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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Grey (ranked 6301 p4p, 664 weight class) and Grasman Thor (ranked 23400 p4p, 785 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mike Grey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Grasman Thor!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Ben Hemmingworth and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thor connects with the punch.
It looks like Mike Grey has been cut.
Grey closes the distance and clinches.
We've been hearing reports that Grey has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Thor scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Thor pushes Grey back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Thor.
Thor misses with a punch to the body.
Thor prevents a body shot from Grey.
Grey is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Thor to keep the fight standing.
Grey's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Thor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grey's elbow.
A body shot lands from Thor.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thor lands a body shot in the clinch.
Grey is working for takedown but Thor is calmly controlling the position for now.
Thor pushes Grey back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Thor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Grey is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grey takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Grasman Thor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thor scores with a hook.
Grey tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Thor manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thor's jab looks to have found its range, popping Grey under the eye.
Thor feints and then cracks Grey's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Grey down.
Thor's jab looks to have found its range, popping Grey under the eye.
Donk. Thor catches Grey right on the button with a cross.
Grey doesn't manage to clinch there - Thor circles away.
A jab from Thor does it's job there.
Thor throws a nice inside leg kick.
Good exchange - Thor coming out on top.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grey walks into a jab.
Mike Grey's cut is getting worse.
Grey walks into a left hand.
Grey closes the distance and clinches up with Thor, looking for a takedown. Grey pushes Thor against the cage but Thor circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Grey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thor cracks Grey with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Grey looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Thor finish him?
Grey is rocked!
Grey throws a head kick that misses.
Thor drops Grey with a beautiful combination! Grey stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Thor is looking for the KO!
Oh Grey is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mike Grey's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Thor steps in with a hook that catches Grey right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Thor follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Grey looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Grasman Thor!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aapo Kukkanen (ranked 23392 p4p, 767 weight class) and Montavious Jordan (ranked 23147 p4p, 818 weight class). Aapo Kukkanen has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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 Hilo, Aapo Kukkanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Montavious Jordan!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Topper Green and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jordan doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kukkanen counters with a straight right hand.
Jordan closes the distance and clinches.
Jordan jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kukkanen walks away with a smile on his face. Jordan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jordan decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jordan seems to be working for a kimura but Kukkanen defends the submission attempt.
Jordan is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jordan is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Kukkanen has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jordan looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Jordan working for a guillotine from mount but Kukkanen is in no mood to give up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kukkanen tries to reverse the position but Jordan maintains control.
Kukkanen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jordan on the ground.
Jordan gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Jordan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kukkanen counters with a right hand to the body.
Kukkanen throws a good cross that connects.
Jordan tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kukkanen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jordan thinking.
Jordan shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kukkanen's guard.
Jordan thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Jordan wants to stand but Kukkanen is controlling his posture from full guard.
Kukkanen is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Jordan advances to half guard.
Kukkanen has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jordan wants to work for an arm triangle but Kukkanen is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Jordan is trying for a kimura here. Kukkanen looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Jordan wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Montavious Jordan!
Montavious Jordan thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gary Red (ranked 4423 p4p, 470 weight class) and Haven West (ranked 6631 p4p, 582 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gary Red!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Haven West!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Hugh Johnson and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Red goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Red misses with a few strikes there.
West avoids the head kick by Red.
West changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Red pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
West tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Red tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Red fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
West walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Red throws a series of punches but West avoids them all with ease.
West feints the counter takedown.
Red scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Haven West has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Red lands with a nice combination. West backs away looking to recover.
Nice shot lands for Red.
Red misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Red scores with a hook.
Red throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Red throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and West counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
West is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ground and pound from West.
Red knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for West on the ground.
Red is trying to stand up here but West is controlling him well.
Red makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Red throws a sloppy head kick and West moves out of range easily.
Red scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Red stalks West and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into West's face. West staggers backwards, shaken.
Gary Red seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick by Red misses
and West counters with a single leg into guard. Red didn't expect that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
West landing with the ground and pound.
West is pushing down on Red's leg trying to pass to half guard. Red is fighting to maintain full guard but West has managed to sneak the leg through.
