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CCF FN 22:Built vs Vinyard PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shannon White (ranked 6479 p4p, 583 weight class) and Power Max (ranked 24747 p4p, 710 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shannon White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Power Max!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Max circles away from the clinch attempt
and Max counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Max.
White isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Max stacks White 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 Max!
Max moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
White tries to get back to half guard but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White is working to avoid the ground and pound but Max connects with a decent elbow.
Max looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
White is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Max lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
White tries to get to full guard but Max has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Max is looking to take a break and control but White is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
White wants to get back to full guard.
White tries to kick Max off but Max keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
White is not content to let Max control the position.
White is trying to get back to full guard.
White looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
White is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Max pulls his head out easily.
Max performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Max passes to full mount!
White is in all sorts of trouble here.
Max wants to finish this one by submission but White is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Max.
White is working to get back to half guard.
White is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Stark Combat Center, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
White bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Max doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Max controls White momentarily but White frees himself.
Max keeping moving, preventing White from controlling successfully.
Max keeping full guard, as White tries to pass.
Max throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Max trying to keep a closed guard but White is proving a slippery customer.
White wants to control from the top but Max keeps moving.
Max trying to keep a closed guard but White is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
White wants to pass the guard but Max is keeping the position.
White trying to control but Max is working from the bottom.
Max wants to sweep but no luck.
Max controls White momentarily but White frees himself.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
White throws out a loose jab but Max uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
White fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Max, pushing him back against the cage.
White looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
White is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Max pulls him back up using the underhooks.
White tries to throw a body punch but Max avoids it by throwing White back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Power Max will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Max closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. White did well to prevent Max getting side control.
White is looking to get back to is feet but Max passes into side control.
Max wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by White, who protects the arm well.
White gets back to half guard.
Max wants to control but White is keeping him busy.
White wants to get back to full guard but Max has passed into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Max creates some space and throws a big elbow, but White sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Max is trying to get an arm triangle but White is defending well.
White is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Max working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
White sneaks back into half guard.
White tries to get to full guard but Max has control of the leg.
Max is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
White tries to roll over but Max keeps him under control.
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.
White actively working from the bottom here.
White is trying to stand.
Max thows an elbow strike that misses. White gets hold of full guard and has managed to get a loose guillotine attempt. Max doesn't seem too bothered but White quickly shifts his position and has tightened the hold! Max is in big trouble now - he's going a funny colour - he's tapping out! Nice finish there! Max really should have spotted the danger earlier though... either incompetence or over-confidence has resulted in a big L on his record.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Shannon White!
Shannon White 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pasti Eldos (ranked 4586 p4p, 224 weight class) and Mako Takaziko (ranked 22609 p4p, 362 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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135 lbs
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142 lbs
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pasti Eldos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mako Takaziko!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takaziko stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Takaziko wants it to stay on the feet.
Takaziko throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
We've been hearing reports that Eldos has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Takaziko tries to clinch but Eldos is having none of it.
Eldos looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Eldos throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Takaziko was covering up waiting for the punch and Eldos finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Takaziko keeping full guard, as Eldos tries to pass.
Eldos not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Eldos prevents Takaziko from getting back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eldos controls from within his opponent's guard.
Eldos seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Takaziko for as long as he can get away with.
Eldos content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Eldos accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Eldos 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.
Eldos advances to half guard.
Takaziko is in trouble now - Eldos has advanced to mount!
Takaziko is trying to escape the mount.
Eldos raining down hammerfists from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Eldos lands a big shot there that rocks Takaziko but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Takaziko is in a horrible position here. Eldos smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Eldos scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Eldos with good strikes from the mount here!
Eldos controlling his opponent.
Eldos has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Takaziko is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Pasti Eldos!
Pasti Eldos decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
The defeated Mako Takaziko had this to say: 'Sorry About My Loss Fans'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ray Bailey (ranked 7127 p4p, 617 weight class) and Ritchie Souza (ranked 2607 p4p, 300 weight class). Bailey comes to the cage accompanied by NWA-Fuck Tha Police. Souza has chosen Gwen Stefani-Luxurious as his entrance music. The key to victory for Ray Bailey has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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165 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ray Bailey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ritchie Souza!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bailey lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Horrible takedown attempt by Souza or perhaps it was just good defense by Bailey, which made it look bad.
Bailey tries to close the distance and clinch up but Souza swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Souza misses with a wild body shot.
Bailey is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Souza throws a shot from downtown. Bailey moves away and avoids it.
Bailey seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Souza gets a takedown into half guard.
Bailey has one foot on Souza's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Souza throws a head kick but Bailey moves out of range.
