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Initiation II PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gary RodneyField (ranked 4969 p4p, 384 weight class) and Jack Nasty (ranked 5173 p4p, 395 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Nasty's choice of entrance music: Green Hell. Jack Nasty acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Good takedowns
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gary RodneyField!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Nasty!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Sam Margolis and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nasty forces RodneyField back against the cage and clinches.
RodneyField fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nasty wants a takedown but no success here.
Nasty is fighting off a takedown attempt but RodneyField is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Nasty to the mat. Nasty regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Nasty is trying to keep RodneyField in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
RodneyField wants to control from the top but Nasty keeps moving.
RodneyField is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Russian Bears Training Center that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Nasty can do anything to dispel that myth.
Nasty will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
RodneyField postures up.
RodneyField stopping the sweep attempt from Nasty.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
RodneyField drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and RodneyField jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
RodneyField wants to control from the top but Nasty keeps moving.
Nasty tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nasty pulls RodneyField in to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
RodneyField postures up.
RodneyField trying to control but Nasty is working from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Nasty is trying to control the position but RodneyField postures up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Nasty has a takedown stuffed.
RodneyField scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
RodneyField tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no RodneyField has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
RodneyField working away.
Nasty gets back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
RodneyField is working for a submission of some sort.
RodneyField is breathing heavily.
Nasty misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Nasty trying to control from the bottom.
Nasty is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but RodneyField is staying active.
RodneyField is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Nasty tries to roll over but RodneyField keeps him under control.
Nasty trying to control from the bottom.
RodneyField is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Nasty throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Nasty looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
RodneyField is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Nasty doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time RodneyField.
RodneyField is keen to just control but Nasty is a slippery customer.
RodneyField blocks the strikes from Nasty.
RodneyField is working for a submission of some sort.
Nasty flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Nasty punching from the bottom.
RodneyField is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Nasty landing a few short strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Nasty is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nasty wants to control but RodneyField is keeping busy.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Nasty tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Nasty landing small, sideways elbows.
Nasty regains full guard. Nicely done.
Nasty tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nasty scores with a nice shot.
RodneyField trying to control the position from guard on top but Nasty is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nasty throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
RodneyField trying to control but Nasty is working from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
RodneyField decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary RodneyField dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
RodneyField drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Nasty is looking to regain half guard here but RodneyField keeps moving and retains side control.
RodneyField wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Nasty, who protects the arm well.
Nasty can't do much from the bottom here.
Nasty throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
RodneyField is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Nasty is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
RodneyField working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nasty controls the position for a moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nasty is looking to reverse the position.
Nasty misses with a strike from the bottom.
RodneyField wants to control but Nasty is keeping him busy.
Nasty throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Nasty is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked RodneyField off and has taken his back!
Nasty looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Nasty is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften RodneyField up.
Nasty loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can RodneyField hold on?
Can RodneyField hold on?! Nasty is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nasty connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for RodneyField to escape the position.
Nasty landing with strikes.
Gary RodneyField overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nasty is punishing RodneyField with strikes - can he finish him?!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
RodneyField is trying to remain composed but Nasty is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Nasty punches RodneyField on the ear.
RodneyField is rocked!
Nasty is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Oh RodneyField is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nasty lands shots from the back.
RodneyField seems to have got his legs back now.
Nasty lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Nasty scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. RodneyField is looking for a way out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nasty throwing damaging strikes from the back! RodneyField could be in trouble here!
RodneyField is trying to remain composed but Nasty is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Nasty is punishing RodneyField with strikes - can he finish him?!
Nasty is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften RodneyField up.
Nasty punishes RodneyField with strikes from the back mount.
Nasty scores with punches to the body.
Nasty punishes RodneyField with strikes from the back mount.
Can RodneyField hold on?! Nasty is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Nasty throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting RodneyField!
Nasty punishes RodneyField with strikes from the back mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
RodneyField trying to control the hands but Nasty breaks the grip.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Nasty. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
This has been an exciting period of action!
