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TGC Crucible 19 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Peter Narz (ranked 1553 p4p, 75 weight class) and Tadakatsu Honda (ranked 21980 p4p, 351 weight class). Peter Narz 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Peter Narz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tadakatsu Honda!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Narz bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Honda's head backwards.
Honda staying out of range there.
Nice shot by Narz.
Nice sprawl there from Narz as Honda shoots in.
Honda shoots in but no luck this time.
Narz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Narz misses the shot to the body.
Narz misses with an uppercut. Honda saw that one coming.
Narz throws a looping overhand right but Honda ducks down to avoid it.
Narz lands with a straight right. Honda didn't see that one coming.
Narz misses with a looping left.
Narz tries to move into range but Honda moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Narz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Narz throws a body shot but no joy.
Narz missing with a left hand there. Honda was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
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!
Narz throws a good cross that connects.
Narz lands a head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Honda blocks a jab.
Narz jabs Honda to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Narz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Honda was well out of range. Poor timing from Narz.
Honda throws a counter combo.
Narz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Honda manages to avoid it.
Honda lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Narz scores with a jab to the head.
Narz throws a looping overhand right but Honda ducks down to avoid it.
A countering left hand to the body from Honda misses.
Honda drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Narz is not content to let Honda control the position.
Honda is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Narz knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Narz is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Honda off and has taken his back!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Honda tries to roll but Narz sticks to his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Narz tightening his grip on Honda, looking for the choke.
Narz is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Narz working for the choke.
You can see the frustration on Honda's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Narz working for the choke.
Narz patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Narz is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Honda is defending well though. Narz let's go of the attempt for now.
Honda is trying to get back to his feet but Narz has full control of the position and if anything, Honda has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Narz has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Honda has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Honda looking very determined here, making life difficult for Narz.
I really don't envy Honda right now.
Honda looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Narz is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Honda has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Honda is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Narz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Honda is in bad spot here.
Narz is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Honda knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Honda for a finish.
You can see the frustration on Honda's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Narz has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Narz is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Narz wants to control but Honda is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Narz dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Narz misses with a straight left.
Narz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Honda appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Honda on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Honda takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Narz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Honda manages to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Narz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Honda moves out of range of the strikes.
Honda tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Narz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Honda can do to turn this around?
Narz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Honda with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Narz to score with a decent uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Narz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Narz scores with a jab to the head.
Narz cracks Honda with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A shot to the body from Narz misses
letting Honda counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Narz lands with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Narz connects with a looping right hand.
Narz misses with a straight left.
Honda swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Narz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Honda looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Honda slips a jab from Narz.
Honda uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Narz.
Honda on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Honda avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Honda looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Narz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Narz moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromHonda.
Narz misses the body punch
and Honda counters with a right hand to the body.
Honda needs to keep his hands up - Narz had a free shot at his head there.
Narz takes a swing at Honda's ribcage but misses.
Narz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've been told by Narz's head coaches at Tōshi that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Honda keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Honda looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Narz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Honda was well out of range. Poor timing from Narz.
A little jabbing left from Honda on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Honda fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Peter Narz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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!
Honda has a takedown stuffed.
Narz's corner calls for a 1-2. Narz obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Narz thuds a left hand into Honda's body.
Honda takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Narz stuns Honda with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Honda motions for Narz to come forward. Honda throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Peter Narz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Narz swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Narz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Narz lands a nice hook to Honda's body. Honda takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Honda is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Narz misses with a wild body shot.
Honda looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Honda takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Narz jabs at Honda's body.
Narz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Honda.
Narz lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Narz throws a shot from downtown. Honda moves away and avoids it.
Honda looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Narz lands with a nice body punch.
A shot to the liver by Narz. Beautiful body shot.
Narz loads up on a big right hand but Honda slips the punch.
Honda avoids the body shot from Narz.
Narz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Narz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Honda takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Narz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Honda! But no joy.
Narz lands a slapping body shot.
Narz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Peter Narz is winning the standup battle so far.
Narz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Honda moves away.
Narz swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Honda.
Narz misses with a wild body shot.
Narz uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Honda has time to react.
Honda drops his hands momentarily and Narz takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Honda is rocked!
Honda walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Honda is still on wobbly legs! Can Narz finish him?
Narz drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Honda's head, knocking him out cold! Narz is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Peter Narz!
An out of breath Peter Narz thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Tarley (ranked 2004 p4p, 288 weight class) and Kelvin Handleman (ranked 3063 p4p, 416 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Handleman's choice of entrance music: Pride FC Theme. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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210 lbs
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210 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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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 Las Vegas, John Tarley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kelvin Handleman!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tarley moves away from the strike by Handleman.
Tarley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Handleman throws out the jab.
Handleman throws a lazy uppercut
and Tarley makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Handleman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tarley fails to land the takedown.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Handleman! But no joy.
Handleman throws a body punch but Tarley moves out of range.
Handleman has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Handleman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tarley.
Tarley moves away from the strike by Handleman.
We've been hearing reports that Tarley has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Handleman misses with a lunging right hand
letting Tarley counter with a right hand.
It looks like Kelvin Handleman has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Handleman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tarley.
