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UCF 8 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dimitri Petrovich (ranked 7802 p4p, 487 weight class) and Blane Thomas (ranked 24632 p4p, 506 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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240 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dimitri Petrovich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Blane Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Donald Grub and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrovich fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Petrovich could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Petrovich scores with a hook to the body. Thomas takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Petrovich swings for the body but Thomas moves out of range.
Dimitri Petrovich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Petrovich scores with a jab to the head.
Petrovich misses with an uppercut.
Thomas unleashes a big counter combination but Petrovich bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Petrovich throws a jab but it's blocked by Thomas.
Thomas rushes Petrovich and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Petrovich lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Thomas.
Petrovich lands an uppercut.
Thomas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thomas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Petrovich swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice defenses there by Thomas.
Thomas does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Petrovich throws a hook but Thomas blocks it.
Petrovich misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thomas.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Petrovich jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Thomas ducks under a wild hook from Petrovich.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Thomas takes one to the side of the head.
Thomas is rocked!
Petrovich flashes Thomas a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Thomas's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Thomas crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Petrovich punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dimitri Petrovich!
A victorious Dimitri Petrovich thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shaka Johnson (ranked 4907 p4p, 472 weight class) and Ivor Quinn (ranked 23878 p4p, 601 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by Mandoza - Nkalakatha. Shaka Johnson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Shaka Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ivor Quinn!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Colin Fotheringham and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quinn moves into the clinch.
Quinn has Johnson pressed against the cage, preventing Johnson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nice body punch from Quinn.
Quinn throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Quinn tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.
Quinn misses with a punch to the body.
A shot in the inside from Quinn.
Quinn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Johnson tries to score a body lock takedown but Quinn shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Quinn digs a right hand underneath Johnson's ribcage. Johnson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nice body punch from Quinn - that landed with a thud.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quinn stalling the fight.
Quinn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short uppercut from Quinn.
A short left from Quinn.
Quinn gets underhooks to prevent Johnson's takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quinn struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Quinn tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Quinn lands a shot to the body.
Quinn working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Quinn is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shaka Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Quinn scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Quinn works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Quinn throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A bit of stalling here from Quinn.
Quinn scores with a shot to the side of Johnson's head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Quinn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quinn manages to break the clinch.
Quinn lands with a good body shot.
Quinn scores with a hook to the body. Johnson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Quinn scores with a jab.
Quinn lands with an uppercut that bounces Johnson off the cage and back into range.
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Quinn closes the distance and clinches.
Quinn breaks the clinch.
Quinn scores with a jab to the jaw.
Quinn drives through and clinches with Johnson against the cage.
Johnson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Quinn pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Quinn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Quinn with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Johnson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Quinn darts in and clinches Johnson up against the cage.
Quinn breaks from the clinch.
Johnson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Quinn gets a clinch.
Quinn scores with a shoulder strike.
Quinn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Quinn closes the distance and pushes Johnson back into the cage.
Johnson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Quinn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Quinn avoids the head kick by Johnson.
Quinn appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Quinn throws a shot to the body.
Quinn closes the distance and pushes Johnson back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson prevents a body shot from Quinn.
Quinn lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Quinn tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.
Quinn is pushing Johnson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Quinn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Quinn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Quinn is pushing Johnson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Johnson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Quinn has him pressed against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivor Quinn dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A jab lands there for Quinn.
Quinn gets a clinch.
Quinn tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.
Quinn misses with a hook to the ribs.
A hook to the body from Quinn.
Johnson is trying to drag Quinn to the mat but Quinn just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Quinn lands a shoulder strike.
Quinn has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Quinn lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Johnson or not.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot in the inside from Quinn.
Quinn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Quinn stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Quinn lands a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quinn lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Quinn just leaning against Johnson, taking a breather.
Johnson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Johnson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Quinn is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shaka Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Quinn pushes Johnson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Quinn taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Quinn tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.
Quinn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow.
Johnson has picked Quinn up - he's going for a ride! Johnson dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Quinn has his hands clasped together around Johnson's back. He's all about the action.
Quinn manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Johnson keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
A hook to the body from Quinn.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson struggles to land a body shot inside as Quinn controls his hands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson working hard to break the clinch.