Bailey appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Souza ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Souza has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Bailey enables Souza to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Bailey manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Souza throwing strikes but missing.
Souza works over Bailey with some ground and pound from guard.
Souza lands a couple of elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bailey looking to control.
Bailey wants to stand up but Souza is controlling him.
Souza is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bailey is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Souza is aware though and is defending well.
Souza throws a big elbow that misses.
Souza postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Souza content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bailey pushes Souza off and scrambles back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza moves out of range of the body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Souza tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bailey moves into range and clinches up with Souza.
Souza drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bailey pulls his leg out and moves away.
Souza will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ray Bailey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ritchie Souza.
Souza throws a series of punches but Bailey moves out of range.
Souza misses with a body shot.
Souza showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bailey.
Souza throws out a counter right but Bailey avoids it with no problem.
Ritchie Souza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bailey shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bailey attempts a counter takedown but Souza avoids it well and moves away.
Souza keeps the fight on the outside.
Bailey tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Souza paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bailey avoids the body shot from Souza.
Bailey attempts a counter takedown but Souza avoids it well and moves away.
Souza throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Bailey tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Souza is in Bailey's guard.
Bailey wants to stand up but Souza is controlling him.
Bailey keeping moving, preventing Souza from controlling successfully.
Souza scoring with punches to the head and body.
Souza wants to control from the top but Bailey keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souza throws a big right hand that misses.
Souza throwing strikes but missing.
Bailey trying to control the position.
Souza working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bailey avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Souza is standing up over Bailey. Bailey looks to escape but Souza dives into side control.
Souza lands a nice forearm strike.
Souza in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ritchie Souza dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Souza cracks Bailey with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bailey leaves Souza with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bailey tries to close the distance and clinch up but Souza swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Souza looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A head kick misses from Souza.
Souza closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Bailey quickly recovers to half guard.
Bailey is trying to escape back to his feet but Souza uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Bailey knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Souza on the ground.
Souza cracks Bailey with a big right hand but Bailey just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Souza lands a decent elbow from side control.
Souza is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bailey knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bailey wants to control but Souza postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Souza trying to control the action but Bailey is working from the bottom.
Souza tries for a kimura but Bailey is defending well.
Souza scores with a couple of short elbows.
Ritchie Souza has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bailey is trying to buck Souza off.
Souza tries to move to mount but Bailey blocks the move with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bailey keeps working.
Bailey struggling a bit here.
Bailey is working to avoid the ground and pound but Souza connects with a decent elbow.
Souza scoring with punches from side control.
Bailey taking punishment in the form of punches.
Bailey is rocked!
Souza goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Bailey has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Souza but great work by Bailey.
Oh Bailey is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Souza is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Souza looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Souza looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bailey seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Souza tries to get to full guard but Bailey has control of the leg.
Souza is staying active underneath Bailey, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bailey wants to get back to his feet.
Souza is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bailey pulls his head out easily.
Bailey lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bailey postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Souza to stand up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Souza throws a jab when Bailey was well out of range.
Bailey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bailey is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Souza looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bailey takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ray Bailey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Souza cracks a nice hook into Bailey's ribs.
Bailey dodges the punch combination from Souza.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ritchie Souza 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!
Souza keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bailey wants to clinch up but Souza keeps it at a distance.
Souza throws a head kick but Bailey moves out of range.
Bailey walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Souza checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Souza shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bailey sprawls well. Bailey wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Souza gets slowly back to his feet.
Bailey changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Souza shoots in looking for a takedown. Bailey tries to sprawl out of it but Souza keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bailey manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bailey appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Souza darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bailey pushes Souza off looking to stand but Souza dives back in and keeps control.
Souza is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Souza looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bailey with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bailey trying to control from the bottom.
Souza working over Bailey with some ground and pound. Bailey looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Souza has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bailey looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Souza seems to be working for a kimura but Bailey defends the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza working Bailey over with strikes.
Souza has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Souza is nestled in close to Bailey, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Souza throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bailey on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Souza stops Bailey from getting back to his feet.
Souza is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Souza wants to work for an arm triangle but Bailey is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Bailey wants to control but Souza is keeping busy.
Bailey is trying to stand back up but Souza is controlling him
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza lands with a punch from half guard.
Bailey tries to kick Souza off but Souza keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Bailey wants to improve his position but Souza is controlling well.
Souza wants to control but Bailey is keeping him busy.
Ray Bailey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ground and pound from Souza.
Bailey tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Souza takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Souza looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bailey with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Souza working over Bailey with some ground and pound. Bailey looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Souza prevents Bailey from standing back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souza lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Souza lands with a punch from half guard.
Souza landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Souza trying to control the action but Bailey is working from the bottom.
