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IFC Mid Week 6 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dieter Schaafs (ranked 8421 p4p, 152 weight class) and Boyd Clark (ranked 24631 p4p, 185 weight class). Dieter Schaafs 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dieter Schaafs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Boyd Clark!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clark throws a jab when Schaafs was well out of range.
Dieter Schaafs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schaafs moves into range and clinches up with Clark.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Schaafs.
Schaafs lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Schaafs scores with a shot to the side of Clark's head.
Schaafs blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Clark is trying to drag Schaafs to the mat but Schaafs just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Schaafs lands an uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Clark is trying to drag Schaafs to the mat but Schaafs just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Schaafs on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short body shot lands from Clark as the two fighters clinch.
A short right from Schaafs.
Schaafs lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Clark takes a shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schaafs lands an uppercut.
Schaafs lands with a left to the head.
Clark is rocked!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Clark.
Clark is still on wobbly legs! Can Schaafs finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schaafs gets through Clark's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Schaafs misses with a hook from the clinch.
Clark is looking to control Schaafs's arms but Schaafs gets an underhook and turns him. Now Clark has his back to the cage.
Schaafs blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Clark seems to have recovered his senses.
Schaafs lands a hook to the side of the head.
Clark is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Schaafs gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Dieter Schaafs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boyd Clark.
Schaafs lands with a short shot to the head.
Schaafs softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Clark is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Schaafs gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Schaafs lands with a left to the head.
A shot in the inside from Schaafs.
Schaafs lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Clark backwards.
Clark is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Clark tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Schaafs avoids it.
Schaafs lands a right hand.
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!
Schaafs pushes Clark back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Clark swings wildly with an uppercut but Schaafs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Schaafs lands an uppercut.
Schaafs working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark dodges an elbow strike from Schaafs.
Schaafs lands a left hand.
Schaafs fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Clark misses with a hook from the clinch.
Clark tries to throw a body punch but Schaafs avoids it by throwing Clark back against the cage.
Clark misses with a hook to the ribs.
Schaafs lands a hook to the side of the head.
Schaafs lands a right hand that snaps the head of Clark backwards.
Schaafs makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Clark drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Schaafs scores with a nice hook to the head.
Clark pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Schaafs lands a right hand that snaps the head of Clark backwards.
Schaafs lands a right hand.
Schaafs lands a hook that snaps the head of Clark backwards.
Schaafs drops Clark onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Clark is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
A shot in the inside from Schaafs.
Schaafs creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Clark with a big uppercut! Clark tries to clinch up but Schaafs pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Clark to the mat! Clark covers up and Schaafs unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Dieter Schaafs!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chong Tay (ranked 8573 p4p, 156 weight class) and Sirimongkol Niyotrong (ranked 24536 p4p, 181 weight class). Sirimongkol Niyotrong will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chong Tay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sirimongkol Niyotrong!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tay throws a head kick but Niyotrong moves out of range.
Tay tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Niyotrong tries to counter by closing the distance.
Tay throws a front kick aimed at Niyotrong's knee but Niyotrong avoids it well.
Tay looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Niyotrong avoids a punch combination nicely.
Niyotrong dives in and scores a takedown into Tay's guard.
Niyotrong throws a big elbow that misses.
Tay pushes Niyotrong off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Niyotrong checks a leg kick.
Tay throws a right hand that misses
and Niyotrong counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tay working hard to break the clinch.
Niyotrong keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tay's efforts to push away.
Niyotrong digs a right hand into Tay's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tay's gas tank.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niyotrong working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tay has had enough of the clinch but Niyotrong keeps him there for the moment.
Niyotrong keeps control of Tay as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Niyotrong lands a hook to the side of the head.
Niyotrong lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Niyotrong lands a knee to the body.
A body shot lands from Niyotrong.
Tay is trying to push Niyotrong away but Niyotrong has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tay pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tay misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Niyotrong wants to counter with a clinch but Tay pushes him away.
Tay tries to score with a low kick but Niyotrong moves his leg out of the way.
Tay throws a leg kick
and Niyotrong counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Niyotrong's coach down at Crapollas Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Niyotrong's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Niyotrong cracks Tay with a nice body shot.
Niyotrong stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Niyotrong scores with a shoulder strike.
Niyotrong throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tays head.
Tay has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A nice left hand lands by Niyotrong.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body punch from Niyotrong - that landed with a thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tay wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Niyotrong has him pressed against the cage.
Niyotrong scores a nice knee to the body.
Niyotrong keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tay's efforts to push away.
Tay wants to break free but Niyotrong has control.
Tay is looking to break free of the clinch but Niyotrong has double underhooks.
Niyotrong lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Niyotrong lands a left hand.
Tay is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tay looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Niyotrong lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Niyotrong with a knee to the head.
Niyotrong lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Niyotrong utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Tay's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tay throws a leg kick that misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Niyotrong!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tay 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.
It looks like Sirimongkol Niyotrong has been cut.
Niyotrong gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tay tries to break free but Niyotrong pushes him back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Niyotrong.
Niyotrong scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Niyotrong works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tay is trying to break the clinch but Niyotrong is controlling him.
