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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Evan Rooney (ranked 6816 p4p, 567 weight class) and Sonny Patrick (ranked 6181 p4p, 544 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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177 lbs
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182 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Evan Rooney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sonny Patrick!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Reed Andrews and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patrick pushes Rooney up against the cage in a clinch.
Rooney blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rooney has Patrick pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Patrick manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Rooney blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rooney blocks an uppercut.
Patrick swings wildly with an uppercut but Rooney uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rooney prevents a body shot from Patrick.
Patrick swings wildly with an uppercut but Rooney uses good head movement to avoid it.
Patrick tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rooney breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rooney uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Patrick.
It appears Rooney was looking to counter with a kick there.
Patrick forces Rooney back against the cage and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rooney breaks the clinch.
Rooney throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Rooney tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Patrick moves in looking to clinch but Rooney pushes him off.
Patrick is looking to clinch.
Patrick throws a hook but Rooney blocks it.
Rooney throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patrick fails with an attempt to clinch.
Patrick tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rooney finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Patrick tries to clinch but Rooney is having none of it.
Patrick throws a hook to the side of Rooney's head but Rooney sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Patrick clinches.
Patrick misses with a punch to the body.
Rooney blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Patrick tries to throw a body punch but Rooney avoids it by throwing Patrick back against the cage.
Rooney jumps guard.
Patrick trying to control but Rooney is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rooney is on top in guard.
Rooney stands up and waves to Patrick to follow him.
Patrick tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rooney is looking to land body kicks.
Patrick walks forward, straight into a front kick from Rooney.
Rooney scores with a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Patrick steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Rooney. That one must have hurt.
Patrick looks winded!
Rooney throws a quick inside leg kick.
Patrick tries to clinch but Rooney moves out of range.
Rooney thows a body kick. Patrick tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Patrick tries to clinch up but Rooney circles away and keeps his distance.
Rooney lands a big head kick that sends Patrick tumbling to the mat! Rooney takes a step backwards and waves Patrick back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Patrick is rocked!
It looks like Sonny Patrick has been cut.
Crack! A monster head kick from Rooney and Patrick falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Rooney!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Evan Rooney!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eye Crap (ranked 3507 p4p, 389 weight class) and Magomed Magomedrasulov (ranked 2889 p4p, 330 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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166 lbs
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157 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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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
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eye Crap!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Magomed Magomedrasulov!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Steve Montenegro and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crap scores with a hook.
Crap rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Magomedrasulov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Crap misses with a two punch combination.
Magomedrasulov tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Crap getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Crap misses with a two punch combination.
And Magomedrasulov tries to counter it with a takedown but Crap pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Crap avoids the head kick by Magomedrasulov.
Crap's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Crap duly obliges.
Magomedrasulov is looking to clinch but Crap is avoiding it.
Crap lands with a right hand.
Crap lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Magomedrasulov circles away quickly and effectively.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crap cracks Magomedrasulov with an open hand slap.
Magomedrasulov scores with a takedown into Crap's guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Magomedrasulov working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Magomedrasulov looking to pass the guard.
Magomedrasulov won't allow Crap to get back to his feet.
Crap is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Tayne's 4d3d3d3 Gym that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedrasulov slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Magomedrasulov goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Crap has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Magomedrasulov but great work by Crap.
Crap working away.
Magomedrasulov manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Crap tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Magomedrasulov.
Magomedrasulov preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Crap seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Crap postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Magomedrasulov to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magomedrasulov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Crap as he jumps to the side.
Eye Crap is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Crap misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Crap misses with a series of wild punches.
Magomedrasulov drives through with a takedown into guard.
Magomedrasulov is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crap is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crap wants to stand but Magomedrasulov is controlling the position.
Magomedrasulov drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Crap dives on top into guard.
Crap trying to stand up but can't free himself from Magomedrasulov's guard.
Magomedrasulov working a defensive guard here.
Crap is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Crap has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Magomedrasulov is proving hard to escape from.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Magomedrasulov shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Crap napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Crap is trying to escape the position but Magomedrasulov is controlling the position.
Crap is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Magomedrasulov is controlling him well.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eye Crap dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Magomedrasulov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Crap's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Crap duly obliges.
Magomedrasulov shoots for a takedown but Crap saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Magomedrasulov shoots in and gets a takedown into Crap's guard.
Magomedrasulov engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Magomedrasulov is standing up over Crap. Crap looks to escape but Magomedrasulov dives into side control.
Crap wants to get back to his feet.
Magomedrasulov trying to control the position but Crap is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crap wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Crap is trying to get back to half guard.
Crap is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Magomedrasulov can do to turn this around?
Magomedrasulov has an Americana. Crap didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Magomedrasulov is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Magomedrasulov hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Magomed Magomedrasulov!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alex Hadley Jr (ranked 6753 p4p, 606 weight class) and Alan Valerdi (ranked 6461 p4p, 591 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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160 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Alex Hadley Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alan Valerdi!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Bruno Lombardi and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hadley Jr closes the distance and clinches.
I was talking to Hadley Jr's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Hadley Jr wants to break free but Valerdi has control.
Hadley Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Valerdi gets tackled into the cage by Hadley Jr. Hadley Jr maintains the clinch.
Hadley Jr breaks the clinch.
Valerdi shoots for a double leg takedown but Hadley Jr sprawls well. He's pushed Valerdi's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hadley Jr shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Valerdi is trying to keep Hadley Jr in close.
Valerdi has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Cozad MMA Los Angeles. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Hadley Jr gets to his feet. Valerdi looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Valerdi fails with the takedown.
No luck for Hadley Jr with that takedown attempt.
Valerdi steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Hadley Jr.
Valerdi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Alex Hadley Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alan Valerdi.
Hadley Jr fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hadley Jr throws a head kick that misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hadley Jr.
Hadley Jr lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Valerdi closes the distance and clinches.
Hadley Jr manages to break the clinch.
Hadley Jr shoots in looking for a takedown. Valerdi tries to sprawl out of it but Hadley Jr keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Valerdi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Alex Hadley Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hadley Jr has his takedown stuffed
and Valerdi counters by clinching up.
