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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Deangelo Flagg (ranked 15682 p4p, 584 weight class) and Esko Marttinen (ranked 18230 p4p, 576 weight class). Flagg comes to the cage accompanied by What Its Like. Marttinen has chosen For Heavy Metal we will die! as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
7 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Deangelo Flagg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Esko Marttinen!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, John Kavanagh and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marttinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Flagg manages to avoid it.
Flagg definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Flagg scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Flagg seems to be looking for submissions.
Flagg is looking for a kimura here.
Marttinen is holding on to half guard well.
Marttinen trying to control from the bottom.
Flagg trying to control the action but Marttinen is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flagg is working for a kimura but Marttinen is defending it quite comfortably.
Marttinen is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marttinen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Marttinen trying to control here.
Marttinen makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Marttinen.
Flagg not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Marttinen has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Flagg wants to control from the top but Marttinen keeps moving.
Flagg stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Marttinen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Flagg wants to control from the top but Marttinen keeps moving.
Marttinen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Flagg is one step ahead there.
Marttinen keeping moving, preventing Flagg from controlling successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Flagg looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Flagg trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Marttinen has his foot on Flagg's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Flagg works his way back into a safe position though.
Flagg wants to control from the top but Marttinen keeps moving.
Flagg tries to free his leg and advance position but Marttinen is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flagg postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Marttinen is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Flagg, into his guard.
Flagg is looking for a triangle but Marttinen pushes his legs off easily.
Marttinen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Flagg swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Flagg being controlled here, momentarily.
Flagg trying to keep a closed guard but Marttinen is proving a slippery customer.
Flagg keeping moving, preventing Marttinen from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Marttinen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Flagg wants to sweep here but Marttinen controlling him for the moment.
Marttinen thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Marttinen wants to control from the top but Flagg keeps moving.
Flagg looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Marttinen passes into side control.
Marttinen trying to control the position but Flagg is working away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Flagg tries to improve position but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Deangelo Flagg dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Marttinen thumps Flagg with a low kick.
Flagg chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Marttinen can pounce on him.
Flagg throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Marttinen's waist but Marttinen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Flagg off to one side.
Marttinen misses the shot to the body.
Flagg fails with a takedown attempt.
Flagg gets the takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Flagg wants to lay and pray for a moment but Marttinen keeps working.
Marttinen manages to work his way to half guard, despite Flagg's best efforts.
Flagg keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marttinen desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Flagg is looking for a kimura here.
Marttinen regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marttinen has his foot on Flagg's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Flagg works his way back into a safe position though.
Marttinen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Flagg manages to get himself to full guard.
Flagg working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Marttinen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Marttinen manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Flagg looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Marttinen passes into half guard.
Marttinen works his foot free and advances to mount.
Flagg wants to hold on but Marttinen pushes him away.
Deangelo Flagg overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marttinen wants to control the pace but Flagg is squirming around nicely.
Flagg is looking to improve his position but Marttinen isn't that keen on the idea.
Marttinen fails to move to back control.
Flagg tries to hold on but Marttinen postures up.
Flagg is trying to reverse the position but instead Marttinen has taken his back - oops!
Flagg trying to control the action but Marttinen just sinks the hooks in.
Well, with Marttinen on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Flagg is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Flagg tries to escape the position.
Flagg is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marttinen working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Flagg is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Marttinen has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Flagg taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Esko Marttinen!
A very excited looking Esko Marttinen 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabryel Catchmaer (ranked 8568 p4p, 678 weight class) and Bong Ki Duk (ranked 4858 p4p, 498 weight class). Ki Duk is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by north korea's national anthem. Bong Ki Duk has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
18 - 19 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gabryel Catchmaer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 31 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bong Ki Duk!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Joseph Jones and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ki Duk lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Catchmaer circles away quickly and effectively.
Ki Duk on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Catchmaer lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jab, jab by Catchmaer - just one landing.
It looks like Bong Ki Duk has been cut.
Catchmaer misses with a head kick.
Ki Duk thuds a left hand into Catchmaer's body.
Ki Duk clinches up with Catchmaer and pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ki Duk.
Ki Duk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Catchmaer breaks from the clinch.
Ki Duk fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ki Duk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ki Duk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ki Duk looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Catchmaer blocks a head kick by Ki Duk.
Ki Duk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ki Duk throws a head kick that misses
and Catchmaer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ki Duk throws a shot from downtown. Catchmaer moves away and avoids it.
Ki Duk wants to land a leg kick but Catchmaer is out of range.
Catchmaer throws a jab when Ki Duk was well out of range.
Ki Duk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Catchmaer manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ki Duk slips a jab and a cross from Catchmaer.
Ki Duk dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Catchmaer. That did some damage!
Catchmaer looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ki Duk needs to keep his hands up - Catchmaer had a free shot at his head there.
Ki Duk darts in trying to clinch
and Catchmaer counters with a nice uppercut.
Ki Duk 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.
Ki Duk looks for the body kick but Catchmaer saw that one coming.
Catchmaer clinches up with Ki Duk and pushes him back against the cage.
Ki Duk misses with a punch on the inside.
Catchmaer lands with a light punch inside.
Catchmaer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ki Duk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Catchmaer swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Catchmaer lands a really nice looking cross but Ki Duk seems unphased.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Catchmaer takes the fight into the clinch.
Catchmaer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ki Duk backwards.
Catchmaer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ki Duk blocks an elbow strike from Catchmaer.
Catchmaer content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ki Duk tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ki Duk missing with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Ki Duk fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Ki Duk fails to land.
Ki Duk struggles to land a body shot inside as Catchmaer controls his hands.