Niyotrong has Tay pressed against the cage, preventing Tay from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Niyotrong lands a nice uppercut.
Tay working hard to break the clinch.
Niyotrong is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Niyotrong - that landed with a thud.
Niyotrong pushes Tay back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Niyotrong is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Niyotrong.
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!
Tay tries to break the clinch but Niyotrong is controlling the position.
Niyotrong lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tay backwards.
Tay working hard to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Niyotrong.
Niyotrong gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Niyotrong comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Niyotrong lands with a left to the head.
Niyotrong keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tay's efforts to push away.
Tay can't break the clinch.
Tay tries to break the clinch but Niyotrong is controlling the position.
Niyotrong lands a right hand.
Niyotrong keeps control of Tay as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Niyotrong digs a right hand into Tay's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tay's gas tank.
Tay is breathing heavily.
Niyotrong cracks Tay with a nice body shot.
Niyotrong with a knee to the head.
Niyotrong lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Niyotrong keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tay's efforts to push away.
Niyotrong utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Niyotrong keeps control of Tay as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sirimongkol Niyotrong dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sirimongkol Niyotrong's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tay misses with a right hand
and Niyotrong counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Tay is trying to break the clinch but Niyotrong has him pressed against the cage.
A short left from Niyotrong.
Niyotrong gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Niyotrong has Tay pressed against the cage, preventing Tay from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tay tries to break the clinch but Niyotrong is controlling the position.
Tay can't break the clinch.
Tay tries to break free but Niyotrong pushes him back against the cage.
A knee to the head by Niyotrong.
Niyotrong lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tay is trying to stall.
A hook to the body from Niyotrong.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tay wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Niyotrong digs a right hand into Tay's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tay's gas tank.
Tay is trying to break the clinch but Niyotrong has him pressed against the cage.
Niyotrong lands a shot to the body.
Niyotrong works on Tay's body with a couple of short punches.
Tay is looking to break free of the clinch but Niyotrong has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Niyotrong.
A short uppercut from Niyotrong.
Tay tries to break free but Niyotrong pushes him back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Niyotrong.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Niyotrong.
Niyotrong has picked Tay up - he's going for a ride! Niyotrong dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Niyotrong missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tay has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Niyotrong not doing much here.
Niyotrong is looking to stall here but Tay recovers full guard.
Niyotrong trying to control the position from guard on top but Tay is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niyotrong is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Niyotrong trying to control the position from guard on top but Tay is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tay throws a right hand that Niyotrong ducks under and follows up with a left that Niyotrong also avoids with ease.
A head kick by Tay misses
letting Niyotrong counter with a right hand.
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!
Niyotrong lands a leg kick that knocks Tay off balance momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tay throws a hook but Niyotrong avoids it easily.
Tay misses with a straight left.
Chong Tay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tay throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Niyotrong counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Niyotrong lands a body punch in the clinch.
Niyotrong lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tay backwards.
Sirimongkol Niyotrong seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A shot in the inside from Niyotrong.
Niyotrong scores a nice knee to the body.
A short right from Niyotrong on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Niyotrong.
Niyotrong has Tay pressed against the cage, preventing Tay from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Niyotrong lands an uppercut.
Niyotrong lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Niyotrong prevents Tay from breaking the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Niyotrong obliges.
Tay wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Niyotrong keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tay's efforts to push away.
A frustrated look appears on Tay's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niyotrong scores a nice knee to the body.
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!
Niyotrong lands with a right to the head.
Niyotrong using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Niyotrong pushes Tay back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Niyotrong crunches a lovely knee into Tay's ribcage.
Niyotrong lands a shot to the body.
Tay takes an elbow to the forehead.
Niyotrong lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Good body shot from Niyotrong.
Niyotrong lands a nice knee to the body.
Niyotrong lands a good knee to the midsection. Tay won't want to take too many of those.
Niyotrong is working for takedown but Tay is calmly controlling the position for now.
Niyotrong has Tay pressed against the cage, preventing Tay from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Niyotrong lands a body punch in the clinch.
Niyotrong lands an elbow that stopped Tay in his tracks for a moment.
Niyotrong lands a shoulder strike.
A right hand to the body from Niyotrong.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sirimongkol Niyotrong showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sirimongkol Niyotrong'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!
Niyotrong connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A punch combination from Tay misses.
Niyotrong wants to counter with a clinch but Tay pushes him away.
Niyotrong throws a combination. Tay tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Tay misses with a hook. Niyotrong ducked under it nicely.
Niyotrong lands a leg kick that knocks Tay off balance momentarily.
A combination from Tay does no damage.
Tay scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Tay takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tay throws a head kick that misses
and Niyotrong counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Niyotrong lands a damaging elbow.
Niyotrong utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Niyotrong works on Tay's body with a couple of short punches.
Niyotrong lands a shot to the body.
Niyotrong using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Niyotrong.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niyotrong crunches a lovely knee into Tay's ribcage.
Nice body punch from Niyotrong.
Niyotrong with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A short left from Niyotrong.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Niyotrong.
A nice right hand lands inside from Niyotrong.
Niyotrong lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Niyotrong.
Niyotrong scores with a shot to the side of Tay's head.
Tay wants to get back to striking at distance but Niyotrong won't allow it.
