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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Adder (ranked 23528 p4p, 752 weight class) and Kurt Smith (ranked 8345 p4p, 680 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Kurt Smith was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Adder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kurt Smith!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Micheangelo Fripello and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adder shoots in and bounces Smith off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Smith looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Adder passes into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith wants to improve his position, back to half guard but Adder has ideas of his own. He's got hold of Smith's far side arm and it looks like he's got an Americana. Ohh! Ohhhh! OOOOOOOOOH! A human being's arm is not meant to bend like that! Smith is tapping like a morse code operator on the Titanic! SOS SOS! He's out of here! Great win for Adder!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). John Adder!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kenshi Suri (ranked 5048 p4p, 419 weight class) and August Casque (ranked 24458 p4p, 573 weight class). Kenshi Suri could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to August Casque's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kenshi Suri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, August Casque!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Micheangelo Fripello and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suri with a hook.
It looks like August Casque has been cut.
Suri dodges the punch combination from Casque.
Casque lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Casque takes one to the side of the head.
Casque fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Suri lands with a hook. Casque tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Casque seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Suri shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Casque is backing up but Suri catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Casque covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Suri Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kenshi Suri!
During a confident post fight interview, Kenshi Suri thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nevil Hawk (ranked 23457 p4p, 788 weight class) and Noam Dar (ranked 23807 p4p, 824 weight class). Hawk comes to the cage accompanied by Ruleta. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nevil Hawk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Noam Dar!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Micheangelo Fripello and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dar clinches.
Dar is looking to take this one to the mat.
Dar has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Hawk clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Hawk knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dar on the ground.
Hawk is trying to escape but he's just digging himself into more trouble. Dar manages to sink in the hooks and gets a rear naked choke to end the fight in impressive fashion.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Noam Dar!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Young Blood (ranked 5156 p4p, 557 weight class) and Phil Maroni (ranked 4293 p4p, 485 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Young Blood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Phil Maroni!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Josh West and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maroni attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Blood takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Blood darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Maroni is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Blood pulls his head out easily.
Blood is pressing down on Maroni's thigh, looking to free his foot. Maroni is holding on for now.
Blood is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Blood is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blood trying to control from Maroni's half guard. Maroni has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blood lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Blood trying to control but Maroni is working from the bottom.
Maroni is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Maroni looking for a sweep. Not yet Maroni, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blood stands up over Maroni, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Blood wants to pass the guard but Maroni is keeping the position.
Maroni has momentary wrist control but Blood slips an elbow through the middle.
Blood wants to control from the top but Maroni keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blood is really struggling to control Maroni but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Blood throwing strikes from guard but Maroni blocks nicely.
Blood stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Maroni swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Blood really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Blood wants to control from the top but Maroni keeps moving.
Blood with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Blood throwing strikes from guard but Maroni blocks nicely.
Maroni is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Maroni has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Makoa - Hilo Cheapest Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blood cracks Maroni with a solid left hand.
Blood trying to control but Maroni is working from the bottom.
Blood has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Blood is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Maroni is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Maroni has escaped and now he's on top!
Blood is looking for a triangle but Maroni pushes his legs off easily.
Blood looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Blood keeping moving, preventing Maroni from controlling successfully.
Blood is looking for a triangle but Maroni pushes his legs off easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blood looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Maroni avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Maroni sitting in guard here, content to control.
Maroni sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Blood's guard.
Blood is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Maroni pulls his head out easily.
Maroni thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Blood wants to control but Maroni is keeping busy.
Maroni seems to be working for a kimura but Blood defends the submission attempt.
Blood is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Maroni pulls his head out easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Young Blood dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Blood looking to score a takedown here. Maroni is defending well but Blood drives through and ends up in Maroni's guard.
Blood looking to sit in guard and control but Maroni gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Blood is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Blood looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Maroni stays in close to Blood's body and controls the position.
Blood on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Blood tries to get out of the position.
Maroni looking to pass the guard.
Blood will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blood is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Blood is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Maroni can do to turn this around?
Blood is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Maroni defends well.
Maroni drops back looking for a leg! Blood is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Blood manages to kick Maroni off! Maroni jumps back into Blood's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blood working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Maroni doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Blood is tightening it up a little... Maroni has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Maroni reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Maroni taps out! Nice BJJ there by Blood!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Young Blood!
After winning the bout, Young Blood thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Phil Maroni was interviewed post fight and said 'He was the better man tonight'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ed ONeill (ranked 5548 p4p, 587 weight class) and Razor Ramon (ranked 9127 p4p, 700 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ed ONeill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Razor Ramon!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Colin Fray and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramon shoots and misses
and ONeill counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ramon thinking.
Ramon slips a jab from ONeill.
Ramon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ramon misses with a takedown
letting ONeill counter with a right hand.
Ramon throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ramon takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ramon moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ramon is defended easily by ONeill.
Ed ONeill has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Razor Ramon.
ONeill throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ramon on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramon throws a shot to the body.
Ramon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from ONeill.
