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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Smith (ranked 8516 p4p, 528 weight class) and Zeta Knox (ranked 7534 p4p, 487 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Knox's choice of entrance music: Five Finger Death Punch | Bad Company . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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248 lbs
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290 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zeta Knox!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, David Schapiro and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith throws the left hand but Knox avoids the punch easily.
Knox scores with a jab. Smith acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Knox clinches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Knox creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Smith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, Smith scores with a nice short uppercut.
Knox tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
Knox goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knox working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Smith tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knox struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith controls his hands.
Knox drops Smith onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Smith is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Smith is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knox's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Oh Smith is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Smith missing with a left hand there. Knox was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Smith throws a shot from downtown. Knox moves away and avoids it.
A big right from Smith misses.
Smith gets tackled into the cage by Knox. Knox maintains the clinch.
Smith seems to have got his legs back now.
Smith throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Smith fails to land.
Smith misses with the head strike.
Knox lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Knox pushes Smith back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Knox softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Knox creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Knox works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Knox pushes Smith against the cage. Knox is working some dirty boxing. Knox pushes off with a quick right hook! Smith goes down! Smith tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Knox moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zeta Knox!
Zeta Knox decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Brekker (ranked 22881 p4p, 641 weight class) and Sonny Patrick (ranked 7866 p4p, 602 weight class). Andrew Brekker has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrew Brekker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sonny Patrick!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Jonathan Paton and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patrick lunges at Brekker with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Brekker's hand.
Brekker moves out of range as Patrick strikes.
Patrick has Brekker up against the cage in a clinch.
Patrick softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Patrick looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Brekker is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Patrick scores with a shoulder strike.
Patrick lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brekker backwards.
Patrick lands with a left to the head.
Patrick tries a body shot but Brekker blocks it.
Brekker is trying to break free.
Brekker wants to get back to striking at distance but Patrick won't allow it.
Brekker has had enough of the clinch but Patrick keeps him there for the moment.
Brekker is trying to break free.
Brekker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Patrick creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Brekker wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Patrick has him pressed against the cage.
Patrick has a couple of punches blocked by Brekker.
Patrick scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Patrick.
Brekker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brekker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Brekker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Patrick manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patrick moves into range and clinches up with Brekker.
A right handed body shot lands from Patrick.
Brekker takes a shot to the head.
Patrick doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Patrick misses with some punches.
Patrick prevents Brekker from breaking the clinch.
Brekker is trying to push Patrick away but Patrick has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Patrick tries to throw a body punch but Brekker avoids it by throwing Patrick back against the cage.
Brekker wants to break free but Patrick has control.
Brekker misses with a punch to the body.
Our sources have told us that Brekker has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Patrick working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Brekker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brekker throws a series of punches but Patrick avoids them all with ease.
Patrick moves into the clinch successfully.
Brekker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Patrick forces Brekker back against the cage and clinches.
A shot in the inside from Patrick.
Patrick lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brekker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Patrick avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Patrick is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Patrick clinches with his opponent.
A nice left hand lands by Patrick.
A nice right hand lands inside from Patrick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Patrick.
Brekker is breathing heavily.
A hook to the body from Patrick.
A short uppercut from Patrick.
Brekker is trying to push Patrick away but Patrick has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Patrick lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Patrick stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right from Patrick on the inside.
Patrick lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Patrick lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brekker backwards.
Brekker is rocked!
Patrick lands a big right hand that drops Brekker! The killer instinct kicks in and Patrick finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Patrick!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sonny Patrick!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Richard Weed (ranked 6132 p4p, 251 weight class) and Ono Kuronoa (ranked 7788 p4p, 282 weight class). Ono Kuronoa has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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130 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Richard Weed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ono Kuronoa!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Franklyn Lucas and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weed gets a clinch.
Weed breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A jab from Kuronoa misses.
Kuronoa falls off balance throwing a combination
and Weed decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kuronoa's guard.
Kuronoa working for a triangle but Weed defends it easily.
Kuronoa is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Weed is aware though and is defending well.
Weed slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Weed got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kuronoa has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Weed has managed to get both his arms back between Kuronoa's legs - danger averted.