RodneyField is trapped and Nasty is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Nasty lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Nasty is punishing RodneyField with some ground and pound.
Nasty softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Nasty connects with a big shot to the side of RodneyField's head.
Nasty has the hooks in. RodneyField is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Nasty has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
RodneyField grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
RodneyField covers up after that shot from Nasty.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Nasty showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Nasty closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. RodneyField did well to prevent Nasty getting side control.
Nasty throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nasty is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Nasty 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.
Nasty lands strikes from half guard.
Nasty looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nasty lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked RodneyField! More strikes land and this one is all over! Nasty jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Nasty!
Jack Nasty seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Phil Benton (ranked 5453 p4p, 484 weight class) and Alex Marida (ranked 3455 p4p, 367 weight class). Alex Marida struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 187.2lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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199 lbs
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BJJ White 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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Phil Benton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alex Marida!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Colin Fotheringham and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Benton has cracked Marida with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Benton lands another huge swinging hook and Marida tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Marida, before Benton can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Phil Benton!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sao Alela (ranked 3288 p4p, 319 weight class) and Larry Haggus (ranked 4720 p4p, 415 weight class). Alela kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Ground Zero (MOP). Larry Haggus is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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172 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sao Alela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Larry Haggus!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Atkins and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haggus takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Alela closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Haggus tries to pull guard but Alela forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Alela lands an uppercut.
Haggus wants a takedown but no success here.
Alela misses with a short punch on the inside.
Haggus tries to throw a body punch but Alela avoids it by throwing Haggus back against the cage.
Alela manages to break the clinch.
Haggus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alela throwing a counter right hand but Haggus manages to avoid it.
Haggus wants to clinch but Alela slips to the side
and Alela counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Alela tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Haggus manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Haggus smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Alela sizes up Haggus with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Alela 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.
Haggus tries to clinch
and Haggus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haggus throws a big shot that misses.
Haggus wants to clinch up but Alela keeps it at a distance.
Larry Haggus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alela moves out of range as Haggus strikes.
Alela throwing a counter right hand but Haggus manages to avoid it.
Alela keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice sprawl there from Alela as Haggus shoots in.
Alela half committed to a counter leg kick.
Sao Alela has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Larry Haggus.
Alela steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Haggus.
Alela is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Haggus appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Alela throws a nice inside leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Haggus darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Alela cracks Haggus with a good jab.
Alela throws a sloppy head kick and Haggus moves out of range easily.
Haggus misses with a shot to the body
and Alela counters with a stiff right hand.
Alela keeps the fight on the outside.
Sao Alela is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alela doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Haggus tries to close the distance and clinch but Alela swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Haggus misses with a body shot
enabling Alela to counter with a crisp jab.
Haggus misses with a wild body shot.
Haggus dives in and grabs Alela's left leg, looking for a takedown. Alela pushes down on Haggus's head and hops out.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alela feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hagguss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Haggus changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Alela tries to avoid it but Haggus manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Alela to the ground. Alela escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Alela clinches with his opponent.
Haggus looking to stall.
Alela lands a nice uppercut.
Haggus misses with a hook to the ribs.
Alela lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alela slows down the pace here.
A head punch on the inside from Alela fails to land.
Alela escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Haggus shoots for a double leg takedown but Alela sprawls well. He's pushed Haggus's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Alela clinches up with Haggus and pushes him back against the cage.
Alela working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Alela.
Haggus looks winded!
Alela breaks the clinch.
Haggus tries to clinch there but Alela circles away.
It looked like Alela wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Haggus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alela was well out of range. Poor timing from Haggus.
Haggus throws a body punch but Alela moves out of range.
Haggus is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Alela rather than just go for the knockout.
Haggus looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Haggus tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Haggus. Alela does a little dance to reset his feet.
Haggus shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Alela sprawls well. Alela wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Haggus gets slowly back to his feet.