Niyotrong lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tay backwards.
Niyotrong lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body punch from Niyotrong - that landed with a thud.
Niyotrong landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Niyotrong lands a good knee to the midsection. Tay won't want to take too many of those.
Niyotrong scores with a shot to the side of Tay's head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Niyotrong obliges.
Tay is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Niyotrong's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Niyotrong lands a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niyotrong with a knee to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Niyotrong creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Niyotrong works on Tay's body with a couple of short punches.
Niyotrong lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Niyotrong lands a body punch in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Niyotrong.
Nice body punch from Niyotrong.
Niyotrong landing knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Niyotrong as the two fighters clinch.
Still in the clinch, Niyotrong scores with a nice short uppercut.
Niyotrong lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Niyotrong.
Niyotrong lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tay wants to break free but Niyotrong has control.
Tay's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Niyotrong lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Niyotrong lands a nice elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tay wants to break free but Niyotrong has control.
A right hook to the body lands for Niyotrong.
Tay is trying to push Niyotrong away but Niyotrong has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Niyotrong lands a body punch.
Tay has had enough of the clinch but Niyotrong keeps him there for the moment.
Niyotrong unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tay lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Niyotrong digs a right hand underneath Tay's ribcage. Tay let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Niyotrong digs a right hand into Tay's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tay's gas tank.
Niyotrong cracks Tay with a nice body shot.
Niyotrong lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tay backwards.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Niyotrong.
Tay takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice left hand lands by Niyotrong.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Niyotrong.
Niyotrong working Tay over with knees to the body.
Niyotrong digs a right hand underneath Tay's ribcage. Tay let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Niyotrong lands a body shot in the clinch.
Chong Tay has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sirimongkol Niyotrong is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niyotrong lands a hook that snaps the head of Tay backwards.
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!
Tay is pressed up against the cage. Niyotrong has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tay down to the mat. Tay avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Niyotrong changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Niyotrong scores with a jab to the head.
Niyotrong forces Tay back against the cage and clinches.
A right handed body shot lands from Niyotrong.
Niyotrong cracks Tay with a nice body shot.
Niyotrong lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tay tries to circle away but Niyotrong has him pinned against the cage.
Tay wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Niyotrong lands a nice elbow.
Niyotrong works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tay has a couple of punches blocked by Niyotrong.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sirimongkol Niyotrong comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Niyotrong winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 25:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 26:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sirimongkol Niyotrong!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bricks Thrower (ranked 9503 p4p, 165 weight class) and Daniel Thielke (ranked 6669 p4p, 119 weight class). Daniel Thielke has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Bricks Thrower's chin.
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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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bricks Thrower!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Daniel Thielke!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thielke fails with a takedown attempt.
Thrower lands a nice hook to Thielke's body. Thielke takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Thrower swinging wildly here.
Thrower lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Thrower throws a series of punches but Thielke avoids them all with ease.
Thielke misses with a body shot
and Thrower counters with a three punch combo that has Thielke backing up. Thielke nods at Thrower to acknowledge the strikes.
Thrower fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A combination from Thrower does no damage.
Thielke drives through with a takedown into Thrower's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thielke looking to sit in guard and control but Thrower gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Thielke is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Thielke thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thielke tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Thielke striking from the bottom.
Thielke wants to stand but Thrower is controlling the position.
Thielke throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Thielke can do anything to dispel that myth.
Thielke has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Thrower has passed into side control.
Thielke is not content to let Thrower control the position.
Thielke is trying to improve his position.
Thrower passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Thielke!
Thielke really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Thrower. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Thrower blocks Thielke's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Thielke punching to the body and holding on for dear life.
Thrower looking to control but Thielke is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thielke is trying to escape the mount.
Thrower lands a nice shot to the head.
Thielke is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Thrower wants to finish this one by submission but Thielke is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Thrower.
Thielke wants to try and get back to his feet.
Thrower throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Thielke because Thrower loaded up on that one.
Thrower thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Thielke is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Thrower will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Thielke swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Thielke is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Thrower throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Thielke blocking the ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thielke is trying to escape the mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thielke swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Thielke is looking to improve his position but Thrower isn't that keen on the idea.
Thielke avoids a series of strikes thrown by Thrower.
Thrower throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Thrower looking to finish with strikes here!
Thrower looking to control but Thielke is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Thrower lands a big shot there that rocks Thielke but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Thielke is rocked!
It looks like Daniel Thielke has been cut.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thielke really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Thielke is still in real trouble! Can Thrower finish him?
Thielke takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Thrower's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bricks Thrower!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Heath Bace (ranked 24640 p4p, 285 weight class) and Rampai Lawang (ranked 4456 p4p, 82 weight class). Bace comes to the cage accompanied by All the single ladies. Heath Bace could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Rampai Lawang's chin.
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300 lbs
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160 lbs
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Counter fighter
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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
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Heath Bace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rampai Lawang!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bace takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bace pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lawang moves into the clinch.
Bace is looking to take this one to the mat.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lawang.
Lawang breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice defenses there by Lawang.
Lawang is looking to clinch.
Lawang throws a leg kick which misses Bace's front leg but catches the back leg as Bace tries to avoid it.
