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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zoey Malone I I I (ranked 4957 p4p, 496 weight class) and Razza Matazz (ranked 4113 p4p, 443 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Matazz's choice of entrance music: Tool - Eulogy. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zoey Malone I I I!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Razza Matazz!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Roger Salmon and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malone I I I connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Matazz's hands.
Matazz moves away from the strike by Malone I I I.
Matazz motions for Malone I I I to come forward. Matazz throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Matazz lands a jab-cross combination.
Donk. Matazz catches Malone I I I right on the button with a cross.
Malone I I I lands an overhand right.
Matazz lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Malone I I I throws a lazy right hand but Matazz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Matazz throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Nice shot lands for Matazz.
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!
and Matazz counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Malone I I I! He's just covering up as Matazz starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Razza Matazz!
A relieved looking Razza Matazz 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Vinku Intiaani (ranked 4377 p4p, 483 weight class) and George Arias (ranked 21898 p4p, 694 weight class). Intiaani comes to the cage accompanied by Wayrapa Muspuynin . Vinku Intiaani 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vinku Intiaani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, George Arias!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Colin Fray and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Intiaani throws a big shot that misses.
Intiaani checks a leg kick.
Arias stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Arias shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Intiaani as he avoids it easily.
Intiaani throws a one two combo.
Intiaani uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Arias.
Intiaani misses with a wild body shot.
Arias defending well as Intiaani loads up on a big left hand.
Arias tries to clinch up.
Arias clinches with his opponent.
Arias tries a body shot but Intiaani blocks it.
Intiaani is leaning against Arias and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Arias tries for a takedown. No joy.
Arias stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Intiaani throws a punch but it's blocked by Arias.
A nice left hand lands by Arias.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short uppercut from Arias.
Intiaani misses with a punch on the inside.
Arias fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Arias blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arias lands a body shot.
Arias tries for a takedown but Intiaani manages to get underhooks.
Vinku Intiaani has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Arias.
Intiaani tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Intiaani swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Arias.
Arias tries to work over Intiaani's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Arias 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.
Arias misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Arias lands a body shot.
Arias has picked Intiaani up - he's going for a ride! Arias dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Intiaani on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Arias is looking to advance position but Intiaani won't allow it.
Arias sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arias landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Arias trying to mount his opponent but Intiaani defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arias trying to control the pace.
It looks like Arias might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Arias throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Arias slows the pace down in half guard.
Arias not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Arias trying to pass the guard but Intiaani defending well.
Arias is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Intiaani sees it coming and defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Intiaani is controlling Arias's trapped leg to prevent Arias from advancing to side control.
Arias prevents Intiaani from improving his position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Arias in particular looking to stall.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Arias tries to clinch there but Intiaani circles away.
Arias looks to score with a jab to the body but Intiaani is just out of range.
Intiaani darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Arias is looking to clinch but Intiaani is avoiding it.
Arias throws a body shot but no joy.
Arias darts in and clinches Intiaani up against the cage.
Intiaani prevents the takedown attempt.
Intiaani has a couple of punches blocked by Arias.
Intiaani lands with a short shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Arias.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Arias dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Intiaani moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Arias tries a low kick but Intiaani avoids it.
Arias scores with a kick to the midsection.
Arias scores with a jab to the body.
Intiaani throws a sloppy head kick and Arias moves out of range easily.
Intiaani throws a big shot that misses.
Arias uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Intiaani.
Arias lands the left hand.
It looks like Vinku Intiaani has been cut.
Arias throws a leg kick that misses.
Intiaani avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Arias lands with a good body shot.
Intiaani misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Arias throws a leg kick which misses Intiaani's front leg but catches the back leg as Intiaani tries to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Intiaani takes one to the chin there.
Arias closes the distance and clinches.
Intiaani misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Arias.
Intiaani struggles to land a body shot inside as Arias controls his hands.
Arias lands a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arias controls from within his opponent's guard.
Arias is pushing down on Intiaani's leg trying to pass to half guard. Intiaani is fighting to maintain full guard but Arias has managed to sneak the leg through.