Alela throwing a counter right hand but Haggus manages to avoid it.
Haggus shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Alela pinned against the cage. Alela gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Alela gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Alela working aggressively here.
Alela presses Haggus against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haggus missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sao Alela dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Alela swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Alela displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Haggus.
It looked like Alela wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Haggus tries to clinch up.
Alela throwing a counter right hand but Haggus manages to avoid it.
Haggus tries to move into range but Alela moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Haggus closes the distance and clinches up with Alela, looking for a takedown. Haggus pushes Alela against the cage but Alela circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Alela blocks a leg kick.
Sao Alela is winning the standup battle so far.
Alela moves into the clinch successfully.
Haggus tries to work over Alela's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alela makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Haggus wants to take the fight to the mat but Alela manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Sao Alela has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Larry Haggus.
Alela lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Haggus backwards.
Alela lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Alela throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hagguss head.
Haggus is rocked!
Haggus is breathing heavily.
Alela stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Haggus is still on wobbly legs! Can Alela finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alela breaks from the clinch.
Haggus seems to have recovered his senses.
Alela clinches up with Haggus and pushes him back against the cage.
Alela manages to break the clinch.
Alela is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Haggus can do to turn this around?
Alela moves into range and clinches up with Haggus.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Alela.
Alela working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Alela lands a hook to the side of the head.
Alela lands with a left to the head.
Alela lands a big right hand that drops Haggus! The killer instinct kicks in and Alela finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Alela!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sao Alela!
During a confident post fight interview, Sao Alela thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eduardo Ortiz (ranked 2730 p4p, 314 weight class) and Diego Oriola (ranked 4413 p4p, 434 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eduardo Ortiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Diego Oriola!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Chris Edwards and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortiz throws a body shot but no joy.
Ortiz scores with a jab. Oriola acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ortiz misses with a right hand
so Oriola counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Oriola advances position into side control!
Oriola advances nicely into full mount.
Oriola is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Ortiz is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Diego Oriola!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jordon Shoemaker (ranked 3003 p4p, 406 weight class) and Ashraf Hassan (ranked 3228 p4p, 429 weight class). Shoemaker comes to the cage accompanied by Nelly - Air Force Ones. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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212 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jordon Shoemaker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ashraf Hassan!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Daniel Bishop and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hassan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Shoemaker throws a head kick that misses.
Shoemaker throws a hook but Hassan blocks it.
Hassan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hassan throws a series of punches but Shoemaker avoids them all with ease.
Shoemaker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shoemaker rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hassan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shoemaker wants to clinch up but Hassan keeps it at a distance.
Shoemaker misses with a straight right.
Nice uppercut lands for Shoemaker. That snapped Hassan's head back.
Shoemaker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hassan manages to avoid it.
Shoemaker looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hassan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shoemaker.
Shoemaker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shoemaker moves out of range as Hassan strikes.
Hassan looks to land a left hand but Shoemaker moved out of range nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hassan slips a jab and a cross from Shoemaker.
Hassan lands a slapping body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shoemaker shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hassan eats them both and turns towards Shoemaker to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Ashraf Hassan has been cut.
Hassan throws a jab when Shoemaker was well out of range.
Shoemaker throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hassan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shoemaker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hassan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shoemaker.
Shoemaker has Hassan up against the cage in a clinch.
Hassan lands a shot to the body.
Hassan breaks from the clinch.
Hassan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hassan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Shoemaker on the side of the head.
Hassan throws a lazy right hand but Shoemaker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've been informed that Hassan has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shoemaker moves out of range as Hassan strikes.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hassan.
Shoemaker throws a combination that misses
and Hassan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hassan gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Shoemaker to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Shoemaker landing with the ground and pound.
Shoemaker trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Shoemaker wants to control from the top but Hassan keeps moving.
Hassan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Shoemaker. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Shoemaker controlling from the top position.
Shoemaker trying to control but Hassan is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shoemaker 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.
