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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin Mostert (ranked 4939 p4p, 445 weight class) and Mosi Kondo (ranked 3580 p4p, 364 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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182 lbs
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172 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Benjamin Mostert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mosi Kondo!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Ron Honeybunn and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mostert closes the distance and pushes Kondo back into the cage.
Kondo's coach down at XFighter was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Kondo's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Kondo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kondo lands a shoulder strike.
Kondo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mostert's elbow.
Kondo lands a nice uppercut.
Kondo misses with a punch to the body.
Kondo lands a shoulder strike.
Mostert is rocked!
Kondo throws a head punch that misses.
Oh Mostert is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mostert definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A head punch on the inside from Kondo fails to land.
Kondo throws a punch but it's blocked by Mostert.
Mostert blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mostert swings wildly with an uppercut but Kondo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kondo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kondo working aggressively here.
Kondo pushes Mostert against the cage. Kondo is working some dirty boxing. Kondo pushes off with a quick right hook! Mostert goes down! Mostert tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Kondo moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mosi Kondo!
Mosi Kondo 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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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Trevor Lee (ranked 3217 p4p, 365 weight class) and Jon Silva (ranked 4544 p4p, 474 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Trevor Lee has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Trevor Lee seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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190 lbs
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189 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Trevor Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jon Silva!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Damien Edna and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Silva shoots in and drives through. Lee sprawls well.
Lee plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Silva dives in for a single leg takedown but Lee sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Lee shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Trevor Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Silva.
Lee lands a head kick. Silva smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Silva shoots in but Lee avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lee cracks a nice hook into Silva's ribs.
Lee lands a leg kick that knocks Silva off balance momentarily.
Silva avoids the head kick by Lee.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lee misses with a head kick.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Lee throws a head kick that misses
and Silva decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Lee's guard.
Silva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Silva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Silva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Silva not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lee works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Silva trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
Lee is pulling down on Silva's head. It's preventing any offense from Silva, at least for the moment.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Lee is retaining full guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Silva shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Silva was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Silva wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Lee, who protects the arm well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Silva seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Lee's coaches at Damage Inc. have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Lee managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Silva.
Lee is not content to let Silva control the position.
Lee tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Silva easily slips into full mount!
Lee blocking the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Silva controlling from the full mount.
Silva thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Lee avoids a series of strikes thrown by Silva.
Lee takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Silva thowing shots but they're missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee blocking the ground and pound.
Lee is squirming around, avoiding Silva's attempts to control the action.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lee holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Silva tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Silva can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lee is looking to escape.
A nice elbow there by Silva.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jon Silva will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Silva darts in looking for a takedown but Lee gets double underhooks and turns Silva into the cage.
Lee scores with a crisp jab that stopped Silva in his tracks.
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A slow jab from Silva misses its intended target.
Lee throws a head kick that Silva semi-blocks.
Silva feints and as Lee raises his hands in defense, Silva changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Silva scoring with some ground and pound.
Silva postures up in Lee's guard and throws a big left but Lee blocks it.
Silva trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
Silva is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Silva looking to sit in guard and control but Lee gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Lee frees his head nicely. Oh but Silva has switched to an armbar! Lee is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Jon Silva!
After winning the bout, Jon Silva 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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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Unknown Combatant (ranked 2790 p4p, 387 weight class) and Cornelius Albatross (ranked 3973 p4p, 515 weight class). Combatant kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Liberation. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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205 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Unknown Combatant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cornelius Albatross!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Topper Green and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Albatross clinches with his opponent.
Combatant blocks the elbow strike.
Albatross lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Combatant blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Combatant scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Albatross lands a left hand.
Combatant blocking some punches.
Combatant lands a right hand that snaps the head of Albatross backwards.
It looks like Cornelius Albatross has been cut.
Combatant lands with a light punch inside.
Albatross lands with a right to the head.
Albatross tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The referee calls for Albatross to work.
Combatant manages to break the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Combatant gets tackled into the cage by Albatross. Albatross maintains the clinch.
Combatant blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Combatant blocking some punches.
Albatross has a couple of punches blocked by Combatant.
Albatross lands with a left to the head.
Albatross misses with the head strike.
Combatant working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Combatant lands a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Combatant.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Combatant working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Combatant misses with a punch to the body.