Tarley feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Tarley trying to control the position from guard on top but Handleman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Handleman pulls Tarley in close to his closed guard and prevents Tarley from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarley looking to pass the guard.
Tarley trying to control the position from guard on top but Handleman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Handleman is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Tarley dives into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tarley trying to control the position but Handleman is working away.
Tarley sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Handleman is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Handleman dodges the ground and pound from Tarley.
Handleman is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Tarley trying to control the action but Handleman is working from the bottom.
Tarley in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Handleman struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Handleman is letting Tarley control him for a moment.
I wouldn't like to be where Handleman is right now.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Tarley fails to land the takedown.
John Tarley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tarley misses with a lunging right hand
and Handleman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A telegraphed right hand from Tarley misses the target.
Handleman is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Handleman dives in and scores a takedown into Tarley's guard.
Handleman not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Handleman wants to control from the top but Tarley keeps moving.
Tarley escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Handleman gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Handleman stopping the sweep attempt from Tarley.
Tarley is working hard here to advance position.
Tarley bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Handleman's guard.
Tarley pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Handleman is keeping the position for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Handleman has his foot on Tarley's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Tarley works his way back into a safe position though.
Handleman keeping moving, preventing Tarley from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Tarley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kelvin Handleman's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tarley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tarley shoots and misses
and Handleman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tarley scores with a hook to the body. Handleman takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Handleman stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Handleman wants it to stay on the feet.
Tarley shoots in for a double leg but Handleman sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Tarley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice cross by Handleman.
Handleman scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Handleman 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.
Tarley throws a lazy uppercut
and Handleman counters with a stiff right hand.
Handleman loads up on a big right hand but Tarley slips the punch.
Handleman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tarley shoots and misses
letting Handleman counter with a right hand.
Handleman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tarley.
Tarley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Handleman.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Handleman lands a big uppercut and Tarley crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Tarley looks OK. Handleman waves Tarley back to his feet!
Tarley is rocked!
Tarley tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Handleman swivels and escapes.
Oh Tarley is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tarley looks up at the clock. Bad move! Handleman lands a right hand from hell, dropping Tarley. Handleman pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kelvin Handleman!
An out of breath and clearly excited Kelvin Handleman thanked Freebok (85% Laundry) for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Johnston (ranked 2280 p4p, 242 weight class) and Aaron Smith (ranked 2769 p4p, 299 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Johnston might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Spiderbait- Black Betty. Smith has chosen Lonely Train by Black Stone Cherry as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Johnston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aaron Smith!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnston slips under a jab from Smith.
Smith misses with a looping right.
Smith has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Smith thuds his right hand into Johnston's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Johnston ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
It looked like Johnston was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Smith.
Smith pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Smith lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Smith throws a right hand that misses
and Johnston counters with a nice body kick.
Johnston will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Johnston, as that shot connected.
It looks like Aaron Smith has been cut.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
We've been told by Johnston's head coaches at Big dawg that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A big right from Smith misses.
Smith with a nice cross.
Smith misses with a left hand
and Johnston counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Smith throws a lazy uppercut
and Johnston counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnston swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnston sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Smith throws a hook but Johnston avoids it easily.
Smith bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Smith misses with a straight right.
Johnston feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Smith misses with a body shot.
A left and a right from Smith both land. Nice combination.
Johnston is looking to clinch but Smith is avoiding it.
That kick from Johnston tenderised Smith's leg. Smith is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nice uppercut there from Smith.
Johnston tries to clinch up.
Smith misses the jab.
Johnston appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Smith misses with a looping left.
Aaron Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnston takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Smith shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Johnston's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice straight punches there by Smith. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Smith.
Johnston has Smith up against the cage in a clinch.
Smith lands an elbow just above Johnston 's eye.
It looks like Johnny Johnston has been cut.
Johnston blocks the elbow strike.
Johnston scores with a shot to the side of Smith's head.
Johnston blocks the elbow strike.
Johnston misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smith breaks from the clinch.
Smith swings for the body but Johnston moves out of range.
Smith misses with an uppercut. Johnston saw that one coming.
A little feinted left hand from Johnston on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Smith uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnston.
Smith throws a body punch but Johnston moves out of range.
Johnston uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smith.
Smith misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with a looping left.
Smith throws a big shot that misses.
Johnston with a hook.
Johnston is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smith.
It seemed like Smith was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Smith swings widly with a right hand
and Johnston lands a stunning uppercut that sends Smith to the mat!
Smith is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnston performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnston missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Smith has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Johnston is on him like a limpet, forcing Smith back against the cage.
Smith content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Come on Smith - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Johnston takes an elbow to the temple.
Smith pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Johnston makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Johnston blocks an elbow strike from Smith.
Smith throws an elbow but it misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Smith lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Come on Smith - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Smith is looking to control Johnston's arms but Johnston gets an underhook and turns him. Now Smith has his back to the cage.
Smith throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Johnston scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Smith just misses with a elbow thrown towards Johnston's brow.
Smith is trying to maintain a safe position but Johnston gets an underhook and turns Smith into the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnston can't find room to land a body shot as Smith controls the action.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Smith just misses with a elbow thrown towards Johnston's brow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Smith just misses with a elbow thrown towards Johnston's brow.