Shoemaker missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Shoemaker accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Shoemaker working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Shoemaker won't allow Hassan to get back to his feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hassan misses with a hook. Shoemaker ducked under it nicely.
Shoemaker seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Hassan might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A shot to the liver by Shoemaker. Beautiful body shot.
Ashraf Hassan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shoemaker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hassan throws out the jab.
Shoemaker shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hassan sprawls well. Hassan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Shoemaker gets slowly back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shoemaker shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hassan is trying to defend but Shoemaker finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Shoemaker controlling the action here.
Shoemaker not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Shoemaker is looking to advance position but Hassan won't allow it.
Shoemaker throwing shots but Hassan is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ashraf Hassan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ashraf Hassan's cut.
That's time! Shoemaker's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Shoemaker closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Hassan's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shoemaker landing some decent shots from guard.
Shoemaker makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Shoemaker with a flurry of punches that miss.
Shoemaker postures up in Hassan's guard and throws a big left but Hassan blocks it.
Shoemaker distracts Hassan with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Shoemaker throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hassan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shoemaker with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Shoemaker accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Shoemaker loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jordon Shoemaker overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Shoemaker with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shoemaker wants to control from the top but Hassan keeps moving.
Shoemaker throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hassan keeping moving, preventing Shoemaker from controlling successfully.
Shoemaker engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Shoemaker throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hassan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hassan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Shoemaker.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's two 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.
Shoemaker throws a low kick, looking for Hassan's leg but Hassan calmly moves out of range.
Hassan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hassan lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Shoemaker misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hassan misses with an uppercut
and Shoemaker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A lazy left from Hassan finds it's target.
Shoemaker closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Shoemaker throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hassan.
Shoemaker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hassan blocks an uppercut.
Shoemaker is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hassan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hassan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shoemaker drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hassan lands a jab to the head.
No joy there for Shoemaker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Shoemaker has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hassan finds it's way round the side to connect with Shoemaker's head.
Hassan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shoemaker shoots and misses
and Shoemaker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ashraf Hassan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shoemaker slips under a jab from Hassan.
Hassan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Shoemaker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hassan misses with an uppercut
letting Shoemaker counter with a right hand.
Shoemaker dodges the punch combination from Hassan.
Hassan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hassan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shoemaker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hassan.
An attempted straight right counter from Shoemaker misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hassan avoids the body shot from Shoemaker.
Shoemaker moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jab from Shoemaker.
Hassan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hassan is rocked!
Shoemaker goes for a small jab and connects. Now Shoemaker goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! Hassan stumbles back but Shoemaker runs in with a huge uppercut knocking Hassan to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if Hassan will ever be the same after a knockout like that.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jordon Shoemaker!
Jordon Shoemaker seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Moese Daldo (ranked 2672 p4p, 307 weight class) and Andre Valentino (ranked 3149 p4p, 342 weight class). Daldo kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Made To Be Legends. Moese Daldo could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Andre Valentino's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Moese Daldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Andre Valentino!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Daniel Bishop and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daldo slips under a jab.
Daldo half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A slow jab from Valentino misses its intended target.
Valentino jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Daldo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Valentino.
Valentino fails to land with a series of punches.
Valentino throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Daldo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Valentino looks to score with a jab to the body but Daldo is just out of range.
Valentino throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Valentino looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Valentino misses with a two punch combination.
Daldo forces Valentino back against the cage and clinches.
Valentino misses with a short punch on the inside.
Valentino has clasped his hands together around Daldo's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Valentino with the ground and pound but Daldo regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Valentino looks to land a strike but Daldo avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daldo seems keen to control Valentino's posture.
Valentino must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Valentino throws a strike but Daldo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Valentino looking to control.
Valentino looking to hit a scissor sweep but Daldo is one step ahead there.
Daldo seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Valentino has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Daldo has passed into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentino can't do much from the bottom here.
