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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Kay (ranked 3294 p4p, 181 weight class) and Cardo Dalisay (ranked 4857 p4p, 253 weight class). Brandon Kay has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brandon Kay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cardo Dalisay!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, John Mangel and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dalisay throws a poor cross that misses
and Kay counters with a single leg into guard. Dalisay didn't expect that.
Kay working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dalisay's head.
It looks like Cardo Dalisay has been cut.
Kay loads up on a big left hand. Dalisay felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Kay looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Dalisay can't hide his disappointment, as Kay celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brandon Kay!
A very excited looking Brandon Kay rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Furious Munchkin (ranked 2491 p4p, 129 weight class) and Diego Carlitto (ranked 2026 p4p, 105 weight class). Carlitto has chosen Painkiller as his entrance music. 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 Diego Carlitto was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Furious Munchkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Diego Carlitto!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Summer Carpenter and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Munchkin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Carlitto swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Munchkin backing away here, and Carlitto unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Munchkin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Carlitto throws a jab but it's blocked by Munchkin.
Carlitto misses with a hook.
Munchkin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Carlitto looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Carlitto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Munchkin clinches with his opponent.
Munchkin lands an uppercut.
Carlitto wants to break free but Munchkin has control.
A right handed body shot lands from Munchkin.
Munchkin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Munchkin.
Munchkin has a couple of punches blocked by Carlitto.
Munchkin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Carlitto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Munchkin's elbow.
Munchkin has a couple of punches blocked by Carlitto.
Carlitto lands with a left to the head.
Carlitto has a couple of punches blocked by Munchkin.
Carlitto tries to break the clinch but Munchkin is controlling the position.
Munchkin is trying to pull guard but Carlitto has him pressed against the cage.
Carlitto misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munchkin swings wildly with an uppercut but Carlitto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carlitto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Carlitto is trying to force a seperation but Munchkin has the dominant position.
Carlitto blocks a body shot from Munchkin.
Munchkin is working Carlitto over against the cage.
Carlitto lands an uppercut.
Carlitto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Carlitto takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Carlitto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Munchkin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Munchkin moves out of range of the strikes.
Carlitto swings for the body but Munchkin moves out of range.
Diego Carlitto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Munchkin moves into the clinch.
Carlitto blocks an uppercut.
Munchkin can't find room to land a body shot as Carlitto controls the action.
Munchkin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Carlitto backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carlitto prevents the takedown attempt.
Munchkin tries to throw a body punch but Carlitto avoids it by throwing Munchkin back against the cage.
Carlitto manages to break the clinch.
A big right from Carlitto misses.
Munchkin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Munchkin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Carlitto looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Carlitto has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carlitto misses with a looping left.
Carlitto takes one on the button.
Carlitto 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.
Munchkin tries to close the distance and clinch but Carlitto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fighters circling - Carlitto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Munchkin is looking to clinch.
Munchkin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Munchkin slips a straight right by Carlitto.
Munchkin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Carlitto.
Munchkin closes the distance and pushes Carlitto back into the cage.
Carlitto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Munchkin dodges an elbow strike from Carlitto.
Carlitto is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Carlitto fails to land.
Carlitto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Munchkin misses with the head strike.
Carlitto lands a body punch in the clinch.
Munchkin is trying to drag Carlitto to the mat but Carlitto just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Furious Munchkin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Munchkin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short left from Carlitto.
Carlitto can't find room to land a body shot as Munchkin controls the action.
Carlitto's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Munchkin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Carlitto lands a left hand.
Carlitto blocks an uppercut.
Carlitto breaks from the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Munchkin.
Munchkin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Carlitto tries to land a leg kick but Munchkin saw it coming and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munchkin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Carlitto.
Munchkin is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Carlitto.
Carlitto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Carlitto only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Carlitto on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Munchkin walks into a jab.
It looks like Furious Munchkin has been cut.
A cross from Munchkin lands.
Munchkin takes one to the chin there.
Munchkin is rocked!
Munchkin walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Carlitto! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Diego Carlitto!
Diego Carlitto seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Erran Morad (ranked 1437 p4p, 73 weight class) and Felix Jaroslav (ranked 1090 p4p, 59 weight class). Jaroslav has chosen The Sound of Running Feet as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Erran Morad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Felix Jaroslav!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Topper Green and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morad throws a shot from downtown. Jaroslav moves away and avoids it.
Jaroslav looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jaroslav ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A swing and a miss from Jaroslav.
Jaroslav throws a head kick that misses.
Morad clinches.
Jaroslav blocking some punches.
Jaroslav tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jaroslav blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Morad lands with a light punch inside.
Jaroslav prevents a body shot from Morad.
Morad swings wildly with an uppercut but Jaroslav uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jaroslav lands with a short shot to the head.
Jaroslav throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morad misses with a punch on the inside.
Jaroslav throws a punch but it's blocked by Morad.
Jaroslav lands a right hand.
Come on Morad - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Jaroslav lands a body shot.
Jaroslav blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jaroslav breaks from the clinch.
Jaroslav uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Morad.
Morad gets tackled into the cage by Jaroslav. Jaroslav maintains the clinch.
Jaroslav working aggressively here.
Jaroslav blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Jaroslav fails to land.
Morad misses with the head strike.
Jaroslav misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jaroslav lands with a right to the head.
Jaroslav tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jaroslav doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jaroslav doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jaroslav tries to work over Morad's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Morad.
A short uppercut from Jaroslav.
A body shot lands from Jaroslav.
A head punch on the inside from Jaroslav fails to land.
Jaroslav swings wildly with an uppercut but Morad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morad pushes Jaroslav back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaroslav misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jaroslav pushes Morad back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jaroslav misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jaroslav escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jaroslav will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Morad tries to counter by clinching up but Jaroslav breaks away and moves out of range.
Jaroslav throws a head kick that misses.
Felix Jaroslav seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jaroslav moves into the clinch successfully.
Morad softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Morad tries a body shot but Jaroslav blocks it.
Morad working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Morad.
Jaroslav lands with a light punch inside.
Morad is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jaroslav is keeping busy.
Jaroslav misses with the head strike.
Morad misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Morad.
Jaroslav breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Morad looks to land a right hand but Jaroslav moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morad steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jaroslav.
Jaroslav tries to land a leg kick but Morad saw it coming and moves away.
Jaroslav misses with an uppercut
enabling Morad to counter with a crisp jab.
Jaroslav gets tackled into the cage by Morad. Morad maintains the clinch.
