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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Vince Foster (ranked 4586 p4p, 204 weight class) and Juan Sorola (ranked 4484 p4p, 201 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vince Foster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Juan Sorola !
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sorola 's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Sorola duly obliges.
It looks like Vince Foster has been cut.
Sorola swinging wildly here.
Sorola throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Foster's waist but Foster gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sorola off to one side.
Sorola misses with a series of wild punches.
Sorola tries to keep at a distance but Foster has taken the fight into the clinch.
Foster scores with a shoulder strike.
Sorola looking for a takedown.
Sorola tries to land a knee to the head but Foster blocks with his arms.
Foster working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Foster lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sorola trying to land knees to the body.
Foster lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sorola tries for a takedown. No joy.
Vince Foster has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juan Sorola .
Foster lands a hook to the side of the head.
Foster lands a nice uppercut.
Sorola is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foster lands an uppercut.
Sorola is still on wobbly legs! Can Foster finish him?
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Foster.
Sorola blocks an uppercut.
Foster misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sorola blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Foster misses with the head strike.
Foster misses with a punch on the inside.
Foster misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sorola blocking some punches.
Foster prevents the takedown attempt.
Foster lands a damaging elbow.
Sorola blocks an uppercut.
Foster with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Foster misses with an elbow strike.
Sorola blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Foster misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sorola .
Foster swings wildly with an uppercut but Sorola uses good head movement to avoid it.
Foster swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Foster misses with some punches.
Foster tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Foster.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sorola takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sorola blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Foster tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Foster working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Foster.
Foster misses with the head strike.
Foster has a couple of punches blocked by Sorola .
Foster escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Foster rushes Sorola and presses him up against the cage.
Foster tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sorola blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sorola blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Foster swings wildly with an uppercut but Sorola uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sorola blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sorola blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sorola blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Foster fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Foster fails to land.
Foster has a couple of punches blocked by Sorola .
Sorola seems to have recovered his senses.
Foster makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sorola is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Foster gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Sorola is trying to drag Foster to the mat but Foster just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Sorola wants to get back to striking at distance but Foster won't allow it.
Foster lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Foster lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sorola takes a shot to the head.
Foster lands a big right hand that drops Sorola ! The killer instinct kicks in and Foster finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Foster!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vince Foster!
An out of breath Vince Foster 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 Kassim Suluhu (ranked 3950 p4p, 178 weight class) and Jason Williams (ranked 8493 p4p, 318 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Kassim Suluhu has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Kassim Suluhu seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Solid boxing
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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
2 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kassim Suluhu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Williams!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suluhu shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Williams's guard.
Williams wants to get back to his feet but Suluhu is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Suluhu controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Suluhu lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Suluhu stays in close to Williams's body and controls the position.
Williams wants to get back to his feet but Suluhu is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suluhu gets to his feet. Williams looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Suluhu throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Suluhu closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Suluhu is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Suluhu tries to move to mount but Williams blocks the move with his legs.
Suluhu landing a few strikes.
Suluhu stands up.
Suluhu looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Williams!
Williams really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Suluhu. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Suluhu prevents Williams from escaping the position.
Williams is trying to escape the position but Suluhu is controlling the position.
Suluhu in side control lands a decent elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Suluhu lands some shots froms side control.
Suluhu controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Suluhu in side control lands a decent elbow.
Suluhu staying calm.
Suluhu 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.
Suluhu throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
A lull in the action here.
Suluhu working the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suluhu scoring with punches and elbows.
Suluhu controlling the position.
Suluhu creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Williams is rocked!
Williams taking a bit of punishment here - Suluhu scoring with strikes.
Williams is still in real trouble! Can Suluhu finish him?
Suluhu scores with a couple of short elbows.
Suluhu works to advance to full mount. Williams defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Suluhu unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Williams wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Suluhu celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kassim Suluhu!
