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Gladitorius Maximus II PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pat Michaels (ranked 5278 p4p, 364 weight class) and Manny Johnson (ranked 4777 p4p, 343 weight class). Johnson has chosen It Goes On as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Pat Michaels has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Pat Michaels seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pat Michaels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Manny Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Richard Clark and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michaels swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Johnson.
Michaels throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Johnson unleashes a big counter combination but Michaels bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Michaels tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Michaels pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johnson misses with a straight right.
Michaels tries to clinch up.
Decent striking displayed by Johnson there.
Johnson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice uppercut there from Johnson.
Michaels misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Johnson! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson looks to throw the jab but Michaels is out of range.
Michaels throws an off balance right hand
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Michaels throws out a leg kick but Johnson moves out of range and Michaels only half commits.
Johnson cracks Michaels with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson has closed the distance and engaged Michaels in a clinch.
A short uppercut from Johnson.
Michaels is rocked!
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
Oh Michaels is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Michaels blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johnson working aggressively here.
Michaels blocks an uppercut.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
Johnson breaks the clinch.
Johnson connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Michaels to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Johnson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Manny Johnson!
A relieved looking Manny Johnson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jordon Shoemaker (ranked 3789 p4p, 487 weight class) and Francesco Verdi (ranked 5070 p4p, 593 weight class). Shoemaker comes into the arena with Nelly - Air Force Ones blaring out of the sound system. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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200 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jordon Shoemaker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Francesco Verdi!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, William Gold and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Verdi's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Shoemaker connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Verdi scrambles back to his feet.
Shoemaker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Verdi throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Shoemaker bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Verdi's head backwards.
Verdi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Shoemaker falls off balance throwing a combination
and Verdi counters with a nice kick to the body.
A jab from Shoemaker does it's job there.
Jordon Shoemaker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shoemaker shoots in and gets a takedown into Verdi's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shoemaker lands a couple of digs.
Verdi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Shoemaker.
Shoemaker trying to control but Verdi is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shoemaker landing with the ground and pound.
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.
Verdi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Shoemaker throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Shoemaker passes Verdi's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Verdi looks winded!
Shoemaker scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Shoemaker lands with a punch from half guard.
Shoemaker lands strikes from half guard.
Verdi is rocked!
Verdi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Verdi is still in real trouble! Can Shoemaker finish him?
Shoemaker lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Verdi quite badly. Verdi pulls Shoemaker in close trying to recover. Shoemaker postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Verdi on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Verdi doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jordon Shoemaker!
Jordon Shoemaker seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Party Boy (ranked 3372 p4p, 158 weight class) and Lemaron Deth (ranked 6622 p4p, 266 weight class). Boy's entrance music is Party Boy. A fine choice. The key to victory for Party Boy has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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130 lbs
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148 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Basic striking
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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
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Party Boy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lemaron Deth!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boy punishes Deth's body with a nice straight punch.
Boy gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Deth shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Boy manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Boy keeping full guard, as Deth tries to pass.
Deth passes into half guard.
Boy tries to kick Deth off but Deth 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.
Deth is controlling the pace.
Boy tries to roll over but Deth keeps him under control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boy taking some punishment here, with Deth in his half guard.
Boy wants to control but Deth is keeping busy.
Deth is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deth passes to side control.
Deth just content to control the position.
Deth working the ground and pound but Boy is defending the strikes.
Boy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Boy is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Animal FLEX Zone, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Deth grinds an elbow into Boy's temple.
Check out the look on Deth's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Deth advances to mount.
Deth lands with some strikes.
A nice elbow there by Deth.
BOOM! Deth connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Deth in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Deth putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Deth lands a big elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deth landing strikes from the mount and Boy is in trouble!
Boy is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boy is working to get back to half guard.
Oh Boy is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Boy might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Deth lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Deth scoring with strikes but Boy is staying in there.
Boy is in a horrible position here. Deth smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Boy is trying to escape the mount.
Deth content just to control the position here.
Boy seems to have got his legs back now.
Deth cracks Boy with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Deth scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Deth controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boy is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Deth pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Boy really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Deth trying to control but Boy is having none of it.
Deth raining down hammerfists from mount.
Deth with shots to the head and body - Boy looks very uncomfortable down there.
Deth scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Boy is in a horrible position here. Deth smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Deth trying to control but Boy is having none of it.
Deth lands with some strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boy is looking to improve his position but Deth isn't that keen on the idea.
Boy taking shots to the head.
Boy is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Deth raining down hammerfists from mount.
Deth looking to control but Boy is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Boy is trying to stand up.
