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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Wilner Fatiman (ranked 1955 p4p, 183 weight class) and Ramazan Jainar (ranked 2229 p4p, 200 weight class). Fatiman's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Zion Train. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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147 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wilner Fatiman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ramazan Jainar!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, John Mangel and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jainar cracks Fatiman with a good jab.
It looks like Wilner Fatiman has been cut.
Fatiman changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jainar tries to avoid it but Fatiman manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jainar to the ground. Jainar escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jainar doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Jainar feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Fatiman sprawling to the canvas! Fatiman rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Jainar finish him?!
Fatiman is rocked!
Jainar fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Fatiman square on the jaw! Damn, Fatiman is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ramazan Jainar!
Ramazan Jainar 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Nils Ragnaar (ranked 1039 p4p, 136 weight class) and Tsukune Shiba (ranked 1741 p4p, 224 weight class). Ragnaar comes to the cage accompanied by Mustasch - The Wave. Shiba has chosen Fall Out Boy - The Phoenix as his entrance music. Tsukune Shiba acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nils Ragnaar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tsukune Shiba!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Donatello Bradman and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for Ragnaar.
Ragnaar digs a good body shot into Shiba's ribs.
Ragnaar scoring well with a low kick there.
Ragnaar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shiba scores with a hook.
Shiba looks to land a right hand but Ragnaar moved out of range.
Ragnaar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ragnaar has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Shiba finds it's way round the side to connect with Ragnaar's head.
We've been told by Ragnaar's head coaches at Black City that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ragnaar turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ragnaar throws a low kick, looking for Shiba's leg but Shiba calmly moves out of range.
Ragnaar misses the shot to the body.
Shiba circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ragnaar 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.
Shiba waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ragnaar.
Ragnaar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shiba moves away.
A low kick from Ragnaar is predictable there
and Shiba counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ragnaar moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ragnaar gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shiba avoiding damage as Ragnaar throws knees to the body.
Ragnaar throws a punch but it's blocked by Shiba.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ragnaar.
Shiba wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ragnaar has him pressed against the cage.
Shiba breaks the clinch.
Shiba takes one on the button.
Ragnaar moves into the clinch.
Ragnaar misses with the head strike.
Shiba is looking to break free of the clinch but Ragnaar has double underhooks.
Shiba wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ragnaar is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shiba is defending well for now.
Ragnaar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ragnaar missing with knees to the body.
Ragnaar tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shiba avoids it.
Ragnaar using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shiba's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ragnaar closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ragnaar swings wildly with an uppercut but Shiba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ragnaar lands a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ragnaar using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ragnaar throws a punch but it's blocked by Shiba.
Ragnaar utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ragnaar trying to land knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A nice left hand lands by Ragnaar.
Ragnaar swings wildly with an uppercut but Shiba uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ragnaar.
Ragnaar blocks a body shot from Shiba.
Ragnaar missing with knees to the body.
Shiba wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ragnaar putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Shiba in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ragnaar throws a head punch that misses.
Shiba on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shiba misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ragnaar blocking some punches.
Ragnaar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ragnaar has Shiba pressed against the cage, preventing Shiba from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ragnaar trying to land knees to the body.
Ragnaar is trying to maintain a safe position but Shiba gets an underhook and turns Ragnaar into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ragnaar trying to land knees to the body.
Ragnaar working Shiba over with knees to the body.
Shiba wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Shiba misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shiba takes a shot to the head.
Shiba has had enough of the clinch but Ragnaar keeps him there for the moment.
Ragnaar manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Ragnaar throws a punch but it's blocked by Shiba.
Shiba avoiding damage as Ragnaar throws knees to the body.
Shiba has had enough of the clinch but Ragnaar keeps him there for the moment.
Ragnaar scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ragnaar keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Shiba's efforts to push away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nils Ragnaar dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ragnaar fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Shiba.
Ragnaar scores with a leg kick.
Nils Ragnaar is winning the standup battle so far.
