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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dagon Saouza (ranked 7960 p4p, 680 weight class) and Jessey Vanburen (ranked 6044 p4p, 609 weight class). Saouza comes to the cage accompanied by Kodak Black - "TRANSPORTIN". Vanburen comes into a darkened arena with his song building. All Eyez On Me kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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180 lbs
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180 lbs
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dagon Saouza !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jessey Vanburen!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Colin Fray and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooh!!! Vanburen has knocked Saouza down with a huge combo! Vanburen steps away and waves a wobbly Saouza back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Saouza is rocked!
It looks like Dagon Saouza has been cut.
Saouza lands a left and a right that send Vanburen crashing to the mat, dazed. Saouza thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Oh Saouza is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vanburen is rocked!
It looks like Jessey Vanburen has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saouza connects with a stiff jab that staggers Vanburen - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Dagon Saouza !
Our winner, Dagon Saouza , made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harsh Jak (ranked 23142 p4p, 854 weight class) and Damon Scandrick (ranked 24935 p4p, 862 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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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
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Harsh Jak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Damon Scandrick!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Roger Salmon and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scandrick has taken the fight to the clinch.
Scandrick creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jak's defenses.
It looks like Harsh Jak has been cut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Scandrick throws an elbow but misses.
Jak tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Scandrick just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jak missing with knees to the body.
Scandrick lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jak tries a knee to the head but Scandrick blocks it.
Scandrick gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jak has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Scandrick uses from the top position.
Jak is looking to stand up but Scandrick isn't so interested in that idea.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jak trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jak lands a really nice looking cross but Scandrick seems unphased.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Scandrick has Jak up against the cage in a clinch.
Jak letting Scandrick take a breather here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Scandrick throws an elbow but misses.
Nice elbow from Scandrick.
Jak has Scandrick pressed against the cage.
Jak is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Scandrick to keep the fight standing.
Scandrick lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Jak tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Scandrick smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harsh Jak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jak keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Scandrick looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jak was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Scandrick instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jak escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Damon Scandrick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jak misses with a two punch combination.
Jak gets a clinch.
Scandrick holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Jak avoids the elbow strike from Scandrick, against the cage.
Jak takes an elbow to the temple.
Scandrick lands an elbow just above Jak 's eye.
Scandrick throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jak is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Jak takes an elbow to the temple.
Our sources have told us that Jak has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Scandrick displaying some good clinch control by pressing Jak up against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scandrick using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jak has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jak tries to pull guard but Scandrick holds him up against the cage and eventually Jak drops back down to his feet.
Jak jumps guard but Scandrick turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Scandrick displaying some good clinch control by pressing Jak up against the cage.
Scandrick controlling the action here for a moment.
Scandrick is pushing Jak up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Scandrick tries a knee to the head but Jak blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damon Scandrick dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Harsh Jak's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jak lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Scandrick moves into the clinch successfully.
Scandrick lands an elbow inside that Jak shrugs off.
Scandrick lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Come on Jak - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Jak avoids a wild elbow strike from Scandrick.
Jak is trying to pull guard but Scandrick has him pressed against the cage.
Scandrick throws a knee to the head but misses.
Scandrick comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Scandrick tries to land a knee to the head but Jak blocks with his arms.
Jak tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Scandrick just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jak's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Scandrick fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jak misses with a wild combination.
Scandrick wants to clinch up but Jak keeps it at a distance.
Scandrick tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jak manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Scandrick drops his hands momentarily and Jak takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Scandrick takes the fight into the clinch.
Jak manages to break the clinch.
Scandrick wants to clinch up but Jak keeps it at a distance.
Scandrick tries to clinch up.
Sloppy strikes from Jak. Those never looked like landing.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Scandrick is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jak drops Scandrick with a beautiful combination! Scandrick stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Jak is looking for the KO!
Scandrick is rocked!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jak avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jak throws a big counter combination but Scandrick scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Scandrick is still on wobbly legs! Can Jak finish him?
Jak throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Jak is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Scandrick hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Harsh Jak!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vihaan Lal (ranked 21646 p4p, 771 weight class) and Jack Jamison (ranked 22438 p4p, 792 weight class). Vihaan Lal 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
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vihaan Lal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Jamison!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Roger Salmon and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lal shoots in looking for a takedown. Jamison tries to sprawl out of it but Lal keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jamison manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lal.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jamison.
Lal lands with a straight right. Jamison didn't see that one coming.
Jamison misses with a takedown
and Lal counters with a right hand to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lal decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Lal trying to control from half guard but Jamison is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lal thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jamison's head.
