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PSE 25 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cristian Borhes (ranked 7422 p4p, 578 weight class) and Barren Von Braun (ranked 23830 p4p, 624 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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184 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cristian Borhes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Barren Von Braun!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Roger Salmon and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borhes tries to clinch up.
Borhes moves into the clinch.
Borhes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Von Braun is defending well for now.
Von Braun tries a knee to the head but Borhes blocks it.
Von Braun blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Von Braun's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Von Braun moves into the clinch successfully.
Borhes is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Von Braun misses with an elbow strike.
Von Braun throws an elbow but it misses.
Von Braun is stalling here.
A short right from Von Braun on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Von Braun works on Borhes's body with a couple of short punches.
Von Braun stalling.
Von Braun effectively controlling the action here.
Von Braun escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Braun keeps the fight on the outside.
Borhes keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Borhes half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Borhes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Borhes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Borhes slaps away a takedown attempt from Von Braun, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Cristian Borhes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Von Braun looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Cristian Borhes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Barren Von Braun.
Von Braun scores with a one two! Borhes had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Von Braun keeps the fight on the outside.
Borhes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Von Braun swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Borhes tries to clinch but Von Braun moves out of range.
Von Braun avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Von Braun moves into the clinch.
Von Braun is trying to force a seperation but Borhes has the dominant position.
Von Braun is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Borhes is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borhes trying to stall but Von Braun improves his position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Borhes.
Von Braun manages to break the clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Von Braun.
Borhes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Von Braun swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A right-left combo lands from Von Braun.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Borhes rushes Von Braun and presses him up against the cage.
Von Braun breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Von Braun scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Von Braun is trying to control. Borhes wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Borhes on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Borhes tries to get out of the position.
Borhes wants to get back to his feet.
Borhes knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Von Braun on the ground.
Von Braun is looking for a kimura but Borhes is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Von Braun to get the leverage.
Borhes is not content to let Von Braun control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Braun not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Von Braun is keen to just control but Borhes is a slippery customer.
Von Braun is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Von Braun with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Von Braun is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Braun content to control rather than advance.
Von Braun is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Von Braun is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Borhes is just riding it out for now. Von Braun eventually gives up the hold.
Von Braun wants to control but Borhes is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barren Von Braun dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Borhes doesn't manage to clinch there - Von Braun circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Borhes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Borhes tries to clinch up
and Von Braun cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Von Braun is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Borhes's half guard.
Von Braun throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Von Braun slows the pace down in half guard.
Let's hope that Von Braun has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Von Braun is working for a submission of some sort.
Von Braun is working for a submission of some sort.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Braun trying to control the action but Borhes is working from the bottom.
Von Braun is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Borhes sees it coming and defends easily.
Von Braun looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Von Braun is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
My spies in Touch Of Death Combat Academy inform me that Von Braun has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Von Braun content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Von Braun wants to control but Borhes is keeping him busy.
Von Braun has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Von Braun is working for a kimura but Borhes is defending it quite comfortably.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Von Braun seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Borhes does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Still in half guard, Von Braun seems content to control.
Von Braun looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Borhes is refusing to be controlled, as Von Braun sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Braun slows the pace down in half guard.
Von Braun is trying to control the action in half guard but Borhes is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Von Braun content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Borhes is refusing to be controlled, as Von Braun sits in half guard.
Von Braun is controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Von Braun thows a huge punch but Borhes dodges it nicely.
Still in half guard, Von Braun seems content to control.
Von Braun wants to lay and pray for a moment but Borhes keeps working.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Borhes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Borhes wants to clinch.
Borhes leaves Von Braun with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Von Braun with a jab.
Von Braun keeps the fight on the outside.
Von Braun steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Borhes.
Von Braun shoots in for a takedown but Borhes shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barren Von Braun showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Von Braun looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Borhes tries to clinch up.
Borhes closes the distance and clinches.
