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DUEL#96 Feltre vs Pearson PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Malcoms (ranked 4215 p4p, 493 weight class) and Manny Zelaya (ranked 3599 p4p, 439 weight class). Zelaya comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Can't hold us kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Malcoms !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Manny Zelaya!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Anthony Taglia and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Malcoms , right into the meat.
Zelaya has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Malcoms .
Malcoms definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Zelaya finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Decent striking displayed by Malcoms there.
Malcoms blocks a head kick by Zelaya.
Malcoms lands with a nice combination. Zelaya backs away looking to recover.
Zelaya looks to throw the jab but Malcoms is out of range.
Malcoms misses with a double jab
and Zelaya counters by clinching up.
Malcoms lands with a light punch inside.
Zelaya has had enough of the clinch but Malcoms keeps him there for the moment.
Malcoms pushes Zelaya back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Malcoms stalling against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malcoms escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Malcoms lands with a thumping leg kick.
Zelaya fails with the takedown
and Malcoms counters with a left to the body.
A jab from Malcoms does it's job there.
Zelaya rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Malcoms moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Malcoms lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Malcoms connects with a leg kick. Zelaya looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Malcoms connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Zelaya's hands.
Zelaya misses with a takedown attempt
and Malcoms counters with a huge left! Zelaya is in big trouble! He's backing up but Malcoms isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Zelaya from any more damage. A dominating finish by Malcoms !
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Malcoms !
Daniel Malcoms decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
Manny Zelaya was interviewed post fight and said 'He put on a nice performance but I will see you again'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mackey O Houlihan (ranked 4332 p4p, 504 weight class) and Slugger Joe (ranked 5331 p4p, 583 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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193 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mackey O Houlihan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Slugger Joe!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Franklyn Lucas and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Houlihan misses with a combination
and Joe counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Joe is working for a submission of some sort.
O Houlihan is trying to stand back up but Joe is controlling him
Joe is working for a submission of some sort.
O Houlihan definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Joe is working for a kimura but O Houlihan is defending it quite comfortably.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joe is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Joe is working for a submission of some sort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe stops O Houlihan from getting back to his feet.
Joe seems to be looking for submissions.
Joe prevents O Houlihan from standing back up.
Joe has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can O Houlihan defend it? Joe steps over the head and cranks it - O Houlihan is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Joe!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Slugger Joe!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gattsu Emelianenko (ranked 3157 p4p, 371 weight class) and Jason Steele (ranked 2885 p4p, 338 weight class). Jason Steele has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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228 lbs
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gattsu Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jason Steele!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Bruno Lombardi and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko misses with a hook. Steele ducked under it nicely.
Emelianenko scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Steele misses with a right hand
and Emelianenko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A cross from Steele lands.
Emelianenko looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Emelianenko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Steele.
Steele misses with a hook
and Emelianenko counters with a nice right hand that sends Steele toppling to the canvas! Steele scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Emelianenko finish him?!
It looks like Jason Steele has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steele keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Emelianenko.
Steele lands a body shot.
Steele fails with an attempt to clinch.
Steele ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Steele throws an off balance right hand
and Emelianenko counters with a right hand to the body.
Steele misses with a body shot.
Steele misses with a lunging right hand
and Steele takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Steele swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Emelianenko counters with a crisp right hand that drops Steele! Emelianenko lets Steele back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Steele listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Emelianenko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Emelianenko was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Emelianenko scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Emelianenko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big right from Steele misses.
Steele throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Emelianenko was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Emelianenko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Steele misses.
Emelianenko swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Emelianenko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Emelianenko appears to be looking for a big counter.
Jason Steele seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Emelianenko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Steele sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Steele takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko missing with a left hand there. Steele was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Steele throws out a counter right but Emelianenko avoids it with no problem.
Steele slips under a jab.
Steele throws a sloppy body shot
and Emelianenko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Emelianenko falls off balance throwing a combination
and Steele cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Emelianenko is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Emelianenko misses with a straight right.
Steele lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Emelianenko at a distance.