Souza working Bailey over with strikes.
Souza is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Bailey is hurt! He's hurt bad - Souza fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Bailey from any more punishment! Congratulations to Souza! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ritchie Souza!
Ritchie Souza opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
Ray Bailey spoke after the fight, saying 'i'll be back bigger, better and stronger. I'll fight anybody anywhere bitches'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mikhail Faustin (ranked 3652 p4p, 310 weight class) and Ronald Mateo Suarez (ranked 4633 p4p, 367 weight class). Faustin comes to the cage accompanied by Glukoza Schweine. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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150 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Mikhail Faustin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ronald Mateo Suarez!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faustin looks to land a left hand but Suarez moved out of range nicely.
Suarez misses with a looping right.
Faustin scores with the left hand. Suarez knows he should have avoided that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Suarez misses the target.
Faustin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Suarez shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Faustin's guard.
Suarez wants to get up but he can't break Faustin's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Suarez throwing strikes but missing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suarez is looking to stand up but Faustin won't let him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Suarez tries to free his leg and advance position but Faustin is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suarez gets to his feet. Faustin looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
We've been told by Faustin's head coaches at FIERCE - {{$750}} - 15 Elite Coaches that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Suarez. Faustin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Suarez darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Suarez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Suarez lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Suarez escapes and gets back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suarez shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Faustin's guard.
Suarez throws a big right hand that misses.
Suarez wanted to stand there but Faustin had control of the position.
Suarez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Faustin is breathing heavily.
Suarez is looking to stand up but Faustin won't let him.
Suarez gets to his feet. Faustin looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Suarez shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Suarez showed some decent athleticism there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Suarez working over Faustin with some ground and pound. Faustin looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suarez postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Faustin to stand up.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Faustin enables Suarez to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Faustin manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Suarez wanted to stand there but Faustin had control of the position.
Faustin has momentary wrist control but Suarez slips an elbow through the middle.
Faustin wants to stand up but Suarez is controlling him.
Suarez throwing strikes from guard but Faustin blocks nicely.
Suarez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Suarez gets to his feet. Faustin looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suarez loads up on a big right hand but Faustin slips the punch.
Suarez misses with a looping left.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Faustin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Suarez. Suarez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Suarez closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Suarez stands up.
Faustin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Suarez.
Suarez looks to land a left hand but Faustin moved out of range nicely.
Faustin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Suarez.
Faustin drops his hands momentarily and Suarez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Suarez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Faustin finds it's way round the side to connect with Suarez's head.
Faustin throws a series of strikes that have Suarez backpedaling.
Mikhail Faustin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Suarez misses with a looping right.
Faustin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Suarez drives through with a takedown into Faustin's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronald Mateo Suarez dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Faustin fails to land with a series of punches.
Suarez 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.
Suarez stands up from Faustin's guard - Suarez perhaps looking for a knockout.
Faustin moves away from the strike by Suarez.
Suarez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Faustin misses with a series of wild punches.
Suarez misses with a wild body shot.
Faustin moves out of range as Suarez strikes.
Faustin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Suarez.
Faustin drops down looking for a counter takedown but Suarez sprawls and moves away.
Suarez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Faustin ducks under a wild hook from Suarez.
Suarez 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Suarez misses its intended target.
Suarez misses with an uppercut.
Faustin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Suarez drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Suarez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Suarez is looking to stand up but Faustin won't let him.
Suarez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Suarez postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Suarez lands a couple of digs.
Faustin has a closed guard, preventing Suarez from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Faustin is working an open guard so Suarez takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A jab from Suarez misses.
Faustin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Faustin defending well as Suarez loads up on a big left hand.
Suarez slips a jab from Faustin.
Faustin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Suarez was well out of range. Poor timing from Faustin.
Suarez looks to land a right hand but Faustin moved out of range.
Suarez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Faustin slips under a jab.
Mikhail Faustin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Faustin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Suarez lands with a hook. Faustin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Suarez connects with a looping right hand.
Faustin misses with an uppercut. Suarez saw that one coming.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Faustin enables Suarez to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Faustin manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Suarez wants to stand but Faustin has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suarez postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Suarez stands and steps away. Faustin gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Suarez ducks under a wild hook from Faustin.
Suarez shoots in looking for a takedown but Faustin manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Suarez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Suarez dives in for a single leg takedown but Faustin sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A swing and a miss from Suarez.
Faustin stuns Suarez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mikhail Faustin is winning the standup battle so far.
Suarez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Faustin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Suarez closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Suarez wants to get back to his feet.
Suarez landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faustin is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Suarez scores with a couple of nice shots.
Suarez stands up from half guard.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Faustin misses with a two punch combination.