Jaroslav fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jaroslav being controlled against the cage.
Jaroslav lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jaroslav misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jaroslav has a couple of punches blocked by Morad.
A short right from Morad.
Morad looking to stall.
Jaroslav blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jaroslav tries a body shot but Morad blocks it.
Morad tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jaroslav misses with the head strike.
Morad tries to work over Jaroslav's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Morad.
Jaroslav swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Morad throws a head punch that misses.
Jaroslav tries a body shot but Morad blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jaroslav.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morad throws a punch but it's blocked by Jaroslav.
A right hook to the body lands for Jaroslav.
Jaroslav has a couple of punches blocked by Morad.
Morad throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jaroslavs head.
Jaroslav blocks a body shot from Morad.
Morad tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jaroslav.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jaroslav.
Morad lands with a short shot to the head.
Jaroslav swings wildly with an uppercut but Morad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morad gets through Jaroslav's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jaroslav scores with a shoulder strike.
Morad goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Morad misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Felix Jaroslav will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jaroslav blocks a jab.
Jaroslav bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Morad's head backwards.
Morad rushes Jaroslav and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Jaroslav in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Jaroslav tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Morad gets through Jaroslav's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Morad takes a shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Morad.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jaroslav.
Jaroslav lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Morad backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Jaroslav fails to land.
Jaroslav lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Morad has Jaroslav pushed against the cage.
Morad controlling the action here for a moment.
Morad swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jaroslav misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jaroslav working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Morad blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaroslav misses with some punches.
Jaroslav pushes Morad back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Morad lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Morad tries to work over Jaroslav's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Morad lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Morad takes a shot to the head.
Morad misses with some punches.
Morad blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Jaroslav.
Jaroslav breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jaroslav takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jaroslav slips under a jab.
Jaroslav missing with a left hand there. Morad was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Morad looks to land a left hand but Jaroslav moved out of range nicely.
Jaroslav throws a front kick that sends Morad stumbling back into the cage.
Morad rushes Jaroslav and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A left hand lands to the body for Jaroslav.
Morad goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jaroslav breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jaroslav.
Jaroslav misses with a body shot.
Morad lands with a good body shot.
Jaroslav swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jaroslav misses with an attempted mid kick.
Morad throwing a counter right hand but Jaroslav manages to avoid it.
Jaroslav moves out of range as Morad strikes.
Morad takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Morad ducks under a wild hook from Jaroslav.
Morad misses with an uppercut.
Morad takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Jaroslav connects with an inside leg kick.
Jaroslav is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Jaroslav misses with a kick to the body
and Morad counters with a straight right hand.
Morad throws a shot from downtown. Jaroslav moves away and avoids it.
Jaroslav thinks about the counter body kick.
Morad fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Morad with a nice cross.
Morad throws a body punch but Jaroslav moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morad tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jaroslav was well out of range. Poor timing from Morad.
Morad is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morad. Jaroslav does a little dance to reset his feet.
Morad fails to land with a series of punches.
A swing and a miss from Jaroslav.
Morad has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jaroslav.
Jaroslav looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jaroslav slips a straight right by Morad.
Jaroslav misses with a wild body shot.
Jaroslav ducks under a wild hook from Morad.
Jaroslav is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Morad with a body shot.
Jaroslav tests Morad's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jaroslav swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Morad.
A jab from Morad does it's job there.
Jaroslav jabs at Morad's body.
Morad gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Morad struggles to land a body shot inside as Jaroslav controls his hands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morad throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jaroslav swings wildly with an uppercut but Morad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jaroslav lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Morad.
Morad takes a shot to the head.
Morad misses with the head strike.
Morad swings wildly with an uppercut but Jaroslav uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jaroslav tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Morad prevents a body shot from Jaroslav.
A short body shot lands from Jaroslav as the two fighters clinch.
Morad prevents a body shot from Jaroslav.
Jaroslav misses with a hook from the clinch.
Morad blocks a body shot from Jaroslav.
Jaroslav has Morad pressed against the cage, preventing Morad from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jaroslav misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jaroslav misses with a hook to the ribs.
Morad blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Felix Jaroslav will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!
Morad ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jaroslav moves away.
Jaroslav replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Morad blocks it well.
Jaroslav misses the shot to the body.
Morad clinches up against the cage.
Jaroslav throws a head punch that misses.
Morad fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jaroslav tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jaroslav throws a head punch that misses.
Jaroslav lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Morad has a couple of punches blocked by Jaroslav.
Jaroslav throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Morads head.
Morad working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jaroslav.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Morad.
Morad lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jaroslav backwards.
Jaroslav misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jaroslav works on Morad's body with a couple of short punches.
Jaroslav struggles to land a body shot inside as Morad controls his hands.
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!
Jaroslav blocks a body shot from Morad.
Morad blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morad blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Morad.
Morad prevents a body shot from Jaroslav.
Jaroslav escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jaroslav swings widly with a right hand
and Morad counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Morad on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Jaroslav fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Morad has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Morad takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Morad doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jaroslav connects with an inside leg kick.
Morad misses with an uppercut.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jaroslav! But no joy.
Morad takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Morad slips a straight right by Jaroslav.
Morad takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jaroslav throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jaroslav digs a good body shot into Morad's ribs.
Morad looks to throw the jab but Jaroslav is out of range.
Erran Morad has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaroslav uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Morad.
Jaroslav misses with a right hand
enabling Morad to counter with a crisp jab.
Jaroslav ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morad moves away.
Morad looks to land a right hand but Jaroslav moved out of range.
Jaroslav gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Morad counters by clinching up.
Jaroslav throws a punch but it's blocked by Morad.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jaroslav.
Morad lands a left hand.
Jaroslav digs a right hand into Morad's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Morad's gas tank.
Morad works on Jaroslav's body with a couple of short punches.
Jaroslav working aggressively here.
Morad's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jaroslav misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Morad.
Jaroslav takes a shot to the head.
Jaroslav lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Morad.
Jaroslav working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morad lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jaroslav tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Jaroslav fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jaroslav.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Morad.
Jaroslav blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jaroslav swings wildly with an uppercut but Morad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Felix Jaroslav seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jaroslav digs a right hand underneath Morad's ribcage. Morad let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jaroslav misses with a punch to the body.
Morad lands a nice uppercut.
Jaroslav fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jaroslav swings wildly with an uppercut but Morad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jaroslav misses with a short punch on the inside.
