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DUEL#140 Von Keller vs Obama PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bill Newton (ranked 2161 p4p, 260 weight class) and Diego Lupertazzi (ranked 1784 p4p, 220 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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197 lbs
10 - 8 - 1 |
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185 lbs
14 - 6 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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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
10 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Bill Newton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Diego Lupertazzi!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Bruno Lombardi and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Newton lands with a nice body punch.
Lupertazzi tries to sprawl but Newton drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Newton passes the guard and advances to mount!
Newton wants to control the pace but Lupertazzi is squirming around nicely.
Lupertazzi wants to control but Newton is having none of it.
Lupertazzi is desperately trying to improve his position but Newton has a good base and remains in mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Newton working for a guillotine from mount but Lupertazzi is in no mood to give up.
Lupertazzi is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Newton content just to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lupertazzi wants to control but Newton is having none of it.
Newton trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Newton is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Lupertazzi has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Lupertazzi!
Newton pulls Lupertazzi in close to prevent any damage.
Lupertazzi wants to stand but Newton has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newton had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lupertazzi defends it easily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Newton is on top in guard.
Newton trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Newton passes Lupertazzi's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Newton is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Newton is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Lupertazzi defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newton works his foot free and advances to mount.
Newton working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Lupertazzi is trying to escape the mount.
Lupertazzi is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Newton jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Lupertazzi manages to avoid the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newton is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Lupertazzi is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Lupertazzi is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Newton has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Newton has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Newton trying to control but Lupertazzi is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Newton working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Newton dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Lupertazzi misses with a looping left.
Newton throws an off balance right hand
enabling Lupertazzi to counter with a crisp jab.
Newton looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Newton stops Lupertazzi from standing up.
Lupertazzi trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Newton passes Lupertazzi's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Lupertazzi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Newton pulls his head out easily.
Newton is looking for a kimura but Lupertazzi is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Newton to get the leverage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Newton wants to take a breather but Lupertazzi is having none of it.
Lupertazzi missing with punches from the bottom.
Newton is thwarting Lupertazzi's attempts to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lupertazzi looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Newton prevents Lupertazzi from improving his position.
Newton stalling.
Newton is trying to control the action in half guard but Lupertazzi is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Lupertazzi actively working from the bottom here.
Lupertazzi trying to control but Newton postures up.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Lupertazzi looking for submissions off his back.
Newton is trying to control the action in half guard but Lupertazzi is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Newton slips under a jab.
Newton feinted with a counter takedown.
Newton swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lupertazzi.
Newton looks to score with a jab to the body but Lupertazzi is just out of range.
Lupertazzi misses with a hook. Newton ducked under it nicely.
Newton looks for a takedown but Lupertazzi sprawls well.
Newton ducks right into an uppercut from Lupertazzi.
Diego Lupertazzi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lupertazzi stuffs the takedown.
Newton with a poor takedown
and Lupertazzi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Newton thinking.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bill Newton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lupertazzi misses with an uppercut
and Newton counters with a nice double leg into side control. Lupertazzi won't be happy with that.
Lupertazzi is trying to control Newton's posture but Newton avoids it.
Newton looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Lupertazzi is looking to regain half guard here but Newton keeps moving and retains side control.
Lupertazzi is still trying to improve position.
Newton is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Lupertazzi has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newton looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Newton tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Newton has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Newton thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Newton is trying to get an arm triangle but Lupertazzi is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Newton dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Lupertazzi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Newton sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Newton is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lupertazzi sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Newton has closed the distance and engaged Lupertazzi in a clinch.
Newton has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lupertazzi is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Newton has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Lupertazzi after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bill Newton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lupertazzi misses with a punch on the inside.
Newton misses with a punch to the body.
Lupertazzi tries to throw a body punch but Newton avoids it by throwing Lupertazzi back against the cage.
Newton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Newton tries to pull guard but Lupertazzi forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Newton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lupertazzi misses with some punches.
Lupertazzi scores with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lupertazzi manages to break the clinch.
Newton changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lupertazzi tries to avoid it but Newton manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lupertazzi to the ground. Lupertazzi escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Newton feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Lupertazzi escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Newton gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Lupertazzi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lupertazzi is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Newton stands and throws Lupertazzi's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Bill Newton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lupertazzi tries to improve position but can't.
Newton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lupertazzi can do to turn this around?
Lupertazzi sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Newton is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Lupertazzi defends it well.
Newton is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Lupertazzi!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newton controlling the position easily from mount.
Newton is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Lupertazzi can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Lupertazzi can't escape the position.
Newton is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Lupertazzi has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Lupertazzi defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Newton.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lupertazzi defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Newton.
Lupertazzi tries to hold on but Newton pushes him away.
Newton tries to control but Lupertazzi wriggling away.
Lupertazzi defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Newton.
Lupertazzi can't escape the position.
Newton working for a submission but Lupertazzi is keeping him at bay.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newton is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Lupertazzi is surviving well by controlling Newton's body position as best he can.
Newton trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Newton looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Lupertazzi tries to hold on but Newton postures up.
Bill Newton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lupertazzi doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?
Diego Lupertazzi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lupertazzi is trying to escape the mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bill Newton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Newton, 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bill Newton!
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FIGHT
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Henry Marquet (ranked 2390 p4p, 291 weight class) and Guillermo Pato (ranked 1465 p4p, 185 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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192 lbs
13 - 10 - 1 |
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195 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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
13 - 10 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Henry Marquet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Guillermo Pato!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, John Roberts and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marquet walks into a left hand.
Marquet tries to close the distance and clinch but Pato swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Marquet keeps the fight on the outside.
A punch combination from Marquet misses.
Nice defenses there by Pato.
Pato falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Marquet to counter with a crisp jab.
Pato fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pato throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pato wants to clinch up but Marquet keeps it at a distance.
Pato throws a body punch but Marquet moves out of range.
Marquet uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pato.
Pato lands a jab to the head.
Marquet misses with a series of wild punches.
Pato avoids the head kick by Marquet.
Pato misses with a looping left.