Kuronoa looking for a guillotine here but Weed defends easily.
Weed stands up and waves to Kuronoa to follow him.
Weed darts in and clinches Kuronoa up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuronoa misses with a punch on the inside.
Kuronoa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Weed's elbow.
Weed tries to score a body lock takedown but Kuronoa shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Weed fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Weed avoiding damage.
Kuronoa misses with some punches.
Weed's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kuronoa throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kuronoa connects with a body shot that sends Weed's belly button to the back.
Kuronoa misses with a combination
and Weed counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Kuronoa looking for a kimura from the bottom but Weed passes into side control!
Kuronoa is looking for a sweep.
Kuronoa should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weed looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kuronoa is trying to get back to half guard.
Weed decides to stand back up.
Kuronoa darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Weed misses with a wild body shot.
A cross from Kuronoa lands.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kuronoa darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kuronoa is looking to clinch.
Kuronoa lands a jab to the head.
Kuronoa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Weed.
Weed walks into a stiff left hand from Kuronoa.
Kuronoa has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuronoa listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kuronoa throws a right hand that Weed ducks under and follows up with a left that Weed also avoids with ease.
Weed keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kuronoa swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Weed counters with a two punch combo.
Kuronoa's jab looks to have found its range, popping Weed under the eye.
Kuronoa cracks a nice hook into Weed's ribs.
Kuronoa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Weed.
Kuronoa misses with a jab to the body
and Weed counters with a head kick.
Kuronoa is rocked!
Weed has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kuronoa is still on wobbly legs! Can Weed finish him?
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!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Weed.
Weed breaks the clinch.
Weed drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kuronoa looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Weed passes into side control.
Weed happy to just control the position for now.
Weed in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Kuronoa looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Weed turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Richard Weed!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Practice Test (ranked 3083 p4p, 344 weight class) and Hector Henry Yonic (ranked 1868 p4p, 228 weight class). Test comes into the arena with For your entertainment blaring out of the sound system. Practice Test had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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162 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Practice Test!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hector Henry Yonic!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jonathan Paton and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Test missing with a left hand there. Yonic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yonic swats away the attempt to clinch by Test.
Yonic misses with a body shot.
Test lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Test throws a push kick but Yonic slaps the foot to one side.
Test tries to clinch up but Yonic circles away and keeps his distance.
Yonic changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Yonic has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Test is looking to clinch but Yonic is avoiding it.
Yonic gets tackled into the cage by Test. Test maintains the clinch.
Test lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Yonic jumps guard and drags Test to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Test is sitting in close to Yonic's body. Yonic has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Test is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Test is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Yonic.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Hector Henry Yonic!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ernest Harpik (ranked 3509 p4p, 364 weight class) and Conor OMalley (ranked 4954 p4p, 455 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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176 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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ernest Harpik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Conor OMalley!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Bruno Lombardi and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
OMalley drives through with a takedown into guard.
OMalley works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Harpik gets back to full guard.
Harpik is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Harpik keeping full guard, as OMalley tries to pass.
OMalley looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
OMalley chips away with some ground and pound.
OMalley stopping the sweep attempt from Harpik.
Harpik is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Harpik working the head and body with strikes.
Ground and pound from Harpik.
Harpik working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Harpik throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Harpik is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
OMalley is trying to maintain the position but Harpik is very close to passing his half guard.
Harpik missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harpik lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
OMalley blocking the ground and pound attempt from Harpik.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Harpik lands a nice short elbow.
Harpik throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing OMalley to regain full guard.
OMalley is trying to keep Harpik in close.
Harpik is stalling in the full guard.
Harpik working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Harpik controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OMalley is trying to control the position but Harpik postures up.
Harpik looking to improve position, pressing down on OMalley's thigh with his hand. OMalley seems to be working to lock up a guilotine though... is Harpik paying attention? Apparently not! He's locked it up tight! Harpik's face has turned purple! Will he tap? Will he! YES! He's tapped! OMalley picked his opening and made it count! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Conor OMalley!