Shiba takes a swing at Ragnaar's ribcage but misses.
Shiba throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ragnaar lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ragnaar motions for Shiba to come forward. Ragnaar throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ragnaar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shiba swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Shiba!
It looks like Nils Ragnaar has been cut.
Ragnaar lands the left hand.
The fighters circling - Shiba throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shiba jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ragnaar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shiba swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ragnaar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shiba can do to turn this around?
Shiba needs to keep his hands up - Ragnaar had a free shot at his head there.
Shiba takes a swing at Ragnaar's ribcage but misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ragnaar gets a clinch.
Shiba doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Shiba.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Shiba managing to block the knees to the body from Ragnaar.
Shiba blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ragnaar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Shiba blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shiba is trying to break free.
Shiba on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ragnaar lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ragnaar tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ragnaar crunches a lovely knee into Shiba's ribcage.
Ragnaar landing knees to the body.
Shiba is breathing heavily.
Ragnaar tries to land knees in the clinch but Shiba avoids the damage to the body.
Ragnaar working Shiba over with knees to the body.
Ragnaar landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnaar crunches a lovely knee into Shiba's ribcage.
Nils Ragnaar has scored more points in the clinch so far.
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!
Ragnaar tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shiba avoids it.
Ragnaar lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ragnaar landing knees to the body.
Ragnaar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ragnaar lands with a right to the head.
Ragnaar gets through Shiba's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Shiba blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ragnaar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ragnaar dodges an elbow strike from Shiba.
Shiba misses with the head strike.
Shiba managing to block the knees to the body from Ragnaar.
Ragnaar is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shiba can't break the clinch.
Shiba on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shiba wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ragnaar tries to land knees in the clinch but Shiba avoids the damage to the body.
A short right from Ragnaar.
Shiba has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Shiba wants to break free but Ragnaar has control.
Ragnaar softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Shiba managing to block the knees to the body from Ragnaar.
Knees to the body from Ragnaar.
Shiba on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ragnaar has Shiba pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ragnaar trying to land knees to the body.
Ragnaar tries to stall but Shiba uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ragnaar tries a knee to the head but Shiba blocks it.
Shiba managing to block the knees to the body from Ragnaar.
Ragnaar lands a right hand.
Shiba throws a head punch that misses.
Shiba lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Shiba blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ragnaar is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shiba is defending well for now.
Ragnaar has a couple of punches blocked by Shiba.
Shiba blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ragnaar is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shiba is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nils Ragnaar dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nils Ragnaar's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Ragnaar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shiba.
Shiba throws a body shot but no joy.
Ragnaar fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Shiba has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ragnaar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ragnaar slips under a jab from Shiba.
Ragnaar scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Shiba swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ragnaar.
Ragnaar throws a jab but it's blocked by Shiba.
Shiba throws a body shot but no joy.
Shiba cracks Ragnaar with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ragnaar.
Shiba's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ragnaar lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ragnaar. That's going to slow Shiba down.
Ragnaar darts in and clinches Shiba up against the cage.
Shiba blocks a punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shiba escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nils Ragnaar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnaar cracks the inside of Shiba's front leg.
Shiba misses with a hook. Ragnaar ducked under it nicely.
Shiba throws a jab but it's blocked by Ragnaar.
Ragnaar lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Shiba connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Shiba checks a low kick from Ragnaar.
Shiba lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Shiba avoids the body shot from Ragnaar.
Ragnaar throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ragnaar throws a leg kick that misses.
Shiba throws a good cross that connects.
Shiba is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ragnaar.
Ragnaar tries to counter by clinching up but Shiba breaks away and moves out of range.
Ragnaar lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Shiba at a distance.
Shiba lands a big right hand that sends Ragnaar crashing to the mat! Shiba stays standing though and waves Ragnaar back to his feet!
Ragnaar is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ragnaar misses with a straight right.