A telegraphed right hand from Pato misses the target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pato misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marquet throws out a powerful jab.
A big left from Marquet misses.
Pato is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Marquet throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Marquet fails to land with a series of punches.
Pato steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Marquet.
Marquet on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pato slips a jab and a cross from Marquet.
Pato takes a swing at Marquet's ribcage but misses.
Marquet is looking for a counter combo.
Pato slips a jab and a cross from Marquet.
No joy there for Marquet, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pato wants to counter the offense by Marquet and move into the clinch position.
Pato is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Marquet.
Pato rushes Marquet and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marquet blocking some punches.
Pato misses with a punch on the inside.
Pato tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Marquet makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pato avoiding damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pato throws a head punch that misses.
Pato scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Marquet tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pato misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Marquet.
Marquet goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pato lands a nice uppercut.
Marquet tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marquet scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Marquet blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pato lands with a right to the head.
Marquet stalling in the clinch.
Pato lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marquet.
Pato can't find room to land a body shot as Marquet controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pato pushes Marquet back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pato misses with a punch on the inside.
Pato has a couple of punches blocked by Marquet.
Marquet is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Pato blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pato stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pato throws a head punch that misses.
Pato tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marquet's elbow.
Marquet slowing the pace effectively.
A short left from Pato.
Marquet softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pato blocking some punches.
Pato misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pato scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pato scores with a hook to the body.
Marquet stalling.
Pato fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marquet misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pato fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marquet swings away with an uppercut that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pato tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marquet wants to stall.
Marquet cracks Pato with a nice body shot.
Marquet putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pato in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Pato breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pato tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Marquet manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Marquet takes the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pato.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Guillermo Pato will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marquet. Pato does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pato is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pato throws a hook to the side of Marquet's head but Marquet sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Marquet tries a head kick but it misses.
Pato needs to keep his hands up - Marquet had a free shot at his head there.
Pato tries to close the distance and clinch but Marquet swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Marquet fails to land with a series of punches.
Marquet uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pato.
A punch combination from Marquet misses.
Pato clinches.
Pato swings wildly with an uppercut but Marquet uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pato working aggressively here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Pato softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pato misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pato can't find room to land a body shot as Marquet controls the action.
Pato throws a head punch that misses.
Pato blocks a body shot from Marquet.
Pato gets through Marquet's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pato misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pato swings wildly with an uppercut but Marquet uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marquet blocking some punches.
Pato throws a head punch that misses.
Pato working aggressively here.
Marquet is pushing Pato up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Pato struggles to land a body shot inside as Marquet controls his hands.
Pato blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pato lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marquet fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pato swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pato throws a head punch that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Pato.
Marquet stalling in the clinch but Pato improves position.
Marquet blocking some punches.
Marquet dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Pato fails to land.
Pato softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Marquet struggles to land a body shot inside as Pato controls his hands.
Pato tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marquet misses with a body punch.
Pato blocks an uppercut.
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!
Marquet fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marquet tries to stall but Pato uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marquet lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pato lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pato struggles to land a body shot inside as Marquet controls his hands.
Pato lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Pato.
Marquet is rocked!
Pato lands a right hand that snaps the head of Marquet backwards.
Oh Marquet is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pato prevents a body shot from Marquet.
Marquet tries to throw a body punch but Pato avoids it by throwing Marquet back against the cage.
Pato prevents a body shot from Marquet.
A head punch on the inside from Marquet fails to land.
Guillermo Pato seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Pato swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pato blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Marquet seems to have got his legs back now.
Marquet blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Marquet taking a breather.
Marquet stalls.
Marquet struggles to land a body shot inside as Pato controls his hands.
Still in the clinch, Pato scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pato tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marquet's elbow.
Marquet is trying to stall.
A short right from Marquet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pato makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pato throws a head punch that misses.
Pato tries a body shot but Marquet blocks it.
Marquet leaning his opponent against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Marquet.
A head punch on the inside from Marquet fails to land.
Marquet throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pato blocks it with crossed arms.
Pato misses with some punches.
Pato lands a shoulder strike.
Pato misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Guillermo Pato showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Pato dodges the punch combination from Marquet.
Marquet wants to clinch.
Pato tries to counter by closing the distance.
Pato closes the distance and clinches.
Pato scores with a shot to the side of Marquet's head.
Pato working aggressively here.
Marquet is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pato is keeping busy.
Pato lands a left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pato misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Pato fails to land.
A bit of stalling here from Pato.
Marquet throws a punch but it's blocked by Pato.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marquet is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Good body shot from Marquet.
Pato blocks an uppercut.
Pato misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marquet working aggressively here.
Marquet working aggressively here.
Pato lands with a short shot to the head.
Marquet blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pato.
Marquet blocks a body shot from Pato.
Marquet blocks a body shot from Pato.
Pato misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pato lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Marquet backwards.
Marquet lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pato throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pato fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marquet lands a hook to the side of the head.
Marquet misses with a punch on the inside.
Marquet working aggressively here.
Marquet looking to slow down the pace here.
Pato misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Marquet prevents a body shot from Pato.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Pato working aggressively here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marquet makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pato pushes Marquet back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Marquet slowing the pace effectively.
Marquet lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pato lands a body punch in the clinch.
Marquet swings wildly with an uppercut but Pato uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pato blocks an uppercut.
Marquet taking a breather.
Pato working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Marquet fails to land.
Guillermo Pato is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Marquet stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pato as Marquet tries to tie him up.
Marquet can't find room to land a body shot as Pato controls the action.
Marquet blocks a body shot from Pato.
Henry Marquet has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marquet working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Marquet throws a head punch that misses.
Pato blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Marquet tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marquet is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pato is defending well for now.
Marquet lands a right hand.
Marquet misses with some punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Marquet trying to control the position but instead, Pato has worked for underhooks and has pushed Marquet into the cage.
Pato tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Henry Marquet.
