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EFL 8 - Murphy v Stiltskin PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Brown (ranked 6731 p4p, 460 weight class) and Amir Taake (ranked 8350 p4p, 507 weight class). Brown comes to the cage accompanied by Gangsta Paradise. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Antonio Brown !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Amir Taake!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, David Schapiro and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taake bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Brown 's head.
Taake is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Amir Taake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taake ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Brown uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Taake.
Brown seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Brown has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Brown there as he acknowledges the shot.
Brown shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Taake as he avoids it easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Brown .
Taake doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Taake connects with a nice looking jab.
Brown takes a jab right on the kisser.
Taake throws a poor cross that misses
and Brown counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Taake!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taake keeping his opponent close.
Brown happy to just control the position for now.
Taake tries to improve position but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Brown tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Brown is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Taake is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Taake can't do much from the bottom here.
Brown tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Taake is not content to let Brown control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Taake is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Brown has knee on belly momentarily but Taake bucks him off and regains half guard.
Taake wants to get back to his feet.
Brown is trying to control. Taake wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Brown passes to full mount!
Taake is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Taake really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Brown . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taake is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Taake can do anything to dispel that myth.
Brown wants to finish this one by submission but Taake is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Brown .
Brown looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Taake tries to hold on but Brown pushes him away.
Brown prevents Taake from getting the reversal.
Brown looking to control but Taake is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Brown connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Taake is looking to escape.
Taake squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Taake is desperately trying to improve his position but Brown has a good base and remains in mount.
Taake is squirming around, avoiding Brown 's attempts to control the action.
Brown is working for a guillotine from mount but Taake frees his head quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Brown dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Taake misses with a hook. Brown ducked under it nicely.
Taake connects with a body shot.
Taake cracks Brown with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Brown slips under a jab from Taake.
Brown tries to counter with a takedown but Taake is quick to defend against it.
Brown fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Brown on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Brown shoots in for a takedown but Taake shows good takedown defense.
Amir Taake seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brown on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Taake 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.
Jab from Taake.
Taake misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brown half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Taake scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Brown doesn't seem bothered though.
Brown fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Brown . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taake swings for the body but Brown moves out of range.
Brown tries to counter with a takedown but Taake is quick to defend against it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taake throws a body kick that misses.
Brown walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Taake has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Taake stuffs the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Taake, as that shot connected.
Sloppy strikes from Taake. Those never looked like landing.
Brown changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Taake scores with a shot to the body.
Nice shot lands for Taake.
Taake jabs Brown right on the nose. Brown blinks but takes it well.
Brown walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Taake lands a jab.
Jab by Taake.
Taake throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Brown drops down looking for a counter takedown but Taake sprawls and moves away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taake with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice defenses there by Brown .
As Taake looks to move away, Brown throws a big counter combo but Taake just gets out of the way.
Taake stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Taake wants it to stay on the feet.
Taake has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Brown shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Taake as he avoids it easily.
Amir Taake is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taake lands the left hand.
Brown gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Taake throws a right hand that Brown ducks under and follows up with a left that Brown also avoids with ease.
Brown ducks right into an uppercut from Taake.
Taake ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brown moves away.
Brown shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Taake scores with a jab to the jaw.
Taake fails to land with a series of punches.
Brown shoots in for a takedown but Taake shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Taake works the jab nicely.
Brown on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Taake throws a half hearted mid kick.
Brown changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Taake throws a left and a right that both miss
and Brown makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Brown avoids a kick to the body.
Brown misses with a takedown attempt - Taake sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taake throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brown .
Brown is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Taake.
Taake missing with a left hand there. Brown was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Taake lands with a good body shot.
Taake fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Brown looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Taake changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Taake fails with a takedown attempt.
Brown drops down looking for a counter takedown but Taake sprawls and moves away.
Taake is breathing heavily.
Taake lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Brown at a distance.
Taake dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taake ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brown moves away.
A jab from Taake misses.
Brown takes one to the chin there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taake throws a body kick that misses.
Brown staying out of range there.
Brown fails with a takedown attempt.
