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DUEL#150 Sigit vs Embalmer PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lew Rockwell (ranked 2886 p4p, 333 weight class) and Grisha Kamenov (ranked 2103 p4p, 253 weight class). Rockwell's entrance music is Like a Rock. A fine choice. Kamenov comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Linkin Park - Bleed It Out kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 Rio de Janeiro, Lew Rockwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 3, fighting out of New York, Grisha Kamenov!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Franklyn Lucas and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kamenov instigates a clinch.
Rockwell takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Lew Rockwell has been cut.
Rockwell takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rockwell jumps guard but Kamenov turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Rockwell is trying to pull guard but Kamenov turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Kamenov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rockwell's face.
Kamenov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rockwell tries to pull guard but Kamenov forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lew Rockwell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rockwell jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kamenov walks away with a smile on his face. Rockwell gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Grisha Kamenov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kamenov throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Rockwell is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kamenov sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Rockwell misses with a body punch
and Kamenov counters with a three punch combo that has Rockwell backing up. Rockwell nods at Kamenov to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kamenov misses with a wild combination.
Rockwell feinted with a counter takedown.
Kamenov has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Rockwell will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kamenov tries to counter by closing the distance.
Kamenov lands a jab-cross combination.
Rockwell is rocked!
Kamenov throws a lazy head kick
and Rockwell counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Kamenov is looking for a triangle but Rockwell pushes his legs off easily.
Kamenov is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Rockwell has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rockwell trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kamenov working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rockwell doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rockwell manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Rockwell tries to free his leg and advance position but Kamenov is retaining full guard.
Kamenov trying to keep a closed guard but Rockwell is proving a slippery customer.
Rockwell is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Kamenov keeping full guard, as Rockwell tries to pass.
Kamenov has his foot on Rockwell's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rockwell works his way back into a safe position though.
Kamenov is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rockwell defends well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kamenov wants to sweep here but Rockwell controlling him for the moment.
Kamenov can't keep his opponent in guard - Rockwell advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rockwell is working for a kimura but Kamenov is defending it quite comfortably.
Rockwell is looking to advance position but Kamenov won't allow it.
Kamenov is not content to let Rockwell control the position.
Rockwell wants to free his trapped foot but Kamenov is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Rockwell is working hard here to advance position.
Rockwell is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Kamenov!
Kamenov bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Kamenov wants to get up but he can't break Rockwell's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Kamenov trying to control the position from guard on top but Rockwell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rockwell is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamenov won't allow Rockwell to sweep him here.
Kamenov got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rockwell has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kamenov has managed to get both his arms back between Rockwell's legs - danger averted.
Rockwell had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kamenov defends it easily.
Rockwell throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kamenov trying to control the position from guard on top but Rockwell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kamenov wants to stand but Rockwell has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Rockwell bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kamenov's guard.
Kamenov looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Rockwell passes Kamenov's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamenov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Rockwell wants to free his trapped foot but Kamenov is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Rockwell wants to work for an arm triangle but Kamenov is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Rockwell is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Kamenov!
Kamenov is working to get back to half guard.
Rockwell wants to take Kamenov's back but he can't do it this time.
Kamenov slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kamenov manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Rockwell thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kamenov wants to stand and escape but Rockwell is having none of it.
Rockwell slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grisha Kamenov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lew Rockwell's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kamenov has managed to clinch.
Rockwell is trying to pull guard but Kamenov turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A short right from Kamenov on the inside.
Kamenov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kamenov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rockwell fails to pull guard.
Kamenov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rockwell is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kamenov to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lew Rockwell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rockwell is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kamenov to keep the fight standing.
Kamenov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rockwell's defenses.
Rockwell takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kamenov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rockwell backwards.
Kamenov lands a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rockwell takes an elbow to the temple.
Oh Rockwell is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kamenov unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Rockwell! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Kamenov is unloading with more strikes now! Rockwell drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Grisha Kamenov!
Grisha Kamenov managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Arcticus University: London, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bo Angliese (ranked 747 p4p, 100 weight class) and Daft Young (ranked 531 p4p, 71 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Young's choice of entrance music: Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger. Daft Young acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
24 - 11 - 2, fighting out of New York, Bo Angliese!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Daft Young!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Jorge Garcia and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Angliese lunges at Young with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Young's hand.
Angliese misses with a two punch combination.
Young just misses with a punch to the body.
Angliese seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Angliese throws a lazy uppercut
and Young counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Angliese has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Midnight MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Young scores with a jab to the jaw.
Angliese looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Young avoids the head kick by Angliese.
Young scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Young pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Young pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It looked like Angliese was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Angliese throws a hook to the side of Young's head but Young sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Young digs a good body shot into Angliese's ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Young ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Angliese moves away.
As Young looks to move away, Angliese throws a big counter combo but Young just gets out of the way.
Young throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Angliese.
A head kick misses from Young.
As Young looks to move away, Angliese throws a big counter combo but Young just gets out of the way.
Angliese misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Young just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Young throws a body shot but no joy.
Young moves out of range as Angliese strikes.
Angliese swings for the body but Young moves out of range.
Young shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Young bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Young steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Angliese.
Young is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Young doesn't manage to clinch there - Angliese circles away.