Bace takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Lawang turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lawang explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Rampai Lawang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bace throws an overhand right that lands on Lawang's shoulder, as Lawang tries to avoid the shot.
Bace misses with a lunging right hand
and Lawang counters with a one-two to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lawang ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lawang explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Bace swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bace 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.
Bace has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Lawang works over Bace's head and body with a nice combination.
Bace on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bace on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lawang. Lawang obviously looking to wear him down.
Lawang moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Lawang stalks Bace and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bace's face. Bace staggers backwards, shaken.
Bace misses with a wild combination.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lawang!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lawang scores with a push kick.
Rampai Lawang is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A solid body kick from Lawang.
Lawang cracks the inside of Bace's front leg.
Lawang closes the distance and pushes Bace back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawang lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bace misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bace is looking for a takedown.
Lawang landing knees to the head.
Lawang wants to get back to striking at distance but Bace won't allow it.
Bace has a couple of punches blocked by Lawang.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bace.
Lawang throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lawang blocks an elbow strike from Bace.
Bace throws a punch but it's blocked by Lawang.
Lawang lands a good knee to the midsection. Bace won't want to take too many of those.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lawang as Bace tries to tie him up.
Bace misses with a body punch.
Lawang is looking to break free of the clinch but Bace has double underhooks.
Lawang with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bace can't break the clinch.
Bace's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lawang tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bace takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lawang lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bace swings wildly with an uppercut but Lawang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bace takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lawang lands a knee to the head.
Lawang landing knees to the body.
Lawang lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lawang has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lawang dodges an elbow strike from Bace.
Bace swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bace misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bace pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lawang connects with an inside leg kick.
Lawang tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lawang has closed the distance and engaged Bace in a clinch.
Lawang unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bace lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bace drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lawang gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Heath Bace. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bace is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lawang gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bace lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lawang looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bace wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lawang has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lawang obliges.
Bace is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lawang gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Lawang gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bace.
Bace keeps control of Lawang as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rampai Lawang 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.
Bace with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lawang counters with a left and a right that stings Bace.
Lawang clinches.
Bace throws a punch but it's blocked by Lawang.
Lawang breaks from the clinch.
Lawang looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lawang has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bace has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lawang.
Bace misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lawang counters with a left and a right that stings Bace.
Nice body kick from Lawang.
A right-left combo lands from Lawang.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bace misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lawang's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Lawang duly obliges.
Rampai Lawang is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bace misses with a takedown attempt
and Lawang counters with a left and a right that stings Bace.
Lawang takes the fight into the clinch.
Lawang lands a good knee to the midsection. Bace won't want to take too many of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bace working aggressively here.
Bace throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lawang's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bace throws a right hand that misses
and Lawang counters with a nice kick to the body.
Lawang throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lawang thuds a left hand into Bace's body.
Bace misses with a low kick.
Lawang tries to clinch but Bace moves out of range.
Bace fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Heath Bace. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lawang closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lawang wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bace has him pressed against the cage.
Bace tries to score a body lock takedown but Lawang shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bace takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bace pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bace will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Lawang drives through and clinches with Bace against the cage.
Lawang tries to break free but Bace pushes him back against the cage.
Lawang using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rampai Lawang seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bace throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bace misses with some punches.
Knees to the body from Lawang.
Bace takes a shot to the head.
Lawang with a knee to the head.
Lawang is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lawang blocks an elbow strike.
Lawang working hard to break the clinch.
Lawang breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lawang dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bace. That did some damage!
Good leg kick by Lawang there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawang clinches.
Lawang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lawang connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bace's face.
Bace is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lawang using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lawang lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lawang breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bace misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lawang counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bace shoots in looking for a takedown. Lawang tries to sprawl out of it but Bace keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lawang manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lawang is looking to clinch but Bace is avoiding it.
Lawang checks a low kick from Bace.
Bace takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Lawang moves into the clinch successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lawang working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lawang has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bace throws an elbow but it misses.
Bace creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bace is trying to maintain a safe position but Lawang gets an underhook and turns Bace into the cage.
Lawang lands a nice knee to the body.
Lawang landing knees to the head.
Bace tries a body shot but Lawang blocks it.
Lawang wants to break free but Bace has control.
Bace is looking for a takedown.
Bace throws an elbow but it misses.
Bace can't find room to land a body shot as Lawang controls the action.
Lawang working Bace over with knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lawang pushes Bace back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lawang tries to break free but Bace pushes him back against the cage.
A knee to the head by Lawang.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rampai Lawang showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A nice combination there by Lawang.
Bace is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lawang.
Lawang wants to clinch.
Bace misses with a body shot.
Lawang drives through and clinches with Bace against the cage.
Lawang breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lawang lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bace's sensitive parts.
Lawang turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lawang scores with a push kick.
Lawang is working the combinations to good effect here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lawang.
Lawang displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bace throws out the jab.
Lawang tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bace manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawang throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lawang.
Nice body kick there by Lawang.
Lawang pushes Bace away with a front kick.
Lawang tries to clinch up.
Bace tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lawang has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bace taking a breather.
Lawang lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bace working aggressively here.