Suarez looks to land a right hand but Faustin moved out of range.
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!
Faustin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Suarez.
Suarez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Faustin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Suarez fails to land with a series of punches.
Suarez gets a double leg takedown into Faustin's guard.
Faustin is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Suarez dives into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronald Mateo Suarez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Faustin slips a straight right by Suarez.
A combination from Faustin does no damage.
Suarez slips a jab and a cross from Faustin.
Suarez stuns Faustin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Suarez misses the target.
Suarez misses the jab.
Nice uppercut there from Suarez.
Suarez lands an overhand right.
Suarez scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Faustin wants to get back to his feet but Suarez is dominant here and he's now got Faustin's back!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Suarez loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Faustin hold on?
Faustin staying busy and making it hard for Suarez to control.
Suarez throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Faustin!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suarez is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Faustin up.
Faustin is rocked!
Suarez connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Faustin to escape the position.
Oh Faustin is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Suarez cracks Faustin with a big right hand from the back mount! Faustin immediately covers up and the referee dives in to save him under a barrage of more strikes! Suarez takes this one by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ronald Mateo Suarez!
During a confident post fight interview, Ronald Mateo Suarez thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Russel Crowsky (ranked 2068 p4p, 99 weight class) and BM Websphere (ranked 3020 p4p, 151 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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147 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Lethal high kicks
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Russel Crowsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, BM Websphere!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Websphere is looking to score with low kicks.
Crowsky throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Websphere scores with the left hand. Crowsky knows he should have avoided that one.
Websphere darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Websphere fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Crowsky is out of range.
Crowsky swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Websphere throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Crowsky pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Crowsky misses with a double jab.
Crowsky dives in and grabs Websphere's left leg, looking for a takedown. Websphere pushes down on Crowsky's head and hops out.
Crowsky closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
We've been hearing reports that Crowsky has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Websphere feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Crowsky's calf.
Websphere misses with a low kick.
Crowsky misses with a body kick.
Websphere ducks under a wild hook from Crowsky.
Crowsky rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Websphere moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Crowsky.
Websphere counters with a body kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Crowsky thuds a left hand into Websphere's body.
Crowsky shoots for a takedown but Websphere saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Crowsky goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Websphere instigates a clinch.
Websphere lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowsky is trying to pull guard but Websphere turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Russel Crowsky. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crowsky misses with some punches.
Crowsky throws a head punch that misses.
A bit of stalling here from Crowsky.
Websphere breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Crowsky swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Crowsky tries to score a power double leg takedown but Websphere sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Crowsky somewhat.
Websphere throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Crowsky's head.
It looks like Russel Crowsky has been cut.
Websphere wants to slow Crowsky down by chopping away at his legs.
Crowsky defending well as Websphere loads up on a big left hand.
Crowsky throws a head kick that misses.
Crowsky shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Websphere is defending against the submission attempts here by Crowsky.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Websphere tries to roll over but Crowsky keeps him under control.
Crowsky is pressing down on Websphere's thigh, looking to free his foot. Websphere is holding on for now.
Websphere trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crowsky is looking for a kimura but Websphere is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Crowsky to get the leverage.
Websphere felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Websphere is pressing down on Crowsky's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Websphere is controlling Crowsky's posture.
Crowsky pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Websphere is keeping the position for now.
Websphere pulls Crowsky in close to prevent any damage.
Crowsky wants to control from the top but Websphere keeps moving.
Websphere controlling the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Crowsky lets loose with a powerful body kick. Websphere will feel that in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
A bone on bone clash there as Websphere blocks the leg kick.
Crowsky tries a head kick but it misses.
Crowsky takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Crowsky misses with a head kick.
Websphere bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Crowsky's head.
Crowsky misses with the combination.
Crowsky tries a head kick but it misses.
Websphere throws a sloppy head kick and Crowsky moves out of range easily.
Websphere is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Crowsky misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Websphere lands a jab to the head.
Crowsky tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A solid body kick from Websphere.
Russel Crowsky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crowsky tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Websphere swivels and escapes.
Crowsky looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Crowsky throws a series of punches but Websphere moves out of range.
Websphere buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Crowsky takes a swing at Websphere's ribcage but misses.
Crowsky throws a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but BM Websphere will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Russel Crowsky's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Crowsky misses with a kick to the body.
Websphere connects with a right hand. Crowsky shakes it off.
Crowsky tries a head kick but it misses.
Crowsky ducks right into an uppercut from Websphere.
Crowsky tries a head kick but it misses.
Websphere swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Crowsky.
Crowsky is trying hard to land a takedown here. Websphere sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Crowsky misses with a hook.
Websphere checks a leg kick.