Taake pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Taake throws a hook to the side of Brown 's head but Brown sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brown drops down looking for a counter takedown but Taake sprawls and moves away.
Brown takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Brown shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Taake manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown won't allow Taake to sweep him here.
Taake keeping full guard, as Brown tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Amir Taake showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Taake misses with a lunging right hand
so Brown counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Brown pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Taake is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taake can't keep his opponent in guard - Brown advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Brown seems to be looking for submissions.
Taake wants to improve his position but Brown is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Taake does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Brown works his way into side control.
Brown works to advance to full mount. Taake defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Taake is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Taake is squirming around, avoiding Brown 's attempts to control the action.
Brown with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Taake is looking to improve his position but Brown isn't that keen on the idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown wants to control the pace but Taake is squirming around nicely.
Taake is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Taake wants to hold on but Brown pushes him away.
Taake squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Brown wants to control the pace but Taake is squirming around nicely.
Brown connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Brown trying to control but Taake is having none of it.
We've been hearing that Brown has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown controlling from the full mount.
Taake is squirming around, avoiding Brown 's attempts to control the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Taake is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Taake tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown wants to control the pace but Taake is squirming around nicely.
Taake is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Brown locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Taake is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Antonio Brown !
Antonio Brown decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Conor Martin (ranked 25010 p4p, 704 weight class) and Tim St John (ranked 7825 p4p, 641 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying St John's choice of entrance music: Machine gun Kelly - Till I Die. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Conor Martin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tim St John!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Jonathan Paton and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin has a takedown stuffed.
Martin fails to land the takedown.
St John pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
St John lands a nice leg kick that just misses Martin's sensitive parts.
Martin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Martin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts St John as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Conor Martin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? St John is fending him off so far but Martin persists. Nope, St John circles away and we're back to standing.
St John fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martin takes one to the side of the head.
St John throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Martin on the side of the head.
Martin really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Martin ducks under a wild hook from St John.
St John scores with a leg kick.
Martin tries to clinch up but St John circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick from St John lands but Martin takes it in his stride.
Martin is rocked!
Martin misses with a takedown
and St John moves into the clinch.
Oh Martin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
I was talking to Martin's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
St John leaning his opponent against the cage.
St John scores with a nice hook to the head.
Martin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
St John lands a knee to the body.
St John breaks from the clinch.
Martin seems to have got his legs back now.
St John misses with a series of wild punches.
St John misses with a double jab.
St John takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
St John bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Martin's head.
St John has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St John moves into range and clinches up with Martin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
St John lands an elbow inside that Martin shrugs off.
St John missing with knees to the body.
Martin stalling in the clinch but St John improves position.
Martin is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables St John to keep the fight standing.
Martin jumps guard but St John stands there with Martin around his waist. Martin gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
St John lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Martin breaks from the clinch.
Martin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
St John fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
St John changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Martin fails with a takedown attempt.
St John throws a counter combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St John checks a leg kick.
Martin shoots in for a double leg but St John sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
St John throws a counter combo.
St John bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Martin's head backwards.
St John throws a series of strikes that have Martin backpedaling.
A lazy left from St John finds it's target.
Good standup being displayed there by St John as he connects with a hook.
St John throws a head kick but Martin moves out of range.
St John is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Martin had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Martin drops his hands momentarily and St John takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Martin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. St John manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
As Martin backs off St John throws a huge counter combo but Martin manages to avoid it all.
A head kick misses from St John.
St John pushes Martin up against the cage in a clinch.
St John gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St John content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St John tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Martin's elbow.
St John throws an elbow but it misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, St John throws an elbow but misses.
St John lands with a light punch inside.
St John is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Martin is defending well.
St John lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
St John breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
St John checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
St John blocks the body kick.
St John rushes Martin and presses him up against the cage.
St John using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Martin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Martin breaks the clinch.
Martin dives in for a single leg takedown but St John sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim St John dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Martin takes one to the side of the head.
St John tries a head kick but it misses.
St John throws a body punch but Martin moves out of range.
Martin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Martin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Martin shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says St John as he avoids it easily.
St John scores with a jab to the jaw.
St John throws a nice outside leg kick.