I think Pato has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:29
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dexter Scarface (ranked 988 p4p, 121 weight class) and Mustapha Shiit (ranked 1243 p4p, 151 weight class). Scarface kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Blinded By Lights. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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169 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Excellent MT
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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
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dexter Scarface!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mustapha Shiit!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Eddie Farnsworth and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shiit misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
As Shiit looks to move away, Scarface throws a big counter combo but Shiit just gets out of the way.
The fighters circling - Shiit throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Shiit lands a two punch combo.
Shiit is trying hard to land a takedown here. Scarface sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Shiit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Scarface 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.
Scarface throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shiit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Scarface slips under a jab from Shiit.
An attempted straight right counter from Scarface misses the target.
Mustapha Shiit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shiit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shiit fails to land the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scarface slips a straight right by Shiit.
Shiit uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Scarface.
Shiit looks for a takedown but Scarface sprawls well.
Dexter Scarface has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mustapha Shiit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shiit tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Scarface swivels and escapes.
Scarface throws a poor cross that misses
and Shiit counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Shiit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Scarface.
Nice takedown defense from Scarface. No joy for Shiit on that attempt.
Scarface appears to be looking for a big counter.
Scarface throws a lazy uppercut
and Shiit counters with a shoot takedown. Scarface fights it but they end up in guard.
My spies in Big Bear Fight Factory inform me that Shiit has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Shiit stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Scarface throws up his legs and catches Shiit in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Shiit tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Scarface! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Dexter Scarface!
A very excited looking Dexter Scarface 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Ogmak N`bagr (ranked 662 p4p, 93 weight class) and Vlad Putin (ranked 1159 p4p, 153 weight class). Putin has chosen IAMX - Happiness as his entrance music. Vlad Putin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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34
175 lbs
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29
175 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
19 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ogmak N`bagr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vlad Putin!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Columbo Gatti and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
N`bagr takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Ogmak N`bagr has been cut.
N`bagr avoids the head kick by Putin.
And N`bagr counters with a quick kick to the body but Putin blocks it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from N`bagr.
Putin wants to counter the offense by N`bagr and move into the clinch position.
N`bagr takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Putin checks the leg kick nicely there.
N`bagr sets himself, and Putin steps forward looking for the clinch! N`bagr avoids it this time.
Putin throws a quick head kick that skims the top of N`bagr's head.
N`bagr scores with a jab. Putin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
N`bagr scores with a nice right hand.
Putin avoids a kick to the body.
N`bagr 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.
Putin drops his hands momentarily and N`bagr takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from N`bagr, right into the meat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Putin misses with a head kick.
Putin tries to close the distance and clinch but N`bagr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
N`bagr dips to his left and cracks Putin with an uppercut!
N`bagr tests Putin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Putin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from N`bagr finds it's way round the side to connect with Putin's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
N`bagr lands a nice shot to the body.
N`bagr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from N`bagr misses the target.
Putin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Putin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A low kick from Putin is predictable there
and N`bagr counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Putin is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst N`bagr is controlling him.
N`bagr is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
N`bagr cracks Putin with a solid left hand.
N`bagr is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Putin wants to stand up but N`bagr is controlling him.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells N`bagr's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
N`bagr lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Putin manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
N`bagr connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Putin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
N`bagr attempts a counter takedown but Putin avoids it well and moves away.
Putin dodges the punch combination from N`bagr.
N`bagr scores with a head kick. Putin tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Putin moves in looking to clinch but N`bagr pushes him off.
Putin blocks a head kick by N`bagr.
N`bagr throws a shot from downtown. Putin moves away and avoids it.
Putin wants to counter the offense by N`bagr and move into the clinch position.
N`bagr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Putin.
N`bagr uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Putin has time to react.
A head kick by Putin misses
and N`bagr counters with a stiff right hand.
N`bagr lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Putin tries to close the distance and clinch but N`bagr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ogmak N`bagr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
N`bagr misses the jab.
N`bagr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
N`bagr closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
N`bagr working the head with strikes.
Putin takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Putin is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, N`bagr asserts his dominance and retains side control.
N`bagr is working Putin over with some ground and pound from side control.
Putin is rocked!
Putin is looking to work his way out of this bad position but N`bagr is controlling him well.
Putin is still in real trouble! Can N`bagr finish him?
N`bagr lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Putin down.
Putin is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, N`bagr asserts his dominance and retains side control.
N`bagr connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Putin some visible discomfort.
N`bagr cracks Putin with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! N`bagr immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Putin is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by N`bagr!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ogmak N`bagr!
After winning the bout, Ogmak N`bagr 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Nameless Fighter (ranked 2034 p4p, 194 weight class) and Noob Saibot (ranked 492 p4p, 57 weight class). Fighter's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Dan Balan Like. Nameless Fighter is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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151 lbs
20 - 12 - 0 |
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146 lbs
39 - 16 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nameless Fighter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
39 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Noob Saibot!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, John Kavanagh and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Saibot misses.
Fighter moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Fighter tries to bum rush Saibot with a series of wild strikes but Saibot uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fighter misses with a two punch combination.
Saibot misses with a looping left.
Fighter throws a right and a left that Saibot avoids nicely.
Nice defenses there by Fighter.
Fighter tries to bum rush Saibot with a series of wild strikes but Saibot uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fighter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice jab there from Saibot.
A swing and a miss from Saibot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Fighter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Saibot waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fighter.
Saibot lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fighter lands with a nice combination. Saibot backs away looking to recover.
Saibot throws a hook to the side of Fighter's head but Fighter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fighter staying out of range there.
Fighter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Saibot moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Saibot connects with a looping right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saibot loads up on a big right hand but Fighter slips the punch.
Saibot lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fighter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Saibot ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fighter moves away.
Fighter misses with a two punch combination.
Saibot throws a nice outside leg kick.
Saibot throws a jab but it's blocked by Fighter.
Nameless Fighter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Saibot misses with a looping right.
Saibot throws the left hand but Fighter avoids the punch easily.
Fighter misses with a two punch combination.
Saibot lands a slapping body shot.
Fighter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Saibot.
Saibot punishes Fighter's body with a nice straight punch.
Saibot lands with a nice body punch.