Boy working to try and regain half guard.
Boy is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lemaron Deth dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Boy enables Deth to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Boy manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Deth not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Deth postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Deth trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Deth has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Deth is pushing down on Boy's leg trying to pass to half guard. Boy is fighting to maintain full guard but Deth has managed to sneak the leg through.
Deth is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Deth is pressing down on Boy's thigh, looking to free his foot. Boy is holding on for now.
Deth trying to control from half guard but Boy is working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boy is looking for a sweep. Deth is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Deth connects with a nice short shot to Boy's temple.
Deth trying to control the action but Boy is working from the bottom.
Boy knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Deth on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy taking some punishment here, with Deth in his half guard.
Deth is thwarting Boy's attempts to control the position.
Deth with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Deth looks to land a strike but Boy avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Deth is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Deth has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Deth connects with a couple of short punches.
Deth lands a couple of digs.
Deth trying to control the position from guard on top but Boy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boy can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Deth controls the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Deth pushes down on Boy's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deth moves into full mount! Boy won't be happy about that!
Boy is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Deth looking to control but Boy is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Boy is wriggling around trying to escape.
Deth controlling his opponent.
Deth looking to finish Boy with some ground and pound. This is bad for Boy!
Deth lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Deth controlling the position easily from mount.
Deth raining down hammerfists from mount.
Deth is landing with some decent strikes but Boy is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deth looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Boy really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Deth controlling the position easily from mount.
Deth looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Lemaron Deth has got the better of the ground game so far.
Deth dominating with strikes here.
Boy taking shots to the head.
Deth tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Boy squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Boy takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Deth's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lemaron Deth!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ian Laperierre (ranked 2621 p4p, 131 weight class) and Ted Cruz (ranked 6912 p4p, 275 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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135 lbs
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145 lbs
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ian Laperierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ted Cruz!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Paul Tew and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz misses with a straight right.
Laperierre is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Cruz throws a combination that misses
and Laperierre counters by moving into the clinch.
Laperierre's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Laperierre is pushing Cruz up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Laperierre lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Laperierre gets control of Cruz's arms and successfully pulls guard. Laperierre will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Cruz trying to control but Laperierre is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laperierre looking for a guillotine here but Cruz defends easily.
Laperierre had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Cruz defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laperierre is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cruz defends well.
Cruz trying to control but Laperierre is working from the bottom.
Cruz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Laperierre works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Laperierre wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Laperierre working for a triangle but Cruz defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Laperierre is looking for a triangle here but Cruz uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cruz working away.
Laperierre holds on to Cruz's head and controls the position momentarily.
Laperierre is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Laperierre can't do much from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
I wouldn't like to be where Laperierre is right now.
Laperierre is trying to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Laperierre's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Laperierre is trying to work for a sweep but Cruz has mounted him!
Laperierre gets back to half guard.
Laperierre is not content to let Cruz control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Laperierre preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Laperierre really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Laperierre gets full guard.
Laperierre is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cruz defends well.
Laperierre is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Laperierre bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cruz's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ian Laperierre dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Laperierre misses the shot to the body.
Cruz throws out a leg kick but Laperierre moves out of range and Cruz only half commits.
Laperierre tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Cruz manages to circle out of the way.
Cruz lands a nice hook to Laperierre's body. Laperierre takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Laperierre lands a nice looking body shot.
Laperierre lands a jab.
A low kick from Cruz misses
and Laperierre counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Laperierre uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cruz.
Laperierre misses with a body shot.
Laperierre is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cruz can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice shot by Cruz.
Laperierre clinches with his opponent.
Laperierre gets through Cruz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Laperierre pulls guard effortlessly.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laperierre escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cruz gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laperierre working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cruz doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cruz manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Laperierre trying to control the position here.
Laperierre throws his legs up looking for a submission but Cruz uses it to pass to side control.
Laperierre tries to improve position but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Laperierre tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Laperierre tries to hold on but Cruz pushes him away.
Laperierre is looking to get to half guard.
Ian Laperierre overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Laperierre tries to hold on but Cruz postures up.
Cruz looking to control but Laperierre is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laperierre tries to hold on but Cruz postures up.
Laperierre is trying desperately to improve position.
Laperierre gets back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laperierre looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Laperierre is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Cruz pulls his head out easily.
Laperierre actively working from the bottom here.
Laperierre keeping control of the position.
Laperierre looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cruz tries to pass to full mount but Laperierre defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ian Laperierre dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Cruz looks to throw the jab but Laperierre is out of range.