In his post fight interview, Kassim Suluhu started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mallador Locke (ranked 2813 p4p, 338 weight class) and Jarttu Jurmu (ranked 4203 p4p, 474 weight class). 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mallador Locke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jarttu Jurmu!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jurmu misses with an uppercut.
Locke closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jurmu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jurmu is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Jurmu scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Jurmu fails to land.
Locke definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Locke.
Locke avoiding damage.
Locke's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch on the inside from Jurmu fails to land.
Jurmu misses with the head strike.
A body shot lands from Locke.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Locke fails to land.
Locke has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Jurmu after a bit of a struggle.
Locke jumps guard but Jurmu stands there with Locke around his waist. Locke gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Locke changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jurmu fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mallador Locke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jurmu tests Locke's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jurmu lands a jab to the head.
Locke clinches.
Locke lands an elbow that stopped Jurmu in his tracks for a moment.
Locke wants to take the fight to the mat but Jurmu manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jurmu as Locke tries to tie him up.
Locke is trying to trip Jurmu. He has hold of a leg but Jurmu is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Locke persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Locke in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jurmu is controlling Locke's posture.
Locke is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Locke keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jurmu's head.
Locke throwing strikes from guard but Jurmu blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Locke in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Locke scoring with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Locke's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Locke pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jurmu is keeping the position for now.
Jurmu is trying to keep Locke in close.
Locke throwing strikes from guard but Jurmu blocks nicely.
Locke wants to control from the top but Jurmu keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Locke trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Locke being controlled here momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Locke throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jurmu works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jurmu pulls Locke in close to his closed guard and prevents Locke from doing any damage or advancing position.
Locke trying to control the position from guard on top but Jurmu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Locke has closed the distance and engaged Jurmu in a clinch.
Jurmu has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Locke seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Jurmu can turn it around.
Locke's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Locke.
Jurmu misses with some punches.
Locke controlling the action here for a moment.
Jurmu lands with a light punch inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Locke tries to stall but Jurmu uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jurmu lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jurmu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jurmu cracks Locke with a nice body shot.
Jurmu tries to work over Locke's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jurmu can't find room to land a body shot as Locke controls the action.
Jurmu lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Jurmu on the inside.
Locke fails to pull guard.
Jurmu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Locke stalls.
Jurmu lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jurmu scores with a shoulder strike.
Jurmu working aggressively here.
Locke has Jurmu pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jurmu manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jarttu Jurmu dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jurmu works the jab nicely.
Locke clinches up with Jurmu and pushes him back against the cage.
Jurmu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Locke is rocked!
Jurmu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Oh Locke is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Locke blocking some punches.
Jurmu lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Locke or not.
Locke seems to have got his legs back now.
Locke avoiding damage.
Jurmu cracks Locke with a nice body shot.
Locke works on Jurmu's body with a couple of short punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jurmu struggles to land a body shot inside as Locke controls his hands.
Jurmu lands with a light punch inside.
Jurmu struggles to land a body shot inside as Locke controls his hands.
Jurmu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jurmu displaying some good clinch control by pressing Locke up against the cage.
Jurmu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jurmu struggles to land a body shot inside as Locke controls his hands.
Jurmu misses with a body punch.
Jurmu prevents a takedown attempt there.
Locke jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jurmu walks away with a smile on his face. Locke gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jurmu misses with an uppercut.
Locke stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jurmu.
Locke takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jurmu connects with a jab.
Jurmu punishes Locke's body with a nice straight punch.
Locke fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jurmu avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mallador Locke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Locke with a poor takedown
and Jurmu counters with a low kick, right behind Locke 's knee.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Locke doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Jurmu there.
Jurmu lands a really nice looking cross but Locke seems unphased.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice takedown defense from Jurmu. No joy for Locke on that attempt.
Jurmu steps in with a hook that catches Locke right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Jurmu follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Locke looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jarttu Jurmu!