Fighter misses with a few strikes there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saibot jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Saibot might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Fighter tries to sprawl but Saibot drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Saibot throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fighter is refusing to be controlled, as Saibot sits in half guard.
Fighter on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Saibot lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Saibot is looking to take a break and control but Fighter is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Saibot is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Fighter!
Saibot misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Saibot dominating with strikes here.
Fighter is bucking up trying to escape but Saibot cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saibot lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Saibot breaks from Fighter's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Fighter on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Fighter tries to get out of the position.
Saibot working Fighter over with strikes here.
Saibot throwing strikes here but Fighter is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Poor strikes thrown by Saibot there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Saibot punching from mount but Fighter doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Fighter in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Saibot landing strikes from the mount and Fighter is in trouble!
Saibot sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saibot landing punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saibot landing strikes, looking to finish!
Saibot misses with a head shot.
Saibot putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Saibot lands a nice shot to the head.
Fighter is bucking up trying to escape but Saibot cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Saibot throwing strikes here but Fighter is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Saibot with good strikes from the mount here!
Saibot in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Saibot looking to control but Fighter is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Saibot has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Saibot is landing with some decent strikes but Fighter is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Saibot has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Fighter's face.
Saibot working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Noob Saibot dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Saibot misses with a hook. Fighter ducked under it nicely.
Fighter throws a big counter combination but Saibot scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Saibot lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Saibot throws a jab but it's blocked by Fighter.
Saibot connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nameless Fighter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fighter throws a right and a left that both miss.
Saibot throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fighter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Saibot.
Saibot bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Fighter's head.
Some wild striking there from Fighter.
Saibot connects with the punch.
Fighter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fighter throws a right and a left that both miss.
Saibot doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Fighter staying out of range there.
No joy there for Fighter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fighter throws a right hand that Saibot ducks under and follows up with a left that Saibot also avoids with ease.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saibot throws a jab but it's blocked by Fighter.
Fighter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fighter takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fighter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Saibot misses with a hook.
Fighter throws a nice looking combination but Saibot bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Saibot throws a shot from downtown. Fighter moves away and avoids it.
Saibot connects with a jab.
Saibot lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fighter walks into a left hand.
Saibot connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Saibot throws a hook but Fighter blocks it.
Fighter slips under a jab from Saibot.
A jab from Saibot finds it's way through Fighter's defenses.
Saibot looks to land a right hand but Fighter moved out of range.
Fighter misses with the combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saibot cracks Fighter with a good jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Saibot misses the target.
Saibot dodges the punch combination from Fighter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saibot misses with a body shot.
Fighter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Saibot is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Fighter with a body shot.
Fighter moves away from the strike by Saibot.
A swing and a miss from Saibot.
Fighter throws a nice looking combination but Saibot bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Saibot throws a body punch but Fighter moves out of range.
Saibot slips a jab and a cross from Fighter.
Fighter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Saibot.
Saibot throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Fighter on the side of the head.
Nameless Fighter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fighter on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The fighters circling - Saibot throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Saibot scores with a body shot.
Fighter misses with a double jab
and Saibot counters with a shoot takedown. Fighter fights it but they end up in guard.
Fighter utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Saibot is looking to work some ground and pound but Fighter has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saibot throwing strikes but missing.
Saibot seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Saibot keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Fighter's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Saibot throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Saibot is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Saibot landing some decent shots from guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Saibot's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Fighter knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Saibot on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saibot with a flurry of punches that miss.
Saibot postures up in Fighter's guard and throws a big left but Fighter blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Saibot accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Saibot working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Saibot is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
My spies in Phoenix Fight Team inform me that Saibot has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Saibot throws a big right hand that misses.
Saibot is stalling in the full guard.
Saibot in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Noob Saibot showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Fighter blocks a jab.
Fighter seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Saibot connects with a single shot there.
A punch combination from Fighter misses.
Saibot thuds a left hand into Fighter's body.
A punch combination from Fighter misses.
Saibot drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Fighter defends it well.
Fighter misses with a series of wild punches.
Saibot looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Fighter misses with a combination
enabling Saibot to counter with a crisp jab.
Left hook, right uppercut from Fighter.
Saibot scores with a nice right hand.
The fighters circling - Saibot throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Saibot cracks a nice hook into Fighter's ribs.
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!
Saibot misses with a straight left.
Saibot tests Fighter's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Saibot keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Saibot takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Saibot throws a shot from downtown. Fighter moves away and avoids it.
Noob Saibot seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saibot misses with a hook. Fighter ducked under it nicely.
A punch combination from Fighter misses.
Fighter fails to land with a series of punches.
Saibot avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fighters circling - Saibot throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Saibot has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fighter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Saibot.
Fighter misses with the combination.
Saibot works Fighter's body with a nice hook.
A punch combination from Fighter misses.
Saibot scores with a nice strike.
Saibot looks to throw the jab but Fighter is out of range.
Saibot scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Saibot misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fighter.
A left lands for Saibot.
Saibot swings for the body but Fighter moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saibot takes a swing at Fighter's ribcage but misses.
Fighter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
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!
Saibot scores with a jab.
Fighter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Saibot doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Fighter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Saibot.
Fighter defending well as Saibot loads up on a big left hand.
Fighter looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A left lands for Saibot.
Saibot looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Fighter!
Sloppy strikes there by Saibot.
Saibot advances nicely into full mount.
Saibot can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Fighter is looking to escape.
Saibot postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Fighter looks a forlorn figure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saibot scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Fighter?
Saibot looking to control and managing it successfully.
Saibot with the ground and pound from mount.
Saibot with the ground and pound from mount.
Saibot misses with a head shot.
Saibot scoring with strikes but Fighter is staying in there.
A nice elbow there by Saibot.
Saibot looking to finish Fighter with some ground and pound. This is bad for Fighter!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saibot scoring with strikes but Fighter is staying in there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saibot connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Saibot in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Fighter holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Saibot tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Saibot with the ground and pound from mount.
Saibot is landing with some decent strikes but Fighter is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Fighter wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Saibot.
Saibot with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Saibot landing strikes from the mount and Fighter is in trouble!