Smith comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Johnston misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Aaron Smith will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Some wild striking there from Smith.
Smith lands a head shot.
Johnston tests Smith's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fighters circling - Smith throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Johnston ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Smith throws a right hand that misses
and Johnston counters with a big uppercut that knocks Smith off his feet! Johnston dives into side control looking to finish!
Smith is still in real trouble! Can Johnston finish him?
That has opened up Aaron Smith's cut even more.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Smith pushes Johnston away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Johnston gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Smith seems to have recovered his senses.
Johnston lands some shots froms side control.
Johnston controls the position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Smith wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Smith is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Johnston asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Johnston.
Smith looks to land a left hand but Johnston moved out of range nicely.
Smith loads up on a big right hand but Johnston slips the punch.
Smith misses with a looping right.
Johnston tries a low kick but Smith avoids it.
Smith 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.
Smith slips under a jab.
Smith swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Johnston ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Smith misses with a straight right.
Smith throws a right and a left that Johnston avoids nicely.
Johnston tries to clinch but Smith moves out of range.
Smith has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Smith there as he acknowledges the shot.
The cut above Aaron Smith's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Johnston waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Smith. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Smith to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Johnston lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Johnston stops Smith from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnston keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Smith's head.
Smith is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Johnston accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Johnston is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Johnston is pushing down on Smith's leg trying to pass to half guard. Smith is fighting to maintain full guard but Johnston has managed to sneak the leg through.
Smith is trying to stand.
Johnston trying to control the action but Smith is working from the bottom.
Johnston stops Smith from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Smith throws a body punch but Johnston moves out of range.
Smith misses with a straight left.
Johnston walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Smith walks into a left hand.
Aaron Smith's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Smith throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Johnston on the side of the head.
Johnston is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smith.
Smith connects with a nice looking jab.
Smith misses with an uppercut
and Smith is countered with a crisp right hand from Johnston that sends him to the canvas! Johnston follows him to the mat into side control.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Aaron Smith's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Johnny Johnston!
Johnny Johnston tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Sullivan (ranked 3033 p4p, 356 weight class) and Zarko Zidane (ranked 2236 p4p, 277 weight class). Zidane is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Sharp Dressed Man. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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190 lbs
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192 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Sullivan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zarko Zidane!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sullivan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Zidane.
Sullivan swings for the body but Zidane moves out of range.
Zidane moves away from the strike by Sullivan.
Sullivan definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sullivan misses with a combination
so Zidane counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Sullivan wants to get back to his feet but Zidane passes into half guard.
Zidane slips a nice elbow through Sullivan's hands, connecting with Sullivan's forehead.
Zidane is looking to take a break and control but Sullivan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
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.
Zidane stalling.
Zidane working Sullivan over with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zidane looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Zidane is controlling the pace.
Zidane scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Zidane lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Zidane takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Zidane is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Zidane stops Sullivan from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zidane is nestled in close to Sullivan, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Zidane content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Zidane missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Zidane looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sullivan with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ground and pound from Zidane.
Nice strikes from Zidane there.
Zidane slips a nice elbow through Sullivan's hands, connecting with Sullivan's forehead.
Zidane seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zidane is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Zidane working the head and body with strikes.
Zidane is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sullivan is rocked!
Zidane is working for a kimura but Sullivan is defending it quite comfortably.
Oh Sullivan is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zidane lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Sullivan quite badly. Sullivan pulls Zidane in close trying to recover. Zidane postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Sullivan on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Sullivan doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zarko Zidane!
Zarko Zidane 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Doug Glatt (ranked 1970 p4p, 280 weight class) and Jose Morales (ranked 2678 p4p, 361 weight class). Glatt kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Killed by death. 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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223 lbs
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Doug Glatt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Morales!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morales throws the left hand but Glatt avoids the punch easily.
Morales misses with a jab, cross combination.
Glatt scores with a head kick. Morales tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Morales bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Glatt moves away from the strike by Morales.
Glatt seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Glatt moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Glatt takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Glatt scores with a jab to the body.
Glatt walks into a straight right hand from Morales.
Morales throws a hook but Glatt blocks it.
Glatt clinches up against the cage.
A short right from Glatt on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Glatt prevents Morales from breaking the clinch.
Nice body punch from Glatt.
Glatt softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Glatt working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Glatt lands a nice shot to the body.
Glatt lands a right hand.
Morales wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Glatt has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glatt misses with a body punch.
Glatt misses with some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Glatt.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Morales.
Glatt lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short left from Glatt.
Morales pushes Glatt back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Morales scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Glatt stalling against the cage.
Glatt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Glatt makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Morales has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Glatt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Glatt throws a head kick that Morales semi-blocks.
Glatt tries a head kick but it misses.
Morales throws a hook to the side of Glatt's head but Glatt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Glatt lands a nice looking body shot.
Glatt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glatt has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Morales finds it's way round the side to connect with Glatt's head.
Morales avoids the head kick by Glatt.
A little jabbing left from Morales on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Glatt has been working on his boxing with his coaches at White's ELITE Fitness Gym in the buildup to the fight.
The fighters circling - Morales throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Glatt throws a body kick that misses.