Conor OMalley bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sione Feti (ranked 2026 p4p, 291 weight class) and Joe Average (ranked 3346 p4p, 461 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Feti might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to S-Tool - Lights Out. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sione Feti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Average!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Jonathan Paton and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Average wants to clinch
and Feti counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Average ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Joe Average seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Average throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Feti on the side of the head.
Average bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Average trying to control the action but Feti is working from the bottom.
Average in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Feti is looking for a sweep.
Average is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Feti knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Average is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Feti knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Average wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Feti, who protects the arm well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Feti is not content to let Average control the position.
Average goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Feti has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Average but great work by Feti.
Feti wants to lay and pray for a moment but Average keeps working.
A lull in the action here as Feti stalls from top position.
Average can't do much from the bottom here.
Feti controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Average struggling a bit here.
Average is looking for a sweep.
Feti happy to just control the position for now.
Feti working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Average is letting Feti control him for a moment.
Average is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Feti off and has taken his back!
Feti trying to control the position but Average manages to sink in the hooks.
Average looking for the choke from the back.
Average is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Feti defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Feti defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Average scores with punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Average is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Feti has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Feti is in bad spot here.
Average throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Feti!
Feti showing good submission defense here.
Average has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Feti has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Average throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Feti preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Average.
Average working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Feti is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Average has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Feti taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Joe Average!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Preston Mason (ranked 1060 p4p, 45 weight class) and Diego Carlitto (ranked 2507 p4p, 111 weight class). Carlitto has chosen Painkiller as his entrance music. Diego Carlitto acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Preston Mason!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Diego Carlitto!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Bruno Lombardi and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mason misses with a hook. Carlitto ducked under it nicely.
Mason shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Mason looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Carlitto felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Carlitto regains full guard. Nicely done.
Carlitto controlling Mason's posture.
Mason trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mason won't allow Carlitto to sweep him here.
Mason cracks Carlitto with a solid left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mason wants to control from the top but Carlitto keeps moving.
Mason working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Carlitto keeping full guard, as Mason tries to pass.
Carlitto is pulling down on Mason's head to control his posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlitto wants to sweep but no luck.
Mason postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Mason distracts Carlitto with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Mason keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Carlitto's head.
Mason postures up in Carlitto's guard and throws a big left but Carlitto blocks it.
Mason postures up and lands a big shot to Carlitto's brow.
Mason landing with the ground and pound.
Mason is fighting to break Carlitto's control of his arms but Carlitto is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Carlitto controls Mason momentarily but Mason frees himself.
Carlitto preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mason being controlled here momentarily.
Mason throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carlitto looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mason is one step ahead there.
Mason wants to pass the guard but Carlitto is keeping the position.
Carlitto trying to keep a closed guard but Mason is proving a slippery customer.
Mason 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.
Mason stopping the sweep attempt from Carlitto.
Mason working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Carlitto's head.
Carlitto trying to control the position.
Mason being controlled here momentarily.
Carlitto looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mason is one step ahead there.
Mason working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mason makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mason postures up in Carlitto's guard and throws a big left but Carlitto blocks it.
Mason is fighting to break Carlitto's control of his arms but Carlitto is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Carlitto is trying to control the position but Mason postures up.
Mason lands a couple of digs.
Mason working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Mason chips away with some ground and pound.
Mason lands a couple of elbows.
Carlitto looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Carlitto wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Mason loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Carlitto has his hands on Mason's head, controlling the position.
Mason tries to free his leg and advance position but Carlitto is retaining full guard.
Carlitto seems keen to control Mason's posture.
Carlitto is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Carlitto sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mason is looking to improve his position.
Carlitto looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Mason looking for submissions off his back.
Mason wants to control but Carlitto is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Carlitto looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mason is trying to get back to full guard.
Carlitto tries to pass to full mount but Mason defends it.
Well, if Carlitto is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Preston Mason dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Carlitto throws a shot to the body.
Carlitto tries to bum rush Mason with a series of wild strikes but Mason uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mason with a poor takedown
and Carlitto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mason is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Mason fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Carlitto avoids it really well and circles away.
Mason shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Carlitto as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Preston Mason. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carlitto dips to his left and cracks Mason with an uppercut!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carlitto lands a left and a right that send Mason crashing to the mat, dazed. Carlitto thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Mason is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carlitto moves in close and cracks Mason with a massive right hand! Mason, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Carlitto!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Diego Carlitto!