Oh Ragnaar is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ragnaar closes the distance looking to clinch
and Shiba makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shiba is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Ragnaar flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Ragnaar is out cold! Shiba holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tsukune Shiba!
A relieved looking Tsukune Shiba thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Redd Murphy (ranked 1757 p4p, 218 weight class) and Jackin Off (ranked 1833 p4p, 225 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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245 lbs
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Redd Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jackin Off!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Donatello Bradman and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy slips under a jab from Off.
Murphy scores with a decent looking hook.
It looks like Jackin Off has been cut.
Murphy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Off moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Off lands with a shot to the body.
Off takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Murphy drops Off with a big left hand and mounts him. Off is in big trouble!
Off is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murphy gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Off is still on wobbly legs! Can Murphy finish him?
Murphy fakes the body blow, causing Off to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Off goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Redd Murphy!
A relieved looking Redd Murphy thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Marcelo Barbosa (ranked 1072 p4p, 50 weight class) and Erran Morad (ranked 1842 p4p, 87 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcelo Barbosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Erran Morad!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Donatello Bradman and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morad scores with a nice head shot.
Barbosa throws out a powerful jab.
Barbosa connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Morad misses with a few strikes there.
Barbosa connects with a single shot there.
Barbosa misses with a looping right.
Morad steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Barbosa.
Barbosa throws a hook but Morad avoids it easily.
Barbosa lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Erran Morad has been cut.
Morad clinches up with Barbosa and pushes him back against the cage.
We've been informed that Morad has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barbosa tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Morad smiles and moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morad. Barbosa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barbosa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morad moves away.
Morad misses with a body shot.
Morad takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Morad moves into the clinch successfully.
Barbosa decides to pull guard.
Barbosa looking for a guillotine here but Morad defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Barbosa working for a triangle but Morad defends it easily.
Barbosa has his foot on Morad's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Morad works his way back into a safe position though.
Barbosa escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Morad gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Barbosa keeping full guard, as Morad tries to pass.
Barbosa looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morad stands and throws Barbosa's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Barbosa is trying to control Morad's posture but Morad avoids it.
Barbosa is looking to reverse the position.
Barbosa might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Barbosa manages to work his way to half guard, despite Morad's best efforts.
Morad wants to free his trapped foot but Barbosa is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Barbosa is staying active underneath Morad, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Morad is pressing down on Barbosa's thigh, looking to free his foot. Barbosa is holding on for now.
Barbosa actively working from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Barbosa looking for submissions off his back.
Barbosa actively working from the bottom here.
Barbosa is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Morad pulls his head out easily.
Morad is looking to advance position but Barbosa won't allow it.
Barbosa is pressing down on Morad's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Barbosa is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Morad is aware though and is defending well.
Barbosa keeping full guard, as Morad tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morad wants to stand but Barbosa has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Morad is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Barbosa has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Morad is looking to defend but Barbosa has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Morad! Barbosa pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Morad taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Marcelo Barbosa!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ispa Mfer (ranked 795 p4p, 108 weight class) and Russell Westbrook (ranked 1244 p4p, 161 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ispa Mfer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Russell Westbrook!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Skip Squint and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Westbrook misses the target.
Westbrook shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Mfer is controlling Westbrook's posture.
Westbrook sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Mfer's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mfer regains full guard. Nicely done.
Mfer looking for a guillotine here but Westbrook defends easily.
Mfer has Westbrook pulled in close to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mfer has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Westbrook doesn't defend quickly enough and Mfer has managed to lock this one up! Can Westbrook escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Mfer on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Ispa Mfer!
After the fight, Ispa Mfer 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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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bill Shorton (ranked 1115 p4p, 145 weight class) and Itzhak Weinstein (ranked 1086 p4p, 142 weight class). Bill Shorton could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Itzhak Weinstein's chin.
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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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bill Shorton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Itzhak Weinstein!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Hugh Johnson and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shorton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Weinstein circles away quickly and effectively.