Albatross misses with some punches.
Combatant breaks the clinch.
Combatant with a lazy takedown attempt
and Albatross counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Albatross bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Combatant's head.
Albatross rushes Combatant and presses him up against the cage.
Albatross avoids a wild elbow strike from Combatant.
Combatant is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Combatant.
Combatant lands with a short shot to the head.
Combatant swings wildly with an uppercut but Albatross uses good head movement to avoid it.
Albatross fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Albatross lands with a light punch inside.
Combatant is pushing Albatross up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Combatant is struggling to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Albatross just misses with a elbow thrown towards Combatant's brow.
Good body shot from Albatross.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Albatross.
Albatross working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Combatant.
Albatross lands an elbow that stopped Combatant in his tracks for a moment.
Albatross throws a punch but it's blocked by Combatant.
Combatant breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Combatant dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Albatross. That did some damage!
Albatross clinches with his opponent.
Albatross misses with some punches.
Combatant scores with a shot to the side of Albatross's head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Combatant trying to land knees to the body.
Albatross lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Combatant is trying to break the clinch but Albatross has him pressed against the cage.
Combatant blocks an uppercut.
A short left from Combatant.
Albatross struggles to land a body shot inside as Combatant controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Albatross lands a left hand that snaps the head of Combatant backwards.
Combatant blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Combatant successfully pulls guard.
Albatross wants to control from the top but Combatant keeps moving.
Albatross trying to stand up but can't free himself from Combatant's guard.
Combatant is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Combatant passes the guard and advances to mount!
Combatant looking to finish Albatross with some ground and pound. This is bad for Albatross!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Combatant controlling the pace for now.
Albatross tries to lock up and control but Combatant gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Albatross can do anything to dispel that myth.
Combatant controlling the position easily from mount.
Albatross tries to lock up and control but Combatant gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Combatant lands a nice shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Albatross really wants to buck Combatant off and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Unknown Combatant will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Cornelius Albatross's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Albatross lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Albatross rushes Combatant and presses him up against the cage.
Combatant is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Albatross is defending well for now.
Cornelius Albatross seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Albatross has a couple of punches blocked by Combatant.
Combatant tries a knee to the head but Albatross blocks it.
I was talking to Combatant's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Albatross dodges an elbow strike from Combatant.
Albatross fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Albatross working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Albatross lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Combatant blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Combatant lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Albatross stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Albatross throws a head punch that misses.
Combatant blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Combatant ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Combatant no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Albatross gets to his feet. Combatant looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A head punch on the inside from Albatross fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Combatant creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Combatant is trying to drag Albatross to the mat but Albatross just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Albatross misses with the head strike.
Albatross throws a punch but it's blocked by Combatant.
A short right from Combatant.
Albatross misses with the head strike.
Albatross misses with the head strike.
Albatross swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Albatross gets through Combatant's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Combatant blocks an uppercut.
Combatant breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Albatross takes the fight into the clinch.
Albatross struggles to land a body shot inside as Combatant controls his hands.
Combatant tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Albatross just stands there and leans against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Combatant.
Combatant avoids the elbow strike from Albatross, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Combatant ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Combatant no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Combatant looking for a triangle here. Albatross is fighting it but it looks tight! Combatant pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Albatross is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Unknown Combatant!
Unknown Combatant thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tourney Disappointment (ranked 2777 p4p, 258 weight class) and Gyukosho Fujimoto (ranked 3576 p4p, 335 weight class). Gyukosho Fujimoto 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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274 lbs
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250 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tourney Disappointment!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gyukosho Fujimoto!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Winston Howard and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fujimoto misses with a kick to the body.
Disappointment was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Disappointment takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Fujimoto has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Disappointment is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Disappointment throws an overhand right that lands on Fujimoto's shoulder, as Fujimoto tries to avoid the shot.
Fujimoto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jab by Fujimoto.
Fujimoto works Disappointment's body with a nice hook.
Disappointment takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Disappointment works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fujimoto fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Disappointment looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Disappointment is breathing heavily.
Fujimoto lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fujimoto lunges at Disappointment with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Disappointment's hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fujimoto lands a big head kick that sends Disappointment to the canvas! Fujimoto follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gyukosho Fujimoto!