Lawang blocks the elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lawang.
Bace is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lawang using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bace wants a takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lawang working Bace over with knees to the body.
Lawang connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bace's face.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lawang wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lawang pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lawang. That's going to slow Bace down.
Bace moves into the clinch.
Lawang on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lawang is trying to break free.
Lawang wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bace has a couple of punches blocked by Lawang.
Bace working aggressively here.
Lawang putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bace in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bace breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lawang scores with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawang pushes Bace up against the cage in a clinch.
Lawang escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lawang throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lawang tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bace manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lawang lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lawang.
Lawang keeps Bace at a distance using the push kick.
Lawang scores with a leg kick.
Lawang moves into the clinch successfully.
Bace throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bace will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Lawang up against the cage.
Lawang breaks the clinch.
Bace with a poor takedown
and Lawang counters with a series of strikes. Bace will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lawang scores with a head kick.
Lawang feints and then cracks Bace's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bace down.
Bace gets tackled into the cage by Lawang. Lawang maintains the clinch.
Lawang escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bace takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lawang chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lawang!
A solid body kick from Lawang.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lawang blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Heath Bace has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rampai Lawang is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bace is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Heath Bace. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bace lands with a left to the head.
Lawang blocks an elbow strike from Bace.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rampai Lawang comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lawang 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rampai Lawang!
A very excited looking Rampai Lawang made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Heath Bace spoke after the fight, saying 'Fuck Trump, Bernie Sanders is the true president and he was cheated like i was here tonight black lives matter'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ken Shamrock (ranked 5401 p4p, 98 weight class) and Lenny Manelito (ranked 6805 p4p, 120 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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175 lbs
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26
185 lbs
2 - 5 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ken Shamrock !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Lenny Manelito!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manelito misses with a takedown attempt - Shamrock sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Shamrock looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Manelito tries to move into range but Shamrock moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Manelito tries to keep at a distance but Shamrock has taken the fight into the clinch.
Shamrock manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The referee calls for Manelito to work.
Shamrock prevents a takedown attempt there.
Manelito doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Manelito has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
A right hook to the body lands for Shamrock .
Manelito looks winded!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shamrock lands with a right to the head.
Shamrock prevents the takedown attempt.
Ken Shamrock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lenny Manelito.
Shamrock is working Manelito over against the cage.
Shamrock breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shamrock cracks Manelito with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Manelito looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Shamrock finish him?
Manelito is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shamrock lands with a big right hook that stumbles Manelito - he's out on his feet here! Shamrock follows up with another monster hook that separates Manelito from consciousness! Manelito falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Shamrock stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ken Shamrock !
An out of breath Ken Shamrock thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andy Bogard (ranked 2943 p4p, 58 weight class) and Terje Warholm (ranked 6066 p4p, 106 weight class). Andy Bogard has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andy Bogard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Terje Warholm!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bogard takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bogard tries to bum rush Warholm with a series of wild strikes but Warholm uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Warholm buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Warholm lands with a shot to the body.
Bogard tries a head kick but it misses.
Warholm now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bogard throws a body punch but Warholm moves out of range.
Warholm 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.
Bogard misses with a body punch
and Bogard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bogard moves out of range of the body kick.
Warholm attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bogard looks to land a left hand but Warholm moved out of range nicely.
Warholm follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Warholm goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A bone on bone clash there as Bogard blocks the leg kick.
It looked like Bogard wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bogard misses with a jab, cross combination.
Warholm clinches with his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Warholm lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bogard tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Warholm smiles and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warholm bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Bogard throws a series of punches but Warholm avoids them all with ease.
Warholm is looking to score with low kicks.
Bogard misses with a body kick.
No joy there for Warholm, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bogard takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bogard misses with an attempted mid kick.
Warholm looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bogard blocks a head kick by Warholm.
Bogard throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Bogard scores with a shot to the body.
Warholm rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bogard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Warholm throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warholm avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Warholm fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Warholm pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bogard 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.
Terje Warholm is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bogard knocks Warholm to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
It looks like Terje Warholm has been cut.
Warholm is trying to get back to his feet.
We've been hearing good reports from Bogard'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.
Bogard wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Warholm, who protects the arm well.
Bogard is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Warholm is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Warholm wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bogard tries for a kimura but Warholm is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Warholm is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Bogard tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bogard has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Warholm tries to improve position but can't.
Warholm is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Bogard has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Warholm is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Warholm is pushing Bogard's head away, looking to escape. Bogard manages to hold on to the position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warholm is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Bogard tries for a kimura but Warholm is defending well.
Warholm is looking for a sweep.
Warholm really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bogard. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Warholm bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Warholm throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bogard looks to score with a jab to the body but Warholm is just out of range.
Warholm only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Warholm walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Warholm scores with a body shot.
Warholm misses with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Bogard dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Terje Warholm's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Warholm tried to score with a low kick but Bogard checks it.
A leg kick checked by Bogard.
Bogard fires out a quick counter leg kick but Warholm just manages to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Bogard throws a quick inside leg kick.
Warholm tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Warholm's corner calls for a 1-2. Warholm obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bogard is looking to chop away at Warholm's legs.
