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Torcida 17 - Akhmedov Vs Payne PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Coburn (ranked 5243 p4p, 516 weight class) and What Cheem (ranked 4377 p4p, 447 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kevin Coburn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, What Cheem!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cheem tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Coburn counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cheem takes the fight into the clinch.
Cheem scores a nice knee to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cheem.
Cheem scores a nice knee to the body.
Cheem misses with a knee to the head.
Cheem with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A head punch on the inside from Coburn fails to land.
Coburn has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Cheem is trying to keep an underhook but Coburn manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Cheem moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Coburn keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cheem's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Coburn is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Cheem looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coburn connects with a couple of short punches.
Coburn is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Cheem is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Coburn frees his head nicely. Oh but Cheem has switched to an armbar! Coburn is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). What Cheem!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jose Canseco (ranked 3491 p4p, 349 weight class) and Buel Samuel (ranked 5008 p4p, 483 weight class). Canseco 's entrance music is Death Grips - Lil boy. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Samuel's choice of entrance music: Kendrick Lamar - HUMBLE. The key to victory for Jose Canseco has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ White Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jose Canseco !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Buel Samuel!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Canseco , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A combination from Canseco does no damage.
Samuel manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Canseco on his heels. He'll look to pass Canseco 's guard now, I'm sure.
Samuel stays in close to Canseco 's body and controls the position.
Canseco has momentary wrist control but Samuel slips an elbow through the middle.
Samuel is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Canseco is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Canseco has escaped and now he's on top!
Samuel is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Canseco has his hands clasped together but Samuel extends and breaks Canseco 's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Samuel.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Buel Samuel!
A pretty intense looking Buel Samuel took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luca Cruciani (ranked 4462 p4p, 457 weight class) and John Gibson (ranked 4341 p4p, 442 weight class). John Gibson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 London, Luca Cruciani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Gibson!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gibson misses with a right hand
letting Cruciani counter with a right hand.
Gibson ducks under a wild hook from Cruciani.
Gibson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cruciani.
Gibson throws a right hand that misses
and Gibson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like John Gibson has been cut.
Jab by Cruciani.
We've been told by Cruciani's head coaches at Invictus MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Cruciani misses with an uppercut. Gibson saw that one coming.
Gibson misses with a hook
and Cruciani counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nice jab there from Cruciani.
Gibson throws a big shot that misses.
A quick step to the side and Cruciani tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cruciani misses with an uppercut. Gibson saw that one coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cruciani misses with a left hand
and Gibson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Cruciani lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cruciani.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruciani tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cruciani digs a right hand underneath Gibson's ribcage. Gibson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cruciani lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cruciani lands a shot to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Cruciani fails to land.
Cruciani lands a nice uppercut.
Cruciani breaks the clinch.
Gibson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Cruciani counter with a right hand.
Cruciani throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gibson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cruciani scores with a shot to the body.
Nice shot by Cruciani.
Gibson throws a hook to the side of Cruciani's head but Cruciani sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A shot to the body from Gibson misses
letting Cruciani counter with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cruciani throws the left hand but Gibson avoids the punch easily.
Gibson misses with a lunging right hand
and Cruciani counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gibson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cruciani.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gibson! But no joy.
Cruciani lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gibson at a distance.
Cruciani jabs at Gibson's body.
Gibson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cruciani.
Gibson misses with a hook to the body
and Gibson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cruciani fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gibson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gibson swings widly with a right hand
and Cruciani counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cruciani misses with a looping right.
Cruciani is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Cruciani jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Good exchange - Cruciani coming out on top.
That has opened up John Gibson's cut even more.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gibson staying out of range there.
Gibson misses with a body punch
and Cruciani counters with a crisp right hand that drops Gibson! Cruciani lets Gibson back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Gibson is rocked!
Cruciani lands an uppercut, right on the button! Gibson tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Luca Cruciani!
A relieved looking Luca Cruciani thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Karl Liebknecht (ranked 4740 p4p, 491 weight class) and Austin Gunnar (ranked 4910 p4p, 501 weight class). The key to victory for Karl Liebknecht has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Karl Liebknecht!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Austin Gunnar!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunnar takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gunnar tries to score a power double leg takedown but Liebknecht sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gunnar somewhat.
Gunnar closes this distance looking for a takedown but Liebknecht circles away.
Gunnar closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Liebknecht to the mat! Liebknecht manages to get full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gunnar is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Liebknecht knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gunnar on the ground.