Ki Duk misses with the head strike.
Catchmaer blocks the elbow strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ki Duk.
Catchmaer scores with a shot to the side of Ki Duk's head.
Ki Duk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ki Duk looking to throw knees to the head but Catchmaer is blocking nicely.
Ki Duk lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ki Duk working aggressively here.
Catchmaer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ki Duk misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Catchmaer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ki Duk.
Catchmaer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ki Duk backwards.
Catchmaer displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ki Duk up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ki Duk.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ki Duk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Catchmaer is stalling here.
Ki Duk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Catchmaer misses with some punches.
Ki Duk misses with some punches.
Ki Duk working aggressively here.
Catchmaer throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ki Duk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ki Duk looking to throw knees to the head but Catchmaer is blocking nicely.
Catchmaer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ki Duk lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ki Duk lands with a left to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ki Duk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ki Duk misses with some punches.
Catchmaer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ki Duk blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ki Duk throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ki Duk tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ki Duk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Catchmaer lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ki Duk as Catchmaer tries to tie him up.
Catchmaer stalling in the clinch but Ki Duk improves position.
Catchmaer seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Ki Duk is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Ki Duk's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ki Duk throws a punch but it's blocked by Catchmaer.
Ki Duk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Catchmaer breaks the clinch.
Catchmaer on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Catchmaer pushes Ki Duk up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ki Duk.
Ki Duk lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Catchmaer backwards.
Ki Duk misses with a knee strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ki Duk misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ki Duk is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ki Duk misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Catchmaer.
A short body shot lands from Catchmaer as the two fighters clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bong Ki Duk will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bong Ki Duk's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ki Duk tries to land a leg kick but Catchmaer saw it coming and moves away.
Catchmaer misses with an uppercut.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bong Ki Duk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Catchmaer has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ki Duk.
Catchmaer moves into the clinch successfully.
Catchmaer lands a right hand.
Ki Duk throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Catchmaers head.
Catchmaer has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A right hook to the body lands for Catchmaer.
Catchmaer lands an uppercut.
That has opened up Bong Ki Duk's cut even more.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Catchmaer just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ki Duk's brow.
A short right from Catchmaer on the inside.
Ki Duk is leaning against Catchmaer and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ki Duk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ki Duk struggles to land a body shot inside as Catchmaer controls his hands.
Catchmaer's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Catchmaer lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ki Duk taking a breather.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Catchmaer takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Catchmaer slowing the pace effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Catchmaer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ki Duk misses with a head kick.
Catchmaer works Ki Duk's body with a nice hook.
Ki Duk slips under a jab.
Ki Duk just misses with a punch to the body.
Catchmaer cracks Ki Duk with an open hand slap.
Bong Ki Duk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ki Duk just misses with a punch to the body.
Ki Duk tries a head kick but it misses.
Catchmaer was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Catchmaer jabs Ki Duk to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gabryel Catchmaer is winning the standup battle so far.
Catchmaer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Good work by Ki Duk as he checks the leg kick.
Ki Duk tries a head kick but it misses.
Catchmaer swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Catchmaer scores with a nice right hand.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Catchmaer moves into the clinch.
Catchmaer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ki Duk with an attempt at a knee that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ki Duk tries a knee to the head but Catchmaer blocks it.
Catchmaer lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Catchmaer swings wildly with an uppercut but Ki Duk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Catchmaer breaks the clinch.
Ki Duk misses with the body kick
and Catchmaer counters with a nice uppercut.
Ki Duk lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Catchmaer circles away quickly and effectively.
Catchmaer connects with the punch.
Catchmaer rushes Ki Duk and presses him up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Catchmaer.
Catchmaer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ki Duk backwards.
The cut above Bong Ki Duk's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Ki Duk misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Catchmaer.
Catchmaer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ki Duk backwards.
Ki Duk can't find room to land a body shot as Catchmaer controls the action.
Catchmaer throws an elbow that misses.
Catchmaer pushes Ki Duk back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ki Duk misses with the head strike.
Catchmaer effectively controlling the action here.
Ki Duk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ki Duk misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ki Duk misses with a hook to the ribs.
Catchmaer misses with a knee strike.
Still in the clinch, Ki Duk scores with a nice short uppercut.
Catchmaer avoiding damage.
Ki Duk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ki Duk.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Catchmaer blocks an uppercut.
Ki Duk prevents a body shot from Catchmaer.
Catchmaer breaks the clinch.
Catchmaer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ki Duk looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
It looked like Catchmaer wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Catchmaer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Catchmaer blocking some punches.
Ki Duk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Catchmaer is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ki Duk is keeping busy.
Ki Duk looking to throw knees to the head but Catchmaer is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ki Duk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ki Duk lands a body shot.
Ki Duk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Catchmaer lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Catchmaer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ki Duk backwards.
Bong Ki Duk's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Catchmaer looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Catchmaer avoids a wild elbow strike from Ki Duk.
Gabryel Catchmaer has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ki Duk misses with a punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Catchmaer.
Ki Duk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Catchmaer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Catchmaer stalling in the clinch.
Ki Duk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Catchmaer breaks the clinch.
Ki Duk ducks under a wild hook from Catchmaer.
Ki Duk goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ki Duk uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Catchmaer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabryel Catchmaer dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bong Ki Duk'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. This is the final round!
Catchmaer tests Ki Duk's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ki Duk is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Catchmaer rather than just go for the knockout.
Ki Duk misses with a wild body shot.
Ki Duk fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Catchmaer jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nice defenses there by Ki Duk.
Catchmaer avoids a kick to the body.