We've been informed that Cruz has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Laperierre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cruz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Laperierre closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Cruz did well to prevent Laperierre getting side control.
Laperierre sitting and controlling from the half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laperierre seems to be looking for submissions.
Cruz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laperierre is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Cruz doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Laperierre.
Cruz blocking the ground and pound attempt from Laperierre.
Laperierre content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Laperierre seems to be working for a kimura but Cruz defends the submission attempt.
Laperierre seems to be looking for submissions.
Ian Laperierre is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Laperierre stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laperierre wants to pass the guard but Cruz is defending well.
Laperierre takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Cruz thuds his right hand into Laperierre's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Laperierre misses with a hook. Cruz ducked under it nicely.
Cruz stuffs the takedown attempt from Laperierre. Laperierre gets slowly back to his feet.
Cruz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Laperierre counters by clinching up.
Laperierre lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Laperierre prevents Cruz from breaking the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz is trying to break free.
Laperierre prevents Cruz from breaking the clinch.
Cruz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ted Cruz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Laperierre goes for a takedown attempt but Cruz pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Laperierre fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ian Laperierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Laperierre moves away.
Cruz loads up on a big right hand but Laperierre slips the punch.
Laperierre throwing a counter right hand but Cruz manages to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ian Laperierre showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Laperierre, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ian Laperierre!
An intense looking Ian Laperierre took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Fuck Alt Right and its inbred supporters. '.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Saku Takashi (ranked 2626 p4p, 294 weight class) and Ruston Cohle (ranked 3888 p4p, 401 weight class). Cohle has chosen Raining Blood as his entrance music. Ruston Cohle will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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195 lbs
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185 lbs
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Basic striking
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Saku Takashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ruston Cohle!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Chris Edwards and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cohle misses with a head kick.
Takashi closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Cohle is trying to escape the position but Takashi is controlling the position.
Cohle is trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Takashi cracks Cohle with a big elbow.
Cohle is trying to control Takashi's posture but Takashi avoids it.
Takashi lands a few punches from side control.
Takashi looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Cohle is avoiding damage well.
Cohle looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Takashi wants to control but Cohle is keeping him busy.
Cohle is looking for a sweep.
Takashi trying to control the action but Cohle is working from the bottom.
Cohle is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Cohle being controlled for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cohle is not content to let Takashi control the position.
Takashi remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Cohle takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Cohle takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Cohle tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Takashi cracks Cohle with a big elbow.
Takashi is chipping away with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Cohle's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Takashi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cohle keeps working.
Takashi working the ground and pound.
Takashi 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.
Cohle is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Takashi lands a nice forearm strike.
Takashi lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Cohle down.
Cohle is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Cohle takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Cohle is looking to reverse the position.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Takashi cracks Cohle with a big elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Takashi trying to control the position but Cohle is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takashi is chipping away with strikes.
Takashi is working Cohle over with some ground and pound from side control.
Takashi works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Takashi landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Takashi working the ground and pound.
Takashi working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Takashi scores with a couple of short elbows.
Takashi remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Cohle sneaks back into half guard.
Takashi looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Cohle won't allow Takashi to pass to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cohle wants to improve his position but Takashi is controlling well.
Nice strikes from Takashi there.
Takashi 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.
Takashi content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Takashi looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Takashi lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Cohle trying to control from the bottom.
Takashi 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.
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!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Takashi lands a nice short elbow.
Cohle taking some punishment here, with Takashi in his half guard.
Takashi scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Cohle trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Saku Takashi 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.
Takashi fails with the takedown.
Nice takedown defense from Takashi. No joy for Cohle on that attempt.
Cohle shoots in for a takedown but Takashi shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Takashi drops down looking for a counter takedown but Cohle sprawls and moves away.
Cohle tries to sprawl but Takashi drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Takashi working the head and body with strikes.
Takashi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Takashi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Cohle moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Takashi cracks Cohle with a solid left hand.
Takashi landing with the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takashi postures up in Cohle's guard and throws a big left but Cohle blocks it.
Takashi engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Takashi cracks Cohle with a solid left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takashi is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Cohle has momentary wrist control but Takashi slips an elbow through the middle.
Cohle avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Takashi postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Takashi avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Takashi lands a couple of elbows.
Takashi cracks Cohle with a solid left hand.
Saku Takashi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Takashi working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Takashi postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Takashi postures up and lands a big shot to Cohle's brow.
Takashi is looking to work some ground and pound but Cohle has wrist control.
Takashi not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takashi connects with a couple of short punches.
Takashi scoring with some ground and pound.
Takashi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cohle can do to turn this around?