Emelianenko drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Steele moves into range and clinches up with Emelianenko.
Emelianenko breaks from the clinch.
Steele thuds a left hand into Emelianenko's body.
Emelianenko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Emelianenko takes one to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko takes one to the side of the head.
Steele throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Steele moves into the clinch.
Emelianenko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Steele closes the distance and clinches.
Emelianenko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Steele bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Emelianenko swings for the body but Steele moves out of range.
Steele looks to land a left hand but Emelianenko moved out of range nicely.
Emelianenko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Steele moves into the clinch successfully.
Emelianenko prevents a body shot from Steele.
Steele fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steele misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Steele throws an elbow but misses.
Steele lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Emelianenko backwards.
Emelianenko blocks a body shot from Steele.
Steele misses with a hook to the ribs.
Emelianenko has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Emelianenko breaks the clinch.
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!
Steele swings for the body but Emelianenko moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Emelianenko misses the target.
Steele uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Steele ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Emelianenko moves away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Steele misses with a body shot.
Emelianenko appears to be looking for a big counter.
Steele scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Emelianenko doesn't seem bothered though.
Emelianenko drops Steele with a beautiful combination! Steele stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Emelianenko is looking for the KO!
Steele is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gattsu Emelianenko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jason Steele's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Steele throws a right hand that misses
and Emelianenko counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gattsu Emelianenko!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Osama Akharraz (ranked 2460 p4p, 359 weight class) and Franky Page (ranked 3349 p4p, 462 weight class). The key to victory for Osama Akharraz has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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215 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Osama Akharraz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Franky Page!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Columbo Gatti and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Akharraz finds it's way through Page's defenses.
It looks like Franky Page has been cut.
Page lands with a straight right. Akharraz didn't see that one coming.
Akharraz connects with a left and a right that sees a clearly hurt Page covering up! Akharraz comes in with a big uppercut and Page goes doooown! He's slumped up against the cage, eyes staring blankly into space.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Osama Akharraz!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jose Mitchell (ranked 2754 p4p, 326 weight class) and Drake Draco (ranked 4452 p4p, 508 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Draco's choice of entrance music: The Prayer. Drake Draco is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jose Mitchell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Drake Draco!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, John Roberts and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mitchell shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Draco pinned against the cage. Draco gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Draco throws a series of punches but Mitchell moves out of range.
Mitchell gets a takedown into half guard.
Draco avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mitchell.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mitchell not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mitchell thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mitchell thows a huge punch but Draco dodges it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mitchell missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mitchell with the ground and pound but Draco uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Mitchell distracts Draco with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Mitchell working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Draco's head.
It looks like Drake Draco has been cut.
Draco looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Mitchell lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mitchell in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mitchell throws a strike but Draco rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Draco wants to pass the guard but Mitchell is keeping the position.
Mitchell wants to sweep but no luck.
Draco sitting in guard here, content to control.
Draco postures up in Mitchell's guard and throws a big left but Mitchell blocks it.
Mitchell is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Draco taking some punishment here, with Mitchell in his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Mitchell connects with a nice short shot to Draco's temple.
That has opened up Drake Draco's cut even more.
Draco keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mitchell is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Draco is hurt! He's hurt bad - Mitchell fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Draco from any more punishment! Congratulations to Mitchell! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jose Mitchell!
Jose Mitchell thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brody Battle (ranked 1452 p4p, 179 weight class) and Brock Benjamin (ranked 4257 p4p, 488 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Battle might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Pantera - Shedding Skin. Benjamin has chosen Down Under 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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Lethal high kicks
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brody Battle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brock Benjamin!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Lou da Vinci and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benjamin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Battle counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Brock Benjamin has been cut.
Benjamin throws a series of punches but Battle moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Battle on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Benjamin throws a big shot that misses.
Benjamin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Battle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Benjamin throws out the jab.
Benjamin clinches up with Battle and pushes him back against the cage.
Battle pushes Benjamin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Battle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Battle lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Battle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Battle lands a left hand.
A shot in the inside from Battle.
Benjamin is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Battle tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Benjamin avoids it.
