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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alex Hadley (ranked 25216 p4p, 455 weight class) and Azer Omerika (ranked 25367 p4p, 436 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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155 lbs
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130 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Good kicks
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Alex Hadley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Azer Omerika!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Colin Fray and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Omerika darts in and clinches Hadley up against the cage.
Omerika looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Good body shot from Hadley.
Hadley digs a right hand into Omerika's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Omerika's gas tank.
Hadley is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hadley breaks the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hadley pulls guard successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Omerika stops Hadley from standing up.
Hadley is pulling down on Omerika's head to control his posture.
Hadley knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Omerika on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hadley keeping moving, preventing Omerika from controlling successfully.
Hadley looking for a guillotine here but Omerika defends easily.
Hadley will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hadley is controlling Omerika's posture.
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.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hadley throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Omerika tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Hadley is in Omerika's guard.
Hadley postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hadley scoring with some ground and pound.
Hadley is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hadley seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Omerika for as long as he can get away with.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hadley pushing down on Omerika's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Omerika is trying to stand back up but Hadley is controlling him
Omerika should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
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.
Hadley looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hadley content to control rather than advance.
Hadley decides to stand up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hadley shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Omerika manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Hadley is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Hadley dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hadley rushes Omerika and presses him up against the cage.
Hadley ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Hadley no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Hadley looking for a guillotine here but Omerika defends easily.
Hadley seems keen to control Omerika's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hadley has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Omerika looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Omerika is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Omerika won't allow Hadley to sweep him here.
Hadley has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Hadley has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Omerika is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Hadley breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hadley clinches.
Omerika has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hadley has hold of one of Omerika's legs. Omerika is fighting the takedown attempt but Hadley gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Hadley slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Hadley stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Hadley looking to score a takedown here. Omerika is defending well but Hadley drives through and ends up in Omerika's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hadley chips away with some ground and pound.
Hadley passes Omerika's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Hadley works his way into full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hadley get's back to his feet.
Hadley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alex Hadley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hadley throws a body shot but no joy.
Omerika is looking for the big counter here.
Hadley closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hadley stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Hadley fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Omerika to the ground. Hadley is now in Omerika's guard.
Omerika wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Hadley manages to pass to side control.
Hadley gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hadley has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hadley jumps into guard, dragging Omerika to the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hadley pulls Omerika in close to prevent any damage.
Hadley continues to stall.
Alex Hadley overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hadley looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Hadley dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Hadley shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Omerika wants to get back to his feet.
Hadley lands with a punch from half guard.
Still in half guard, Hadley seems content to control.
Hadley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Omerika can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hadley working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Hadley trying to control the pace.
Hadley escapes and gets back to his feet.
Omerika takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hadley gets the takedown into side control.
Omerika is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Hadley is controlling him well.
Hadley takes a little break here. Omerika wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Hadley.
Hadley lands a few punches from side control.
Omerika being controlled for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hadley is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Omerika looks calm but he's in trouble here. Hadley gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Omerika is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Hadley lets go of the hold and Omerika can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Alex Hadley!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Haiden Parish (ranked 5051 p4p, 340 weight class) and Johnny Barkley (ranked 7612 p4p, 408 weight class). Johnny Barkley told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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145 lbs
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135 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily |
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Basic striking
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Haiden Parish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Barkley!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Roger Salmon and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parish with a poor takedown
and Barkley counters with a series of strikes. Parish will be more careful next time no doubt.
Barkley fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Parish swinging wildly here.
Parish throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Parish misses with a few strikes there.
It seemed like Barkley was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Parish fails with a takedown attempt.
Barkley throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Parish takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Barkley throws a body punch but Parish moves out of range.
Barkley works Parish's body with a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barkley misses with a series of wild punches.
Parish went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Parish gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Barkley counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Haiden Parish. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parish drops his hands momentarily and Barkley takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
It looks like Haiden Parish has been cut.
Barkley scores with a nice head shot.
Parish on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Barkley ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Parish is breathing heavily.
Barkley cracks Parish with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Johnny Barkley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice cross by Barkley.
Parish is rocked!
Barkley thuds a left hand into Parish's body.
