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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sanderlei Bitetti (ranked 4863 p4p, 100 weight class) and Hixon Pierre (ranked 22074 p4p, 204 weight class). Sanderlei Bitetti has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sanderlei Bitetti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hixon Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pierre avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bitetti misses with a two punch combination.
A nice side step and Pierre releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bitetti throws a wild body kick that Pierre sees coming a mile off.
Pierre closes the distance and clinches.
Pierre landing knees to the body.
Bitetti tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Pierre with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bitetti misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Bitetti.
Bitetti misses with the head strike.
Bitetti's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A hook to the body from Pierre.
Bitetti is breathing heavily.
Bitetti tries a body shot but Pierre blocks it.
Pierre blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bitetti jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Pierre walks away with a smile on his face. Bitetti gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bitetti takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
It looks like Sanderlei Bitetti has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bitetti throws a sloppy head kick and Pierre moves out of range easily.
Bitetti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierre throws a good cross that connects.
Pierre takes the fight into the clinch.
Bitetti tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pierre avoids it.
Pierre lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A head punch on the inside from Bitetti fails to land.
Pierre blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bitetti 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.
Still in the clinch, Bitetti scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pierre manages to break the clinch.
Bitetti blocks a jab.
Bitetti throwing a counter right hand but Pierre manages to avoid it.
Bitetti throws a poor cross that misses
and Pierre counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pierre clinches with his opponent.
Bitetti is trying to pull guard but Pierre turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sanderlei Bitetti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bitetti misses with the head strike.
Pierre drops Bitetti with a big knee straight up the middle! Bitetti is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Bitetti is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bitetti is aggressively charging in as Pierre backs up avoiding any damage. Pierre tosses out a jab and Bitetti runs right into it face first! Bitetti is out cold! Pierre dropped down on all fours and is barking in Bitetti's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hixon Pierre!
Our winner, Hixon Pierre, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sam Assad (ranked 2010 p4p, 258 weight class) and Dangerous Dan (ranked 4703 p4p, 493 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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192 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sam Assad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dangerous Dan!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dan wants to clinch.
Dan misses with a low kick.
Dan 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.
Dan scores with a kick to the body.
Sam Assad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Assad fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dan is looking to land body kicks.
Dan tries to clinch up but Assad circles away and keeps his distance.
Dan misses the jab.
Assad moves into range and connects with a jab.
Assad throws a nice looking combination but Dan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Assad throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dan lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Dan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dan moves out of range of the strikes.
Dan throws a counter combo.
Assad looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Assad ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Assad throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dan throws a head kick that misses.
Assad is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Assad misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dan.
Dan throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Assad was covering up waiting for the punch and Dan finishes the takedown easily into guard.
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.
Assad looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dan is one step ahead there.
Assad working a defensive guard here.
Dan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dan postures up.
Assad avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dan landing some decent shots from guard.
Assad has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Assad working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dan doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dan manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
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.
Dan postures up and lands a big shot to Assad's brow.
Dan tries to free his leg and advance position but Assad is retaining full guard.
Dan scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Dan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Assad works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Assad trying to control the position.
Dan throws a strike but Assad rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Assad stopping the sweep attempt from Dan.
Dan keeps trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Assad engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Assad trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dan wants to sweep but no luck.
Assad trying to control but Dan is working from the bottom.
Assad throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Assad is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Assad with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Assad preventing the sweep.
Dan wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Dan is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Assad keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Dan working the head and body with strikes.
Dan is thwarting Assad's attempts to control the position.
Dan missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dan looks to land a strike but Assad avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Dan postures up and lands a big shot to Assad's brow.
Assad is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Assad has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dangerous Dan will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dan looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Assad has hold of Dan's hands but Dan slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Dan 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.
Dan working over Assad with some ground and pound. Assad looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Assad blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dan.
Dan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Assad defending well though.
Assad trying to control but Dan postures up.
Dangerous Dan has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Assad tries to roll over but Dan keeps him under control.
Dan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Assad defending well though.
Assad regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Assad works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dan postures up and lands a big shot to Assad's brow.
Dan throws a big elbow that misses.
Dan with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've been hearing good reports from Assad'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.
Dan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Assad looking for a sweep. Not yet Assad, not yet.
Dan throws a big right hand that misses.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Dan misses with a straight right.
Dan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Assad has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dan tries to land a leg kick but Assad saw it coming and moves away.
Dan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Assad checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Dan throws a leg kick but Assad sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dan scoring well with a low kick there.
Assad getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dan throws an overhand right that lands on Assad's shoulder, as Assad tries to avoid the shot.
Assad thows a left - swing and a miss!
That kick from Dan tenderised Assad's leg. Assad is trying to keep his angry face on.
Assad connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Assad lands with a hook. Dan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Assad paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Assad throws a good cross that connects.
Dan lands with a kick to the temple. Assad shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Dan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A lazy left from Assad finds it's target.
Dan ducks right into an uppercut from Assad.
Assad dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Assad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Assad throws a jab but it's blocked by Dan.
Assad lands with a good body shot.
Assad misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assad swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dangerous Dan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dan throws a leg kick but Assad moved away.
Nice uppercut lands for Assad. That snapped Dan's head back.
Dan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Assad looks to score with a jab to the body but Dan is just out of range.