West prevents Red from standing back up.
West lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
West is just content to waste time from the top position. Red takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
West pushing down on Red's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
West looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Red with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
West is working for a submission of some sort.
West is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
West slips a nice elbow through Red's hands, connecting with Red's forehead.
West throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
West trying to control from Red's half guard. Red has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
West missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Red wants to get back to his feet but West is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
West cracks Red with a solid left hand.
West working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
West wants to control from the top but Red keeps moving.
West advances to half guard.
West performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
West seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
West working the head and body with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Red dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Haven West's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Red throws a right and a left that West avoids nicely.
A head kick by Red misses
and West decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Red's guard.
Red has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
West drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Red dives on top into guard.
West seems keen to control Red's posture.
Red wanted to stand there but West had control of the position.
Red stands and steps away. West gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Red throws a series of punches but West avoids them all with ease.
West changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
West blocks a head kick by Red.
West feints the counter takedown.
Red is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that West can do to turn this around?
Red lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
West on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A low kick from Red is predictable there
and West counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
West lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
My spies in Arvins Bootcamp inform me that West has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
West working the head and body with strikes.
West is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Red is trying to stand up here but West is controlling him well.
West trying to control the action but Red is working from the bottom.
West has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
West lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
West is trying to work for a kimura but Red is defending well.
West is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Red sees it coming and defends easily.
Red is trying to stand back up but West is controlling him
Red on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
West seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Red does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Red pushes West off looking to stand but West dives back in and keeps control.
Red pushes West off but West dives into side control.
Red is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
West is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Red is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Red sneaks out the side door and pushes West away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
West avoids the head kick by Red.
West is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Red works over West's head and body with a nice combination.
Red lunges at West with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by West's hand.
West moves forwards but Red connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Red throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Red tries to bum rush West with a series of wild strikes but West uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
West feints the counter takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Red falls off balance throwing a combination
and West counters with a takedown into side control.
Red tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
West trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Red doesn't escape.
Red wants to get back to his feet.
West scores with punches to the body.
West 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 Red!
Will West go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
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 Gary Red will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Haven West's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Red will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
West is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Red misses with a series of wild punches.
West gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Red misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from Red.
And West tries to counter it with a takedown but Red pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Red misses with a head kick.
West with the counter takedown but Red avoids it easily.
A left lands for Red.
Red looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
West feints the counter takedown.
West ducks under a wild hook from Red.
Red connects with the punch.
Red throws a head kick but West moves out of range.
West with the counter takedown but Red avoids it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Red misses with a double jab.
Red scores with a jab to the head.
Red punishes West's body with a nice straight punch.
Gary Red is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
West blocks a head kick by Red.
West with the counter takedown but Red avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
West walks into a jab.
Gary Red is winning the standup battle so far.
Red shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
And West tries to counter it with a takedown but Red pushes his down on his head and steps out.
West takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Red throws a head kick that misses
and West counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by West.
West working some strikes from top position.
West not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
West with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
West connects with a couple of short punches.
West postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
West is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
West with a nice head shot there.
West prevents Red from getting back to his feet.
West is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Red is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst West is controlling him.
West working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Red's head.
West wants to control from the top but Red keeps moving.
West won't allow Red to get back to his feet.
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.
West cracks Red with a solid left hand.
West with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
West chips away with some ground and pound.
West stops Red from standing up.
West working some strikes from top position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells West's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
West scoring with some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells West's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
West is standing up over Red. Red looks to escape but West dives into side control.
West tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Gary Red.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Red, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:28
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gary Red!
After the big win, Gary Red made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Phantom Fightwear and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
The defeated Haven West had this to say: 'sfsh the wezzydog will be back notorious and mighty auuuraaahhhh'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tristan Farsight (ranked 3991 p4p, 518 weight class) and Harri Huiha (ranked 7711 p4p, 720 weight class). Harri Huiha acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tristan Farsight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Harri Huiha!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Eliza Hachem and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farsight lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Huiha has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Huiha tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Farsight stuns Huiha with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Farsight scoring well with a low kick there.
Farsight lands a nice shot that snaps Huiha's head back.