Barkley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barkley fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Parish looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Parish shoots in but Barkley avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barkley getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parish gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Barkley connects with a right hand. Parish shakes it off.
Oh Parish is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Some wild striking there from Barkley.
A punch lands to the side of Parish 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A low kick from Parish misses
and Barkley counters with a nice uppercut.
Barkley with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Barkley takes a kick to the side of the head.
Barkley swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Parish.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Barkley! Parish is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Barkley!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Donatello Giovanni (ranked 6256 p4p, 368 weight class) and Jamal Lyttle (ranked 4991 p4p, 338 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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150 lbs
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140 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
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BJJ White Belt
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Solid chin |
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donatello Giovanni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jamal Lyttle!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Colin Fray and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lyttle lands a nice looking body shot.
Giovanni shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lyttle as he avoids it easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Lyttle misses.
Lyttle uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lyttle works over Giovanni's head and body with a nice combination.
Giovanni just misses with a punch to the body.
Lyttle is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Giovanni tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lyttle swivels and escapes.
Giovanni moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Giovanni definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Giovanni tries to bum rush Lyttle with a series of wild strikes but Lyttle uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lyttle dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Giovanni thows a leg kick but Lyttle checks it
and Lyttle counters by moving into the clinch.
Lyttle manages to break the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Giovanni throws a right hand that misses
and Lyttle counters with a straight right hand.
Lyttle keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lyttle feints the counter takedown.
Lyttle shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Giovanni eats them both and turns towards Lyttle to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Giovanni looking to score a takedown here. Lyttle is defending well but Giovanni drives through and ends up in Lyttle's guard.
Lyttle scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Giovanni lands a lovely overhand right.
Lyttle has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Jamal Lyttle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Giovanni misses
and Lyttle counters with a takedown into side control.
Lyttle is looking to take a break and control but Giovanni is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Giovanni wants to get back to his feet.
Sloppy strikes there by Lyttle.
Giovanni is looking to regain half guard here but Lyttle keeps moving and retains side control.
Lyttle stands up and beckons Giovanni to his feet.
No luck for Giovanni with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donatello Giovanni. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giovanni gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lyttle breaks the clinch.
Lyttle uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Giovanni.
Lyttle lands a two punch combo.
Lyttle throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Giovanni is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lyttle sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lyttle closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Giovanni throws a jab but it's blocked by Lyttle.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lyttle! But no joy.
Lyttle takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Giovanni looking to score a takedown here. Lyttle is defending well but Giovanni drives through and ends up in Lyttle's guard.
Lyttle wriggles free and stands up.
Lyttle looks to land a combination. Giovanni sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lyttle displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Giovanni takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Lyttle throws a right hand that Giovanni ducks under and follows up with a left that Giovanni also avoids with ease.
Lyttle swinging wildly here.
Giovanni walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lyttle misses with a double jab.
Giovanni looks to land a combination but Lyttle avoids it well.
Lyttle throws a shot to the body.
Giovanni misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Giovanni lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lyttle circles away quickly and effectively.
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!
Giovanni is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lyttle sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Giovanni is breathing heavily.
Giovanni stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lyttle.
Giovanni wants to clinch up but Lyttle keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giovanni throws a looping overhand right but Lyttle ducks down to avoid it.
Giovanni changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Lyttle looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Lyttle throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Lyttle dodges the punch combination from Giovanni.
Giovanni throws a body punch but Lyttle moves out of range.
Lyttle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Giovanni.
Lyttle stuffs the takedown attempt from Giovanni. Giovanni gets slowly back to his feet.
Lyttle closes the distance and lands a one-two.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lyttle moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Lyttle fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lyttle fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Giovanni.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamal Lyttle dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Lyttle lands a right hook to the body.
Lyttle lands a really nice looking cross but Giovanni seems unphased.
Jamal Lyttle seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lyttle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Giovanni gets a takedown into half guard.
Lyttle makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Lyttle jabs Giovanni right on the nose. Giovanni blinks but takes it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Giovanni fails with a takedown attempt.
Lyttle misses with a two punch combination.
Lyttle misses with a wild combination.
