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RapidFC 11 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mikel Arteta (ranked 23888 p4p, 646 weight class) and Jimmy Jackson (ranked 6730 p4p, 606 weight class). Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. Mikel Arteta has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mikel Arteta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jimmy Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Summer Carpenter and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson stuns Arteta with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Arteta loads up on a big right hand but Jackson slips the punch.
Arteta seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Arteta is breathing heavily.
Arteta waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jackson.
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.
Arteta drops down looking for a counter takedown but Jackson sprawls and moves away.
Jackson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Arteta.
Arteta shoots for a double leg takedown but Jackson sprawls well. He's pushed Arteta's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jackson steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Arteta.
Jab from Jackson.
Jackson slips a jab from Arteta.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Arteta appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Jackson misses with a looping right.
Jackson lands with a hook. Arteta tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arteta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jackson.
And Jackson tries to counter it with a takedown but Arteta pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Jackson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jackson stays in close to Arteta's body and controls the position.
Jackson advances position into side control!
Jackson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Arteta has escaped the position, nice work there.
An elbow from Jackson crashes against the mat.
Arteta tries to improve position but can't.
Jackson creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Jackson scoring with punches and elbows.
Sloppy strikes there by Jackson.
Jackson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arteta takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Arteta is trying to get back to half guard.
Jackson lands an elbow.
Arteta tries to buck Jackson off but Jackson is having none of it.
Arteta keeping his opponent close.
Jackson throws an elbow but Arteta slips to the side and avoids it well.
The strikes coming from Jackson are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Arteta managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Jackson.
Jackson throws a strike aimed at the side of Arteta's head but Arteta avoids it well.
Arteta is looking to regain half guard here but Jackson keeps moving and retains side control.
Arteta managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Jackson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arteta tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jackson misses with the ground and pound.
Jackson misses with the ground and pound.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Jackson slaps away a takedown attempt from Arteta, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jackson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Arteta throws a hook but Jackson blocks it.
Jackson feints the counter takedown.
Jackson stuffs the takedown.
A little jabbing left from Jackson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mikel Arteta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mikel Arteta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arteta darts in looking for a takedown but Jackson gets double underhooks and turns Arteta into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arteta tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Jackson defends well and Arteta ends up having to push Jackson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Jackson throws a series of punches but Arteta avoids them all with ease.
Jackson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Arteta misses.
Arteta closes the distance and clinches up with Jackson, looking for a takedown. Arteta pushes Jackson against the cage but Jackson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Arteta throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jackson's waist but Jackson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Arteta off to one side.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jackson tries to clinch but Arteta is having none of it.
Arteta fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Jackson dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Arteta takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Arteta shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jackson sprawls well. Jackson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Arteta gets slowly back to his feet.
Arteta with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jackson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Jackson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Arteta with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ground and pound from Jackson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson works his way into side control.
Jackson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jackson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Arteta is working to avoid the ground and pound but Jackson connects with a decent elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Arteta is looking to reverse the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Arteta tries to get back to half guard but can't.
You can see the frustration on Arteta's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jackson happy to just control the position for now.
Jackson trying to control the position but Arteta is working away.
Jackson postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Arteta is trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Jackson cracks Arteta with an elbow. That is naaassty.
You can see the frustration on Arteta's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jackson landing strikes.
Arteta is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson trying to control the position but Arteta is working away.
Arteta on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Arteta tries to get out of the position.
Jackson in side control, throwing shots but Arteta defends.
Arteta tries to improve position but can't.
Jackson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Arteta some visible discomfort.
Jackson lands a few punches from side control.
Arteta wants to control but Jackson postures up.
Jackson lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arteta can't do much from the bottom here.
Arteta is looking to regain half guard here but Jackson keeps moving and retains side control.
Jackson working the body and head with strikes.
Arteta tries to improve position but can't.
Arteta takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Arteta is trying to improve his position.
Jackson looks up at the clock and then as Arteta takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Jackson smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Arteta is looking to reverse the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands an elbow.
Jackson wants to control but Arteta is keeping him busy.