Ki Duk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Catchmaer throwing a counter right hand but Ki Duk manages to avoid it.
Ki Duk tries to clinch but Catchmaer is having none of it.
Catchmaer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ki Duk lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Catchmaer misses the shot to the body.
Catchmaer sets himself, and Ki Duk steps forward looking for the clinch! Catchmaer avoids it this time.
Catchmaer scores with a hook.
Ki Duk tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ki Duk dodges the punch combination from Catchmaer.
Ki Duk takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ki Duk throws a head kick but Catchmaer moves out of range.
Catchmaer tries to land a body kick
and Ki Duk makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ki Duk walks into a stiff left hand from Catchmaer.
Ki Duk takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bong Ki Duk's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Gabryel Catchmaer!
A relieved looking Gabryel Catchmaer 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Mattews (ranked 4013 p4p, 140 weight class) and Pedro Aristides Leopoldo (ranked 4978 p4p, 178 weight class). Leopoldo comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Carmina Burana - Carl Orff kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matt Mattews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pedro Aristides Leopoldo!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Kavanagh and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by Leopoldo as he connects with a hook.
It looks like Matt Mattews has been cut.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mattews.
It looks like Pedro Aristides Leopoldo has been cut.
Mattews scores with a hook to the body. Leopoldo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Leopoldo jabs Mattews to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mattews slips under a jab from Leopoldo.
Mattews throwing a counter right hand but Leopoldo manages to avoid it.
Mattews tests Leopoldo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Leopoldo throws a body punch but Mattews moves out of range.
Mattews has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Baxendines in the buildup to the fight.
Leopoldo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mattews under the eye.
Leopoldo misses with a straight right.
Leopoldo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mattews moves away.
Mattews tries to clinch up but Leopoldo circles away and keeps his distance.
Leopoldo lands a big right hook! Mattews looks hurt but is still standing! Leopoldo lands a left jab and another right hook! This time Mattews falls down and Leopoldo dives in with a huge hammer fist! Mattews's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and Leopoldo runs up the cage to celebrate with his fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Pedro Aristides Leopoldo!
Pedro Aristides Leopoldo thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arvo Laar (ranked 2904 p4p, 380 weight class) and Buddy Brandon (ranked 5026 p4p, 568 weight class). Laar comes into the arena with some random 90's estonia dance song i found on youtube blaring out of the sound system. Brandon has chosen All Summer Long as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Excellent MT
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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
33 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arvo Laar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Buddy Brandon!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Dean Styles and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Laar misses
letting Brandon counter with a right hand.
Laar looks to score with a jab to the body but Brandon is just out of range.
Laar attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Brandon tries a head kick but it misses.
Laar tried to score with a low kick but Brandon checks it.
Brandon drives through with a takedown into guard.
Laar wants to stand and escape but Brandon is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brandon preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brandon with a flurry of punches that miss.
Laar looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Laar can't keep his opponent in guard - Brandon advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandon wants to pass to mount but Laar is defending the position.
Laar is trying to stand.
Brandon thows a huge punch but Laar dodges it nicely.
Laar is trying to stand back up but Brandon is controlling him
Laar tries to kick Brandon off in order to stand up. Brandon Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Laar is trying to get back to his feet.
Brandon is looking to take a break and control but Laar is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Laar is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Brandon has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Brandon scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Laar to see if he's OK.
Laar bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Laar does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Laar tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Brandon is able to avoid easily.
A low kick from Laar misses
and Brandon counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Brandon.
Brandon trying to control the position from guard on top but Laar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brandon sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Laar's guard.
Brandon has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Brandon is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Laar has managed to free his arm - good work.
Laar avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Brandon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Brandon.
Laar wants to get back to his feet.
Brandon prevents Laar from improving his position.
Laar tries to kick Brandon off but Brandon keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Brandon drops an elbow to the side of Laar's head.
Laar tries to roll over but Brandon keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Laar trying to control here.
Laar is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Laar pushes Brandon off looking to stand but Brandon dives back in and keeps control.
Laar looking for submissions off his back.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Brandon slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Laar tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Brandon moves into the clinch.
Brandon slowing the pace effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buddy Brandon dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Brandon scores with a jab to the head.
Some bone on bone action there as Brandon checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Brandon tries to counter by closing the distance.
Laar throws a low kick but it's checked well by Brandon.
Laar with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Brandon to score with a decent uppercut.
Brandon lands a high kick!
Laar tries to work over Brandon's front leg with a kick but Brandon checks it.
That kick from Laar tenderised Brandon's leg. Brandon is trying to keep his angry face on.
Laar looks to score with a jab to the body but Brandon is just out of range.
Laar throws a leg kick that is checked
and Brandon counters with a nice double leg into side control. Laar won't be happy with that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laar is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Brandon asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Brandon lands a nice forearm strike.
Laar tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Laar regains half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandon not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Laar has one foot on Brandon's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Brandon moves into the clinch successfully.
Laar taking a breather.
Brandon tries for a takedown but Laar manages to get underhooks.
Brandon has Laar pressed against the cage, preventing Laar from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Laar missing with knees to the body.
Brandon blocks a body shot from Laar.
Brandon is looking for a takedown.
Brandon tries to pull guard but Laar forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Arvo Laar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Buddy Brandon.
Brandon breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Brandon is defended easily by Laar.
Brandon misses with a looping right.
Laar lands with a thumping leg kick.
Brandon takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Laar misses with a leg kick
and Brandon counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Brandon is standing up over Laar. Laar looks to escape but Brandon dives into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laar is pushing Brandon's head away, looking to escape. Brandon manages to hold on to the position though.