In defeat, Mallador Locke stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'll be back. Simple. I'll be back.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kazato Masamune (ranked 4084 p4p, 427 weight class) and Eye Crap (ranked 5628 p4p, 527 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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166 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazato Masamune!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eye Crap!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masamune closes this distance looking for a takedown but Crap circles away.
Crap swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Masamune showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Crap.
Crap tests Masamune's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Crap rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Masamune moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Masamune throws a quick counter kick to the body but Crap avoids it.
Crap throws a right and a left that both miss.
Crap looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Crap will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Crap's coach down at was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Crap's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crap throws a series of punches but Masamune moves out of range.
Masamune blocks a jab.
Masamune feinted with a counter takedown.
A punch combination from Crap misses.
Masamune has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Crap cracks Masamune with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Crap throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crap throws a jab but it's blocked by Masamune.
Masamune tried to counter with a leg kick but Crap avoided it.
Crap misses with a wild combination.
Crap misses with a series of wild punches.
Crap fails to land with a series of punches.
A combination from Crap does no damage.
Masamune throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Crap's waist but Crap gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Masamune off to one side.
Masamune dodges the punch combination from Crap.
Masamune is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A combination from Crap does no damage.
Masamune takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Crap throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Masamune showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Crap.
Masamune went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crap will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Crap swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Crap throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Masamune sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Masamune wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Crap lands an overhand right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
No joy there for Crap, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Crap looks to land a combination but Masamune avoids it well.
Masamune tries to counter by clinching up but Crap breaks away and moves out of range.
Crap throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Masamune shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Crap as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kazato Masamune. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A lazy left from Crap finds it's target.
Crap lands a jab-cross combination.
Masamune shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Crap sprawls well. Crap wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Masamune gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Crap, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
It looked like Masamune was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Crap.
Masamune shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A punch combination from Crap misses.
Masamune tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Crap manages to circle out of the way.
Crap lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Masamune throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Crap was covering up waiting for the punch and Masamune finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Masamune drops back looking for a leg! Crap is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Crap manages to kick Masamune off! Masamune jumps back into Crap's guard.
Crap wants to stand but Masamune is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masamune drops back looking for a leg! Crap is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Crap manages to kick Masamune off! Masamune jumps back into Crap's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Crap utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Masamune is pushing down on Crap's leg trying to pass to half guard. Crap is fighting to maintain full guard but Masamune has managed to sneak the leg through.
Masamune is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Crap is defending against the submission attempts here by Masamune.
Masamune works his way into full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eye Crap dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Crap lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Masamune circles away quickly and effectively.
Crap swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Crap throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Masamune.
Masamune tries to counter by clinching up but Crap breaks away and moves out of range.
No joy there for Crap, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Crap scores with a jab. Masamune acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A big right from Crap misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Crap misses the jab.
Crap has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Crap throws a series of punches but Masamune avoids them all with ease.
Masamune appears to be looking for a big counter.
Crap fails to land with a series of punches.
Masamune thinks about countering with a body kick.
Masamune needs to keep his hands up - Crap had a free shot at his head there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crap takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Crap misses with a series of wild punches.
Masamune misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crap lands with a cross.
Crap misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
No joy there for Crap, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A punch combination from Crap misses.
Crap throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Masamune on the side of the head.
Crap takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Crap falls off balance throwing a combination
and Masamune cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Crap is breathing heavily.
Crap throws a series of punches but Masamune avoids them all with ease.
Masamune ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A counter left hand to the body from Masamune misses its target.
A big left from Crap misses.
Masamune ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Some wild striking there from Crap.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Crap throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Masamune looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Masamune thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Masamune drops back looking for a leg! Crap is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Crap manages to kick Masamune off! Masamune jumps back into Crap's guard.
Crap is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Masamune stands and throws Crap's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Masamune is working to tighten his grip on Crap's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Crap has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Masamune is really squeezing tight and eventually Crap passes out! Masamune breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Kazato Masamune!