Farsight lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Huiha is rocked!
It looks like Harri Huiha has been cut.
Farsight finds Huiha's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Huiha flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Farsight lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Huiha will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tristan Farsight!
A relieved looking Tristan Farsight thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Spencer Rubenstein (ranked 4058 p4p, 529 weight class) and Andrew Elliot (ranked 3543 p4p, 464 weight class). Spencer Rubenstein has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Spencer Rubenstein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Andrew Elliot!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Ron Honeybunn and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elliot closes the distance and clinches up with Rubenstein, looking for a takedown. Elliot pushes Rubenstein against the cage but Rubenstein circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rubenstein scores with a sloppy right hand. Elliot should have avoided that one.
Elliot takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A slow jab from Rubenstein misses its intended target.
Elliot changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Rubenstein moves into the clinch.
Rubenstein manages to break the clinch.
Rubenstein lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Elliot is rocked!
Spencer Rubenstein seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crack! Rubenstein connects with the perfect overhand right and Elliot falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Rubenstein!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Spencer Rubenstein!
A very excited looking Spencer Rubenstein made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Mikson (ranked 4310 p4p, 546 weight class) and Isaiah Cooley (ranked 2976 p4p, 406 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Mikson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Isaiah Cooley!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Skip Squint and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooley keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cooley connects with a right hand. Mikson shakes it off.
Mikson shoots and misses
and Cooley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mikson is defended easily by Cooley.
We've been hearing reports that Mikson has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Cooley fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mikson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mikson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cooley avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Mikson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cooley.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mikson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Cooley to counter with a crisp jab.
Mikson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cooley defends it nicely.
Mikson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Cooley counters with a huge left! Mikson is in big trouble! He's backing up but Cooley isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Mikson from any more damage. A dominating finish by Cooley!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Isaiah Cooley!
After winning the bout, Isaiah Cooley thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Petr Antonovich (ranked 2618 p4p, 355 weight class) and Ken Ring (ranked 5201 p4p, 614 weight class). Petr Antonovich 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Petr Antonovich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ken Ring!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Eliza Hachem and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Antonovich misses the shot to the body.
Ring tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Antonovich takes a swing at Ring's ribcage but misses.
Antonovich bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ring ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Antonovich lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Antonovich misses with a low kick as Ring jumps back.
Ring shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Antonovich as he jumps to the side.
Ring has his takedown stuffed
and Antonovich counters with a nice uppercut.
Ring takes one to the side of the head.
Ring on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Antonovich works the jab nicely.
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!
Ring shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Antonovich pinned against the cage. Antonovich gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Antonovich is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Petr Antonovich has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ken Ring.
Ring tries to score a power double leg takedown but Antonovich sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ring somewhat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antonovich feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ring's calf.
Ring tries for a takedown but Antonovich sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Antonovich definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ring shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Antonovich pinned against the cage. Antonovich gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ring shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Antonovich as he avoids it easily.
Ring keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from Antonovich. No joy for Ring on that attempt.
Ring looks winded!
Antonovich cracks Ring with a good jab.
Antonovich connects with a right hand. Ring shakes it off.
Antonovich displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ring.
and Antonovich counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Ring! He's just covering up as Antonovich starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Petr Antonovich!
A very excited looking Petr Antonovich made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Wayne Williams (ranked 2411 p4p, 119 weight class) and Connor Joieson (ranked 2831 p4p, 135 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wayne Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Connor Joieson!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Darius Henderson and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joieson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Williams cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Joieson tries to clinch but Williams moves away
and Williams counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Joieson shoots in for a takedown but Williams shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Joieson with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Williams to counter with a crisp jab.
Wayne Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Connor Joieson.
Joieson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Williams counters with a nice uppercut.
Joieson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Williams is fending him off so far but Joieson persists. Nope, Williams circles away and we're back to standing.
Joieson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Williams defends it nicely.
Williams lands a jab to the nose.
Williams bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Joieson's head backwards.
Williams lands the left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joieson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Williams pinned against the cage. Williams gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Williams.
Williams drops Joieson with a beautiful combination! Joieson stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Williams is looking for the KO!