Assad throws a jab when Dan was well out of range.
Dan throws the kick towards the body but Assad avoids it.
Assad swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Dan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nice defenses there by Assad.
A cross from Assad lands.
Assad moves out of range of the leg kick from Dan.
Assad getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Assad scores with a body shot.
Assad misses the jab.
Assad connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dan thows a body kick. Assad tries to catch it but that hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Assad misses with a hook to the body
and Dan counters with a body kick.
Assad just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dan throws a jab when Assad was well out of range.
Dan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Assad is looking to counter punch.
Assad misses with a body shot.
Assad misses the shot to the body.
Assad throws a lazy right hand but Dan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Assad throws a lazy uppercut
and Dan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dan connects with a solid leg kick.
Dan has closed the distance and engaged Assad in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Dan fails to land.
Assad pushes Dan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Dan.
Dan lands with a short shot to the head.
Assad misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dan can't find room to land a body shot as Assad controls the action.
Dan can't find room to land a body shot as Assad controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Dan fails to land.
A short right from Assad.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Sam Assad will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Dan missing with a left hand there. Assad was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dan pushes Assad away with a front kick.
Good shot there by Assad.
Dan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Assad.
Assad blocks a leg kick.
Assad throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Assad's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dan under the eye.
Assad connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Assad ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dan moves away.
Dan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dan lunges at Assad with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Assad's hand.
Assad throws the left hand but Dan avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dan avoids the body shot from Assad.
Dan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Assad lands with a hook. Dan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Assad. Dan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dan defending well as Assad loads up on a big left hand.
A punch lands to the side of Dan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assad misses the jab.
Assad throws a jab when Dan was well out of range.
Assad throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Assad misses with a hook.
Dan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Assad swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Assad misses the target.
Dan moves out of range as Assad strikes.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Assad, as that shot connected.
Dan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dan appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Assad lands with a good body shot.
Assad throws a shot to the body.
Assad slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dan lands with a kick to the ribs.
Sam Assad is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dan is looking to score with low kicks.
Dan lands with a kick to the ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dan is looking to score with low kicks.
Assad on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assad jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Assad misses with a looping left.
The fighters circling - Assad throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dan connects with a solid leg kick.
Assad fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Assad is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A big left from Assad misses.
Assad will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Assad cracks Dan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dan throws a nice outside leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dan.
Assad misses with a hook. Dan ducked under it nicely.
Dan only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Dan is looking to score with low kicks.
Assad keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dan.
Assad moves out of range of the leg kick from Dan.
Dan swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Assad on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Assad misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dan.
Dan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assad fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Assad throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dan counters with a three punch combo that has Assad backing up. Assad nods at Dan to acknowledge the strikes.
Nice shot lands for Assad.
Assad's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dan under the eye.
Assad tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dan was well out of range. Poor timing from Assad.
Sam Assad is winning the standup battle so far.
Dan throws a low kick but Assad moves out of range easily.
Dan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The fighters circling - Assad throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Assad misses with a hook. Dan ducked under it nicely.
Dan ducks under a wild hook from Assad.
Dan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Dan slips a jab from Assad.
Assad moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromDan.
Assad misses with a wild body shot.
Dangerous Dan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Assad throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Assad connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Assad moves out of range of the body kick from Dan.
Assad avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Assad swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Assad lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Assad was well out of range. Poor timing from Dan.
Dan defending well as Assad loads up on a big left hand.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Assad checks a leg kick.
Dan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dan flicks out a counter leg kick but Assad steps away.
Dan throws a shot from downtown. Assad moves away and avoids it.
Dan slips under a jab.
Assad looks to score with a jab to the body but Dan is just out of range.
Assad stuns Dan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Assad throws out a loose jab but Dan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Assad checks a leg kick.
Dan misses with a wild combination.
Assad keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Assad lands with a shot to the body.
Assad throws out a powerful jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sam Assad showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Assad 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Sam Assad!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Sam Assad!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Sam Assad!
Sam Assad wins by unanimous decision!
Sam Assad took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Organic Nutrition for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Hughes (ranked 21691 p4p, 113 weight class) and Vinicio Serpico (ranked 2353 p4p, 69 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ricky Hughes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vinicio Serpico!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Serpico has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hughes finds it's way round the side to connect with Serpico's head.
Hughes moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Vinicio Serpico has been cut.
Serpico avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Serpico thuds his right hand into Hughes's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Serpico lands with an overhand left.
Serpico lands a nice hook to Hughes's body. Hughes takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hughes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Serpico.
It seemed like Serpico was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hughes defending well as Serpico loads up on a big left hand.
Serpico avoids the head kick by Hughes.
Serpico bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Serpico tests Hughes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Serpico scores with a leg kick.
Hughes lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Serpico lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hughes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Serpico.
Hughes was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Serpico throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hughes throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Serpico's head.
Hughes swings widly with a right hand
enabling Serpico to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Serpico works over Hughes's head and body with a nice combination.
Hughes misses with the combination.
Hughes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hughes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Serpico misses the shot to the body.
Serpico misses the shot to the body.
Hughes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A nice side step and Serpico releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Serpico lands with a nice body kick.
Serpico has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Serpico lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Ricky Hughes has been cut.
Serpico scores with a punch to the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Serpico misses the target.