Morad throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Morad is pushing Jaroslav up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Morad.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaroslav throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Morad swings wildly with an uppercut but Jaroslav uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jaroslav presses Morad against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jaroslav tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Morad has a couple of punches blocked by Jaroslav.
Jaroslav lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morad working aggressively here.
Morad misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Morad tries to work over Jaroslav's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Morad.
A head punch on the inside from Jaroslav fails to land.
Jaroslav blocking some punches.
Morad cracks Jaroslav with a nice body shot.
A short right from Morad.
Morad working aggressively here.
Jaroslav blocks a body shot from Morad.
Felix Jaroslav is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Morad misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Morad.
And that's the end of the fight!
Felix Jaroslav comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jaroslav 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 Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Felix Jaroslav!
After winning the bout, Felix Jaroslav thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Mills (ranked 866 p4p, 92 weight class) and Jazz Clementine (ranked 719 p4p, 74 weight class). Clementine is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Tastes Like Kevin Bacon. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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22
153 lbs
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22
157 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Mills!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jazz Clementine!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Damien Edna and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clementine lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mills lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mills uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Clementine.
Mills's jab looks to have found its range, popping Clementine under the eye.
Clementine has Mills up against the cage in a clinch.
Clementine jumps guard but Mills turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Mills can't find room to land a body shot as Clementine controls the action.
Clementine lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mills backwards.
Mills misses with a short punch on the inside.
Clementine blocks an uppercut.
Clementine working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nice body punch from Mills - that landed with a thud.
Clementine keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mills's efforts to push away.
Mills can't find room to land a body shot as Clementine controls the action.
Mills fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mills presses Clementine against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Clementine takes a shot to the head.
Clementine lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mills backwards.
A body shot lands from Mills.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mills is working Clementine over against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Mills as the two fighters clinch.
Clementine pulls Mills into guard.
Mills controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Clementine seems keen to control Mills's posture.
Clementine looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Clementine is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mills defends well.
Clementine 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.
Clementine is still trying to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clementine keeping moving, preventing Mills from controlling successfully.
Clementine is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mills got a little sloppy there for a moment and Clementine has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mills has managed to get both his arms back between Clementine's legs - danger averted.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Mills trying to control the position from guard on top but Clementine is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Mills throws out a loose jab but Clementine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mills scores with a hook.
We've been told by Mills's head coaches at Heritage Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A big right from Mills misses.
John Mills seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clementine loads up on a big right hand but Mills slips the punch.
Mills circles away from the clinch attempt.
Clementine closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mills fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clementine tries to clinch up but Mills circles away and keeps his distance.
Mills throwing a counter right hand but Clementine manages to avoid it.
Clementine moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Clementine.
Clementine throws a head punch that misses.
Mills blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mills tries to work over Clementine's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Clementine digs a right hand underneath Mills's ribcage. Mills let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Clementine lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mills backwards.
Mills blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mills swings wildly with an uppercut but Clementine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Clementine lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Clementine swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Clementine tries a body shot but Mills blocks it.
Mills throws a punch but it's blocked by Clementine.
Clementine misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mills.
A short right from Mills on the inside.
Clementine working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mills throws a punch but it's blocked by Clementine.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clementine tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clementine tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mills blocking some punches.
Clementine scores with a shoulder strike.
Mills tries a body shot but Clementine blocks it.
Mills misses with a hook to the ribs.
Clementine decides to pull guard.
Clementine is trying to control the position but Mills postures up.
Mills is fighting to break Clementine's control of his arms but Clementine is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Mills stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Clementine swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jazz Clementine will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Mills throws a lazy head kick
and Clementine connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mills scoring well with a low kick there.
Clementine slips a straight right by Mills.
Clementine appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Mills throws a right and a left that both miss.
Clementine is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Clementine pushes Mills up against the cage in a clinch.
Clementine tries a body shot but Mills blocks it.
Mills tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Clementine fails to land.
Mills blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mills is trying to break the clinch but Clementine has him pressed against the cage.
Clementine jumps guard but Mills stands there with Clementine around his waist. Clementine gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mills lands a right hand that snaps the head of Clementine backwards.
Mills struggles to land a body shot inside as Clementine controls his hands.
Clementine fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clementine tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mills just stands there and leans against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mills.
Mills lands a right hand that snaps the head of Clementine backwards.
Mills wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mills blocking some punches.
Clementine tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Clementine tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
John Mills has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jazz Clementine.
Clementine prevents a body shot from Mills.
Mills misses with a hook to the ribs.
Clementine is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mills is keeping busy.
Mills blocking some punches.
Clementine prevents a body shot from Mills.
Clementine scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mills struggles to land a body shot inside as Clementine controls his hands.
Mills is looking to break free of the clinch but Clementine has double underhooks.
Mills lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mills scores with a shot to the side of Clementine's head.
Mills lands a hook that snaps the head of Clementine backwards.
Mills being controlled against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clementine tries a body shot but Mills blocks it.
Mills misses with a punch to the body.
Mills taking a breather.
Clementine misses with a punch to the body.
Mills blocking some punches.
Mills lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee calls for Clementine to work.
Mills softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Clementine misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Clementine.
Mills struggles to land a body shot inside as Clementine controls his hands.
A short right from Clementine.
Clementine lands a hook that snaps the head of Mills backwards.
Clementine is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Mills to keep the fight standing.
Clementine misses with a punch on the inside.
Mills tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mills lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mills tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Clementine's elbow.
Mills misses with some punches.
Clementine fails to pull guard.
Mills tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Clementine's elbow.
A body shot lands from Mills.
A shot in the inside from Mills.
Clementine successfully pulls guard.
Clementine is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mills looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Clementine looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Clementine wants to control the position but Mills says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clementine wants to control but Mills is keeping busy.
Mills looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Clementine trying to control here.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Mills in particular looking to stall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Clementine is holding on to half guard well.
Clementine is looking for a sweep. Mills is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Clementine trying to hold on to Mills's head to control him but Mills postures up.
Clementine regains full guard. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Mills dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Mills lands a glancing blow to the side of Clementine's head.
A jab lands there for Mills.
Mills connects with a body shot that sends Clementine's belly button to the back.
Clementine shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Clementine looking to sit in guard and control but Mills gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Mills engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Clementine throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mills 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.
Clementine pulls Mills in close to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clementine wants to hit a switch here but Mills passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Clementine there!
Mills avoids the attempt from Clementine to control.
Clementine is desperately trying to improve his position but Mills has a good base and remains in mount.