Giovanni throws a body shot but no joy.
Lyttle drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Giovanni defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lyttle scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Donatello Giovanni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lyttle lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Giovanni at a distance.
Giovanni throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lyttle.
Giovanni shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Lyttle manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Lyttle pushes Giovanni off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lyttle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Giovanni really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lyttle throws a right and a left that Giovanni avoids nicely.
Lyttle on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Giovanni throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Lyttle tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Giovanni is in Lyttle's guard.
Lyttle scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Giovanni has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giovanni misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lyttle.
Lyttle misses with a jab, cross combination.
Giovanni misses with a kick to the body.
No joy there for Lyttle, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
As Lyttle looks to move away, Giovanni throws a big counter combo but Lyttle just gets out of the way.
Nice cross by Giovanni.
Lyttle throws a series of punches but Giovanni moves out of range.
Giovanni's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Giovanni duly obliges.
Lyttle swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Lyttle misses.
Lyttle lands with a nice body punch.
Lyttle defending well as Giovanni loads up on a big left hand.
A little jabbing left from Lyttle on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Giovanni 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.
A head kick misses from Giovanni.
Giovanni with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giovanni throws a jab but it's blocked by Lyttle.
Some wild striking there from Lyttle.
Giovanni tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lyttle paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lyttle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Giovanni.
Lyttle defending well as Giovanni loads up on a big left hand.
Giovanni throws a hook to the side of Lyttle's head but Lyttle sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Giovanni scores with a hook to the body. Lyttle takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lyttle steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Giovanni.
Lyttle throws a right and a left that Giovanni avoids nicely.
Lyttle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Giovanni pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lyttle is out of range and Giovanni settles back down.
Lyttle is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Giovanni rather than just go for the knockout.
Lyttle lands a jab-cross combination.
Giovanni punishes Lyttle's body with a nice straight punch.
Giovanni shoots in for a takedown but Lyttle shows good takedown defense.
Lyttle is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lyttle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Giovanni.
Lyttle moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lyttle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lyttle fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Giovanni on the side of the head.
Lyttle with a nice cross.
Giovanni shoots for a takedown but Lyttle saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donatello Giovanni. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Giovanni misses with a hook.
Giovanni fails to land the takedown.
Giovanni throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Giovanni dives in and grabs Lyttle's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lyttle pushes down on Giovanni's head and hops out.
As Giovanni backs off Lyttle throws a huge counter combo but Giovanni manages to avoid it all.
Lyttle smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Giovanni showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lyttle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamal Lyttle showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Giovanni misses with a takedown attempt - Lyttle sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Giovanni has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lyttle finds it's way round the side to connect with Giovanni's head.
Lyttle is working the combinations to good effect here.
Giovanni keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Giovanni throws a big shot that misses.
Giovanni misses with a low kick as Lyttle jumps back.
Giovanni drives through and clinches with Lyttle against the cage.
Giovanni looking for a takedown.
Giovanni manages to break the clinch.
Jamal Lyttle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Giovanni shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lyttle sprawls well. Lyttle wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Giovanni gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donatello Giovanni. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lyttle changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lyttle avoids the body shot from Giovanni.
Lyttle lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lyttle moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Giovanni has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Giovanni takes a swing at Lyttle's ribcage but misses.
Lyttle scores with a nice right hand.
Lyttle fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A right-left combo lands from Lyttle.
Giovanni gets the takedown into side control.
Lyttle bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lyttle lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lyttle, as that shot connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Lyttle scores with a four punch combination!
Lyttle throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A nice combination there by Lyttle.
Giovanni misses with a body kick.
Lyttle let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Lyttle's corner calls for a 1-2. Lyttle obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Giovanni avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lyttle throws a nice looking combination but Giovanni bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Giovanni shoots for a double leg takedown but Lyttle sprawls well. He's pushed Giovanni's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Giovanni jabs Lyttle right on the nose. Lyttle blinks but takes it well.
Lyttle on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lyttle takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lyttle dodges the punch combination from Giovanni.
Lyttle steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Giovanni.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lyttle scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Giovanni slips a jab and a cross from Lyttle.
