelly walks into a straight right hand from Lapu.
Lapu lands a jab to the nose.
Farrelly is rocked!
Lapu throws a nice inside leg kick.
Farrelly is still on wobbly legs! Can Lapu finish him?
Lapu cracks Farrelly with a left hook right on the temple and Farrelly goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Lapu lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Farrelly is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lapu Lapu!
After winning the bout, Lapu Lapu thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Brophy (ranked 800 p4p, 95 weight class) and Rian MacFarlane (ranked 1504 p4p, 182 weight class). Brophy comes to the cage accompanied by The Grumpy Song. MacFarlane has chosen The Foggy Dew as his entrance music. Bob Brophy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Bob Brophy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Rian MacFarlane!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Jonathan Paton and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacFarlane misses with the combination.
MacFarlane jabs at Brophy's body.
MacFarlane cracks Brophy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
MacFarlane fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
MacFarlane throws a jab when Brophy was well out of range.
And Brophy counters with a quick kick to the body but MacFarlane blocks it.
Brophy blocks the body kick.
MacFarlane slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
MacFarlane scores with a hook.
MacFarlane throws a series of punches but Brophy avoids them all with ease.
Brophy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rian MacFarlane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brophy connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice cross by MacFarlane.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
MacFarlane connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from MacFarlane.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacFarlane takes one to the side of the head.
It looks like Rian MacFarlane has been cut.
A jab from MacFarlane misses.
MacFarlane throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Brophy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Brophy forces MacFarlane back against the cage and clinches.
MacFarlane lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Brophy working aggressively here.
We've been informed that MacFarlane 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.
Brophy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down MacFarlane.
Brophy tries to work over MacFarlane's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brophy 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.
MacFarlane blocks an uppercut.
MacFarlane tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
MacFarlane misses with a short punch on the inside.
MacFarlane lands a right hand.
Brophy misses with a punch on the inside.
MacFarlane scores with a shot to the side of Brophy's head.
Brophy can't find room to land a body shot as MacFarlane controls the action.
Brophy throws a head punch that misses.
A hook to the body from Brophy.
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!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Brophy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brophy presses MacFarlane against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
MacFarlane looks winded!
MacFarlane prevents a body shot from Brophy.
Brophy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brophy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt MacFarlane or not.
MacFarlane has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Brophy.
Brophy unloads with a big right hand that wobbles MacFarlane! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Brophy is unloading with more strikes now! MacFarlane drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bob Brophy!
Bob Brophy is the new heavyweight champion!
Bob Brophy thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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