Websphere connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Websphere blocks a head kick by Crowsky.
Websphere bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Crowsky shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Websphere tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crowsky was well out of range. Poor timing from Websphere.
Websphere scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Crowsky doesn't seem bothered though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crowsky stalks Websphere and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Websphere's face. Websphere staggers backwards, shaken.
Crowsky misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nice jab there from Websphere.
Websphere moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Crowsky misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowsky chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Websphere can pounce on him.
Crowsky is looking to land body kicks.
Crowsky closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Crowsky misses with a straight right.
Crowsky shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Websphere counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Russel Crowsky. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Good exchange - Websphere coming out on top.
Websphere looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Crowsky keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Websphere checks the leg kick nicely there.
Crowsky is looking to chop away at Websphere's legs.
BM Websphere is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Websphere throws a front kick that sends Crowsky stumbling back into the cage.
Websphere misses with a wild body shot.
Crowsky looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Websphere is fending him off so far but Crowsky persists. Nope, Websphere circles away and we're back to standing.
BM Websphere seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice sprawl there from Websphere as Crowsky shoots in.
Crowsky gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Websphere counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crowsky with a lazy takedown attempt
and Crowsky takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Crowsky is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Websphere finds Crowsky's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Crowsky flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Websphere lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Crowsky will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). BM Websphere!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ricardinho Vieira (ranked 2618 p4p, 289 weight class) and Jesus Willian Jr (ranked 4039 p4p, 404 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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20
178 lbs
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21
177 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricardinho Vieira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jesus Willian Jr!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Willian Jr shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Vieira is trying to defend but Willian Jr finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Vieira looking for submissions off his back.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Willian Jr in particular looking to stall.
Vieira is pressing down on Willian Jr's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Vieira controls Willian Jr momentarily but Willian Jr frees himself.
Vieira had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Willian Jr defends it easily.
Willian Jr stays in close to Vieira's body and controls the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vieira not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Willian Jr's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vieira has an active guard here but Willian Jr has managed to pass into half guard.
Willian Jr trying to mount his opponent but Vieira defends it.
Willian Jr is looking for a kimura but Vieira is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Willian Jr to get the leverage.
Willian Jr content to control rather than advance.
Vieira tries to get to full guard but Willian Jr has control of the leg.
Willian Jr stalling.
Vieira looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Willian Jr with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
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.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Vieira wants to control but Willian Jr is keeping busy.
Vieira slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Vieira has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Vieira avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Vieira trying to control the position.
Vieira can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Willian Jr controls the pace.
Willian Jr tries to free his leg and advance position but Vieira is retaining full guard.
Willian Jr works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willian Jr is trying to control the action in half guard but Vieira is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Vieira looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Vieira has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Willian Jr escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Willian Jr!
Vieira manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Willian Jr is not content to let Vieira control the position.
Vieira is looking to advance position but Willian Jr won't allow it.
Willian Jr regains full guard. Nicely done.
Willian Jr pulls Vieira in close to his closed guard and prevents Vieira from doing any damage or advancing position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vieira is looking to work some ground and pound but Willian Jr has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Willian Jr escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Vieira gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Vieira trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Vieira is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Vieira trying to control but Willian Jr is working from the bottom.
Vieira looking to pass the guard.
Vieira passes Willian Jr's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Vieira is thwarting Willian Jr's attempts to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Vieira slips a nice elbow through Willian Jr's hands, connecting with Willian Jr's forehead.
Vieira is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Willian Jr has managed to free his arm - good work.
Vieira trying to pass the guard but Willian Jr defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jesus Willian Jr will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Willian Jr manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Vieira on his heels. He'll look to pass Vieira's guard now, I'm sure.
Vieira looking for a guillotine here but Willian Jr defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Willian Jr avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Vieira has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Willian Jr 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 Vieira.
Vieira tries to buck Willian Jr off but Willian Jr is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Willian Jr working away.
Vieira trying to remain calm as Willian Jr controls from the top position.
Vieira manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Vieira not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Willian Jr is defending against the submission attempts here by Vieira.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vieira working Willian Jr over with strikes.
Willian Jr trying to control but Vieira postures up.
Vieira tries to pass to full mount but Willian Jr defends it.
Willian Jr controlling the position well.
Willian Jr wants to control the action here but instead Vieira manages to pass to full mount!
Willian Jr keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Willian Jr reaches up to try and control the position but Vieira seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Willian Jr rolls and tries to escape and now Vieira has his back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vieira is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Willian Jr has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Vieira is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Ricardinho Vieira overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Willian Jr tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Vieira throwing strikes here but Willian Jr is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Willian Jr tries to lock up and control but Vieira gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Willian Jr working to try and regain half guard.