Hughes throws the left hand but Serpico avoids the punch easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hughes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Serpico connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Serpico takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hughes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hughes on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Serpico. Serpico obviously looking to wear him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Serpico lands a jab to Hughes's midsection.
Hughes throws a poor cross that misses
and Serpico counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Serpico lands a nice looking body kick.
Hughes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Serpico connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hughes. Hughes circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hughes walks forward, straight into a front kick from Serpico.
Hughes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Serpico moves away.
Serpico thuds a left hand into Hughes's body.
Serpico scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Serpico lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Serpico scores with a three punch combo!
Hughes is rocked!
Hughes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Serpico counters with a crisp right that sends Hughes to the canvas! Serpico follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vinicio Serpico!
Vinicio Serpico was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Long Thai (ranked 2549 p4p, 281 weight class) and Baron Geisler (ranked 2520 p4p, 278 weight class). Man, I cannot wait 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
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Long Thai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Baron Geisler!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Geisler tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Thai manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thai seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Geisler wants to clinch up but Thai keeps it at a distance.
Thai is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Geisler.
Geisler moves in looking to clinch but Thai pushes him off.
Geisler tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thai paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Geisler moves in looking to clinch but Thai pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Geisler looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thai throws a counter high kick but Geisler was just alert enough to avoid it.
Geisler tries to close the distance and clinch but Thai swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Geisler wants to clinch up but Thai keeps it at a distance.
Geisler drives through and clinches with Thai against the cage.
Thai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Geisler is defending well for now.
Thai tries to land knees in the clinch but Geisler avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Geisler on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Geisler managing to block the knees to the body from Thai.
Geisler breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Geisler fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thai wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Geisler looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thai keeps the fight on the outside.
Thai is looking to counter the offense by Geisler and move into the clinch.
Geisler clinches up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Geisler.
Thai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Geisler.
Thai lands a nice elbow.
A short right from Geisler on the inside.
Thai lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Geisler is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thai letting Geisler take a breather here.
Geisler doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Geisler lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Geisler has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Thai seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Geisler can turn it around.
Geisler swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Geisler avoids the elbow strike from Thai, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Geisler goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thai using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Geisler has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Geisler swings wildly with an uppercut but Thai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Our sources have told us that Thai has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Geisler has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Geisler managing to block the knees to the body from Thai.
Thai with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Geisler avoiding damage as Thai throws knees to the body.
Geisler blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thai breaks the clinch.
Geisler tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Baron Geisler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Geisler closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Geisler scores with a shoulder strike.
Thai with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Geisler breaks from the clinch.
Thai has managed to clinch.
Thai using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Geisler has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Thai has Geisler pressed against the cage, preventing Geisler from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Geisler misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thai missing with knees to the body.
Geisler on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thai throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Thai creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Geisler's defenses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thai scores a nice knee to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Thai as Geisler tries to tie him up.
Geisler tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Geisler looking to slow down the pace here.
Geisler misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thai.
Thai scores a nice knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Geisler avoids the elbow strike from Thai, against the cage.
Geisler avoiding damage as Thai throws knees to the body.
Geisler misses with a punch on the inside.
Geisler tries to stall but Thai uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Geisler's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Geisler tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thai paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A little feinted left hand from Thai on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Thai swats away the attempt to clinch by Geisler.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Long Thai 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.
Geisler tries to clinch up.
Geisler tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thai swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thai is looking to counter the offense by Geisler and move into the clinch.
Geisler is looking to clinch but Thai is avoiding it.
Thai throws a quick counter kick to the body but Geisler avoids it.
Geisler has Thai up against the cage in a clinch.
Geisler swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short left from Geisler.
Geisler gets through Thai's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Geisler has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thai landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Thai with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Geisler lands a nice shot to the body.
Geisler avoiding damage as Thai throws knees to the body.
Geisler on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thai landing knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Geisler.
Geisler softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Thai using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Thai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Geisler.
Thai pushes off an throws an elbow but Geisler leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Thai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Geisler is defending well for now.
Geisler blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Geisler misses with the head strike.
Thai creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Geisler's defenses.
Thai prevents a body shot from Geisler.
Thai gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Thai misses with an elbow over the top.
Geisler wants to stall.
Thai blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Geisler wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Thai has him pressed against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Geisler.
Knees in the clinch landing for Thai.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Geisler can't find room to land a body shot as Thai controls the action.
Thai lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Geisler blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thai crunches a lovely knee into Geisler's ribcage.
Geisler lands a left hand that snaps the head of Thai backwards.
Thai tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Geisler avoids it.
Geisler wants to stall.
Geisler misses with a short punch on the inside.
Long Thai has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Geisler lands an uppercut.
Thai lands an elbow just above Geisler 's eye.
Geisler takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Geisler scores with a nice short uppercut.
Thai throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Geisler blocks it with crossed arms.
Thai trying to land knees to the body.
Thai throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Thai using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Thai missing with knees to the body.
Thai connects with a knee to the head.
Thai missing with knees to the body.
Geisler lands with a right to the head.
Thai tries to land a knee to the head but Geisler blocks with his arms.
Nice body punch from Geisler.
Geisler blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thai on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Geisler blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thai landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Geisler misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thai tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
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!