Laar takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Buddy Brandon has got the better of the ground game so far.
Laar struggling a bit here.
Brandon in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandon is staying tight to Laar's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Laar is not content to let Brandon control the position.
Laar is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Brandon lands a decent elbow from side control.
Brandon is putting a hurting on Laar here, landing some big shots from side control.
Laar gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Laar wants to get back to his feet.
Brandon looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buddy Brandon 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Laar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brandon.
Laar throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Laar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brandon manages to avoid it.
Brandon avoids the body shot from Laar.
Laar thows a leg kick but Brandon checks it
and Brandon counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Brandon.
Brandon looking to sit in guard and control but Laar gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Laar wants to control from the top but Brandon keeps moving.
Laar wants to pass the guard but Brandon is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brandon keeping moving, preventing Laar from controlling successfully.
Brandon 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandon pulls Laar in close to his closed guard and prevents Laar from doing any damage or advancing position.
Brandon keeping full guard, as Laar tries to pass.
Laar has gone for a leg lock! Brandon slips out almost immediately though and dives into Laar's guard.
Brandon stands and throws Laar's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Brandon lands some shots froms side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laar wants to get back to his feet but Brandon drags him back down.
Laar is looking to get back to his feet here but Brandon is keeping cool and he's managed to take Laar's back.
Laar tries to break free.
Laar trying to get back to his feet but Brandon is in full control for now.
Brandon slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laar staying busy and making it hard for Brandon to control.
Laar is trying to stand back up.
You can see the frustration on Laar's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Brandon is trying to stick to Laar's back but Laar is turning into Brandon. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Brandon's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Laar.
Brandon has control of Laar's left arm, preventing Laar from doing any damage.
Laar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brandon is keeping the position for now.
Brandon trying to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandon is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Buddy Brandon is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Brandon is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Laar would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Laar trying to move into half guard but instead Brandon has managed to sweep!
Arvo Laar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Laar looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Brandon passes into side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Buddy Brandon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Brandon 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Buddy Brandon!
After winning the bout, Buddy Brandon 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mad Dog Iii (ranked 2816 p4p, 351 weight class) and Eliod Bunkley Iii (ranked 3797 p4p, 444 weight class). Bunkley Iii has chosen Knocksville Girl as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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29
190 lbs
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193 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mad Dog Iii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 32 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eliod Bunkley Iii!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Alyssa Summers and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bunkley Iii shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dog Iii defends it nicely.
Dog Iii misses with a looping right.
Bunkley Iii tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Dog Iii defends well and Bunkley Iii ends up having to push Dog Iii into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Bunkley Iii shoots in and bounces Dog Iii off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Bunkley Iii lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dog Iii trying to control the position.
Bunkley Iii thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Bunkley Iii missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bunkley Iii's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bunkley Iii throwing strikes but missing.
Bunkley Iii has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bunkley Iii working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dog Iii keeping moving, preventing Bunkley Iii from controlling successfully.
Bunkley Iii working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bunkley Iii loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bunkley Iii throws a strike but Dog Iii rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bunkley Iii has an active guard here but Dog Iii has managed to pass into half guard.
Bunkley Iii looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bunkley Iii is looking for a sweep. Dog Iii is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bunkley Iii actively working from the bottom here.
Bunkley Iii wants to control but Dog Iii is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dog Iii moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Bunkley Iii.
Bunkley Iii is looking for a sweep.
Dog Iii is staying tight to Bunkley Iii's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Dog Iii wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bunkley Iii keeps working.
Bunkley Iii is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The referee asks Dog Iii politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Dog Iii prefers to stall for the moment though.
Dog Iii's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunkley Iii struggling a bit here.
A lull in the action here as Dog Iii stalls from top position.
Bunkley Iii is trying to improve his position.
Bunkley Iii tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Dog Iii easily slips into full mount!
Bunkley Iii really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bunkley Iii is still trying to improve position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dog Iii blocks Bunkley Iii's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
We've been hearing good reports from Dog Iii's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Dog Iii avoids the attempt from Bunkley Iii to control.
Bunkley Iii keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Dog Iii looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bunkley Iii working to try and regain half guard.
Bunkley Iii is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bunkley Iii tries to lock up and control but Dog Iii gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bunkley Iii felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Bunkley Iii is looking to improve his position but Dog Iii isn't that keen on the idea.
Dog Iii content just to control the position here.
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 Mad Dog Iii will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bunkley Iii rushes Dog Iii and presses him up against the cage.
Dog Iii misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dog Iii fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bunkley Iii misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dog Iii lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bunkley Iii backwards.
Dog Iii scores with a shoulder strike.
Dog Iii blocks an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Dog Iii.
Bunkley Iii wants to get back to striking at distance but Dog Iii won't allow it.
Bunkley Iii wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bunkley Iii wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bunkley Iii escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bunkley Iii scores with a takedown into Dog Iii's guard.
Bunkley Iii loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dog Iii wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunkley Iii lands a couple of elbows.
Bunkley Iii throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dog Iii works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bunkley Iii stopping the sweep attempt from Dog Iii.
Bunkley Iii with a nice head shot there.
Bunkley Iii throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dog Iii works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dog Iii is trying to control the position but Bunkley Iii postures up.
Dog Iii preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bunkley Iii working some strikes from top position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Dog Iii holds on and takes a little breather.
Bunkley Iii works over Dog Iii with some ground and pound from guard.
Bunkley Iii loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dog Iii looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Bunkley Iii postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunkley Iii with a nice head shot there.
Bunkley Iii missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dog Iii is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bunkley Iii with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Dog Iii controlling Bunkley Iii's posture.
