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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin Bronckhorsten (ranked 23248 p4p, 776 weight class) and Harri Huiha (ranked 22948 p4p, 746 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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210 lbs
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190 cm
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210 lbs
3 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite 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
2 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Benjamin Bronckhorsten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Harri Huiha!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Summer Carpenter and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huiha shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bronckhorsten sprawls well. Bronckhorsten wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Huiha gets slowly back to his feet.
Huiha misses with a takedown
and Bronckhorsten counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bronckhorsten ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Huiha shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bronckhorsten as he avoids it easily.
Benjamin Bronckhorsten has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harri Huiha.
Huiha has his takedown stuffed
and Bronckhorsten counters with a nice body shot.
Huiha looks winded!
Jab, jab by Bronckhorsten - just one landing.
It looks like Harri Huiha has been cut.
Bronckhorsten stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bronckhorsten connects with a single shot there.
Huiha is rocked!
Bronckhorsten fakes the body blow, causing Huiha to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Huiha goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Benjamin Bronckhorsten!
A relieved looking Benjamin Bronckhorsten 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 Jackie Duncan (ranked 4867 p4p, 589 weight class) and George Jonas (ranked 23050 p4p, 771 weight class). Jonas is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Burnin Up-Jonas Brothers. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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208 lbs
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224 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jackie Duncan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Jonas!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Ben Hemmingworth and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some bone on bone action there as Duncan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Duncan throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like George Jonas has been cut.
Nice takedown defense from Duncan. No joy for Jonas on that attempt.
Duncan cracks Jonas with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Duncan has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Jonas to stand back up!
Jonas is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duncan gets a big slam - oh, Jonas is out! Jonas is out! That's a nasty KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Jackie Duncan!
After the fight, Jackie Duncan 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.
George Jonas spoke after the fight, saying 'Atleast i'm not in my brothers band making shitty music, FUCK my Brothers i'd rather be Justin Bieber's fluffer sucking his balls and JB is a douche bag...'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Machiavelli RestInPiece (ranked 4134 p4p, 360 weight class) and Anthony Corallo (ranked 23369 p4p, 564 weight class). Machiavelli RestInPiece could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Anthony Corallo's chin.
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270 lbs
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269 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Machiavelli RestInPiece!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anthony Corallo!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Winston Howard and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
RestInPiece tries to clinch but Corallo is having none of it.
Despite the aggression on Corallo's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A decent looking cross lands there for RestInPiece.
Corallo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Machiavelli RestInPiece seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Corallo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Corallo there as he acknowledges the shot.
RestInPiece scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Corallo doesn't seem bothered though.
RestInPiece gets a clinch.
Corallo misses with a punch on the inside.
Corallo throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Corallo working aggressively here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Corallo as RestInPiece tries to tie him up.
Corallo prevents a takedown attempt there.
RestInPiece blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Corallo misses with a punch on the inside.
Corallo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
RestInPiece breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
RestInPiece scoring well with a low kick there.
Corallo 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.
Corallo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
RestInPiece has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Midnight MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Corallo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Corallo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A head kick misses from RestInPiece.
Corallo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
RestInPiece bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Corallo! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
Corallo is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
RestInPiece gets to his feet - Corallo follows without any prompting.
Corallo is still on wobbly legs! Can RestInPiece finish him?
RestInPiece fakes the body blow, causing Corallo to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Corallo goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Machiavelli RestInPiece!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mick Dunlop (ranked 3915 p4p, 501 weight class) and Ben Simmons (ranked 2686 p4p, 367 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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218 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite 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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mick Dunlop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ben Simmons!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Darius Henderson and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simmons drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Simmons is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Simmons gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Simmons tries to land knees in the clinch but Dunlop avoids the damage to the body.
Simmons connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Mick Dunlop has been cut.
Simmons takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Ben Simmons has been cut.
Dunlop has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Simmons with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Simmons prevents a body shot from Dunlop.
Dunlop goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dunlop misses with an elbow strike.
Simmons connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dunlop's face.
Simmons trying to land knees to the body.