Thai looking to throw knees to the head but Geisler is blocking nicely.
With the fighters up against the cage, Thai throws an elbow but misses.
Thai trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Geisler fails to land.
Geisler tries to land knees in the clinch but Thai avoids the damage to the body.
Geisler misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thai.
Geisler escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Geisler rushes Thai and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Geisler blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Geisler avoids the elbow strike from Thai, against the cage.
Thai throws an elbow that misses.
Geisler tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Long Thai dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Thai throws a leg kick which misses Geisler's front leg but catches the back leg as Geisler tries to avoid it.
Geisler tries to clinch up
and Thai counters with a stiff right hand.
Geisler wants to clinch but Thai slips to the side
and Thai counters with a nice leg kick.
Geisler wants to clinch up but Thai keeps it at a distance.
Thai is looking to counter the offense by Geisler and move into the clinch.
Geisler tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Thai manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thai tries to counter by clinching up but Geisler breaks away and moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Geisler moves into the clinch.
Thai throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Geisler blocks it with crossed arms.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Geisler obliges.
Thai lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Geisler working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Geisler.
Geisler works on Thai's body with a couple of short punches.
Thai misses with a knee strike.
Thai prevents a body shot from Geisler.
Geisler misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Geisler.
Geisler breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Geisler tries to clinch but Thai moves out of range.
Thai is looking to counter the offense by Geisler and move into the clinch.
Geisler tries to clinch up
and Thai makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Geisler closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Geisler controlling the action here for a moment.
Thai missing with knees to the body.
Geisler misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thai tries to land knees in the clinch but Geisler avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thai.
Thai scores a nice knee to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Geisler.
Thai lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thai lands a damaging elbow.
Thai is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Geisler can do to turn this around?
Geisler takes an elbow to the temple.
Geisler fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thai blocks an uppercut.
Baron Geisler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thai tries to land knees in the clinch but Geisler avoids the damage to the body.
Geisler missing with knees to the body.
A short right from Geisler on the inside.
Geisler throws a head punch that misses.
Thai throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Geisler blocks it with crossed arms.
Thai lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Thai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thai avoiding damage as Geisler throws knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Thai obliges.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Geisler wants to break free but Thai has control.
Geisler stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Geisler lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Geisler fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Geisler.
Geisler doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Geisler.
Geisler fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thai looking to throw knees to the head but Geisler is blocking nicely.
Thai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Geisler trying to land knees to the body.
Geisler swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thai lands a nice elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Geisler tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thai prevents a body shot from Geisler.
Thai lands a damaging elbow.
Geisler trying to land knees to the body.
Geisler misses with a hook from the clinch.
Geisler goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
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 Long Thai.
Well Thai has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Long Thai!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Long Thai!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Long Thai!
Long Thai wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Takayama Yataro (ranked 4040 p4p, 177 weight class) and Duke Nukem (ranked 3055 p4p, 146 weight class). Yataro comes to the cage accompanied by Misoji Misaki. 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Takayama Yataro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Duke Nukem!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nukem gets caught flat footed, as Yataro shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Yataro prevents Nukem from getting back to his feet.
Yataro trying to control but Nukem is working from the bottom.
Yataro chips away with some ground and pound.
Yataro 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.
Yataro lands a couple of digs.
Nukem looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Yataro postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Yataro scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Yataro won't allow Nukem to get back to his feet.
Yataro cracks Nukem with a solid left hand.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Nukem can do anything to dispel that myth.
Nukem has momentary wrist control but Yataro slips an elbow through the middle.
Nukem can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Yataro controls the pace.
Yataro keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Nukem's head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Yataro's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Yataro lands a couple of elbows.
Yataro connects with a couple of short punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yataro lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Yataro stops Nukem from standing up.
Yataro scoring with punches to the head and body.
Yataro trying to control the position from guard on top but Nukem is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nukem is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Yataro is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yataro lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Nukem is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Yataro is controlling him.
Yataro passes Nukem's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Yataro stops Nukem from getting back to his feet.
Yataro winds up and cracks Nukem with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Yataro 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.
Yataro stops Nukem from getting back to his feet.
Yataro working over Nukem with some ground and pound. Nukem looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Yataro prevents Nukem from standing back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yataro winds up and cracks Nukem with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Nukem pushes Yataro off but Yataro dives into side control.
Nukem is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Yataro scoring with punches and elbows.
Yataro 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 Nukem's shoulder. That is not cool.
Yataro landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Yataro in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Yataro working the head with strikes.
Nukem is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nukem is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Yataro has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Nukem is still in real trouble! Can Yataro finish him?
Yataro scores with a couple of short elbows.
Yataro cracks Nukem with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Nukem is working to avoid the ground and pound but Yataro connects with a decent elbow.
Yataro takes a little break here. Nukem wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Yataro creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Nukem is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yataro landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Yataro working the ground and pound.
Yataro prevents Nukem from escaping the position.
Nukem takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Yataro cracks Nukem with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Yataro immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Nukem is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Yataro!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Takayama Yataro!
A relieved looking Takayama Yataro 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Dustin Assad (ranked 2617 p4p, 323 weight class) and Takahashi Ryu (ranked 3020 p4p, 363 weight class). Takahashi Ryu has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dustin Assad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Takahashi Ryu!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Assad misses with a straight left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ryu. Assad does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ryu misses with an uppercut.