Liebknecht wants to get back to his feet but Gunnar is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Liebknecht is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Stratosphere that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gunnar's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Gunnar's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunnar passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Liebknecht prevents Gunnar from moving into mount.
Gunnar is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Gunnar working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Liebknecht is not content to let Gunnar control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunnar is trying to get an arm triangle but Liebknecht is defending well.
Liebknecht is trying to get back to his feet.
Gunnar has an Americana. Liebknecht didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Gunnar is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Gunnar hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Austin Gunnar!
A relieved looking Austin Gunnar thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Karl Liebknecht spoke after the fight, saying 'NEEEEEEIN'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mark Laws (ranked 4238 p4p, 435 weight class) and Ispa Mfer (ranked 5146 p4p, 516 weight class). Ispa Mfer will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Laws!
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, Ispa Mfer!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laws tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mfer scores with a nice strike.
Laws gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Laws swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Laws pushes off an throws an elbow but Mfer leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mfer blocking some punches.
Laws lands a left hand.
Mfer has a couple of punches blocked by Laws.
Mfer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mfer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Laws.
Laws blocking some punches.
Laws jumps guard but Mfer turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Mfer blocking some punches.
Mfer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mfer tries to throw a body punch but Laws avoids it by throwing Mfer back against the cage.
A short right from Laws on the inside.
Laws tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mfer just stands there and leans against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mfer.
Mfer lands a shoulder strike.
Mfer lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mfer lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Mfer.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mfer.
Mfer cracks Laws with a nice body shot.
Laws is breathing heavily.
Mfer digs a right hand underneath Laws's ribcage. Laws let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mfer lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mfer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mfer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Laws's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Laws.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mfer.
Mfer lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mfer pushes Laws back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Mfer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Laws backwards.
A short left from Mfer.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Laws.
Mfer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mfer.
Mfer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mfer blocking some punches.
Mfer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mfer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mfer displaying some good clinch control by pressing Laws up against the cage.
Mfer misses with a body punch.
Laws has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mfer is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Laws. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A right hand to the body from Mfer.
Mfer lands with a light punch inside.
Laws has been working on his balance at Kalashnikov ELITE MMA Gym (ALL ELITE COACHES), so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Mfer.
Mfer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mfer lands with a left to the head.
Mfer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Laws backwards.
Mfer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lawss head.
A short right from Mfer on the inside.
Laws is rocked!
Mfer misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mfer.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Laws looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mfer working aggressively here.
Mfer lands with a left to the head.
Oh Laws is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mfer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Laws seems to have got his legs back now.
Laws drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mfer pulls his leg out and moves away.
Mfer circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Laws to the canvas! Laws doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Mfer keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ispa Mfer!
Our winner, Ispa Mfer, 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between William Snowdon (ranked 2922 p4p, 336 weight class) and Chad Myers (ranked 6408 p4p, 580 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, William Snowdon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Myers!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Myers has Snowdon up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Snowdon.
We've been hearing reports that Snowdon has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Snowdon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Snowdon tries to throw a body punch but Myers avoids it by throwing Snowdon back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Snowdon.
Snowdon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Myers blocks a body shot from Snowdon.
Myers lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Snowdon blocking some punches.
Snowdon lands with a light punch inside.
Snowdon letting Myers take a breather here.
Snowdon blocks an uppercut.
Snowdon wants a takedown.
A head punch on the inside from Snowdon fails to land.
Myers scores with a nice hook to the head.
Myers misses with a short punch on the inside.
Snowdon blocking some punches.
Snowdon lands a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Myers lands a right hand that snaps the head of Snowdon backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Myers creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Myers has a couple of punches blocked by Snowdon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snowdon lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Myers lands with a short shot to the head.
Snowdon breaks from the clinch.
Myers tries to clinch but Snowdon is having none of it.
Snowdon is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Snowdon swats away the attempt to clinch by Myers.
Myers moves in looking to clinch but Snowdon pushes him off.
Myers tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Snowdon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Myers tries to close the distance and clinch up but Snowdon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Snowdon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Myers is looking to clinch.
Myers has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Snowdon is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Myers tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Snowdon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Snowdon throws a series of punches but Myers avoids them all with ease.
Myers tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Myers tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Snowdon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Snowdon connects with a right hand. Myers shakes it off.
Myers takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Myers has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Myers there as he acknowledges the shot.
Snowdon circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Snowdon lands a jab to the head.
Myers tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Snowdon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Snowdon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Myers wants to clinch up but Snowdon keeps it at a distance.
Myers moves in looking to clinch but Snowdon pushes him off.
Myers tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Snowdon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Myers clinches.