Our winner, Kazato Masamune, 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Yuji Nagata (ranked 2454 p4p, 275 weight class) and Derek Pappalardo (ranked 5866 p4p, 536 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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167 lbs
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yuji Nagata !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Derek Pappalardo!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nagata is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pappalardo.
Pappalardo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pappalardo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pappalardo lands a shot to the body.
Pappalardo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
It looks like Yuji Nagata has been cut.
Pappalardo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nagata lands an elbow inside.
A short uppercut from Nagata .
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nagata .
A nice right hand lands inside from Nagata .
Nagata misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nagata .
A short left from Nagata .
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nagata lands with a right to the head.
Nagata blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
I was talking to Nagata 's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Nagata leaning against his opponent.
Nagata pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pappalardo has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pappalardo has Nagata pressed against the cage, preventing Nagata from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nagata blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pappalardo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nagata backwards.
Nagata throws an elbow but it misses.
Nagata throws a head punch that misses.
Nagata tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Pappalardo fails to land.
Nagata stalling against the cage.
Nagata throws a punch but it's blocked by Pappalardo.
Nagata blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nagata pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nagata misses with a punch on the inside.
Nagata content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Nagata working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pappalardo.
Nagata takes a shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Pappalardo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nagata 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pappalardo lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Pappalardo.
Nagata lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short left from Pappalardo.
Pappalardo lands with a left to the head.
Pappalardo misses with a punch on the inside.
Nagata blocking some punches.
Pappalardo swings wildly with an uppercut but Nagata uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nagata .
Pappalardo has a couple of punches blocked by Nagata .
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pappalardo.
Nagata trying to control the position but instead, Pappalardo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nagata into the cage.
Nagata tries to land knees in the clinch but Pappalardo avoids the damage to the body.
Pappalardo misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Nagata .
Pappalardo dodges an elbow strike from Nagata .
Nagata stalling the fight.
Pappalardo throws a head punch that misses.
Nagata lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pappalardo is trying to stall.
Nagata lands a left hand.
Nagata misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pappalardo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nagata doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Good body shot from Nagata .
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nagata obliges.
Pappalardo swings wildly with an uppercut but Nagata uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pappalardo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nagata 's elbow.
Nagata misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Pappalardo fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nagata misses with some punches.
Nagata swings wildly with an uppercut but Pappalardo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pappalardo throws a head punch that misses.
Nagata lands a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pappalardo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pappalardo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nagata lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nagata tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pappalardo's elbow.
Nagata lands a nice uppercut.
Nagata has a couple of punches blocked by Pappalardo.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nagata creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pappalardo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Nagata breaks from the clinch.
Pappalardo tries to clinch up but Nagata circles away and keeps his distance.
Nagata was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pappalardo moves into the clinch.
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 Yuji Nagata will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Yuji Nagata 's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nagata gets tackled into the cage by Pappalardo. Pappalardo maintains the clinch.
Nagata makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nagata scores with a shoulder strike.
Pappalardo is rocked!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nagata .
Pappalardo is still on wobbly legs! Can Nagata finish him?
Nagata lands with a right to the head.
Nagata tries a body shot but Pappalardo blocks it.
Nagata throws a big uppercut that drops Pappalardo! More strikes from Nagata and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Pappalardo lies dazed against the cage as Nagata celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yuji Nagata !
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Murray Sterling James (ranked 25391 p4p, 751 weight class) and TJ Hawkins (ranked 25389 p4p, 762 weight class). Murray Sterling James has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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192 lbs
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Murray Sterling James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, TJ Hawkins!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawkins throws a shot to the body.
Hawkins buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sterling James closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hawkins circles away.
Hawkins changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hawkins scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hawkins lands a body shot.
Sterling James throws a lazy uppercut
and Hawkins counters with a stiff right hand.