Benjamin has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Battle avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Battle creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Benjamin is still on wobbly legs! Can Battle finish him?
Benjamin misses with a body punch.
Benjamin working aggressively here.
Benjamin seems to have recovered his senses.
Benjamin is trying to stall.
Benjamin wants to take the fight to the mat but Battle manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benjamin lands a shot to the body.
Benjamin blocks a body shot from Battle.
Benjamin tries to work over Battle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Battle.
Benjamin can't find room to land a body shot as Battle controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Benjamin fails to land.
Benjamin tries to score a body lock takedown but Battle shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Brody Battle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brock Benjamin.
A short left from Benjamin.
Battle blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Benjamin.
Battle lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Still in the clinch, Battle scores with a nice short uppercut.
Battle works on Benjamin's body with a couple of short punches.
Battle throws a head punch that misses.
Benjamin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Battle lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Benjamin to his knees! Battle keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brody Battle!
Brody Battle seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Brock Benjamin was interviewed post fight and said 'I wish to thank the fans for standing by me, my sponsor IniTech Nutirtion, and my camp for getting me ready. I'll be back better then ever.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jon Wan Soo (ranked 1963 p4p, 215 weight class) and Dante Esposito (ranked 1000 p4p, 114 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Wan Soo might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Rise of the Northstar - Welcame. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Great low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jon Wan Soo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dante Esposito !
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, John Roberts and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Esposito lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wan Soo's sensitive parts.
Wan Soo shoots and misses
and Esposito cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Esposito throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Esposito misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Esposito comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wan Soo sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Esposito looks for the body kick but Wan Soo saw that one coming.
Wan Soo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Esposito has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Wan Soo avoids the head kick by Esposito .
Wan Soo moves forwards but Esposito connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Esposito looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Esposito throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Wan Soo's head.
Wan Soo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Esposito as he avoids it easily.
Esposito swings for the body but Wan Soo moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Esposito . Those never looked like landing.
Wan Soo throwing a counter right hand but Esposito manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Wan Soo.
Esposito unleashes a big counter combination but Wan Soo bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Nice shot lands for Esposito .
Esposito scoring well with a low kick there.
Esposito throws a low kick but Wan Soo moves out of range easily.
Wan Soo takes a swing at Esposito 's ribcage but misses.
Esposito 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.
Wan Soo connects with an inside leg kick.
No joy there for Esposito , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Esposito drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wan Soo throws a push kick but Esposito slaps the foot to one side.
Wan Soo misses the shot to the body.
Esposito scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wan Soo throws a lazy head kick
and Esposito counters with an outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wan Soo, right into the meat.
Wan Soo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Esposito lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wan Soo's sensitive parts.
Wan Soo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Esposito throws a sloppy head kick and Wan Soo moves out of range easily.
We've been hearing reports that Wan Soo has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Wan Soo misses with a hook. Esposito ducked under it nicely.
A swing and a miss from Wan Soo.
Wan Soo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wan Soo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Esposito under the eye.
A cross from Wan Soo lands.
Wan Soo has managed to clinch.
Esposito struggles to land a body shot inside as Wan Soo controls his hands.
Wan Soo has a couple of punches blocked by Esposito .
Wan Soo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wan Soo throws a head punch that misses.
Esposito goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Esposito lands with a left to the head.
Esposito throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch on the inside from Esposito fails to land.
Esposito lands a right hand.
Esposito misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wan Soo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Esposito 's elbow.
Esposito stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Esposito lands a hook to the side of the head.
Esposito lands a hook that snaps the head of Wan Soo backwards.
Esposito scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wan Soo misses with a punch to the body.
Wan Soo can't find room to land a body shot as Esposito controls the action.
Wan Soo blocking some punches.
Esposito prevents a body shot from Wan Soo.
Wan Soo blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Wan Soo scores with a nice short uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wan Soo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esposito swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Esposito working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Esposito swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Esposito blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Esposito tries to throw a body punch but Wan Soo avoids it by throwing Esposito back against the cage.
Wan Soo misses with a body punch.