Weinstein misses with a leg kick
and Shorton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Weinstein steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shorton.
Shorton defending well as Weinstein loads up on a big left hand.
Weinstein misses with a low kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Shorton checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Weinstein gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Shorton.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Shorton scores with the left hand. Weinstein knows he should have avoided that one.
Shorton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Weinstein throws a leg kick that misses.
Weinstein on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Shorton looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Shorton misses with a body shot.
Weinstein will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Shorton moves into range and connects with a jab.
Weinstein throws a head kick that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Weinstein throws a leg kick that is checked
and Shorton counters with a nice right hand that sends Weinstein toppling to the canvas! Weinstein scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Shorton finish him?!
Weinstein is rocked!
Shorton cracks Weinstein with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bill Shorton!
During a confident post fight interview, Bill Shorton thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Steve Butabi (ranked 1331 p4p, 158 weight class) and Akira Harada (ranked 1368 p4p, 160 weight class). Butabi comes to the cage accompanied by Make That Money. Steve Butabi has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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171 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Steve Butabi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Akira Harada!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Ben Watson and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butabi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Harada finds it's way round the side to connect with Butabi's head.
Harada 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.
Harada instigates a clinch.
Harada's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Harada bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Butabi's head.
Butabi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Harada misses with an uppercut. Butabi saw that one coming.
Butabi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harada moves away.
Harada looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Butabi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Butabi.
Harada smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Butabi misses with a looping right.
Butabi lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Butabi throws a hook but Harada avoids it easily.
Harada swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Butabi slips under a jab from Harada.
Butabi shoots in for a takedown but Harada shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Butabi misses with a wild body shot.
Harada throws a jab but it's blocked by Butabi.
Harada misses with a straight left.
Harada swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harada is looking to clinch but Butabi is avoiding it.
Harada throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Butabi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Butabi scores with a jab to the body.
Harada lands with a right hand.
Harada with a hook.
Butabi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Butabi tried to counter with a leg kick but Harada avoided it.
Harada fails with an attempt to clinch.
Butabi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harada.
Butabi scores with a jab. Harada acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Akira Harada seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harada misses with a hook.
Butabi drops down looking for a counter takedown but Harada sprawls and moves away.
Butabi finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Harada's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Butabi falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Akira Harada!
Akira Harada managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, OLIMPO, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joey Bob Potatohauler (ranked 494 p4p, 78 weight class) and George Peterson (ranked 565 p4p, 89 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joey Bob Potatohauler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Peterson!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Ben Hemmingworth and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Potatohauler is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Peterson.
Peterson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Potatohauler.
Peterson takes the fight into the clinch.
Potatohauler is trying to push Peterson away but Peterson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Potatohauler escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Potatohauler bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Peterson's head.
It looks like George Peterson has been cut.
Potatohauler lands with a nice body punch.
Peterson moves out of range as Potatohauler strikes.
Potatohauler seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Potatohauler cracks Peterson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Potatohauler connects with a good right hand that stumbles Peterson. Peterson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Potatohauler swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Peterson moves into the clinch.
Potatohauler breaks from the clinch.
Peterson throws a right and a left that both miss.
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!
Peterson moves into the clinch.
A short left from Potatohauler.
Potatohauler escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Peterson misses with a wild body shot.
Potatohauler looks to land a right hand but Peterson moved out of range.
A jab from Potatohauler misses.
Peterson is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson moves out of range as Potatohauler strikes.
Peterson tries to counter with a clinch but Potatohauler shakes him off and moves away.
Peterson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Peterson dips to his left and cracks Potatohauler with an uppercut!
Potatohauler throws a right and a left that both miss.
Peterson tries to counter by closing the distance.
Peterson avoids the body shot from Potatohauler.
Peterson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Potatohauler on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Potatohauler throws a hook but Peterson blocks it.
Peterson works Potatohauler's body with a nice hook.
Peterson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Potatohauler's hands.