A lazy left from Young finds it's target.
Young doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Young misses with a head kick.
Angliese scores with a body shot.
Young is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Young looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right-left combo lands from Angliese.
Young misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Young moves away from the strike by Angliese.
Young misses with a head kick.
Angliese scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Young takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Young takes a swing at Angliese's ribcage but misses.
Young misses with a hook.
Young avoids a punch combination nicely.
Young throws an off balance right hand
and Angliese counters with a one-two to the body.
Angliese looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Young throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Angliese stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Angliese lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Young is rocked!
Angliese lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Young falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bo Angliese!
A relieved looking Bo Angliese thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iosue Nicu (ranked 1573 p4p, 229 weight class) and Juan Marfaker (ranked 906 p4p, 138 weight class). Nicu comes to the cage accompanied by It's Dark and Hell Is Hot. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Iosue Nicu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Juan Marfaker!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Jonathan Paton and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nicu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marfaker.
Nice body punch from Marfaker.
Nicu 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.
Nicu has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Marfaker.
Marfaker misses with an uppercut. Nicu saw that one coming.
Marfaker misses with a body shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Marfaker scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Iosue Nicu has been cut.
Marfaker scores with a jab to the body.
Nicu throws a push kick but Marfaker slaps the foot to one side.
Nicu checks a low kick from Marfaker.
Marfaker misses with a body shot.
Marfaker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marfaker connects with a single shot there.
Nicu throws a wild body kick that Marfaker sees coming a mile off.
Marfaker connects with a body shot that sends Nicu's belly button to the back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nicu moves out of range as Marfaker throws a body kick.
Nicu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Marfaker.
Marfaker takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Marfaker digs a good body shot into Nicu's ribs.
Marfaker fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Marfaker just misses with a punch to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Nicu crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Marfaker - the referee stops the clock and Nicu gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Marfaker. Nicu manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Marfaker scores with a hook to the body. Nicu takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nicu throws a head kick that misses.
Marfaker scores with a kick to the midsection.
Nicu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marfaker buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
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!
Marfaker scores with a push kick.
Nicu swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Marfaker digs a good body shot into Nicu's ribs.
Marfaker fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Marfaker misses.
Nicu scores with a leg kick.
Marfaker lands a right hook to the body.
Marfaker lands a slapping body shot.
Marfaker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nicu.
Marfaker looks to score with a jab to the body but Nicu is just out of range.
Nicu jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Nicu throws a push kick but Marfaker slaps the foot to one side.
Nicu blocks a head kick by Marfaker.
Nicu throws a half hearted mid kick.
Marfaker looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nicu lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
A big left from Marfaker misses.
Nicu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Marfaker looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A jab from Marfaker misses.
Nicu pivots, looking for a leg kick but Marfaker is out of range and Nicu settles back down.
Marfaker appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marfaker throws an overhand right that lands on Nicu's shoulder, as Nicu tries to avoid the shot.
Nicu looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
A leg kick checked by Marfaker.
Marfaker throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nicu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marfaker.
Marfaker blocks a head kick by Nicu.
Marfaker's corner calls for a 1-2. Marfaker obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nicu walks into a stiff left hand from Marfaker.
Nicu connects with a leg kick. Marfaker looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nicu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Marfaker.
Marfaker throws a hook but Nicu blocks it.
Juan Marfaker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marfaker throws out a leg kick but Nicu moves out of range and Marfaker only half commits.
Marfaker fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nicu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Marfaker throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nicu misses with a leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Marfaker. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Marfaker.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marfaker is looking to slow Nicu down with leg kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body kick from Marfaker.
Marfaker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nicu.
The crowd cheers as Marfaker lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nicu doesn't seem phased though.
Marfaker is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Marfaker throws a push kick but Nicu slaps the foot to one side.
Nicu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nicu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nicu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Marfaker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nicu manages to avoid it.
Marfaker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nicu slips under a jab from Marfaker.
Nicu half committed to a counter leg kick.
Marfaker getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Marfaker lands a jab to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nicu looks for the body kick but Marfaker saw that one coming.
Nicu takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nicu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marfaker.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Marfaker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Iosue Nicu's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Nicu steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Marfaker. That one must have hurt.
Marfaker misses with a hook.
Marfaker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nicu moves away.
Nicu tries to land a front kick but Marfaker steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nicu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marfaker.
Nicu tried to counter with a leg kick but Marfaker avoided it.
Marfaker throws a half hearted mid kick.
Marfaker ducks under a wild hook from Nicu.
Marfaker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marfaker lands a glancing blow to the side of Nicu's head.
Marfaker misses with a hook
and Nicu finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marfaker throws the kick towards the body but Nicu avoids it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nicu, as that shot connected.
Nicu tries a head kick but it misses.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Nicu crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Marfaker - the referee stops the clock and Nicu gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Marfaker. Nicu manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Nicu avoids the body shot from Marfaker.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nicu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nicu swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nicu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marfaker swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nicu.
A thudding body kick lands there by Marfaker!
Marfaker throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Marfaker scores with a body shot.
Marfaker checks a leg kick.
Marfaker lands a glancing blow to the side of Nicu's head.