Mills can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Clementine is looking to escape.
Clementine can't escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clementine is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Mills controlling the pace for now.
Clementine is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Mills wants to control the pace but Clementine is squirming around nicely.
Mills sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
John Mills overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Clementine wants to control but Mills is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clementine is looking to improve his position but Mills isn't that keen on the idea.
Clementine tries to hold on but Mills postures up.
Mills prevents Clementine from getting the reversal.
Mills controlling from mount.
Clementine is looking to improve his position but Mills isn't that keen on the idea.
Clementine is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mills takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Mills prevents Clementine from getting the reversal.
Mills avoids the attempt from Clementine to control.
Clementine is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Mills avoids the attempt from Clementine to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mills looking to control and managing it successfully.
Clementine holds on to Mills as tight as he can, avoiding damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Mills showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mills has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 29:28
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Mills!
A very excited looking John Mills made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Julius Wolf (ranked 745 p4p, 93 weight class) and Geanluca Lorenzon (ranked 736 p4p, 92 weight class). Julius Wolf could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Geanluca Lorenzon's chin.
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24
165 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
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162 lbs
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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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Julius Wolf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Geanluca Lorenzon!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, John Mangel and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lorenzon slips under a jab from Wolf.
Wolf throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Lorenzon was covering up waiting for the punch and Wolf finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Lorenzon manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Wolf tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Lorenzon defends well and Wolf ends up having to push Lorenzon into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Lorenzon looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wolf dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wolf closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Lorenzon quickly recovers to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wolf looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Lorenzon wants to get back to full guard.
Wolf wants to take a breather but Lorenzon is having none of it.
Lorenzon told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Wolf moves nicely into side control.
Lorenzon tries to buck Wolf off but Wolf is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lorenzon wants to get back to his feet but Wolf drags him back down.
Wolf passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Lorenzon!
Lorenzon tries to lock up and control but Wolf gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Lorenzon sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Wolf working over Lorenzon with some ground and pound. Lorenzon looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Wolf is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Wolf stops Lorenzon from getting back to his feet.
Wolf is working for a kimura but Lorenzon is defending it quite comfortably.
Lorenzon is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Wolf moves into full mount! Lorenzon won't be happy about that!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lorenzon tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Wolf looking to isolate an arm here. Lorenzon doesn't see it coming and as Wolf extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Wolf!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Julius Wolf!
Julius Wolf tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Wayne Williams (ranked 950 p4p, 51 weight class) and Preston Mason (ranked 1415 p4p, 72 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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145 lbs
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140 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wayne Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Preston Mason!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Steve Erwin and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mason with a poor takedown
and Williams cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mason looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Mason shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Williams counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mason closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Williams did well to prevent Mason getting side control.
Williams is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mason pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Williams looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Nice strikes from Mason there.
Williams actively working from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mason takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Williams looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mason is trying to control the action in half guard but Williams is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Williams looking for submissions off his back.
Mason winds up and cracks Williams with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Williams looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mason pulls his head out easily.
Williams looking for submissions off his back.
Mason is looking to take a break and control but Williams is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mason slips a nice elbow through Williams's hands, connecting with Williams's forehead.
Williams looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mason is trying to control the action in half guard but Williams is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Williams taking some punishment here, with Mason in his half guard.
Williams is not content to let Mason control the position.
Williams on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Williams tries to get out of the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Williams is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mason pulls his head out easily.
Mason with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams actively working from the bottom here.
Mason is trying to control the action in half guard but Williams is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Mason slips a nice elbow through Williams's hands, connecting with Williams's forehead.
Mason lands with a punch from half guard.
Mason working the head and body with strikes.
Mason has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Williams looking for submissions off his back.
Mason slips a nice elbow through Williams's hands, connecting with Williams's forehead.
Williams looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Williams looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Williams looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mason pulls his head out easily.
Mason keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Williams looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mason prevents Williams from improving his position.
Mason wants to lay and pray for a moment but Williams keeps working.
Mason working the head and body with strikes.
Williams actively working from the bottom here.
Ground and pound from Mason.
Mason is working for a kimura but Williams is defending it quite comfortably.
Mason working the head and body with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mason wants to control but Williams is keeping him busy.
Mason looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Williams with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Williams looking for submissions off his back.
Williams looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mason lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Williams is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mason pulls his head out easily.
Williams looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mason is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mason is trying to control. Williams wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Nice strikes from Mason there.
Williams tries to roll over but Mason keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Preston Mason dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mason darts in looking for a takedown but Williams gets double underhooks and turns Mason into the cage.
Williams throws a hook to the side of Mason's head but Mason sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Williams throws a hook but Mason blocks it.
Mason changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Williams looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Williams is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Williams takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Williams is working to avoid the ground and pound but Mason connects with a decent elbow.
Williams is trying to get back to half guard.
Preston Mason has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mason lands a nice forearm strike.
Mason working the ground and pound.
Mason is putting a hurting on Williams here, landing some big shots from side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mason working the ground and pound.
Mason in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Mason slows the pace down.
Mason lands a few punches from side control.
Williams regains half guard.
Williams looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Williams looking for submissions off his back.
Mason not doing much here.
Mason winds up and cracks Williams with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Williams looking for submissions off his back.
Mason is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mason scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Williams is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mason pulls his head out easily.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mason lands a nice short elbow.
Williams on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Williams looking for submissions off his back.
Williams taking some punishment here, with Mason in his half guard.
Mason performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Williams is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mason pulls his head out easily.
Williams looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Still in half guard, Mason seems content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mason wants to pass the guard but Williams is defending well.
Williams looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mason takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Mason working the head and body with strikes.
Williams looking for submissions off his back.
Williams looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mason working the head and body with strikes.
Mason content to control rather than advance.
Williams looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mason looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Williams with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams is trying to get back to full guard.
Williams looking for submissions off his back.
Williams looking for submissions off his back.
Mason has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Williams keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Mason is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Williams can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Mason scoring with strikes but Williams is staying in there.
Mason landing strikes, looking to finish!
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!
Mason is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Williams can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Mason has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mason has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Williams's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Preston Mason showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Williams throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mason stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mason uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Williams.
The fighters circling - Williams throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Williams bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mason shoots for a double leg takedown but Williams sprawls well. He's pushed Mason's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Williams appears to be looking for a big counter.
Mason slips a jab and a cross from Williams.
Mason has a takedown stuffed.