Fighter is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Noob Saibot really dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Fighter throws a series of punches but Saibot moves out of range.
Fighter defending well as Saibot loads up on a big left hand.
Saibot stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fighter misses with a two punch combination.
Saibot looks to land a left hand but Fighter moved out of range nicely.
Saibot throws a hook but Fighter avoids it easily.
Saibot swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Saibot feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Fighters jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Fighter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fighter throws a left and a right that both miss
and Saibot counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Saibot tries for a takedown but Fighter circles away easily
and Fighter counters with a one-two to the body.
Fighter stuffs the takedown.
Saibot throws a jab but it's blocked by Fighter.
Saibot lands with an overhand left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fighter takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
No joy there for Fighter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Saibot takes a swing at Fighter's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saibot dodges the punch combination from Fighter.
Fighter misses with a wild combination.
Saibot throws a hook but Fighter avoids it easily.
Saibot swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Saibot takes a swing at Fighter's ribcage but misses.
Fighter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Saibot circles away quickly and effectively.
No joy there for Fighter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A combination from Fighter does no damage.
Fighter swinging wildly here.
Saibot connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Saibot slips a jab and a cross from Fighter.
Fighter misses with a two punch combination.
Saibot thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Saibot. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Saibot.
Saibot showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fighter.
Saibot is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Fighter with a body shot.
Fighter misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fighter slips under a jab from Saibot.
Saibot looks to throw the jab but Fighter is out of range.
Saibot scores with a jab. Fighter acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Saibot lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Saibot listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Saibot throws a series of punches but Fighter moves out of range.
Fighter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fighter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Saibot moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fighter looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A jab from Saibot misses.
Fighter looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fighter walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fighter misses with the combination.
Saibot appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saibot throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saibot. Fighter does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters circle momentarily. Saibot darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fighter slips under a jab from Saibot.
Saibot darts in looking for a takedown but Fighter gets double underhooks and turns Saibot into the cage.
Nameless Fighter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Noob Saibot.
Fighter checks a low kick from Saibot.
Fighter misses with a few strikes there.
Saibot doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Saibot swings for the body but Fighter moves out of range.
Fighter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
No joy there for Fighter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Saibot scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fighter in his tracks.
Good standup being displayed there by Saibot as he connects with a hook.
Some wild striking there from Fighter.
Saibot throws a hook to the side of Fighter's head but Fighter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fighter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Saibot moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saibot tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fighter was well out of range. Poor timing from Saibot.
Saibot waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fighter.
Saibot misses with a wild body shot.
Saibot fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fighter manages to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saibot throws a hook but Fighter blocks it.
Saibot just misses with a punch to the body.
Saibot lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fighter circles away quickly and effectively.
Fighter slips a jab from Saibot.
A combination from Fighter does no damage.
Fighter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Saibot moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fighter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
No luck for Saibot with that takedown attempt.
Fighter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Saibot.
Saibot connects with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Noob Saibot dominated that fourth round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Saibot swings for the body but Fighter moves out of range.
Fighter misses with the combination.
Fighter tries to bum rush Saibot with a series of wild strikes but Saibot uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fighter misses with a two punch combination.
Fighter stuffs the takedown.
Donk. Saibot catches Fighter right on the button with a cross.
Fighter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Saibot circles away quickly and effectively.
Fighter throws a series of punches but Saibot avoids them all with ease.
Saibot looks to land a left hand but Fighter moved out of range nicely.
Saibot misses with a hook.
Fighter misses with a few strikes there.
A nice side step and Saibot releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fighter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Saibot moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A combination from Fighter does no damage.
Saibot moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fighter looks to land a combination but Saibot avoids it well.
Saibot takes a swing at Fighter's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fighter misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fighter takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fighter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Saibot slips a jab and a cross from Fighter.
Saibot takes a swing at Fighter's ribcage but misses.
Saibot tries to score a power double leg takedown but Fighter sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Saibot somewhat.
Fighter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
It seemed like Saibot was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Saibot with a nice cross.
Saibot throws an overhand right that lands on Fighter's shoulder, as Fighter tries to avoid the shot.
Fighter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fighter blocks a jab.
Saibot dodges the punch combination from Fighter.
It seemed like Saibot was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Fighter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Saibot avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nameless Fighter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fighter looks to land a combination but Saibot avoids it well.
Saibot looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Saibot lands with a nice body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A punch combination from Fighter misses.
Fighter drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Fighter doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Saibot throws an overhand right that lands on Fighter's shoulder, as Fighter tries to avoid the shot.
Noob Saibot is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Saibot swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fighter appears to be looking for a big counter.
Fighter has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Fighter there as he acknowledges the shot.
Saibot looks to score with a jab to the body but Fighter is just out of range.
Fighter throws a right and a left that Saibot avoids nicely.
Fighter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fighter throws a nice looking combination but Saibot bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fighter throws a right and a left that both miss.
Saibot bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Fighter gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saibot avoids a punch combination nicely.
Saibot cracks Fighter with a right hand to the side of the head.
Saibot throws a good cross that connects.
Saibot lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fighter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saibot.
Saibot cracks Fighter with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Saibot swings for the body but Fighter moves out of range.
A punch combination from Fighter misses.
A little jabbing left from Saibot on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Saibot throws a body shot but no joy.
No joy there for Fighter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Saibot looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Saibot throws a looping overhand right but Fighter ducks down to avoid it.
Saibot throws a shot to the body.
Saibot scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fighter throws a series of punches but Saibot avoids them all with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saibot throws a looping overhand right but Fighter ducks down to avoid it.
Saibot thuds his right hand into Fighter's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Saibot misses with a hook. Fighter ducked under it nicely.
Saibot changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fighter throws a right and a left that both miss.
Saibot lunges at Fighter with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Fighter's hand.
Saibot throws a body punch but Fighter moves out of range.
A combination from Fighter does no damage.
Saibot digs a good hook to Fighter's body.
Saibot throws a body shot but no joy.
Fighter is looking for a counter combo.