Sterling James throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hawkins.
Murray Sterling James seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sterling James fails to land the takedown.
Hawkins appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Hawkins digs a good body shot into Sterling James's ribs.
Sterling James has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hawkins finds it's way round the side to connect with Sterling James's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hawkins avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawkins lands a jab to Sterling James's midsection.
Sterling James is breathing heavily.
Hawkins jabs Sterling James to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hawkins chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hawkins throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Sterling James doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hawkins wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hawkins digs a good body shot into Sterling James's ribs.
Hawkins lands a leg kick that knocks Sterling James off balance momentarily.
Hawkins fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sterling James.
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!
Hawkins throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Hawkins catches Sterling James right on the button with a cross.
Hawkins fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sterling James takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hawkins moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hawkins jabs Sterling James to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sterling James is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hawkins.
Hawkins scores with a jab to the body.
Sterling James has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sterling James there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hawkins is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sterling James rather than just go for the knockout.
Hawkins lands a left and a right that send Sterling James crashing to the mat, dazed. Hawkins thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Sterling James is rocked!
Good leg kick by Hawkins there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Oh Sterling James is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hawkins throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sterling James with a poor takedown
and Hawkins counters with a nice body shot.
Sterling James seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Murray Sterling James. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins lands a left and a right that send Sterling James crashing to the mat, dazed. Hawkins thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
A chopping leg kick lands by Hawkins.
Sterling James takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hawkins lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sterling James closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hawkins jabs at Sterling James's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hawkins digs a good body shot into Sterling James's ribs.
Hawkins cracks a nice hook into Sterling James's ribs.
Hawkins ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Hawkins.
Hawkins is looking to slow Sterling James down with leg kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hawkins scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sterling James is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hawkins scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hawkins digs a good body shot into Sterling James's ribs.
Hawkins cracks Sterling James with a hook to the temple - Sterling James is on wobbly legs here! Hawkins swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Sterling James falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Hawkins wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). TJ Hawkins!
After winning the bout, TJ Hawkins thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Ponke (ranked 3873 p4p, 409 weight class) and Salim Awal (ranked 5355 p4p, 511 weight class). Ponke's entrance music is "Mr. Highways thinking about the end" by A Day to Remember. A fine choice. This should be a great matchup!
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165 lbs
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165 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brandon Ponke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Salim Awal!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ponke misses with a low kick.
Ponke misses with the body kick
enabling Awal to counter with a crisp jab.
Ponke falls off balance throwing a combination
and Awal counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Awal rushes Ponke and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Awal throws a head punch that misses.
Awal lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A shot in the inside from Awal.
Awal lands with a left to the head.
Ponke is rocked!
Ponke tries to break free but Awal pushes him back against the cage.
Awal lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ponke backwards.
Oh Ponke is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Awal's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Awal takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ponke seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ponke lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Awal circles away quickly and effectively.
Ponke looks to score with a jab to the body but Awal is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ponke tries to keep at a distance but Awal has taken the fight into the clinch.
Awal pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Awal lands a left and a right that send Ponke crashing to the mat, dazed. Awal thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Awal moves into range and clinches up with Ponke.
Ponke has had enough of the clinch but Awal keeps him there for the moment.
Awal working aggressively here.
Awal lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Awal lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A frustrated look appears on Ponke's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Awal lands a big right hand that drops Ponke! The killer instinct kicks in and Awal finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Awal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Salim Awal!
After the fight, Salim Awal 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.
Brandon Ponke spoke after the fight, saying 'I will suck your dick if you give me a rematch.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cormac McCarthy (ranked 3227 p4p, 353 weight class) and Harold Stephenson (ranked 4024 p4p, 418 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Harold Stephenson was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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165 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cormac McCarthy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Harold Stephenson!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCarthy misses with a two punch combination.
A nice combination there by McCarthy.
McCarthy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stephenson closes the distance but McCarthy moves to the side
and McCarthy counters with a straight right hand.