Martin shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. St John defends it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St John fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St John explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
St John lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
St John lands a big head kick that sends Martin tumbling to the mat! St John takes a step backwards and waves Martin back to his feet - he wants the finish!
St John throws a head kick but Martin moves out of range.
A punch combination from St John misses.
St John looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Martin shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Martin showed some decent athleticism there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martin is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and St John defends it well.
St John blocking the ground and pound attempt from Martin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin wants to take a breather but St John is having none of it.
St John actively working from the bottom here.
St John keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Martin slows the pace down in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St John is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St John blocking the ground and pound attempt from Martin.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Martin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. St John defending well though.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Martin tries to move into range but St John moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Martin throws a body kick that misses.
St John unleashes a big counter combination but Martin bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
St John rushes Martin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin tries to pull guard but St John forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Conor Martin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martin tries to pull guard but St John holds him up against the cage and eventually Martin drops back down to his feet.
St John manages to break the clinch.
Tim St John seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A solid leg kick lands there for St John.
Martin throws an overhand right that lands on St John's shoulder, as St John tries to avoid the shot.
St John leaves Martin with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
St John avoids a kick to the body.
St John thuds a left hand into Martin's body.
Martin looks to throw the jab but St John is out of range.
St John chopping away at his opponent's legs.
St John misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim St John showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A left lands for St John.
Conor Martin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
St John slaps away a takedown attempt from Martin, before circling back to the center of the mat.
St John lands a glancing blow to the side of Martin's head.
St John cracks a nice hook into Martin's ribs.
Martin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Martin takes a kick to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
St John is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Martin's half guard.
Martin looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
St John thows a huge punch but Martin dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St John seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Martin does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Martin 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.
Martin missing with punches from the bottom.
Martin works his way to full guard. Good work.
St John throwing strikes but missing.
St John tries to free his leg and advance position but Martin is retaining full guard.
Martin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
St John postures up in Martin's guard and throws a big left but Martin blocks it.
St John throwing strikes from guard but Martin blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
St John looking to sit in guard and control but Martin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Martin stands up from St John's guard - Martin perhaps looking for a knockout.
Tim St John seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martin blocks a head kick by St John.
Martin fails with the takedown
and St John counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Conor Martin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
St John throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Martin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Martin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin 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.
St John is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Martin presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
St John breaks from the clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by St John.
Tim St John is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Martin tries to clinch but St John moves away
and St John counters with a nice uppercut.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Martin is defended easily by St John.
Martin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around St John's waist but St John gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Martin off to one side.
Martin blocks a head kick by St John.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St John dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Martin. That did some damage!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A good leg kick by St John.
Martin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
St John moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Martin takes one on the button.
Martin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
St John takes the fight into the clinch.
Martin can't find room to land a body shot as St John controls the action.
Martin is looking for a takedown.
St John is pressed up against the cage. Martin has hold of a leg and is looking to drag St John down to the mat. St John avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Conor Martin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
St John lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tim St John comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got St John winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 26:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 26:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tim St John!
Tim St John managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Top Nutrition 160Q250$ 140Q150$ 100Q50$, into his post fight interview.
In defeat, Conor Martin stepped up to the mic, saying 'Was I doing it right? I have to return strong again.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kanibal Bufflo (ranked 3925 p4p, 510 weight class) and David Wallace (ranked 3280 p4p, 447 weight class). David Wallace has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kanibal Bufflo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, David Wallace!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Dean Styles and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wallace lands with a kick to the temple. Bufflo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Wallace looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bufflo is fending him off so far but Wallace persists. Nope, Bufflo circles away and we're back to standing.
Bufflo has his takedown stuffed
and Wallace counters with a crisp one two that drops Bufflo! Wallace thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Bufflo to his feet! Bufflo is in big trouble!
Bufflo is rocked!
Wallace Throws a clean left jab. Wallace Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with Bufflo's chin! Bufflo crumbles to the ground and Wallace follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by Wallace!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). David Wallace!