Arias content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Arias's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
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.
Arias is continuing to stall.
Intiaani trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Arias manages to pass to mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Intiaani is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Arias unloading with bombs!
Arias trying to control but Intiaani is having none of it.
Arias content just to control the position here.
Arias landing punches.
George Arias has got the better of the ground game so far.
Arias landing punches.
Arias controlling the pace for now.
Intiaani wants to control but Arias is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arias looking to control and managing it successfully.
Intiaani wants to control but Arias is having none of it.
Arias tries to control but Intiaani wriggling away.
Intiaani tries to hold on but Arias postures up.
Arias controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Arias showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Vinku Intiaani'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. This is the final round!
Arias cracks Intiaani with an open hand slap.
Intiaani throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Arias on the side of the head.
Arias keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vinku Intiaani is winning the standup battle so far.
Intiaani gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Arias is stalling in the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Intiaani is pulling down on Arias's head to control his posture.
Arias trying to control but Intiaani is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arias pushes down on Intiaani's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Arias is taking a breather. Intiaani says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Intiaani knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Arias on the ground.
Arias looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Arias controlling the pace.
Let's hope that Arias 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.
Vinku Intiaani has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Arias thows a huge punch but Intiaani dodges it nicely.
Arias looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Arias drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Arias trying to control but Intiaani is working from the bottom.
Intiaani trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arias slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Arias pushing down on Intiaani's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Arias is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Intiaani has managed to free his arm - good work.
Arias with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Arias is pressing down on Intiaani's thigh, looking to free his foot. Intiaani is holding on for now.
Intiaani trying to control here.
Still in half guard, Arias seems content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Arias wants to pass to mount but Intiaani is defending the position.
Arias is nestled in close to Intiaani, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Arias is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Intiaani is just riding it out for now. Arias eventually gives up the hold.
Arias tries to pass the half guard into mount. Intiaani knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Arias is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
And that's the end of the fight!
George Arias comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Arias 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Arias!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pohjolan Isanta (ranked 2836 p4p, 359 weight class) and Bradford Forbes (ranked 3673 p4p, 441 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Bradford Forbes enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Pohjolan Isanta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bradford Forbes!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Josh West and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Forbes throws a looping overhand right but Isanta ducks down to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Isanta on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A punch lands to the side of Forbes 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Isanta connects with a right hand. Forbes shakes it off.
Isanta shoots for a double leg takedown but Forbes sprawls well. He's pushed Isanta's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nice takedown defense from Forbes. No joy for Isanta on that attempt.
Forbes scores with a shot to the body.
Forbes fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Isanta looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Isanta throws a hook to the side of Forbes's head but Forbes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Forbes tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Pohjolan Isanta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Isanta uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Forbes.
Isanta swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Forbes moves away from the strike by Isanta.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Forbes throws a left and a right that both miss
and Isanta counters with a nice uppercut.
Forbes misses with a hook. Isanta ducked under it nicely.
Isanta moves away from the strike by Forbes.
Isanta throws a lazy right hand but Forbes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Isanta fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Forbes throws a hook but Isanta avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Isanta. Forbes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Forbes takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Isanta misses with a wild body shot.
Isanta throws the left hand but Forbes avoids the punch easily.
Isanta ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Isanta has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Seppo's Massage Temple in the buildup to the fight.
Isanta is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Isanta looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Isanta throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A lazy left from Isanta finds it's target.
Isanta's jab looks to have found its range, popping Forbes under the eye.
Isanta swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Isanta swings for the body but Forbes moves out of range.
Forbes drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Isanta defends it well.
Isanta throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Forbes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Isanta.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Forbes misses with an uppercut. Isanta saw that one coming.
Isanta attempts a counter takedown but Forbes avoids it well and moves away.
Forbes missing with a left hand there. Isanta was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Forbes moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slow jab from Isanta misses its intended target.
Forbes throws a looping overhand right but Isanta ducks down to avoid it.
Isanta misses with a straight left.
Isanta avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Isanta with a nice cross.
Forbes defending well as Isanta loads up on a big left hand.