Stephenson is looking to clinch but McCarthy is avoiding it.
McCarthy misses with a body shot.
Stephenson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. McCarthy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stephenson looks for a takedown but McCarthy sprawls well.
A counter left hand to the body from McCarthy misses its target.
A punch lands to the side of Stephenson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stephenson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
McCarthy cracks a nice hook into Stephenson's ribs.
Stephenson tries to clinch up
and McCarthy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
McCarthy scoring well with a low kick there.
McCarthy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Stephenson's sensitive parts.
Stephenson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McCarthy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stephenson moves away.
McCarthy definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stephenson is looking to clinch.
McCarthy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stephenson.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from McCarthy, right into the meat.
McCarthy throws a hook but Stephenson avoids it easily.
Stephenson wants to clinch up but McCarthy keeps it at a distance.
Stephenson moves away from the strike by McCarthy.
It seemed like Stephenson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
McCarthy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Stephenson instigates a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McCarthy digs a right hand into Stephenson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Stephenson's gas tank.
Stephenson turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Stephenson manages to end up in side control.
You can see the frustration on McCarthy's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
McCarthy is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stephenson goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, McCarthy has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Stephenson but great work by McCarthy.
McCarthy taking a breather here.
Stephenson tries to buck McCarthy off but McCarthy is having none of it.
Stephenson can't do much from the bottom here.
McCarthy decides to stand back up.
McCarthy just misses with a punch to the body.
McCarthy is looking to wear down Stephenson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Stephenson tries to clinch but McCarthy moves out of range.
McCarthy tests Stephenson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stephenson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McCarthy appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Stephenson moves in looking to clinch but McCarthy pushes him off.
Stephenson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. McCarthy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A slapping leg kick lands for McCarthy.
McCarthy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
McCarthy smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
McCarthy works Stephenson's body with a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McCarthy lands a body shot.
Jab from McCarthy.
Stephenson doesn't manage to clinch there - McCarthy circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cormac McCarthy dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Stephenson doesn't manage to clinch there - McCarthy circles away.
McCarthy scores with a leg kick.
McCarthy lands with a straight right. Stephenson didn't see that one coming.
McCarthy pushes Stephenson away with a front kick.
Cormac McCarthy is winning the standup battle so far.
Stephenson tries to clinch but McCarthy is having none of it.
A chopping leg kick lands by McCarthy.
Stephenson tries to clinch up
and McCarthy counters with a one-two to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCarthy connects with a body shot.
McCarthy digs a good body shot into Stephenson's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCarthy lands with a straight right. Stephenson didn't see that one coming.
McCarthy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stephenson feints the counter takedown.
Stephenson takes one to the side of the head.
McCarthy lands a head kick. Stephenson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
McCarthy lands with a good body shot.
McCarthy misses with a kick to the body.
Stephenson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Stephenson instigates a clinch.
McCarthy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McCarthy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Stephenson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McCarthy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy looks to throw the jab but Stephenson is out of range.
Stephenson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Stephenson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
McCarthy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from McCarthy. Stephenson does a little dance to reset his feet.
McCarthy punishes Stephenson's body with a nice straight punch.
McCarthy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Stephenson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McCarthy moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stephenson pushes McCarthy up against the cage in a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for McCarthy.
McCarthy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stephenson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stephenson is looking to clinch but McCarthy is avoiding it.
McCarthy throws a low kick, looking for Stephenson's leg but Stephenson calmly moves out of range.
McCarthy throws a body punch but Stephenson moves out of range.
McCarthy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Stephenson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A counter left hand to the body from McCarthy misses its target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab by McCarthy.
Stephenson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
McCarthy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stephenson can do to turn this around?
McCarthy throws a head kick that misses.
Stephenson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
McCarthy does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
McCarthy misses with an uppercut.