Jumping up and down and very excited, David Wallace waved his t-shirt featuring Top Nutrition 160Q250$ 140Q150$ 100Q50$'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nick Diaz (ranked 4169 p4p, 406 weight class) and Hsing Yi (ranked 3303 p4p, 345 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Hsing Yi was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Hsing Yi!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Alyssa Summers and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Yi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Diaz throwing a counter right hand but Yi manages to avoid it.
Diaz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yi.
Diaz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Diaz walks into a jab.
It looks like Nick Diaz has been cut.
Hsing Yi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yi throws a left and a right that both miss
and Diaz counters with a shoot takedown. Yi fights it but they end up in guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Yi looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Yi looking for a guillotine here but Diaz defends easily.
Diaz throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diaz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Diaz stands up from Yi's guard - Diaz perhaps looking for a knockout.
Diaz slips under a jab.
Diaz is looking to counter the offense by Yi and move into the clinch.
Yi throws a big shot that misses.
Yi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Diaz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Diaz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Yi lands a big right hand that sends Diaz crashing to the mat! Yi stays standing though and waves Diaz back to his feet!
Diaz is rocked!
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!
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Yi engages and cracks Diaz with a massive lead left hook - Diaz tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Yi is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hsing Yi!
Hsing Yi very nearly forgot to thank CAGED UP Clothings 50$ - 100$ amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
The defeated Nick Diaz had this to say: 'Am done with this shit, i cant take this anymore. Stockton everyone!!! and am done with this shit for real. '.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Igor Puskin (ranked 5180 p4p, 528 weight class) and Trent Ruta (ranked 5083 p4p, 523 weight class). Puskin comes into the arena with Ready, Aim, Fire blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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157 lbs
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Basic striking
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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 St Petersburg, Igor Puskin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Trent Ruta!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Bruno Lombardi and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puskin drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Ruta tries to bench press Puskin off him but Puskin keeps the position.
Ruta can't do much from the bottom here.
Puskin scoring with punches and elbows.
Ruta is being controlled here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ruta 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.
Puskin lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Puskin takes a little break here. Ruta wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Puskin sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Ruta is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruta is trying to improve his position.
Puskin lands an elbow.
Puskin lands a decent elbow from side control.
The referee asks Puskin politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Puskin prefers to stall for the moment though.
Ruta takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Puskin postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Ruta trying to remain calm as Puskin controls from the top position.
Ruta takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Puskin is chipping away with strikes.
Puskin is looking to take a break and control but Ruta is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puskin tries to score with some ground and pound. Ruta controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Puskin scores with punches from side control.
Ruta seems a little lost for a moment, as Puskin dominates the positioning.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Puskin landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Puskin scores with a couple of short elbows.
Puskin lands some shots froms side control.
Ruta can't do much from the bottom here.
Puskin wants to control but Ruta is keeping him busy.
Puskin tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Puskin 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puskin slows the pace down.
Ruta is working to avoid the ground and pound but Puskin connects with a decent elbow.
Puskin has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Puskin looks up at the clock and then as Ruta takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Puskin smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Puskin working the head with strikes.
Puskin throws an elbow but Ruta slips to the side and avoids it well.
Puskin trying to control the action but Ruta is working from the bottom.
Puskin creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Ruta is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Puskin slows the pace down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puskin throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Ruta takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Puskin wants to control but Ruta is keeping him busy.
Puskin misses with the ground and pound.
Puskin landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The strikes coming from Puskin are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Ruta is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Puskin asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Puskin is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Ruta will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Puskin dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Ruta throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Puskin counters with a single leg into guard. Ruta didn't expect that.
Puskin cracks Ruta with a solid left hand.
Puskin works over Ruta with some ground and pound from guard.
Ruta is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Puskin postures up and lands a big shot to Ruta's brow.
Puskin sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Ruta's guard.
Nice strikes from Puskin there.
Puskin is controlling the pace.
Igor Puskin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruta taking some punishment here, with Puskin in his half guard.
Ruta has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Puskin is working away from the top position though.
Puskin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ruta defending well though.
Ruta has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Vinny’s Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Nice strikes from Puskin there.
Puskin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ruta can do to turn this around?
Puskin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Puskin wants to pass to mount but Ruta is defending the position.