Morales swings for the body but Glatt moves out of range.
It looked like Glatt wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Glatt rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Morales cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Doug Glatt has been cut.
Morales throws a hook but Glatt avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Morales.
Glatt swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A big right from Morales misses.
Morales jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Glatt fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Morales on the side of the head.
Glatt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Morales misses with an uppercut.
Glatt misses with a wild body shot.
Glatt tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Glatt.
Morales throws a body punch but Glatt moves out of range.
Morales 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.
Morales scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Glatt doesn't seem bothered though.
Morales lands a lovely overhand right.
A chopping leg kick lands by Glatt.
Morales dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Morales waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Glatt.
A jab from Morales misses.
Nice uppercut there from Morales.
Glatt throws a head kick that misses.
Glatt fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Morales.
Glatt on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Glatt takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Morales throws a right hand that misses
and Glatt counters with a nice uppercut.
Glatt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Morales sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Morales lands with a straight right. Glatt didn't see that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morales scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Glatt doesn't seem bothered though.
Glatt misses with a head kick.
Morales misses with a hook to the body
and Glatt counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Morales is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Morales waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Glatt. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Glatt to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Glatt is rocked!
Glatt avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Oh Glatt is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Glatt is breathing heavily.
Morales loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Glatt seems to have got his legs back now.
Morales has gone for a leg lock! Glatt slips out almost immediately though and dives into Morales's guard.
Morales is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morales being controlled here, momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jose Morales will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Doug Glatt's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Morales blocks a head kick by Glatt.
Glatt rushes Morales and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Glatt scores with a nice hook to the head.
Glatt blocks an uppercut.
Glatt lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Morales backwards.
Morales misses with a hook from the clinch.
Glatt working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Glatt scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Glatt on the inside.
Glatt blocks an uppercut.
Morales misses with some punches.
Morales lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Morales.
Glatt is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Glatt lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morales pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Glatt tries a head kick but it misses.
Jose Morales seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Glatt misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glatt throws a looping overhand right but Morales ducks down to avoid it.
Glatt has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Morales finds it's way round the side to connect with Glatt's head.
Glatt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morales moves away.
Jose Morales seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A swing and a miss from Glatt.
Glatt throws a series of punches but Morales moves out of range.
Morales throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Morales connects with a crisp jab.
Morales missing with a left hand there. Glatt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Morales keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Glatt.
Glatt scores with a jab to the head.
Morales takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Morales is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Glatt.
Glatt tries a head kick but it misses.
Glatt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A countering left hand to the body from Morales misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Glatt lands a high kick!
Morales misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Morales just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromGlatt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morales misses with an uppercut.
Glatt feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A head kick misses from Glatt.
A slow jab from Glatt misses its intended target.
Glatt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Morales.
Glatt misses with a left hand
and Morales counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Morales misses the shot to the body.
Morales takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Glatt takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Morales throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Glatt misses with a jab to the body
and Morales counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Glatt gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Glatt is trying to maintain a safe position but Morales gets an underhook and turns Glatt into the cage.
Glatt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Morales throws a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Glatt lands with a slapping head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morales walks into a straight right hand from Glatt.
Glatt throws an off balance right hand
and Morales counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Glatt thinking.
Morales misses with an attempted mid kick.
Morales cracks Glatt with an uppercut from hell and Glatt crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Morales's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
Morales throwing strikes but missing.
Morales loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Glatt controlling the position.
Morales lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morales postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Glatt is trying to control the position but Morales postures up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Morales accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morales throwing strikes from guard but Glatt blocks nicely.
Morales lands a couple of digs.
Morales trying to control but Glatt is working from the bottom.
Morales missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Morales wants to control from the top but Glatt keeps moving.
Morales slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Morales has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Morales is looking to take a break and control but Glatt is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jose Morales will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Doug Glatt's cut.
That's time! Glatt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Morales looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Morales takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Morales walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Glatt pushes Morales up against the cage in a clinch.
Morales lands a left hand that snaps the head of Glatt backwards.
Glatt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Morales misses with a body shot.
Morales scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Glatt scores with a jab to the body.
Morales missing with a left hand there. Glatt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Morales connects with the punch.
Morales throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Morales takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morales tries a head kick but it misses.
Glatt moves out of range of the body kick from Morales.
Glatt tries to bum rush Morales with a series of wild strikes but Morales uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Morales.
Some wild striking there from Glatt.
Glatt keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Morales throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morales lands with a straight right. Glatt didn't see that one coming.
Morales throws a big shot that misses.
And Glatt counters with a quick kick to the body but Morales blocks it.
Morales uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Glatt.
Morales throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Morales steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Glatt. That one must have hurt.
Morales dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Glatt looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Glatt takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Doug Glatt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Morales misses.
Glatt takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morales throws a shot from downtown. Glatt moves away and avoids it.
Morales cracks Glatt with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Morales blocks a head kick by Glatt.
Glatt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Morales throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Glatt.
Glatt falls off balance throwing a combination
and Morales connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Glatt leaves his chin hanging out and Morales seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Glatt crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jose Morales!