Stephenson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Stephenson tries to clinch but McCarthy moves away
and McCarthy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cormac McCarthy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McCarthy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stephenson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
McCarthy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stephenson rushes McCarthy and presses him up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cormac McCarthy dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
McCarthy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
McCarthy throws a shot to the body.
Stephenson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around McCarthy's waist but McCarthy gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Stephenson off to one side.
McCarthy throws a big counter combination but Stephenson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
McCarthy stuns Stephenson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
McCarthy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
McCarthy swats away the attempt to clinch by Stephenson.
A counter left hand to the body from McCarthy misses its target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stephenson tries to clinch
and McCarthy counters with an inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by McCarthy. That's going to slow Stephenson down.
A nice leg kick lands there from McCarthy.
McCarthy just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCarthy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
McCarthy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McCarthy lunges at Stephenson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Stephenson's hand.
Stephenson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
McCarthy throws a series of strikes that have Stephenson backpedaling.
Stephenson doesn't manage to clinch there - McCarthy circles away.
Stephenson fails in his attempt to clinch.
A quick step to the side and McCarthy tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stephenson wants to clinch but McCarthy slips to the side
and McCarthy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stephenson closes the distance looking to clinch
and McCarthy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stephenson wants to clinch.
Stephenson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McCarthy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McCarthy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Stephenson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
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!
Stephenson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stephenson closes the distance and pushes McCarthy back into the cage.
McCarthy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Stephenson backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stephenson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
McCarthy circles away from the clinch attempt
and McCarthy counters with a thumping low kick.
McCarthy bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Stephenson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Stephenson with a poor takedown
and McCarthy counters with a straight right hand.
McCarthy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stephenson.
McCarthy takes a swing at Stephenson's ribcage but misses.
Stephenson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Stephenson closes the distance looking to clinch
and McCarthy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cormac McCarthy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy keeps the fight on the outside.
Stephenson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stephenson darts in trying to clinch
and McCarthy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McCarthy scores with a spinning back kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stephenson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cormac McCarthy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for McCarthy, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:25
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:25
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cormac McCarthy!
Cormac McCarthy thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between DJ Strawberry (ranked 1892 p4p, 245 weight class) and Marty Mcfly (ranked 2950 p4p, 353 weight class). Strawberry's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Beastie Boys-Brass Monkey. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, DJ Strawberry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marty Mcfly!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strawberry misses with a wild combination.
Strawberry gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Mcfly lands a couple of digs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Strawberry wants to get back to his feet but Mcfly is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Mcfly stays in close to Strawberry's body and controls the position.
Strawberry has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mcfly can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Strawberry can't keep his opponent in guard - Mcfly advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strawberry wants to get back to full guard.
Mcfly landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcfly stalling.
Strawberry is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Heavy Hitters and BJJ Club that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Mcfly is looking for a kimura here.
Mcfly takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Mcfly is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Strawberry looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mcfly uses his free foot to push down on Strawberry's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Strawberry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcfly looking to control and managing it successfully.
Mcfly with good strikes from the mount here!
Strawberry trying desperately to get to his feet.
Mcfly cracks Strawberry with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Mcfly landing strikes, looking to finish!
Mcfly landing shots from mount.
Strawberry is trying to escape the mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mcfly putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Mcfly looking to control and managing it successfully.
Strawberry is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strawberry is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Mcfly sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Mcfly postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Strawberry looks a forlorn figure.
Mcfly controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strawberry is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Mcfly raining down shots from the mount!
Strawberry in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Mcfly controlling the pace for now.
Mcfly lands a heavy elbow.
Mcfly lands a big elbow.
Mcfly controlling from the full mount.
Mcfly won't let Strawberry get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mcfly with good strikes from the mount here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marty Mcfly dominated that round.
That's time! Strawberry's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Strawberry gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Mcfly has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Strawberry looking to control.
Strawberry is looking for a triangle but Mcfly pushes his legs off easily.
Mcfly keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Strawberry's head.