Valerdi dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hadley Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hadley Jr tries to clinch but Valerdi is having none of it.
Valerdi lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Hadley Jr throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hadley Jr will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hadley Jr throws a hook but Valerdi avoids it easily.
Valerdi moves into the clinch successfully.
Hadley Jr tries a knee to the head but Valerdi blocks it.
Hadley Jr tries to stall but Valerdi uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Valerdi tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hadley Jr smiles and moves away.
Hadley Jr scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hadley Jr wants to clinch.
Valerdi darts in and clinches Hadley Jr up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hadley Jr tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Valerdi just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hadley Jr tries to pull guard but Valerdi forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Hadley Jr wants to break free but Valerdi has control.
Valerdi breaks from the clinch.
Valerdi throws a leg kick
and Hadley Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Valerdi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hadley Jr's waist but Hadley Jr gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Valerdi off to one side.
Hadley Jr fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hadley Jr with a hook.
Hadley Jr lands a big head kick that sends Valerdi tumbling to the mat! Hadley Jr takes a step backwards and waves Valerdi back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Valerdi is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Hadley Jr throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Valerdi is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Alex Hadley Jr!
A very excited looking Alex Hadley Jr made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matteo Boretti (ranked 1397 p4p, 212 weight class) and Pope Drunkizkus (ranked 1407 p4p, 216 weight class). Boretti comes to the cage accompanied by Ozzy Osbourne - Bark at the Moon. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Matteo Boretti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pope Drunkizkus!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jorge Garcia and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the body from Drunkizkus misses
and Boretti counters with an inside leg kick.
Drunkizkus avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Boretti slips a jab and a cross from Drunkizkus.
Boretti seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Boretti misses with a leg kick
and Drunkizkus counters with a stiff right hand.
Drunkizkus throws a jab but it's blocked by Boretti.
Boretti throws a leg kick
and Drunkizkus counters with a stiff right hand.
Boretti throws a head kick that misses
and Drunkizkus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Boretti misses with a leg kick
and Drunkizkus counters with a nice uppercut.
Drunkizkus throws the left hand but Boretti avoids the punch easily.
Drunkizkus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Boretti.
Drunkizkus blocks a head kick by Boretti.
Drunkizkus looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Drunkizkus circles away from the clinch attempt
and Drunkizkus counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boretti throws a leg kick
and Drunkizkus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Some wild striking there from Drunkizkus.
Drunkizkus doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Boretti tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Drunkizkus throws a counter combo.
Boretti throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Drunkizkus to counter with a crisp jab.
Boretti misses the jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Boretti.
Boretti pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Drunkizkus scores with a jab. Boretti acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boretti throws a leg kick that misses.
Drunkizkus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boretti.
Drunkizkus will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Boretti throws a leg kick
and Drunkizkus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boretti throws a leg kick
and Drunkizkus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Drunkizkus looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Boretti throws a leg kick that is checked
and Drunkizkus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Boretti throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Drunkizkus counters with a crisp one two that drops Boretti! Drunkizkus thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Boretti to his feet! Boretti is in big trouble!
Boretti is rocked!
Boretti throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Drunkizkus misses with a looping left.
Boretti keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Drunkizkus has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boretti misses with a leg kick
and Drunkizkus counters with a nice right hand that sends Boretti toppling to the canvas! Boretti scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Drunkizkus finish him?!
Oh Boretti is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Boretti lunges at Drunkizkus with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Drunkizkus's hand.
Boretti seems to have got his legs back now.
A slow jab from Drunkizkus misses its intended target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Boretti.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drunkizkus. Boretti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boretti moves into range and connects with a jab.
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!
Drunkizkus cracks Boretti with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Boretti lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Drunkizkus might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Boretti misses with a combination
and Drunkizkus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Boretti tries to clinch there but Drunkizkus circles away.
Boretti throws a lazy head kick
letting Drunkizkus counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boretti throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Drunkizkus counters with a nice right hand that sends Boretti toppling to the canvas! Boretti scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Drunkizkus finish him?!
Boretti misses with a looping left.
Drunkizkus throws out a counter right but Boretti avoids it with no problem.
Boretti keeps Drunkizkus at a distance using the push kick.
Boretti misses with a looping left.
Boretti lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Boretti tries to score with a low kick but Drunkizkus moves his leg out of the way.
Drunkizkus is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Boretti had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Boretti loads up on a big right hand but Drunkizkus slips the punch.
Boretti looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Boretti connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A swing and a miss from Drunkizkus.
Boretti is looking to clinch but Drunkizkus is avoiding it.
Boretti throws a one two combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pope Drunkizkus dominated that round.
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.
Boretti throws a leg kick that is checked
and Drunkizkus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Boretti takes the fight into the clinch.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Boretti might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Boretti prevents a body shot from Drunkizkus.
Boretti ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Boretti no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Boretti throws his legs up looking for a submission but Drunkizkus uses it to pass to side control.
Drunkizkus wants to stand but Boretti is controlling his arm.
Boretti is looking to reverse the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drunkizkus has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Drunkizkus wants to stand but Boretti has his arm trapped.
Boretti is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boretti is working hard here to advance position.
Boretti manages to work his way to half guard, despite Drunkizkus's best efforts.
Drunkizkus seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
The fighters are battling for position here. Boretti manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Drunkizkus stopping the sweep attempt from Boretti.
Boretti is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Drunkizkus defends well.
Drunkizkus won't allow Boretti to sweep him here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Boretti throws a front kick aimed at Drunkizkus's knee but Drunkizkus avoids it well.
It seemed like Drunkizkus was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Good leg kick by Boretti there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Drunkizkus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boretti works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Pope Drunkizkus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boretti waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Drunkizkus.
Drunkizkus looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drunkizkus takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A swing and a miss from Boretti.
Matteo Boretti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drunkizkus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Boretti lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A bone on bone clash there as Drunkizkus blocks the leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boretti. Drunkizkus does a little dance to reset his feet.
As Boretti backs off Drunkizkus throws a huge counter combo but Boretti manages to avoid it all.