An out of breath Jose Morales thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dan May (ranked 3052 p4p, 273 weight class) and Mario Pereira (ranked 1005 p4p, 116 weight class). Pereira comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Phil Collins - In The Air Tonight kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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150 lbs
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154 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dan May!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mario Pereira!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
May tries to clinch up.
May doesn't manage to clinch there - Pereira circles away.
Pereira throws a counter combo.
May scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pereira in his tracks.
May closes the distance but Pereira moves to the side
and Pereira counters with a shoot takedown. May fights it but they end up in guard.
Pereira seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Pereira trying to control but May is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pereira has gone for a leg lock! May slips out almost immediately though and dives into Pereira's guard.
Pereira looking to hit a scissor sweep but May is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
May would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Pereira looking to hit a scissor sweep but May is one step ahead there.
May got a little sloppy there for a moment and Pereira has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, May has managed to get both his arms back between Pereira's legs - danger averted.
May preventing the sweep.
Pereira looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's two 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.
Pereira is looking for a triangle but May pushes his legs off easily.
May has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Pereira is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Pereira looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Pereira throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! May escapes and throws Pereira's legs to the side, diving into side control!
May stands up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pereira looks for a takedown but May sprawls well.
May wants to clinch up but Pereira keeps it at a distance.
May tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pereira manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
May takes a kick to the side of the head.
May tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pereira swats him away and circles back towards the center.
May clinches with his opponent.
May lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
May throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Pereira jumps into guard, dragging May to the mat.
May is looking to stand up but Pereira won't let him.
May knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pereira on the ground.
Pereira is pulling down on May's head. It's preventing any offense from May, at least for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pereira is trying to keep May in close.
Pereira is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and May defends well.
Pereira has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but May can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pereira pulls May in to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mario Pereira will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
May gets a clinch.
Pereira is trying to pull guard but May turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Pereira dodges an elbow strike from May.
May lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Pereira is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables May to keep the fight standing.
Pereira is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables May to keep the fight standing.
Dan May has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mario Pereira.
Pereira jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as May walks away with a smile on his face. Pereira gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Pereira tries to keep at a distance but May has taken the fight into the clinch.
Our sources have told us that May has been working on his elbows in the gym.
May lands a nice elbow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, May just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pereira's brow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
May working Pereira over with knees to the body.
Pereira jumps guard but May stands there with Pereira around his waist. Pereira gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by May.
May lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's one minute gone in the round.
May lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dan May has scored more points in the clinch so far.
May lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pereira backwards.
May misses with a knee strike.
Pereira fails to pull the fight into his guard.
May with an attempt at a knee that misses.
May is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
May working Pereira over with knees to the body.
May lands an elbow inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, May just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pereira's brow.
May lands a nice elbow.
May looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Pereira dodges an elbow strike from May.
May using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Pereira managing to block the knees to the body from May.
Pereira takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pereira is trying to pull guard but May turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
May is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pereira can do to turn this around?
Pereira decides to pull guard.
May really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
May has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Pereira is proving hard to escape from.
Pereira pulls May in close to his closed guard and prevents May from doing any damage or advancing position.
Pereira is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pereira is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pereira isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. May stacks Pereira on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by May!
Pereira is trying to work for a sweep but May has mounted him!
Pereira is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Pereira is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
May controlling from the full mount.
Pereira holds on to May around his waist, trying desperately to prevent any attacks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
May avoids the attempt from Pereira to control.
Pereira tries to reverse the position but May maintains control.
May avoids the attempt from Pereira to control.
May controlling the position easily from mount.
Pereira is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan May dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Pereira avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
May moves into the clinch.
May lands a shoulder strike.
Pereira takes an elbow to the temple.
May with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pereira tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. May smiles and moves away.
May tries to clinch but Pereira moves out of range.
Pereira throws a series of punches but May avoids them all with ease.
Pereira throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Pereira swinging wildly here.
May is looking for a counter combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pereira avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
May looks to clinch
and Pereira counters with a straight right hand.
Dan May seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
May doesn't manage to clinch there - Pereira circles away.
Pereira changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
May moves in looking to clinch but Pereira pushes him off.
May drives through and clinches with Pereira against the cage.
May trying to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. May obliges.
May trying to land knees to the body.
Pereira avoids a wild elbow strike from May.
May gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pereira fails to pull guard.
May landing some nice looking knees to the body.
May throws an elbow but it misses.
May misses with an elbow strike.
May tries to land knees in the clinch but Pereira avoids the damage to the body.
May lands an elbow inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by May.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pereira tries to pull guard but May forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Dan May has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mario Pereira.
Pereira is trying to pull guard but May turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
May lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pereira fails to pull the fight into his guard.
May lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
May lands with a left to the head.
Pereira jumps guard but May stands there with Pereira around his waist. Pereira gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Pereira takes a shot to the head.
May creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pereira's defenses.
May is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
May is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Pereira takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pereira tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. May just stands there and leans against the cage.
Pereira pulls guard successfully.
May wants to stand but Pereira has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pereira is looking for a triangle here but May uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Pereira is looking for a sweep.
May decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Dan May is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
May forces Pereira back against the cage and clinches.
Pereira takes an elbow to the forehead.
May comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pereira tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. May just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
May pushes off an throws an elbow but Pereira leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
May lands a nice elbow.
May pushes Pereira back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pereira fails to pull guard.
May lands an elbow that stopped Pereira in his tracks for a moment.
May lands an elbow that stopped Pereira in his tracks for a moment.
May with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pereira tries to pull guard but May won't allow it.
May gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pereira tries to pull guard but May won't allow it.
May gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
May lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
May utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
May gets through Pereira's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dan May showed his dominance in that final round.
I think May 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 29:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan May!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chadwin De Chandler (ranked 1077 p4p, 140 weight class) and Elton Korth (ranked 7073 p4p, 563 weight class). Korth is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Game Feat. Lil Wayne - Red Nation. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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184 lbs
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KO power |
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chadwin De Chandler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elton Korth!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Korth throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
De Chandler shoots in and bounces Korth off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
De Chandler wants to control from the top but Korth keeps moving.
Korth is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst De Chandler is controlling him.
De Chandler pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Korth is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Korth keeping moving, preventing De Chandler from controlling successfully.
De Chandler will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
De Chandler is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
De Chandler throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Korth has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Chandler trying to control the position from guard on top but Korth is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Korth trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
De Chandler drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and De Chandler jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
De Chandler tries to free his leg and advance position but Korth is retaining full guard.
De Chandler has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
De Chandler throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Korth works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Korth trying to strike off his back.
De Chandler throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
De Chandler stops Korth from standing up.
De Chandler looking to pass the guard.
Korth is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Korth working a defensive guard here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
De Chandler dives in and grabs Korth's left leg, looking for a takedown. Korth pushes down on De Chandler's head and hops out.
De Chandler shoots for a takedown but Korth saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Despite the aggression on Korth's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Korth throws an overhand right that lands on De Chandler's shoulder, as De Chandler tries to avoid the shot.
De Chandler thinks about countering with a body kick.
De Chandler closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - De Chandler lands in his opponent's guard.
De Chandler drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and De Chandler jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
De Chandler is stalling in the full guard.
De Chandler in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Chandler drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and De Chandler jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Korth trying to strike off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Chandler thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
We've been hearing good reports from De Chandler's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Korth striking off his back but it's not causing De Chandler any problems.
De Chandler thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
De Chandler passes Korth's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Korth looks like he's trying to stand up.
De Chandler is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Korth has managed to free his arm - good work.
Korth is trying to stand back up but De Chandler is controlling him
De Chandler thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Korth is defending against the submission attempts here by De Chandler.
Korth is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Chandler is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
De Chandler is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Korth sees it coming and defends easily.
Korth is trying to stand up here but De Chandler is controlling him well.
De Chandler with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Korth wants to improve his position but De Chandler is controlling well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
De Chandler is looking for a kimura but Korth is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for De Chandler to get the leverage.
De Chandler is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
De Chandler is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chadwin De Chandler dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
De Chandler closes the distance and clinches up with Korth, looking for a takedown. De Chandler pushes Korth against the cage but Korth circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
It seemed like Korth was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
De Chandler closes the distance and clinches up with Korth, looking for a takedown. De Chandler pushes Korth against the cage but Korth circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Korth stalks De Chandler and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into De Chandler's face. De Chandler staggers backwards, shaken.
De Chandler misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chadwin De Chandler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Korth throws a big shot that misses.
Korth throws out a powerful jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Korth throws the left hand but De Chandler avoids the punch easily.
Korth throws a combination but it was largely blocked by De Chandler.
De Chandler shoots in but no luck this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Korth throws a jab when De Chandler was well out of range.
De Chandler blocks a head kick by Korth.
De Chandler tries to counter with a takedown but Korth is quick to defend against it.
Korth misses with a lunging right hand
and De Chandler counters with a single leg into guard. Korth didn't expect that.
Korth really doesn't want to stay on the ground with De Chandler. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
De Chandler trying to control the position from guard on top but Korth is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De Chandler thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
De Chandler looking to pass the guard.
De Chandler trying to control but Korth is working from the bottom.
Chadwin De Chandler overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Korth doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
De Chandler trying to control the position from guard on top but Korth is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De Chandler prevents Korth from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Chandler drops back looking for a leg! Korth is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Korth manages to kick De Chandler off! De Chandler jumps back into Korth's guard.
De Chandler passes Korth's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Korth missing with punches from the bottom.
De Chandler landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
De Chandler is looking for a kimura here.
De Chandler is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Korth doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time De Chandler.
De Chandler is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Chandler wants to work for an arm triangle but Korth is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
De Chandler is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Korth reverses the position - he's now on top in De Chandler's guard.
De Chandler is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Korth defends well.
De Chandler pushes a forearm under Korth's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Korth is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Chadwin De Chandler!
Our winner, Chadwin De Chandler, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yung Hung Dong (ranked 336 p4p, 11 weight class) and ButtStrike UrFace (ranked 2633 p4p, 130 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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145 lbs
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138 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yung Hung Dong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, ButtStrike UrFace!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
UrFace gets a clinch.
Dong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
UrFace tries a body shot but Dong blocks it.
Dong misses with a body punch.
A short right from UrFace on the inside.
UrFace lands a left hand.
UrFace misses with a short punch on the inside.