Lal is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Jamison wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lal is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Jamison is defending against the submission attempts here by Lal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lal is trying to control the action in half guard but Jamison is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lal fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jamison avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vihaan Lal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jamison shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lal but Lal pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jamison lands a nice looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lal throws a sloppy head kick and Jamison moves out of range easily.
Lal is breathing heavily.
Jamison gets a clinch.
Lal is trying to break the clinch but Jamison is controlling him.
Jamison is trying to force a seperation but Lal has the dominant position.
Jamison is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The referee calls for Jamison to work.
Lal is trying to pull guard but Jamison has him pressed against the cage.
Jamison jumps into guard, dragging Lal to the mat.
Lal wants to control from the top but Jamison keeps moving.
Jamison has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Lal off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jamison moves into range and clinches up with Lal.
Jamison is trying to pull guard but Lal turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Jamison prevents a takedown attempt there.
Jamison avoiding damage as Lal throws knees to the body.
Lal misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lal is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Jamison to keep the fight standing.
Lal wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lal tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jamison tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lal smiles and moves away.
Lal shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jamison as he avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Jamison dominated that round.
That's time! Lal's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jamison shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lal throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lal is looking to clinch but Jamison is avoiding it.
Jamison closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Jamison shoots for a double leg takedown but Lal sprawls well. He's pushed Jamison's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Horrible takedown attempt by Jamison or perhaps it was just good defense by Lal, which made it look bad.
Vihaan Lal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Jamison.
Jamison moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lal tries to circle away but Jamison has him pinned against the cage.
Lal is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jamison gets control of Lal's arms and successfully pulls guard. Jamison will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lal stands and throws Jamison's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jamison prevents Lal from improving position.
Lal is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Jamison is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lal throws a strike aimed at the side of Jamison's head but Jamison avoids it well.
Jamison wants to get back to his feet but Lal is dominant here and he's now got Jamison's back!
Lal is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Jamison has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Lal is hanging on to Jamison's back as he tries to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jamison rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Lal is thwarting Jamison's attempts to control the position.
Jamison misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Jamison is defending against the submission attempts here by Lal.
Jamison desperately trying to maintain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lal prevents Jamison from improving his position.
Lal not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jack Jamison has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jamison gets back to full guard.
Jamison wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jamison is on top in guard.
Jamison preventing the sweep.
Lal looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Lal preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jamison throwing strikes from guard but Lal blocks nicely.
Jamison tries to free his leg and advance position but Lal is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jack Jamison will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Lal's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Lal is looking to clinch but Jamison is avoiding it.
Lal swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lal misses with a combination
and Jamison counters by clinching up.
Lal looking for a takedown.
Jamison breaks from the clinch.
Jamison misses with a wild combination.
Lal really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lal clinches with his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jamison's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lal is looking to clinch.
Jamison clinches up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jamison is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Lal can't fight it off and eventually Jamison manages to take the fight to the floor. Lal looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Jamison pushes down on Lal's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Lal is trying to get back to full guard.
Jamison is pressing down on Lal's thigh, looking to free his foot. Lal is holding on for now.
Jamison keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jamison missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jamison with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Jamison is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Lal tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Jamison is controlling the pace.
Jamison decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Vihaan Lal is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lal shoots and misses
and Jamison counters by clinching up.
Jamison pulls guard.
Jamison trying to control the position here.
Lal won't allow Jamison to sweep him here.
Jamison has Lal pulled in close to control his posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jamison will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Jamison is adopting a defensive guard.
Jamison working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lal doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lal manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Vihaan Lal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jack Jamison is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lal misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Jamison comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jamison 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 27:30
Judge Josh West scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Jamison!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lamar Jackson (ranked 8380 p4p, 626 weight class) and Ndulu Mpembe (ranked 4994 p4p, 496 weight class). Jackson comes to the cage accompanied by Many Men. Ndulu Mpembe told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lamar Jackson !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ndulu Mpembe!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Jeff Smith and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mpembe clobbers Jackson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jackson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Mpembe counter with a right hand.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jackson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Mpembe has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mpembe and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mpembe connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jackson . Jackson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A jab from Mpembe finds it's way through Jackson 's defenses.
Mpembe scores with a shot to the body.
Mpembe cracks a nice hook into Jackson 's ribs.
Jackson throws a leg kick
and Mpembe counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Mpembe.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mpembe lands a couple of elbows.
Mpembe landing with the ground and pound.
Jackson throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Mpembe distracts Jackson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Mpembe throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mpembe stands up over Jackson , holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jackson is rocked!