Forbes takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Forbes ducks under a wild hook from Isanta.
Isanta throws a lazy uppercut
and Forbes counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Forbes looking to sit in guard and control but Isanta gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Isanta forces his way into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Forbes looking for submissions off his back.
Isanta with the ground and pound but Forbes uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Forbes looking to control.
Isanta wants to control from the top but Forbes keeps moving.
Forbes keeping full guard, as Isanta tries to pass.
Isanta wants to control from the top but Forbes keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Forbes working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Isanta.
Forbes working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Isanta doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Isanta manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Isanta avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Isanta avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Forbes wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Isanta is now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Pohjolan Isanta will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Forbes slips a straight right by Isanta.
Forbes moves out of range of the strikes.
Isanta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Forbes moves away.
Forbes throws a shot to the body.
Forbes is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Forbes swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Isanta cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Forbes. Isanta does a little dance to reset his feet.
Isanta avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fighters circling - Forbes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Isanta keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Forbes.
Forbes misses with a left hand
and Isanta counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Forbes throws a hook but Isanta avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Isanta. Forbes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Forbes misses with a straight right.
Forbes defending well as Isanta loads up on a big left hand.
Pohjolan Isanta is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Forbes changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Isanta looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Isanta tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Forbes is trying to get an arm triangle but Isanta is defending well.
Forbes thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Isanta can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Forbes has hold of Isanta's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Isanta seems comfortable defending it but Forbes has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Isanta is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Isanta is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Forbes couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bradford Forbes!
An out of breath Bradford Forbes 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tadakatsu Honda (ranked 5522 p4p, 227 weight class) and Rod Stiffington Jr (ranked 3666 p4p, 173 weight class). The key to victory for Tadakatsu Honda has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tadakatsu Honda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rod Stiffington Jr!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Josh West and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Honda darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Stiffington Jr avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Honda.
Honda is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Stiffington Jr has hold of Honda's hands but Honda slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Honda throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Honda is trying to work for a kimura but Stiffington Jr is defending well.
Stiffington Jr makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Stiffington Jr.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stiffington Jr is controlling Honda's posture.
Let's hope that Stiffington Jr 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stiffington Jr wants to sweep but no luck.
Honda is fighting to break Stiffington Jr's control of his arms but Stiffington Jr is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stiffington Jr bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Honda's guard.
Stiffington Jr with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Honda looking for a guillotine here but Stiffington Jr defends easily.
Honda working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Stiffington Jr doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Stiffington Jr manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Stiffington Jr is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Honda working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Stiffington Jr doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Stiffington Jr manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Honda looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stiffington Jr got a little sloppy there for a moment and Honda has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Stiffington Jr has managed to get both his arms back between Honda's legs - danger averted.
Stiffington Jr keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Honda's head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Stiffington Jr's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Honda is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Stiffington Jr keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Honda's head.
Stiffington Jr is in close to Honda's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Honda can't keep his opponent in guard - Stiffington Jr advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Stiffington Jr is nestled in close to Honda, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Stiffington Jr working the head and body with strikes.
Stiffington Jr scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Stiffington Jr is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Stiffington Jr is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Honda is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stiffington Jr lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Stiffington Jr prevents Honda from getting the reversal.
Honda is breathing heavily.
Stiffington Jr lands a heavy elbow.
Stiffington Jr controlling his opponent.
Stiffington Jr is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Stiffington Jr connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Honda is rocked!
Stiffington Jr lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Honda hang on?
Oh Honda is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stiffington Jr lands a heavy elbow.
Honda takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Stiffington Jr's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rod Stiffington Jr!
Rod Stiffington Jr bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brutus Leagatius (ranked 1230 p4p, 144 weight class) and Aleksey Sokolov (ranked 2005 p4p, 227 weight class). Sokolov has chosen Stelio Kontos as his entrance music. 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 Aleksey Sokolov 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brutus Leagatius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aleksey Sokolov!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Jeff Smith and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leagatius lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sokolov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Leagatius scores with a nice body kick.
Leagatius delivers a nice body kick.
Sokolov looks winded!