Bunkley Iii postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bunkley Iii postures up in Dog Iii's guard and throws a big left but Dog Iii blocks it.
Bunkley Iii is fighting to break Dog Iii's control of his arms but Dog Iii is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Bunkley Iii drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Dog Iii manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Bunkley Iii has Dog Iii in his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunkley Iii tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dog Iii not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Dog Iii got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bunkley Iii has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dog Iii has managed to get both his arms back between Bunkley Iii's legs - danger averted.
Bunkley Iii looking for a guillotine here but Dog Iii defends easily.
Eliod Bunkley Iii has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dog Iii avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dog Iii not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's four 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.
Bunkley Iii throws his legs up looking for a submission but Dog Iii uses it to pass to side control.
Dog Iii stands up.
Bunkley Iii misses with a takedown attempt
and Dog Iii counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Dog Iii.
Dog Iii prevents a body shot from Bunkley Iii.
Dog Iii misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dog Iii.
A short right from Dog Iii.
Bunkley Iii digs a right hand into Dog Iii's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dog Iii's gas tank.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bunkley Iii tries to throw a body punch but Dog Iii avoids it by throwing Bunkley Iii back against the cage.
Bunkley Iii throws a head punch that misses.
Bunkley Iii tries to work over Dog Iii's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bunkley Iii blocks a body shot from Dog Iii.
Bunkley Iii wants to break free but Dog Iii has control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Eliod Bunkley Iii will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Dog Iii closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dog Iii lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dog Iii cracks Bunkley Iii with a nice body shot.
Dog Iii gets through Bunkley Iii's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bunkley Iii escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dog Iii cracks the inside of Bunkley Iii's front leg.
Dog Iii displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bunkley Iii.
Dog Iii explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Bunkley Iii shoots in looking for a takedown. Dog Iii tries to sprawl out of it but Bunkley Iii keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dog Iii manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dog Iii closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bunkley Iii tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dog Iii's elbow.
Mad Dog Iii has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dog Iii.
Dog Iii lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dog Iii is working Bunkley Iii over against the cage.
Bunkley Iii takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bunkley Iii is trying to break free.
Dog Iii lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bunkley Iii has a couple of punches blocked by Dog Iii.
Dog Iii pushes Bunkley Iii back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bunkley Iii tries to throw a body punch but Dog Iii avoids it by throwing Bunkley Iii back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Dog Iii - that landed with a thud.
Dog Iii lands with a short shot to the head.
Dog Iii gets through Bunkley Iii's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dog Iii is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bunkley Iii can do to turn this around?
Dog Iii lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bunkley Iii is rocked!
Dog Iii scores with a hook to the body.
Dog Iii lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dog Iii works on Bunkley Iii's body with a couple of short punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Dog Iii.
Dog Iii lands with a right to the head.
Bunkley Iii is still on wobbly legs! Can Dog Iii finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right from Dog Iii on the inside.
Dog Iii working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dog Iii lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Dog Iii.
Dog Iii lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Bunkley Iii to his knees! Dog Iii keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mad Dog Iii!
In his post fight interview, Mad Dog Iii started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Clayton Channings (ranked 3393 p4p, 445 weight class) and Rumina Sato (ranked 2480 p4p, 355 weight class). Clayton Channings is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
18 - 15 - 1, fighting out of London, Clayton Channings!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
40 - 29 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rumina Sato!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, John Roberts and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sato throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sato jabs Channings to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Channings will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sato's coach down at Hard Knocks Training was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Sato's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Sato jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Donk. Sato catches Channings right on the button with a cross.
Sato misses with a body kick.
Sato swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sato ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Channings moves away.
Channings fails with a takedown attempt.
Channings looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Clayton Channings. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Channings doesn't manage to clinch there - Sato circles away.
Sato lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Channings changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Sato looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Channings creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Channings scores with punches from side control.
Sato regains half guard.
Channings seems to be looking for submissions.
Channings 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato wants to get back to full guard.
Channings wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sato keeps working.
Channings prevents Sato from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Channings is looking to take a break and control but Sato is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Channings is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Sato trying to control from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sato gets back to full guard.
Channings advances to half guard.
Channings is working for a submission of some sort.
Sato gets full guard.
Channings throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sato keeping full guard, as Channings tries to pass.
Channings trying to control but Sato is working from the bottom.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Channings would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Channings decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Channings scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Channings is looking for a kimura here.
Channings 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.
Channings seems to be looking for submissions.
Sato has hold of Channings's hands but Channings slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Channings seems to be working for a kimura but Sato defends the submission attempt.
Channings prevents Sato from improving his position.
Sato gets back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Channings advances position into side control!
Channings is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Sato knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Channings tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Channings trying to control the action but Sato is working from the bottom.
Channings decides to stand back up. Channings steps back and let's Sato get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clayton Channings dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Channings feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Sato looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sato keeping moving, preventing Channings from controlling successfully.
Channings lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sato controls Channings momentarily but Channings frees himself.
Sato keeping moving, preventing Channings from controlling successfully.
Sato bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Channings's guard.
Sato looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Channings has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sato can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sato trying to control the position from guard on top but Channings is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Channings is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Channings looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Channings looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sato must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Channings throws his legs up looking for a submission but Sato uses it to pass to side control.
Channings tries to bench press Sato off him but Sato keeps the position.
Channings is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Channings manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Channings wants to sweep but no luck.
Sato wants to control from the top but Channings keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Channings is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sato defends well.