Snowdon jumps guard but Myers turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Snowdon breaks from the clinch.
Snowdon keeps the fight on the outside.
Snowdon tries to counter with a takedown but Myers is quick to defend against it.
Snowdon pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Myers back to the cage. Snowdon follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Snowdon swings for the body but Myers moves out of range.
Myers tries to clinch up but Snowdon circles away and keeps his distance.
Snowdon misses with a takedown attempt - Myers sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Snowdon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Myers wants to clinch up but Snowdon keeps it at a distance.
A little feinted left hand from Snowdon on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Snowdon jabs Myers to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Myers takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Snowdon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Snowdon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Myers tries to clinch up but Snowdon circles away and keeps his distance.
Myers tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Snowdon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Snowdon is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Snowdon. Myers does a little dance to reset his feet.
Snowdon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Myers connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Myers moves away from the strike by Snowdon.
Snowdon circles away from the clinch attempt.
It looked like Snowdon was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Myers.
Snowdon misses with the combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Myers looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Myers gets a double leg takedown into Snowdon's guard.
Snowdon is trying to keep Myers in close.
Snowdon pulls Myers in to control the position.
Myers wants to stand but Snowdon is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snowdon working for a triangle but Myers defends it easily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Myers postures up.
Snowdon wants to sweep here but Myers controlling him for the moment.
Myers wants to stand but Snowdon has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Snowdon is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Myers has his hands clasped together but Snowdon extends and breaks Myers's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Snowdon.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). William Snowdon!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sigmund Erickson (ranked 2757 p4p, 322 weight class) and Von Kaiser (ranked 3371 p4p, 372 weight class). Sigmund Erickson has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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185 lbs
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Basic striking
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sigmund Erickson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Von Kaiser!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Erickson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kaiser.
Erickson tries to land a front kick but Kaiser steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Erickson shoots in and drives through. Kaiser sprawls well.
Kaiser tries to counter by closing the distance.
Kaiser throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Erickson on the side of the head.
It looks like Sigmund Erickson has been cut.
Erickson misses with a leg kick.
Erickson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kaiser checks a leg kick.
Erickson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kaiser drops Erickson with a big left hand! Erickson is injured, injured bad! Kaiser jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Von Kaiser!
A very excited looking Von Kaiser made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dallas Winston (ranked 2791 p4p, 308 weight class) and Danny Greene (ranked 2952 p4p, 328 weight class). Danny Greene is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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 Hilo, Dallas Winston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Danny Greene!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winston throws out a powerful jab.
Greene takes one to the side of the head.
Greene tries for a takedown but Winston sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Winston's corner calls for a 1-2. Winston obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Winston throws a lazy uppercut
and Greene counters with a nice double leg into side control. Winston won't be happy with that.
Winston prevents Greene from moving into mount.
Winston is trying to control Greene's posture but Greene avoids it.
Greene cracks Winston with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Winston is trying to get back to his feet.
Greene throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Greene cracks Winston with a big right hand but Winston just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Greene taking a breather here.
Greene is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Winston has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winston is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Greene is controlling him well.
Greene lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Winston looking for a sweep but Greene has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Greene with a couple of short strikes.
Greene has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Greene landing strikes, looking to finish!
Greene has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Kalashnikov ELITE MMA Gym (ALL ELITE COACHES). Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Greene landing strikes from the mount.
Winston's coaches at RWB GYM have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Winston is trying to stand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Greene putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Winston is rocked!
Winston tries to reverse the position but Greene maintains control.
Winston wants to get back to his feet.
Greene connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Oh Winston is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greene connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Greene postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Winston looks a forlorn figure.
Greene unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Winston wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Greene celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Danny Greene!
Danny Greene made sure to mention his sponsor, Annihilation Apparel in his post fight interview.
Dallas Winston spoke after the fight, saying 'Fuck it'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luke Bailey (ranked 1994 p4p, 267 weight class) and Dvan Irago (ranked 2545 p4p, 336 weight class). Dvan Irago acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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217 lbs
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210 lbs
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luke Bailey!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dvan Irago!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Irago throws a combination that misses
and Bailey decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Irago's guard.
Irago really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bailey. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bailey distracts Irago with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Irago is looking to stand up but Bailey isn't so interested in that idea.
Bailey trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bailey works over Irago with some ground and pound from guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Irago can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bailey postures up in Irago's guard and throws a big left but Irago blocks it.
Bailey working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bailey lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bailey postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bailey throws a big right hand that misses.
Bailey scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bailey drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Bailey as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Irago screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Bailey! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Luke Bailey!