Arteta tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Arteta taking punishment in the form of punches.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jackson cracks Arteta with a big right hand but Arteta just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Arteta parries the strikes from Jackson easily there. Jackson is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Arteta to escape.
Jackson wants to control but Arteta is keeping him busy.
Arteta dodges the ground and pound from Jackson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Jackson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Arteta shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Jackson is doing well to control the position and prevent Arteta from advancing to side control.
Jackson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Jackson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jackson trying to control but Arteta is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jackson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Arteta working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jackson.
Jackson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Arteta is keeping the position for now.
Arteta keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
Arteta knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jackson on the ground.
Arteta is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Arteta keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
Jackson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Arteta drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arteta working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Arteta is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Jackson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Jackson sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Arteta seems to be looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Jackson.
Jackson looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Jackson looking for a sweep. Not yet Jackson, not yet.
Jackson is trying to keep Arteta in close.
Arteta drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Arteta jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Jimmy Jackson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
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.
Arteta trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Jackson missing with a left hand there. Arteta was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Arteta takes a swing at Jackson's ribcage but misses.
Jackson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Arteta tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jackson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Arteta somewhat.
Mikel Arteta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jackson swings for the body but Arteta moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mikel Arteta showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jackson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Jackson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sebastian Shot (ranked 2372 p4p, 45 weight class) and El Torito (ranked 3983 p4p, 64 weight class). El Torito has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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160 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 21 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sebastian Shot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, El Torito!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Hugh Johnson and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torito misses the shot to the body.
Torito uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shot.
Torito scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Shot looks to score with a jab to the body but Torito is just out of range.
Torito swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Shot on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Shot lands a head shot.
Shot throws a jab when Torito was well out of range.
Shot lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Shot fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Shot looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torito misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shot.
Shot misses with a combination
and Torito counters with a right hand to the body.
Torito just misses with a punch to the body.
Shot drops down looking for a counter takedown but Torito sprawls and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shot gets the takedown into side control.
Shot throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Torito is being controlled here.
Torito struggling a bit here.
Torito is not content to let Shot control the position.
Shot is really struggling to control Torito but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Torito is looking for a sweep.
Shot misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Torito is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shot is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Torito is looking to reverse the position.
Shot trying to control the action but Torito is working from the bottom.
Torito can't do much from the bottom here.
Shot looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Shot trying to control the action but Torito is working from the bottom.
Torito tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Shot trying to control the action but Torito is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shot throws an elbow but Torito slips to the side and avoids it well.
Shot looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Torito taking a bit of punishment here - Shot scoring with strikes.
Shot just content to control the position.
Shot swings around for an armbar but Torito sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Shot's guard.
Shot throws his legs up looking for a submission but Torito uses it to pass to side control.
Shot is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shot struggling a bit here.
Shot tries to buck Torito off but Torito is having none of it.
Shot sneaks back into half guard.
Shot is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sebastian Shot dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A leg kick checked by Torito.
Shot is looking to clinch but Torito is avoiding it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Torito. Shot does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shot half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Shot is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Torito can do to turn this around?
No joy there for Shot, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Torito looks to score with a jab to the body but Shot is just out of range.
Torito lands a slapping body shot.
Shot throws an overhand right that lands on Torito's shoulder, as Torito tries to avoid the shot.
Shot jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shot clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shot blocks an elbow strike.
Shot lands a shoulder strike.
Shot tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Torito jumps into guard, dragging Shot to the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shot stands up over Torito, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Shot passes Torito's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shot performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Torito has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Shot is working away from the top position though.
Shot thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Shot scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Torito slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Shot is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Shot is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Shot is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Shot trying to control the position from guard on top but Torito is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shot wants to pass the guard but Torito is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torito is pulling down on Shot's head. It's preventing any offense from Shot, at least for the moment.
Shot wants to control from the top but Torito keeps moving.
Torito pulls Shot in to control the position.
Shot throwing strikes from guard but Torito blocks nicely.
Torito pulls Shot in close to prevent any damage.
Shot trying to control but Torito is working from the bottom.
Shot has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Torito avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Torito pulls Shot in close to prevent any damage.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shot trying to control but Torito is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Shot throws an off balance right hand
and Torito counters with a left to the body.