Puskin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Puskin seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Ruta has hold of Puskin's hands but Puskin slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruta has hold of Puskin's hands but Puskin slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Puskin scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Puskin lands with a punch from half guard.
Puskin trying to control the pace.
Puskin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Puskin controlling the action here.
Puskin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puskin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Puskin looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Puskin seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Puskin lands a nice short elbow.
Puskin tries to pass to full mount but Ruta defends it.
Puskin is nestled in close to Ruta, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Puskin throws a strike but Ruta avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Puskin controlling from the top position.
Puskin postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ruta is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puskin postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Puskin is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Puskin wants to control from the top but Ruta keeps moving.
Ruta controls Puskin momentarily but Puskin frees himself.
Puskin is in close to Ruta's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Puskin is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ruta utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Puskin dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Puskin swats away the attempt to clinch by Ruta.
Puskin changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Ruta looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Ruta tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Puskin lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Puskin connects with a big shot to the side of Ruta's head.
Puskin lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Puskin.
Puskin lands a shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Puskin cracks Ruta with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Ruta from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puskin lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Ruta.
Puskin 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 Ruta!
Ruta is trying to remain composed but Puskin is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Ruta is rocked!
Ruta takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Good control from Puskin.
Puskin lands shots from the back.
Ruta is still in real trouble! Can Puskin finish him?
Puskin punches Ruta on the ear.
Puskin is landing with strikes. Ruta can't take much more of this.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puskin gets his hands free as Ruta looks to control.
Ruta is trying to stand back up.
Ruta seems to have recovered his senses.
What can Ruta do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Ruta is trying to remain composed but Puskin is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Can Ruta hold on?! Puskin is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Ruta just trying to survive but Puskin is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Puskin just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puskin is working the ground and pound. Can Ruta escape?
Puskin is landing with strikes from the back.
Ruta is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Puskin.
Igor Puskin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The referee is taking a good look at Ruta as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Puskin!
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trent Ruta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Puskin'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.
And that's the end of the fight!
Igor Puskin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Puskin 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:26
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:25
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Igor Puskin!
A victorious Igor Puskin thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Casey Jones (ranked 7336 p4p, 625 weight class) and Pablito Gomez (ranked 4819 p4p, 505 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by Turtle Power. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
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155 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Casey Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pablito Gomez!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, David Schapiro and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jones swivels and escapes.
Gomez throws a head kick that misses
and Jones cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gomez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A counter left hand to the body from Jones misses its target.
Gomez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A quick step to the side and Jones tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gomez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Gomez.
Gomez misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Jones counter with a right hand.
Pablito Gomez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gomez tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gomez gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Gomez slows the pace down in half guard.
Gomez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gomez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jones defending well though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gomez is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Jones is just riding it out for now. Gomez eventually gives up the hold.
Gomez not doing much here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Jones tries to kick Gomez off but Gomez keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gomez keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Gomez works his way into full mount!
Gomez in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez controlling the position easily from mount.
Gomez scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jones?
Gomez controlling from the full mount.
Jones wants to get back to his feet but in bucking up he's left an arm hanging out! Gomez has locked onto it and has pulled off a slick armbar! Jones taps furiously! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Pablito Gomez!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Cote (ranked 4055 p4p, 401 weight class) and Waleed Dheeb (ranked 3494 p4p, 359 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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170 lbs
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kevin Cote!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Waleed Dheeb!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jonathan Paton and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cote drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Cote stopping the sweep attempt from Dheeb.
Dheeb is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Dheeb is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Dheeb not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dheeb wants to control but Cote is keeping him busy.
Cote knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dheeb on the ground.
Dheeb drops an elbow to the side of Cote's head.
Dheeb wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cote keeps working.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dheeb has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dheeb is nestled in close to Cote, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Dheeb is looking for a kimura but Cote is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Dheeb to get the leverage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cote avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dheeb.
Dheeb is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Dheeb looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Dheeb seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Cote taking some punishment here, with Dheeb in his half guard.
Dheeb seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cote does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Dheeb working over Cote with some ground and pound. Cote looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Dheeb is keen to just control but Cote is a slippery customer.
Dheeb is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Dheeb stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cote swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dheeb lands a couple of elbows.