Mason shoots for a double leg takedown but Williams sprawls well. He's pushed Mason's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Wayne Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Preston Mason.
Mason gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Williams counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mason shoots and misses
and Williams counters with a one-two to the body.
Mason fails with a takedown attempt.
Williams is looking to counter punch.
Mason takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mason has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Williams finds it's way round the side to connect with Mason's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason shoots in for a double leg but Williams sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mason with a lazy takedown attempt
and Williams cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mason shoots in but no luck this time.
Williams connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mason shoots in but no luck this time.
A little feinted left hand from Williams on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mason uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Williams.
Mason drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Williams defends it well.
Williams keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Williams scores with a jab to the body.
Jab, jab by Williams - just one landing.
Mason is rocked!
Williams pounces like a tiger and cracks Mason with a vicious hook! Mason is down but not out! Williams follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Wayne Williams!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Xavier Merlin (ranked 694 p4p, 86 weight class) and Evan Page (ranked 547 p4p, 71 weight class). Page has chosen Planning a Prison Break as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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22
162 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
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22
155 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Excellent MT
Granite 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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Xavier Merlin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Evan Page!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Francis DeMontford and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Merlin shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Page as he avoids it easily.
Page looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Merlin shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Page's guard.
Merlin thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Page really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Merlin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Merlin thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Merlin won't allow Page to sweep him here.
Page told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to 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 Page can do anything to dispel that myth.
Merlin drops back looking for a leg! Page is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Page manages to kick Merlin off! Merlin jumps back into Page's guard.
Merlin drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Merlin jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Merlin drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Merlin jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Merlin 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.
Page is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Merlin is controlling him.
Merlin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Merlin trying to control the position from guard on top but Page is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Merlin drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Merlin jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Merlin drops back looking for a leg! Page is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Page manages to kick Merlin off! Merlin jumps back into Page's guard.
Merlin won't allow Page to sweep him here.
Merlin wants to control from the top but Page keeps moving.
Merlin is really struggling to control Page but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Merlin stopping the sweep attempt from Page.
Merlin drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Merlin jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Merlin trying to control the position from guard on top but Page is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Page wants to stand up but Merlin is controlling him.
Page is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Page is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Merlin.
Merlin shoots in for a double leg but Page sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Merlin shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Page is trying to defend but Merlin finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Page moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Page has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Merlin won't allow Page to sweep him here.
Merlin slips nicely into half guard.
Page tries to roll over but Merlin keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Merlin is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Merlin is working for a kimura but Page is defending it quite comfortably.
Merlin is looking for a kimura here.
Page is looking to control Merlin's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Page avoid being mounted?
Merlin is working for a kimura but Page is defending it quite comfortably.
Merlin is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Merlin is working for a submission of some sort.
Merlin is looking for a kimura but Page is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Merlin to get the leverage.
Page works his way to full guard. Good work.
Page trying to keep a closed guard but Merlin is proving a slippery customer.
Merlin forces his way into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Page manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Merlin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Merlin thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Merlin thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Merlin looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Merlin dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Merlin decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Page trying to control from the bottom.
Merlin is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Merlin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Page can do to turn this around?
Merlin is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Page doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Merlin.
Merlin looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Merlin is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Page tries to get to full guard but Merlin has control of the leg.
Xavier Merlin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Merlin seems to be looking for submissions.
Page is defending against the submission attempts here by Merlin.
Page keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Page tries to roll over but Merlin keeps him under control.
Page wants to control but Merlin is keeping busy.
Page works his way to full guard. Good work.
Page looking for a sweep. Not yet Page, not yet.
Merlin drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Merlin jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Merlin drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Merlin jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Merlin passes into half guard.
Merlin is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Page is just riding it out for now. Merlin eventually gives up the hold.
Merlin is working for a kimura but Page is defending it quite comfortably.
Merlin is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Page is just riding it out for now. Merlin eventually gives up the hold.
Merlin is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Merlin is looking for a kimura here.
Merlin is working for a submission of some sort.
Page is looking to improve his position.
Merlin is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Page has managed to free his arm - good work.
Page keeping hold of Merlin's head, controlling as best he can.
Merlin is thwarting Page's attempts to control the position.
Merlin seems to be working for a kimura but Page defends the submission attempt.
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.
Page trying to control here.
Merlin is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Page defends it well.
Merlin is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Page is just riding it out for now. Merlin eventually gives up the hold.
Page is holding on to half guard well.
Page is looking to control Merlin's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Page avoid being mounted?
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Page regains full guard. Nicely done.
Merlin trying to control the position from guard on top but Page is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Page can't keep his opponent in guard - Merlin advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Merlin dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Page throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Merlin on the side of the head.
Merlin takes one on the button.
Merlin tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Page defends well and Merlin ends up having to push Page into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Page is looking for the big counter here.
Page lands a jab to Merlin's midsection.
Merlin takes one to the side of the head.
Merlin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Page but Page pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Page moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Merlin! Page continues to tee off on Merlin, landing with a left and a right! Page connects with a right hand that leaves Merlin sleeping against the cage! What a finish by Page!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Evan Page!
After the fight, Evan Page was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yodsawan Sitsongrit (ranked 74 p4p, 4 weight class) and Marcelo Barbosa (ranked 823 p4p, 43 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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23
138 lbs
11 - 2 - 0 |
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23
137 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yodsawan Sitsongrit!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcelo Barbosa!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Bruno Hogan and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Sitsongrit throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Barbosa.
Sitsongrit chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Barbosa can pounce on him.
Sitsongrit blocks a head kick by Barbosa.
Barbosa looks to score with a jab to the body but Sitsongrit is just out of range.
Sitsongrit 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.
Barbosa takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Barbosa looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sitsongrit throws out a loose jab but Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barbosa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sitsongrit looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab to the head.
Barbosa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sitsongrit can pounce on him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barbosa throws a head kick but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Barbosa connects with a body shot.
Sitsongrit digs a good hook to Barbosa's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa connects with a crisp jab.
Barbosa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sitsongrit.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sitsongrit. That's going to slow Barbosa down.
A jab lands there for Barbosa.
Sitsongrit throws a poor cross that misses
and Barbosa counters with a stiff right hand.
Sitsongrit looks to score with a jab to the body but Barbosa is just out of range.
A little jabbing left from Barbosa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Barbosa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sitsongrit lands a nice shot to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barbosa throws a counter combo.
Barbosa has Sitsongrit up against the cage in a clinch.