Ramon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ramon goes for a double leg but ONeill avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as ONeill continues to drive forward.
ONeill misses with a straight right.
Ramon with the counter takedown but ONeill avoids it easily.
ONeill misses the shot to the body.
ONeill uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nice sprawl there from ONeill as Ramon shoots in.
Ramon throws a sloppy body shot
and ONeill counters with a stiff right hand.
ONeill looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ramon tries for a takedown but ONeill circles away easily
and ONeill connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
ONeill throws a body shot but no joy.
ONeill jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
ONeill swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
ONeill misses the jab.
Ramon dives in for a single leg takedown but ONeill sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
ONeill is looking to counter punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ramon shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says ONeill as he avoids it easily.
Ramon swinging wildly here.
Ramon shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. ONeill defends it nicely.
ONeill slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
ONeill feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Ramon sprawling to the canvas! Ramon rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can ONeill finish him?!
Ramon is rocked!
Ed ONeill is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ramon wants to clinch up but ONeill keeps it at a distance.
Ramon is still on wobbly legs! Can ONeill finish him?
Ramon misses with a takedown
and ONeill rattles Ramon with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Ramon tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. ONeill dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Ramon stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ed ONeill!
A very excited looking Ed ONeill 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.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Edgy Brah (ranked 4016 p4p, 361 weight class) and Klay Dee (ranked 3695 p4p, 330 weight class). Brah comes to the cage accompanied by Dropped by Smoke Serpent. Dee has chosen Tyler, The Creator - Who Dat Boy as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Klay Dee will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Edgy Brah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Klay Dee!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Jeff Smith and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brah lands a jab to the head.
A big right from Brah misses.
Dee scores with a jab to the head.
Dee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brah moves away.
Dee getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dee scores with a sloppy right hand. Brah should have avoided that one.
Dee lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Brah keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Brah misses the target.
Dee just misses with a punch to the body.
Brah throws a right and a left that Dee avoids nicely.
Dee misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dee lands with a straight right. Brah didn't see that one coming.
Brah punishes Dee's body with a nice straight punch.
Dee moves out of range of the strikes.
Brah misses with an uppercut.
Brah throws a jab when Dee was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Dee.
Jab by Dee.
Brah looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nice defenses there by Brah.
Dee scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dee misses with a body shot.
Dee lands a jab to the nose.
Brah throws a right hand that Dee ducks under and follows up with a left that Dee also avoids with ease.
Dee lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Brah at a distance.
Dee stuffs the takedown.
Brah drops his hands momentarily and Dee takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Brah swings widly with a right hand
and Dee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brah ducks under a wild hook from Dee.
Brah scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Dee walks into a straight right hand from Brah.
Brah throws out a loose jab but Dee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dee is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Brah with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Dee misses.
Nice takedown defense from Dee. No joy for Brah on that attempt.
Dee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brah appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Brah closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Brah lands in his opponent's guard.
Brah postures up in Dee's guard and throws a big left but Dee blocks it.
Brah throwing strikes from guard but Dee blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brah accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Brah postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Brah throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dee works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dee pulls Brah in close to prevent any damage.
Brah wants to control from the top but Dee keeps moving.
Brah's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Klay Dee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dee tries to sprawl but Brah drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Dee tries to get to full guard but Brah has control of the leg.
Brah is pressing down on Dee's thigh, looking to free his foot. Dee is holding on for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brah missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dee has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Forest Hill Gym . Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Dee manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Dee slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Brah shoots in for a takedown but Dee shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edgy Brah. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brah bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dee throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brah throwing a counter right hand but Dee manages to avoid it.
Dee is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Brah had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Dee stuffs the takedown.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice defenses there by Brah.
Dee circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dee swings for the body but Brah moves out of range.
Brah went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Dee smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Brah walks into a straight right hand from Dee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Klay Dee dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Brah gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dee makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dee takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Brah avoids the body shot from Dee.
Dee throws a lazy right hand but Brah sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brah throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Klay Dee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dee takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Brah goes for a double leg but Dee avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Dee continues to drive forward.
Dee avoids the body shot from Brah.
Dee looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dee takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dee cracks Brah with a good jab.
Dee with a hook.
Brah throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dee throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Brah to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brah misses with a hook.
Sloppy strikes from Brah. Those never looked like landing.
Brah changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Dee looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Dee throws Brah to one side and escapes!
A cross from Dee lands.
Dee's corner calls for a 1-2. Dee obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fight stays on the outside here - Brah looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brah throws a shot from downtown. Dee moves away and avoids it.
Dee dodges the punch combination from Brah.
Brah misses with a looping right.
Dee lands a jab to the head.
Dee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Klay Dee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brah ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dee misses with a looping right.
A slow jab from Brah misses its intended target.
Dee looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dee cracks a nice hook into Brah's ribs.
Brah tries to move into range but Dee moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Brah moves out of range as Dee strikes.
Brah misses with an uppercut. Dee saw that one coming.
Dee throws out a counter right but Brah avoids it with no problem.