Shot throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Torito sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Torito. Shot does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shot throwing a counter right hand but Torito manages to avoid it.
Shot wants to slow Torito down by chopping away at his legs.
Shot tries to clinch but Torito is having none of it.
Torito ducks under a wild hook from Shot.
Torito avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Torito misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shot.
A little feinted left hand from Shot on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Torito misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Shot counters with a nice uppercut.
Torito slips a straight right by Shot.
Shot dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Torito. That did some damage!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shot has a couple of punches blocked by Torito.
Torito misses with a knee to the head.
Torito changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Shot fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Shot swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Shot throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shot scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Torito staying out of range there.
Torito misses with a body shot.
Shot thuds a left hand into Torito's body.
Torito is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Shot rather than just go for the knockout.
Torito moves out of range of the strikes.
Torito just misses with a punch to the body.
Shot throws a body punch but Torito moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sebastian Shot dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Torito throws a body punch but Shot moves out of range.
Torito takes a swing at Shot's ribcage but misses.
Shot misses with a wild body shot.
Torito misses with a wild body shot.
Shot bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Shot throws out a powerful jab.
Shot scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Shot seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Torito does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Torito blocking the ground and pound attempt from Shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torito is trying to control but can't.
Torito wants to improve his position but Shot is controlling well.
Torito trying to hold on to Shot's head to control him but Shot postures up.
Shot wants to control but Torito is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shot trying to control from Torito's half guard. Torito has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Shot's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Torito controlling the position.
Shot missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Shot missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Torito avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Torito utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Torito is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Torito's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Shot trying to control but Torito is working from the bottom.
Torito has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Torito drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A jab lands there for Shot.
Shot misses with a straight right.
Torito fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shot manages to avoid it.
Shot keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Torito staying out of range there.
Shot scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Shot keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shot gets the takedown into side control.
Shot looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Torito is avoiding damage well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shot looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Shot content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Shot trying to control the position but Torito is working away.
Torito struggling a bit here.
Shot trying to control the action but Torito is working from the bottom.
Torito is looking to reverse the position.
That's four 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.
You can see the frustration on Torito's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Torito is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The ground and pound from Shot seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
You can see the frustration on Torito's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sebastian Shot is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Shot trying to control the action but Torito is working from the bottom.
Torito is trying to control Shot's posture but Shot avoids it.
El Torito has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shot is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Torito will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Torito is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sebastian Shot showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Shot has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sebastian Shot!
A very excited looking Sebastian Shot made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Abraham Alcantara (ranked 3961 p4p, 428 weight class) and Yunus Namegov (ranked 1860 p4p, 227 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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200 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Abraham Alcantara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yunus Namegov!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Ben Watson and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Namegov darts in and clinches Alcantara up against the cage.
Namegov's coach down at Gym - AKA - Russia was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Namegov's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Namegov looking for a takedown.
Namegov drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Alcantara looking to throw knees to the head but Namegov is blocking nicely.
Alcantara missing with knees to the body.
Alcantara tries to land knees in the clinch but Namegov avoids the damage to the body.
Namegov pulls guard effortlessly.
Namegov is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Namegov has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Alcantara should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Namegov has tightened it up now! Alcantara should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Yunus Namegov!
After the fight, Yunus Namegov 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between John Steiner (ranked 3927 p4p, 394 weight class) and Anton Malina (ranked 23572 p4p, 597 weight class). Steiner comes to the cage accompanied by THE NUMBERS DON'T LIE. John Steiner has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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175 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Steiner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anton Malina!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Darius Henderson and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malina changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Steiner tries to avoid it but Malina manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Steiner to the ground. Steiner escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Steiner shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Malina is trying to defend but Steiner finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Steiner has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Malina defend it? Steiner steps over the head and cranks it - Malina is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Steiner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). John Steiner!
A relieved looking John Steiner 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Albber (ranked 2462 p4p, 283 weight class) and Tony Smith (ranked 4682 p4p, 456 weight class). Tony Smith will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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2 - 1 - 1 |
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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 Sydney, Tyrone Albber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tony Smith!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Topper Green and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Smith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smith attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Albber scores with a leg kick.