Assad scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ryu throws out a loose jab but Assad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ryu ducks under a wild hook from Assad.
Assad throws a hook but Ryu avoids it easily.
Ryu throws a body punch but Assad moves out of range.
Assad half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Ryu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ryu tries to close the distance and clinch but Assad swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ryu connects with a crisp jab.
Ryu needs to keep his hands up - Assad had a free shot at his head there.
Ryu scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Assad looks to land a combination. Ryu sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Assad jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Assad uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ryu.
Dustin Assad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Assad gets tackled into the cage by Ryu. Ryu maintains the clinch.
Assad scores with a shoulder strike.
Ryu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ryu lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Assad breaks the clinch.
Ryu walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryu cracks Assad with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ryu loads up on a big right hand but Assad slips the punch.
Assad misses the shot to the body.
Ryu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Assad scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ryu just misses with a punch to the body.
Ryu thuds a left hand into Assad's body.
Assad throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ryu stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Assad throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Assad slips a straight right by Ryu.
Assad looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ryu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Assad lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Assad fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
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!
Ryu throws out a loose jab but Assad uses good head movement to avoid it.
A left lands for Assad.
Ryu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Assad.
Ryu has closed the distance and engaged Assad in a clinch.
Ryu misses with a body punch.
Ryu tries to work over Assad's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ryu tries to work over Assad's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Assad tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Assad misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ryu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A frustrated look appears on Assad's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ryu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Assad backwards.
Ryu lands a body punch.
Good body shot from Ryu.
Assad is breathing heavily.
Ryu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ryu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Assad is trying to force a seperation but Ryu has the dominant position.
Assad tries to work over Ryu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Assad has had enough of the clinch but Ryu keeps him there for the moment.
Ryu lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Assad or not.
Assad works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Ryu is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Assad rolls with it to try and escape but Ryu cranks on the arm and Assad is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Takahashi Ryu!
Dustin Assad spoke after the fight, saying 'I am the best BJJ player in the world. I will refine my striking game and be back. '.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between William Chandler (ranked 2178 p4p, 64 weight class) and Seishin Ryoshun (ranked 2897 p4p, 127 weight class). Ryoshun is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Strumbellas - Spirits. Seishin Ryoshun is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, William Chandler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Seishin Ryoshun!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ryoshun throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chandler throws a right hand that misses
and Ryoshun counters with a straight right hand.
Ryoshun looks to throw the jab but Chandler is out of range.
Chandler walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Chandler rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ryoshun counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ryoshun keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chandler scoring well with a low kick there.
Chandler swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chandler tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ryoshun is able to avoid easily.
Ryoshun lands a jab to the head.
Ryoshun closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
It looks like Seishin Ryoshun has been cut.
Chandler fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chandler moves out of range of the strikes.
Chandler connects with an inside leg kick.
Ryoshun scores with a jab.
Chandler fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ryoshun checks it well.
Chandler ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ryoshun tries to clinch up.
Ryoshun doesn't manage to clinch there - Chandler circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chandler fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A big right from Ryoshun misses.
Chandler moves into the clinch successfully.
Ryoshun blocks an uppercut.
Chandler lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ryoshun is trying to break the clinch but Chandler has him pressed against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Chandler.
Ryoshun takes a shot to the head.
Chandler blocks a body shot from Ryoshun.
A short right from Chandler on the inside.
Chandler tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chandler throws a punch but it's blocked by Ryoshun.
Ryoshun doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chandler works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ryoshun lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chandler backwards.
Chandler's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ryoshun lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Chandler softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chandler makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Chandler keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ryoshun's efforts to push away.
Chandler keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ryoshun's efforts to push away.
Ryoshun misses with a punch to the body.
Ryoshun pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chandler has managed to clinch.
Chandler tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chandler lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Chandler.
Chandler goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ryoshun breaks the clinch.
Chandler thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ryoshun connects with a nice looking jab.
Ryoshun is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Ryoshun slips a straight right by Chandler.
Chandler rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ryoshun counters with a left to the body.
Ryoshun comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Chandler gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Ryoshun counters with a stiff right hand.
William Chandler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryoshun sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ryoshun connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Chandler's hands.
Ryoshun lands a jab.
A swing and a miss from Ryoshun.
Chandler lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ryoshun's sensitive parts.
Chandler is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Ryoshun's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Chandler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ryoshun closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ryoshun connects with a single shot there.
Ryoshun throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chandler pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chandler looks to score with a jab to the body but Ryoshun is just out of range.
Chandler dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ryoshun connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Chandler.
Ryoshun throws a jab but it's blocked by Chandler.
Ryoshun has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Chandler buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryoshun avoids the head kick by Chandler.
Ryoshun looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ryoshun keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chandler.
Ryoshun misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Chandler counters with a straight right hand.
Chandler waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ryoshun.
Chandler misses with a hook to the body
letting Ryoshun counter with a right hand.
Chandler looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ryoshun checks a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Ryoshun throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ryoshun throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ryoshun fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chandler manages to avoid it.
Ryoshun throws a lazy right hand but Chandler sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ryoshun is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Chandler had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Chandler displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ryoshun throws out the jab.