Quinn lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Johnson.
Quinn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Quinn is stalling here.
A frustrated look appears on Johnson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Quinn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Quinn just leaning against Johnson, taking a breather.
Quinn's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The crowd are getting on Quinn's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Quinn misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quinn is leaning against Johnson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Quinn lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Quinn tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.
Johnson can't break the clinch.
Quinn is struggling to control the position.
Quinn lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Quinn.
Quinn manages to break the clinch.
Johnson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Quinn is trying to defend but Johnson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Quinn preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Johnson frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Quinn is wriggling around trying to escape.
Johnson goes for an armbar but Quinn turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Quinn.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Quinn 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.
Johnson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Quinn 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.
Ivor Quinn 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! This is the final round!
Johnson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Quinn wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Johnson closes the distance and clinches up with Quinn, looking for a takedown. Johnson pushes Quinn against the cage but Quinn circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Johnson has closed the distance and engaged Quinn in a clinch.
Quinn manages to break the clinch.
Quinn gets a clinch.
Quinn cracks Johnson with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quinn lands with a left to the head.
Quinn content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Quinn lands with a left to the head.
Quinn tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Quinn scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quinn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Quinn gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Quinn scores with a hook to the body.
Quinn lands with a left to the head.
Quinn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Quinn effectively controlling the action here.
Johnson trying to control the position but instead, Quinn has worked for underhooks and has pushed Johnson into the cage.
Come on Quinn - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quinn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johnson tries to keep at a distance but Quinn has taken the fight into the clinch.
Quinn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Quinn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Quinn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Quinn gets a clinch.
Quinn misses with a body punch.
Johnson trying to control the position but instead, Quinn has worked for underhooks and has pushed Johnson into the cage.
A short uppercut from Quinn.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Quinn manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Johnson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Quinn is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Johnson has his takedown stuffed
and Quinn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Quinn gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Quinn lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Quinn works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Quinn pressing his opponent against the cage.
Quinn lands with a left to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quinn lands a body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Quinn.
Quinn pushes Johnson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Quinn lands a body punch.
Quinn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shaka Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Quinn instigates a clinch.
Johnson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Quinn is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shaka Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Quinn lands a shoulder strike.
Johnson is working for takedown but Quinn is calmly controlling the position for now.
Quinn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Johnsons head.
Quinn lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ivor Quinn seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Quinn is defending well against a takedown attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivor Quinn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Quinn has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 25:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 25:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivor Quinn!
Shaka Johnson was interviewed post fight and said 'Sometimes you have to lose to learn how to win.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joey Bream (ranked 4517 p4p, 439 weight class) and Arturo Berchales (ranked 7849 p4p, 539 weight class). Arturo Berchales will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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157 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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Brawler
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joey Bream!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arturo Berchales!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Paul Tew and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berchales fails to land with a series of punches.
Berchales connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bream takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bream shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Berchales's guard.
Berchales keeping moving, preventing Bream from controlling successfully.
Berchales working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bream.
Bream won't allow Berchales to get back to his feet.
Bream controlling from the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berchales keeping moving, preventing Bream from controlling successfully.
Bream has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bream throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Berchales works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bream is looking to work some ground and pound but Berchales has wrist control.
Bream drops back, looking for a kneebar! Berchales looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Berchales looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Berchales!
Bream wants to control but Berchales postures up.
An elbow from Berchales crashes against the mat.
Berchales postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Bream parries the strikes from Berchales easily there. Berchales is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Bream to escape.
Berchales throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Bream manages to get back to half guard.
Berchales landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bream actively working from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berchales with the ground and pound but Bream uses the opportunity to regain guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Berchales accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bream is trying to control the position but Berchales postures up.
Berchales postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Berchales missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Berchales throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bream is breathing heavily.
Bream isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Berchales stacks Bream on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Berchales!
Berchales tries to score with some ground and pound. Bream controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Berchales tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Berchales in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Bream looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Berchales turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arturo Berchales!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Fernandez (ranked 4648 p4p, 456 weight class) and Jessie James (ranked 5936 p4p, 494 weight class). Fernandez comes into the arena with Battle Symphony blaring out of the sound system. James has chosen Sounds of Silence (Disturbed) as his entrance music. Gabriel Fernandez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gabriel Fernandez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jessie James!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James tries to land a leg kick but Fernandez saw it coming and moves away.