Dheeb wants to pass the guard but Cote is keeping the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dheeb's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Cote avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dheeb scoring with punches to the head and body.
Dheeb is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Cote on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cote tries to get out of the position.
Dheeb drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Cote manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Dheeb has Cote in his guard.
Cote is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cote preventing the sweep.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dheeb is looking to stand up but Cote isn't so interested in that idea.
Cote wants to control from the top but Dheeb keeps moving.
Cote preventing the sweep.
We've been informed that Dheeb has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Dheeb trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Dheeb controls Cote momentarily but Cote frees himself.
Cote seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Dheeb has his takedown stuffed
and Cote counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Cote goes for a takedown in the clinch but Dheeb prevents it.
Dheeb jumps guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dheeb is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Waleed Dheeb dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Dheeb leaves Cote with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dheeb is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Dheeb will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Cote misses with a right hand
and Dheeb counters with a shoot takedown. Cote fights it but they end up in guard.
Dheeb in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dheeb is stalling in the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dheeb wants to control from the top but Cote keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dheeb working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cote's head.
Waleed Dheeb has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dheeb postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Dheeb with a nice head shot there.
Dheeb postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dheeb keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cote's head.
Dheeb cracks Cote with a solid left hand.
Dheeb in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dheeb throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dheeb works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Dheeb slips a nice elbow through Cote's hands, connecting with Cote's forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cote controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Dheeb looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Dheeb takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Dheeb working the head and body with strikes.
Dheeb seems to be working for a kimura but Cote defends the submission attempt.
Dheeb is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Dheeb working over Cote with some ground and pound. Cote looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Dheeb not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dheeb landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Dheeb is trying to control the action in half guard but Cote is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Dheeb has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dheeb slips a nice elbow through Cote's hands, connecting with Cote's forehead.
Cote looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Dheeb is nestled in close to Cote, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Dheeb lands strikes from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dheeb landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Dheeb is trying to work for a kimura but Cote is defending well.
Dheeb working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Dheeb wants to get back to his feet.
Dheeb slips a nice elbow through Cote's hands, connecting with Cote's forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dheeb is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dheeb lands a nice short elbow.
Dheeb is nestled in close to Cote, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Dheeb working over Cote with some ground and pound. Cote looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Dheeb trying to control the action but Cote is working from the bottom.
Dheeb working Cote over with strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dheeb seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Dheeb slips a nice elbow through Cote's hands, connecting with Cote's forehead.
Dheeb wants to control but Cote is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Waleed Dheeb showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Cote stuffs the takedown attempt from Dheeb. Dheeb gets slowly back to his feet.
Dheeb goes for a double leg but Cote avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Cote continues to drive forward.
Cote slaps away a takedown attempt from Dheeb, before circling back to the center of the mat.
It looked like Cote wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kevin Cote has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Waleed Dheeb.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dheeb shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cote pinned against the cage. Cote gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Cote does no damage.
Cote swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dheeb is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Cote misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dheeb tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Cote looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dheeb is fending him off so far but Cote persists. Nope, Dheeb circles away and we're back to standing.
Dheeb has a takedown stuffed.
Cote feinted with a counter takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dheeb throws a lazy uppercut
and Cote decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Dheeb's guard.
Dheeb pushes Cote off and gets back to his feet.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Dheeb shoots in for a double leg but Cote sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Cote attempts a counter takedown but Dheeb avoids it well and moves away.
Cote throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dheeb fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Cote throwing a counter right hand but Dheeb manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cote fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Cote throws an overhand right that lands on Dheeb's shoulder, as Dheeb tries to avoid the shot.
Dheeb drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Cote defends it well.
Dheeb fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dheeb misses with a takedown attempt - Cote sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Cote is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Dheeb.
That's four 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.
Dheeb dives in and grabs Cote's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cote pushes down on Dheeb's head and hops out.
Cote displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dheeb.
Cote half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Cote shoots in for a takedown but Dheeb shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
And Dheeb tries to counter it with a takedown but Cote pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Cote throws a jab but it's blocked by Dheeb.