Diego Carlitto is the new bantamweight champion!
As Diego Carlitto got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: This is the best day of my life. I have worked so hard for this and now it is mine.I have no intention of giving it up anytime soon!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Braddock (ranked 69 p4p, 4 weight class) and More IsMore (ranked 606 p4p, 61 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, John Braddock!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, More IsMore!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Chad Campbell and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Braddock misses with a body punch
and IsMore counters with a stiff right hand.
John Braddock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Braddock lands with a shot to the body.
IsMore lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
IsMore tries to keep at a distance but Braddock has taken the fight into the clinch.
IsMore blocks an uppercut.
I was talking to Braddock's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Braddock misses with a body punch.
Braddock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Braddock gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from IsMore.
A short body shot lands from Braddock as the two fighters clinch.
Braddock pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Braddock misses with a right hand
and IsMore counters with a nice body shot.
Braddock falls off balance throwing a combination
letting IsMore counter with a right hand.
IsMore keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from IsMore! But no joy.
John Braddock is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Braddock takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Braddock misses with a body shot.
IsMore looks like he wants to counter punch here.
IsMore lands a really nice looking cross but Braddock seems unphased.
Braddock scores with a jab to the body.
IsMore displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Braddock throws out the jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from IsMore! But no joy.
Braddock fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braddock throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Braddock tries to clinch up but IsMore circles away and keeps his distance.
IsMore loads up on a big right hand but Braddock slips the punch.
IsMore uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Braddock.
IsMore doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
IsMore keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Braddock tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling IsMore to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from IsMore. Braddock does a little dance to reset his feet.
IsMore throws a lazy uppercut
and Braddock counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braddock closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
IsMore misses with a punch on the inside.
Braddock misses with a punch to the body.
IsMore's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Braddock breaks the clinch.
Braddock rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but IsMore moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Braddock looks to score with a jab to the body but IsMore is just out of range.
A punch lands to the side of IsMore 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Braddock throws a right and a left that IsMore avoids nicely.
Braddock throws an overhand right that lands on IsMore's shoulder, as IsMore tries to avoid the shot.
IsMore looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Braddock has managed to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Braddock looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
IsMore successfully pulls guard.
IsMore is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Braddock is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
IsMore looking for a sweep. Not yet IsMore, not yet.
Braddock has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
IsMore can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Braddock controls the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Braddock dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
IsMore blocks a jab.
IsMore throws out a counter right but Braddock avoids it with no problem.
Braddock thuds a left hand into IsMore's body.
Braddock has taken the fight to the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Braddock creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Braddock is trying to break free.
Braddock throws a head punch that misses.
IsMore jumps guard.
IsMore looking to hit a scissor sweep but Braddock is one step ahead there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
IsMore working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Braddock doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Braddock manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Braddock postures up.
IsMore managing to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
IsMore is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Braddock rolls with it to try and escape but IsMore cranks on the arm and Braddock is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). More IsMore!
More IsMore is the new heavyweight champion!
More IsMore was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harold Zoid (ranked 3224 p4p, 444 weight class) and Duncan Ferguson (ranked 915 p4p, 142 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Harold Zoid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Duncan Ferguson!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Eddie Farnsworth and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferguson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
It looks like Duncan Ferguson has been cut.
Ferguson misses with a hook
and Zoid counters with a stiff right hand.
Ferguson misses with a body shot.
Zoid throws a leg kick
and Ferguson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Ferguson. Those never looked like landing.
Ferguson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Zoid misses with a body shot.
Zoid moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ferguson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zoid 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.
Zoid looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ferguson scores with a hook to the body. Zoid takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Zoid finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ferguson swings for the body but Zoid moves out of range.
Ferguson throws a shot from downtown. Zoid moves away and avoids it.
Ferguson misses with a jab to the body
and Ferguson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ferguson jabs at Zoid's body.
Ferguson throws a shot from downtown. Zoid moves away and avoids it.
Ferguson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Zoid.
Zoid lands a head shot.
Zoid tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Zoid coming out on top.