Boretti darts in trying to clinch
letting Drunkizkus counter with a right hand.
Pope Drunkizkus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Boretti throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Boretti throws a hook but Drunkizkus blocks it.
Drunkizkus is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Drunkizkus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boretti.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Boretti looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A nice side step and Drunkizkus releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Drunkizkus throws a lazy right hand but Boretti sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Drunkizkus moves out of range as Boretti strikes.
Boretti motions for Drunkizkus to come forward. Boretti throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Drunkizkus looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Drunkizkus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boretti was well out of range. Poor timing from Drunkizkus.
Boretti throws a big counter combination but Drunkizkus scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Boretti throws a body kick that misses
and Drunkizkus counters with a right hand to the body.
A combination from Drunkizkus does no damage.
Boretti moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Boretti tries to pull guard but Drunkizkus holds him up against the cage and eventually Boretti drops back down to his feet.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Drunkizkus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Boretti connects with a solid leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matteo Boretti dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Boretti fails to land with a series of punches.
Drunkizkus swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Drunkizkus throws a lazy right hand but Boretti sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Boretti looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Boretti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Drunkizkus.
Drunkizkus misses with a two punch combination.
Boretti misses with an uppercut
enabling Drunkizkus to counter with a crisp jab.
Boretti scores with a leg kick.
Boretti scores with a nice strike.
The fight stays on the outside here - Boretti looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drunkizkus blocks a jab.
Drunkizkus lands a nice shot to the body.
Boretti lands the left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drunkizkus throws a right and a left that Boretti avoids nicely.
Boretti lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Boretti fails with an attempt to clinch.
Drunkizkus scores with a sloppy right hand. Boretti should have avoided that one.
Boretti throws an overhand right that lands on Drunkizkus's shoulder, as Drunkizkus tries to avoid the shot.
Boretti scores with a crisp jab that stopped Drunkizkus in his tracks.
Boretti has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Drunkizkus connects with a body shot.
Boretti throws a leg kick but Drunkizkus sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A clash of legs there as Drunkizkus blocks the low kick.
Boretti throws a leg kick that is checked
and Drunkizkus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Boretti, as that shot connected.
Boretti misses with a right hand
and Drunkizkus counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drunkizkus lands with a good body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boretti chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice body kick there by Boretti.
Drunkizkus throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Drunkizkus throws a body shot but no joy.
Boretti tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Boretti takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Boretti misses with a low kick as Drunkizkus jumps back.
Drunkizkus misses with a jab, cross combination.
Drunkizkus defending well as Boretti loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drunkizkus has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Boretti.
Boretti keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Drunkizkus throws a series of punches but Boretti moves out of range.
Boretti walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Drunkizkus checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Drunkizkus! But no joy.
Drunkizkus connects with a jab.
Drunkizkus misses with a jab, cross combination.
Boretti misses with a straight left.
Boretti throws a series of punches but Drunkizkus moves out of range.
Boretti misses with an uppercut.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Drunkizkus! But no joy.
Drunkizkus scores with a punch to the head.
Boretti throws a jab when Drunkizkus was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boretti tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Drunkizkus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Drunkizkus avoids a punch combination nicely.
Boretti uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Drunkizkus.
Boretti swings widly with a right hand
and Drunkizkus counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boretti misses with a body kick.
Boretti on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Boretti looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Drunkizkus moves out of range of the leg kick from Boretti.
Boretti misses with a hook.
Drunkizkus fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Drunkizkus is pawing at Boretti, trying to feel the distance before throwing out a cross that crashes into Boretti's nose. Boretti is badly hurt! Drunkizkus pounces, throwing wild strikes as both fighters end up on the ground! Boretti tries desperately to hold on but Drunkizkus is relentless in his assault! As Boretti receives an ever increasing number of unanswered strikes the referee pulls Drunkizkus away and this one is in the books!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pope Drunkizkus!
Pope Drunkizkus 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 Brent Wyatt (ranked 4620 p4p, 438 weight class) and Conor OMalley (ranked 4101 p4p, 405 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brent Wyatt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Conor OMalley!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Eddie Farnsworth and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danga de danga de dang - Wyatt scores with a four punch combination!
OMalley misses with a left hand
letting Wyatt counter with a right hand.
OMalley has managed to clinch.
Wyatt is trying to break the clinch but OMalley is controlling him.
Wyatt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
OMalley shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Wyatt as he avoids it easily.
Wyatt tries to counter by moving into the clinch but OMalley manages to circle out of the way.
Wyatt's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Wyatt duly obliges.
Wyatt fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with OMalley, pushing him back against the cage.
Wyatt wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but OMalley has him pressed against the cage.
OMalley is working for takedown but Wyatt is calmly controlling the position for now.
OMalley misses with a body punch.
OMalley goes for a takedown attempt but Wyatt pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Brent Wyatt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Conor OMalley.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wyatt slaps away a takedown attempt from OMalley, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Wyatt's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Wyatt duly obliges.
Wyatt paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
OMalley has his takedown stuffed
and Wyatt counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Wyatt lands.
Wyatt connects with a body shot that sends OMalley's belly button to the back.
Wyatt works OMalley's body with a nice hook.
Wyatt with a hook.
Brent Wyatt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
OMalley doesn't manage to clinch there - Wyatt circles away.
OMalley takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
OMalley tries for a takedown but Wyatt circles away easily
and Wyatt counters by clinching up.
A short uppercut from Wyatt.
OMalley tries to pull guard but Wyatt won't allow it.
Wyatt lands with a right to the head.
A short left from Wyatt.
OMalley is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
OMalley is still on wobbly legs! Can Wyatt finish him?
Wyatt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
OMalley seems to have recovered his senses.
Donk. Wyatt catches OMalley right on the button with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wyatt instigates a clinch.
OMalley is trying to pull guard but Wyatt turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
OMalley tries for a takedown but Wyatt manages to get underhooks.
OMalley is looking for a takedown.
OMalley looks winded!
Wyatt has had enough of the clinch but OMalley keeps him there for the moment.