A shot to the liver by Fernandez. Beautiful body shot.
Fernandez clobbers James with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Fernandez throws a body punch but James moves out of range.
James avoids the body shot from Fernandez.
James feints a counter leg kick.
Fernandez looks to score with a jab to the body but James is just out of range.
James appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Fernandez scores with a nice head shot.
A lazy left from James finds it's target.
James avoids the head kick by Fernandez.
Fernandez throws a leg kick that is checked
and James cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fernandez defending well as James loads up on a big left hand.
James tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fernandez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from James.
James blocks a head kick by Fernandez.
We've been informed that James 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernandez slips a jab from James.
Fernandez lands with a thumping leg kick.
James avoids the head kick by Fernandez.
Fernandez clinches up with James and pushes him back against the cage.
James manages to break the clinch.
Fernandez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fernandez scores with a hook to the body. James takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gabriel Fernandez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fernandez throws a half hearted mid kick.
Fernandez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
James takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fernandez looks to clinch
and James counters with a two punch combo.
A jab from Fernandez finds it's way through James's defenses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fernandez just misses with a punch to the body.
Fernandez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James's corner calls for a 1-2. James obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
We've been told by Fernandez's head coaches at Double XX that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
James avoids the body shot from Fernandez.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from James! But no joy.
James swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Fernandez.
Fernandez lands with a thumping leg kick.
James lands an overhand right.
Fernandez is looking to wear down James with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Fernandez misses with a jab to the body
and Fernandez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fernandez throws a leg kick but James checks it.
Fernandez misses with a looping right.
James feints a counter leg kick.
Fernandez lands a nice hook to James's body. James takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fernandez throws a leg kick
and James counters with a good low kick that Fernandez was not able to check.
Fernandez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
James appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Fernandez throws a right hand that James ducks under and follows up with a left that James also avoids with ease.
James 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fernandez throws the left hand but James avoids the punch easily.
Fernandez throws a sloppy body shot
and James counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Fernandez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fernandez has managed to clinch.
Fernandez tries to break the clinch but James is controlling the position.
Fernandez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fernandez is looking to clinch but James is avoiding it.
James throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Gabriel Fernandez has been cut.
Fernandez swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling James to counter with a crisp jab.
Fernandez slips a straight right by James.
James blocks a head kick by Fernandez.
Fernandez tries to clinch but James is having none of it.
James throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fernandez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
James lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fernandez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circle momentarily. James darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fernandez is rocked!
Fernandez connects with a good right hand that stumbles James. James circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Oh Fernandez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
James drops Fernandez with a naaaaasty hook - Fernandez is in real trouble here! James dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jessie James!
Our winner, Jessie James, 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.
The defeated Gabriel Fernandez had this to say: 'Chamba'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Garza (ranked 3773 p4p, 478 weight class) and Jack Burton (ranked 3784 p4p, 479 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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210 lbs
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210 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt Garza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Burton!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Sam Margolis and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Garza throws out the jab.
Garza throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Burton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Garza thows a left - swing and a miss!
Garza gets cracked there but stands up to it.
It looks like Matt Garza has been cut.
Burton moves out of range of the strikes.
Burton doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Garza throws a shot from downtown. Burton moves away and avoids it.
Burton now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Burton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Garza.
Burton lands a slapping body shot.
Burton connects with a good right hand that stumbles Garza. Garza circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Garza seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Garza misses with a right hand
and Burton counters with a nice body shot.
Burton with a hook.
Burton changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garza misses with a left hand
enabling Burton to counter with a crisp jab.
Garza takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Burton with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Burton thuds a left hand into Garza's body.
Burton lands with a good body shot.
Burton ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jack Burton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garza throws an off balance right hand
and Burton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Garza doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Garza is breathing heavily.
Burton throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Garza stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Garza is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Burton.
Burton connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Burton is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Burton lands with an uppercut that bounces Garza off the cage and back into range.
Burton with a hook.
Burton scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Burton lands a big uppercut and Garza crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Garza looks OK. Burton waves Garza back to his feet!