Takashi chips away with some ground and pound.
Takashi controls from within his opponent's guard.
Takashi'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.
Cohle looking for a sweep. Not yet Cohle, not yet.
Cohle preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Takashi slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Cohle avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takashi trying to control the position from guard on top but Cohle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Takashi is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Cohle is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Takashi chips away with some ground and pound.
Takashi working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Takashi lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Takashi lands a couple of digs.
Cohle throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Cohle has momentary wrist control but Takashi slips an elbow through the middle.
Takashi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Takashi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Takashi sitting in guard here, content to control.
Takashi trying to control but Cohle is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takashi got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cohle has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Takashi has managed to get both his arms back between Cohle's legs - danger averted.
Takashi is in close to Cohle's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Takashi throwing strikes but missing.
Takashi connects with a couple of short punches.
Takashi trying to control but Cohle is working from the bottom.
Takashi is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Takashi got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cohle has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Takashi has managed to get both his arms back between Cohle's legs - danger averted.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Takashi with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Takashi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cohle works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cohle is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Saku Takashi dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Takashi shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Takashi showed some decent athleticism there.
Cohle wants to get back to full guard.
Takashi looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Takashi controlling the pace.
Cohle slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Takashi with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takashi controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Further stalling from Takashi.
Cohle doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takashi makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Cohle can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Takashi controls the pace.
Takashi is working Cohle over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Takashi engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Takashi seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Cohle for as long as he can get away with.
Takashi wants to control from the top but Cohle keeps moving.
Takashi passes Cohle's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Cohle throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Cohle on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Takashi sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Cohle is trying to get back to full guard.
Takashi is looking to take a break and control but Cohle is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Takashi throwing shots but Cohle is blocking nicely.
Takashi working over Cohle with some ground and pound. Cohle looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Cohle is positioning himself well to prevent Takashi advancing to mount.
Takashi blocks the strikes from Cohle.
Takashi prevents Cohle from improving his position.
Cohle avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Takashi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takashi is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Takashi there.
Takashi not doing much here.
Takashi looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Takashi stalling.
Takashi scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Takashi lands a nice short elbow.
Takashi takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Takashi missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cohle looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Cohle takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cohle looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Takashi.
Ruston Cohle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Takashi 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.
Takashi seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Takashi lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Takashi lands strikes from half guard.
Takashi lands strikes from half guard.
Cohle on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Takashi lands a nice short elbow.
Takashi winds up and cracks Cohle with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cohle strikes from the bottom but Takashi passes into mount!
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.
Takashi scoring with strikes but Cohle is staying in there.
Takashi working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Takashi with shots to the head and body - Cohle looks very uncomfortable down there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Saku Takashi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Takashi, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:26
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Saku Takashi!
Ruston Cohle spoke after the fight, saying 'What can ya do.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Unai Vencedor (ranked 2133 p4p, 208 weight class) and Frank Stallone (ranked 5228 p4p, 360 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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150 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Unai Vencedor!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frank Stallone!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Andrew Berry and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vencedor swats away the attempt to clinch by Stallone.
Nice sprawl there from Vencedor as Stallone shoots in.
Vencedor wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Stallone's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Vencedor connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Stallone scrambles back to his feet.
Unai Vencedor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vencedor connects with a good right hand that stumbles Stallone. Stallone circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
We've been told by Vencedor's head coaches at JAG Training Grounds [$500/week] that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Stallone gets a takedown into half guard.
Stallone wants to pass to mount but Vencedor is defending the position.
Vencedor keeping hold of Stallone's head, controlling as best he can.
Stallone is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Vencedor defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stallone is trying to control. Vencedor wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Stallone is trying to work for a kimura but Vencedor is defending well.
Stallone missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Vencedor trying to control but Stallone postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Stallone is stalling here. Vencedor is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Stallone seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Vencedor has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Stallone is trying to improve his position.
Vencedor decides to stand up, so the ref orders Stallone to his feet.
Vencedor's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Vencedor duly obliges.
Stallone wants to clinch up but Vencedor keeps it at a distance.
Vencedor throws a big shot that misses.
Stallone tries to clinch there but Vencedor circles away.
Stallone looks for a takedown but Vencedor sprawls well.
Unai Vencedor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stallone gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Vencedor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Unai Vencedor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Stallone.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Vencedor enables Stallone to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Vencedor manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vencedor is adopting a defensive guard.
Stallone is pushing down on Vencedor's leg trying to pass to half guard. Vencedor is fighting to maintain full guard but Stallone has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stallone has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Vencedor defend it? Stallone steps over the head and cranks it - Vencedor is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Stallone!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Frank Stallone!