A victorious Gyukosho Fujimoto 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Steel (ranked 2835 p4p, 264 weight class) and Mark Borrego (ranked 3028 p4p, 283 weight class). Steel comes to the cage accompanied by Excuse Me. Borrego is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Thunderstruck-by ACDC. Peter Steel had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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280 lbs
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270 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Peter Steel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mark Borrego!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Eliza Hachem and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Borrego, as that shot connected.
Steel misses with a looping right.
Borrego connects with a crisp jab.
Borrego scores with a nice head shot.
Steel moves out of range of the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Steel misses the target.
Borrego slips a straight right by Steel.
A slow jab from Borrego misses its intended target.
Steel swings widly with a right hand
and Borrego counters with a straight right hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Steel.
Borrego instigates a clinch.
Borrego misses with the head strike.
A short right from Borrego on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Borrego throws a punch but it's blocked by Steel.
Borrego lands with a right to the head.
Steel trying to stall but Borrego improves his position.
Borrego tries to work over Steel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Borrego lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Steel or not.
Borrego misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borrego blocks a body shot from Steel.
A short uppercut from Borrego.
Steel has had enough of the clinch but Borrego keeps him there for the moment.
Steel struggles to land a body shot inside as Borrego controls his hands.
Steel is trying to maintain a safe position but Borrego gets an underhook and turns Steel into the cage.
Borrego presses Steel against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Steel is breathing heavily.
Borrego lands a right hand that snaps the head of Steel backwards.
Borrego scores with a shoulder strike.
Borrego throws a punch but it's blocked by Steel.
Borrego has a couple of punches blocked by Steel.
Steel is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Borrego lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Borrego lands a nice uppercut.
Steel throws a punch but it's blocked by Borrego.
Borrego misses with a hook from the clinch.
Borrego pushes Steel back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Steel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Borrego's elbow.
Borrego lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borrego content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Borrego lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Borrego misses with the head strike.
Steel breaks from the clinch.
Steel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Steel has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Steel there as he acknowledges the shot.
Steel swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Borrego counters with a straight right hand.
Borrego lands a glancing blow to the side of Steel's head.
Borrego throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Steel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Borrego lands a jab to the head.
Steel is rocked!
Borrego fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Steel to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Steel looks to clinch but Borrego throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Steel taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Mark Borrego!
Mark Borrego decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yodsawan Sitsongrit (ranked 1413 p4p, 71 weight class) and Brain Fog (ranked 1131 p4p, 52 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yodsawan Sitsongrit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brain Fog!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, John Mangel and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for Fog. That snapped Sitsongrit's head back.
Fog pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sitsongrit is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Fog dips to his left and cracks Sitsongrit with an uppercut!
Fog works the jab nicely.
Fog fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sitsongrit looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fog misses with a left hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a straight right hand.
We've been told by Sitsongrit's head coaches at Sitsongrit Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Fog throws the left hand but Sitsongrit avoids the punch easily.
Sitsongrit throwing a counter right hand but Fog manages to avoid it.
Sitsongrit slips a jab from Fog.
Fog throws a lazy uppercut
and Sitsongrit counters with a low kick, right behind Fog 's knee.
Fog misses with a body shot.
It looked like Sitsongrit wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fog looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Fog throws a jab when Sitsongrit was well out of range.
Fog throws a looping overhand right but Sitsongrit ducks down to avoid it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sitsongrit.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fog drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sitsongrit is trying to buck Fog off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fog is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Sitsongrit's shoulder. That is not cool.
Fog looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Sitsongrit is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Fog asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Fog slows the pace down.
Sitsongrit struggling a bit here.
Sitsongrit tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Fog wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Fog throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Fog moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Sitsongrit is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Fog is controlling him 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.
Sitsongrit gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Fog is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Well, if Fog is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Sitsongrit is trying to stand up here but Fog is controlling him well.
Sitsongrit tries to get to full guard but Fog has control of the leg.
Fog looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Sitsongrit is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fog performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Fog looks to land a left hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range nicely.
Fog throws a big shot that misses.
Fog swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fog jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fog lands with a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit tries to work over Fog's front leg with a kick but Fog checks it.
Yodsawan Sitsongrit is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fog misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sitsongrit.
Fog waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sitsongrit.
Fog scores with a jab. Sitsongrit acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sitsongrit slips a jab from Fog.