Dheeb drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Cote defends it well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cote moves away from the strike by Dheeb.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kevin Cote showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dheeb 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 27:29
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:29
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Waleed Dheeb!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Waleed Dheeb made sure he mentioned Top Nutrition 160Q250$ 140Q150$ 100Q50$, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Black Rob (ranked 4811 p4p, 376 weight class) and Mickey Williams (ranked 4428 p4p, 356 weight class). Mickey Williams told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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145 lbs
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BJJ Purple 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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Black Rob!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mickey Williams!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Eddie Farnsworth and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rob circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rob shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Williams napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Rob tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Williams struggling a bit here.
Rob wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Williams, who protects the arm well.
Rob tries to move to mount but Williams blocks the move with his legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams is trying to control Rob's posture but Rob avoids it.
Williams tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Rob presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams regains half guard.
Rob prevents Williams from improving his position.
Rob prevents Williams from standing back up.
Rob seems to be looking for submissions.
Rob is trying to control the action in half guard but Williams is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Rob looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Williams is refusing to be controlled, as Rob sits in half guard.
Rob is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Williams defends it well.
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.
Williams looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Williams trying to hold on to Rob's head to control him but Rob postures up.
Rob is looking for a kimura here.
Williams tries to roll over but Rob keeps him under control.
Rob passes into side control, despite Williams's attempt to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rob working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Rob looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Rob trying to control the position but Williams is working away.
Williams is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Rob looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Williams is looking for a sweep.
Rob stands up.
That's four 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.
No luck for Rob with that takedown attempt.
Rob tries to score a power double leg takedown but Williams sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rob somewhat.
No luck for Rob with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Black Rob. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williams throws a wild body kick that Rob sees coming a mile off.
Rob misses with a takedown attempt - Williams sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Williams shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Rob's guard.
Rob has his foot on Williams's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Williams works his way back into a safe position though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rob looking to control.
Rob is looking for a triangle but Williams pushes his legs off easily.
Rob looking for a guillotine here but Williams defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Black Rob 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.
Rob shoots in and gets a takedown into Williams's guard.
Rob thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Rob wants to control from the top but Williams keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Williams is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rob is aware though and is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rob gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Rob controlling from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rob is fighting to break Williams's control of his arms but Williams is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Williams is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Williams looking for a guillotine here but Rob defends easily.
Rob trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rob drops back looking for a leg! Williams is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Williams manages to kick Rob off! Rob jumps back into Williams's guard.
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.
Rob is pushing down on Williams's leg trying to pass to half guard. Williams is fighting to maintain full guard but Rob has managed to sneak the leg through.
Williams is defending against the submission attempts here by Rob.
Williams wants to get back to his feet.
Williams is staying active underneath Rob, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Rob is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Williams doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Rob.
Williams is staying active underneath Rob, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rob wants to pass the guard but Williams is defending well.
Williams wants to get back to full guard.
Rob content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Williams shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Williams showed some decent athleticism there.
Rob tries to roll over but Williams keeps him under control.
Rob looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rob is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Williams pulls his head out easily.
Williams wants to control but Rob is keeping him busy.
Rob is trying to get back to full guard.
Williams is thwarting Rob's attempts to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Williams prevents Rob from improving his position.
Williams is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mickey Williams will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Williams closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Rob did well to prevent Williams getting side control.
Rob slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Rob looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Williams is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Rob trying to control the position.
Williams is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rob has his feet on Williams's thighs here. He's pushed Williams off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Williams screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Black Rob!
During a confident post fight interview, Black Rob 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Shane Murphy (ranked 3147 p4p, 353 weight class) and Rumpel Stiltskin (ranked 2307 p4p, 275 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shane Murphy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Rumpel Stiltskin!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Dean Styles and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy closes the distance but Stiltskin moves to the side
and Stiltskin counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Murphy is wriggling around but Stiltskin manages to pass to half guard.
Murphy wants to control but Stiltskin is keeping busy.
Murphy wants to control the action here but instead Stiltskin manages to pass to full mount!
Stiltskin swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rumpel Stiltskin! Rumpel Stiltskin retains his middleweight title!
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