Valentino prevents Daldo from moving into mount.
Valentino can't do much from the bottom here.
Valentino is being controlled here.
Valentino is trying to control Daldo's posture but Daldo avoids it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daldo taking a breather here.
A control attempt from Valentino but he's now mounted!
Daldo manages to capitalize on a mistake by Valentino to take his back!
Valentino looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentino is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Daldo is staying active.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Valentino is trying to stand back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Daldo really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Valentino.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Andre Valentino will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Daldo darts in looking for a takedown but Valentino gets double underhooks and turns Daldo into the cage.
Valentino lands a lovely overhand right.
Daldo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Valentino swinging wildly here.
It looked like Daldo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Valentino ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Daldo moves away.
Valentino takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Valentino is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Daldo.
Daldo instigates a clinch.
Daldo keeps control of Valentino as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valentino is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Daldo looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Daldo pulls guard effortlessly.
Moese Daldo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Daldo is adopting a defensive guard.
Valentino wants to pass the guard but Daldo is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentino sitting in guard doing not very much at all here. Daldo doesn't need a second invitation though! He's locked up a guillotine and he's squeezing tight! That is tiiiiiiiiight! Valentino paying the price for stalling here - he's pushing hard on the arm trying to free himself but it's no use! He's tapped! WOW, quick submission from Daldo - great work!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Moese Daldo!
In his post fight interview, Moese Daldo started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Frank Stallone (ranked 2709 p4p, 231 weight class) and Brayden Point (ranked 1957 p4p, 179 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frank Stallone!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brayden Point!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Daniel Bishop and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left and a right from Point both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Frank Stallone has been cut.
Stallone takes one to the side of the head.
Point scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Point cracks a nice hook into Stallone's ribs.
Point clinches up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Point creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Point.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Point lands a hook that snaps the head of Stallone backwards.
Stallone is trying to force a seperation but Point has the dominant position.
A shot in the inside from Point.
Point digs a right hand into Stallone's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Stallone's gas tank.
Point working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Point working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Stallone is rocked!
Point scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Oh Stallone is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Point lands a body shot in the clinch.
Stallone is breathing heavily.
Point makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Stallone wants a takedown.
The referee calls for Point to work.
Point lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Point lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Stallone working aggressively here.
Stallone goes for a takedown attempt but Point pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Stallone seems to have got his legs back now.
Crack! Point connects with the perfect overhand right and Stallone falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Point!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Brayden Point!
Brayden Point is the new featherweight champion!
Brayden Point took some time post fight to say the following; 'Fuck Alt Right. I own you.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gunna Win (ranked 1899 p4p, 290 weight class) and Eric Von Erikson (ranked 2386 p4p, 338 weight class). Gunna Win 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Gunna Win!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Eric Von Erikson!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Daniel Bishop and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Von Erikson forces Win back against the cage and clinches.
A short left from Win.
A head punch on the inside from Von Erikson fails to land.
Von Erikson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Win throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Von Eriksons head.
Win swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Von Erikson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Win scores with a hook to the body.
Von Erikson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Win swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Von Erikson pushes off an throws an elbow but Win leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Von Erikson throws a head punch that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Win.
Von Erikson blocks a body shot from Win.
Win misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Win throws a punch but it's blocked by Von Erikson.
Von Erikson prevents a body shot from Win.
Von Erikson swings wildly with an uppercut but Win uses good head movement to avoid it.
Von Erikson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Knees to the body from Von Erikson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Von Erikson taking a breather.
Von Erikson misses with an elbow strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Von Erikson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Erikson tries to land knees in the clinch but Win avoids the damage to the body.
Von Erikson misses with a punch to the body.
Win lands a body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Von Erikson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Win.
Von Erikson blocks a body shot from Win.
Von Erikson misses with an elbow strike.
Win working aggressively here.
Von Erikson trying to stall but Win improves his position.
Von Erikson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Win is defending well for now.
Win lands a nice uppercut.