Von Braun tries for a takedown but Borhes manages to get underhooks.
Von Braun holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Borhes trying to control the position but instead, Von Braun has worked for underhooks and has pushed Borhes into the cage.
Borhes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Borhes lands with a light punch inside.
Borhes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Von Braun is defending well for now.
Von Braun breaks the clinch.
Borhes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Von Braun feints the counter takedown.
Nice takedown defense from Borhes. No joy for Von Braun on that attempt.
Cristian Borhes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Barren Von Braun.
Borhes tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Von Braun.
Von Braun jabs Borhes to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Von Braun moves into the clinch successfully.
Borhes working aggressively here.
Borhes tries to land knees in the clinch but Von Braun avoids the damage to the body.
Von Braun manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Von Braun slowing the pace effectively.
Borhes missing with knees to the body.
Von Braun breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Borhes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Von Braun swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Borhes tries to clinch there but Von Braun circles away.
Borhes tries to clinch but Von Braun is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Braun lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Borhes closes the distance but Von Braun moves to the side
and Von Braun counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Von Braun shoots for a double leg takedown but Borhes sprawls well. He's pushed Von Braun's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Borhes takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Borhes tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Von Braun counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Von Braun shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Borhes but Borhes pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Borhes doesn't manage to clinch there - Von Braun circles away.
Von Braun keeps the fight on the outside.
Von Braun wants to counter the offense by Borhes and move into the clinch position.
Von Braun shoots in and drives through. Borhes sprawls well.
Borhes is looking to clinch but Von Braun is avoiding it.
Von Braun instigates a clinch.
Borhes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Von Braun.
Von Braun breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Von Braun fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Borhes looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Braun is trying hard to land a takedown here. Borhes sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Borhes is looking to clinch.
Von Braun lands a jab to the head.
Von Braun circles away from the clinch attempt.
Barren Von Braun is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Borhes tries to clinch but Von Braun is having none of it.
Von Braun fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Borhes is out of range.
Borhes tries to counter with a takedown but Von Braun is quick to defend against it.
Von Braun swats away the attempt to clinch by Borhes.
Barren Von Braun seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Von Braun moves into the clinch.
Borhes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Borhes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Von Braun pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Von Braun shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Borhes pinned against the cage. Borhes gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Borhes tries to clinch there but Von Braun circles away.
Von Braun dives in for a single leg takedown but Borhes sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Borhes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Borhes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Von Braun manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cristian Borhes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barren Von Braun is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Borhes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Von Braun manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Borhes wants to clinch.
Borhes tries to clinch up
and Von Braun counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Borhes!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Borhes is not content to let Von Braun control the position.
Von Braun has hold of Borhes's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Borhes seems comfortable defending it but Von Braun has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Borhes is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Borhes is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Von Braun couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Barren Von Braun!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hallo Ween (ranked 5349 p4p, 349 weight class) and Hans Richter (ranked 6456 p4p, 379 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hallo Ween!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hans Richter!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Ryoma Takatsuka and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ween closes the distance and clinches up with Richter, looking for a takedown. Ween pushes Richter against the cage but Richter circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Richter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A nice inside leg kick there by Richter. That's going to slow Ween down.
Richter wants to clinch up but Ween keeps it at a distance.
Ween tries for a takedown but Richter sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Richter dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Ween 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Richter moves out of range as Ween strikes.
It seemed like Richter was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ween keeps the fight on the outside.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ween jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ween shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Richter as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hallo Ween. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ween throws a body punch but Richter moves out of range.
Richter tries to keep at a distance but Ween has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ween tries a body shot but Richter blocks it.
Richter blocks an elbow strike.
Ween tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Richter just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ween really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Richter is looking to break free of the clinch but Ween has double underhooks.
Richter manages to break the clinch.
Richter cracks Ween with a good jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Richter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ween.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ween throws the left hand but Richter avoids the punch easily.
Hallo Ween seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ween instigates a clinch.