Giovanni darts in looking for a takedown but Lyttle gets double underhooks and turns Giovanni into the cage.
Lyttle throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Giovanni misses with a straight right.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lyttle!
Giovanni misses with a takedown attempt - Lyttle sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lyttle scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Giovanni shoots in but Lyttle avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lyttle is looking for the big counter here.
Lyttle lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Giovanni at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lyttle lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Lyttle lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
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 Giovanni.
Lyttle displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Giovanni.
Lyttle scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Giovanni tries to clinch but Lyttle is having none of it.
Lyttle throws a combination. Giovanni tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Donatello Giovanni has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lyttle's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Lyttle duly obliges.
Giovanni scores with a jab.
Jamal Lyttle is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lyttle slips a straight right by Giovanni.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jamal Lyttle comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lyttle winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jamal Lyttle!
After the fight, Jamal Lyttle 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.
The defeated Donatello Giovanni had this to say: 'Really?'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marco Otto (ranked 4662 p4p, 452 weight class) and Marcus Aurelius (ranked 6506 p4p, 519 weight class). Otto comes to the cage accompanied by Prophecy. Marco Otto could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Marcus Aurelius's chin.
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19
169 lbs
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156 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marco Otto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcus Aurelius!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Chris Saunders and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Otto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Aurelius is pressed up against the cage. Otto has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Aurelius down to the mat. Aurelius avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Aurelius throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Aurelius clinches up against the cage.
Otto lands a takedown into guard.
Aurelius keeping moving, preventing Otto from controlling successfully.
Aurelius is pulling down on Otto's head. It's preventing any offense from Otto, at least for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Otto looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aurelius keeping moving, preventing Otto from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aurelius working a defensive guard here.
Aurelius is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Otto desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Otto is looking to improve his position.
Otto is positioning himself well to prevent Aurelius advancing to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Aurelius maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Otto could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Aurelius has cracked it and Otto is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Aurelius!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Marcus Aurelius!
A victorious Marcus Aurelius thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ron Cameron (ranked 5828 p4p, 500 weight class) and Tommaso Carsara (ranked 3982 p4p, 407 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Tommaso Carsara was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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155 lbs
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20
166 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ron Cameron!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommaso Carsara!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Micheangelo Fripello and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cameron blocks a head kick by Carsara.
A nice combination there by Carsara.
Carsara lands a head shot.
Cameron closes the distance and clinches.
Cameron changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Carsara fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Carsara throws a right and a left that Cameron avoids nicely.
Cameron moves to clinch but Carsara breaks away
and Carsara counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ron Cameron seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carsara takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cameron gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cameron shoots in looking for a takedown. Carsara tries to sprawl out of it but Cameron keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Carsara manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carsara throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cameron avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cameron throws a sloppy head kick
and Carsara counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cameron shoots in for a double leg but Carsara sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ron Cameron. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carsara has Cameron up against the cage in a clinch.
Cameron breaks the clinch.
Cameron clinches up with Carsara and pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carsara pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Carsara tries to clinch but Cameron moves out of range.
Carsara closes the distance and clinches.
Carsara is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cameron pulls guard.
Carsara wants to stand but Cameron is controlling his posture from full guard.
Carsara stands up from Cameron's guard - Carsara perhaps looking for a knockout.
Cameron darts in looking for a takedown but Carsara gets double underhooks and turns Cameron into the cage.
Cameron shoots for a double leg takedown but Carsara sprawls well. He's pushed Cameron's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Cameron definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Cameron is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carsara closes the distance and clinches.
Cameron keeps control of Carsara as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cameron jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Carsara walks away with a smile on his face. Cameron gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Carsara with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Carsara instigates a clinch.
Carsara wants to get back to striking at distance but Cameron won't allow it.
Carsara is trying to push Cameron away but Cameron has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Carsara breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cameron takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Carsara misses with a head kick.
Cameron misses with a takedown attempt
and Carsara counters with a right hand to the body.
Carsara closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cameron is trying to pull guard but Carsara turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Carsara wants to get back to striking at distance but Cameron won't allow it.
Cameron keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Carsara's efforts to push away.