Nicu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marfaker is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Nicu rather than just go for the knockout.
Nicu cracks the inside of Marfaker's front leg.
Nicu connects with a leg kick. Marfaker looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Marfaker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nicu manages to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marfaker lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Marfaker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nicu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marfaker looks to score with a jab to the body but Nicu is just out of range.
Nicu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A shot to the body from Marfaker misses
and Nicu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Juan Marfaker has been cut.
Marfaker misses with the body kick
and Nicu counters with a nice body kick.
Marfaker digs a good body shot into Nicu's ribs.
Nice defenses there by Nicu.
Marfaker misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Nicu counters with a nice body shot.
Nicu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nicu uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Marfaker has time to react.
Nicu takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
An inside leg kick from Marfaker misses.
Marfaker moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Nicu throws a head kick that misses.
Juan Marfaker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nicu takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nicu throws out a loose jab but Marfaker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marfaker misses with a low kick.
Nicu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nicu on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Marfaker throws a leg kick
and Nicu counters with a leg kick.
Nice body kick from Marfaker.
Nicu throws a lazy uppercut
and Marfaker counters with a nice leg kick.
Marfaker wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Marfaker with a jab.
Nicu is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nicu tests Marfaker's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Marfaker blocks a head kick by Nicu.
Marfaker blocks a leg kick.
Marfaker takes a swing at Nicu's ribcage but misses.
Nicu half committed to a counter leg kick.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Nicu might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marfaker motions for Nicu to come forward. Marfaker throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nicu blocks a head kick by Marfaker.
Nicu half committed to a counter leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nicu takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Marfaker scores with a punch to the head.
Nicu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marfaker.
An attempted straight right counter from Nicu misses the target.
Nicu takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Marfaker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Marfaker blocks the body kick.
Marfaker lands a leg kick that knocks Nicu off balance momentarily.
Marfaker cracks the inside of Nicu's front leg.
Nicu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nicu scores with a decent looking hook.
Nicu throws a low kick but Marfaker avoids it.
Marfaker now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Nicu blocks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Marfaker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Nicu throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Marfaker has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nicu.
Marfaker misses with a looping right.
Marfaker smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Marfaker staying out of range there.
Marfaker is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Jab by Marfaker.
Marfaker moves out of range as Nicu throws a body kick.
Marfaker lands a leg kick that knocks Nicu off balance momentarily.
Nicu lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
An inside leg kick from Nicu misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good shot there by Nicu.
Marfaker on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Decent striking displayed by Marfaker there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nicu throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nicu throws a head kick but Marfaker moves out of range.
Marfaker jabs Nicu to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Marfaker ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Marfaker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Marfaker throws a head kick that half lands.
Nicu missing with a left hand there. Marfaker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Marfaker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nicu goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Nicu has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Marfaker finds it's way round the side to connect with Nicu's head.
Nicu fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Marfaker is out of range.
Marfaker replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Nicu blocks it well.
Marfaker lands a slapping body shot.
Nicu walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Marfaker scores with a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marfaker attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Marfaker throws a head kick that misses.
Juan Marfaker is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marfaker avoids the head kick by Nicu.
The fighters circle momentarily. Marfaker darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nicu attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nicu takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Marfaker cracks Nicu with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nicu ducks right into an uppercut from Marfaker.
Marfaker scores with a jab to the body.
Nicu throws the left hand but Marfaker avoids the punch easily.
Nicu blocks a jab.
Marfaker smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nicu takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nicu bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Marfaker throws a wild body kick that Nicu sees coming a mile off.
Nicu looks for the body kick but Marfaker saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marfaker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nicu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Marfaker scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nicu in his tracks.
Nicu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nicu does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nicu.
Nicu will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Nicu uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Marfaker has time to react.
Marfaker throws the kick towards the body but Nicu avoids it.
Nicu half committed to a counter leg kick.
Marfaker connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nicu momentarily.
Nicu takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A decent looking cross lands there for Nicu.
Marfaker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nicu fires out a quick counter leg kick but Marfaker just manages to avoid it.
Marfaker connects with the punch.
Nicu tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marfaker takes a swing at Nicu's ribcage but misses.
Marfaker works Nicu's body with a nice hook.
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!
Nicu misses with a body kick.
Nicu throws a low kick but it's checked well by Marfaker.
Marfaker cracks Nicu with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Marfaker connects with a nice looking jab.
Marfaker throws a looping overhand right but Nicu ducks down to avoid it.
Iosue Nicu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nicu moves away from the strike by Marfaker.
An attempted straight right counter from Nicu misses the target.
Nicu lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Marfaker scores with a jab. Nicu acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Marfaker stuns Nicu with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nicu is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nicu throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Juan Marfaker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Marfaker has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Marfaker!
Juan Marfaker seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shintaro Nomo (ranked 981 p4p, 129 weight class) and Tyler Wrexham (ranked 502 p4p, 65 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Tyler Wrexham enters the cage!
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174 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Shintaro Nomo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyler Wrexham !
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Alyssa Summers and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wrexham looks to throw the jab but Nomo is out of range.
Nomo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice uppercut there from Wrexham .
Wrexham misses with a looping right.
Wrexham misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nomo.