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Mpembe working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Mpembe engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mpembe drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Jackson dives on top into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mpembe had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jackson defends it easily.
Mpembe looking for a sweep. Not yet Mpembe, not yet.
Mpembe keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
Mpembe keeping full guard, as Jackson tries to pass.
Mpembe punching from the bottom.
Mpembe looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mpembe throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Mpembe throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Mpembe pulls Jackson in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jackson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mpembe keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
Jackson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Mpembe avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mpembe can do anything to dispel that myth.
Mpembe is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jackson is aware though and is defending well.
Mpembe throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Jackson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mpembe has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jackson has managed to get both his arms back between Mpembe's legs - danger averted.
Mpembe wants to hit a switch here but Jackson passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Mpembe there!
Mpembe wants to control but Jackson is having none of it.
Mpembe manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson prevents Mpembe from improving his position.
Mpembe moves into full guard.
Mpembe throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mpembe utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jackson controlling from the top position.
Mpembe will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Mpembe wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jackson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Jackson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jackson is fighting to break Mpembe's control of his arms but Mpembe is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Mpembe is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Jackson has hold of Mpembe's hands but Mpembe slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Mpembe wants to control but Jackson is keeping him busy.
Mpembe takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mpembe lands a nice short elbow.
Mpembe scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mpembe lands a nice short elbow.
Oh Jackson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mpembe wants to control but Jackson is keeping him busy.
Mpembe wants to pass the guard but Jackson is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ndulu Mpembe dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Mpembe closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Mpembe lands in his opponent's guard.
Jackson seems to have got his legs back now.
Mpembe works over Jackson with some ground and pound from guard.
Mpembe throws a big elbow that misses.
Jackson is looking for a triangle but Mpembe pushes his legs off easily.
Mpembe throws a strike but Jackson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Mpembe bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jackson 's guard.
Mpembe with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Mpembe distracts Jackson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Mpembe wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mpembe's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson wants to sweep but no luck.
Jackson has momentary wrist control but Mpembe slips an elbow through the middle.
Mpembe not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Mpembe content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Mpembe advances position into side control!
Mpembe is chipping away with strikes.
Mpembe in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Jackson looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Mpembe turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ndulu Mpembe!
An out of breath Ndulu Mpembe thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Galactor Gigantus (ranked 3443 p4p, 118 weight class) and El Murid (ranked 3377 p4p, 116 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Gigantus might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Into the grave-by GRAVE. El Murid acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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290 lbs
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297 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Galactor Gigantus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, El Murid!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Roger Salmon and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gigantus cracks Murid with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Murid misses with a takedown attempt
and Gigantus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gigantus lands with a hook. Murid tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gigantus throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gigantus throws a series of punches but Murid avoids them all with ease.
Gigantus scores with a crisp jab that stopped Murid in his tracks.
Murid on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Murid tries to clinch but Gigantus moves away
enabling Gigantus to counter with a crisp jab.
We've been told by Gigantus's head coaches at White's ELITE Fitness Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Gigantus throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Murid.
Murid shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gigantus sprawls well. Gigantus wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Murid gets slowly back to his feet.
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!
Gigantus lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Murid at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murid doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gigantus counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Galactor Gigantus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of El Murid.
Gigantus connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Murid fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Gigantus. No joy for Murid on that attempt.
Murid looks winded!
The crowd cheers as Gigantus lands an impressive looking overhand right. Murid doesn't seem phased though.
Murid on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nice jab there from Gigantus.
Good exchange - Gigantus coming out on top.
It looks like El Murid has been cut.
Gigantus's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Gigantus duly obliges.
Murid is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gigantus fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Murid square on the jaw! Damn, Murid is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Galactor Gigantus!
Post fight, Galactor Gigantus took to the microphone: 'I'm the king this bum El Murid got dropped like the joke he IS......WHO'S NEXT???'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Simmons (ranked 4969 p4p, 503 weight class) and Ham Kim (ranked 4571 p4p, 465 weight class). Marcus Simmons could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ham Kim's chin.
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240 lbs
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265 lbs
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Counter fighter
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus Simmons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ham Kim!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Roger Salmon and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kim misses with a series of wild punches.
Kim shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Simmons eats them both and turns towards Kim to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Marcus Simmons has been cut.
Kim lands a jab to Simmons's midsection.
Simmons tries to move into range but Kim moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Simmons stalks Kim and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kim's face. Kim staggers backwards, shaken.
Kim fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kim ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kim looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Simmons fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kim digs a good hook to Simmons's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simmons takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Simmons is breathing heavily.
Kim lands a left and a right that sends Simmons crashing to the canvas! Kim dives into mount looking to finish!