Win struggles to land a body shot inside as Von Erikson controls his hands.
Win swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Win lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Von Erikson.
Win misses with a hook from the clinch.
Win can't find room to land a body shot as Von Erikson controls the action.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Von Erikson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Von Erikson looking to slow down the pace here.
Von Erikson scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Win working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Von Erikson blocks an uppercut.
Von Erikson has a couple of punches blocked by Win.
Win lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short body shot lands from Win as the two fighters clinch.
Von Erikson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Win avoids a wild elbow strike from Von Erikson.
Good body shot from Win.
Von Erikson looks winded!
Von Erikson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Von Erikson.
Von Erikson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Win prevents it.
Von Erikson prevents a body shot from Win.
Von Erikson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Von Erikson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Win misses with some punches.
Von Erikson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Win is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Win tries to work over Von Erikson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Von Erikson blocks a body shot from Win.
Von Erikson prevents a body shot from Win.
Von Erikson misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Win avoiding damage as Von Erikson throws knees to the body.
The referee calls for Von Erikson to work.
Von Erikson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Von Erikson struggles to land a body shot inside as Win controls his hands.
Win lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Win blocks a body shot from Von Erikson.
Win lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Win throws a head punch that misses.
Win goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Win tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Von Erikson's elbow.
Win struggles to land a body shot inside as Von Erikson controls his hands.
Win avoids a wild elbow strike from Von Erikson.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Win.
Win can't find room to land a body shot as Von Erikson controls the action.
Von Erikson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Win definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Win lands a body punch in the clinch.
Win tries a body shot but Von Erikson blocks it.
Win works on Von Erikson's body with a couple of short punches.
Win tries a body shot but Von Erikson blocks it.
Von Erikson tries to land knees in the clinch but Win avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Von Erikson fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Win.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Win throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Von Eriksons head.
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!
Win misses with a hook to the ribs.
Win tries to work over Von Erikson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Win.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Win.
Win tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Win.
A head punch on the inside from Win fails to land.
Win blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Win blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Win blocks an uppercut.
Win presses Von Erikson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Win lands with a right to the head.
Win misses with a short punch on the inside.
Win misses with a body punch.
Von Erikson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Win blocks it with crossed arms.
Win can't find room to land a body shot as Von Erikson controls the action.
Win doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Win misses with a punch to the body.
Win tries a body shot but Von Erikson blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunna Win dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Win dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Win takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Eric Von Erikson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Win jabs Von Erikson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Eric Von Erikson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Win tries to bum rush Von Erikson with a series of wild strikes but Von Erikson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Von Erikson clinches up with Win and pushes him back against the cage.
Von Erikson takes a shot to the head.
Win lands a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Win.
Von Erikson is rocked!
Win throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Win swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Win misses with a hook to the ribs.
Von Erikson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Win lands a body shot.
Win is leaning against Von Erikson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Win lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Von Erikson backwards.
Win misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Win.
Von Erikson is breathing heavily.
Win lands a hook to the side of the head.
Win throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Win.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Win lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short body shot lands from Win as the two fighters clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Win.
Von Erikson is still on wobbly legs! Can Win finish him?
Win tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Von Erikson blocks a body shot from Win.
Von Erikson seems to have recovered his senses.
Win tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Von Erikson's elbow.
Win lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Win scores with a nice short uppercut.
Win scores with a shoulder strike.
Win misses with a short punch on the inside.
Win can't find room to land a body shot as Von Erikson controls the action.
Win scores with a shoulder strike.
Win lands a shoulder strike.
Win lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right hook to the body lands for Win.
Win lands a nice shot to the body.
Win has a couple of punches blocked by Von Erikson.
Win scores with a shoulder strike.
Win throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Win creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Win lands a huge punch on the inside that knocks Von Erikson senseless! Wow, what a way to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gunna Win!