Chandler lands the left hand.
Ryoshun slips under a jab from Chandler.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chandler throws a lazy right hand but Ryoshun sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ryoshun is looking for the big counter here.
Ryoshun moves out of range of the body kick.
Chandler throws out a leg kick but Ryoshun moves out of range and Chandler only half commits.
Chandler throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ryoshun sees it coming and avoids it easily.
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 William Chandler will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Seishin Ryoshun's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ryoshun looks to throw the jab but Chandler is out of range.
Chandler was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Chandler gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The referee is keeping an eye on Chandler - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Chandler trying to stall but Ryoshun improves his position.
Chandler lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ryoshun escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chandler misses with a kick to the body.
A big right from Ryoshun misses.
Ryoshun throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chandler throws the left hand but Ryoshun avoids the punch easily.
Chandler lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ryoshun's sensitive parts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chandler staying out of range there.
Ryoshun defending well as Chandler loads up on a big left hand.
A swing and a miss from Ryoshun.
Chandler bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chandler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ryoshun.
Chandler blocks a low kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryoshun misses with a hook.
Chandler connects with a crisp jab.
Ryoshun staying out of range there.
Chandler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Ryoshun misses.
Chandler throws an overhand right that lands on Ryoshun's shoulder, as Ryoshun tries to avoid the shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Chandler misses the target.
Ryoshun swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Chandler ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Chandler jabs Ryoshun to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ryoshun steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chandler.
Ryoshun checks a low kick from Chandler.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ryoshun! But no joy.
Ryoshun takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Chandler moves into the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Chandler lands with a right to the head.
Chandler working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ryoshun is trying to break the clinch but Chandler has him pressed against the cage.
Chandler is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ryoshun can do to turn this around?
Chandler lands a nice shot to the body.
Chandler tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chandler lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ryoshun breaks the clinch.
Chandler takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Chandler fails to land with a series of punches.
Chandler rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ryoshun moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ryoshun takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Chandler scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Chandler throws an off balance right hand
enabling Ryoshun to counter with a crisp jab.
Ryoshun throws a jab but it's blocked by Chandler.
Ryoshun gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Chandler scores with a hook to the body. Ryoshun takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nice defenses there by Chandler.
William Chandler is winning the standup battle so far.
Ryoshun throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ryoshun displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chandler throws out the jab.
The fighters circling - Chandler throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ryoshun doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Chandler smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryoshun misses with a wild body shot.
Chandler feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ryoshun's calf.
Chandler tries to clinch but Ryoshun is having none of it.
Chandler looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ryoshun slips a jab from Chandler.
Ryoshun misses the shot to the body.
Chandler feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ryoshun's calf.
A swing and a miss from Ryoshun.
A swing and a miss from Chandler.
Chandler fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ryoshun is out of range.
A nice side step and Ryoshun releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Chandler uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ryoshun.
Chandler tried to counter with a leg kick but Ryoshun avoided it.
Nice straight punches there by Ryoshun. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ryoshun.
Ryoshun takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ryoshun misses with an uppercut.
Chandler was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ryoshun avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chandler takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Ryoshun misses its intended target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ryoshun throws a jab but it's blocked by Chandler.
Chandler tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Ryoshun manages to circle out of the way.
Chandler throws the kick towards the body but Ryoshun avoids it.
Chandler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ryoshun was well out of range. Poor timing from Chandler.
Chandler rushes Ryoshun and presses him up against the cage.
Ryoshun is trying to break free.
Ryoshun is trying to break free.
Chandler throws a head punch that misses.
Chandler lands with a right to the head.
Chandler trying to control the position but instead, Ryoshun has worked for underhooks and has pushed Chandler into the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Ryoshun.
William Chandler has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chandler is working Ryoshun over against the cage.
Ryoshun with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Chandler tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ryoshun breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Chandler dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Seishin Ryoshun's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Chandler steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ryoshun.
Ryoshun uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ryoshun fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chandler manages to avoid it.
A jab from Ryoshun misses.
Nice defenses there by Chandler.
Ryoshun misses with a hook to the body
and Chandler counters with a nice uppercut.
Ryoshun avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ryoshun takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Chandler tries a head kick but it misses.
Chandler uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ryoshun.
Chandler misses with a lunging right hand
and Ryoshun counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chandler takes one to the chin there.
Chandler walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chandler throws a head kick but Ryoshun moves out of range.
Chandler steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ryoshun.
A little feinted left hand from Chandler on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Chandler misses with a low kick.
Ryoshun scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chandler throws a series of punches but Ryoshun moves out of range.
Ryoshun throws a jab when Chandler was well out of range.
Chandler scores with the left hand. Ryoshun knows he should have avoided that one.
Ryoshun tries to clinch up.
Ryoshun loads up on a big right hand but Chandler slips the punch.
Ryoshun on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Chandler. Chandler obviously looking to wear him down.
Chandler on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Chandler displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ryoshun throws out the jab.
Ryoshun ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chandler moves away.
Chandler swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ryoshun slips a jab from Chandler.
Chandler uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ryoshun.
Ryoshun takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Chandler throws a good cross that connects.
That has opened up Seishin Ryoshun's cut even more.
Ryoshun is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ryoshun dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ryoshun keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chandler.