OMalley drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Wyatt gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Wyatt is trying to force a seperation but OMalley has the dominant position.
Wyatt is trying to break free.
OMalley is trying to pull guard but Wyatt has him pressed against the cage.
OMalley misses with some punches.
Wyatt scores with an uppercut up the middle.
OMalley wants to break free but Wyatt has control.
Wyatt lands with a short shot to the head.
Wyatt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
OMalley with a lazy takedown attempt
and Wyatt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wyatt definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wyatt gets a clinch.
OMalley keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wyatt's efforts to push away.
OMalley tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wyatt creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wyatt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wyatt lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but OMalley circles away quickly and effectively.
Wyatt pushes OMalley up against the cage in a clinch.
Wyatt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
OMalley takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
OMalley shoots in looking for a takedown but Wyatt manages to keep the fight standing, pushing OMalley's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Wyatt tries to counter by moving into the clinch but OMalley manages to circle out of the way.
Wyatt lands a big right hand that sends OMalley crashing to the mat! Wyatt stays standing though and waves OMalley back to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wyatt darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! OMalley's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Wyatt before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Brent Wyatt!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jettrin Yongjaiyut (ranked 22967 p4p, 721 weight class) and Andrew Brekker (ranked 8450 p4p, 634 weight class). Jettrin Yongjaiyut had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jettrin Yongjaiyut!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrew Brekker!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Bruno Lombardi and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yongjaiyut pushes Brekker up against the cage in a clinch.
Brekker has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Yongjaiyut tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brekker avoids it.
Brekker wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Brekker tries to break the clinch but Yongjaiyut is controlling the position.
Yongjaiyut can't find room to land a body shot as Brekker controls the action.
Yongjaiyut is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Brekker prevents a body shot from Yongjaiyut.
Yongjaiyut tries to land knees in the clinch but Brekker avoids the damage to the body.
Yongjaiyut lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Andrew Brekker has been cut.
Yongjaiyut is looking to control Brekker's arms but Brekker gets an underhook and turns him. Now Yongjaiyut has his back to the cage.
Brekker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brekker throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brekker throws a right and a left that both miss.
Brekker misses with a double jab.
Yongjaiyut has closed the distance and engaged Brekker in a clinch.
Yongjaiyut will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Brekker up against the cage.
Yongjaiyut misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brekker has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Yongjaiyut avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Brekker wants to get back to striking at distance but Yongjaiyut won't allow it.
Yongjaiyut misses with a body punch.
Brekker has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Brekker wants to get back to striking at distance but Yongjaiyut won't allow it.
Yongjaiyut dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Brekker is trying to break the clinch but Yongjaiyut is controlling him.
Yongjaiyut looking to stall.
Yongjaiyut looking to stall.
Yongjaiyut stalling in the clinch.
Brekker is trying to break free.
Knees in the clinch landing for Yongjaiyut.
Yongjaiyut manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Brekker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yongjaiyut has Brekker pressed against the cage, preventing Brekker from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nice body punch from Yongjaiyut.
Yongjaiyut tries to throw a body punch but Brekker avoids it by throwing Yongjaiyut back against the cage.
Yongjaiyut stalling in the clinch.
Yongjaiyut lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Yongjaiyut stalling against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jettrin Yongjaiyut.
Brekker throws a hook to the side of Yongjaiyut's head but Yongjaiyut sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brekker missing with a left hand there. Yongjaiyut was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yongjaiyut tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brekker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yongjaiyut showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brekker.
Brekker lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yongjaiyut circles away quickly and effectively.
Brekker keeps the fight on the outside.
Yongjaiyut gets tackled into the cage by Brekker. Brekker maintains the clinch.
Yongjaiyut lands an elbow inside that Brekker shrugs off.
I was talking to Yongjaiyut's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yongjaiyut prevents Brekker from breaking the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brekker is looking to break free of the clinch but Yongjaiyut has double underhooks.
Knees to the body from Yongjaiyut.
Brekker looks winded!
Brekker wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Brekker looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Yongjaiyut stalls.
Yongjaiyut tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brekker avoids it.
Brekker wants to break free but Yongjaiyut has control.
Yongjaiyut manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Brekker looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Yongjaiyut stalling against the cage.
Brekker can't break the clinch.
Brekker looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nice elbow from Yongjaiyut.
Brekker is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yongjaiyut has Brekker pressed against the cage, preventing Brekker from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Brekker as Yongjaiyut tries to tie him up.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Yongjaiyut obliges.
Yongjaiyut prevents Brekker from breaking the clinch.
Brekker is working for takedown but Yongjaiyut is calmly controlling the position for now.
Brekker is trying to push Yongjaiyut away but Yongjaiyut has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Good body shot from Yongjaiyut.
Yongjaiyut working Brekker over with knees to the body.
Brekker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yongjaiyut avoiding damage.
Knees to the body from Yongjaiyut.
Yongjaiyut lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yongjaiyut taking a breather.
Brekker is trying to break the clinch but Yongjaiyut has him pressed against the cage.
Brekker tries to circle away but Yongjaiyut has him pinned against the cage.
Yongjaiyut landing some nice looking knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jettrin Yongjaiyut dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andrew Brekker's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Yongjaiyut clinches up against the cage.
We've been informed that Brekker has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Yongjaiyut lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Yongjaiyut tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brekker avoids it.
Yongjaiyut lands a nice elbow.
Brekker is trying to force a seperation but Yongjaiyut has the dominant position.
Yongjaiyut missing with knees to the body.
Yongjaiyut stalling against the cage.
Brekker tries to break free but Yongjaiyut pushes him back against the cage.
Yongjaiyut content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Jettrin Yongjaiyut has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Yongjaiyut utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Yongjaiyut is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Brekker is keeping busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brekker struggles to land a body shot inside as Yongjaiyut controls his hands.
Brekker is breathing heavily.
Brekker tries to break free but Yongjaiyut pushes him back against the cage.
Yongjaiyut has Brekker pressed against the cage, preventing Brekker from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Yongjaiyut avoiding damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yongjaiyut lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Brekker.