Brain Fog seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fog lands a nice shot to the body.
Sitsongrit uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fog lands a jab to the nose.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big left from Fog misses.
Sitsongrit moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Fog misses with a body shot.
Fog swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit slips a straight right by Fog.
Fog rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sitsongrit counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fog is rocked!
Fog rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sitsongrit counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fog is still on wobbly legs! Can Sitsongrit finish him?
Sitsongrit needs to keep his hands up - Fog had a free shot at his head there.
Fog lands a jab to the nose.
Fog stuns Sitsongrit with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sitsongrit lands with a shot to the body.
Fog wants to land a leg kick but Sitsongrit is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brain Fog dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Fog fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sitsongrit manages to avoid it.
Sitsongrit tried to counter with a leg kick but Fog avoided it.
Fog seems to have recovered his senses.
Sitsongrit tries to move into range but Fog moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fog throws a poor cross that misses
and Sitsongrit finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Sitsongrit looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sitsongrit fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fog tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sitsongrit was well out of range. Poor timing from Fog.
Fog looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Fog prevents Sitsongrit from standing back up.
Sitsongrit on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sitsongrit tries to get out of the position.
Still in half guard, Fog seems content to control.
Fog prevents Sitsongrit from standing back up.
Sitsongrit wants to control but Fog is keeping busy and won't allow it.
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.
Fog looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Sitsongrit is looking to control Fog's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sitsongrit avoid being mounted?
Fog slows the pace down in half guard.
Fog is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Sitsongrit sees it coming and defends easily.
Fog is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Sitsongrit tries to kick Fog off but Fog keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Fog controlling the action here.
Sitsongrit wants to get back to his feet.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Sitsongrit stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sitsongrit wants it to stay on the feet.
It looked like Sitsongrit was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Fog.
Fog connects with a crisp jab.
Fog connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sitsongrit looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Fog throws a poor cross that misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a low kick, right behind Fog 's knee.
Sitsongrit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sitsongrit moves out of range of the strikes.
Fog throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fog tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fog looks to land a right hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range.
Fog throws a hook but Sitsongrit avoids it easily.
It looked like Sitsongrit wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fog looks to score with a jab to the body but Sitsongrit is just out of range.
Sitsongrit is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit slips a straight right by Fog.
Fog looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Sitsongrit!
Sitsongrit tries to get back to half guard but can't.
You can see the frustration on Sitsongrit's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sitsongrit is being controlled here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Sitsongrit is looking to reverse the position.
Fog trying to control the position but Sitsongrit is working away.
Fog controls the position.
Sitsongrit is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Fog with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Fog stops Sitsongrit from getting back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fog with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brain Fog showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Fog scores with a nice strike.
Yodsawan Sitsongrit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fog misses with an uppercut. Sitsongrit saw that one coming.
Fog swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fog looks to score with a jab to the body but Sitsongrit is just out of range.
Fog scores with a nice strike.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fog. Sitsongrit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sitsongrit cracks Fog with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sitsongrit slips a jab from Fog.
Fog tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sitsongrit counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fog misses with a body shot.
Sitsongrit is looking to counter punch.
Fog scores with a nice head shot.
Fog lands an overhand right.
Sitsongrit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fog.
Fog misses with a hook to the body
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fog misses the body punch
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice uppercut.
Fog waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sitsongrit misses with a looping right.
Fog moves out of range of the body kick from Sitsongrit.
Fog connects with a looping right hand.
Sitsongrit takes one to the side of the head.
Fog misses with a leg kick
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice uppercut.
Brain Fog seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sitsongrit scores with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fog takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sitsongrit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fog sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brain Fog is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fog bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sitsongrit's head backwards.
Fog misses with an uppercut. Sitsongrit saw that one coming.
Sitsongrit slips a jab from Fog.
It looked like Sitsongrit wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fog misses the shot to the body.
Sitsongrit is looking to counter with head kicks.
Fog just misses with a punch to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Fog misses the target.
A jab lands there for Fog.
Fog misses with an uppercut
and Sitsongrit counters with a crisp right hand that drops Fog! Sitsongrit lets Fog back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Fog avoids the head kick by Sitsongrit.
Fog cracks Sitsongrit with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fog throws a jab but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick but Fog moves out of range easily.