Bogard fails to land with a series of punches.
Bogard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bogard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Warholm lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Bogard tries to land a front kick but Warholm steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bogard scores with a nice head shot.
Bogard lands a slapping body shot.
Bogard misses with a body kick.
Bogard slips a jab and a cross from Warholm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warholm moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bogard looks to land a left hand but Warholm moved out of range nicely.
Bogard avoids the body shot from Warholm.
Bogard is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Warholm.
Jab, jab by Bogard - just one landing.
Bogard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A nice combination there by Warholm.
Bogard throws a big shot that misses.
Warholm looks for the body kick but Bogard saw that one coming.
Bogard lands a nice looking body kick.
Warholm keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bogard.
Warholm throws a big counter head kick but Bogard avoids it with no problem.
Warholm misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bogard.
Warholm uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bogard.
Warholm feints a counter leg kick.
Warholm takes a swing at Bogard's ribcage but misses.
Bogard lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bogard throws a head kick that Warholm semi-blocks.
Warholm is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bogard rather than just go for the knockout.
Warholm pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Andy Bogard is winning the standup battle so far.
Bogard rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Warholm counters with a left to the body.
Bogard takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bogard.
Warholm avoids the head kick by Bogard.
Bogard misses with a wild combination.
Warholm fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bogard manages to avoid it.
Warholm throws a low kick, looking for Bogard's leg but Bogard calmly moves out of range.
Andy Bogard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bogard on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Warholm throws a head kick but Bogard moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bogard scores with a nice right hand.
Warholm shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Bogard eats them both and turns towards Warholm to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Warholm explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Warholm misses with a body kick.
Bogard connects with a solid leg kick.
Bogard looks to land a left hand but Warholm moved out of range nicely.
Warholm throws out a counter right but Bogard avoids it with no problem.
Warholm moves into range and connects with a jab.
Warholm blocks the body kick.
Warholm getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bogard misses with a hook. Warholm ducked under it nicely.
Warholm swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bogard with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bogard takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
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!
Warholm moves out of range as Bogard throws a body kick.
Warholm looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warholm throws a wild body kick that Bogard sees coming a mile off.
An attempted straight right counter from Bogard misses the target.
Warholm throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
An attempted straight right counter from Bogard misses the target.
Warholm has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bogard works Warholm's body with a nice hook.
Bogard throws a head kick that misses.
Warholm throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bogard stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bogard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Warholm misses with the combination.
Bogard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Despite the aggression on Warholm's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Bogard moves out of range as Warholm throws a body kick.
Bogard jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Bogard scores with a head kick. Warholm tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Warholm throws a leg kick that misses.
Bogard was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bogard lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Warholm circles away quickly and effectively.
Warholm follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Andy Bogard will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Terje Warholm'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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Bogard doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bogard throws a body kick that misses.
Warholm throws a wild body kick that Bogard sees coming a mile off.
A quick step to the side and Bogard tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Warholm looks to score with a jab to the body but Bogard is just out of range.
As Warholm backs away, Bogard returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Warholm misses with a looping left.
Warholm avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Warholm throws out a counter right but Bogard avoids it with no problem.
Bogard takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bogard tries to bum rush Warholm with a series of wild strikes but Warholm uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Warholm looks for the body kick but Bogard saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Warholm has managed to clinch.
Bogard fails to pull guard.
Bogard tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Warholm just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bogard tries to pull guard but Warholm forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andy Bogard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bogard tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Warholm smiles and moves away.
Bogard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bogard lands a nice shot to the body.
Warholm comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Warholm scores with a shot to the body.
Bogard misses with an uppercut. Warholm saw that one coming.
Warholm steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bogard.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bogard. Warholm does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bogard takes one to the side of the head.
Bogard throws a head kick that misses.
Bogard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Warholm with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bogard looks to land a combination but Warholm avoids it well.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Warholm! But no joy.
Bogard blocks a head kick by Warholm.
Bogard feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Bogard shoots for a takedown but Warholm saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Warholm instigates a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bogard is trying to pull guard but Warholm has him pressed against the cage.
Warholm pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Warholm scores with a leg kick.
Warholm scores with a push kick.
Bogard misses with a body kick.
Warholm explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Warholm throws a wild body kick that Bogard sees coming a mile off.
Terje Warholm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warholm throws a head kick that half lands.
Bogard looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Warholm connects with a nice looking jab.
A head kick misses from Bogard.
Warholm throws a fast counter high kick but Bogard manages to duck under it in time.
Warholm dodges the punch combination from Bogard.
Warholm lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bogard circles away quickly and effectively.
Bogard half committed to a counter leg kick.
Warholm misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bogard.
Warholm throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bogard's head.
That kick from Bogard tenderised Warholm's leg. Warholm is trying to keep his angry face on.
Warholm blocks a head kick by Bogard.
Bogard misses with a hook.
Warholm lands a jab-cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bogard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bogard looks to throw the jab but Warholm is out of range.
Warholm misses with a jab, cross combination.
Warholm throws a body shot but no joy.
Bogard walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Warholm uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bogard.
Bogard throws a nice looking combination but Warholm bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Warholm lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bogard will feel that in the morning.