Ryoshun now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ryoshun misses with a wild body shot.
Chandler tries to clinch up.
Chandler wants to clinch up but Ryoshun keeps it at a distance.
Chandler fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ryoshun on the side of the head.
Ryoshun is rocked!
Ryoshun fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chandler manages to avoid it.
Chandler half committed to a counter leg kick.
Chandler throws a quick inside leg kick.
Chandler throws a body kick that misses.
Ryoshun just misses with a punch to the body.
Chandler is looking to counter punch.
Chandler with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Chandler missing with a left hand there. Ryoshun was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A swing and a miss from Ryoshun.
Ryoshun throws a lazy uppercut
and Chandler connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ryoshun swings away with a body shot that misses
and Chandler counters with an outside leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Chandler there.
Chandler paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chandler takes one to the chin there.
Chandler clinches up against the cage.
Ryoshun prevents a body shot from Chandler.
Ryoshun lands with a short shot to the head.
Chandler lands a hook that snaps the head of Ryoshun backwards.
The cut above Seishin Ryoshun's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Chandler presses Ryoshun against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ryoshun takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Chandler trying to stall but Ryoshun improves his position.
Ryoshun breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chandler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ryoshun.
Chandler works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ryoshun is still on wobbly legs! Can Chandler finish him?
Ryoshun rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chandler counters with a solid body kick.
Ryoshun seems to have recovered his senses.
Ryoshun waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chandler.
Chandler throws the left hand but Ryoshun avoids the punch easily.
Ryoshun swats away the attempt to clinch by Chandler.
Chandler throws a poor cross that misses
and Ryoshun counters with a stiff right hand.
Seishin Ryoshun has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chandler connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chandler connects with a solid leg kick.
Ryoshun avoids the body shot from Chandler.
Ryoshun uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chandler.
Chandler waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ryoshun.
A swing and a miss from Ryoshun.
Chandler tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chandler lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Chandler scores with a nice strike.
Chandler scores with a nice head shot.
Seishin Ryoshun's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
A head kick misses from Chandler.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chandler on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Chandler moves out of range as Ryoshun strikes.
It looked like Chandler wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Chandler moves out of range of the strikes.
Chandler rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ryoshun cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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 William Chandler.
Well Chandler has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for William Chandler!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for William Chandler!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for William Chandler!
William Chandler wins by unanimous decision!
William Chandler managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Sully's Bar & Grill, into his post fight interview.
In defeat, Seishin Ryoshun stepped up to the mic, saying 'Losing feels worse than winning feels good.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Crusadius Infidellus (ranked 2555 p4p, 315 weight class) and Hanny Sledgehammer (ranked 2691 p4p, 333 weight class). Infidellus's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The last stand: Sabaton. Hanny Sledgehammer has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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192 lbs
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Crusadius Infidellus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hanny Sledgehammer!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sledgehammer lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Crusadius Infidellus has been cut.
Sledgehammer has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Infidellus is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Infidellus throws a lazy right hand but Sledgehammer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sledgehammer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Infidellus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Infidellus was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sledgehammer takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Sledgehammer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Infidellus bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sledgehammer misses with an uppercut
and Infidellus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sledgehammer misses with an uppercut
and Infidellus counters with a series of strikes. Sledgehammer will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sledgehammer tries a head kick but it misses.
Sledgehammer's jab looks to have found its range, popping Infidellus under the eye.
A looping hook to the body misses from Infidellus. Sledgehammer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Infidellus moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromSledgehammer.
Sledgehammer swings widly with a right hand
and Infidellus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sledgehammer is rocked!
Sledgehammer throws a predictable looking body shot
and Infidellus counters with a right hand to the body.
Sledgehammer is still on wobbly legs! Can Infidellus finish him?
Sledgehammer looks winded!
Infidellus jabs Sledgehammer to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Crack! Infidellus connects with the perfect overhand right and Sledgehammer falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Infidellus!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Crusadius Infidellus!
A victorious Crusadius Infidellus 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joe Slasher (ranked 1678 p4p, 77 weight class) and Gruff Dragon (ranked 2124 p4p, 103 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Slasher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gruff Dragon!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dragon scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Dragon should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Slasher is trying to stand.
Dragon is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Dragon thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Slasher's head.
Dragon trying to control from Slasher's half guard. Slasher has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dragon postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Slasher is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Dragon, into his guard.
Dragon looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slasher has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Dragon is proving hard to escape from.
Dragon is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragon is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Slasher defends well.
Slasher would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Dragon working for a triangle but Slasher defends it easily.
Dragon throws his legs up looking for a submission but Slasher uses it to pass to side control.
Slasher wants to stand but Dragon has his arm trapped.
Dragon tries to bench press Slasher off him but Slasher keeps the position.
Dragon is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragon actively working from the bottom here.
Slasher wants to stand up but Dragon has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Slasher will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dragon wants to get back to full guard.
Slasher is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Slasher moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Dragon.
Dragon is trying to improve his position.
Slasher tries to stand but Dragon is controlling his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragon sneaks back into half guard.
Dragon has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Dragon wants to get back to full guard.
Dragon looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Dragon is looking to improve his position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Dragon can do anything to dispel that myth.
Dragon looking for submissions off his back.
Dragon works his way to full guard. Good work.