Fog throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fog fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fog ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sitsongrit moves away.
Fog misses with a hook
and Sitsongrit counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A cross from Sitsongrit lands.
Fog waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sitsongrit.
Fog just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromSitsongrit.
Fog misses with a straight right.
Fog lands with an uppercut that bounces Sitsongrit off the cage and back into range.
Sitsongrit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fog.
Fog rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sitsongrit counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sitsongrit looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Fog missing with a left hand there. Sitsongrit was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fog tries to clinch there but Sitsongrit circles away.
Fog swings for the body but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Fog misses with a leg kick
and Sitsongrit counters with a crisp right hand that drops Fog! Sitsongrit lets Fog back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fog misses with a hook
and Sitsongrit counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yodsawan Sitsongrit!
After the fight, Yodsawan Sitsongrit was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Илья Муромец (ranked 1886 p4p, 192 weight class) and Logan Lord (ranked 2151 p4p, 212 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Илья Муромец!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Logan Lord!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Summer Carpenter and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lord connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Муромец's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lord connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Муромец scrambles back to his feet.
Муромец takes a swing at Lord's ribcage but misses.
Lord looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Муромец throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lord on the side of the head.
Муромец staying out of range there.
Муромец fires out a quick counter leg kick but Lord just manages to avoid it.
Муромец tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lord was well out of range. Poor timing from Муромец.
Муромец swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Муромец shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lord throws a combination that misses
and Муромец counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lord throws a jab but it's blocked by Муромец.
Муромец slips a jab from Lord.
Муромец tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Муромец misses with an uppercut. Lord saw that one coming.
It seemed like Lord was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Муромец misses with an uppercut. Lord saw that one coming.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Муромец.
Lord looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lord needs to keep his hands up - Муромец had a free shot at his head there.
A telegraphed right hand from Муромец misses the target.
Lord catches Муромец with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lord throws a right hand that misses
and Муромец counters with a nice uppercut.
Lord is rocked!
Муромец misses with a wild body shot.
Lord is still on wobbly legs! Can Муромец finish him?
Lord avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lord throws a right hand that misses
enabling Муромец to counter with a crisp jab.
A jab from Lord misses.
Lord seems to have recovered his senses.
Lord throws a lazy right hand but Муромец sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lord pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Муромец throws a shot to the body.
A jab from Lord misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Муромец throws a poor cross that misses
and Lord counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Муромец thinking.
Муромец scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Муромец takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Муромец throws a body shot but no joy.
Lord lands with an uppercut that bounces Муромец off the cage and back into range.
Муромец takes one to the chin there.
Nice jab there from Lord.
Lord tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Муромец was well out of range. Poor timing from Lord.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Муромец 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A swing and a miss from Lord.
A little feinted left hand from Муромец on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Муромец slips under a jab from Lord.
Муромец blocks a jab.
It looked like Муромец was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lord.
Муромец uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lord has time to react.
Муромец ducks under a wild hook from Lord.
Муромец wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Муромец seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Lord 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.
Lord misses with a right hand
and Муромец counters with a nice right hand that sends Lord toppling to the canvas! Lord scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Муромец finish him?!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lord misses with an uppercut. Муромец saw that one coming.
Lord throws a big shot that misses.
A big left from Муромец misses.
Муромец throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Муромец catches Lord with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Lord forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Илья Муромец!
A victorious Илья Муромец thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joey Hatton (ranked 1511 p4p, 190 weight class) and Ciro Di Marzio (ranked 1313 p4p, 161 weight class). Hatton comes into the arena with deadman blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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195 lbs
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Counter fighter
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Excellent boxer
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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
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joey Hatton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ciro Di Marzio!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, John Mangel and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marzio misses with a left hand
and Hatton counters with a single leg into guard. Marzio didn't expect that.
Marzio is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Marzio is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Hatton slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Hatton trying to control but Marzio is working from the bottom.
Hatton stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Marzio swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marzio wants to sweep here but Hatton controlling him for the moment.
Hatton wants to pass the guard but Marzio is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marzio wants to sweep but no luck.
Marzio wants to stand but Hatton is controlling the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Hatton throws a right hand that misses
and Marzio cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Marzio connects with a single shot there.
Hatton fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Marzio scores with a jab.