Vieira jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Willian Jr manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Vieira tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vieira working away.
Vieira working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Willian Jr keeping his opponent close.
Willian Jr looks to move to half guard but instead Vieira has passed into mount! Damn!
Vieira has hold of Willian Jr's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Willian Jr manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Vieira is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Willian Jr has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Willian Jr!
Willian Jr is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Willian Jr is working Vieira over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Willian Jr controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Vieira working for a triangle but Willian Jr defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardinho Vieira dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Willian Jr looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Willian Jr trying to control the pace.
Vieira is trying to control but can't.
Vieira is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Willian Jr pulls his head out easily.
Willian Jr keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vieira looking for submissions off his back.
Willian Jr is trying to control the action in half guard but Vieira is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Vieira is looking to control Willian Jr's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Vieira avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Vieira actively working from the bottom here.
Vieira is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Willian Jr pulls his head out easily.
Willian Jr drops an elbow to the side of Vieira's head.
Still in half guard, Willian Jr seems content to control.
Vieira looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Vieira has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Willian Jr is working away from the top position though.
Vieira is refusing to be controlled, as Willian Jr sits in half guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Vieira closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Vieira is pressing down on Willian Jr's thigh, looking to free his foot. Willian Jr is holding on for now.
Vieira looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Willian Jr desperately trying to maintain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willian Jr keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Vieira landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Willian Jr wants to get back to full guard.
Willian Jr has his hands clasped together around Vieira's back. He's all about the action.
Vieira missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
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.
Nice strikes from Vieira there.
Vieira is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Willian Jr defends it well.
Willian Jr gets full guard.
Vieira slips nicely into half guard.
Vieira seems to be working for a kimura but Willian Jr defends the submission attempt.
Vieira is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Willian Jr controlling the position for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jesus Willian Jr.
I think Willian Jr 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damien Dawson (ranked 4556 p4p, 554 weight class) and Max Mason (ranked 1736 p4p, 251 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Damien Dawson!
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, Max Mason!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mason throws a lazy right hand but Dawson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jab from Mason.
Mason misses with a straight right.
Dawson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Dawson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mason connects with a crisp jab.
It looks like Damien Dawson has been cut.
Dawson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dawson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mason misses the shot to the body.
Dawson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawson slips under a jab.
Dawson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dawson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Jungle -Apply Within in the buildup to the fight.
Dawson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mason throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mason throws a lazy uppercut
and Dawson counters with a solid body kick.
Mason throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dawson counters with a straight right hand.
Mason throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dawson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dawson throws a quick counter kick to the body but Mason avoids it.
Mason throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Dawson - that will leave a mark!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mason throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dawson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Dawson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
It seemed like Mason was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mason throws an overhand right that lands on Dawson's shoulder, as Dawson tries to avoid the shot.
Dawson looks to land a combination but Mason avoids it well.
Dawson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mason.
Dawson thows a body kick. Mason tries to catch it but that hurt him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slapping leg kick lands for Dawson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mason sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Mason swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Mason.
Mason throws a looping overhand right but Dawson ducks down to avoid it.
Mason displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dawson throws out the jab.
Mason throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slow jab from Mason misses its intended target.
Mason throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Dawson to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mason.
Mason cracks Dawson with an open hand slap.
Mason throws a big shot that misses.
Dawson throws a poor cross that misses
and Mason cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A big right from Mason misses.
Mason throws a lazy uppercut
and Dawson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Dawson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mason.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Damien Dawson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Damien Dawson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dawson motions for Mason to come forward. Dawson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mason moves out of range of the body kick from Dawson.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Dawson.
Dawson connects with a right hand. Mason shakes it off.
Dawson misses with a leg kick
enabling Mason to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Mason throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dawson throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Mason counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dawson misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mason appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Dawson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mason pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice body kick there by Dawson.
Dawson throws a poor cross that misses
and Mason counters with a nice uppercut.
Dawson throws a shot to the body.
Dawson throws a shot to the body.
Mason 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mason.
Dawson takes one on the button.
Mason misses the shot to the body.
Mason drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mason throws a predictable looking body shot
and Dawson counters with a nice uppercut.
Mason swings widly with a right hand
and Dawson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mason has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Dawson.
Dawson loads up on a big right hand but Mason slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mason misses with a hook
and Dawson counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice straight punches there by Dawson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dawson.
Mason throws a hook but Dawson blocks it.
As Mason backs away, Dawson returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Dawson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mason misses with a body shot.
Mason misses with a straight right.
Mason misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawson misses with a leg kick
and Mason counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mason swings for the body but Dawson moves out of range.