Brekker managing to block the knees to the body from Yongjaiyut.
Yongjaiyut crunches a lovely knee into Brekker's ribcage.
Yongjaiyut looking to stall.
Brekker avoiding damage as Yongjaiyut throws knees to the body.
Yongjaiyut trying to land knees to the body.
Yongjaiyut is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brekker is defending well for now.
Brekker is trying to force a seperation but Yongjaiyut has the dominant position.
Yongjaiyut lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Yongjaiyut can't find room to land a body shot as Brekker controls the action.
The referee is keeping an eye on Yongjaiyut - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Yongjaiyut wants to stall.
Yongjaiyut landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Brekker is trying to break the clinch but Yongjaiyut is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yongjaiyut tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice elbow from Yongjaiyut.
Yongjaiyut stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Yongjaiyut has Brekker pressed against the cage.
Brekker wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Brekker wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Yongjaiyut has him pressed against the cage.
Yongjaiyut is stalling here.
Yongjaiyut misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brekker.
Brekker breaks from the clinch.
Yongjaiyut fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brekker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yongjaiyut fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yongjaiyut is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Brekker fails to land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yongjaiyut tries to clinch up.
Brekker is looking for the big counter here.
Yongjaiyut fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yongjaiyut tries to clinch but Brekker is having none of it.
Brekker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brekker shoots in for a double leg but Yongjaiyut sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Yongjaiyut closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Yongjaiyut stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Yongjaiyut misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brekker is trying to break the clinch but Yongjaiyut is controlling him.
Brekker goes for a takedown attempt but Yongjaiyut pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Brekker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yongjaiyut moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Yongjaiyut tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yongjaiyut tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brekker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brekker tries to keep at a distance but Yongjaiyut has taken the fight into the clinch.
Yongjaiyut lands an elbow inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yongjaiyut trying to land knees to the body.
Yongjaiyut holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Brekker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Brekker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brekker scores with a nice strike.
Yongjaiyut rushes Brekker and presses him up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yongjaiyut is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Yongjaiyut tries a body shot but Brekker blocks it.
Yongjaiyut is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Brekker is keeping busy.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yongjaiyut.
Brekker tries a body shot but Yongjaiyut blocks it.
Brekker wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Brekker is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Brekker working hard to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jettrin Yongjaiyut dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Andrew Brekker's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Yongjaiyut clinches up against the cage.
Brekker can't break the clinch.
Brekker manages to break the clinch.
Brekker shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Yongjaiyut as he avoids it easily.
It looked like Yongjaiyut was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Yongjaiyut tries to clinch but Brekker is having none of it.
Brekker misses with a double jab
and Yongjaiyut counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brekker misses with a series of wild punches.
Yongjaiyut is looking to clinch.
Yongjaiyut tries to clinch but Brekker moves out of range.
Yongjaiyut is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brekker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brekker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brekker misses with a few strikes there.
Yongjaiyut fails with an attempt to clinch.
Andrew Brekker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yongjaiyut gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Brekker wants to break the clinch but can't.
A shot in the inside from Yongjaiyut.
Brekker is looking to break free of the clinch but Yongjaiyut has double underhooks.
Yongjaiyut keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Brekker's efforts to push away.
Yongjaiyut tries to land knees in the clinch but Brekker avoids the damage to the body.
Brekker wants to break free but Yongjaiyut has control.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yongjaiyut.
Yongjaiyut wants to stall.
Yongjaiyut tries to throw a body punch but Brekker avoids it by throwing Yongjaiyut back against the cage.
Brekker working hard to break the clinch.
Yongjaiyut has Brekker pushed against the cage.
Brekker can't break the clinch.
Yongjaiyut is pushing Brekker up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Yongjaiyut is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brekker can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brekker tries to pull guard but Yongjaiyut forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Yongjaiyut looking to stall.
Yongjaiyut holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Brekker wants to break free but Yongjaiyut has control.
Brekker tries to break the clinch but Yongjaiyut is controlling the position.
Yongjaiyut stalling.
Yongjaiyut tries to stall but Brekker uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jettrin Yongjaiyut.
Some wild striking there from Brekker.
Yongjaiyut moves in looking to clinch but Brekker pushes him off.
Brekker closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Yongjaiyut missing with knees to the body.
Jettrin Yongjaiyut is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Brekker as Yongjaiyut tries to tie him up.
Yongjaiyut lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Brekker wants to get back to striking at distance but Yongjaiyut won't allow it.
Brekker tries to break free but Yongjaiyut pushes him back against the cage.
Yongjaiyut stalling in the clinch.
Brekker can't break the clinch.
Brekker is trying to force a seperation but Yongjaiyut has the dominant position.
Brekker has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Yongjaiyut is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Brekker lands a nice uppercut.
Yongjaiyut unloads a knee to the mid-section. Brekker lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Yongjaiyut slows down the pace here.
Yongjaiyut tries to work over Brekker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yongjaiyut looking to stall.
Yongjaiyut utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Yongjaiyut tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Yongjaiyut fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yongjaiyut with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Brekker wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Yongjaiyut obliges.
Yongjaiyut is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yongjaiyut lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brekker backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yongjaiyut is pushing Brekker up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Brekker takes a knee to the side of the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jettrin Yongjaiyut showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Yongjaiyut, 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jettrin Yongjaiyut!
During a confident post fight interview, Jettrin Yongjaiyut thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Duncan Ferguson (ranked 1210 p4p, 187 weight class) and Marco Bailley (ranked 1606 p4p, 247 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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Lethal high kicks
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Duncan Ferguson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marco Bailley!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Bruno Lombardi and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferguson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bailley.
And Bailley responds with a good body kick, but Ferguson manages to step out the way in time.
Ferguson connects with a body shot.
Ferguson throws an overhand right that lands on Bailley's shoulder, as Bailley tries to avoid the shot.
Ferguson throws a right hand that Bailley ducks under and follows up with a left that Bailley also avoids with ease.
Bailley looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ferguson misses with a hook
and Bailley counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ferguson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bailley's head.
Ferguson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bailley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ferguson.
Bailley is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferguson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bailley momentarily.