UrFace fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dong lands a body punch in the clinch.
UrFace prevents a body shot from Dong.
UrFace tries a body shot but Dong blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for UrFace.
Dong misses with some punches.
Dong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
UrFace misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
UrFace lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
UrFace works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with UrFace's elbow.
Dong lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
UrFace working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by UrFace.
UrFace has a couple of punches blocked by Dong.
UrFace tries a body shot but Dong blocks it.
UrFace fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
UrFace fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dong.
Dong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
UrFace blocking some punches.
UrFace misses with a shot to the kidneys.
UrFace gets through Dong's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
UrFace fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
UrFace misses with some punches.
Dong prevents a body shot from UrFace.
UrFace misses with a body punch.
Dong trying to stall but UrFace improves his position.
Dong looking to slow down the pace here.
UrFace lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Dong fails to land.
Dong blocks a body shot from UrFace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
UrFace misses with a hook to the ribs.
UrFace tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
UrFace misses with a punch to the body.
UrFace has a couple of punches blocked by Dong.
UrFace misses with a short punch on the inside.
UrFace struggles to land a body shot inside as Dong controls his hands.
UrFace fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
UrFace misses with a punch to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dong pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from UrFace fails to land.
UrFace works on Dong's body with a couple of short punches.
UrFace lands with a right to the head.
Dong has a couple of punches blocked by UrFace.
Dong drags the fight down to the ground.
Dong keeping moving, preventing UrFace from controlling successfully.
Dong is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
UrFace trying to control the position from guard on top but Dong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dong is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and UrFace defends well.
Dong keeping moving, preventing UrFace from controlling successfully.
Dong is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dong throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dong working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. UrFace doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. UrFace manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
UrFace got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dong has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, UrFace has managed to get both his arms back between Dong's legs - danger averted.
Dong working for a triangle but UrFace defends it easily.
UrFace trying to control but Dong is working from the bottom.
UrFace tries to free his leg and advance position but Dong is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
ButtStrike UrFace dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
UrFace works over Dong's head and body with a nice combination.
Dong ducks under a wild hook from UrFace.
Dong throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dong looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dong missing with a left hand there. UrFace was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
UrFace is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Dong with a body shot.
UrFace has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
UrFace waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dong.
Dong misses with a leg kick
and UrFace counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dong thinking.
UrFace misses with a looping right.
UrFace ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dong moves away.
Nice uppercut lands for UrFace. That snapped Dong's head back.
Dong throws a hook but UrFace blocks it.
UrFace swings and misses with a hook to the body.
UrFace missing with a left hand there. Dong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
UrFace lands with a hook. Dong tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
UrFace looks to land a left hand but Dong moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dong avoids the body shot from UrFace.
Dong uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from UrFace.
Dong swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A lazy left from UrFace finds it's target.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! UrFace crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Dong - the referee stops the clock and UrFace gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Dong. UrFace manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Dong tests UrFace's chin there with a solid looking shot.
ButtStrike UrFace seems to be getting the better of the standup.
UrFace misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
UrFace throws a hook but Dong avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from UrFace.
UrFace swings widly with a right hand
and Dong counters with a slapping leg kick.
Dong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dong is looking to chop away at UrFace's legs.
Dong throws a wild body kick that UrFace sees coming a mile off.
UrFace misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Dong - that will leave a mark!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dong sizes up UrFace with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Dong throws a body kick that misses.
Dong lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
UrFace tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dong swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dong misses with a leg kick
and UrFace counters with a stiff right hand.
Dong displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as UrFace throws out the jab.
Dong half committed to a counter leg kick.
UrFace jabs Dong to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dong throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck UrFace on the side of the head.
UrFace closes the distance and pushes Dong back into the cage.
A hook to the body from Dong.
Dong tries to work over UrFace's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dong can't find room to land a body shot as UrFace controls the action.
Dong breaks from the clinch.
UrFace misses with a hook to the body
enabling Dong to counter with a crisp jab.
Dong misses with a looping right.
Dong dodges the punch combination from UrFace.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
UrFace working aggressively here.
Dong prevents a body shot from UrFace.
UrFace blocks a body shot from Dong.
UrFace misses with a body punch.
UrFace goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
UrFace misses with a short punch on the inside.
UrFace misses with a hook from the clinch.
ButtStrike UrFace seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dong misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for UrFace.
UrFace lands with a short shot to the head.
Dong struggles to land a body shot inside as UrFace controls his hands.
Dong gets through UrFace's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by UrFace.
A head punch on the inside from Dong fails to land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dong scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short uppercut from UrFace.
Dong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
UrFace digs a right hand underneath Dong's ribcage. Dong let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short body shot lands from UrFace as the two fighters clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dong creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dong lands a body punch in the clinch.
UrFace working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
UrFace misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dong is trying to pull guard but UrFace turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for UrFace.
Dong tries to work over UrFace's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
ButtStrike UrFace showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A shot to the liver by UrFace. Beautiful body shot.
Yung Hung Dong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dong takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
UrFace throws a right hand that misses
and Dong counters with a nice low kick that buckles UrFace's knee momentarily.
Dong throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
UrFace takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dong delivers a nice body kick.