Zoid throws out a leg kick but Ferguson moves out of range and Zoid only half commits.
A swing and a miss from Ferguson.
Zoid uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ferguson.
Ferguson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zoid misses with the combination.
Ferguson slips a jab from Zoid.
Ferguson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ferguson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zoid.
Zoid tries to clinch but Ferguson moves out of range.
Ferguson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
The fighters circling - Zoid throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ferguson lands with a hook. Zoid tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Zoid moves into the clinch.
Zoid gets through Ferguson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Zoid fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zoid misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ferguson.
Ferguson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zoid lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ferguson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zoid struggles to land a body shot inside as Ferguson controls his hands.
Ferguson misses with the head strike.
Zoid scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ferguson wants to stall.
Ferguson blocks a body shot from Zoid.
Ferguson misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ferguson.
Zoid scores with a shot to the side of Ferguson's head.
A short uppercut from Zoid.
Zoid misses with a punch to the body.
Ferguson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ferguson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zoid lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That has opened up Duncan Ferguson's cut even more.
Zoid lands a hook that snaps the head of Ferguson backwards.
Ferguson lands an uppercut.
Ferguson is trying to push Zoid away but Zoid has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ferguson lands with a light punch inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ferguson.
A left hand lands to the body for Zoid.
Zoid lands a body punch.
Ferguson tries a body shot but Zoid blocks it.
A body shot lands from Zoid.
Zoid tries to throw a body punch but Ferguson avoids it by throwing Zoid back against the cage.
Zoid lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Zoid misses with a punch on the inside.
Ferguson blocks a body shot from Zoid.
Zoid scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Zoid lands a right hand.
Ferguson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zoid tries a body shot but Ferguson blocks it.
Zoid misses with a punch on the inside.
Zoid misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ferguson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ferguson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Zoid on the side of the head.
Ferguson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ferguson swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Zoid to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big right from Ferguson misses.
Ferguson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ferguson misses with a wild body shot.
As Ferguson looks to move away, Zoid throws a big counter combo but Ferguson just gets out of the way.
Zoid dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ferguson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ferguson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Zoid scores with a head kick.
Ferguson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ferguson misses with a straight right.
Ferguson misses with an uppercut. Zoid saw that one coming.
An attempted straight right counter from Zoid misses the target.
A slow jab from Ferguson misses its intended target.
A punch combination from Ferguson misses.
Zoid misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zoid misses with a hook. Ferguson ducked under it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ferguson. Zoid does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ferguson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Zoid takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ferguson misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harold Zoid dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Duncan Ferguson's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Zoid misses with a head kick.
Zoid misses with a hook
letting Ferguson counter with a right hand.
Zoid throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Zoid ducks under a wild hook from Ferguson.
Zoid takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ferguson misses with a looping right.
Zoid waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ferguson.
Ferguson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Zoid gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ferguson.
Zoid throws a shot to the body.
Zoid fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ferguson.
Ferguson walks into a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ferguson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zoid.
Zoid throws a head kick that Ferguson semi-blocks.
Zoid lands a really nice looking cross but Ferguson seems unphased.
The cut above Duncan Ferguson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Ferguson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Zoid, pushing him back against the cage.
Ferguson tries to circle away but Zoid has him pinned against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zoid.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zoid misses with a body punch.
Zoid misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zoid scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ferguson misses with some punches.
Zoid lands with a right to the head.
Zoid pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zoid connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ferguson momentarily.
Ferguson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zoid takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Zoid throws out a loose jab but Ferguson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zoid lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ferguson's sensitive parts.
Ferguson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zoid swings for the body but Ferguson moves out of range.
Zoid goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ferguson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Harold Zoid has been cut.
Duncan Ferguson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
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!
Zoid avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ferguson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Zoid lands with a hook. Ferguson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Zoid.
Ferguson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Duncan Ferguson's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Zoid lands a left and a right that send Ferguson crashing to the mat, dazed. Zoid thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Ferguson is rocked!
Zoid looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ferguson is still on wobbly legs! Can Zoid finish him?
Zoid drops Ferguson with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Ferguson! Zoid dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harold Zoid!
A very excited looking Harold Zoid rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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