Bailley misses with a body kick.
Some wild striking there from Ferguson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailley drops his hands momentarily and Ferguson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bailley tries to bum rush Ferguson with a series of wild strikes but Ferguson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Duncan Ferguson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bailley staying out of range there.
Ferguson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bailley ducks under a wild hook from Ferguson.
Bailley is looking for the big counter here.
Ferguson clinches up against the cage.
Ferguson lands a hook that snaps the head of Bailley backwards.
Ferguson blocking some punches.
Bailley can't find room to land a body shot as Ferguson controls the action.
Bailley misses with the head strike.
Ferguson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bailley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bailley is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bailley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailley swings wildly with an uppercut but Ferguson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bailley working aggressively here.
Ferguson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bailley.
Bailley misses with a hook from 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!
Ferguson trying to stall but Bailley improves his position.
Ferguson breaks the clinch.
A lazy left from Bailley finds it's target.
Ferguson throws a shot from downtown. Bailley moves away and avoids it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bailley! But no joy.
A jab from Ferguson misses.
Bailley shapes to counter with a head kick.
Ferguson digs a good body shot into Bailley's ribs.
Ferguson throws a series of punches but Bailley avoids them all with ease.
Bailley swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ferguson scores with a shot to the body.
Ferguson throws a lazy uppercut
and Bailley counters with a body kick.
Ferguson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bailley was well out of range. Poor timing from Ferguson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bailley needs to keep his hands up - Ferguson had a free shot at his head there.
Ferguson misses with a lunging right hand
and Bailley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bailley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ferguson.
Ferguson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ferguson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ferguson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bailley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It seemed like Bailley was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ferguson throws a hook but Bailley blocks it.
Bailley is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Ferguson misses with a series of wild punches.
Bailley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ferguson throws out the jab.
A nice side step and Bailley releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ferguson 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.
Bailley looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bailley takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bailley misses with a body shot.
Ferguson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bailley looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
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!
Ferguson jabs Bailley right on the nose. Bailley blinks but takes it well.
Ferguson misses with a lunging right hand
and Bailley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bailley thuds a left hand into Ferguson's body.
Ferguson swings widly with a right hand
letting Bailley counter with a right hand.
Ferguson misses with a hook
and Bailley counters with a straight right hand.
Ferguson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bailley.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bailley! But no joy.
Ferguson misses with a double jab.
Bailley appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ferguson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bailley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ferguson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bailley ducks under a wild hook from Ferguson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Duncan Ferguson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ferguson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ferguson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ferguson.
A big right from Bailley misses.
Ferguson misses with a straight left.
Ferguson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ferguson tries to clinch up.
Duncan Ferguson is winning the standup battle so far.
Bailley turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ferguson swings for the body but Bailley moves out of range.
No joy there for Ferguson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ferguson lands a nice looking body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ferguson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bailley counters with a right hand to the body.
Ferguson scores with a hook to the body. Bailley takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ferguson throws a right hand that Bailley ducks under and follows up with a left that Bailley also avoids with ease.
Bailley throws a fast counter high kick but Ferguson manages to duck under it in time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailley is looking to chop away at Ferguson's legs.
Bailley takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bailley misses with a lunging right hand
and Ferguson counters with a straight right hand.
Ferguson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Decent striking displayed by Ferguson there.
Ferguson scores with a sloppy right hand. Bailley should have avoided that one.
Ferguson misses with a straight left.
Nice defenses there by Bailley.
Bailley looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Duncan Ferguson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bailley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ferguson.
Ferguson misses with a hook. Bailley ducked under it nicely.
Bailley now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson throws a poor cross that misses
and Bailley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ferguson lands with an uppercut that bounces Bailley off the cage and back into range.
A combination from Ferguson does no damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bailley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ferguson throws out the jab.
Bailley looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
No joy there for Bailley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ferguson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bailley counters with a stiff right hand.
Bailley slips under a jab from Ferguson.
Ferguson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bailley counters with a straight right hand.
Ferguson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Good exchange - Ferguson coming out on top.
Ferguson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bailley feints a counter leg kick.
Bailley slips under a jab.
Bailley swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson misses with a two punch combination.
Bailley only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Ferguson looks to land a left hand but Bailley moved out of range nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bailley! But no joy.
Ferguson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bailley manages to avoid it.
Bailley appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ferguson tries to clinch but Bailley moves out of range.
Ferguson throws an overhand right that lands on Bailley's shoulder, as Bailley tries to avoid the shot.
Bailley unleashes a big counter combination but Ferguson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Ferguson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Ferguson misses the target.
Jab from Ferguson.
Bailley slips a jab and a cross from Ferguson.
Ferguson misses with a left hand
and Bailley counters with a head kick. That will keep Ferguson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Ferguson throws a right hand that misses
and Bailley counters with a nice leg kick.
Bailley needs to keep his hands up - Ferguson had a free shot at his head there.
Bailley misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Ferguson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bailley looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ferguson throws an off balance right hand
and Bailley counters with a thumping low kick.
Ferguson throws a poor cross that misses
and Bailley counters with a nice leg kick.
Ferguson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bailley can do to turn this around?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ferguson looks to land a combination but Bailley avoids it well.
Bailley takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bailley slips a jab and a cross from Ferguson.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ferguson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ferguson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ferguson cracks Bailley with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bailley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bailley only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Ferguson throws a lazy right hand but Bailley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ferguson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Duncan Ferguson dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Ferguson loads up on a big right hand but Bailley slips the punch.
Bailley looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Marco Bailley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bailley cracks Ferguson with an open hand slap.
Bailley jabs Ferguson right on the nose. Ferguson blinks but takes it well.
Ferguson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ferguson missing with a left hand there. Bailley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A countering left hand to the body from Bailley misses.
Ferguson tries to clinch but Bailley moves away
and Bailley counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ferguson misses with a right hand
and Bailley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ferguson misses with a double jab
and Bailley counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferguson swings widly with a right hand
and Bailley counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ferguson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bailley is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Bailley takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson moves away from the strike by Bailley.