Dawson has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Mason looks to throw the jab but Dawson is out of range.
Dawson slips a straight right by Mason.
Dawson throwing a counter right hand but Mason manages to avoid it.
Mason misses with an uppercut
and Dawson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mason misses with an uppercut. Dawson saw that one coming.
It appears Dawson was looking to counter with a kick there.
Mason bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Damien Dawson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Damien Dawson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Dawson slips under a jab from Mason.
Dawson throwing a counter right hand but Mason manages to avoid it.
Mason misses with a hook
and Dawson counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Mason staying out of range there.
Mason misses with an uppercut.
Dawson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mason moves out of range of the body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mason! But no joy.
Nice body kick from Dawson.
Dawson thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawson ducks under a wild hook from Mason.
Mason catches Dawson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Dawson here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Dawson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mason's calf.
Mason misses with a lunging right hand
and Dawson counters with an outside leg kick.
Dawson misses with a hook. Mason ducked under it nicely.
Dawson scores with a push kick.
Mason on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mason takes a swing at Dawson's ribcage but misses.
Mason swings widly with a right hand
and Dawson counters with an outside leg kick.
Mason throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dawson counters with a stiff right hand.
Mason misses with a straight left.
A little feinted left hand from Dawson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dawson catches Mason with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mason ducks under a wild hook from Dawson.
Dawson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mason on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawson slips under a jab.
Dawson throwing a counter right hand but Mason manages to avoid it.
Dawson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mason.
Dawson throwing a counter right hand but Mason manages to avoid it.
Mason misses with a right hand
and Dawson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Mason misses with a right hand
and Dawson counters with a nice kick to the body.
Mason throws a lazy uppercut
and Dawson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dawson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mason can do to turn this around?
Mason misses with a straight left.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Dawson. Mason shrugs it off though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mason takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Damien Dawson is winning the standup battle so far.
Mason throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mason looks to land a right hand but Dawson moved out of range.
Mason misses with a hook
and Dawson counters with a stiff right hand.
Mason staying out of range there.
Mason lands with an uppercut that bounces Dawson off the cage and back into range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mason moves away from the strike by Dawson.
Max Mason has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mason pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A little feinted left hand from Dawson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Damien Dawson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dawson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damien Dawson!
During a confident post fight interview, Damien Dawson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between CrackO Azz (ranked 1728 p4p, 183 weight class) and Marcinho Sitsongrit (ranked 1502 p4p, 155 weight class). Marcinho Sitsongrit acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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158 lbs
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150 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, CrackO Azz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcinho Sitsongrit!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sitsongrit shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Azz pinned against the cage. Azz gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sitsongrit takes a swing at Azz's ribcage but misses.
Sitsongrit shoots in for a takedown but Azz shows good takedown defense.
Azz misses with a looping left.
Azz misses with a looping right.
Azz misses the jab.
We've been told by Azz's head coaches at Men Only. No Liberals ! that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Azz throws a combination that misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Azz wants to improve his position but Sitsongrit is controlling well.
Sitsongrit controlling the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit wants to work for an arm triangle but Azz is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Azz on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Azz tries to get out of the position.
Sitsongrit keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Sitsongrit trying to mount his opponent but Azz defends it.
Sitsongrit is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Sitsongrit tries to pass to full mount but Azz defends it.
Azz knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sitsongrit on the ground.
Sitsongrit keeps trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Sitsongrit is working for a kimura but Azz is defending it quite comfortably.
Sitsongrit wants to free his trapped foot but Azz is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Azz has managed to free his arm - good work.
Sitsongrit is taking a breather. Azz says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Azz is looking to improve his position.
Sitsongrit seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
It looks like Sitsongrit might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Sitsongrit moves into full mount! Azz won't be happy about that!
Sitsongrit tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sitsongrit wants to finish this one by submission but Azz is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcinho Sitsongrit dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Azz misses with a right hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Sitsongrit's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Sitsongrit has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sitsongrit sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Azz's guard.
Sitsongrit looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Azz trying to control from the bottom.
Sitsongrit is keen to just control but Azz is a slippery customer.
Sitsongrit slows the pace down in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit tries to pass the half guard into mount. Azz knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit not doing much here.
Sitsongrit passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Azz!
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.
Sitsongrit takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Sitsongrit moves to back control.
Sitsongrit gets his hands free as Azz looks to control.
Sitsongrit has got one arm under Azz's chin. This could be trouble... Azz trying to control the other hand but Sitsongrit gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Azz has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Marcinho Sitsongrit!
Marcinho Sitsongrit is the new featherweight champion!