Sato got a little sloppy there for a moment and Channings has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sato has managed to get both his arms back between Channings's legs - danger averted.
Sato avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sato engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Sato got a little sloppy there for a moment and Channings has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sato has managed to get both his arms back between Channings's legs - danger averted.
Clayton Channings overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sato sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Channings's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sato is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Channings defends it well.
The fighters are battling for position here. Channings manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Sato tries to free his leg and advance position but Channings is retaining full guard.
Channings looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sato pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Channings is keeping the position for now.
Channings looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Sato is defending well. Channings quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Sato has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Channings celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Clayton Channings!
A relieved looking Clayton Channings 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abbe Faria (ranked 2973 p4p, 326 weight class) and Love-Hate Powell (ranked 2621 p4p, 297 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
32 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Abbe Faria!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Love-Hate Powell!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Bruno Lombardi and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Faria misses.
Powell looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Powell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Powell lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Faria has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Faria and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A quick step to the side and Faria tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Faria has managed to clinch.
Faria throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Faria is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Powell is defending well for now.
Faria throws a head punch that misses.
Faria scores with a shot to the side of Powell's head.
Powell decides to pull guard.
Powell controlling Faria's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Powell trying to keep a closed guard but Faria is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Faria would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Faria stands and steps away. Powell gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faria moves into the clinch.
Powell being controlled against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Faria.
Powell is trying to pull guard but Faria turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Powell breaks from the clinch.
Faria lands with a straight right. Powell didn't see that one coming.
It looks like Love-Hate Powell has been cut.
Faria tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Powell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Powell's coach down at Tayne's 4d3d3d3 Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Powell's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Powell stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Abbe Faria is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Faria gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Powell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Faria rushes Powell and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Faria working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Faria lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Powell backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Faria unloads a knee to the mid-section. Powell lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Powell has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Powell jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Faria walks away with a smile on his face. Powell gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Faria throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powell lands a glancing blow to the side of Faria's head.
Faria closes the distance and clinches.
Powell tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Abbe Faria has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Love-Hate Powell.
Powell dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Faria tries to land a knee to the head but Powell blocks with his arms.
Powell drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Faria landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Powell looks winded!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Faria.
Powell avoiding damage as Faria throws knees to the body.
Faria lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Faria is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Faria lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Powell takes a knee right on the jaw!
Faria is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Faria lands a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Faria scores with a nice short uppercut.
Faria throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Still in the clinch, Faria scores with a nice short uppercut.
Faria cracks Powell on the chin with a massive knee! He's been separated from consciousness before he even hits the floor! Absolutely fantastic knee and a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Abbe Faria!
Abbe Faria made sure to mention his sponsor, RAGS of a RONIN in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Micah Hays (ranked 1686 p4p, 184 weight class) and Ben Henley (ranked 1508 p4p, 163 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Micah Hays!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 21 - 0, fighting out of London, Ben Henley!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Dean Styles and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hays shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hays keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Henley.
Hays avoids the head kick by Henley.
Nice shot lands for Hays.
Hays swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Henley with the counter takedown but Hays avoids it easily.
Hays looks to land a combination. Henley sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hays takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hays misses with an uppercut
enabling Henley to counter with a crisp jab.
Henley takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hays throws a body punch but Henley moves out of range.
Henley swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hays scores with a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hays fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Henley manages to avoid it.
Henley drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hays defends it well.
Hays tries to close the distance and clinch up but Henley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And Henley responds with a good body kick, but Hays manages to step out the way in time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hays tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Henley was well out of range. Poor timing from Hays.
Henley changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Hays rushes Henley and presses him up against the cage.
Henley pushes Hays back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Stalling in the clinch from Henley.
Hays pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hays tries to close the distance and clinch but Henley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Henley looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A swing and a miss from Hays.
Henley misses with a wild body shot.
A punch combination from Hays misses.
Hays lands a two punch combo.
Hays is looking to wear down Henley with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hays tries to clinch but Henley is having none of it.
Henley tries a quick counter leg kick but Hays is wise to it.
Hays fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hays wants to clinch up but Henley keeps it at a distance.
A punch lands to the side of Henley 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hays pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Henley changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
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!
Hays throws a sloppy head kick
and Henley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Micah Hays seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hays throws a right and a left that both miss.
Henley is looking for the big counter here.
Nice body punch from Henley.
Hays misses with a head kick.
Hays moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromHenley.
Hays cracks the inside of Henley's front leg.
Hays doesn't manage to clinch there - Henley circles away.
Henley throws out a counter right but Hays avoids it with no problem.
Hays has managed to clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hays.
Henley is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hays doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hays escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henley walks into a stiff left hand from Hays.
Henley uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hays has time to react.
Hays is looking to clinch.
Henley feints a counter leg kick.
Hays throws a predictable looking body shot
and Henley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Henley throws a looping overhand right but Hays ducks down to avoid it.
Hays looks to land a left hand but Henley moved out of range nicely.
Despite the aggression on Henley's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Hays closes the distance and clinches.
Henley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hays tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hays tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Henley's elbow.
Henley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hays escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hays fails with an attempt to clinch.
Henley is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Henley avoids the head kick by Hays.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hays connects with a leg kick. Henley looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hays tries a head kick but it misses.
Hays takes a swing at Henley's ribcage but misses.
Henley has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hays.
Henley has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hays scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Henley tries to land a front kick but Hays steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hays throws a sloppy head kick
and Henley counters with a low kick, right behind Hays 's knee.
Hays is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Good exchange - Henley coming out on top.
Hays tries to clinch up but Henley circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Micah Hays dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
The fighters circling - Hays throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hays throws a big shot that misses.