A little feinted left hand from Ferguson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ferguson walks into a left hand.
Ferguson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bailley circles away quickly and effectively.
A little jabbing left from Bailley on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ferguson looks to land a combination. Bailley sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bailley.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ferguson throws a body punch but Bailley moves out of range.
Bailley looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The fighters circling - Ferguson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ferguson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bailley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ferguson.
Bailley lands a right hook to the body.
Bailley tries a head kick but it misses.
Ferguson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bailley.
Bailley swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailley swinging wildly here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bailley ducks under a wild hook from Ferguson.
Ferguson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bailley circles away quickly and effectively.
Bailley swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ferguson throws a nice looking combination but Bailley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bailley throws a big counter head kick but Ferguson avoids it with no problem.
Ferguson throws a right hand that misses
and Bailley counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ferguson's knee momentarily.
Ferguson just misses with a punch to the body.
Bailley thinks about the counter body kick.
A slow jab from Ferguson misses its intended target.
Bailley appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ferguson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bailley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Duncan Ferguson has been cut.
Bailley has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ferguson throws the left hand but Bailley avoids the punch easily.
Ferguson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bailley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bailley blocks a jab.
Ferguson throws a series of punches but Bailley moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Bailley on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A punch lands to the side of Bailley 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ferguson staying out of range there.
Ferguson misses with a double jab.
Bailley cracks Ferguson with an open hand slap.
Ferguson pushes Bailley up against the cage in a clinch.
Bailley lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ferguson or not.
Ferguson misses with a punch to the body.
Ferguson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bailley throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ferguson.
Bailley misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Bailley.
Ferguson tries to work over Bailley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bailley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bailley.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bailley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ferguson tries to break the clinch but Bailley is controlling the position.
Bailley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bailley lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ferguson backwards.
Ferguson tries to break the clinch but Bailley is controlling the position.
I was talking to Ferguson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Bailley misses with a punch on the inside.
Bailley misses with some punches.
Ferguson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bailley has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Ferguson seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Bailley can turn it around.
Bailley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ferguson prevents Bailley from breaking the clinch.
Bailley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bailley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ferguson digs a right hand underneath Bailley's ribcage. Bailley let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short left from Ferguson.
Ferguson lands with a light punch inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marco Bailley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ferguson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Duncan Ferguson!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cobb Banes (ranked 1812 p4p, 199 weight class) and Gilberto Chamba (ranked 2315 p4p, 245 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cobb Banes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gilberto Chamba!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Bruno Lombardi and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chamba on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Chamba misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Banes.
Chamba throws a sloppy head kick and Banes moves out of range easily.
Banes is looking for a counter combo.
A low kick from Chamba misses
and Banes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Gilberto Chamba has been cut.
Chamba misses with a head kick.
Chamba throws a leg kick
and Banes counters with a straight right hand.
Banes scores with a hook.
Chamba throws a body shot but no joy.
Banes was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Banes throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Banes scores with a jab to the body.
Banes has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Jungle -Apply Within in the buildup to the fight.
Nice body kick from Banes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Chamba.
A little feinted left hand from Banes on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Banes fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chamba lands with an uppercut that bounces Banes off the cage and back into range.
It looks like Cobb Banes has been cut.
Gilberto Chamba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chamba. Banes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chamba falls off balance throwing a combination
and Banes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chamba misses with a hook. Banes ducked under it nicely.
Chamba throws a lazy head kick
and Banes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Banes lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That has opened up Gilberto Chamba's cut even more.
Banes checks a low kick from Chamba.
Chamba takes a swing at Banes's ribcage but misses.
Banes quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
A lazy body kick from Chamba
and Banes counters with a slapping leg kick.
Banes avoids the head kick by Chamba.
Chamba throws a leg kick
and Chamba takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chamba throws a head kick but Banes moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Banes misses the target.
Chamba walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chamba misses with a jab to the body
and Banes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chamba misses with a leg kick
and Banes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chamba feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Baness jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Banes throws a half hearted mid kick.
A punch lands to the side of Chamba 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Banes throws a leg kick that misses.
Banes takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Banes gets in close and instigates a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Chamba just misses with a elbow thrown towards Banes's brow.
A body shot lands from Banes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chamba escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A low kick from Chamba misses
and Banes finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Chamba is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Banes rather than just go for the knockout.
Chamba looks winded!
Chamba moves forwards but Banes connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A head kick misses from Chamba.
Chamba swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Banes wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Chamba gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Banes.
The cut above Gilberto Chamba's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Banes lands with an uppercut that bounces Chamba off the cage and back into range.
Chamba throws a sloppy body shot
and Banes counters with a straight right hand.
Banes avoids the head kick by Chamba.
Banes appears to be looking for a big counter.
A low kick from Chamba is predictable there
and Chamba takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Banes lands a big right hand that sends Chamba crashing to the mat! Banes stays standing though and waves Chamba back to his feet!
Chamba is rocked!
Gilberto Chamba's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chamba throws a leg kick
and Banes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chamba is still on wobbly legs! Can Banes finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Banes misses the target.
Chamba seems to have recovered his senses.
Chamba throws a sloppy head kick
and Banes counters with a nice right hand that sends Chamba toppling to the canvas! Chamba scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Banes finish him?!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Gilberto Chamba's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Cobb Banes!
Cobb Banes thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Damen Mayer (ranked 161 p4p, 21 weight class) and Just Fight Me (ranked 583 p4p, 71 weight class). Just Fight Me has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Damen Mayer's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Damen Mayer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Just Fight Me!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Reed Andrews and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fight Me pushes Mayer up against the cage in a clinch.
Mayer working aggressively here.
Fight Me tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fight Me goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mayer looking for a takedown.
A head punch on the inside from Fight Me fails to land.
Nice body punch from Fight Me.
Fight Me misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Fight Me.
Mayer has hold of one of Fight Me's legs. Fight Me is fighting the takedown attempt but Mayer gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Mayer advances position into side control!