Saibot slips a jab and a cross from Fighter.
No joy there for Fighter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A big right from Saibot misses.
Fighter misses with a combination
and Saibot counters with a left to the body.
Fighter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fighter misses with a wild combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Noob Saibot.
Well Saibot has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 45:50
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 45:50
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Noob Saibot!
Noob Saibot thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated Nameless Fighter had this to say: 'I will be back And I`ll win YOU MOTH****CKERS!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Steamboat (ranked 967 p4p, 130 weight class) and Black Coleman (ranked 1175 p4p, 154 weight class). Steamboat comes into the arena with Migos- Bad and Bouje blaring out of the sound system. This should be fireworks!
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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
24 - 22 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ricky Steamboat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 27 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Black Coleman!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Jorge Garcia and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steamboat tries for a takedown but Coleman circles away easily
and Coleman counters with a stiff right hand.
Coleman shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Coleman was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Steamboat is looking for a sweep.
Steamboat taking punishment in the form of punches.
Coleman in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Coleman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Steamboat keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Steamboat tries to bench press Coleman off him but Coleman keeps the position.
Coleman lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Steamboat down.
Coleman advances to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Steamboat is working to get back to half guard.
Coleman unloading with bombs!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coleman landing strikes from the mount and Steamboat is in trouble!
Coleman prevents Steamboat from getting the reversal.
Coleman dominating with strikes here.
Coleman dominating with strikes here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman prevents Steamboat from getting the reversal.
Coleman has control of Steamboat's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Steamboat regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Steamboat tries to reverse the position but Coleman maintains control.
Coleman lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Steamboat hang on?
Coleman controlling from the full mount.
Steamboat is desperately trying to improve his position but Coleman has a good base and remains in mount.
Coleman cracks Steamboat with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Coleman fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Steamboat keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Coleman is landing with some decent strikes but Steamboat is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Coleman pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steamboat tries to reverse the position but Coleman maintains control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman lands a heavy elbow.
Coleman postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Steamboat looks a forlorn figure.
Coleman raining down hammerfists from mount.
Steamboat is working to get back to half guard.
Coleman is landing with some decent strikes but Steamboat is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Coleman with shots to the head and body - Steamboat looks very uncomfortable down there.
Coleman landing strikes from the mount.
Steamboat is rocked!
Coleman trying to control but Steamboat is having none of it.
Coleman lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Steamboat is desperately trying to improve his position but Coleman has a good base and remains in mount.
BOOM! Coleman connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Coleman lands a big shot there that rocks Steamboat but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Coleman landing punches.
Oh Steamboat is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman raining down shots from the mount!
Coleman has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Steamboat's face.
Steamboat keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Coleman connects with a bit shot that sees Steamboat covering up! More strikes from Coleman and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Coleman is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Black Coleman!
Black Coleman managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, GREEN!160, into his post fight interview.
The defeated Ricky Steamboat had this to say: 'Good win to for my opponent will be back'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Don Fagaro (ranked 261 p4p, 36 weight class) and Kasey Scorpion (ranked 512 p4p, 63 weight class). Scorpion has chosen Jiu Jitsu as his entrance music. 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
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Don Fagaro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kasey Scorpion!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Columbo Gatti and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scorpion slips a jab and a cross from Fagaro.
Scorpion moves into the clinch.
Fagaro is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Scorpion pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Fagaro wants to take the fight to the mat but Scorpion manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Scorpion.
Scorpion doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Scorpion's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Fagaro has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Scorpion after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Don Fagaro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Scorpion slowing the pace effectively.
Fagaro is working for takedown but Scorpion is calmly controlling the position for now.
Fagaro wants a takedown.
A nice left hand lands by Scorpion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fagaro takes a shot to the head.
Fagaro drops down looking for an ankle pick but Scorpion pulls his leg out and moves away.
Scorpion misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fagaro.
Scorpion is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Scorpion keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Fagaro looks to score with a jab to the body but Scorpion is just out of range.
It seemed like Scorpion was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scorpion throws out a powerful jab.
Fagaro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Scorpion.
Scorpion throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fagaro.
Fagaro shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Scorpion's guard.
Scorpion working for a triangle but Fagaro defends it easily.
Fagaro avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Scorpion looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've been hearing good reports from Fagaro's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Fagaro's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Scorpion looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Fagaro throwing strikes from guard but Scorpion blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scorpion seems keen to control Fagaro's posture.
Fagaro would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Scorpion is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Fagaro lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Fagaro wants to stand and escape but instead Scorpion has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
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!
Fagaro keeping moving, preventing Scorpion from controlling successfully.
Scorpion advances position into side control!
Fagaro tries to bench press Scorpion off him but Scorpion keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fagaro is not content to let Scorpion control the position.
Scorpion thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Fagaro tries to escape but Scorpion is in control.
Fagaro can't do much from the bottom here.
Fagaro is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Scorpion is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Scorpion wants to control but Fagaro is keeping him busy.
Fagaro stops Scorpion from passing to mount.
Fagaro struggling a bit here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Fagaro is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Scorpion controlling the position.
Scorpion tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Fagaro tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Fagaro wants to get back to his feet but Scorpion drags him back down.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fagaro can't do much from the bottom here.
Fagaro tries to escape but Scorpion is in control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kasey Scorpion dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Scorpion slips a jab from Fagaro.
Fagaro misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kasey Scorpion seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Scorpion changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Scorpion. That snapped Fagaro's head back.
Scorpion tries to clinch but Fagaro is having none of it.
Scorpion connects with a body shot.
Scorpion misses with a straight left.
Fagaro half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Fagaro looks to land a combination but Scorpion avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fagaro shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Scorpion as he avoids it easily.
Fagaro throws the left hand but Scorpion avoids the punch easily.
Scorpion listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Fagaro ducks right into an uppercut from Scorpion.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Scorpion! Fagaro is backing up but he can't get away as Scorpion lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Fagaro and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Kasey Scorpion!