Donk. Leagatius catches Sokolov right on the button with a cross.
It looks like Aleksey Sokolov has been cut.
Nice body punch from Leagatius.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Leagatius - that will leave a mark!
Leagatius sends Sokolov crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Leagatius is motioning to the referee to let Sokolov up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sokolov is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Leagatius doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Sokolov crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Sokolov's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Brutus Leagatius!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brian Jacks (ranked 1615 p4p, 212 weight class) and Neyman Gariniho (ranked 2186 p4p, 282 weight class). Brian Jacks 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brian Jacks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Neyman Gariniho!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Roger Salmon and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gariniho lands with a cross.
Jacks throws an overhand right that lands on Gariniho's shoulder, as Gariniho tries to avoid the shot.
Gariniho throws out a counter right but Jacks avoids it with no problem.
Nice defenses there by Jacks.
A quick step to the side and Jacks tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brian Jacks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jacks misses with a looping left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gariniho! But no joy.
Jacks walks into a straight right hand from Gariniho.
Gariniho takes one to the side of the head.
Jacks staying out of range there.
Jacks moves away from the strike by Gariniho.
Gariniho slips a jab from Jacks.
Gariniho waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jacks.
Jacks takes a swing at Gariniho's ribcage but misses.
Gariniho slips under a jab from Jacks.
Gariniho pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A slow jab from Jacks misses its intended target.
Jacks misses with a looping left.
Gariniho tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jacks counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gariniho takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jacks scores with a nice strike.
Gariniho displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jacks throws out the jab.
Gariniho throws out a counter right but Jacks avoids it with no problem.
Nice jab there from Gariniho.
Gariniho misses with a looping right.
Gariniho defending well as Jacks loads up on a big left hand.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jacks.
Gariniho 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.
Gariniho throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Jacks to counter with a crisp jab.
Gariniho's corner calls for a 1-2. Gariniho obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
We've been hearing reports that Jacks has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Jacks pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It seemed like Gariniho was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jacks looks to land a left hand but Gariniho moved out of range nicely.
A lazy left from Gariniho finds it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gariniho moves away from the strike by Jacks.
Gariniho throws out a loose jab but Jacks uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacks misses with a wild body shot.
Jacks jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jacks throws a lazy uppercut
and Gariniho counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gariniho slips a jab from Jacks.
Neyman Gariniho is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gariniho displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jacks throws out the jab.
Gariniho appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Jacks misses with an uppercut.
Gariniho throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Brian Jacks has been cut.
Gariniho moves out of range as Jacks strikes.
Jacks staying out of range there.
Jacks tries to counter with a takedown but Gariniho is quick to defend against it.
Gariniho lands a head shot.
A left lands for Jacks.
Gariniho shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A shot to the body from Jacks misses
and Gariniho counters with a left to the body.
Jacks blocks a head kick by Gariniho.
Jacks drops down looking for a counter takedown but Gariniho sprawls and moves away.
Gariniho lands a glancing blow to the side of Jacks's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gariniho moves away from the strike by Jacks.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jacks is defended easily by Gariniho.
Jacks takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gariniho throws the left hand but Jacks avoids the punch easily.
Gariniho misses with a hook. Jacks ducked under it nicely.
Jacks scores with a shot to the body.
Gariniho looks to throw the jab but Jacks is out of range.
Jacks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A head kick misses from Gariniho.
Jacks digs a good hook to Gariniho's body.
Gariniho getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jacks scores with a nice right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gariniho keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gariniho lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jacks with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gariniho to score with a decent uppercut.
The fighters circling - Jacks throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jacks darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jacks lands a body shot.
A jab from Gariniho misses.
Jacks looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Jacks is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Gariniho doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Jacks.
Gariniho trying to control from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Neyman Gariniho will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Brian Jacks's cut.
That's time! Jacks's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jacks swings widly with a right hand
and Gariniho counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jacks thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gariniho staying out of range there.
Jacks fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Gariniho sprawls well initially but Jacks persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Gariniho is looking to improve his position.