Cameron has Carsara pressed against the cage, preventing Carsara from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Carsara escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Carsara scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Carsara scores with a one two! Cameron had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Cameron is rocked!
It looks like Ron Cameron has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cameron takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Oh Cameron is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Carsara lands with a big right hook that stumbles Cameron - he's out on his feet here! Carsara follows up with another monster hook that separates Cameron from consciousness! Cameron falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Carsara stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tommaso Carsara!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dirty WhiteBoy (ranked 7019 p4p, 534 weight class) and Wyatt Measles (ranked 3395 p4p, 361 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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26
153 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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26
150 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dirty WhiteBoy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wyatt Measles!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Chris Saunders and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Measles takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
WhiteBoy lunges at Measles with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Measles's hand.
Measles has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from WhiteBoy finds it's way round the side to connect with Measles's head.
Measles misses with a low kick.
Measles moves into range and clinches up with WhiteBoy.
WhiteBoy working hard to break the clinch.
A short uppercut from WhiteBoy.
WhiteBoy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Measles moves out of range of the strikes.
Measles throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
WhiteBoy catches Measles with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The fighters circle momentarily. WhiteBoy darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A lazy left from WhiteBoy finds it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
WhiteBoy misses with a hook.
Measles throws a chopping leg kick but WhiteBoy manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
WhiteBoy moves out of range as Measles throws a body kick.
Measles turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Measles slips a straight right by WhiteBoy.
Measles goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
An attempted straight right counter from WhiteBoy misses the target.
Measles looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Measles.
WhiteBoy moves out of range of the body kick.
Measles lands a high kick!
An inside leg kick from Measles misses.
WhiteBoy throws a lazy right hand but Measles sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Measles delivers a nice body kick.
Measles blocks a jab.
Measles tries a quick counter leg kick but WhiteBoy is wise to it.
A head kick misses from Measles.
WhiteBoy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A punch lands to the side of Measles 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Measles with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling WhiteBoy to score with a decent uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Measles looks to land a body kick but WhiteBoy moved away.
WhiteBoy cracks Measles with a right hand to the side of the head.
WhiteBoy is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Measles throws a head kick but WhiteBoy moves out of range.
WhiteBoy misses with an uppercut. Measles saw that one coming.
Measles throws a lazy body kick
and WhiteBoy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as WhiteBoy checks a leg kick.
A head kick by Measles misses
and WhiteBoy counters with a stiff right hand.
WhiteBoy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Measles counters with a nice body kick.
Measles moves away from the strike by WhiteBoy.
WhiteBoy misses with a looping left.
Measles misses with the body kick
and WhiteBoy counters with a nice uppercut.
Measles fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Measles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
WhiteBoy throws out a loose jab but Measles uses good head movement to avoid it.
Measles tried to score with a low kick but WhiteBoy checks it.
An attempted straight right counter from WhiteBoy misses the target.
Measles wants to clinch.
WhiteBoy checks a low kick from Measles.
Measles feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to WhiteBoy's calf.
WhiteBoy throws a poor cross that misses
and Measles counters with a nice low kick that buckles WhiteBoy's knee momentarily.
WhiteBoy throws a hook but Measles blocks it.
Measles fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Measles slips under a jab.
WhiteBoy throws an off balance right hand
and Measles counters with a leg kick.
Measles clinches up with WhiteBoy and pushes him back against the cage.
WhiteBoy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
WhiteBoy is trying to break the clinch but Measles has him pressed against the cage.
Measles missing with knees to the body.
WhiteBoy is trying to break free.
Measles tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and WhiteBoy avoids it.
WhiteBoy avoiding damage as Measles throws knees to the body.
Measles blocks an uppercut.
Measles blocks a punch to the side of the head.
WhiteBoy tries to circle away but Measles has him pinned against the cage.
WhiteBoy can't break the clinch.
WhiteBoy avoiding damage as Measles throws knees to the body.
Come on Measles - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Measles keeps control of WhiteBoy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Measles tries to land knees in the clinch but WhiteBoy avoids the damage to the body.
WhiteBoy avoiding damage as Measles throws knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
WhiteBoy tries to break the clinch but Measles is controlling the position.