An out of breath Kasey Scorpion 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Wrexham (ranked 460 p4p, 70 weight class) and Egyptian Embalmer (ranked 859 p4p, 122 weight class). Embalmer is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Katy Perry - Dark Horse ft. Juicy J. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyler Wrexham !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Egyptian Embalmer!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Columbo Gatti and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wrexham listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wrexham throws a series of punches but Embalmer moves out of range.
Embalmer has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Embalmer throws a right hand that misses
and Wrexham cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Embalmer fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Wrexham avoids it really well and circles away.
Embalmer throws an overhand right that lands on Wrexham 's shoulder, as Wrexham tries to avoid the shot.
Embalmer throws a jab when Wrexham was well out of range.
Wrexham walks into a straight right hand from Embalmer.
Embalmer shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Wrexham makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wrexham looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Embalmer misses with an uppercut.
Wrexham swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Embalmer shoots in looking for a takedown. Wrexham tries to sprawl out of it but Embalmer keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Wrexham manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tyler Wrexham has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Egyptian Embalmer.
Wrexham misses with a body shot
and Embalmer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A combination from Wrexham does no damage.
Embalmer throws a looping overhand right but Wrexham ducks down to avoid it.
It looked like Wrexham wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Embalmer. Wrexham does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Embalmer connects with a crisp jab.
Embalmer moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wrexham punishes Embalmer's body with a nice straight punch.
Embalmer takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Embalmer fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wrexham on the side of the head.
Embalmer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wrexham .
Embalmer shoots in and gets a takedown into Wrexham 's guard.
Embalmer working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Wrexham 's head.
Wrexham is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Embalmer presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Embalmer is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Wrexham is defending well.
Embalmer can't get the takedown.
Wrexham lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Embalmer backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Wrexham .
Wrexham lands a body punch in the clinch.
Embalmer looks winded!
Wrexham gets through Embalmer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wrexham lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Embalmer backwards.
Wrexham lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wrexham lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Wrexham .
A right handed body shot lands from Wrexham .
Wrexham lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wrexham lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Embalmer backwards.
Embalmer is rocked!
Wrexham lands with a light punch inside.
Embalmer is still on wobbly legs! Can Wrexham finish him?
Still in the clinch, Wrexham scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wrexham stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wrexham lands a right hand.
Wrexham lands a shot to the body.
Wrexham lands with a light punch inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Wrexham .
Wrexham works on Embalmer's body with a couple of short punches.
Wrexham pushes Embalmer against the cage. Wrexham is working some dirty boxing. Wrexham pushes off with a quick right hook! Embalmer goes down! Embalmer tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Wrexham moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyler Wrexham !
In defeat, Egyptian Embalmer stepped up to the mic, saying 'This fucking blind referee is friends with the fucking biased judges who are both paid by my PED-using opponent's manager. Fuck them and fuck the haters! What are you looking at asshole? Come at me, I'll mash you like potatoes!!
Mommy!! They are threatening me! 😭'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Eksem Von Ketler (ranked 373 p4p, 18 weight class) and Barack Obama (ranked 311 p4p, 16 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Von Ketler might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Bonecracker- Shocore. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eksem Von Ketler!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Barack Obama!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Anthony Taglia and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Von Ketler connects with a crisp jab.
Obama closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
You can see the frustration on Von Ketler's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Obama is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Von Ketler has escaped the position, nice work there.
Obama goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Von Ketler has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Obama but great work by Von Ketler.
Obama regains half guard.
Obama gets full guard.
Von Ketler distracts Obama with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Obama throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Von Ketler is in close to Obama's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Obama tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Von Ketler is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Obama looking for a guillotine here but Von Ketler defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Ketler wants to control from the top but Obama keeps moving.
Obama seems keen to control Von Ketler's posture.
Von Ketler stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Obama swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Von Ketler trying to control the position from guard on top but Obama is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Von Ketler got a little sloppy there for a moment and Obama has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Von Ketler has managed to get both his arms back between Obama's legs - danger averted.
Obama manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Von Ketler manages to get himself to full guard.
Obama slips nicely into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Ketler regains full guard. Nicely done.
Obama trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Von Ketler is on top in guard.
Obama had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Von Ketler defends it easily.
Von Ketler landing with the ground and pound.
Von Ketler throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Von Ketler throwing strikes but missing.
Obama keeping moving, preventing Von Ketler from controlling successfully.
Obama had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Von Ketler defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Ketler cracks Obama with a solid left hand.
Obama is trying to keep Von Ketler in close.
Von Ketler trying to control but Obama is working from the bottom.
Von Ketler won't allow Obama to sweep him here.
Von Ketler working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Obama's head.
Von Ketler distracts Obama with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Obama manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Von Ketler manages to get himself to full guard.
Obama avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Von Ketler looking to hit a scissor sweep but Obama is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obama looking to pass the guard.
Obama passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Von Ketler manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Von Ketler wants to get back to full guard.
Von Ketler looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Von Ketler is defending against the submission attempts here by Obama.
Von Ketler is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Barack Obama will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Obama tries to clinch up.
Von Ketler changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Obama tries to avoid it but Von Ketler manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Obama to the ground. Obama escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Obama looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Von Ketler closes the distance and clinches up with Obama, looking for a takedown. Von Ketler pushes Obama against the cage but Obama circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Obama moves into the clinch.
Von Ketler blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Obama.
Obama lands an uppercut.
Obama has clasped his hands together around Von Ketler's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Obama wants to take a breather but Von Ketler manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Obama.
Von Ketler is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Von Ketler looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Obama preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obama avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Von Ketler working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Obama doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Obama manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Obama passes Von Ketler's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Obama is working for a kimura but Von Ketler is defending it quite comfortably.
Von Ketler wants to improve his position but Obama is controlling well.
Von Ketler has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Obama is working away from the top position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Obama is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Obama is looking for a kimura but Von Ketler is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Obama to get the leverage.
Obama not doing much here.
Von Ketler trying to control but Obama postures up.
Von Ketler wants to improve his position but Obama is controlling well.
Obama wants to pass to mount but Von Ketler is defending the position.
Von Ketler tries to get to full guard but Obama has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obama is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Von Ketler works his way to full guard. Good work.