Barbosa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sitsongrit lands a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sitsongrit has a couple of punches blocked by Barbosa.
Barbosa tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sitsongrit smiles and moves away.
Sitsongrit throws a body shot but no joy.
Sitsongrit with a nice cross.
Barbosa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.
Barbosa throws out a counter right but Sitsongrit avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws out a loose jab but Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barbosa was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Barbosa throws an overhand right that lands on Sitsongrit's shoulder, as Sitsongrit tries to avoid the shot.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barbosa moves away.
Barbosa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sitsongrit goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Sitsongrit looks to throw the jab but Barbosa is out of range.
Despite the aggression on Barbosa's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Barbosa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barbosa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sitsongrit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barbosa.
Barbosa looks to land a combination but Sitsongrit avoids it well.
Barbosa lands a slapping body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barbosa. Sitsongrit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barbosa moves away.
Sitsongrit keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa takes a swing at Sitsongrit's ribcage but misses.
Barbosa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sitsongrit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sitsongrit appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Barbosa feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sitsongrits jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jab, jab by Barbosa - just one landing.
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Sitsongrit displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Sitsongrit explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Barbosa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barbosa misses with the combination.
Sitsongrit is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit looks to land a body kick but Barbosa moved away.
Nice uppercut there from Sitsongrit.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sitsongrit.
Barbosa walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Yodsawan Sitsongrit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barbosa throws a body punch but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Sitsongrit appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Barbosa misses with a hook
and Sitsongrit connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sitsongrit scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Barbosa slips under a jab from Sitsongrit.
The fighters circling - Barbosa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Barbosa lands a lovely overhand right.
Barbosa has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sitsongrit finds it's way round the side to connect with Barbosa's head.
Sitsongrit throws a solid leg kick but Barbosa takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sitsongrit.
Barbosa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sitsongrit throws out a powerful jab.
Barbosa throws a hook but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Barbosa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A jab from Barbosa misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit cracks Barbosa with a good jab.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sitsongrit pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sitsongrit looks to score with a jab to the body but Barbosa is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yodsawan Sitsongrit dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A cross from Sitsongrit lands.
Barbosa throws a sloppy head kick and Sitsongrit moves out of range easily.
Sitsongrit scores with a kick to the midsection.
Barbosa lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Barbosa misses with an uppercut
and Sitsongrit counters with a good low kick that Barbosa was not able to check.
Barbosa throws a hook to the side of Sitsongrit's head but Sitsongrit sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sitsongrit throws a wild body kick that Barbosa sees coming a mile off.
Barbosa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A right-left combo lands from Barbosa.
Sitsongrit scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight left.
Barbosa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barbosa looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Barbosa takes the fight into the clinch.
Sitsongrit throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Barbosas head.
Barbosa wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sitsongrit lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Barbosa or not.
Barbosa misses with some punches.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sitsongrit stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Barbosa is breathing heavily.
A right hook to the body lands for Sitsongrit.
Barbosa lands with a light punch inside.
Sitsongrit lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Barbosa backwards.
A short body shot lands from Sitsongrit as the two fighters clinch.
Sitsongrit lands a nice shot to the body.
Sitsongrit scores with a shoulder strike.
Barbosa misses with a punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Barbosa.
Barbosa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sitsongrit moves out of range as Barbosa strikes.
Sitsongrit scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab lands there for Sitsongrit.
Barbosa looks to score with a jab to the body but Sitsongrit is just out of range.
Barbosa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit connects with a leg kick. Barbosa looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sitsongrit scores with a push kick.
Sitsongrit is looking to slow Barbosa down with leg kicks.
Barbosa digs a good hook to Sitsongrit's body.
Sitsongrit scores with a decent looking hook.
Sitsongrit connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sitsongrit.
Barbosa avoids a kick to the body.
Nice body kick there by Sitsongrit.
Barbosa scores with a nice right hand.
Barbosa misses with a double jab.
Sitsongrit misses with a kick to the body.
Sitsongrit scores with a hook to the body. Barbosa takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Barbosa's head backwards.
That kick from Sitsongrit tenderised Barbosa's leg. Barbosa is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barbosa looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Barbosa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sitsongrit.
Barbosa ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Barbosa slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sitsongrit throws a nice inside leg kick.
Barbosa lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Nice body kick from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit scores with a decent looking hook.
Sitsongrit dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Barbosa's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barbosa tries a head kick but it misses.
Sitsongrit defending well as Barbosa loads up on a big left hand.
Barbosa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Barbosa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sitsongrit throws a hook but Barbosa avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit loads up on a big right hand but Barbosa slips the punch.
Barbosa lands with an uppercut that bounces Sitsongrit off the cage and back into range.
Barbosa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sitsongrit blocks a jab.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick which misses Barbosa's front leg but catches the back leg as Barbosa tries to avoid it.
Sitsongrit displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barbosa throws out the jab.
Barbosa attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Barbosa lands with a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a quick inside leg kick.
Barbosa tries to clinch there but Sitsongrit circles away.
Sitsongrit looks to score with a jab to the body but Barbosa is just out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barbosa throws a head kick that misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a good low kick that Barbosa was not able to check.
Barbosa throws a head kick that misses.
Sitsongrit throws a nice looking combination but Barbosa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Barbosa appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Barbosa takes a jab right on the kisser.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yodsawan Sitsongrit dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nice body punch from Barbosa.
A cross from Barbosa lands.
Barbosa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Barbosa's calf.
Sitsongrit is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barbosa can do to turn this around?
Sitsongrit fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Barbosa misses with a straight right.
Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body.
Sitsongrit throws the kick towards the body but Barbosa avoids it.
Barbosa has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sitsongrit scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Barbosa throws a leg kick but Sitsongrit moved away.
Sitsongrit scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit connects with a nice looking jab.
Sitsongrit throws a nice outside leg kick.
Barbosa blocks a jab.
Barbosa loads up on a big right hand but Sitsongrit slips the punch.
An attempted straight right counter from Sitsongrit misses the target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barbosa connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Sitsongrit.
Barbosa ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A head kick misses from Barbosa.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barbosa closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the side of Barbosa's head but Barbosa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Barbosa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barbosa misses the shot to the body.
Sitsongrit throwing a counter right hand but Barbosa manages to avoid it.
Sitsongrit throws a shot to the body.
Barbosa misses with a looping left.
A little feinted left hand from Sitsongrit on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Good leg kick by Sitsongrit there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sitsongrit connects with a nice looking jab.