Marcinho Sitsongrit bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kendo Hirigushi (ranked 2250 p4p, 269 weight class) and Matheo Rojas (ranked 1050 p4p, 121 weight class). Kendo Hirigushi could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Matheo Rojas's chin.
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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kendo Hirigushi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matheo Rojas!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hirigushi scores with a jab to the head.
Matheo Rojas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hirigushi tries to clinch up.
Rojas thinks about the counter body kick.
A head kick misses from Rojas.
Rojas misses with a combination
and Hirigushi counters with a left to the body.
Rojas connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hirigushi. Hirigushi circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rojas throws a nice looking combination but Hirigushi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hirigushi ducks under a wild hook from Rojas.
Hirigushi blocks a jab.
Rojas misses with a kick to the body
and Hirigushi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hirigushi throws an overhand right that lands on Rojas's shoulder, as Rojas tries to avoid the shot.
Hirigushi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Hirigushi misses the target.
Hirigushi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rojas.
Hirigushi is looking to counter punch.
Hirigushi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rojas.
Jab by Rojas.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rojas misses with an uppercut
enabling Hirigushi to counter with a crisp jab.
Hirigushi throws an overhand right that has Rojas reeling! Hirigushi follows up with more punches and Rojas is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kendo Hirigushi!
Kendo Hirigushi is the new lightweight champion!
A less than humble Kendo Hirigushi misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Molokai Built (ranked 860 p4p, 42 weight class) and Derek Vinyard (ranked 912 p4p, 46 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Molokai Built!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Derek Vinyard!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Built misses with an uppercut.
Vinyard only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Built fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vinyard manages to avoid it.
Built bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vinyard misses with a looping right.
Built closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Built throws a punch but it's blocked by Vinyard.
Built blocking some punches.
Built swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Built blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Built.
Vinyard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Built - that landed with a thud.
Built misses with a hook to the ribs.
Built misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vinyard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vinyard working aggressively here.
Built lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Vinyard or not.
Built misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Vinyard.
Built swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Built works on Vinyard's body with a couple of short punches.
Built pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Built jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Built's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Built duly obliges.
Built tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Vinyard moves into the clinch.
Built tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vinyard lands an uppercut.
Built working aggressively here.
A frustrated look appears on Built's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vinyard.
Vinyard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vinyard throws a head punch that misses.
Vinyard working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Built misses with a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vinyard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vinyard blocking some punches.
Built tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Built has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Built blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Built struggles to land a body shot inside as Vinyard controls his hands.
Vinyard lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Built scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vinyard has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Built seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Vinyard can turn it around.
Vinyard working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Built cracks Vinyard with a nice body shot.
Vinyard lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vinyard.
Built works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Vinyard's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Built throws a head punch that misses.
Vinyard lands an uppercut.
Built misses with a short punch on the inside.
Built tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Built fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vinyard lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Built.
Built lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Built.
Vinyard misses with some punches.
Built blocking some punches.
Vinyard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Built working aggressively here.
Built goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vinyard has a couple of punches blocked by Built.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Built.
Built misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vinyard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Built lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vinyard misses with the head strike.
Vinyard misses with some punches.
Vinyard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vinyard misses with some punches.
Vinyard lands with a short shot to the head.
Built lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Built misses with a hook from the clinch.
Built pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vinyard throws a shot from downtown. Built moves away and avoids it.
Vinyard takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Built instigates a clinch.
Built blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vinyard.
Vinyard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Vinyard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vinyard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vinyard has a couple of punches blocked by Built.
Vinyard lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Built lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Vinyard or not.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Vinyard fails to land.
Built blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vinyard blocking some punches.
Vinyard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Built.
Still in the clinch, Vinyard scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vinyard creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Built breaks from the clinch.
Vinyard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Built.
A big left from Vinyard misses.
Built is looking to counter punch.
Built swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Vinyard counter with a right hand.
Vinyard staying out of range there.
Built looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Built swings for the body but Vinyard moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vinyard blocks a jab.
Vinyard throws out a loose jab but Built uses good head movement to avoid it.
Left hook, right uppercut from Built.
Built throws a predictable looking body shot
and Vinyard counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Molokai Built will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Vinyard connects with a crisp jab.
Built tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vinyard was well out of range. Poor timing from Built.
Good exchange - Vinyard coming out on top.
Built swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Built misses with a double jab.
Vinyard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Built manages to avoid it.
Vinyard lands a jab.
Built throws a poor cross that misses
and Vinyard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Built is looking to wear down Vinyard with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Vinyard lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Built is rocked!
Vinyard finds Built's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Built flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Vinyard lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Built will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Derek Vinyard!
Derek Vinyard is the new bantamweight champion!
Derek Vinyard thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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