Mayer is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Fight Me knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Mayer working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayer tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Mayer has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Mayer is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Fight Me knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
An elbow from Mayer crashes against the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Mayer looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Mayer looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Mayer wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Fight Me, who protects the arm well.
Mayer is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Fight Me has escaped the position, nice work there.
Mayer prevents Fight Me from escaping the position.
Mayer will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayer has hold of Fight Me's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Fight Me seems comfortable defending it but Mayer has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Fight Me is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Fight Me is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Mayer couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Damen Mayer!
Damen Mayer retains his featherweight title!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nick Graves (ranked 146 p4p, 20 weight class) and Arthur Menezes (ranked 802 p4p, 101 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Graves might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Iron Maiden - Doctor, Doctor. The key to victory for Nick Graves has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nick Graves!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arthur Menezes!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Russell Pearce and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Menezes gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Graves cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Menezes misses with a hook to the body
and Graves connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Menezes throws a body shot but no joy.
Menezes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Graves manages to avoid it.
Graves went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Menezes looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Graves trying to control from the bottom.
Menezes is looking for a kimura here.
Graves knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Menezes on the ground.
Graves blocking the ground and pound attempt from Menezes.
Menezes is looking for a kimura but Graves is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Menezes to get the leverage.
Menezes is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Menezes wants to work for an arm triangle but Graves is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Menezes is looking to advance position but Graves won't allow it.
Menezes passes to full mount!
Menezes wants to control the pace but Graves is squirming around nicely.
Graves holds on for dear life, controlling Menezes's posture momentarily.
Graves is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Menezes wants to take his opponent's back but instead Graves manages to regain half guard.
Menezes wants to take a breather but Graves is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Menezes thows a huge punch but Graves dodges it nicely.
Menezes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Graves keeps working.
Menezes is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Graves doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Menezes.
Graves is trying to control but can't.
Menezes is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Graves!
Menezes is looking to work his way around to Graves's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Menezes keeps trying to improve his position.
Menezes is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Graves is surviving well by controlling Menezes's body position as best he can.
Menezes goes for an armbar but Graves turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Graves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Menezes wants to improve his position but instead Graves has moved into half guard.
Graves trying to control from half guard but Menezes is working away.
Menezes trying to hold on to Graves's head to control him but Graves postures up.
Menezes is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Graves pulls his head out easily.
Menezes is staying active underneath Graves, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Menezes actively working from the bottom here.
Menezes looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Menezes actively working from the bottom here.
Menezes trying to control from the bottom.
Graves tries to pass to full mount but Menezes defends it.
Graves wants to control but Menezes is keeping him busy.
Graves is thwarting Menezes's attempts to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Menezes tries to roll over but Graves keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Menezes dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Menezes digs a good body shot into Graves's ribs.
Graves connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Graves closes the distance and clinches.
Graves stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Graves lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Graves makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Graves with a knee to the head.
Menezes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Graves's elbow.
Menezes has Graves pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Menezes pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Graves tumbling to the mat - Menezes dives into Graves's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Menezes looking to pass the guard.
Menezes is looking to advance position but Graves has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Graves prevents Menezes from getting the reversal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves trying to control but Menezes is having none of it.
Menezes tries to reverse the position but Graves maintains control.
Menezes tries to hold on but Graves postures up.
Menezes is wriggling around trying to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Menezes regains half guard.
Menezes wants to get back to full guard but Graves has mounted him!
Graves looking to control but Menezes is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Menezes manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Graves trying to pass the guard but Menezes defending well.
Still in half guard, Graves seems content to control.
Graves is trying to control. Menezes wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Menezes moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Menezes looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Graves passes into side control.
Menezes tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Graves wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Graves definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Menezes sneaks back into half guard.
Menezes looking for submissions off his back.
Menezes moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Menezes is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Graves is aware though and is defending well.
Graves trying to control but Menezes is working from the bottom.
Menezes looking for subs off his back but Graves has passed one foot through into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Menezes actively working from the bottom here.
Menezes trying to control here.
Graves is looking to take a break and control but Menezes is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Menezes works his way to full guard. Good work.
Menezes looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Menezes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Graves pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Menezes is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Graves dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Menezes tries to move into range but Graves moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Menezes throws a body shot but no joy.
Graves misses with a few strikes there.
Graves digs a good body shot into Menezes's ribs.
Graves is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Menezes.
Menezes with a poor takedown
and Graves counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Graves fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Menezes manages to avoid it.
Graves lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Menezes circles away quickly and effectively.
A looping hook to the body misses from Menezes. Graves does a little dance to reset his feet.
Graves lands with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Menezes shoots and misses
and Graves cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Menezes is looking to clinch.
Graves fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Menezes looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Graves gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Graves - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Graves lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves prevents the takedown attempt.
Nick Graves has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arthur Menezes.
Menezes is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Graves is defending well.
Menezes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Graves landing knees to the body.
Graves lands a knee to the head.
Graves putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Menezes in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Graves unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Graves makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Graves lands a knee to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Graves.
Graves lands a shoulder strike.
Graves lands with a left to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Graves slowing the pace effectively.
Graves softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Graves slowing the pace effectively.
Menezes tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Graves just stands there and leans against the cage.
Graves lands a knee to the head.
Graves lands with a right to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graves utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Graves lands a knee to the head.
Menezes takes a knee to the side of the body.
A shot in the inside from Graves.
A short left from Graves.
Menezes can't get the takedown.
Graves leaning his opponent against the cage.
Graves lands a left hand that snaps the head of Menezes backwards.
Graves slows down the pace here.
Graves lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Menezes backwards.
Graves lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Graves creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Menezes tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves lands with a short shot to the head.
Graves lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Menezes backwards.
Menezes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Graves has him pressed against the cage.
Graves softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Graves connects with a nasty looking knee right to Menezes's face.
Menezes is rocked!
Menezes tries to break free but Graves pushes him back against the cage.
Menezes is still on wobbly legs! Can Graves finish him?
Menezes takes a shot to the head.
Graves working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Graves jerks Menezes's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Menezes drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Graves goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Graves because Menezes was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Nick Graves!
Nick Graves retains his middleweight title!
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