Tyrone Albber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Albber finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Albber misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Smith unleashes a big counter combination but Albber bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Albber.
Albber throws out a leg kick but Smith moves out of range and Albber only half commits.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smith is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Some wild striking there from Albber.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Albber misses with a hook. Smith ducked under it nicely.
Albber motions for Smith to come forward. Albber throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Smith takes one to the side of the head.
Albber looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
Albber waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smith.
Smith swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Albber lands a nice shot to the body.
Smith tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Smith checks a leg kick.
Albber misses with a hook to the body
and Smith counters with a left to the body.
Albber connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Albber manages to avoid it.
A bone on bone clash there as Albber blocks the leg kick.
Albber throws a right and a left that both miss.
Albber tries to score with a low kick but Smith moves his leg out of the way.
Nice straight punches there by Albber. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Albber.
Smith takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Albber tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Smith looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Smith takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Smith on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Albber fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Albber throws out a leg kick but Smith moves out of range and Albber only half commits.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Albber keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Albber thumps Smith with a low kick.
Smith throws a big shot that misses.
Albber is looking to counter the offense by Smith and move into the clinch.
Albber tests Smith's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Albber throws a leg kick that is checked
and Smith counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sloppy strikes from Albber. Those never looked like landing.
Albber changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Albber throws a leg kick
and Smith counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A looping hook to the body misses from Albber. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smith lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Albber takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Albber is rocked!
Albber throws a leg kick that is checked
and Albber takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Oh Albber is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Albber attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Smith blocks a jab.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Smith! Albber is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tony Smith!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Reginald Brooks (ranked 2767 p4p, 50 weight class) and Michael Kristian (ranked 4583 p4p, 72 weight class). Kristian has chosen Oasis - Colombia as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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153 lbs
13 - 7 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Reginald Brooks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Michael Kristian!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Eliza Hachem and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kristian misses with a hook to the body
and Brooks counters with a nice leg kick.
Kristian throws out a loose jab but Brooks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kristian just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromBrooks.
Brooks buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kristian loads up on a big right hand but Brooks slips the punch.
Brooks throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kristian looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Brooks is fending him off so far but Kristian persists. Nope, Brooks circles away and we're back to standing.
Kristian changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kristian lands with a nice body punch.
Brooks misses with a kick to the body.
Brooks throws a hook but Kristian blocks it.
A good leg kick by Brooks.
Kristian staying out of range there.
Kristian closes the distance and clinches.
Brooks scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kristian controlling the action here for a moment.
Kristian lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks misses with some punches.
Brooks lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kristian successfully pulls guard.
Kristian is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Kristian manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Brooks manages to get himself to full guard.
Brooks is controlling Kristian's posture.
Brooks has momentary wrist control but Kristian slips an elbow through the middle.
Kristian trying to control the position from guard on top but Brooks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brooks trying to control the position here.
Brooks working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kristian doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Brooks is tightening it up a little... Kristian has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Kristian reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Kristian taps out! Nice BJJ there by Brooks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Reginald Brooks!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Castilano (ranked 3504 p4p, 389 weight class) and Zuna Zai (ranked 7039 p4p, 537 weight class). Castilano comes to the cage accompanied by Psycho Pass - Xavier Wulf. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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263 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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275 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Paul Castilano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zuna Zai!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Francis DeMontford and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zai shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Castilano kicks Zai off and gets back to his feet.
Zai shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Zai shoots in for a takedown but Castilano shows good takedown defense.
Zai shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Castilano counters with a monster head kick that knocks Zai out cold! He topples like fallen a tree, crashing to the mat! Timbeeeeeerrr!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Paul Castilano!
Paul Castilano really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roy Palmer (ranked 749 p4p, 23 weight class) and Johnny Drama (ranked 1168 p4p, 27 weight class). Drama has chosen The Vicious White Kids No Lip as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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249 lbs
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35
240 lbs
19 - 10 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roy Palmer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johnny Drama!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Darius Henderson and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Drama. That's going to slow Palmer down.