UrFace looks to score with a jab to the body but Dong is just out of range.
Dong tried to counter with a leg kick but UrFace avoided it.
UrFace swings for the body but Dong moves out of range.
Dong appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
UrFace tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dong was well out of range. Poor timing from UrFace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dong is looking to land body kicks.
UrFace scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dong doesn't seem bothered though.
UrFace looks to clinch
and Dong counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps UrFace thinking.
UrFace moves in looking to clinch but Dong pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
UrFace tries to move into range but Dong moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
UrFace ducks under a wild hook from Dong.
Dong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
UrFace dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
UrFace steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Dong. That one must have hurt.
Dong has closed the distance and engaged UrFace in a clinch.
UrFace throws a punch but it's blocked by Dong.
A head punch on the inside from UrFace fails to land.
UrFace throws a head punch that misses.
UrFace throws a punch but it's blocked by Dong.
Dong misses with the head strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Dong blocks a body shot from UrFace.
UrFace throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from UrFace fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dong.
Yung Hung Dong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
ButtStrike UrFace is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dong misses with a body punch.
UrFace blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dong tries to throw a body punch but UrFace avoids it by throwing Dong back against the cage.
Dong misses with a hook from the clinch.
UrFace blocks an uppercut.
Dong will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning UrFace up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
UrFace cracks Dong with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dong has a couple of punches blocked by UrFace.
UrFace blocks a body shot from Dong.
Dong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dong takes a shot to the head.
UrFace blocks a punch to the side of the head.
UrFace tries to throw a body punch but Dong avoids it by throwing UrFace back against the cage.
Dong pressing his opponent against the cage.
UrFace blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dong throws a head punch that misses.
UrFace prevents a body shot from Dong.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dong.
Nice body punch from Dong - that landed with a thud.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dong is stalling here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dong.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yung Hung Dong showed his dominance in that final round.
I think UrFace has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... ButtStrike UrFace!
ButtStrike UrFace gave a mention to Urban Fighter in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Grimur Agnarsson (ranked 2304 p4p, 111 weight class) and Michael Paine (ranked 951 p4p, 50 weight class). Agnarsson comes into the arena with Drop death - Squeel blaring out of the sound system. Grimur Agnarsson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Michael Paine's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Grimur Agnarsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Paine!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Agnarsson throws a hook but Paine blocks it.
Paine blocks a jab.
Paine swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Paine slips a jab from Agnarsson.
Agnarsson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Paine sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Agnarsson misses with a looping right.
Grimur Agnarsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paine misses with a looping right.
Paine connects with a single shot there.
Agnarsson misses with a hook
and Paine counters with a stiff right hand.
Paine bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Agnarsson is rocked!
Paine lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Agnarsson falls backwards - clearly groggy! Paine dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Paine!
Michael Paine gave a mention to BuriedAlive// Fight Gear in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Terry Tatum (ranked 572 p4p, 80 weight class) and Rudolf Kleinschmidt (ranked 759 p4p, 108 weight class). Kleinschmidt is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by DMX- It's hot and hell is dark. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Terry Tatum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rudolf Kleinschmidt!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kleinschmidt is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kleinschmidt has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Tatum throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tatum takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
It looks like Terry Tatum has been cut.
Tatum connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tatum on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kleinschmidt slips under a jab from Tatum.
Tatum gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kleinschmidt.
Kleinschmidt tries to clinch up.
Tatum throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Kleinschmidt to counter with a crisp jab.
Tatum looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A jab lands there for Kleinschmidt.
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!
Tatum misses with a right hand
and Kleinschmidt counters with a straight right hand.
Terry Tatum's cut is getting worse.
Tatum throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kleinschmidt misses with a straight right.
Tatum works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tatum misses with a knee to the head.
Tatum scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kleinschmidt tries to stall but Tatum uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kleinschmidt fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kleinschmidt pulls guard effortlessly.
Kleinschmidt has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Tatum is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Kleinschmidt.
Kleinschmidt manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Kleinschmidt is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Tatum is just riding it out for now. Kleinschmidt eventually gives up the hold.
Kleinschmidt is trying to work for a kimura but Tatum is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatum won't allow Kleinschmidt to pass to mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kleinschmidt is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kleinschmidt is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Tatum sees it coming and defends easily.
Tatum is trying to maintain the position but Kleinschmidt is very close to passing his half guard.
Kleinschmidt is pressing down on Tatum's thigh, looking to free his foot. Tatum is holding on for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kleinschmidt is trying to work for a kimura but Tatum is defending well.
Tatum looks like he's trying to stand up.
Kleinschmidt working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Tatum's thigh. Tatum counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Kleinschmidt looking to sit in guard and control but Tatum gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kleinschmidt working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tatum doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tatum manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kleinschmidt working for a triangle but Tatum defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kleinschmidt escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Tatum gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Tatum with a nice head shot there.
Kleinschmidt keeping moving, preventing Tatum from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tatum got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kleinschmidt has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tatum has managed to get both his arms back between Kleinschmidt's legs - danger averted.
Kleinschmidt has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Tatum should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Kleinschmidt has tightened it up now! Tatum should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Rudolf Kleinschmidt!
Rudolf Kleinschmidt bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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