Garza is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garza drops his hands momentarily. Burton doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Garza staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Garza doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jack Burton!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Biff Raper (ranked 2389 p4p, 219 weight class) and Armand Kouyate (ranked 3849 p4p, 328 weight class). Raper's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Torso fuck - Raped by Elephants. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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255 lbs
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280 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Biff Raper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Armand Kouyate!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kouyate takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kouyate throws a poor cross that misses
and Raper counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Armand Kouyate has been cut.
Kouyate ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kouyate throws an overhand right that lands on Raper's shoulder, as Raper tries to avoid the shot.
Raper throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Raper throws a sloppy head kick and Kouyate moves out of range easily.
Raper misses with a body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kouyate! But no joy.
Raper throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Raper throws a series of punches but Kouyate moves out of range.
Kouyate closes the distance but Raper moves to the side
and Raper counters with a right hand to the body.
Raper looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Armand Kouyate seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kouyate throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Raper counters with a nice body shot.
Kouyate misses with a hook.
Kouyate clinches with his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raper breaks from the clinch.
Raper ducks under a wild hook from Kouyate.
The fighters circling - Kouyate throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kouyate takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raper misses with a two punch combination.
Kouyate thuds a left hand into Raper's body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kouyate, as that shot connected.
Kouyate connects with a body shot.
Raper jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kouyate 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.
Raper misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Raper misses with a head kick.
It seemed like Kouyate was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kouyate clinches up with Raper and pushes him back against the cage.
Raper's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A jab lands there for Kouyate.
Jab by Kouyate.
Raper misses with a body shot.
Raper lands with an uppercut that bounces Kouyate off the cage and back into range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kouyate stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Raper.
Raper ducks under a wild hook from Kouyate.
Kouyate 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.
Raper looks to score with a jab to the body but Kouyate is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Raper.
Raper slips a straight right by Kouyate.
Raper scores with a leg kick.
Kouyate walks into a stiff left hand from Raper.
A swing and a miss from Kouyate.
Raper throws a nice outside leg kick.
Raper thows a body kick. Kouyate tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Raper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kouyate takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nice cross by Kouyate.
That kick from Raper tenderised Kouyate's leg. Kouyate is trying to keep his angry face on.
A looping hook to the body misses from Raper. Kouyate does a little dance to reset his feet.
Raper will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Raper throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raper ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Raper missing with a left hand there. Kouyate was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kouyate throws a poor cross that misses
and Raper counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Raper closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That has opened up Armand Kouyate's cut even more.
Raper lands with a thumping leg kick.
Raper throws a body punch but Kouyate moves out of range.
Raper looks to throw the jab but Kouyate is out of range.
Raper misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kouyate.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Raper.
Kouyate misses with an uppercut
and Raper counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kouyate takes a swing at Raper's ribcage but misses.
Kouyate ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kouyate has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Raper.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A clash of legs there as Kouyate blocks the low kick.
It seemed like Kouyate was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Raper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kouyate throws a hook but Raper avoids it easily.
Kouyate lands a nice shot that snaps Raper's head back.
Raper tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kouyate misses with a looping right.
Raper throws a head kick that misses.
Kouyate defending well as Raper loads up on a big left hand.
Raper throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kouyate.
Raper pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kouyate tries to clinch but Raper moves out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Raper.
Raper misses with a double jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kouyate. Raper does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kouyate jabs Raper right on the nose. Raper blinks but takes it well.
Kouyate misses with a hook.
Raper throws a sloppy head kick and Kouyate moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Biff Raper dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Armand Kouyate's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kouyate rushes Raper and presses him up against the cage.
Raper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Raper.
A left hand lands to the body for Raper.
Raper lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kouyate or not.
Raper lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kouyate's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A short left from Raper.
Raper is leaning against Kouyate and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Raper breaks the clinch.
Raper swings for the body but Kouyate moves out of range.
Kouyate misses with a hook
and Raper connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Raper drops Kouyate with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Kouyate looks back up at him and smiles so Raper waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Kouyate is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Raper lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Kouyate up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Raper from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Kouyate's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Biff Raper!