Wan Soo lands a nice shot to the body.
Esposito misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice left hand lands by Wan Soo.
Esposito tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wan Soo's elbow.
Esposito goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wan Soo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wan Soo trying to land knees to the body.
Wan Soo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Esposito .
Wan Soo scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wan Soo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Esposito misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dante Esposito dominated that round.
That's time! Wan Soo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Wan Soo tries to clinch but Esposito is having none of it.
Wan Soo lands a head shot.
Wan Soo throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Esposito counter with a right hand.
Esposito has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Esposito 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Wan Soo under the eye.
Esposito misses with a low kick.
Esposito ducks under a wild hook from Wan Soo.
Esposito avoids a kick to the body.
Esposito throws a wild body kick that Wan Soo sees coming a mile off.
Esposito has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A low kick from Wan Soo is predictable there
and Esposito counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Esposito uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wan Soo.
Esposito fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Esposito bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A nice leg kick lands there from Esposito .
Esposito chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esposito throws a head kick that Wan Soo semi-blocks.
Wan Soo is looking to clinch but Esposito is avoiding it.
Esposito misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Esposito . That snapped Wan Soo's head back.
Wan Soo blocks a leg kick.
Esposito lunges at Wan Soo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wan Soo's hand.
Esposito feints and then cracks Wan Soo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wan Soo down.
A head kick misses from Wan Soo.
Esposito checks a leg kick.
Esposito feints and then cracks Wan Soo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wan Soo down.
Esposito lands a really nice looking cross but Wan Soo seems unphased.
Esposito throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wan Soo closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esposito throws a punch but it's blocked by Wan Soo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Esposito fails to land.
Nice body punch from Wan Soo - that landed with a thud.
Wan Soo blocking some punches.
Wan Soo digs a right hand underneath Esposito 's ribcage. Esposito let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Esposito blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wan Soo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Esposito blocks a body shot from Wan Soo.
Nice body punch from Wan Soo - that landed with a thud.
Esposito lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wan Soo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dante Esposito seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Esposito prevents a body shot from Wan Soo.
Wan Soo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Esposito tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wan Soo's elbow.
Esposito misses with a punch to the body.
Wan Soo lands with a left to the head.
Esposito tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wan Soo wants a takedown.
Esposito misses with some punches.
Esposito lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Esposito misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wan Soo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Esposito tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Esposito tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wan Soo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wan Soo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Esposito misses with some punches.
Wan Soo can't find room to land a body shot as Esposito controls the action.
Esposito swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Esposito tries to work over Wan Soo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Wan Soo.
Wan Soo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wan Soo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Esposito 's elbow.
Esposito misses with a punch on the inside.
Wan Soo tries to throw a body punch but Esposito avoids it by throwing Wan Soo back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wan Soo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Esposito misses with a hook to the ribs.
Esposito misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wan Soo misses with a hook to the ribs.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Wan Soo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Esposito 's elbow.
Wan Soo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Esposito lands a body punch.
Esposito working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wan Soo misses with a body punch.
Wan Soo misses with a punch to the body.
Wan Soo throws a head punch that misses.
Wan Soo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Esposito backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Esposito lands with a light punch inside.
Wan Soo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wan Soo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Esposito backwards.
Good body shot from Esposito .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dante Esposito showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Esposito is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wan Soo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wan Soo wants to clinch up but Esposito keeps it at a distance.
Esposito flicks out a counter leg kick but Wan Soo steps away.
A slapping body kick lands there for Wan Soo.
Esposito lands with a kick to the ribs.
Wan Soo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Despite the aggression on Esposito 's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Esposito lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wan Soo tries to clinch up.
Esposito turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wan Soo closes the distance and clinches.
Wan Soo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Esposito swings wildly with an uppercut but Wan Soo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Esposito tries to work over Wan Soo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esposito lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wan Soo tries to work over Esposito 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wan Soo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wan Soo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Esposito is keeping busy.
Esposito tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Wan Soo.
Wan Soo tries to work over Esposito 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Esposito lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wan Soo backwards.
Esposito lands with a right to the head.