Hatton lands a nice hook to Marzio's body. Marzio takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hatton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marzio.
Hatton looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Marzio takes a jab right on the kisser.
Marzio misses with a straight left.
Marzio throws a lazy uppercut
and Hatton holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Marzio.
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!
Marzio misses with a punch on the inside.
Hatton scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Marzio struggles to land a body shot inside as Hatton controls his hands.
Marzio lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Marzio lands with a short shot to the head.
Marzio lands with a short shot to the head.
Hatton prevents a body shot from Marzio.
Hatton is trying to pull guard but Marzio has him pressed against the cage.
Marzio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Marzio has a couple of punches blocked by Hatton.
Hatton tries to pull guard but Marzio won't allow it.
Hatton pulls guard effortlessly.
Marzio tries to stand but Hatton is controlling from the bottom.
Hatton is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Marzio is stalling in the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marzio tries to stand but Hatton is controlling from the bottom.
Marzio must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hatton wants to sweep but no luck.
Marzio wants to stand but Hatton is controlling his posture from full guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Marzio preventing the sweep.
Marzio really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hatton. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hatton lands a right hook to the body.
Hatton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
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.
Marzio thows a left - swing and a miss!
Marzio swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Marzio takes a swing at Hatton's ribcage but misses.
Marzio misses with a series of wild punches.
Hatton changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Marzio throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hatton scores with a nice right hand.
Hatton looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hatton stops Marzio from standing up.
Hatton slips nicely into half guard.
Hatton prevents Marzio from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Joey Hatton will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Marzio moves forwards but Hatton connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Marzio misses with a body punch
and Hatton counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Hatton is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Marzio kicks Hatton off and gets back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marzio scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A slow jab from Marzio misses its intended target.
Marzio throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hatton sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hatton looks to land a left hand but Marzio moved out of range nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Marzio misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hatton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marzio sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatton has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Marzio throws a big shot that misses.
Marzio misses the shot to the body.
Nice shot by Hatton.
Hatton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Marzio.
Hatton is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hatton ducks under a wild hook from Marzio.
Hatton looks to land a right hand but Marzio moved out of range.
Hatton rushes Marzio and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hatton tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Marzio just stands there and leans against the cage.
Marzio misses with the head strike.
Hatton is trying to pull guard but Marzio turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Hatton fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joey Hatton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hatton jumps guard but Marzio stands there with Hatton around his waist. Hatton gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hatton tries to pull guard but Marzio won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marzio pushes Hatton back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Marzio creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hatton fails to pull guard.
Hatton pushes Marzio back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hatton decides to pull guard.
Marzio wants to pass the guard but Hatton is keeping the position.
Marzio trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hatton's guard.
Hatton seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Marzio controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Hatton tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatton has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Marzio can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Marzio is fighting to break Hatton's control of his arms but Hatton is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Hatton trying to control the position.
Hatton controlling the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Marzio scores with a hook to the body. Hatton takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A slow jab from Marzio misses its intended target.
Marzio on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Hatton. That snapped Marzio's head back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marzio misses with a lunging right hand
and Hatton counters with a takedown into side control.
Marzio is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Marzio manages to escape and get back to his feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hatton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marzio.
Hatton changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Marzio tries to avoid it but Hatton manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Marzio to the ground. Marzio escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Marzio avoids the body shot from Hatton.
Marzio cracks Hatton with a right hand to the side of the head.
Marzio lands a jab-cross combination.
Hatton lands a jab-cross combination.
Marzio closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hatton staying out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ciro Di Marzio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Hatton staying out of range there.
Hatton shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Hatton was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Hatton working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Marzio manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hatton is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Marzio has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hatton is working away from the top position though.
Marzio 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 one minute gone in the round.
Hatton is keen to just control but Marzio is a slippery customer.
Marzio wants to improve his position but Hatton is controlling well.
Hatton wants to take a breather but Marzio is having none of it.
Marzio is looking to control Hatton's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Marzio avoid being mounted?
Marzio is trying to control but Hatton passes into side control!
Marzio sneaks back into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Marzio wants to control but Hatton is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Marzio wants to get back to his feet.
Marzio won't allow Hatton to pass to mount.
Marzio wants to improve his position but Hatton is controlling well.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Hatton tries to pass to full mount but Marzio defends it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ciro Di Marzio seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hatton takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatton lands a lovely overhand right.