WhiteBoy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Dirty WhiteBoy will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Measles moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab lands there for WhiteBoy.
WhiteBoy throws a big shot that misses.
Measles connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Measles instigates a clinch.
WhiteBoy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Measles tries to land a knee to the head but WhiteBoy blocks with his arms.
WhiteBoy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
WhiteBoy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Measles is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. WhiteBoy is defending well for now.
Measles is trying to stall.
WhiteBoy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
WhiteBoy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Measles blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
WhiteBoy takes a knee to the side of the body.
WhiteBoy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Measles landing knees to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
WhiteBoy wants to break free but Measles has control.
Measles working WhiteBoy over with knees to the body.
WhiteBoy scores with a nice hook to the head.
WhiteBoy tries to circle away but Measles has him pinned against the cage.
Measles'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.
Measles with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
WhiteBoy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Measles has him pressed against the cage.
Measles misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from WhiteBoy.
WhiteBoy is trying to break the clinch but Measles has him pressed against the cage.
Measles misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from WhiteBoy.
WhiteBoy is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
WhiteBoy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Measles scores with a head kick. WhiteBoy tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Measles misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That kick from Measles tenderised WhiteBoy's leg. WhiteBoy is trying to keep his angry face on.
Measles fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and WhiteBoy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A head kick misses from Measles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Measles fakes the leg kick and cracks WhiteBoy in the body.
Measles keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from WhiteBoy.
Measles looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Measles clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
WhiteBoy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Measles has taken the fight to the clinch.
WhiteBoy is trying to break free.
Measles is trying to stall.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Measles lands a knee to the body.
Measles missing with knees to the body.
WhiteBoy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Measles lands a big knee to the head and WhiteBoy goes down! Measles pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wyatt Measles!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Sullivan (ranked 2974 p4p, 383 weight class) and Kyle Kuzma (ranked 2924 p4p, 373 weight class). John Sullivan has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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28
199 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
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22
210 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Sullivan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kyle Kuzma!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Paul Gruel and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sullivan explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Sullivan throws a body shot but no joy.
Kuzma is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kuzma works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kuzma blocks a head kick by Sullivan.
Kuzma darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kuzma lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kuzma connects with a body shot that sends Sullivan's belly button to the back.
Sullivan gets tackled into the cage by Kuzma. Kuzma maintains the clinch.
Sullivan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kuzma is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kuzma lands a big uppercut and Sullivan crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Sullivan looks OK. Kuzma waves Sullivan back to his feet!
Sullivan is rocked!
Sullivan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kuzma.
Kuzma lands a jab to Sullivan's midsection.
Kuzma moves into the clinch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Kuzma has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Sullivan is trying to break free.
Kuzma makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Oh Sullivan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kuzma lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kuzma creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Sullivan's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Sullivan drops to his knees and Kuzma pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kyle Kuzma!
In his post fight interview, Kyle Kuzma started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chief Foot (ranked 1485 p4p, 157 weight class) and Jose Canseco (ranked 3966 p4p, 355 weight class). Canseco has chosen Death Grips - Lil boy as his entrance music. Chief Foot has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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28
275 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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240 lbs
4 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chief Foot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jose Canseco !
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Ryoma Takatsuka and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foot tries to clinch but Canseco is having none of it.
Foot takes the fight into the clinch.
Canseco is trying to force a seperation but Foot has the dominant position.
Canseco avoiding damage as Foot throws knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Foot.
Canseco swings wildly with an uppercut but Foot uses good head movement to avoid it.
Foot keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Canseco 's efforts to push away.
Canseco is trying to break the clinch but Foot is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Foot prevents Canseco from breaking the clinch.
Canseco managing to block the knees to the body from Foot.
Canseco tries to break free but Foot pushes him back against the cage.
Foot prevents Canseco from breaking the clinch.
I was talking to Foot's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Canseco wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Canseco scores with a nice short uppercut.
Foot takes a shot to the head.
Canseco tries to break free but Foot pushes him back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Canseco creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Canseco has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A head punch on the inside from Canseco fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Foot.