Frank Stallone is the new featherweight champion!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arnoldas Sireika (ranked 1472 p4p, 183 weight class) and Marcel Dikoume (ranked 4018 p4p, 415 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Arnoldas Sireika!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcel Dikoume!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Phil Schofield and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Sireika instigates a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sireika creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dikoume is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Sireika pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Sireika lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sireika stops a takedown attempt from Dikoume.
Dikoume wants a takedown but no success here.
Arnoldas Sireika has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcel Dikoume.
Sireika throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dikoumes head.
Sireika lands a body shot.
Dikoume is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Sireika pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Sireika scores with a hook to the body.
Dikoume looks winded!
Dikoume wants to take the fight to the mat but Sireika manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Sireika lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sireika lands a hook that snaps the head of Dikoume backwards.
Sireika scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dikoume looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sireika presses Dikoume against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short right from Sireika.
Dikoume letting Sireika take a breather here.
Sireika lands a left hand.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sireika.
Sireika displaying some good clinch control by pressing Dikoume up against the cage.
Sireika working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sireika lands with a light punch inside.
Sireika stops a takedown attempt from Dikoume.
Sireika is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Sireika pushes Dikoume back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sireika lands a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Sireika - that landed with a thud.
Dikoume letting Sireika take a breather here.
Sireika lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dikoume backwards.
Sireika content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Sireika lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sireika lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sireika throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sireika lands a body punch.
Sireika controlling the action here for a moment.
Sireika lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sireika slowing the pace effectively.
Nice body punch from Sireika - that landed with a thud.
Sireika lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sireika lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sireika lands with a right to the head.
Dikoume has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Sireika after a bit of a struggle.
Sireika lands a right hand.
Sireika has Dikoume pressed against the cage.
Sireika scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sireika cracks Dikoume with a nice body shot.
Sireika lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Sireika.
Sireika controlling the action here for a moment.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sireika.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sireika lands an uppercut.
Sireika makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sireika lands with a left to the head.
Sireika lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sireika lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sireika lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sireika lands a nice shot to the body.
Sireika scores with a shot to the side of Dikoume's head.
Sireika lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dikoume is rocked!
A short right from Sireika on the inside.
Dikoume is still on wobbly legs! Can Sireika finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sireika lands a shot to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sireika.
Sireika dips a shoulder and cracks Dikoume with a mighty uppercut! Dikoume falls back against the cage and Sireika unloads with a barrage of strikes! Dikoume is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Sireika screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arnoldas Sireika!
Arnoldas Sireika retains his middleweight title!
A victorious Arnoldas Sireika thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Dee (ranked 3237 p4p, 429 weight class) and Taavi Mottus (ranked 3296 p4p, 436 weight class). Dee kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Bodies. Taavi Mottus has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Bobby Dee'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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bobby Dee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Taavi Mottus!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Sam Margolis and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dee shoots and misses
and Mottus makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jab, jab by Mottus - just one landing.
Mottus works over Dee's head and body with a nice combination.
Mottus has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Mottus misses with a straight right.
Dee misses with a takedown
and Mottus counters with a nice uppercut.
Mottus scores with a nice head shot.
Mottus cracks Dee with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dee seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Mottus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dee.
Mottus stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mottus wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Dee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mottus fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mottus cracks Dee with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mottus looks to score with a jab to the body but Dee is just out of range.
Dee walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Dee is rocked!
Mottus walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Dee drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Mottus swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Dee's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Taavi Mottus!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thay Budo (ranked 1215 p4p, 186 weight class) and Gunna Win (ranked 2897 p4p, 399 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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215 lbs
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25
217 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thay Budo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Gunna Win!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Chris Edwards and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Budo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Win counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Thay Budo has been cut.
Budo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Win. Win circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Win has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Budo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Win misses with a hook. Budo ducked under it nicely.
Budo is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Win.
Win stuns Budo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Budo ducks under a wild hook from Win.
Budo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A jab from Budo does it's job there.
Budo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Win moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Win bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
No joy there for Budo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Win drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sloppy strikes from Win. Those never looked like landing.
Budo cracks Win with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Win is rocked!
Budo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Win looks up at the clock. Bad move! Budo lands a right hand from hell, dropping Win. Budo pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thay Budo!
Thay Budo retains his light heavyweight title!
Thay Budo tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
Gunna Win was interviewed post fight and said 'Pill Slippin Budo must have slipped something in my water... I think it was a "sleeping pill"'.
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