Wrexham has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Wrexham throws a jab when Nomo was well out of range.
Wrexham throws a hook but Nomo blocks it.
Wrexham throws a body punch but Nomo moves out of range.
Wrexham misses with a body punch
and Nomo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tyler Wrexham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nomo throws a body shot but no joy.
Wrexham tries to clinch but Nomo moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nomo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wrexham , pushing him back against the cage.
Wrexham tries a body shot but Nomo blocks it.
Wrexham lands a shoulder strike.
Wrexham tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wrexham pushes Nomo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wrexham tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wrexham lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wrexham managing to block the knees to the body from Nomo.
Wrexham fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Nomo throws an elbow but misses.
Wrexham avoiding damage as Nomo throws knees to the body.
Wrexham throws a head punch that misses.
Wrexham blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nomo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nomo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wrexham .
Wrexham misses with a body shot.
It looked like Nomo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wrexham rushes Nomo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wrexham lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nomo or not.
Wrexham throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nomos head.
Nomo gets control of Wrexham 's arms and successfully pulls guard. Nomo will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Wrexham wanted to stand there but Nomo had control of the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wrexham won't allow Nomo to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wrexham wanted to stand there but Nomo had control of the position.
Wrexham stands up and waves to Nomo to follow him.
Wrexham misses with a hook to the body
and Wrexham takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wrexham looks to land a right hand but Nomo moved out of range.
Nomo ducks under a wild hook from Wrexham .
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nomo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nomo staying out of range there.
Wrexham lands with an uppercut that bounces Nomo off the cage and back into range.
Nomo throws a hook to the side of Wrexham 's head but Wrexham sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wrexham misses with a wild body shot.
Nomo is looking to counter punch.
Nomo misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nomo misses with a left hand
and Wrexham connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wrexham scores with a leg kick.
Wrexham throws the left hand but Nomo avoids the punch easily.
Wrexham throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nomo shoots in and gets a takedown into Wrexham 's guard.
Nomo stops Wrexham from standing up.
Nomo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nomo controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Nomo won't allow Wrexham to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nomo is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wrexham wants to stand and escape but Nomo is having none of it.
Nomo content to stall in guard here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wrexham 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Nomo under the eye.
Nomo throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Wrexham to counter with a crisp jab.
Nomo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nomo wants to clinch up but Wrexham keeps it at a distance.
Wrexham scores with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wrexham tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Nomo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyler Wrexham dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Wrexham throws a leg kick but Nomo checks it.
Nomo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A low kick from Wrexham is predictable there
and Wrexham takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nomo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wrexham .
Nomo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wrexham momentarily.
Nomo shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Nomo showed some decent athleticism there.
Wrexham pushes Nomo off and gets back to his feet.
Nomo throws out a powerful jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wrexham doesn't manage to clinch there - Nomo circles away.
Nomo misses with a straight right.
Nomo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nice straight punches there by Wrexham . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Wrexham .
Nomo throws a lazy right hand but Wrexham sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nomo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nomo throws a hook but Wrexham blocks it.
Tyler Wrexham seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nomo throws a good cross that connects.
Wrexham tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tyler Wrexham is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nomo looks to throw the jab but Wrexham is out of range.
Wrexham throws a jab when Nomo was well out of range.
Wrexham scores with a shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Nomo.
Wrexham throws a series of punches but Nomo moves out of range.
Nomo moves out of range of the strikes.
Donk. Nomo catches Wrexham right on the button with a cross.
Wrexham throws a body punch but Nomo moves out of range.
Wrexham just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Nomo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Nomo misses the target.
Nomo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wrexham swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wrexham misses with a wild body shot.
Nomo staying out of range there.
Nomo misses with a straight left.
Nomo cracks Wrexham with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wrexham throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nomo is looking to counter punch.
Nomo throws a right and a left that Wrexham avoids nicely.
Wrexham is looking to clinch.
Nomo is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nomo avoids the body shot from Wrexham .
Wrexham fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nomo shoots in looking for a takedown but Wrexham manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Nomo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Wrexham lands with a good body shot.
Nomo throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nomo tries to clinch there but Wrexham circles away.
Nice straight punches there by Nomo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Nomo.
Wrexham punishes Nomo's body with a nice straight punch.
Wrexham throws out a loose jab but Nomo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wrexham lands a right hook to the body.
A clash of legs there as Nomo blocks the low kick.
Nomo moves in looking to clinch but Wrexham pushes him off.
Wrexham avoids the head kick by Nomo.
Nomo with a poor takedown
and Wrexham cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nomo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wrexham lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Shintaro Nomo has been cut.
Nomo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Wrexham finds it's way round the side to connect with Nomo's head.
Wrexham just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nomo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nomo clinches up against the cage.
Nomo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wrexham . Nomo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wrexham wants to slow Nomo down by chopping away at his legs.
Wrexham cracks Nomo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wrexham looks to throw the jab but Nomo is out of range.
Nomo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wrexham takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wrexham looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wrexham lands a body shot.
Wrexham tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nomo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wrexham lands a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyler Wrexham showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Shintaro Nomo's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Wrexham lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nice takedown defense from Wrexham . No joy for Nomo on that attempt.
Wrexham scores with a body shot.