Marzio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hatton.
Marzio throws a jab when Hatton was well out of range.
Hatton instigates a clinch.
Hatton's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short left from Marzio.
Marzio working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ciro Di Marzio seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hatton wants a takedown.
Marzio misses with a punch on the inside.
Hatton pulls guard effortlessly.
Hatton wants to sweep here but Marzio controlling him for the moment.
Marzio postures up.
Marzio wants to pass the guard but Hatton is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hatton bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Marzio's guard.
Hatton pushing down on Marzio's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marzio is defending against the submission attempts here by Hatton.
Hatton stops Marzio from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Marzio desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Marzio won't allow Hatton to pass to mount.
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 Joey Hatton.
I think Hatton has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 29:29
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Joey Hatton!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dai Zexi (ranked 972 p4p, 152 weight class) and Hektor Hagoma (ranked 1232 p4p, 197 weight class). Dai Zexi could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Hektor Hagoma's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dai Zexi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hektor Hagoma!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Skip Squint and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zexi ducks under a wild hook from Hagoma.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hagoma. Zexi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zexi loads up on a big right hand but Hagoma slips the punch.
Hagoma lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
It looks like Dai Zexi has been cut.
Zexi checks a low kick from Hagoma.
Hagoma's coach down at Fit-Out was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Hagoma's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Zexi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Zexi avoids the body shot from Hagoma.
Hagoma tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zexi was well out of range. Poor timing from Hagoma.
Hagoma lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hagoma looks to score with a jab to the body but Zexi is just out of range.
Zexi shoots in but no luck this time.
Hagoma jabs Zexi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hagoma takes a swing at Zexi's ribcage but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hagoma throws a lazy head kick
and Zexi counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Hagoma!
Zexi is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Hagoma looks calm but he's in trouble here. Zexi gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Hagoma is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Zexi lets go of the hold and Hagoma can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dai Zexi!
Dai Zexi took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Sportivité for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mongolian Muslim (ranked 473 p4p, 20 weight class) and Arn Anderson (ranked 965 p4p, 41 weight class). Muslim comes to the cage accompanied by Modern Mongolian Music - Sandy Desert. Anderson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Thunderstruck-by ACDC kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mongolian Muslim!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Arn Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Eliza Hachem and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Anderson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Muslim throws out a loose jab but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anderson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Muslim stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Muslim wants it to stay on the feet.
Muslim throwing a counter right hand but Anderson manages to avoid it.
Arn Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson throws a jab but it's blocked by Muslim.
Muslim connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Anderson's hands.
We've been told by Muslim's head coaches at Russian Bears Training Center that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Muslim looks to land a left hand but Anderson moved out of range nicely.
Nice shot lands for Muslim.
Muslim catches Anderson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Muslim is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muslim just misses with a punch to the body.
Muslim ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anderson moves away.
Anderson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Muslim counter with a right hand.
Anderson throws a poor cross that misses
and Muslim counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Anderson slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muslim gets caught napping as Anderson dives in and scores a takedown. Muslim manages to retain guard.
Muslim will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Anderson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Anderson working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Muslim looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Anderson passes into side control.
Anderson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Anderson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Anderson is looking to take a break and control but Muslim is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Muslim isn't going anywhere.
Anderson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Muslim is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Anderson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Muslim has escaped the position, nice work there.
Muslim tries to bench press Anderson off him but Anderson keeps the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson tries for a kimura but Muslim is defending well.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Muslim wants to control but Anderson postures up.
Muslim has one of Anderson's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Anderson is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Muslim looks calm but he's in trouble here. Anderson gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Muslim is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Anderson lets go of the hold and Muslim can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Arn Anderson!
Arn Anderson is the new super heavyweight champion!
An intense looking Arn Anderson took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'The ANDERSON ERA is IN FULL EFFECT!!!
MUSLIM WHATEVER I DESTROYED YOUR PUSSYS ASS.....WHO IS NEXT??!!!'.
Mongolian Muslim spoke after the fight, saying 'This fucking blind referee is friends with the fucking biased judges who are both paid by my PED-using opponent's manager. Fuck them and fuck the haters! What are you looking at asshole? Come at me, I'll mash you like potatoes!!
Mommy!! They are threatening me! 😭'.
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