Sitsongrit moves out of range as Barbosa strikes.
Barbosa lands with a slapping head kick.
Yodsawan Sitsongrit is winning the standup battle so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Sitsongrit misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Sitsongrit misses its intended target.
Some wild striking there from Barbosa.
Sitsongrit swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Sitsongrit throws an overhand right that lands on Barbosa's shoulder, as Barbosa tries to avoid the shot.
Barbosa misses with a left hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a straight right hand.
Sitsongrit fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Barbosa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sitsongrit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A jab from Sitsongrit does it's job there.
Sitsongrit tries to keep at a distance but Barbosa has taken the fight into the clinch.
Barbosa jumps guard but Sitsongrit turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Sitsongrit pushes Barbosa back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sitsongrit lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barbosa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A frustrated look appears on Barbosa's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sitsongrit takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit lands a left hand.
Barbosa has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Sitsongrit.
Barbosa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sitsongrit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barbosa is trying to pull guard but Sitsongrit has him pressed against the cage.
Sitsongrit lands a left hand.
Barbosa tries to pull guard but Sitsongrit won't allow it.
Yodsawan Sitsongrit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcelo Barbosa.
Barbosa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Barbosa lands a body punch.
Barbosa tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sitsongrit smiles and moves away.
Barbosa wants to clinch.
Sitsongrit with a nice cross.
Barbosa lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Barbosa tries a head kick but it misses.
Sitsongrit avoids the body shot from Barbosa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit scores with a body shot.
Barbosa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sitsongrit.
Barbosa darts in trying to clinch
letting Sitsongrit counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sitsongrit getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Barbosa throws a head kick that Sitsongrit semi-blocks.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab to the body.
Barbosa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sitsongrit moves away.
Barbosa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sitsongrit circles away quickly and effectively.
Sitsongrit blocks a head kick by Barbosa.
Sitsongrit on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sitsongrit lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Barbosa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sitsongrit can pounce on him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab from Sitsongrit finds it's way through Barbosa's defenses.
Sitsongrit chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yodsawan Sitsongrit clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sitsongrit lands a slapping body shot.
Barbosa swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Barbosa throws a head kick that misses.
Sitsongrit connects with a body shot that sends Barbosa's belly button to the back.
Sitsongrit connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Barbosa momentarily.
Sitsongrit thumps Barbosa with a low kick.
Barbosa swings widly with a right hand
and Sitsongrit makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Barbosa connects with the punch.
Sitsongrit buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sitsongrit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sitsongrit throws a head kick that misses.
Sitsongrit explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Sitsongrit throws a body punch but Barbosa moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sitsongrit looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Barbosa gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit scores with a body shot.
Barbosa doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit connects with a jab.
Sitsongrit blocks a jab.
Sitsongrit thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barbosa misses with a hook. Sitsongrit ducked under it nicely.
The crowd cheers as Sitsongrit lands an impressive looking overhand right. Barbosa doesn't seem phased though.
Barbosa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sitsongrit.
Jab from Barbosa.
Sitsongrit throws a nice head kick!
Barbosa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sitsongrit moves away.
Barbosa ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
Barbosa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Barbosa blocks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit digs a good hook to Barbosa's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sitsongrit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sitsongrit pivots, looking for a leg kick but Barbosa is out of range and Sitsongrit settles back down.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit tries to land a body kick
and Barbosa counters with a two punch combo.
Barbosa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sitsongrit looks to land a left hand but Barbosa moved out of range nicely.
Barbosa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sitsongrit tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barbosa tries a head kick but it misses.
Sitsongrit is looking to counter punch.
Sitsongrit lands a nice looking kick to the body. Barbosa takes a step back to recover.
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barbosa was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
Barbosa lands with a nice combination. Sitsongrit backs away looking to recover.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sitsongrit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barbosa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Barbosa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sitsongrit throws a sloppy head kick
letting Barbosa counter with a right hand.
Barbosa blocks a jab.
Barbosa takes a swing at Sitsongrit's ribcage but misses.
Sitsongrit buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sitsongrit keeps the fight on the outside.
Sitsongrit jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Sitsongrit ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Barbosa throws a head kick but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Sitsongrit keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barbosa.
Sitsongrit looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Sitsongrit throws a series of punches but Barbosa moves out of range.
Barbosa wants to counter the offense by Sitsongrit and move into the clinch position.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barbosa manages to avoid it.
Barbosa throws a lazy head kick
letting Sitsongrit counter with a right hand.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Barbosa.
Barbosa moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barbosa takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sitsongrit scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Barbosa throws an overhand right that lands on Sitsongrit's shoulder, as Sitsongrit tries to avoid the shot.
Sitsongrit bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Barbosa's head.
Barbosa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barbosa moves away.
Sitsongrit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barbosa.
Barbosa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sitsongrit throws a hook but Barbosa blocks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barbosa. Sitsongrit does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yodsawan Sitsongrit had his way with Marcelo Barbosa in that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Barbosa throws an off balance right hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Barbosa walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Barbosa works the jab nicely.
Barbosa misses with a wild body shot.
Sitsongrit connects with a leg kick. Barbosa looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Barbosa misses the shot to the body.
Barbosa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sitsongrit throws out the jab.
Barbosa 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.
Sitsongrit lands a jab to the head.
Sitsongrit tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Barbosa is able to avoid easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa cracks Sitsongrit with a good jab.
Sitsongrit scores with a shot to the body.
Barbosa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
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!
Barbosa's corner calls for a 1-2. Barbosa obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sitsongrit throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa thuds his right hand into Sitsongrit's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Barbosa misses with a looping right.
Sitsongrit thinks about countering with a body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sitsongrit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Barbosa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jab from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Barbosa is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Barbosa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barbosa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sitsongrit.
Barbosa misses with a hook. Sitsongrit ducked under it nicely.
Sitsongrit connects with an inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Barbosa.
Barbosa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barbosa misses with a wild body shot.
Barbosa takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit lands a nice leg kick that just misses Barbosa's sensitive parts.
Sitsongrit cracks the inside of Barbosa's front leg.
Barbosa throws a body punch but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Barbosa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barbosa ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
Barbosa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sitsongrit scores with a body shot.
Sitsongrit scores with a leg kick.
Sitsongrit waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barbosa.
Barbosa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sitsongrit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barbosa manages to avoid it.
Nice straight punches there by Sitsongrit. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sitsongrit.
Barbosa scores with a sloppy right hand. Sitsongrit should have avoided that one.