Biff Raper 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Morris (ranked 2930 p4p, 399 weight class) and Salem Al Qahtani (ranked 3306 p4p, 441 weight class). Mark Morris is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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210 lbs
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202 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mark Morris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Salem Al Qahtani!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Al Qahtani with a jab.
Morris throws a hook but Al Qahtani avoids it easily.
Al Qahtani clinches with his opponent.
Morris swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Al Qahtani escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Al Qahtani loads up on a big right hand but Morris slips the punch.
Salem Al Qahtani seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morris gets tackled into the cage by Al Qahtani. Al Qahtani maintains the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Al Qahtani creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Morris lands a right hand that snaps the head of Al Qahtani backwards.
Al Qahtani scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Al Qahtani scores a nice knee to the body.
Morris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Morris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Al Qahtani.
Morris scores with a nice hook to the head.
Al Qahtani breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Al Qahtani dodges the punch combination from Morris.
Al Qahtani looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Al Qahtani has taken the fight to the clinch.
Morris tries to work over Al Qahtani's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Morris on the inside.
Morris working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Qahtani stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Al Qahtani scores with a hook to the body.
Al Qahtani swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Morris tries to throw a body punch but Al Qahtani avoids it by throwing Morris back against the cage.
Al Qahtani tries to throw a body punch but Morris avoids it by throwing Al Qahtani back against the cage.
Morris tries to work over Al Qahtani's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right handed body shot lands from Morris.
Morris makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Al Qahtani escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Morris throws a good cross that connects.
Al Qahtani avoids a punch combination nicely.
Al Qahtani fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Al Qahtani finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Morris's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Al Qahtani falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Morris!
Our winner, Mark Morris, 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 Cyrius Python (ranked 2138 p4p, 87 weight class) and Victor Mordino (ranked 4154 p4p, 168 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Victor Mordino was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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167 lbs
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180 lbs
5 - 12 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Cyrius Python!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Victor Mordino!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Richard Clark and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mordino manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Python on his heels. He'll look to pass Python's guard now, I'm sure.
Mordino advances position into side control!
Python is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Mordino's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Python misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Mordino is working for a kimura but Python is defending it quite comfortably.
Python wants to control but Mordino is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Python is trying to get back to full guard.
Mordino perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Mordino is looking for a kimura but Python is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Mordino to get the leverage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mordino seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Python does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Mordino might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Python haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Mordino seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Python looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Python is defending against the submission attempts here by Mordino.
Python manages to get to full guard.
Mordino trying to control the position from guard on top but Python is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Python looking for a sweep. Not yet Python, not yet.
Mordino wants to control from the top but Python keeps moving.
Mordino is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Python has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mordino can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mordino tries to free his leg and advance position but Python is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mordino wants to control from the top but Python keeps moving.
Python is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Python keeping full guard, as Mordino tries to pass.
Mordino engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Python keeping full guard, as Mordino tries to pass.
Python is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Mordino thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Mordino trying to control but Python is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mordino tries to free his leg and advance position but Python is retaining full guard.
Python is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mordino pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Python is keeping the position for now.
Python looking for a sweep. Not yet Python, not yet.
Mordino looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Python tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Python keeping full guard, as Mordino tries to pass.
Mordino prevents Python from getting back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mordino drives through with a takedown into guard.
Python escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mordino gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Python is trying to control the position but Mordino postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mordino pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Python is keeping the position for now.
Python being controlled here, momentarily.
Mordino trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Python is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mordino defends well.
Mordino trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mordino is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Mordino wants to control from the top but Python keeps moving.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Python wants to stand and escape but Mordino is having none of it.
Python looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Mordino dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mordino fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Python to the ground. Mordino is now in Python's guard.
Python wants to get back to his feet but Mordino is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Mordino controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Python is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mordino won't allow Python to get back to his feet.
Victor Mordino has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mordino 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.
Mordino wants to control from the top but Python keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mordino is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mordino trying to control but Python is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Mordino drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Python throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Mordino avoids a kick to the body.
Python lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Victor Mordino has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Python has managed to clinch.
Mordino is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Python can't fight it off and eventually Mordino manages to take the fight to the floor. Python looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Mordino trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mordino trying to control but Python is working from the bottom.
Python bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mordino's guard.