Wan Soo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wan Soo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Esposito scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wan Soo stalls.
Esposito tries a body shot but Wan Soo blocks it.
Wan Soo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Esposito lands a left hand.
Jon Wan Soo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wan Soo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wan Soo tries to throw a body punch but Esposito avoids it by throwing Wan Soo back against the cage.
Esposito goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Esposito prevents a body shot from Wan Soo.
Esposito lands with a light punch inside.
Esposito swings wildly with an uppercut but Wan Soo uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Wan Soo fails to land.
Wan Soo trying to control the position but instead, Esposito has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wan Soo into the cage.
Esposito working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wan Soo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Esposito lands a left hand.
Esposito lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wan Soo or not.
Wan Soo blocks an uppercut.
Esposito scores with a shoulder strike.
Esposito lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wan Soo backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esposito misses with a body punch.
Wan Soo tries a body shot but Esposito blocks it.
Wan Soo tries to work over Esposito 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wan Soo lands a right hand.
Wan Soo misses with some punches.
Esposito blocks a body shot from Wan Soo.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Esposito .
Wan Soo misses with a punch on the inside.
Esposito lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Esposito lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wan Soo backwards.
Esposito softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Esposito struggles to land a body shot inside as Wan Soo controls his hands.
A hook to the body from Esposito .
Esposito stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wan Soo is looking for a takedown.
Wan Soo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Esposito 's elbow.
Esposito blocks a body shot from Wan Soo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wan Soo blocks an uppercut.
Esposito struggles to land a body shot inside as Wan Soo controls his hands.
Esposito tries to work over Wan Soo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Esposito misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Wan Soo.
Esposito doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wan Soo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Esposito lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wan Soo backwards.
Esposito lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wan Soo is rocked!
Esposito blocking some punches.
Oh Wan Soo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Esposito swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Esposito misses with a punch on the inside.
Esposito has a couple of punches blocked by Wan Soo.
Esposito misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wan Soo.
Esposito cracks Wan Soo with a nice body shot.
Esposito working aggressively here.
Esposito 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Esposito .
Wan Soo seems to have got his legs back now.
Wan Soo trying to stall but Esposito improves his position.
Esposito lands an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Esposito .
Wan Soo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Esposito or not.
Wan Soo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dante Esposito comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Esposito has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dante Esposito !
After winning the bout, Dante Esposito 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Malik Al-Khaldi (ranked 1493 p4p, 202 weight class) and Justin White (ranked 1157 p4p, 157 weight class). Al-Khaldi comes to the cage accompanied by Terror - Shot Of Reality. Malik Al-Khaldi has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Malik Al-Khaldi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Justin White!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, John Kavanagh and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White shoots in for a takedown but Al-Khaldi shows good takedown defense.
A solid leg kick lands there for Al-Khaldi.
Al-Khaldi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
White fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Al-Khaldi to the ground. White is now in Al-Khaldi's guard.
Al-Khaldi is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Al-Khaldi pushes White back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Al-Khaldi lands a hook that snaps the head of White backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White pulls guard successfully.
Al-Khaldi 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.
Al-Khaldi showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Al-Khaldi has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Al-Khaldi defends well.
White throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
White escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Al-Khaldi gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Al-Khaldi 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
White escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Al-Khaldi gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
White throws his legs up looking for a submission but Al-Khaldi uses it to pass to side control.
Al-Khaldi slows the pace down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
White gets back to half guard.
Al-Khaldi slows the pace down in half guard.
White tries to kick Al-Khaldi off in order to stand up. Al-Khaldi Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Al-Khaldi working away.
Al-Khaldi remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
White is trying to escape the position but Al-Khaldi is controlling the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
White is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
White is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Malik Al-Khaldi dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Al-Khaldi scores with a leg kick.
Justin White is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Al-Khaldi scores with a decent looking hook.
White looks for a takedown but Al-Khaldi sprawls well.
Al-Khaldi tried to counter with a leg kick but White avoided it.
Al-Khaldi connects with a solid leg kick.
Al-Khaldi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Al-Khaldi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
It looks like Justin White has been cut.