Hays rushes Henley and presses him up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Henley.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hays creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hays misses with a body punch.
Henley tries to work over Hays's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hays lands a hook that snaps the head of Henley backwards.
Hays lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Henley misses with a body punch.
Henley misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hand to the body from Henley.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Henley jumps into guard, dragging Hays to the mat.
Henley had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hays defends it easily.
Henley controls Hays momentarily but Hays frees himself.
We've been hearing good reports from Hays's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henley pulls Hays in close to prevent any damage.
Henley looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hays has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hays looking to pass the guard.
Hays working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Henley is controlling Hays's posture.
Henley controls Hays momentarily but Hays frees himself.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Henley misses with an uppercut.
Henley misses with an uppercut.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Henley.
Micah Hays is winning the standup battle so far.
Hays lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hays moves in looking to clinch but Henley pushes him off.
Henley counters with a body kick.
Hays lunges at Henley with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Henley's hand.
Sloppy strikes from Hays. Those never looked like landing.
Hays tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Henley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hays throws the left hand but Henley avoids the punch easily.
Hays tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And Henley tries to counter it with a takedown but Hays pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Henley walks into a jab.
Henley blocks a head kick by Hays.
The fighters circling - Hays throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Henley throws out a counter right but Hays avoids it with no problem.
Hays smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hays jabs Henley to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Henley throws a body shot but no joy.
Hays tries to clinch up but Henley circles away and keeps his distance.
Hays looks to land a body kick but Henley moved away.
Micah Hays is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hays throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Henley swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hays swings away with a body shot that misses
and Henley counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hays tries to clinch there but Henley circles away.
Hays misses with a body shot.
Henley changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Henley ducks under a wild hook from Hays.
Hays has managed to clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Hays fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hays.
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!
Hays working aggressively here.
Hays tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hays blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Henley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hays prevents a body shot from Henley.
Henley tries a body shot but Hays blocks it.
Hays lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Henley backwards.
Henley lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Henley scores with a hook to the body.
Henley scores with a hook to the body.
Henley stalling the fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Micah Hays dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Henley takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hays takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hays misses with a shot to the body
and Hays takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hays tries to work over Henley's front leg with a kick but Henley checks it.
Hays ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hays walks into a stiff left hand from Henley.
Henley has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Henley there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice defenses there by Henley.
Henley replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Hays blocks it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hays tries to close the distance and clinch but Henley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hays throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Henley with the counter takedown but Hays avoids it easily.
Hays 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.
Henley keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henley misses with a hook to the body
and Hays counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hays will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hays throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hays throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hays lands a leg kick that knocks Henley off balance momentarily.
Henley throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hays misses the jab.
Hays misses with a right hand
and Henley decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hays's guard.
Henley throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hays works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Henley working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hays keeping moving, preventing Henley from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henley with a nice head shot there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henley stops Hays from standing up.
Henley landing some decent shots from guard.
Henley is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Henley landing some decent shots from guard.
Hays avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Henley chips away with some ground and pound.
Hays keeping moving, preventing Henley from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henley looking to pass the guard.
Henley trying to control but Hays is working from the bottom.
Hays preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hays is looking to clinch.
Henley swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hays misses with a wild body shot.
Hays swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Henley to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hays throws a hook but Henley avoids it easily.
Henley replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Hays blocks it well.
Hays misses with a two punch combination.
Henley looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hays is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Henley can do to turn this around?
Henley throws the kick towards the body but Hays avoids it.
Henley moves out of range as Hays throws a body kick.
Hays tries to clinch but Henley moves away
and Henley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Micah Hays is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jab from Hays.
Henley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hays.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hays.
Henley is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Ben Henley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hays pushes Henley up against the cage in a clinch.
Hays throws a head punch that misses.
Henley tries to work over Hays's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Still in the clinch, Hays scores with a nice short uppercut.
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 Micah Hays.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hays, 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Micah Hays!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Micah Hays waved his t-shirt featuring Humanoid Nutrition (160Q for 180$)'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Marc Spector (ranked 295 p4p, 15 weight class) and Phil Harrass (ranked 670 p4p, 34 weight class). Harrass has chosen Tomorrow as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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143 lbs
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30
148 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marc Spector!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Phil Harrass!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Columbo Gatti and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrass uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Spector.
Marc Spector seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harrass connects with a leg kick. Spector looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Spector uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Harrass.
Spector gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Harrass's corner calls for a 1-2. Harrass obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Harrass moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harrass.
Harrass's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Harrass blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harrass tries to stall but Spector uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Harrass works on Spector's body with a couple of short punches.
Spector working aggressively here.
Harrass swings wildly with an uppercut but Spector uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spector lands a shot to the body.
Harrass working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spector lands with a short shot to the head.
Spector's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Spector lands a shot to the body.
Spector misses with a punch on the inside.
Harrass misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Spector can't find room to land a body shot as Harrass controls the action.
Harrass blocking some punches.
Harrass misses with a body punch.
Spector goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harrass blocking some punches.
Spector misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harrass tries to score a body lock takedown but Spector shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Harrass blocking some punches.
Spector throws a punch but it's blocked by Harrass.
Harrass prevents a body shot from Spector.
Harrass pushes Spector back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Spector swings wildly with an uppercut but Harrass uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harrass is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Spector is defending well.
Harrass tries to circle away but Spector has him pinned against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harrass.
Spector tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Spector tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harrass misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harrass breaks from the clinch.
Spector takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spector buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Harrass lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Spector throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Harrass stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Spector seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Harrass blocks a leg kick.