Potatohauler lands a nice shot that snaps Peterson's head back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Potatohauler throws a hook but Peterson blocks it.
Peterson pushes Potatohauler up against the cage in a clinch.
Potatohauler blocks a body shot from Peterson.
Potatohauler lands with a left to the head.
Potatohauler tries to break free but Peterson pushes him back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Peterson.
Potatohauler scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Peterson obliges.
A right handed body shot lands from Peterson.
Peterson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Peterson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Potatohauler is defending well for now.
Peterson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Peterson has Potatohauler pressed against the cage, preventing Potatohauler from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Potatohauler breaks the clinch.
The fighters circling - Potatohauler throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Potatohauler throws a lazy uppercut
and Peterson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Peterson.
Potatohauler wants to break free but Peterson has control.
Peterson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Potatohauler swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Peterson blocks an uppercut.
Potatohauler scores with a nice hook to the head.
Peterson looking to throw knees to the head but Potatohauler is blocking nicely.
Peterson lands a body shot.
Potatohauler can't break the clinch.
Potatohauler lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Potatohauler lands a hook that snaps the head of Peterson backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potatohauler manages to break the clinch.
Potatohauler is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Potatohauler lands with a hook. Peterson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Peterson lands an overhand right.
Peterson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Joey Bob Potatohauler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peterson stuns Potatohauler with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Peterson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Peterson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Potatohauler.
Potatohauler lands with a cross.
Peterson gets a clinch.
Potatohauler blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Peterson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Potatohauler breaks from the clinch.
Peterson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Potatohauler escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Peterson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Peterson has closed the distance and engaged Potatohauler in a clinch.
Potatohauler blocks an uppercut.
Peterson throws a head punch that misses.
Peterson misses with some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Peterson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peterson scores with a shot to the side of Potatohauler's head.
A hook to the body from Potatohauler.
Peterson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Peterson - that landed with a thud.
Peterson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Peterson takes a shot to the head.
Potatohauler lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Potatohauler swings wildly with an uppercut but Peterson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Peterson scores with a shot to the side of Potatohauler's head.
Potatohauler tries to break the clinch but Peterson is controlling the position.
Peterson swings wildly with an uppercut but Potatohauler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Potatohauler is trying to break the clinch but Peterson has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Peterson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Potatohauler breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Peterson lands a jab to the head.
Peterson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but George Peterson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on George Peterson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Peterson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Potatohauler swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Peterson slips under a jab.
Peterson moves away from the strike by Potatohauler.
Potatohauler pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Potatohauler misses with a straight left.
Potatohauler cracks Peterson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Peterson moves into the clinch.
George Peterson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Peterson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Peterson lands a body punch.
Peterson misses with a punch on the inside.
Potatohauler breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Peterson throws a nice looking combination but Potatohauler bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Potatohauler throws an overhand right that lands on Peterson's shoulder, as Peterson tries to avoid the shot.
Potatohauler waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Peterson.
Peterson looks to score with a jab to the body but Potatohauler is just out of range.
A swing and a miss from Potatohauler.
Peterson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Potatohauler throws out the jab.
Potatohauler takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Potatohauler just misses with a punch to the body.
Potatohauler takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A looping hook to the body misses from Peterson. Potatohauler does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Potatohauler wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Peterson closes the distance and pushes Potatohauler back into the cage.
Potatohauler works on Peterson's body with a couple of short punches.
Potatohauler escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Peterson closes the distance and pushes Potatohauler back into the cage.
Peterson blocks an uppercut.
Potatohauler working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Potatohauler breaks from the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Potatohauler.
Potatohauler throws a jab but it's blocked by Peterson.
A little jabbing left from Peterson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Potatohauler misses with an uppercut.
Peterson steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Potatohauler.
Peterson just misses with a punch to the body.
Peterson darts in and clinches Potatohauler up against the cage.
Peterson takes a shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Potatohauler escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Peterson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Potatohauler.
Potatohauler doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Peterson.