Slasher has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Dragon is proving hard to escape from.
Slasher has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dragon escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Slasher gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Slasher wants to stand but Dragon has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Dragon gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short uppercut from Slasher.
Dragon is looking to take this one to the mat.
Slasher prevents the takedown attempt.
Dragon jumps guard but Slasher stands there with Dragon around his waist. Dragon gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Joe Slasher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gruff Dragon.
Dragon drags the fight down to the ground.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Dragon is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Slasher is aware though and is defending well.
Dragon has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Slasher can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Dragon looking for a guillotine here but Slasher defends easily.
Slasher wants to stand but Dragon is controlling his posture from full guard.
Slasher stopping the sweep attempt from Dragon.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Dragon is looking for a triangle but Slasher pushes his legs off easily.
Slasher wants to get up but he can't break Dragon's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Slasher got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dragon has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Slasher has managed to get both his arms back between Dragon's legs - danger averted.
Dragon working for a triangle but Slasher defends it easily.
Dragon looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dragon is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Slasher defends well.
Slasher avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dragon is looking for a triangle here but Slasher uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Slasher stands up.
Dragon fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dragon changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Slasher tries to avoid it but Dragon manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Slasher to the ground. Slasher escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dragon jumps guard but Slasher turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Dragon is trying to pull guard but Slasher has him pressed against the cage.
Slasher pushes Dragon back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dragon looks winded!
Slasher lands a body punch.
Slasher lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dragon or not.
Still in the clinch, Slasher scores with a nice short uppercut.
Slasher throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dragons head.
It looks like Gruff Dragon has been cut.
A short right from Slasher on the inside.
Slasher lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dragon jumps guard but Slasher turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A left hand lands to the body for Slasher.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Slasher lands with a light punch inside.
Slasher lands a body shot in the clinch.
Slasher lands with a short shot to the head.
Slasher digs a right hand into Dragon's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dragon's gas tank.
Slasher digs a right hand into Dragon's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dragon's gas tank.
Slasher gets through Dragon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Slasher is working Dragon over against the cage.
Slasher lands with a left to the head.
Slasher lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Slasher lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dragon or not.
Slasher throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Slasher.
Slasher lands an uppercut.
Dragon is rocked!
Still in the clinch, Slasher scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dragon is still on wobbly legs! Can Slasher finish him?
Slasher dips a shoulder and cracks Dragon with a mighty uppercut! Dragon falls back against the cage and Slasher unloads with a barrage of strikes! Dragon 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 - Slasher screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Slasher!
Our winner, Joe Slasher, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Android Seventeen (ranked 2544 p4p, 112 weight class) and Anthony Griffith (ranked 2014 p4p, 91 weight class). Seventeen 's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Dj got us fallin in love. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Android Seventeen !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony Griffith!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seventeen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circling - Seventeen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Seventeen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Griffith.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Griffith! But no joy.
Seventeen avoids the body shot from Griffith.
Griffith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Griffith steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Seventeen .
A nice side step and Griffith releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Android Seventeen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Griffith looks to score with a jab to the body but Seventeen is just out of range.
Griffith 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.
Seventeen throws a nice looking combination but Griffith bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Seventeen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Griffith dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Seventeen throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Seventeen throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Anthony Griffith has been cut.
Seventeen really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Seventeen is defended easily by Griffith.
Griffith throws a body punch but Seventeen moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Seventeen tries for a takedown but Griffith circles away easily
and Griffith counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Android Seventeen has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffith fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Griffith is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Seventeen rather than just go for the knockout.
Griffith works Seventeen 's body with a nice hook.
A head kick misses from Seventeen .
Griffith doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Seventeen missing with a left hand there. Griffith was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Griffith throws a one two combo.
Griffith throws a hook to the side of Seventeen 's head but Seventeen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Seventeen lands a nice shot that snaps Griffith's head back.
Griffith dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Seventeen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Griffith steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Seventeen .
Seventeen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
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!
Griffith swings for the body but Seventeen moves out of range.
Seventeen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Griffith was well out of range. Poor timing from Seventeen .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seventeen throws a sloppy head kick and Griffith moves out of range easily.
Seventeen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Griffith.
Seventeen misses with a jab to the body
and Griffith counters with a three punch combo that has Seventeen backing up. Seventeen nods at Griffith to acknowledge the strikes.
A jab from Griffith misses.
As Griffith tries to get set, Seventeen tries to push him back and clinch up but Griffith manages to avoid the attempt.
Seventeen misses with a combination
and Griffith connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Seventeen looks to score with a jab to the body but Griffith is just out of range.
Seventeen throws a series of punches but Griffith moves out of range.
Griffith is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Seventeen with a body shot.
Griffith moves out of range as Seventeen strikes.
Seventeen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Android Seventeen 's cut is getting worse.
Griffith lands a nice shot to the body.
Seventeen is breathing heavily.
Seventeen throws an off balance right hand
and Griffith counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Seventeen avoids the body shot from Griffith.
Griffith connects with a body shot.
Griffith connects with a body shot that sends Seventeen 's belly button to the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seventeen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Griffith counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Seventeen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Seventeen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
OH! Seventeen has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Griffith smells blood and charges in for the finish! Griffith unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Seventeen sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Anthony Griffith!
In his post fight interview, Anthony Griffith started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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