Obama preventing the sweep.
Von Ketler keeping full guard, as Obama tries to pass.
Obama is still trying to improve position.
Von Ketler has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Obama can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Obama trying to control but Von Ketler is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Von Ketler looking to hit a scissor sweep but Obama is one step ahead there.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Von Ketler working a defensive guard here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Von Ketler closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Obama did well to prevent Von Ketler getting side control.
Von Ketler looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Obama with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Von Ketler prevents Obama from improving his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Obama is defending against the submission attempts here by Von Ketler.
Obama manages to get to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Barack Obama will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Obama is looking to clinch.
Von Ketler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Obama was well out of range. Poor timing from Von Ketler.
Von Ketler swats away the attempt to clinch by Obama.
Obama wants to clinch up but Von Ketler keeps it at a distance.
Obama with a jab.
Von Ketler shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Obama manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Obama wants to sweep but no luck.
Von Ketler stands up over Obama, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Obama keeping moving, preventing Von Ketler from controlling successfully.
Von Ketler trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Von Ketler postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Obama keeping moving, preventing Von Ketler from controlling successfully.
Von Ketler looking to pass the guard.
Eksem Von Ketler overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obama is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Von Ketler looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Obama works his foot free and advances to mount.
Von Ketler tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Von Ketler prevents Obama from taking his back.
Obama moves to back control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Ketler fending off the submission attempt from Obama.
Von Ketler defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Obama's arms.
Obama is persistently looking for the submission but Von Ketler is defending it well.
Obama is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Obama has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obama is trying to stick to Von Ketler's back but Von Ketler is turning into Obama. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Obama's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Von Ketler.
Von Ketler scoring with some ground and pound.
Von Ketler working some strikes from top position.
Obama tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Von Ketler is in close to Obama's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Von Ketler slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Obama working for a triangle but Von Ketler defends it easily.
Obama has momentary wrist control but Von Ketler slips an elbow through the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Ketler postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Obama working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Von Ketler doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Von Ketler manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Von Ketler with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Obama bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Von Ketler's guard.
Von Ketler tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Obama pushing down on Von Ketler's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Von Ketler gets full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Von Ketler is trying to control the position but Obama postures up.
Von Ketler looking for subs off his back but Obama has passed one foot through into half guard.
Obama is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Von Ketler sees it coming and defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Barack Obama just about did enough to take it.
That's time! Von Ketler's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Obama gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Von Ketler to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Obama seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Obama is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Obama is on top in guard.
Von Ketler is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Obama is aware though and is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Obama sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Von Ketler's guard.
Obama keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Obama trying to control from half guard but Von Ketler is working away.
Von Ketler trying to control from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Ketler won't allow Obama to pass to mount.
Von Ketler is looking for a sweep. Obama is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Von Ketler is working hard here to advance position.
Von Ketler trying to hold on to Obama's head to control him but Obama postures up.
Von Ketler keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Von Ketler moves into full guard.
Obama stopping the sweep attempt from Von Ketler.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Obama trying to control but Von Ketler is working from the bottom.
Obama passes Von Ketler's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Von Ketler works his way to full guard. Good work.
Obama passes Von Ketler's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Von Ketler looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Obama wants to pass the guard but Von Ketler is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Ketler looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Obama is pressing down on Von Ketler's thigh, looking to free his foot. Von Ketler is holding on for now.
Obama is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Von Ketler defends it well.
Von Ketler is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Obama's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Obama's back!
Von Ketler scores with strikes from the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Ketler working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Von Ketler controlling well, preventing Obama from escaping the position.
Von Ketler is working the ground and pound. Can Obama escape?
Von Ketler patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Von Ketler lands strikes to the head.
Von Ketler is hanging on to Obama's back as he tries to escape.
Von Ketler lands with a hammerfist to the side of Obama's head.
Von Ketler lands a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Obama tries to escape but Von Ketler has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Von Ketler lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Obama is in bad spot here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eksem Von Ketler had his way with Barack Obama in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A jab from Von Ketler does it's job there.
Von Ketler tries to keep at a distance but Obama has taken the fight into the clinch.
Von Ketler blocks an uppercut.
Von Ketler breaks the clinch.
Obama dodges the punch combination from Von Ketler.
Von Ketler catches Obama with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Von Ketler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Obama was well out of range. Poor timing from Von Ketler.
Obama tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Von Ketler manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
It looked like Von Ketler wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Von Ketler thuds a left hand into Obama's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Von Ketler gets a takedown into half guard.
Von Ketler lands strikes from half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Obama is staying active underneath Von Ketler, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Ketler is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Obama is not content to let Von Ketler control the position.
Obama manages to get to full guard.
Obama keeping moving, preventing Von Ketler from controlling successfully.
Obama wants to sweep but no luck.
Von Ketler postures up.
Von Ketler is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Von Ketler is looking to work some ground and pound but Obama has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Ketler keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Obama's head.
Von Ketler with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Von Ketler scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Obama is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Von Ketler stands up over Obama, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Von Ketler slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Von Ketler scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Obama to see if he's OK.
Obama is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Von Ketler off and has taken his back!
Von Ketler turns into Obama and is now in his guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Von Ketler scoring with some ground and pound.
Von Ketler trying to control the position from guard on top but Obama is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Ketler lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Obama seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Obama lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Von Ketler tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Von Ketler keeping moving, preventing Obama from controlling successfully.
Obama stopping the sweep attempt from Von Ketler.
Obama trying to control but Von Ketler is working from the bottom.
Von Ketler trying to keep a closed guard but Obama is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obama preventing the sweep.
Eksem Von Ketler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Von Ketler throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Von Ketler is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Von Ketler escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Obama gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Von Ketler not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Barack Obama is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Von Ketler being controlled here, momentarily.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eksem Von Ketler showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Obama has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 47:48
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 49:47
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Barack Obama!
Barack Obama is the new bantamweight champion!
After the big win, Barack Obama made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Humanoid Nutrition (160Q for 180$) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
Eksem Von Ketler was interviewed post fight and said 'Didn't hurt'.
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