Brah throws a shot from downtown. Dee moves away and avoids it.
Brah misses with a double jab.
Dee connects with a nice looking jab.
Dee lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Brah fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brah.
Dee swings for the body but Brah moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Dee misses.
Dee just misses with a punch to the body.
Dee avoids the body shot from Brah.
Brah connects with a jab.
Dee tries to move into range but Brah moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Dee needs to keep his hands up - Brah had a free shot at his head there.
Dee misses with the combination.
Nice sprawl there from Dee as Brah shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edgy Brah. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dee lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brah circles away quickly and effectively.
Dee throws a poor cross that misses
and Brah counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dee wants to stand but Brah is controlling the position.
Brah lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brah working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Brah trying to control the position from guard on top but Dee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brah connects with a couple of short punches.
Brah throws an elbow that misses. Dee uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Brah's guard. Nice move by Dee!
Brah working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Dee has passed into half guard!
Brah gets full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Klay Dee will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Dee connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dee has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brah displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A jab from Dee does it's job there.
Brah shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Brah showed some decent athleticism there.
Dee makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dee throws a body shot but no joy.
Brah drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brah looking to pass the guard.
Brah 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.
Dee preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brah postures up and lands a big shot to Dee's brow.
Dee has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Brah off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Dee swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Brah counters with a nice body shot.
Dee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brah.
Dee throws a good cross that connects.
Dee stuffs the takedown.
Dee throws out a counter right but Brah avoids it with no problem.
Dee misses with a left hand
and Brah counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Brah.
Dee manages to escape and get back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brah with a lazy takedown attempt
and Dee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Donk. Dee catches Brah right on the button with a cross.
A swing and a miss from Dee.
Dee throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dee lands a jab to Brah's midsection.
Dee is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Brah fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dee manages to avoid it.
Donk. Brah catches Dee right on the button with a cross.
Dee punishes Brah's body with a nice straight punch.
Brah looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Brah on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Brah's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dee connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Brah scrambles back to his feet.
Brah throws a body shot but no joy.
Brah showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dee.
Brah has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Brah there as he acknowledges the shot.
Brah's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dee connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Brah scrambles back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dee slips under a jab from Brah.
Brah shoots for a takedown but Dee saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edgy Brah. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dee connects with a jab.
Brah is rocked!
Dee throws a nice looking combination but Brah bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Oh Brah is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brah uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dee.
Brah misses with a wild body shot.
Dee swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Brah seems to have got his legs back now.
Dee takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Klay Dee is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Brah moves to clinch but Dee breaks away
letting Dee counter with a right hand.
Dee staying out of range there.
Brah showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dee.
Dee throws a series of punches but Brah moves out of range.
Brah is looking for a counter combo.
Dee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brah.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dee looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Brah changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Dee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brah throws out the jab.
A slow jab from Dee misses its intended target.
Brah tries to counter with a takedown but Dee is quick to defend against it.
Donk. Dee catches Brah right on the button with a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dee throws a hook but Brah blocks it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dee, as that shot connected.
Dee takes a swing at Brah's ribcage but misses.
A cross from Brah lands.
Dee tries to bum rush Brah with a series of wild strikes but Brah uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dee just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brah.
Brah walks into a straight right hand from Dee.
Edgy Brah has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brah drives through with a takedown into guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Klay Dee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dee 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Klay Dee!
Klay Dee decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Edgy Brah was interviewed post fight and said 'You probably get your information from the library!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Simon Jensen (ranked 5459 p4p, 463 weight class) and James Winkle (ranked 4203 p4p, 392 weight class). Jensen comes to the cage accompanied by Imagine Dragons - On Top of the World. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Simon Jensen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, James Winkle !
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Ryoma Takatsuka and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winkle on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Winkle swats away the attempt to clinch by Jensen.
Jensen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Winkle throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Jensen was covering up waiting for the punch and Winkle finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Winkle scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winkle trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Winkle working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Jensen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jensen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Winkle can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jensen seems keen to control Winkle 's posture.
Winkle throws a big right hand that misses.
Winkle trying to control the position from guard on top but Jensen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jensen isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Winkle stacks Jensen on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Winkle !
Jensen manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Winkle stalling away here and it's allowed Jensen to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Jensen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jensen had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Winkle defends it easily.
Winkle must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Winkle is sitting in close to Jensen's body. Jensen has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Winkle is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Winkle is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Jensen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Simon Jensen!
After the big win, Simon Jensen made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Dauntless and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Alvarez (ranked 2075 p4p, 217 weight class) and Mark Tyme (ranked 2761 p4p, 256 weight class). Tyme has chosen Here Comes The Money as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricardo Alvarez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mark Tyme !
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Ryoma Takatsuka and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvarez drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Tyme is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Alvarez frees his head nicely. Oh but Tyme has switched to an armbar! Alvarez is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Mark Tyme !
Mark Tyme is the new featherweight champion!
Mark Tyme took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, KOMBAT KLOTHING for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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