Joieson is rocked!
Williams keeps the fight on the outside.
Joieson is still on wobbly legs! Can Williams finish him?
Wayne Williams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Joieson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Joieson slips a straight right by Williams.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Joieson dodges the punch combination from Williams.
Joieson seems to have recovered his senses.
Williams is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Williams lands with a shot to the body.
Williams dips to his left and cracks Joieson with an uppercut!
Williams 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.
Decent striking displayed by Williams there.
Williams connects with a combination that backs up Joieson into the cage. Williams lands a flurry of punches that gets past Joieson's guard. Joieson is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Williams bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wayne Williams!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brain Fog (ranked 1459 p4p, 77 weight class) and Gary Dema (ranked 2339 p4p, 115 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brain Fog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gary Dema!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Skip Squint and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Dema.
Dema tries to clinch but Fog moves out of range.
Dema takes one to the side of the head.
A big right from Dema misses.
Dema misses with a lunging right hand
and Fog counters with a shoot takedown. Dema fights it but they end up in guard.
Fog looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dema is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dema thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Fog is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Dema is trying to keep Fog in close.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Dema walks into a jab.
Dema closes the distance looking to clinch
and Fog counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dema thinking.
Fog definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dema misses the body punch
and Fog counters with a nice double leg into side control. Dema won't be happy with that.
Fog controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fog's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Dema 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dema can't do much from the bottom here.
Dema is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dema tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Fog controls the position.
Dema can't do much from the bottom here.
Fog takes a little break here. Dema wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Dema missing with a left hand there. Fog was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fog moves away from the strike by Dema.
Dema closes the distance and clinches.
Fog breaks from the clinch.
Dema looks to land a right hand but Fog moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brain Fog 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.
Dema tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fog was well out of range. Poor timing from Dema.
Dema throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fog sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fog avoids the body shot from Dema.
Dema lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dema misses with a low kick.
Dema shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Dema connects with a high kick.
Dema throws a head kick that misses
and Fog counters with a takedown into side control.
Fog is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Dema is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dema being controlled for a moment.
Fog is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Dema knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Fog controls the position from side control.
Dema wants to control but Fog postures up.
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.
Fog is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Dema is looking to regain half guard here but Fog keeps moving and retains side control.
Fog slows the pace down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Dema's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Dema being controlled for a moment.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Fog looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Fog working away.
Fog is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Dema looks calm but he's in trouble here. Fog gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Dema is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Fog lets go of the hold and Dema can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Brain Fog!
Post fight, an emotional Brain Fog said 'Determined, so-so chin.'.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ole Anderson (ranked 2148 p4p, 80 weight class) and Maxim Popov (ranked 1252 p4p, 48 weight class). Anderson's entrance music is HEADED SOUTH -by DOWN. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ole Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Maxim Popov!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Darius Henderson and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Popov shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Anderson eats them both and turns towards Popov to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Ole Anderson has been cut.
Anderson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Popov pinned against the cage. Popov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Anderson shoots in and gets a takedown into Popov's guard.
Popov keeping moving, preventing Anderson from controlling successfully.
Anderson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Popov's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anderson is looking for a kimura here.
Anderson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Popov is trying to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Anderson has hold of Popov's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Popov manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
We've been hearing good reports from Anderson'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.
Popov is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Anderson looking to secure an arm triangle but Popov defends it well.
Anderson wants to control the pace but Popov is squirming around nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson controlling the position easily from mount.
Popov is squirming around, avoiding Anderson's attempts to control the action.
Anderson working for a submission but Popov is keeping him at bay.
Popov wants to get back to his feet.
Anderson has hold of Popov's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Popov manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Anderson working for a guillotine from mount but Popov is in no mood to give up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson working for a guillotine from mount but Popov is in no mood to give up.
Anderson looking for a guillotine from mount but Popov is having none of it.
Popov defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Anderson.
We've been informed that Popov has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Anderson working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Popov turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Anderson off and cradles Popov's limp body as Anderson celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Ole Anderson!
As Ole Anderson got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: I showed yet again the Anderson's are a dynasty ....ANDERSON ERA IS IN FULL EFFECT!'.
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