Nomo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wrexham stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A bone on bone clash there as Wrexham blocks the leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Wrexham . Beautiful body shot.
Wrexham dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nomo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wrexham sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wrexham ! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wrexham getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wrexham throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nomo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wrexham throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nomo counters with a stiff right hand.
Wrexham tries to clinch but Nomo moves away
enabling Nomo to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice defenses there by Nomo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nomo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nomo avoids the body shot from Wrexham .
The fighters circle momentarily. Nomo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wrexham keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nomo throws a jab but it's blocked by Wrexham .
Wrexham misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nomo.
Nomo is looking to counter punch.
Nomo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wrexham .
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nomo, as that shot connected.
Nomo tests Wrexham 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wrexham lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Wrexham .
Wrexham misses with a lunging right hand
and Nomo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shintaro Nomo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wrexham misses with an uppercut.
Wrexham connects with a body shot that sends Nomo's belly button to the back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nomo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wrexham throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nomo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wrexham misses with a hook
and Nomo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wrexham misses with a looping left.
Wrexham circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wrexham throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nomo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nomo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wrexham 's head.
Wrexham throws a leg kick that misses.
Wrexham jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nomo looks to land a left hand but Wrexham moved out of range nicely.
Wrexham scores with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wrexham staying out of range there.
Wrexham gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wrexham tries a body shot but Nomo blocks it.
Wrexham has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wrexham scores with a hook to the body.
Nomo lands with a light punch inside.
Nomo is trying to pull guard but Wrexham has him pressed against the cage.
Wrexham works on Nomo's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wrexham works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tyler Wrexham is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wrexham .
Tyler Wrexham seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wrexham lands with a left to the head.
Wrexham gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Nomo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shintaro Nomo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wrexham lands a shot to the body.
Wrexham lands with a short shot to the head.
Wrexham lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wrexham cracks Nomo with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nomo wants a takedown but no success here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wrexham works on Nomo's body with a couple of short punches.
Wrexham lands a right hand.
A shot in the inside from Wrexham .
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wrexham .
Wrexham lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nomo missing with knees to the body.
Wrexham pushes Nomo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wrexham .
Wrexham lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nomo blocks an uppercut.
Wrexham makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wrexham makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wrexham managing to block the knees to the body from Nomo.
Wrexham misses with a body punch.
Wrexham pushes Nomo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nomo misses with a body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tyler Wrexham comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Wrexham winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyler Wrexham !
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Barack Obama (ranked 290 p4p, 12 weight class) and Natural Born Killer (ranked 1017 p4p, 50 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Natural Born Killer was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Barack Obama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Natural Born Killer!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Columbo Gatti and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obama gets tackled into the cage by Killer. Killer maintains the clinch.
Killer lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Killer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Killer.
A short uppercut from Obama.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Obama wants a takedown but no success here.
Obama wants the takedown. Killer is fighting it off but Obama persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Killer's guard against the cage.
Obama trying to control but Killer is working from the bottom.
Obama is looking to pass into half guard but Killer pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Killer is in guard.
Killer won't allow Obama to sweep him here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Killer throws an elbow that misses. Obama uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Killer's guard. Nice move by Obama!
Obama trying to control but Killer is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obama won't allow Killer to sweep him here.
Killer looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Obama is looking to pass into half guard but Killer pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Killer is in guard.
Killer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Killer controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Killer postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Obama utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Obama manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Killer manages to get himself to full guard.
Obama wants to pass the guard but Killer is keeping the position.
Killer looking to hit a scissor sweep but Obama is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Killer wants to improve his position but instead Obama has moved into half guard.
Killer tries to roll over but Obama keeps him under control.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Killer is still trying to improve position.
Obama is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Killer!
Killer has given up his back here. Will Obama look for the submission or keep pounding away?
I really don't envy Killer right now.
Obama gets his hands free as Killer looks to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Killer wants to escape the position.
Obama has his arm under Killer's chin here. Game over son! Obama squeezes tightly and Killer is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Barack Obama!
Barack Obama made sure to mention his sponsor, Humanoid Nutrition (160Q for 180$) in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Matt Kuchar (ranked 443 p4p, 60 weight class) and Tommy Shelby (ranked 346 p4p, 49 weight class). Kuchar comes to the cage accompanied by 21 Savage - No Heart. Matt Kuchar has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matt Kuchar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Tommy Shelby!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Joseph Jones and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuchar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shelby is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kuchar with a body shot.
Nice cross by Shelby.
Kuchar misses with an uppercut. Shelby saw that one coming.
Shelby has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Kuchar is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Kuchar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shelby.
Shelby lands a two punch combo.
A slow jab from Kuchar misses its intended target.
Shelby tries to bum rush Kuchar with a series of wild strikes but Kuchar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shelby swings for the body but Kuchar moves out of range.
Kuchar throwing a counter right hand but Shelby manages to avoid it.
Kuchar ducks under a wild hook from Shelby.
A shot to the liver by Kuchar. Beautiful body shot.
Shelby swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kuchar counters with a straight right hand.
Kuchar walks into a straight right hand from Shelby.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kuchar slips under a jab from Shelby.
Shelby lands the left hand.
Kuchar takes a swing at Shelby's ribcage but misses.
Shelby has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kuchar.