Jacks is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Gariniho is just riding it out for now. Jacks eventually gives up the hold.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jacks wants to take a breather but Gariniho is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gariniho controlling the position well.
Gariniho is staying active underneath Jacks, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gariniho tries to roll over but Jacks keeps him under control.
Gariniho is trying to stand up here but Jacks is controlling him well.
Jacks is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Jacks seems to be working for a kimura but Gariniho defends the submission attempt.
Jacks is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gariniho keeping hold of Jacks's head, controlling as best he can.
Gariniho moves into full guard.
Jacks stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gariniho swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gariniho looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jacks is one step ahead there.
Gariniho working a defensive guard here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacks misses with a series of wild punches.
Gariniho scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jacks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jacks misses the jab.
Gariniho scores with a jab.
Gariniho throws a head kick but Jacks moves out of range.
Jacks scores with a jab to the body.
Jacks steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gariniho.
Jacks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gariniho was well out of range. Poor timing from Jacks.
Jacks walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gariniho keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jacks.
Gariniho looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacks looks to land a left hand but Gariniho moved out of range nicely.
Gariniho swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gariniho waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jacks.
Gariniho wants to land a leg kick but Jacks is out of range.
Jacks appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Gariniho with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jacks to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gariniho throws a lazy right hand but Jacks sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gariniho jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jacks loads up on a big right hand but Gariniho slips the punch.
Jacks looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Gariniho!
Jacks tries for a kimura but Gariniho is defending well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jacks wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gariniho, who protects the arm well.
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 Brian Jacks will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Brian Jacks'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. This is the final round!
Jacks looks to score with a jab to the body but Gariniho is just out of range.
A head kick misses from Gariniho.
A jab from Jacks misses.
Jacks showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gariniho.
Jacks moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gariniho misses with a head kick.
Gariniho pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab from Gariniho misses.
Jacks closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gariniho might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jacks moves out of range of the strikes.
Gariniho gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jacks lands a jab.
A swing and a miss from Jacks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gariniho displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jacks throws out the jab.
Gariniho looks to land a left hand but Jacks moved out of range nicely.
Jacks sizes up Gariniho with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Neyman Gariniho seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jacks throws a body punch but Gariniho moves out of range.
Gariniho throws a shot from downtown. Jacks moves away and avoids it.
Gariniho scores with a jab.
Gariniho swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jacks lands a nice shot that snaps Gariniho's head back.
Jacks throws the left hand but Gariniho avoids the punch easily.
Gariniho lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jacks's sensitive parts.
Gariniho ducks under a wild hook from Jacks.
Jacks throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gariniho sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gariniho connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gariniho throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jacks counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacks swings for the body but Gariniho moves out of range.
Gariniho gets caught napping as Jacks dives in and scores a takedown. Gariniho manages to retain guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gariniho keeping moving, preventing Jacks from controlling successfully.
Jacks pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gariniho is keeping the position for now.
Jacks won't allow Gariniho to get back to his feet.
Jacks wants to control from the top but Gariniho keeps moving.
Gariniho wants to sweep but no luck.
Gariniho keeping full guard, as Jacks tries to pass.
Gariniho is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacks trying to control but Gariniho is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Jacks ducks under a wild hook from Gariniho.
Jacks walks into a straight right hand from Gariniho.
Jacks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gariniho appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Jacks shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice uppercut lands for Gariniho. That snapped Jacks's head back.
Jacks drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gariniho connects with a single shot there.
Gariniho throws a nice head kick!
Jacks gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jacks throws out a loose jab but Gariniho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jacks throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gariniho.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gariniho scores with a punch to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gariniho, as that shot connected.
Jacks is rocked!
Jacks throws a body punch but Gariniho moves out of range.
Jacks drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gariniho is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Jacks dives into side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Jacks wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gariniho, who protects the arm well.
Gariniho tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jacks wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Jacks wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gariniho, who protects the arm well.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Neyman Gariniho.
I think Gariniho has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Neyman Gariniho!