A relieved looking Gunna Win 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Tiago Alexandre (ranked 903 p4p, 109 weight class) and Mathias Wendel (ranked 1720 p4p, 194 weight class). Mathias Wendel told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tiago Alexandre!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mathias Wendel!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wendel lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Tiago Alexandre has been cut.
We've been informed that Wendel has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Wendel misses with a lunging right hand
and Alexandre counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Wendel!
Alexandre is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Wendel knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Alexandre wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wendel keeps working.
The strikes coming from Alexandre are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Alexandre is trying to get an arm triangle but Wendel is defending well.
Wendel is not content to let Alexandre control the position.
Alexandre tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexandre is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Wendel has escaped the position, nice work there.
Alexandre thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Wendel is trying to escape the position but Alexandre is controlling the position.
Alexandre tries to move to mount but Wendel blocks the move with his legs.
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.
Alexandre wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wendel keeps working.
Alexandre is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Wendel knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Alexandre tries to advance to mount but Wendel denies him.
Alexandre is working hard here to advance position.
Alexandre is looking to take a break and control but Wendel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexandre tries for a kimura but Wendel is defending well.
Alexandre tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Alexandre has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Alexandre works to advance to full mount. Wendel defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alexandre controlling his opponent.
Wendel is squirming around, avoiding Alexandre's attempts to control the action.
Wendel defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Alexandre.
Alexandre looking to control but Wendel is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Alexandre is working for a guillotine from mount but Wendel frees his head quite easily.
Poor strikes thrown by Alexandre there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tiago Alexandre dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tiago Alexandre's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Wendel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wendel jabs Alexandre right on the nose. Alexandre blinks but takes it well.
Wendel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Alexandre bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Alexandre displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wendel throws out the jab.
Wendel misses with a hook
and Alexandre counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Alexandre.
Alexandre passes Wendel's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Alexandre is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Alexandre looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Alexandre not doing much here.
Wendel is not content to let Alexandre control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wendel is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Alexandre is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wendel can do to turn this around?
Wendel is not content to let Alexandre control the position.
Alexandre moves nicely into side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Wendel can do anything to dispel that myth.
Alexandre is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Wendel knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's two 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.
Alexandre advances to mount.
Alexandre looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Alexandre fails to move to back control.
Alexandre wants to finish this one by submission but Wendel is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Alexandre.
Alexandre working for a submission but Wendel is keeping him at bay.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wendel tries to hold on but Alexandre pushes him away.
Alexandre trying to control but Wendel is having none of it.
Alexandre is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Wendel has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Alexandre has hold of Wendel's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Wendel manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Alexandre throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alexandre throwing strikes but Wendel uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Wendel is in trouble now - Alexandre has advanced to mount!
Wendel avoids a series of strikes thrown by Alexandre.
Wendel avoids a series of strikes thrown by Alexandre.
Alexandre can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Wendel is looking to escape.
Alexandre takes Wendel's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Wendel is in trouble.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Alexandre tightening his grip on Wendel, looking for the choke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tiago Alexandre dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tiago Alexandre's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Alexandre takes one on the button.
Wendel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Alexandre half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Wendel misses with an uppercut
and Alexandre counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Wendel looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Alexandre trying to control the position from guard on top but Wendel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alexandre wants to pass the guard but Wendel is keeping the position.
Alexandre is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wendel looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Alexandre works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Alexandre seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Wendel does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Alexandre is looking to advance position but Wendel won't allow it.
Alexandre is trying to control the action in half guard but Wendel is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Alexandre passes to side control.
Alexandre working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Alexandre misses with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wendel avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Alexandre.
Alexandre thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Alexandre is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Wendel is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Wendel is looking to reverse the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexandre has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Wendel is looking to improve his position but Alexandre isn't that keen on the idea.
Alexandre forces the positional change into back control.
Alexandre misses with punches from the back.
Alexandre is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Alexandre is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Wendel has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Alexandre has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Wendel taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Alexandre doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Tiago Alexandre!
Tiago Alexandre retains his welterweight title!
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