Kuchar works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Shelby ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kuchar moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuchar cracks the inside of Shelby's front leg.
Kuchar defending well as Shelby loads up on a big left hand.
Kuchar throws a nice inside leg kick.
Shelby cracks Kuchar with a good jab.
Shelby throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kuchar misses with a low kick as Shelby jumps back.
Shelby throws the left hand but Kuchar avoids the punch easily.
Kuchar lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Kuchar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Kuchar was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Kuchar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kuchar feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Shelbys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Shelby lands the left hand.
Shelby on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Shelby checks a leg kick nicely.
Kuchar lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Shelby lands a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shelby connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kuchar's hands.
Shelby lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Shelby.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shelby. Kuchar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shelby rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kuchar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Shelby throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kuchar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shelby fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kuchar manages to avoid it.
Kuchar fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Shelby has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kuchar takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Shelby scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kuchar doesn't seem bothered though.
Kuchar connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kuchar cracks Shelby with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Shelby misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kuchar.
Shelby takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A swing and a miss from Kuchar.
Kuchar throws a body punch but Shelby moves out of range.
A jab from Shelby misses.
Kuchar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shelby lands the left hand.
Shelby lands a really nice looking cross but Kuchar seems unphased.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shelby misses with an uppercut.
A jab from Shelby misses.
Shelby throws a body punch but Kuchar moves out of range.
Shelby misses with a wild body shot.
Shelby lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Good standup being displayed there by Shelby as he connects with a hook.
Kuchar wants to slow Shelby down by chopping away at his legs.
Shelby lands a nice looking body shot.
Shelby lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A telegraphed right hand from Shelby misses the target.
Kuchar slips under a jab from Shelby.
Shelby throws a hook to the side of Kuchar's head but Kuchar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shelby lands a jab to the nose.
Kuchar turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Shelby just misses with a punch to the body.
Kuchar looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Shelby swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shelby misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shelby misses with a straight left.
Shelby throws a body shot but no joy.
Shelby misses with a body punch
and Kuchar counters with an inside leg kick.
Shelby's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shelby. Kuchar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kuchar loads up on a big right hand but Shelby slips the punch.
Shelby misses with a looping left.
Shelby is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kuchar had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Shelby staying out of range there.
Decent striking displayed by Kuchar there.
Shelby works Kuchar's body with a nice hook.
Jab by Kuchar.
Kuchar is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Shelby misses with a looping right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shelby misses with a wild combination.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kuchar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Shelby dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kuchar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shelby has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A bone on bone clash there as Shelby blocks the leg kick.
Shelby takes one on the button.
Shelby just misses with a punch to the body.
Shelby checks a low kick from Kuchar.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shelby. Kuchar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shelby scores with a jab to the head.
Shelby slips a jab from Kuchar.
Kuchar throws a hook but Shelby avoids it easily.
Kuchar drops his hands momentarily and Shelby takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kuchar on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A swing and a miss from Kuchar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuchar drops his hands momentarily and Shelby takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Shelby takes a swing at Kuchar's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Kuchar misses.
Shelby moves out of range of the leg kick from Kuchar.
Kuchar closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Shelby, as that shot connected.
Shelby lands with a cross.
Kuchar throws a hook to the side of Shelby's head but Shelby sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kuchar takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kuchar throws out a loose jab but Shelby uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kuchar takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Shelby cracks Kuchar with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kuchar looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Shelby slips under a jab.
Kuchar scoring well with a low kick there.
Kuchar throws a big shot that misses.
Shelby misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kuchar.
Some bone on bone action there as Shelby checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kuchar misses with a looping left.
Kuchar ducks under a wild hook from Shelby.
Shelby throws a hook but Kuchar blocks it.
Tommy Shelby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shelby throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shelby looks to throw the jab but Kuchar is out of range.
Kuchar fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Shelby avoids the body shot from Kuchar.
Shelby throws a body punch but Kuchar moves out of range.
Shelby misses with a hook to the body
and Kuchar counters with a nice uppercut.
Shelby throws a sloppy body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Tommy Shelby seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kuchar throws a hook but Shelby blocks it.
Kuchar closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Shelby dips to his left and cracks Kuchar with an uppercut!
Shelby ducks right into an uppercut from Kuchar.
Decent striking displayed by Kuchar there.
Shelby is rocked!
Kuchar avoids the body shot from Shelby.
Shelby is still on wobbly legs! Can Kuchar finish him?
Shelby on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kuchar. Kuchar obviously looking to wear him down.
Shelby gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Kuchar gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Shelby is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matt Kuchar!
An out of breath Matt Kuchar 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 Maya Chigg (ranked 362 p4p, 47 weight class) and Paul Maul (ranked 524 p4p, 69 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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173 lbs
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182 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Maya Chigg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 22 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Maul!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, John Roberts and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maul avoids the head kick by Chigg.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Chigg - that will leave a mark!
Maul throws an overhand right that lands on Chigg's shoulder, as Chigg tries to avoid the shot.
Chigg scores with a nice body kick.
Maul will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Maul misses with a wild body shot.
Maul takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Chigg moves out of range of the strikes.
Maul doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Chigg.