Drama misses with a double jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Palmer, right into the meat.
Drama tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Palmer was well out of range. Poor timing from Drama.
Drama on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Drama takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Palmer throws a hook but Drama avoids it easily.
Drama tries to clinch but Palmer moves out of range.
Palmer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Drama.
A low kick from Palmer misses
and Drama counters with a stiff right hand.
Palmer misses with a hook. Drama ducked under it nicely.
Palmer misses the jab.
A jab from Palmer misses.
Palmer explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Palmer throws a combination. Drama tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Palmer scores with a jab. Drama acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Drama slips under a jab.
Drama scores with a nice right hand.
Palmer connects with a looping right hand.
Palmer scores with a one two! Drama had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Palmer scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmer connects with a solid leg kick.
Drama tries to land a front kick but Palmer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sloppy strikes from Drama. Those never looked like landing.
Drama takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Palmer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A jab from Drama misses.
Palmer is looking to counter with a body kick.
Jab from Palmer.
Drama gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Palmer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Palmer appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Drama fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Palmer, pushing him back against the cage.
Drama misses with some punches.
Drama misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Drama fails to land.
Drama has a couple of punches blocked by Palmer.
Palmer breaks the clinch.
Palmer lands a jab to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A low kick from Drama is predictable there
and Palmer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Palmer has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
A cross from Palmer lands.
Palmer throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drama looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Palmer misses with a low kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Drama looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A swing and a miss from Palmer.
Drama takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Drama wants to clinch up but Palmer keeps it at a distance.
Palmer is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Drama throws a front kick aimed at Palmer's knee but Palmer avoids it well.
Some wild striking there from Palmer.
Roy Palmer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Palmer chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Palmer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Drama slips under a jab.
Palmer tries a head kick but it misses.
Palmer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Drama manages to avoid it.
Drama walks into a stiff left hand from Palmer.
Drama thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmer scores with a sloppy right hand. Drama should have avoided that one.
Drama looks to land a right hand but Palmer moved out of range.
Drama throws a jab but it's blocked by Palmer.
Drama waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Palmer.
Nice straight punches there by Palmer. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Palmer.
Palmer works over Drama's head and body with a nice combination.
Palmer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Drama sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Palmer keeps the fight on the outside.
Crunch! Drama slams his shin into Palmer's torso.
Sloppy strikes from Drama. Those never looked like landing.
Drama shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Palmer eats them both and turns towards Drama to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Palmer misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Drama throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Drama throws a looping overhand right but Palmer ducks down to avoid it.
Palmer lands with a nice body kick.
Drama missing with a left hand there. Palmer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Drama - that will leave a mark!
Palmer thows a body kick. Drama tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palmer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Drama checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Drama tries to clinch but Palmer moves out of range.
Palmer throws a looping overhand right but Drama ducks down to avoid it.
Palmer cracks Drama with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Palmer is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Drama swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Palmer looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Drama looks to land a combination but Palmer avoids it well.
Palmer jabs at Drama's body.
Drama keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Palmer.
Palmer is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Palmer connects with a right hand. Drama shakes it off.
Palmer throws a hook to the side of Drama's head but Drama sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Palmer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Drama looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Palmer lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big left from Drama misses.
Drama moves out of range of the body kick.
Drama misses with a hook. Palmer ducked under it nicely.
Drama drives through and clinches with Palmer against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Palmer dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Drama takes a swing at Palmer's ribcage but misses.
Drama takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Palmer fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Drama is out of range.
A swing and a miss from Palmer.
Palmer throws a body punch but Drama moves out of range.
Drama slips a straight right by Palmer.
Palmer slips a straight right by Drama.
Palmer misses with a low kick as Drama jumps back.
Nice body kick from Palmer.
Drama is looking to clinch.
Drama takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Drama on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Palmer. Palmer obviously looking to wear him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drama moves out of range as Palmer throws a body kick.
Palmer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Drama sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Drama looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Palmer lands a really nice looking cross but Drama seems unphased.
Drama 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.