Potatohauler takes a shot to the head.
Potatohauler breaks from the clinch.
Potatohauler waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Peterson.
A jab from Potatohauler misses.
Peterson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Potatohauler.
Joey Bob Potatohauler is winning the standup battle so far.
Potatohauler misses with a double jab.
Potatohauler's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Peterson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Potatohauler scrambles back to his feet.
Peterson clinches.
Peterson misses with a knee strike.
Peterson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Peterson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Potatohauler pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Peterson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Potatohauler breaks the clinch.
Potatohauler connects with a single shot there.
Peterson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potatohauler jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Potatohauler is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Peterson.
A jab from Peterson misses.
Peterson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Potatohauler throws a punch but it's blocked by Peterson.
Peterson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Potatohauler or not.
Potatohauler wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Potatohauler avoids a wild elbow strike from Peterson.
Peterson lands an uppercut.
Potatohauler is trying to force a seperation but Peterson has the dominant position.
Potatohauler tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Peterson misses with a knee to the head.
Peterson can't find room to land a body shot as Potatohauler controls the action.
Potatohauler escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Peterson throws a shot to the body.
Peterson moves into the clinch.
Potatohauler misses with a hook to the ribs.
Potatohauler working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Potatohauler's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Peterson closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peterson misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Peterson fails to land.
Peterson tries to work over Potatohauler's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Potatohauler is trying to force a seperation but Peterson has the dominant position.
Peterson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Potatohauler pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Potatohauler misses with a jab to the body
and Peterson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Potatohauler breaks from the clinch.
A jab from Potatohauler misses.
Potatohauler lands a jab to the nose.
Good standup being displayed there by Peterson as he connects with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Peterson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Potatohauler.
Peterson tries to counter with a clinch but Potatohauler shakes him off and moves away.
Peterson moves out of range as Potatohauler strikes.
Peterson darts in and clinches Potatohauler up against the cage.
Peterson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Potatohauler has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but George Peterson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on George Peterson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Potatohauler throws an overhand right that lands on Peterson's shoulder, as Peterson tries to avoid the shot.
Potatohauler throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Peterson.
Potatohauler misses with a straight left.
Peterson tries to counter by closing the distance.
Potatohauler misses with an uppercut.
Peterson jabs Potatohauler to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Peterson scores with a jab. Potatohauler acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Peterson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Peterson lunges at Potatohauler with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Potatohauler's hand.
Peterson pushes Potatohauler up against the cage in a clinch.
Potatohauler breaks the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Potatohauler. Peterson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Peterson connects with the punch.
Potatohauler throws out a loose jab but Peterson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Potatohauler throws a shot from downtown. Peterson moves away and avoids it.
Potatohauler gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Peterson gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Potatohauler is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). George Peterson!
George Peterson decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bernardo De Barros (ranked 545 p4p, 71 weight class) and Kevin Coburn (ranked 926 p4p, 116 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bernardo De Barros!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kevin Coburn!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Summer Carpenter and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Barros ducks under a wild hook from Coburn.
De Barros with a poor takedown
and Coburn makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
De Barros darts in looking for a takedown but Coburn gets double underhooks and turns De Barros into the cage.
De Barros has his takedown stuffed
enabling Coburn to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bernardo De Barros. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Barros shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Coburn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
De Barros with a lazy takedown attempt
and Coburn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
De Barros gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Barros tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Coburn just stands there and leans against the cage.
De Barros tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
De Barros 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.
Coburn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Coburn stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Coburn manages to break the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A cross from Coburn lands.
It looks like Bernardo De Barros has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coburn circles away from the clinch attempt
and Coburn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
De Barros with a poor takedown
letting Coburn counter with a right hand.
Coburn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Barros was well out of range. Poor timing from Coburn.
De Barros tries for a takedown but Coburn circles away easily
and Coburn counters with a right hand to the body.
Coburn gets caught napping as De Barros dives in and scores a takedown. Coburn manages to retain guard.