Warholm is looking to land body kicks.
Warholm lands a body shot.
Terje Warholm has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Warholm goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Warholm takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Warholm looks to land a body kick but Bogard moved away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Terje Warholm comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bogard has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Greg Bell (ranked 4018 p4p, 136 weight class) and Brock Sampson (ranked 3562 p4p, 71 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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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
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Greg Bell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brock Sampson!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bell fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Sampson sprawls well initially but Bell persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Sampson is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sampson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bell scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bell not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sampson is defending against the submission attempts here by Bell.
Sampson gets back to full guard.
Bell throws an elbow that misses. Sampson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bell's guard. Nice move by Sampson!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bell looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sampson tries to free his leg and advance position but Bell is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sampson pushing down on Bell's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Sampson is working for a submission of some sort.
Bell is looking to improve his position.
Bell keeping hold of Sampson's head, controlling as best he can.
Bell works his way to full guard. Good work.
Bell is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bell thows a huge punch but Sampson dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bell throwing shots but Sampson is blocking nicely.
Sampson has hold of Bell's hands but Bell slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bell is trying to work for a kimura but Sampson is defending well.
Bell looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sampson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bell with the ground and pound but Sampson uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Sampson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bell is one step ahead there.
Bell connects with a couple of short punches.
Bell working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell throws a big right hand that misses.
Bell drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Sampson manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Bell has Sampson in his guard.
Bell looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sampson is one step ahead there.
Sampson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Bell's guard.
Sampson trying to control from half guard but Bell is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sampson seems to be working for a kimura but Bell defends the submission attempt.
Bell is defending against the submission attempts here by Sampson.
Bell regains full guard. Nicely done.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bell has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Sampson trying to move into half guard but instead Bell has managed to sweep!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Greg Bell 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.
Sampson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sampson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Sampson lands a nice hook to Bell's body. Bell takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bell missing with a left hand there. Sampson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And Sampson tries to counter it with a takedown but Bell pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Bell gets a clinch.
Bell taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bell ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Bell no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bell 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.
Sampson trying to control the position from guard on top but Bell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sampson won't allow Bell to sweep him here.
We've been hearing good reports from Bell'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.
Sampson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Bell's guard.
Bell is looking to get back to full guard here but Sampson has managed to pass to side control instead.
Bell manages to work his way to half guard, despite Sampson's best efforts.
Sampson is pressing down on Bell's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bell is holding on for now.
Sampson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bell keeps working.
Sampson passes to full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sampson with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Bell has given up his back. Will we see Sampson going for some submissions?
Sampson trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Bell rolls, trying to escape but Sampson keeps control of the position.
Sampson is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Bell knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Bell for a finish.
Bell is really stuck here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Bell rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Bell is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sampson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bell does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bell is looking for a sweep. Sampson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bell is working hard here to advance position.
That's four 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.
Bell wants to control but Sampson is keeping busy.
Bell is looking for a sweep. Sampson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bell is not content to let Sampson control the position.
Bell is looking for a sweep. Sampson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sampson is looking to pass Bell's guard but actually Bell recovers to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sampson wants to control from the top but Bell keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brock Sampson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Sampson stalks Bell and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bell's face. Bell staggers backwards, shaken.
Sampson scores with a nice right hand.
Sampson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bell working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sampson's head.
Bell looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Bell postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bell chips away with some ground and pound.
Bell makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell gets to his feet and stands over Sampson, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Sampson felt that one! Bell unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Sampson from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Greg Bell!
Greg Bell really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that IniTech Nutrition logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Brooksbank (ranked 2328 p4p, 49 weight class) and Terry Bogard (ranked 3156 p4p, 64 weight class). Terry Bogard has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Dave Brooksbank's chin.
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Brawler
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dave Brooksbank!
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, Terry Bogard!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bogard lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Brooksbank looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Bogard pushes Brooksbank off but Brooksbank dives into side control.
Brooksbank passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Bogard!
Brooksbank quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Brooksbank but it's paid off an Bogard is forced to tap! Nice work by Brooksbank.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dave Brooksbank!
A relieved looking Dave Brooksbank 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 Wolfgang Lee Roth (ranked 2436 p4p, 50 weight class) and Delwyn Baines (ranked 3517 p4p, 70 weight class). Baines comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Jeff Beck - Hi Ho Silver Lining kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Brawler
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wolfgang Lee Roth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Delwyn Baines!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee Roth bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
It looks like Delwyn Baines has been cut.
Baines waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lee Roth.
Lee Roth closes the distance and clinches up with Baines, looking for a takedown. Lee Roth pushes Baines against the cage but Baines circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Baines throws a hook to the side of Lee Roth's head but Lee Roth sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lee Roth scores with a crisp jab that stopped Baines in his tracks.
Lee Roth jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lee Roth's corner calls for a 1-2. Lee Roth obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Delwyn Baines seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee Roth missing with a left hand there. Baines was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Baines thows a left - swing and a miss!
Horrible takedown attempt by Lee Roth or perhaps it was just good defense by Baines, which made it look bad.
Lee Roth fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baines manages to avoid it.