Maul throws a predictable looking body shot
and Maul takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Maul swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maul throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Maul has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Chigg throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big right from Maul misses.
Maul throws out a powerful jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chigg fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Maul throws a body punch but Chigg moves out of range.
Chigg lands a big head kick that sends Maul tumbling to the mat! Chigg takes a step backwards and waves Maul back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Maul is rocked!
It looks like Paul Maul has been cut.
Chigg moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Maul misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chigg.
Maul misses with a straight left.
Chigg wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
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!
Maul swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chigg seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Chigg misses with a few strikes there.
Chigg looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Maul lands a nice looking body shot.
Chigg slips a jab from Maul.
Chigg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maul misses with a body shot.
Chigg dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Maul throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maul. Chigg does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maul misses with a hook. Chigg ducked under it nicely.
Chigg moves into the clinch successfully.
Maul goes for a takedown in the clinch but Chigg prevents it.
Maul working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Chigg breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Paul Maul seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maul swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chigg ducks right into an uppercut from Maul.
Chigg ducks under a wild hook from Maul.
Maul rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chigg connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chigg throws a half hearted mid kick.
Chigg fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Maul on the side of the head.
Chigg fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Maul looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Chigg pushes Maul away with a front kick.
Maul misses with a hook
and Chigg counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Maul looks winded!
Chigg lands a big head kick that sends Maul tumbling to the mat! Chigg takes a step backwards and waves Maul back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Maul is still on wobbly legs! Can Chigg finish him?
Chigg is looking to wear down Maul with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Maul thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maul looks up at the clock. Bad move! Chigg lands a right hand from hell, dropping Maul. Chigg pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maya Chigg!
After the big win, Maya Chigg made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors HGH Nutrients Q160 Tycoons Best Quality supps and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Karl Denke (ranked 222 p4p, 33 weight class) and Frank Reilly (ranked 227 p4p, 34 weight class). Reilly has chosen Danko Jones - Do You Wanna Rock as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Karl Denke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Reilly!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jonathan Paton and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reilly tries to close the distance and clinch up but Denke swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Oooooh!!! Reilly has knocked Denke down with a huge combo! Reilly steps away and waves a wobbly Denke back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Denke is rocked!
It looks like Karl Denke has been cut.
Reilly with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Denke to score with a decent uppercut.
Oh Denke is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Reilly walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Denke drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Reilly swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Denke's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Reilly!
After winning the bout, Frank Reilly 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between The Sigit (ranked 120 p4p, 15 weight class) and Egyptian Embalmer (ranked 1043 p4p, 137 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Sigit might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Gie. Embalmer has chosen Katy Perry - Dark Horse ft. Juicy J as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Egyptian Embalmer enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 20 - 2, fighting out of New York, The Sigit!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Egyptian Embalmer!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Russell Pearce and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sigit has closed the distance and engaged Embalmer in a clinch.
Sigit has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Embalmer is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Sigit drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Embalmer gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Embalmer gets underhooks to prevent Sigit's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for The Sigit. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sigit is looking to take this one to the mat.
Sigit is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Embalmer can't fight it off and eventually Sigit manages to take the fight to the floor. Embalmer looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Sigit looking to pass the guard.
Embalmer pulls Sigit in to control the position.
Embalmer wants to sweep but no luck.
Sigit tries to free his leg and advance position but Embalmer is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Embalmer is trying to control the position but Sigit postures up.
Sigit in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sigit passes Embalmer's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Sigit thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Embalmer's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sigit looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Embalmer with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sigit missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Embalmer tries to roll over but Sigit keeps him under control.
We've been hearing that Sigit has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Embalmer is staying active underneath Sigit, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sigit thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Embalmer's head.
Sigit wants to control but Embalmer is keeping him busy.
Sigit not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sigit working over Embalmer with some ground and pound. Embalmer looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sigit lands a nice short elbow.
Sigit working the head and body with strikes.
Sigit thows a huge punch but Embalmer dodges it nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sigit is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Embalmer trying to control from the bottom.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sigit throwing shots but Embalmer is blocking nicely.
Sigit is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Embalmer blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sigit.
Sigit wants to work for an arm triangle but Embalmer is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Sigit thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Embalmer's head.
Sigit throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Embalmer wants to improve his position but Sigit is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Embalmer is in trouble now - Sigit has advanced to mount!
Sigit working Embalmer over with strikes here.
Sigit with a couple of short strikes.
Sigit is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Embalmer has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Sigit trying to control but Embalmer is having none of it.
Sigit working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Sigit landing strikes from the mount.
Sigit connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Sigit has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Embalmer's face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Embalmer tries to lock up and control but Sigit gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Sigit is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Embalmer wants to hold on but Sigit pushes him away.
Sigit working the ground and pound effectively.
Sigit landing strikes, looking to finish!
A nice elbow there by Sigit.
Sigit in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Sigit cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Embalmer is rocked!
Sigit lands with some strikes.
Embalmer is still in real trouble! Can Sigit finish him?
Embalmer taking shots to the head.
Sigit lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Sigit dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sigit is looking for a takedown. Wow, that's a brutal slam - Embalmer is in big trouble! Sigit is landing strikes from the mount and this one is all over! The ref jumps in to save a confused looking Embalmer. Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). The Sigit!