Coburn pulls De Barros in close to prevent any damage.
De Barros trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
De Barros prevents Coburn from getting back to his feet.
De Barros pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Coburn is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coburn 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.
Coburn wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
De Barros wants to control from the top but Coburn keeps moving.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
De Barros fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Coburn avoids it really well and circles away.
De Barros tries to clinch but Coburn moves away
and Coburn counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Coburn displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from De Barros.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Barros throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Coburn was covering up waiting for the punch and De Barros finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Coburn manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. De Barros manages to get himself to full guard.
De Barros working for submissions but it's allowed Coburn to get to half guard.
De Barros is staying active underneath Coburn, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
De Barros trying to control but Coburn postures up.
De Barros is looking for a sweep. Coburn is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
De Barros with the active half guard here but Coburn passes nicely into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coburn working away.
Coburn lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
De Barros can't do much from the bottom here.
You can see the frustration on De Barros's face as Coburn controls the position.
Coburn scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at De Barros to see if he's OK.
You can see the frustration on De Barros's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
De Barros manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Coburn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bernardo De Barros's cut.
That's time! De Barros's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
De Barros tries to clinch there but Coburn circles away.
Coburn is clearly trying to counter these attacks from De Barros with a body shot.
De Barros with a lazy takedown attempt
and Coburn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
De Barros misses with a takedown attempt
letting Coburn counter with a right hand.
De Barros misses with a takedown
and Coburn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bernardo De Barros. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Barros shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Coburn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
De Barros is rocked!
De Barros tries for a takedown but Coburn sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Coburn throws out a counter right but De Barros avoids it with no problem.
Coburn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
De Barros shoots for a takedown but Coburn saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Barros misses with a takedown attempt - Coburn sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
De Barros shoots in for a double leg but Coburn sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Coburn now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
De Barros looks to clinch
enabling Coburn to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Barros wants to clinch but Coburn slips to the side
and Coburn makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
De Barros throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Coburn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
De Barros shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Coburn is trying to defend but De Barros finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Coburn is defending against the submission attempts here by De Barros.
Coburn is pressing down on De Barros's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
De Barros is pushing down on Coburn's leg trying to pass to half guard. Coburn is fighting to maintain full guard but De Barros has managed to sneak the leg through.
Coburn slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
De Barros won't allow Coburn to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coburn working a defensive guard here.
De Barros trying to control the position from guard on top but Coburn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De Barros trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Coburn bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in De Barros's guard.
Coburn wants to control from the top but De Barros keeps moving.
De Barros throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Coburn content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Coburn avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Barros has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Coburn has passed into side control.
De Barros prevents Coburn from moving into mount.
Coburn taking a breather here.
Coburn gets to mount! De Barros was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Coburn controlling the pace for now.
De Barros is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Barros is working hard here to advance position.
De Barros regains half guard.
Kevin Coburn has got the better of the ground game so far.
De Barros looking for submissions off his back.
De Barros is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Coburn pulls his head out easily.
Coburn scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Coburn is keen to just control but De Barros is a slippery customer.
Coburn is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Coburn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bernardo De Barros's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
De Barros with a poor takedown
and De Barros takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
De Barros shoots in and drives through. Coburn sprawls well.
Coburn throws out a counter right but De Barros avoids it with no problem.
De Barros goes for a double leg but Coburn avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Coburn continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bernardo De Barros. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Barros fails with the takedown
and Coburn counters with a left to the body.
De Barros has his takedown stuffed
and Coburn counters with a nice uppercut.
Coburn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Barros was well out of range. Poor timing from Coburn.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Barros fails with the takedown.
Coburn is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Coburn slaps away a takedown attempt from De Barros, before circling back to the center of the mat.
It seemed like Coburn was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Coburn has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as De Barros is landing a low percentage of strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Barros misses with a takedown
enabling Coburn to counter with a crisp jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
De Barros misses with a takedown attempt - Coburn sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
De Barros shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Coburn as he avoids it easily.