After the fight, Neyman Gariniho was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Claudio Gadelha (ranked 1949 p4p, 90 weight class) and BJ Penn (ranked 644 p4p, 29 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Penn's choice of entrance music: Justin Bieber ft. Ariana Grande - Let Me Think Bout You. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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140 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Claudio Gadelha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, BJ Penn!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Paul Gruel and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gadelha fails with a takedown attempt.
Gadelha closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Gadelha lands in his opponent's guard.
Gadelha is stalling in the full guard.
Penn has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gadelha seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Penn looking for a sweep. Not yet Penn, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn keeping moving, preventing Gadelha from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gadelha works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Penn is positioning himself well to prevent Gadelha advancing to mount.
Penn is looking for a sweep. Gadelha is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Penn felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Gadelha seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Penn for as long as he can get away with.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Penn is trying to get back to full guard.
Gadelha takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Gadelha fails with the takedown
and Penn counters with a nice body shot.
Gadelha fails with the takedown
and Penn counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Claudio Gadelha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horrible takedown attempt by Gadelha or perhaps it was just good defense by Penn, which made it look bad.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn stuffs the takedown attempt from Gadelha. Gadelha gets slowly back to his feet.
Gadelha shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Penn counters with a straight right hand.
Gadelha tries for a takedown but Penn circles away easily
and Penn counters with a nice uppercut.
Gadelha walks into a left hand.
Penn lands with a cross.
Gadelha gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Penn counters with a stiff right hand.
Penn goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Gadelha with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Penn to counter with a crisp jab.
Gadelha is rocked!
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!
Gadelha shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Penn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Oh Gadelha is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gadelha misses with a takedown attempt
and Penn counters with a huge left! Gadelha is in big trouble! He's backing up but Penn isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Gadelha from any more damage. A dominating finish by Penn!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). BJ Penn!
A very excited looking BJ Penn 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Lew Rockwell (ranked 1669 p4p, 215 weight class) and Harold Harmbe (ranked 1279 p4p, 177 weight class). Rockwell comes to the cage accompanied by Like a Rock. Harold Harmbe 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lew Rockwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Harold Harmbe!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Roger Salmon and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harmbe has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rockwell jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Harmbe walks away with a smile on his face. Rockwell gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Rockwell looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Harmbe gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Harmbe looking to throw knees to the head but Rockwell is blocking nicely.
Harmbe scores a nice knee to the body.
Harmbe tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
I was talking to Rockwell's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Rockwell is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Harmbe to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lew Rockwell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rockwell tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Harmbe tries to land a knee to the head but Rockwell blocks with his arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rockwell fails to pull guard.
Harmbe working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rockwell is trying to pull guard but Harmbe turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Rockwell tries to pull guard but Harmbe holds him up against the cage and eventually Rockwell drops back down to his feet.
Rockwell tries to pull guard but Harmbe won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rockwell tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Harmbe smiles and moves away.
Harmbe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rockwell.
Oooooh!!! Harmbe has knocked Rockwell down with a huge combo! Harmbe steps away and waves a wobbly Rockwell back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Lew Rockwell has been cut.
Rockwell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Harmbe.
Rockwell wants to clinch.
Harmbe shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Rockwell is rocked!
Rockwell might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
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!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Harmbe lands a nice short elbow.
Oh Rockwell is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Harmbe passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Rockwell!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harmbe postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Rockwell bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Harmbe and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harold Harmbe!
A very excited looking Harold Harmbe 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between William Wallace (ranked 1613 p4p, 211 weight class) and Johnny Bravo (ranked 818 p4p, 109 weight class). Johnny Bravo acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, William Wallace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Bravo!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Ryoma Takatsuka and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bravo misses with an uppercut
and Wallace counters with a right hand to the body.
Wallace misses with a body shot.
Wallace throws out a loose jab but Bravo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bravo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Wallace counter with a right hand.
It looks like Johnny Bravo has been cut.
Wallace moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Oooooh!!! Wallace has knocked Bravo down with a huge combo! Wallace steps away and waves a wobbly Bravo back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Bravo is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bravo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wallace counters with a big right hand! Oh Bravo is in trouble here! Wallace follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). William Wallace!
A very excited looking William Wallace 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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