The Sigit retains his welterweight title!
An out of breath The Sigit thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
The defeated Egyptian Embalmer had this to say: '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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Halo (ranked 293 p4p, 40 weight class) and Vicente Lafayette (ranked 64 p4p, 10 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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175 lbs
26 - 11 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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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
24 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arthur Halo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vicente Lafayette!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, David Schapiro and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halo fails with a takedown attempt.
Vicente Lafayette seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lafayette scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Halo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Lafayette throws a sloppy head kick and Halo moves out of range easily.
Lafayette smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Lafayette throws a poor cross that misses
and Halo decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Lafayette's guard.
Halo 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Halo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lafayette is looking for a triangle but Halo pushes his legs off easily.
Lafayette throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lafayette is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Halo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lafayette escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Halo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Halo works over Lafayette with some ground and pound from guard.
Lafayette throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lafayette looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Halo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halo trying to control the position from guard on top but Lafayette is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Halo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lafayette is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Halo is aware though and is defending well.
Lafayette controls Halo momentarily but Halo frees himself.
Halo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lafayette has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Halo has managed to get both his arms back between Lafayette's legs - danger averted.
Halo not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Lafayette keeping moving, preventing Halo from controlling successfully.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Halo's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Halo scoring with punches to the head and body.
Halo slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Halo trying to control the position from guard on top but Lafayette is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lafayette had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Halo defends it easily.
Lafayette working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Halo has passed into half guard!
Halo is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Lafayette is just riding it out for now. Halo eventually gives up the hold.
Halo is trying to control. Lafayette wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Lafayette tries to get to full guard but Halo has control of the leg.
Halo is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Lafayette has managed to free his arm - good work.
Lafayette is looking to improve his position.
That's four 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.
Lafayette is refusing to be controlled, as Halo sits in half guard.
Lafayette is looking to control Halo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lafayette avoid being mounted?
Lafayette is looking to improve his position.
Lafayette looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Halo prevents Lafayette from improving his position.
Lafayette looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lafayette moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Halo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lafayette looking for a guillotine here but Halo defends easily.
Halo passes Lafayette's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Halo dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lafayette is looking to score with low kicks.
Halo half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Lafayette is looking to chop away at Halo's legs.
Halo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lafayette.
Lafayette throws a right hand that misses
and Halo counters with a single leg into guard. Lafayette didn't expect that.
Halo works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Lafayette tries to roll over but Halo keeps him under control.
Lafayette is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Halo's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Halo's back!
Halo turns into Lafayette and is now in his guard.
Halo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Lafayette is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Halo defends well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Halo controls from within his opponent's guard.
Halo trying to control the position from guard on top but Lafayette is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Halo has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lafayette throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Halo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Lafayette working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Halo has passed into half guard!
Lafayette is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lafayette looking for submissions off his back.
Lafayette is refusing to be controlled, as Halo sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Halo connects with a nice short shot to Lafayette's temple.
Halo trying to mount his opponent but Lafayette defends it.
Lafayette looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lafayette is staying active underneath Halo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Halo moves nicely into side control.
Lafayette taking punishment in the form of punches.
Lafayette manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Halo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Halo is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Halo works his way into full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halo goes for an armbar but Lafayette turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Lafayette.
Lafayette prevents Halo from getting back to his feet.
Lafayette throws a big elbow that misses.
Lafayette postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lafayette has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Halo is proving hard to escape from.
Halo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lafayette defends well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lafayette working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lafayette trying to control the position from guard on top but Halo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lafayette 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.
Lafayette stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Halo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lafayette's corner is telling him to maintain position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Halo dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Lafayette takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Arthur Halo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Halo checks a low kick from Lafayette.
Halo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Halo shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Halo showed some decent athleticism there.
Lafayette looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lafayette wants to improve his position but Halo is controlling well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halo is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lafayette sees it coming and defends easily.
Halo scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Halo wants to pass the guard but Lafayette is defending well.
Halo passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Lafayette!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Halo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lafayette can do to turn this around?
Halo cracks Lafayette with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Halo jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Lafayette manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Lafayette manages to get back to half guard.
Lafayette is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lafayette is refusing to be controlled, as Halo sits in half guard.
Lafayette trying to control from the bottom.
Halo trying to control from half guard but Lafayette is working away.
Halo is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Lafayette!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halo looking to control but Lafayette is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lafayette is working to get back to half guard.
Halo unloading with bombs!
Halo is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Lafayette can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Lafayette is looking to improve his position but Halo isn't that keen on the idea.
Lafayette keeps trying to improve his position.
Lafayette gets back to half guard.
Halo lands strikes from half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lafayette tries to get to full guard but Halo has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halo is trying to control the action in half guard but Lafayette is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Halo is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Lafayette has managed to free his arm - good work.
Lafayette looking for submissions off his back.
Halo wants to work for an arm triangle but Lafayette is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Vicente Lafayette has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Arthur Halo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lafayette gets full guard.
Arthur Halo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Halo controlling from the top position.
Lafayette is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Halo's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lafayette looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Halo is stalling in the full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Halo takes one to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arthur Halo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Halo, 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arthur Halo!
After winning the bout, Arthur Halo 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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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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