Coburn appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
De Barros tries to pull guard but Coburn holds him up against the cage and eventually De Barros drops back down to his feet.
A short left from Coburn.
Coburn lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
De Barros takes a shot to the head.
De Barros is trying to pull guard but Coburn has him pressed against the cage.
De Barros is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Coburn to keep the fight standing.
De Barros tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Coburn smiles and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Barros misses with a hook
and Coburn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Oh De Barros is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
De Barros is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
De Barros seems to have got his legs back now.
De Barros has his takedown stuffed
enabling Coburn to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
BOOM! Coburn lands a beautiful left hook that drops De Barros. De Barros tries to recover but Coburn is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and De Barros lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kevin Coburn!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stephan Letter (ranked 392 p4p, 52 weight class) and David Brent (ranked 474 p4p, 73 weight class). David Brent has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Stephan Letter's chin.
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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
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stephan Letter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, David Brent!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Ben Hemmingworth and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Letter lands a jab.
Letter misses with a right hand
and Brent finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Letter 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.
Brent moves in looking to clinch but Letter pushes him off.
Letter tried to counter with a leg kick but Brent avoided it.
Letter misses with an uppercut
and Brent counters with a slapping leg kick.
Brent avoids the head kick by Letter.
Letter throws an overhand right that lands on Brent's shoulder, as Brent tries to avoid the shot.
Brent throws a low kick, looking for Letter's leg but Letter calmly moves out of range.
Brent tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Letter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Letter looks for the body kick but Brent saw that one coming.
An inside leg kick lands from Brent.
Letter blocks a head kick by Brent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Letter lands with a shot to the body.
Letter lands a front kick.
Letter moves out of range of the body kick.
Letter lands with a slapping head kick.
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!
Letter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Letter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Letter lands a jab-cross combination.
Brent scores with a crisp jab that stopped Letter in his tracks.
Brent rushes Letter and presses him up against the cage.
Letter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brent misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brent prevents Letter from breaking the clinch.
Letter throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Brent.
Letter has a couple of punches blocked by Brent.
Brent lands with a short shot to the head.
Brent lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brent working aggressively here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Letter controlling the action here for a moment.
Letter lands a body shot.
Letter has a couple of punches blocked by Brent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Letter trying to stall but Brent improves his position.
Letter blocks an uppercut.
Letter prevents a body shot from Brent.
Letter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brent is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Letter keeps the fight on the outside.
Letter seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A slapping leg kick lands for Brent.
Brent takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like David Brent has been cut.
Brent misses with an attempted mid kick.
Brent tries to land a front kick but Letter steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Letter walks into a stiff left hand from Brent.
Letter lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Brent at a distance.
The fighters circling - Letter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brent looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Letter circles away from the clinch attempt.
And Letter counters with a quick kick to the body but Brent blocks it.
Letter scoring well with a low kick there.
Stephan Letter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Letter falls off balance throwing a combination
and Brent counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Letter ducks under a wild hook from Brent.
It looked like Letter wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Letter tries a head kick but it misses.
Brent throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Letter throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice uppercut there from Brent.
Letter misses with a hook. Brent ducked under it nicely.
Letter avoids the head kick by Brent.
Letter throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Brent finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Letter scores with a sloppy right hand. Brent should have avoided that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Letter lands a nice hook to Brent's body. Brent takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brent checks a leg kick nicely.
Letter misses with a body kick.
Letter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Letter scores with a crisp jab that stopped Brent in his tracks.
Letter looks to land a left hand but Brent moved out of range nicely.
Brent misses with a low kick.
Good work by Letter as he checks the leg kick.
Brent drops Letter with a beautiful combination! Letter stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Brent is looking for the KO!
Letter is rocked!
It looks like Stephan Letter has been cut.
Letter throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Brent counters with a big left hand that crumples Letter! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). David Brent!
David Brent 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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