Spector backing away here, and Harrass unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Harrass scores with a nice head shot.
Spector throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Harrass sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Spector moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Harrass misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Spector there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Harrass dives in for a single leg takedown but Spector sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Marc Spector has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Phil Harrass.
Spector throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
It seemed like Harrass was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Harrass slips under a jab.
Spector lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Spector pushes Harrass away with a front kick.
Spector throws a leg kick that misses.
Spector gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Harrass counters with a nice low kick that buckles Spector's knee momentarily.
Harrass throws a nice inside leg kick.
Spector throws a chopping leg kick but Harrass manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Some bone on bone action there as Harrass checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Spector lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spector tries to close the distance and clinch up but Harrass swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Spector swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from Harrass.
Nice body punch from Harrass.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harrass goes for a double leg but Spector avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Spector continues to drive forward.
Harrass throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Spector throwing a counter right hand but Harrass manages to avoid it.
Harrass listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Spector walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Spector misses with a wild body shot.
Spector fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Harrass checks it well.
Spector throws a front kick aimed at Harrass's knee but Harrass avoids it well.
Harrass swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Spector tries to land a front kick but Harrass steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Harrass lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
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 Marc Spector will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Harrass moves out of range as Spector throws a body kick.
Harrass swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Harrass with a nice cross.
Phil Harrass seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Harrass throws a right and a left that both miss.
Good work by Harrass as he checks the leg kick.
Harrass throws out a counter right but Spector avoids it with no problem.
Spector throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Harrass.
Spector lands a nice leg kick that just misses Harrass's sensitive parts.
Harrass feints and then cracks Spector's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Spector down.
Harrass will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Spector swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Harrass gets cracked there but stands up to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spector thumps Harrass with a low kick.
Spector avoids a punch combination nicely.
Spector buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spector misses the body punch
and Harrass connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Harrass takes a swing at Spector's ribcage but misses.
Spector throws a jab when Harrass was well out of range.
Spector misses with a leg kick.
Harrass moves out of range as Spector strikes.
Spector misses with a wild body shot.
Spector throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Harrass sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Harrass throws out a counter right but Spector avoids it with no problem.
Harrass has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Spector finds it's way round the side to connect with Harrass's head.
Spector connects with a single shot there.
Spector throws a leg kick that is checked
and Harrass counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrass tries to score a power double leg takedown but Spector sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Harrass somewhat.
Harrass pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Spector scores with a one two! Harrass had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Harrass is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body kick from Spector.
Harrass is still on wobbly legs! Can Spector finish him?
Spector throws an uppercut from hell that sends Harrass clean off his feet! He's out cold! Spector stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Marc Spector!
Marc Spector retains his bantamweight title!
Our winner, Marc Spector, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gerry Kelly (ranked 195 p4p, 28 weight class) and Tyson James (ranked 823 p4p, 119 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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220 lbs
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214 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Gerry Kelly!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Tyson James!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Anthony Taglia and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelly looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kelly, right into the meat.
James's coach down at AREA 51 was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on James's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Kelly moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
It looks like Tyson James has been cut.
James ducks under a wild hook from Kelly.
James uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kelly.
James has taken the fight to the clinch.
James trying to land knees to the body.
James wants to get back to striking at distance but Kelly won't allow it.
James wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kelly swings wildly with an uppercut but James uses good head movement to avoid it.
James is trying to stall.
James is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
James looking to throw knees to the head but Kelly is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James breaks from the clinch.
James scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kelly in his tracks.
Kelly lands with a straight right. James didn't see that one coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
James bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kelly's head.
James fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kelly, pushing him back against the cage.
James blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kelly has a couple of punches blocked by James.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James is trying to pull guard but Kelly has him pressed against the cage.
Kelly lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kelly working aggressively here.
James throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kelly blocks it with crossed arms.
Kelly lands a nice shot to the body.
Kelly lands a nice shot to the body.
James looks winded!
Kelly landing knees to the body.
Kelly's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
James slips a jab and a cross from Kelly.
James walks into a stiff left hand from Kelly.
Kelly lands a big right hand that sends James crashing to the mat! Kelly stays standing though and waves James back to his feet!
Kelly looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kelly throws a nice inside leg kick.
James swings and misses with a hook to the body.
James digs a good hook to Kelly's body.
Kelly keeps the fight on the outside.
James darts in and clinches Kelly up against the cage.
Kelly blocks an uppercut.
James tries for a takedown but Kelly manages to get underhooks.
Gerry Kelly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyson James.
Kelly scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of James backwards.
That has opened up Tyson James's cut even more.
James misses with an elbow over the top.
A head punch blocked on the inside by James.
Kelly makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Kelly on the inside.
Kelly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Kelly scores with a nice short uppercut.
James misses with a hook to the ribs.
A shot in the inside from James.
Kelly with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kelly has a couple of punches blocked by James.
With the fighters up against the cage, James throws an elbow but misses.
Kelly makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The cut above Tyson James's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
James doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kelly escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
James tries to clinch there but Kelly circles away.
James pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kelly back to the cage. James follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
James stuns Kelly with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
James avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A head kick misses from Kelly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly lands a big uppercut and James crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but James looks OK. Kelly waves James back to his feet!
James is rocked!
James walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
James is still on wobbly legs! Can Kelly finish him?
Tyson James's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Kelly keeps the fight on the outside.
Kelly flashes James a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. James's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. James crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Kelly punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gerry Kelly!
Gerry Kelly retains his light heavyweight title!
Our winner, Gerry Kelly, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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