Simmons with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Simmons tries a knee to the head but Dunlop blocks it.
Dunlop is trying to break the clinch but Simmons is controlling him.
Dunlop misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Simmons with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Simmons blocks an elbow strike from Dunlop.
Simmons tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Dunlop.
Simmons tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dunlop avoids it.
Dunlop tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Simmons's elbow.
Simmons throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dunlop blocks it with crossed arms.
Simmons missing with knees to the body.
Simmons connects with a knee to the head.
Dunlop lands a body shot.
Simmons tries a knee to the head but Dunlop blocks it.
Dunlop breaks the clinch.
Dunlop throws out a powerful jab.
Dunlop connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Simmons is rocked!
Dunlop flashes Simmons a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Simmons's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Simmons crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Dunlop punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mick Dunlop!
A victorious Mick Dunlop 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 Mike Hard (ranked 5621 p4p, 446 weight class) and Martti Maanantai (ranked 4660 p4p, 395 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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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Hard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Martti Maanantai!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Ben Hemmingworth and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maanantai swings widly with a right hand
and Hard counters with a crisp one two that drops Maanantai! Hard thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Maanantai to his feet! Maanantai is in big trouble!
Maanantai is rocked!
Maanantai falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hard counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Maanantai is still on wobbly legs! Can Hard finish him?
Maanantai throws a combination that misses
and Hard counters with a big right hand! Oh Maanantai is in trouble here! Hard follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Hard!
After winning the bout, Mike Hard 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jean Luc Phaneuf (ranked 2157 p4p, 213 weight class) and Rivo Riitta (ranked 2256 p4p, 224 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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273 lbs
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Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Powerful |
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jean Luc Phaneuf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rivo Riitta!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Chris Dean and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phaneuf throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Riitta dodges the punch combination from Phaneuf.
Riitta swats away the attempt to clinch by Phaneuf.
Despite the aggression on Riitta's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Riitta swings for the body but Phaneuf moves out of range.
Phaneuf tests Riitta's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Phaneuf moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phaneuf pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Riitta doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Phaneuf catches Riitta with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Riitta.
Phaneuf closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Riitta counter with a right hand.
It looks like Jean Luc Phaneuf has been cut.
A swing and a miss from Phaneuf.
Riitta connects with a left and a right that sees a clearly hurt Phaneuf covering up! Riitta comes in with a big uppercut and Phaneuf goes doooown! He's slumped up against the cage, eyes staring blankly into space.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Rivo Riitta!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Evan Page (ranked 1833 p4p, 218 weight class) and Ben Law (ranked 2378 p4p, 261 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Evan Page!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ben Law!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Francis DeMontford and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Page connects with a nice looking jab.
Nice sprawl there from Page as Law shoots in.
Law fails in his attempt to clinch.
Page scores with a three punch combo!
Page drops Law with a beautiful combination! Law stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Page is looking for the KO!
Law is rocked!
It looks like Ben Law has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Page fakes the body blow, causing Law to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Law goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Evan Page!
A very excited looking Evan Page rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Sung (ranked 1710 p4p, 167 weight class) and Angel Childress (ranked 2676 p4p, 254 weight class). Childress is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Eighth of sticky gooey-by MAC MAL. Angel Childress has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sam Sung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Angel Childress!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Ben Hemmingworth and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sung closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Childress wants to get back to full guard.
Childress preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Sung wants to lay and pray for a moment but Childress keeps working.
Childress is trying to maintain the position but Sung is very close to passing his half guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Sung's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Childress tries to get to full guard but Sung has control of the leg.
Sung lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Childress punching from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Childress actively working from the bottom here.
Sung takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sung is thwarting Childress's attempts to control the position.
Childress is trying is best to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Childress is trying to maintain the position but Sung is very close to passing his half guard.
Childress tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Childress has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sung is working away from the top position though.
Childress is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Sung wants to control but Childress is keeping him busy.
Sung is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Childress is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Childress wants to get back to his feet.
Sung is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Childress doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sung.