Strawberry can't keep his opponent in guard - Mcfly advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Mcfly prevents Strawberry from standing back up.
Mcfly is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Mcfly lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcfly is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcfly is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Mcfly working the head and body with strikes.
Mcfly slows the pace down in half guard.
Mcfly is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Mcfly is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Mcfly fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Mcfly sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Strawberry is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strawberry is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Mcfly landing shots from mount.
Strawberry really wants to buck Mcfly off and get back to his feet.
Mcfly connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Strawberry is trying to stand.
Mcfly lands a big elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Strawberry is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Mcfly lands a nice shot to the head.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Mcfly cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Mcfly with good strikes from the mount here!
Strawberry is looking to get to half guard.
Mcfly working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Mcfly postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Strawberry looks a forlorn figure.
Strawberry is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcfly looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Strawberry covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marty Mcfly!
Our winner, Marty Mcfly, 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.
The defeated DJ Strawberry had this to say: 'i'm young and I will continue to get better, there is no doubt in my mind I will be a champ one day. Get on the bandwagon before its full.... Going to my after party. I got the blow and Chinese chicks waiting for me...'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Philip Farmery (ranked 714 p4p, 103 weight class) and Thomas Raske (ranked 642 p4p, 91 weight class). Farmery comes to the cage accompanied by Motionless In White-Soft. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Philip Farmery!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Raske!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farmery fails to land with a series of punches.
Raske gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Raske works on Farmery's body with a couple of short punches.
Farmery has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Raske throws a punch but it's blocked by Farmery.
Raske tries to throw a body punch but Farmery avoids it by throwing Raske back against the cage.
Farmery blocks an uppercut.
I was talking to Farmery's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Raske swings wildly with an uppercut but Farmery uses good head movement to avoid it.
Raske tries a body shot but Farmery blocks it.
Raske misses with a punch on the inside.
Farmery blocks a body shot from Raske.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Farmery.
Farmery blocks an uppercut.
Farmery misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farmery blocks a body shot from Raske.
Farmery blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Raske misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Farmery breaks the clinch.
Farmery lands a jab to the nose.
It looks like Thomas Raske has been cut.
We've been informed that Raske has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Philip Farmery seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raske lands a lovely overhand right.
Raske lands the left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raske takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Farmery tries to bum rush Raske with a series of wild strikes but Raske uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Raske scores with a jab. Farmery acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Farmery tests Raske's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Farmery misses with a jab, cross combination.
Raske scores with a jab. Farmery acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Raske connects with a solid leg kick.
Raske slips under a jab from Farmery.
Farmery moves out of range of the body kick.
Raske ducks under a wild hook from Farmery.
Farmery lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Raske circles away quickly and effectively.
A jab-cross combination lands for Farmery and sends Raske crashing to the mat! Farmery follows him down to the mat - Raske regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Raske is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Raske kicks off Farmery and gets to his feet.
Raske is still on wobbly legs! Can Farmery finish him?
The fighters circle momentarily. Raske darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Raske fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Raske forces Farmery back against the cage and clinches.
Farmery blocking some punches.
Raske tries to work over Farmery's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Raske seems to have recovered his senses.
Farmery blocks an uppercut.
Farmery scores with a shot to the side of Raske's head.
Farmery breaks the clinch.
Raske dodges the punch combination from Farmery.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raske blocks the body kick.
It seemed like Raske was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Farmery connects with a looping right hand.
Raske throws a low kick but Farmery avoids it.
Thomas Raske is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Raske blocks the body kick.
Raske ducks under a wild hook from Farmery.
Farmery looks to land a combination but Raske avoids it well.
Farmery on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Farmery, as that shot connected.
Raske ducks straight into an uppercut from Farmery and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Raske manages to regain guard straight away.
Farmery arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Raske's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Philip Farmery!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Philip Farmery waved his t-shirt featuring KAISER Nutrition - Q160's logo in front of the cameras.
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