Simmons is rocked!
Kim softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Simmons is out cold! Kim jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ham Kim!
A relieved looking Ham Kim 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Trevor Lee (ranked 7856 p4p, 677 weight class) and Mason Alexander (ranked 22462 p4p, 753 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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190 lbs
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Excellent MT
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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 Helsinki, Trevor Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mason Alexander!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Micheangelo Fripello and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alexander shoots for a double leg takedown but Lee sprawls well. He's pushed Alexander's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lee rushes Alexander and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lee pushes Alexander back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Alexander is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Lee is defending well.
A left hand lands to the body for Lee.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lee.
A shot in the inside from Lee.
Lee lands a shoulder strike.
Lee lands a shoulder strike.
Lee pushes Alexander back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Alexander is rocked!
Lee holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Alexander is still on wobbly legs! Can Lee finish him?
Lee pushes Alexander back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Lee.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Lee.
Lee unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Alexander! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Lee is unloading with more strikes now! Alexander drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Trevor Lee!
Trevor Lee was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lowell Bockert (ranked 3672 p4p, 123 weight class) and Prince Goro (ranked 3967 p4p, 134 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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300 lbs
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300 lbs
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Counter fighter
Good chin |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lowell Bockert!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Prince Goro!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Chris Saunders and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goro is looking to clinch but Bockert is avoiding it.
Goro fails with an attempt to clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bockert is defended easily by Goro.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Goro! But no joy.
Goro tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bockert manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Goro gets a clinch.
Goro scores with a shot to the side of Bockert's head.
Goro lands a right hand.
Bockert is looking to take this one to the mat.
Goro scores with a shot to the side of Bockert's head.
Goro lands with a right to the head.
Goro lands with a light punch inside.
It looks like Lowell Bockert has been cut.
Bockert is breathing heavily.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Goro.
Goro lands a big uppercut and Bockert is down! He's in big trouble - Goro follows him to the mat!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Goro trying to control the pace.
Goro scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bockert might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goro is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Goro really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bockert. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Goro is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Goro controlling the action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Goro throwing shots but Bockert is blocking nicely.
Goro throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Goro takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Goro is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Goro working Bockert over with strikes.
Nice strikes from Goro there.
Goro throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Bockert to regain full guard.
Goro trying to control the position from guard on top but Bockert is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Goro drops back, looking for a kneebar! Bockert looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Bockert looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Bockert!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Goro is trying to buck Bockert off.
Goro misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Goro tries to bench press Bockert off him but Bockert keeps the position.
Bockert scores with a couple of short elbows.
It looks like Prince Goro has been cut.
Bockert landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
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!
Goro throws up a few punches.
Bockert is chipping away with strikes.
Goro is looking for a sweep.
Bockert 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.
Goro is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That has opened up Prince Goro's cut even more.
Bockert working the ground and pound.
Goro tries to bench press Bockert off him but Bockert keeps the position.
Goro tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Bockert working the ground and pound.
Goro wants to get back to his feet.
Goro takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Prince Goro's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Prince Goro's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Lowell Bockert!
Lowell Bockert retains his super heavyweight title!
Lowell Bockert was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Matvey Pavlov (ranked 968 p4p, 52 weight class) and Bryan McLawhorn (ranked 8881 p4p, 332 weight class). Matvey Pavlov has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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149 lbs
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130 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matvey Pavlov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bryan McLawhorn!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Micheangelo Fripello and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pavlov manages to get an easy takedown there - catching McLawhorn on his heels. He'll look to pass McLawhorn's guard now, I'm sure.
Pavlov stays in close to McLawhorn's body and controls the position.
Pavlov slips nicely into half guard.
Pavlov not doing much here.
Pavlov seems to be working for a kimura but McLawhorn defends the submission attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pavlov is trying to work for a kimura but McLawhorn is defending well.
Pavlov slows the pace down in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pavlov seems to be looking for submissions.
Pavlov wants to work for an arm triangle but McLawhorn is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Pavlov is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Pavlov perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pavlov seems to be working for a kimura but McLawhorn defends the submission attempt.
McLawhorn is defending against the submission attempts here by Pavlov.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McLawhorn wants to stand back up but Pavlov manages to pass into side control.
McLawhorn looks winded!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McLawhorn tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Pavlov is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. McLawhorn is trying to escape and Pavlov transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and McLawhorn is forced to tap! Nice work there by Pavlov! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Matvey Pavlov!
Matvey Pavlov retains his bantamweight title!
An out of breath and clearly excited Matvey Pavlov thanked BuriedAlive// Fight Gear for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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