Canseco working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Canseco is trying to stall.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Canseco has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Foot misses with a hook from the clinch.
Foot misses with some punches.
Canseco wants to break the clinch but can't.
Canseco is trying to break free.
Foot working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canseco manages to break the clinch.
Foot is looking to clinch.
Foot tries to clinch there but Canseco circles away.
Foot rushes Canseco and presses him up against the cage.
Canseco is trying to break the clinch but Foot is controlling him.
Canseco has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Foot has Canseco pressed against the cage, preventing Canseco from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Foot prevents Canseco from breaking the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Canseco has a couple of punches blocked by Foot.
Canseco blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Foot working aggressively here.
A frustrated look appears on Canseco 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Canseco has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Foot swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Foot trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Canseco .
Canseco tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Canseco wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Canseco blocks an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Canseco 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Canseco on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Canseco lands an uppercut.
Foot throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Canseco s head.
A nice left hand lands by Canseco .
Canseco tries to circle away but Foot has him pinned against the cage.
Canseco has a couple of punches blocked by Foot.
Canseco is trying to force a seperation but Foot has the dominant position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Foot as Canseco tries to tie him up.
Canseco tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Foot.
A head punch on the inside from Foot fails to land.
Canseco wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Canseco working hard to break the clinch.
Canseco is trying to break the clinch but Foot is controlling him.
A short right from Foot on the inside.
Canseco wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Canseco .
Canseco has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Foot tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Foot scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Foot throws a punch but it's blocked by Canseco .
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A nice left hand lands by Foot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Canseco managing to block the knees to the body from Foot.
Canseco misses with some punches.
Foot throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Chief Foot will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Foot wants to clinch but Canseco slips to the side
and Canseco counters with a straight right hand.
Foot tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Canseco manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A little jabbing left from Canseco on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Foot moves into the clinch.
Foot working aggressively here.
Canseco is trying to force a seperation but Foot has the dominant position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Canseco fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Canseco wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Foot.
Canseco looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Canseco working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Foot lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Foot trying to land knees to the body.
Foot keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Canseco 's efforts to push away.
Canseco is trying to push Foot away but Foot has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Chief Foot has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Canseco misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Foot.
Canseco looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Canseco swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Foot blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Foot blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Foot has Canseco pressed against the cage, preventing Canseco from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Foot tries to land knees in the clinch but Canseco avoids the damage to the body.
Foot keeps control of Canseco as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Foot misses with a hook from the clinch.
Canseco has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Canseco wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Foot.
Canseco misses with the head strike.
Foot lands a right hand.
Canseco is trying to push Foot away but Foot has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canseco tries to break the clinch but Foot is controlling the position.
Foot keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Canseco 's efforts to push away.
A nice right hand lands inside from Canseco .
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Canseco lands a right hand.
Canseco lands a hook to the side of the head.
Canseco misses with a punch on the inside.
Canseco lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Foot scores with a shoulder strike.
Foot keeps control of Canseco as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Canseco wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Canseco .
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!
Foot misses with the head strike.
Canseco has had enough of the clinch but Foot keeps him there for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foot lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Canseco backwards.
Canseco is trying to break the clinch but Foot has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Foot.
Canseco is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Foot is keeping busy.
Canseco throws a punch but it's blocked by Foot.
Canseco is looking to break free of the clinch but Foot has double underhooks.
Canseco can't break the clinch.
Canseco wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Foot has him pressed against the cage.
Canseco has a couple of punches blocked by Foot.
Canseco tries to break free but Foot pushes him back against the cage.
Canseco is trying to break the clinch but Foot is controlling him.
Canseco can't find room to land a body shot as Foot controls the action.
Canseco misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Canseco wants to get back to striking at distance but Foot won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Foot throws a head punch that misses.
Foot fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Canseco is trying to break free.
Canseco tries to break free but Foot pushes him back against the cage.
Canseco lands with a light punch inside.
Canseco tries to break the clinch but Foot is controlling the position.
Foot throws a head punch that misses.
Canseco is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Canseco fails to land.
Foot misses with a short punch on the inside.
Canseco is looking to break free of the clinch but Foot has double underhooks.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Foot blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Foot blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Foot.