Childress wants to control but Sung is keeping busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sung is looking to take a break and control but Childress is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sung missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sung is looking for a kimura but Childress is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sung to get the leverage.
Childress is doing well to control the position and prevent Sung from advancing to side control.
Sung with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Childress throws the left hand but Sung avoids the punch easily.
Sung lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Childress at a distance.
Childress throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Sung tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Childress is in Sung's guard.
Childress lands a couple of elbows.
Childress postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Childress keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sung's head.
Childress scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sung had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Childress defends it easily.
Childress lands a couple of elbows.
My spies in BIGISLAND BIGGUNS WARRIOR TRAINING inform me that Childress has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sung has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Childress is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Sung.
A big shot lands for Childress! That's hurt Sung! Will he recover? Childress fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Angel Childress!
Post fight, an emotional Angel Childress said 'Jeremiah porter I just took your virginity in the middle of the cage and put the division and notice.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Power Shark (ranked 1947 p4p, 225 weight class) and Khalamedov Nurmagabeeb (ranked 1994 p4p, 228 weight class). Nurmagabeeb comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Sabine Kors feat. Timaro - Dagestan (Remix) kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Khalamedov Nurmagabeeb acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Power Shark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Khalamedov Nurmagabeeb!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Chris Dean and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shark throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nurmagabeeb closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Shark's guard.
Nurmagabeeb wants to pass the guard but Shark is keeping the position.
Nurmagabeeb loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
My spies in Doherty's Gym inform me that Nurmagabeeb has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Nurmagabeeb throws a big right hand that misses.
Nurmagabeeb wants to control from the top but Shark keeps moving.
Nurmagabeeb drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Shark dives on top into guard.
Shark 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shark got a little sloppy there for a moment and Nurmagabeeb has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Shark has managed to get both his arms back between Nurmagabeeb's legs - danger averted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmagabeeb looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Nurmagabeeb is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Shark frees his head nicely. Oh but Nurmagabeeb has switched to an armbar! Shark is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Khalamedov Nurmagabeeb!
In his post fight interview, Khalamedov Nurmagabeeb started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
Power Shark was interviewed post fight and said 'Bullshit!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Man Itizer (ranked 1573 p4p, 193 weight class) and Sammmy Kilbach (ranked 2392 p4p, 267 weight class). 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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195 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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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
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Man Itizer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sammmy Kilbach!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Hugh Johnson and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Itizer takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kilbach gets a clinch.
Kilbach lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kilbach tries a body shot but Itizer blocks it.
Kilbach lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Itizer or not.
Itizer lands a hook that snaps the head of Kilbach backwards.
Kilbach throws a punch but it's blocked by Itizer.
Kilbach takes a shot to the head.
Itizer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kilbach's elbow.
Itizer throws a head punch that misses.
Itizer has a couple of punches blocked by Kilbach.
A short right from Kilbach.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Itizer.
Kilbach scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kilbach tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by Kilbach.
Itizer throws a head punch that misses.
Itizer throws a punch but it's blocked by Kilbach.
Itizer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kilbach avoids it.
Kilbach prevents a body shot from Itizer.
Kilbach lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilbach blocks an uppercut.
Itizer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Still in the clinch, Itizer scores with a nice short uppercut.
Itizer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kilbach blocks it with crossed arms.
Itizer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Itizer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kilbach's elbow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Itizer.
Kilbach avoiding damage as Itizer throws knees to the body.
Kilbach lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kilbach breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kilbach has Itizer up against the cage in a clinch.
Kilbach is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Itizer is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kilbach misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Itizer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kilbach scores with a shoulder strike.
Itizer misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Kilbach.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Itizer.
Kilbach throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Itizers head.
Itizer is rocked!
Itizer tries to land knees in the clinch but Kilbach avoids the damage to the body.
A shot in the inside from Kilbach.
Oh Itizer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kilbach lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Itizer backwards.
Kilbach loads up on a right hand - it lands flush and knocks Itizer senseless! What a punch!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sammmy Kilbach!
Sammmy Kilbach decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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