Palmer lands a nice looking body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drama takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmer swats away the attempt to clinch by Drama.
Drama is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Palmer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Drama slips under a jab.
Palmer throws a poor cross that misses
and Drama counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Palmer misses with a body shot.
A low kick from Palmer misses
and Drama counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Palmer throws a solid leg kick but Drama takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Palmer.
Roy Palmer is winning the standup battle so far.
Drama tries to clinch up but Palmer circles away and keeps his distance.
Palmer tries to score with a low kick but Drama moves his leg out of the way.
Drama tries to clinch but Palmer is having none of it.
Palmer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Drama takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Drama misses with a straight left.
Drama staying out of range there.
Drama missing with a left hand there. Palmer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Palmer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Palmer throws a series of punches but Drama avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drama uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Drama throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A counter left hand to the body from Palmer misses its target.
Palmer lands a really nice looking cross but Drama seems unphased.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drama throws the kick towards the body but Palmer avoids it.
Palmer throws a head kick but Drama moves out of range.
Drama cracks Palmer with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Palmer looks to score with a jab to the body but Drama is just out of range.
Drama misses with a wild combination.
Palmer fires out a quick counter leg kick but Drama just manages to avoid it.
Drama throws a jab when Palmer was well out of range.
Palmer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Drama can do to turn this around?
Drama pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Drama lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Palmer backs up against the cage.
Palmer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Drama sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Palmer lands a nice shot that snaps Drama's head back.
Palmer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Palmer lands with a straight right. Drama didn't see that one coming.
Palmer throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drama looks to score with a jab to the body but Palmer is just out of range.
Drama 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.
Drama fails in his attempt to clinch.
It looked like Palmer wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Palmer throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Drama to counter with a crisp jab.
Drama throws a series of punches but Palmer moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Palmer misses its target.
Drama has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Palmer.
Drama's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Palmer with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Drama moves into range and clinches up with Palmer.
A head punch on the inside from Drama fails to land.
Drama lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Palmer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Palmer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Drama backwards.
Drama scores with a shot to the side of Palmer's head.
Palmer scores with a shoulder strike.
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!
Drama swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Palmer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Drama working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Drama has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Palmer working hard to break the clinch.
Palmer manages to break the clinch.
Drama has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Palmer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drama throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Palmer.
Palmer throws a hook to the side of Drama's head but Drama sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Palmer lands with a nice combination. Drama backs away looking to recover.
Drama slips under a jab from Palmer.
An inside leg kick lands from Palmer.
Drama tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Drama misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Palmer.
Palmer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Palmer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Drama counters with a one-two to the body.
Drama tries to land a front kick but Palmer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Drama fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Palmer, pushing him back against the cage.
Drama can't find room to land a body shot as Palmer controls the action.
Palmer has a couple of punches blocked by Drama.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drama tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Palmer's elbow.
Drama doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Palmer blocks an uppercut.
Drama lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Palmer backwards.
Drama misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Roy Palmer will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Palmer moves away from the strike by Drama.
Palmer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Drama takes one to the chin there.
Drama takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Decent striking displayed by Palmer there.
Drama has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Palmer.
Drama swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Drama looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Palmer lands a jab to the head.
Palmer displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Drama misses with a series of wild punches.
Drama swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Palmer connects with the punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drama lands a jab to the nose.
Drama tries to land a front kick but Palmer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A lazy left from Palmer finds it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmer throws out a loose jab but Drama uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drama connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Drama ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Palmer moves away.
Johnny Drama is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd cheers as Palmer lands an impressive looking overhand right. Drama doesn't seem phased though.
Palmer swings for the body but Drama moves out of range.
Drama slips under a jab from Palmer.
Drama throws a series of punches but Palmer avoids them all with ease.
Drama avoids a kick to the body.
Palmer throws a half hearted mid kick.
Palmer staying out of range there.
Palmer looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Palmer throws a poor cross that misses
and Drama counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Drama looks to land a combination. Palmer sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Drama tries to clinch up but Palmer circles away and keeps his distance.
Drama stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Palmer.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drama tries to clinch up but Palmer circles away and keeps his distance.