Canseco tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Foot's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jose Canseco will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Foot is looking to clinch.
Foot pushes Canseco up against the cage in a clinch.
Foot missing with knees to the body.
Canseco tries to break free but Foot pushes him back against the cage.
Foot has Canseco pressed against the cage, preventing Canseco from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Canseco tries to break the clinch but Foot is controlling the position.
Foot misses with some punches.
Canseco wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Canseco is trying to break free.
Foot misses with a punch on the inside.
Foot lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Canseco 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Foot blocks an uppercut.
Canseco wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Foot has him pressed against the cage.
Canseco working hard to break the clinch.
Foot has Canseco pressed against the cage, preventing Canseco from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Canseco lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Canseco misses with a hook to the ribs.
Canseco looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Canseco working aggressively here.
Foot throws a head punch that misses.
Foot's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Canseco can't break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Foot.
Canseco blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Canseco misses with a short punch on the inside.
Canseco pushes Foot back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Canseco wants to get back to striking at distance but Foot won't allow it.
Canseco has a couple of punches blocked by Foot.
Foot blocking some punches.
Canseco working hard to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canseco has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Canseco wants to break the clinch but can't.
Foot lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Canseco wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Canseco is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Foot is keeping busy.
Foot has a couple of punches blocked by Canseco .
Canseco is trying to break the clinch but Foot has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Canseco fails to land.
Foot keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Canseco 's efforts to push away.
Foot throws a punch but it's blocked by Canseco .
Canseco has had enough of the clinch but Foot keeps him there for the moment.
Foot fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Foot throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Canseco misses with a hook from the clinch.
Canseco blocking some punches.
Canseco wants to break the clinch but can't.
Canseco tries to break the clinch but Foot is controlling the position.
Canseco scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Canseco is trying to break free.
Canseco lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Canseco misses with the head strike.
Foot fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Foot prevents Canseco from breaking the clinch.
Foot scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Canseco swings wildly with an uppercut but Foot uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Foot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foot misses with a punch on the inside.
Foot blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Canseco tries to break the clinch but Foot is controlling the position.
Foot softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Canseco can't break the clinch.
Foot prevents Canseco from breaking the clinch.
Canseco breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Foot fails with an attempt to clinch.
Foot wants to clinch but Canseco slips to the side
and Canseco counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Canseco lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Foot backs up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Foot fails with an attempt to clinch.
Foot tries to clinch up.
Canseco swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Foot tries to clinch up
and Canseco counters with a right hand to the body.
Foot tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jose Canseco .
I think Canseco has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Canseco !
Jose Canseco 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Pendragon (ranked 600 p4p, 95 weight class) and Carlos Danger (ranked 823 p4p, 133 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arthur Pendragon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Carlos Danger!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Josh West and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danger moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Pendragon is looking to score with low kicks.
Pendragon scores with a nice strike.
Danger throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pendragon drops his hands momentarily and Danger takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Danger chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pendragon can pounce on him.
Danger throws an off balance right hand
and Pendragon counters with a straight right hand.
A slow jab from Pendragon misses its intended target.
Pendragon cracks a nice hook into Danger's ribs.
Danger lands a slapping body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Danger is looking to score with low kicks.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Pendragon lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Danger has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Danger and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Pendragon throws a body shot but no joy.
Pendragon throws the left hand but Danger avoids the punch easily.
Danger dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pendragon. That did some damage!
A big left from Danger misses.
Danger takes one on the button.
Pendragon takes one on the button.
Pendragon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Danger.
Pendragon walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Danger checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Danger throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pendragon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Danger looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danger throws a leg kick
and Pendragon counters with a straight right hand.
Danger loads up on a big right hand but Pendragon slips the punch.
Pendragon checks a leg kick.
Donk. Pendragon catches Danger right on the button with a cross.
Danger throws a series of punches but Pendragon avoids them all with ease.
Pendragon scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Danger is rocked!
Danger throws a low kick but Pendragon avoids it.
Danger is still on wobbly legs! Can Pendragon finish him?
Pendragon connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Danger to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Pendragon!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Arthur Pendragon!
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