Python postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Python loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Python throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Python is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Python showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Mordino keeping moving, preventing Python from controlling successfully.
Python looking to sit in guard and control but Mordino gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Python keeping moving, preventing Mordino from controlling successfully.
Mordino stopping the sweep attempt from Python.
Python keeping moving, preventing Mordino from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mordino 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.
Python thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Python lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Mordino keeping moving, preventing Python from controlling successfully.
Mordino is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Python throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mordino works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mordino is pulling down on Python's head. It's preventing any offense from Python, at least for the moment.
Python throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Python looking to pass the guard.
Python throws a big right hand that misses.
Python being controlled here momentarily.
Mordino is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Mordino is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Mordino is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Mordino is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Python doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Mordino.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cyrius Python dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Victor Mordino's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Python throws a sloppy head kick
and Mordino counters with a nice double leg into side control. Python won't be happy with that.
Mordino tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Mordino has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Mordino wants to lay and pray for a moment but Python keeps working.
Python tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Mordino wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Python wants to control but Mordino postures up.
Python is looking to regain half guard here but Mordino keeps moving and retains side control.
Python is not content to let Mordino control the position.
Mordino controls the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mordino trying to control the action but Python is working from the bottom.
Mordino in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Python is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Victor Mordino!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raul Salvatierra (ranked 2456 p4p, 101 weight class) and Dennis Steiner (ranked 2512 p4p, 106 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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205 lbs
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Lethal high kicks
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raul Salvatierra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dennis Steiner!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Donald Grub and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salvatierra misses with an uppercut.
Steiner loads up on a big right hand but Salvatierra slips the punch.
Salvatierra feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Salvatierra slips under a jab from Steiner.
Salvatierra takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Salvatierra takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Steiner throws a big shot that misses.
Steiner throws a hook to the side of Salvatierra's head but Salvatierra sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Salvatierra was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Salvatierra misses with an uppercut. Steiner saw that one coming.
Salvatierra with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salvatierra throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Steiner takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Steiner misses with a hook
and Salvatierra counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Steiner just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvatierra misses with an uppercut.
A big left from Steiner misses.
Salvatierra jabs Steiner to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Steiner misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Steiner connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Steiner uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Salvatierra has time to react.
Salvatierra throws out a powerful jab.
Salvatierra on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Salvatierra drops his hands momentarily and Steiner takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Steiner misses the jab.
Steiner cracks Salvatierra with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Salvatierra takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Steiner throws a hook but Salvatierra avoids it easily.
Steiner throws a hook but Salvatierra avoids it easily.
Dennis Steiner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steiner misses with a left hand
and Steiner takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Steiner throws a hook to the side of Salvatierra's head but Salvatierra sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Steiner misses with a jab to the body
and Salvatierra counters with a nice uppercut.
Salvatierra will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A big right from Steiner misses.
Steiner throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Salvatierra makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Steiner throws an off balance right hand
and Salvatierra counters with a head kick. That will keep Steiner thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Steiner is rocked!
Steiner throws a sloppy body shot
and Salvatierra counters with a nice body kick.
Steiner is still on wobbly legs! Can Salvatierra finish him?
Steiner looks winded!
Salvatierra throws a quick inside leg kick.
Salvatierra fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Steiner out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Raul Salvatierra!
Raul Salvatierra decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mario Zambrana (ranked 4288 p4p, 173 weight class) and Konstantin Kuznetsov (ranked 2130 p4p, 86 weight class). Zambrana comes to the cage accompanied by Impact is Imminent. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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195 lbs
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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 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mario Zambrana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Konstantin Kuznetsov!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Ackerman and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zambrana cracks Kuznetsov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Zambrana misses with a low kick as Kuznetsov jumps back.
Kuznetsov is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Zambrana connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Zambrana throws a lazy right hand but Kuznetsov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kuznetsov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kuznetsov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kuznetsov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kuznetsov tries for a takedown but Zambrana circles away easily
and Zambrana counters with a crisp right hand that drops Kuznetsov! Zambrana lets Kuznetsov back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Kuznetsov is rocked!
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!
Zambrana lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Kuznetsov - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Zambrana!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mario Zambrana!
A victorious Mario Zambrana thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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