Sitsongrit avoids the head kick by Barbosa.
Barbosa misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa throws a right and a left that Sitsongrit avoids nicely.
Sitsongrit slips a straight right by Barbosa.
Sitsongrit fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Barbosa on the side of the head.
Barbosa lands with a straight right. Sitsongrit didn't see that one coming.
Barbosa throws a jab but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit connects with an inside leg kick.
Yodsawan Sitsongrit is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Barbosa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barbosa's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sitsongrit connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Barbosa scrambles back to his feet.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sitsongrit ducks right into an uppercut from Barbosa.
Sitsongrit goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sitsongrit scores with a jab. Barbosa acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Barbosa throws out a leg kick but Sitsongrit moves out of range and Barbosa only half commits.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit obviously looking to wear him down.
Sitsongrit lands with a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit misses with a few strikes there.
Barbosa just misses with a punch to the body.
Marcelo Barbosa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sitsongrit throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Barbosa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Barbosa misses with a left hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Good leg kick by Sitsongrit there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Barbosa takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Barbosa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Barbosa misses with a wild combination.
Sitsongrit tried to counter with a leg kick but Barbosa avoided it.
A head kick by Barbosa misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sitsongrit lands with a nice combination. Barbosa backs away looking to recover.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barbosa throws a looping overhand right but Sitsongrit ducks down to avoid it.
That kick from Sitsongrit tenderised Barbosa's leg. Barbosa is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yodsawan Sitsongrit showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sitsongrit has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 50:45
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 50:45
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yodsawan Sitsongrit!
Yodsawan Sitsongrit retains his bantamweight title!
Yodsawan Sitsongrit 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 Vick Venom (ranked 315 p4p, 18 weight class) and Ross Barkley (ranked 405 p4p, 22 weight class). Venom's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Once bitten twice shy-by CINDERELLA. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vick Venom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ross Barkley!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Damien Edna and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barkley scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Venom, as that shot connected.
Barkley throws a right hand that Venom ducks under and follows up with a left that Venom also avoids with ease.
Venom seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Venom tests Barkley's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Venom avoids a punch combination nicely.
Barkley tries to close the distance and clinch but Venom swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Barkley moves into the clinch.
Venom drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A right hook to the body lands for Barkley.
Venom can't get the takedown.
Venom goes for a takedown in the clinch but Barkley prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vick Venom. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The referee is keeping an eye on Barkley - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Barkley is stalling here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Barkley creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Venom jumps guard but Barkley stands there with Venom around his waist. Venom gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barkley scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Venom is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Barkley pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Venom wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Venom misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barkley'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.
Venom tries to pull guard but Barkley holds him up against the cage and eventually Venom drops back down to his feet.
Barkley prevents a takedown attempt there.
Barkley pushes Venom back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Barkley.
Venom is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Barkley is defending well.
Barkley lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Venom or not.
Venom is breathing heavily.
Barkley lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Venom backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Barkley.
A nice right hand lands inside from Barkley.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Barkley.
Barkley lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Venom backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barkley lands a body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barkley makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Barkley displaying some good clinch control by pressing Venom up against the cage.
Barkley lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right hand to the body from Barkley.
Barkley lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Barkley on the inside.
Barkley pushes Venom back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Barkley lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Barkley dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Barkley is struggling to control the position.
The crowd are getting on Barkley's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Barkley lands with a left to the head.
Barkley controlling the action here for a moment.
Barkley scores with a shoulder strike.
Barkley has Venom pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barkley is working Venom over against the cage.
Barkley makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Barkley just leaning against Venom, taking a breather.
Barkley avoiding damage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ross Barkley.
Oooooh!!! Barkley has knocked Venom down with a huge combo! Barkley steps away and waves a wobbly Venom back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Vick Venom has been cut.
Barkley cracks Venom on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Venom falls backwards against the cage. Barkley follows up with more strikes that drop Venom to his knees. Barkley keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Venom! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ross Barkley!
Vick Venom was interviewed post fight and said 'Galactor you dirty fuck I'll see you again and I won't miss my flight....'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Massive Overflow (ranked 86 p4p, 4 weight class) and Jim Bob McDonald (ranked 192 p4p, 10 weight class). McDonald is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Ray Wylie Hubbard - Redneck Mother. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Massive Overflow!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jim Bob McDonald!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Summer Carpenter and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDonald takes a swing at Overflow's ribcage but misses.
McDonald fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
McDonald doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McDonald is trying to break the clinch but Overflow has him pressed against the cage.
McDonald struggles to land a body shot inside as Overflow controls his hands.
Overflow swings wildly with an uppercut but McDonald uses good head movement to avoid it.
Overflow breaks from the clinch.
Overflow seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDonald ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A looping hook to the body misses from McDonald. Overflow does a little dance to reset his feet.
A quick step to the side and Overflow tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Overflow slips a jab and a cross from McDonald.
Overflow swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
McDonald misses with a two punch combination.
McDonald has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Overflow is landing a low percentage of strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Overflow moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McDonald swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Overflow throwing a counter right hand but McDonald manages to avoid it.
McDonald lands a slapping body shot.
Overflow uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McDonald.
McDonald tries to clinch up
letting Overflow counter with a right hand.
McDonald tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McDonald waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Overflow.
McDonald drops his hands momentarily and Overflow takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
McDonald smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
McDonald is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Overflow rather than just go for the knockout.
McDonald throws a body punch but Overflow moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald wants to clinch but Overflow slips to the side
and McDonald takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Overflow uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McDonald.
McDonald takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McDonald swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Overflow cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McDonald jabs Overflow to the body, keeping him at a distance.
McDonald throws the left hand but Overflow avoids the punch easily.
McDonald misses with a hook
and McDonald takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A shot to the liver by McDonald. Beautiful body shot.
Overflow is breathing heavily.
McDonald scores with a hook to the body. Overflow takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Overflow moves out of range as McDonald strikes.
It looked like Overflow was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from McDonald.
Overflow slips a straight right by McDonald.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald connects with a jab.
McDonald scores with a hook to the body. Overflow takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
McDonald is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Overflow.
McDonald throws a body punch but Overflow moves out of range.
Overflow was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Overflow takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
McDonald steps into range and cracks Overflow with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Overflow flops backwards and McDonald dives into his guard looking to finish!
Overflow is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McDonald arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Overflow's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jim Bob McDonald!
Jim Bob McDonald is the new super heavyweight champion!
After winning the bout, Jim Bob McDonald thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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