Palmer cracks Drama with a good jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palmer thuds his right hand into Drama's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Drama tries to close the distance and clinch up but Palmer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Drama throws a wild body kick that Palmer sees coming a mile off.
Palmer swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Drama connects with a single shot there.
Palmer tries to land a leg kick but Drama saw it coming and moves away.
Drama lands a jab to the nose.
Drama misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Palmer.
Drama throws a big shot that misses.
Drama throws a looping overhand right but Palmer ducks down to avoid it.
Palmer appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Drama jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice body kick there by Palmer.
Drama fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Palmer, pushing him back against the cage.
Palmer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Drama checks a leg kick.
Palmer buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Drama lands with a hook. Palmer tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Palmer uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Drama has time to react.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drama bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Palmer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Drama sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Palmer throws a head kick but Drama moves out of range.
Drama throws out a counter right but Palmer avoids it with no problem.
Palmer missing with a left hand there. Drama was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Palmer crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Drama - the referee stops the clock and Palmer gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Drama. Palmer manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Sloppy strikes from Drama. Those never looked like landing.
Drama gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Drama tries to clinch but Palmer is having none of it.
Drama blocks a leg kick.
Palmer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Palmer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Drama is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Drama tries to clinch up but Palmer circles away and keeps his distance.
Drama throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Palmer blocks a head kick by Drama.
Palmer misses with a few strikes there.
Palmer misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palmer tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Drama is able to avoid easily.
Drama takes one on the button.
Palmer throws a nice looking combination but Drama bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Palmer throws a lazy right hand but Drama sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drama ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Palmer moves away.
Drama looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Drama throws a right and a left that both miss.
It looked like Palmer wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Palmer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Drama.
Palmer connects with a jab.
Palmer throws a front kick aimed at Drama's knee but Drama avoids it well.
Palmer lands a lovely overhand right.
Palmer with a nice cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Palmer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Palmer lands with an uppercut that bounces Drama off the cage and back into range.
A telegraphed right hand from Drama misses the target.
Nice uppercut lands for Palmer. That snapped Drama's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Palmer clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Palmer fails to land with a series of punches.
Drama is looking to land body kicks.
Drama avoids the head kick by Palmer.
Palmer works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Palmer misses with an uppercut. Drama saw that one coming.
Palmer misses the body punch
and Drama counters with a two punch combo.
Drama throws a head kick but Palmer moves out of range.
Palmer moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Palmer thuds a left hand into Drama's body.
Drama is looking to clinch.
Palmer has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Palmer there as he acknowledges the shot.
Palmer throws a good cross that connects.
Palmer looks to land a body kick but Drama moved away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Drama! But no joy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drama throws a series of punches but Palmer avoids them all with ease.
Drama walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Drama cracks Palmer with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Palmer bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Drama's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drama comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Drama checks a leg kick.
Drama closes the distance and clinches.
Palmer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Drama can't find room to land a body shot as Palmer controls the action.
A shot in the inside from Drama.
Drama lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Drama swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Drama misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Drama.
Palmer blocks a body shot from Drama.
Drama pushes Palmer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Drama.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Drama.
Palmer throws a head punch that misses.
Drama lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Palmer is rocked!
Drama misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Palmer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Palmer working aggressively here.
Drama lands a body punch in the clinch.
Palmer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Palmer blocking some punches.
Drama stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Drama struggles to land a body shot inside as Palmer controls his hands.
Drama is leaning against Palmer and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Drama digs a right hand into Palmer's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Palmer's gas tank.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Drama.
Drama misses with a short punch on the inside.
Drama scores with a hook to the body.
Johnny Drama seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Drama digs a right hand underneath Palmer's ribcage. Palmer let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Drama lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Oh Palmer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Drama cracks Palmer with a nice body shot.
Palmer seems to have got his legs back now.
Drama working aggressively here.
Drama lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right from Drama.
Palmer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Drama drops Palmer onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Palmer is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drama lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Palmer to his knees! Drama keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Drama!
Johnny Drama very nearly forgot to thank Sin City Allstars amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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