Al-Khaldi pushes White away with a front kick.
Al-Khaldi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al-Khaldi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Al-Khaldi digs a good hook to White's body.
Al-Khaldi moves into the clinch.
Al-Khaldi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Al-Khaldi lands a right hand.
White jumps guard but Al-Khaldi stands there with White around his waist. White gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Al-Khaldi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down White.
Al-Khaldi breaks the clinch.
Al-Khaldi pushes White away with a front kick.
White is breathing heavily.
White takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Al-Khaldi counters with a nice body shot.
Malik Al-Khaldi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justin White.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Al-Khaldi scores with the left hand. White knows he should have avoided that one.
Al-Khaldi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Al-Khaldi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that White can do to turn this around?
White darts in trying to clinch
and Al-Khaldi counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Malik Al-Khaldi!
After winning the bout, Malik Al-Khaldi thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
In defeat, Justin White stepped up to the mic, saying 'Yeah what can I say he had number but you havnt seen the last one of Justin white and son just shine that title cause its coming back me'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Don Fagaro (ranked 2386 p4p, 253 weight class) and Larson Picker (ranked 650 p4p, 74 weight class). Larson Picker told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Don Fagaro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Larson Picker!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jonathan Paton and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Picker throws a looping overhand right but Fagaro ducks down to avoid it.
Fagaro rushes Picker and presses him up against the cage.
Picker breaks the clinch.
Picker misses with a shot to the body
and Fagaro counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fagaro keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Picker.
Fagaro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Picker misses with a jab to the body
and Fagaro counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A jab from Fagaro finds it's way through Picker's defenses.
Picker lands a nice shot to the body.
Picker swings away with a body shot that misses
and Fagaro counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Picker throws a right hand that Fagaro ducks under and follows up with a left that Fagaro also avoids with ease.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Picker closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Fagaro looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fagaro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fagaro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It looked like Fagaro wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Picker just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Fagaro wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Picker tries to keep at a distance but Fagaro has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fagaro turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Fagaro working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Picker pushes Fagaro away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Fagaro gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Fagaro working the head with strikes.
Picker is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Fagaro is controlling him well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Picker takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fagaro misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Picker explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Picker swings away with a body shot that misses
and Fagaro counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Larson Picker has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fagaro uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Picker.
Picker misses with a double jab
and Fagaro connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Picker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fagaro is looking to clinch.
Picker gets caught flat footed, as Fagaro shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Picker is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Fagaro presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Fagaro keeps control of Picker as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fagaro lands a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fagaro.
Fagaro has Picker pressed against the cage, preventing Picker from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fagaro is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Picker to keep the fight standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Picker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fagaro avoids a punch combination nicely.
Picker connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fagaro moves away from the strike by Picker.
Fagaro throwing a counter right hand but Picker manages to avoid it.
Fagaro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fagaro misses with a straight left.
Fagaro shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Fagaro throwing shots but Picker is blocking nicely.
Picker is trying to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Fagaro is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Fagaro in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Picker tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Fagaro!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Don Fagaro!
A very excited looking Don Fagaro rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Felipe Feltre (ranked 269 p4p, 14 weight class) and Johnny Pearson (ranked 910 p4p, 49 weight class). Feltre comes into the arena with Someday Never Comes blaring out of the sound system. 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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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Felipe Feltre!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Pearson!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, John Kavanagh and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pearson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Pearson pushes Feltre away with a front kick.
Nice defenses there by Feltre.
Feltre was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pearson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Feltre tries a head kick but it misses.
Pearson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Feltre throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Pearson is rocked!
It looks like Johnny Pearson has been cut.
Pearson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pearson is still on wobbly legs! Can Feltre finish him?
Feltre cracks Pearson on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Pearson falls backwards against the cage. Feltre follows up with more strikes that drop Pearson to his knees. Feltre keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Pearson! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Felipe Feltre!
Felipe Feltre retains his bantamweight title!
Felipe Feltre made sure to mention his sponsor, MayheM sportswear in his post fight interview.
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