Luke Bailey retains his light heavyweight title!
Luke Bailey really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Evil Empire Nutrition - 160Q $150 logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
Dvan Irago was interviewed post fight and said 'Ref is a drug abuser'.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zaurbek Akhmedov (ranked 2573 p4p, 266 weight class) and Derek Payne (ranked 2471 p4p, 257 weight class). Akhmedov comes to the cage accompanied by Bullet For My Valentine - Scream Aim Fire. 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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265 lbs
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245 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Zaurbek Akhmedov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Derek Payne!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Payne avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Akhmedov connects with a body shot that sends Payne's belly button to the back.
Payne clinches.
Payne blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Akhmedov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Payne prevents Akhmedov from breaking the clinch.
Akhmedov misses with a punch on the inside.
Akhmedov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Payne misses with some punches.
Akhmedov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Akhmedov blocking some punches.
Payne lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Payne lands a left hand.
Payne working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Akhmedov lands a hook that snaps the head of Payne backwards.
Payne misses with some punches.
Akhmedov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Akhmedov drops down looking for an ankle pick but Payne pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akhmedov circles away from the clinch attempt
and Akhmedov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Akhmedov keeps the fight on the outside.
Akhmedov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Payne wants to clinch
and Akhmedov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Payne has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Akhmedov on the wrong end of a nice hook.
It looks like Zaurbek Akhmedov has been cut.
Akhmedov keeps the fight on the outside.
Akhmedov misses the jab.
Payne tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Payne lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Payne tries to clinch but Akhmedov moves away
enabling Akhmedov to counter with a crisp jab.
A jab from Akhmedov misses.
Akhmedov drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Akhmedov throwing strikes but missing.
Payne looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Akhmedov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Akhmedov wants to control from the top but Payne keeps moving.
Akhmedov is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at ~T~ Troid - Gym that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Akhmedov is looking to work some ground and pound but Payne has wrist control.
Payne avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Akhmedov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Payne works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Akhmedov sitting in guard here, content to control.
Payne pulls Akhmedov in close to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akhmedov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Payne utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Akhmedov landing some decent shots from guard.
Payne keeping moving, preventing Akhmedov from controlling successfully.
Akhmedov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Payne works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Payne can do anything to dispel that myth.
Payne keeping moving, preventing Akhmedov from controlling successfully.
Payne can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Akhmedov controls the pace.
Payne avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Akhmedov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Akhmedov with a nice head shot there.
Akhmedov throws a big right hand that misses.
Akhmedov throwing strikes from guard but Payne blocks nicely.
Akhmedov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Payne keeping moving, preventing Akhmedov from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Payne throws a poor cross that misses
and Akhmedov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Payne looks to score with a jab to the body but Akhmedov is just out of range.
Payne wants to clinch but Akhmedov slips to the side
and Akhmedov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Payne moves out of range as Akhmedov strikes.
Payne tries to clinch but Akhmedov moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zaurbek Akhmedov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zaurbek Akhmedov's cut.
That's time! Akhmedov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Payne gets a clinch.
Payne swings wildly with an uppercut but Akhmedov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Akhmedov swings wildly with an uppercut but Payne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Payne - that landed with a thud.
Akhmedov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Payne goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Akhmedov tries to score a body lock takedown but Payne shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Akhmedov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Payne misses with some punches.
Akhmedov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akhmedov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Akhmedov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Payne can do to turn this around?
Payne scores with a shot to the side of Akhmedov's head.
Payne tries a body shot but Akhmedov blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Payne.
Good body shot from Payne.
A nice right hand lands inside from Akhmedov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akhmedov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Payne prevents the takedown attempt.
Payne misses with a hook to the ribs.
Payne lands a shoulder strike.
Payne throws a head punch that misses.
Payne lands a body shot in the clinch.
Payne scores with a nice hook to the head.
Akhmedov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Payne struggles to land a body shot inside as Akhmedov controls his hands.
Payne lands a shoulder strike.
Akhmedov looking to slow down the pace here.
Derek Payne seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Payne fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Payne.
Payne misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Payne.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payne misses with some punches.
A frustrated look appears on Akhmedov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Payne lands a shot to the body.
Payne lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Akhmedov backwards.
Akhmedov is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Payne dips a shoulder and cracks Akhmedov with a mighty uppercut! Akhmedov falls back against the cage and Payne unloads with a barrage of strikes! Akhmedov is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Payne screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Derek Payne!
Derek Payne is the new heavyweight champion!
A victorious Derek Payne thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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