Lee Roth fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Baines sprawls well initially but Lee Roth persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Baines tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Lee Roth manages to move to mount!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baines is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Baines wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Lee Roth 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.
Lee Roth wants to control the pace but Baines is squirming around nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee Roth has control of Baines's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Baines regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Lee Roth is trying to take his opponent's back.
Baines really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lee Roth. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lee Roth is working hard here to advance position.
Baines somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Baines looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Baines listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee Roth throws out a powerful jab.
Baines ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lee Roth slips under a jab from Baines.
Lee Roth lands a jab to the nose.
Lee Roth lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Baines circles away quickly and effectively.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee Roth misses with a looping right.
Lee Roth throws a hook but Baines blocks it.
Lee Roth clinches.
Lee Roth lands a right hand.
Baines escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A shot to the liver by Lee Roth. Beautiful body shot.
Delwyn Baines is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Baines throws a big shot that misses.
Baines ducks right into an uppercut from Lee Roth.
Baines swings widly with a right hand
and Lee Roth cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lee Roth avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lee Roth shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Baines sprawls well. Baines wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lee Roth gets slowly back to his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Baines! But no joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wolfgang Lee Roth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee Roth uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Baines.
Baines misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee Roth slips under a jab from Baines.
Lee Roth slips under a jab.
Lee Roth avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lee Roth moves out of range of the strikes.
Baines waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lee Roth.
Lee Roth manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Baines on his heels. He'll look to pass Baines's guard now, I'm sure.
Baines can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lee Roth controls the pace.
Baines can't keep his opponent in guard - Lee Roth advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Lee Roth with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee Roth works his way into side control.
Lee Roth trying to control the position but Baines is working away.
Lee Roth tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Lee Roth has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Baines takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Lee Roth is looking to take a break and control but Baines is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lee Roth looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Baines is avoiding damage well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wolfgang Lee Roth dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Delwyn Baines's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Baines has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lee Roth finds it's way round the side to connect with Baines's head.
Lee Roth tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Baines defends well and Lee Roth ends up having to push Baines into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Lee Roth shoots in and drives through. Baines sprawls well.
Lee Roth uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Baines.
Lee Roth shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Lee Roth showed some decent athleticism there.
Lee Roth is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Lee Roth misses with a head shot.
Baines is squirming around, avoiding Lee Roth's attempts to control the action.
Lee Roth is working for a guillotine from mount but Baines frees his head quite easily.
Baines is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee Roth throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Lee Roth moves to the back.
Lee Roth controlling the position well here. Baines rolled but Lee Roth kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Lee Roth'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.
Lee Roth working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Baines is doing well to defend. Lee Roth seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Baines is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Wolfgang Lee Roth!
A very excited looking Wolfgang Lee Roth 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Android Seventeen (ranked 1662 p4p, 56 weight class) and Eldar Tskhadaia (ranked 1953 p4p, 43 weight class). Seventeen comes into the arena with Dj got us fallin in love blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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243 lbs
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Android Seventeen !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eldar Tskhadaia!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tskhadaia misses with a lunging right hand
and Seventeen counters with a straight right hand.
We've been told by Seventeen 's head coaches at *****MY YARD***** that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Tskhadaia ducks under a wild hook from Seventeen .
We've been informed that Tskhadaia has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Seventeen lands a big uppercut and Tskhadaia crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Tskhadaia looks OK. Seventeen waves Tskhadaia back to his feet!
Tskhadaia is rocked!
Tskhadaia drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tskhadaia lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Seventeen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tskhadaia controlling from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tskhadaia scoring with punches to the head and body.
Seventeen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tskhadaia on the ground.
Tskhadaia showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tskhadaia's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Tskhadaia makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Tskhadaia landing some decent shots from guard.
Tskhadaia makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's two 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.
Tskhadaia postures up.
Tskhadaia stays in close to Seventeen 's body and controls the position.
Tskhadaia is working Seventeen over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Tskhadaia connects with a couple of short punches.
Seventeen had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Tskhadaia defends it easily.
Tskhadaia's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Tskhadaia scoring with some ground and pound.
Seventeen has momentary wrist control but Tskhadaia slips an elbow through the middle.
Seventeen really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Seventeen can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Tskhadaia controls the pace.
Tskhadaia makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tskhadaia controls from within his opponent's guard.
Seventeen is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tskhadaia defends well.
Tskhadaia is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Tskhadaia's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Let's hope that Tskhadaia has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Tskhadaia postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Seventeen being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Seventeen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tskhadaia throws a shot from downtown. Seventeen moves away and avoids it.
As Tskhadaia looks to move away, Seventeen throws a big counter combo but Tskhadaia just gets out of the way.
Seventeen throws a right and a left that Tskhadaia avoids nicely.
Tskhadaia rushes Seventeen and presses him up against the cage.
Seventeen letting Tskhadaia take a breather here.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Tskhadaia receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Seventeen is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Eldar Tskhadaia will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Seventeen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tskhadaia.
Eldar Tskhadaia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tskhadaia fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Seventeen , pushing him back against the cage.
Tskhadaia gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Tskhadaia looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Seventeen with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Tskhadaia seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Seventeen is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Eldar Tskhadaia!
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