Ween tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Richter breaks the clinch.
Richter gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Richter lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ween backwards.
Ween tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Richter breaks the clinch.
Richter cracks Ween with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Richter stalks Ween and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ween's face. Ween staggers backwards, shaken.
Ween is rocked!
Richter lands with a right hand.
Oh Ween is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice shot lands for Ween.
Ween dodges the punch combination from Richter.
Richter uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ween has time to react.
Richter takes the fight into the clinch.
Ween lands an elbow inside.
Ween lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ween is leaning against Richter and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ween seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ween tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Richter smiles and moves away.
Ween looks to land a left hand but Richter moved out of range nicely.
Ween waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Richter.
Ween throws a big shot that misses.
Ween misses with a hook.
Richter tries to clinch but Ween is having none of it.
Ween keeps the fight on the outside.
Ween misses with a hook
letting Richter counter with a right hand.
Richter slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Richter lands a jab to the nose.
Richter moves in looking to clinch but Ween pushes him off.
Richter displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ween.
Richter pushes Ween up against the cage in a clinch.
Richter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ween looks for a takedown but Richter sprawls well.
Ween lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Ween has managed to clinch.
Ween misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richter breaks the clinch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ween.
Ween swings for the body but Richter moves out of range.
Richter tries to clinch up.
Richter moves out of range of the strikes.
Ween fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Richter! But no joy.
Ween shoots in for a takedown but Richter shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ween avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A left lands for Richter.
Ween missing with a left hand there. Richter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Richter is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Ween had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Richter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Richter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Richter tries to clinch up but Ween circles away and keeps his distance.
Richter throws a good cross that connects.
Ween drops his hands momentarily and Richter takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Richter tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ween manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richter scores with a sloppy right hand. Ween should have avoided that one.
Ween scores with a hook.
Richter scores with a decent looking hook.
Richter tries to clinch there but Ween circles away.
Ween is looking to clinch but Richter is avoiding it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Richter! But no joy.
Ween throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Richter might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Richter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Richter! But no joy.
Richter is looking to score with low kicks.
Richter lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ween avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ween moves forwards but Richter connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Horrible takedown attempt by Ween or perhaps it was just good defense by Richter, which made it look bad.
Richter stuffs the takedown.
Richter scores with a jab to the head.
Richter changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ween looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Richter tries to clinch up.
Richter rushes Ween and presses him up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Richter fails to land.
Richter scores with a shot to the side of Ween's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hans Richter dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Good exchange - Richter coming out on top.
Ween takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ween swats away the attempt to clinch by Richter.
Richter circles away from the clinch attempt.
A lazy left from Richter finds it's target.
Ween looks for a takedown but Richter sprawls well.
Richter throws a series of punches but Ween avoids them all with ease.
Ween closes the distance and clinches.
Ween throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ween can't find room to land a body shot as Richter controls the action.
Richter lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ween backwards.
Richter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ween throws an overhand right that lands on Richter's shoulder, as Richter tries to avoid the shot.
Richter throws out a counter right but Ween avoids it with no problem.
Ween shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Richter sprawls well. Richter wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ween gets slowly back to his feet.
Richter keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hallo Ween. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ween walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ween looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ween throws a body punch but Richter moves out of range.
Richter closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Richter is trying to break the clinch but Ween has him pressed against the cage.
Richter working hard to break the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Richter throws an elbow but misses.
Richter manages to break the clinch.
Richter scores with a jab to the jaw.
Richter has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ween avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ween gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Richter lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ween creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ween tries to pull guard but Richter forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Richter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ween lands a nice uppercut.
Ween fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Richter tries to circle away but Ween has him pinned against the cage.
Ween pushes off an throws an elbow but Richter leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ween lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Richter or not.
Richter taking a breather.
Richter blocks an elbow strike from Ween.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Richter scores with a shot to the side of Ween's head.
Ween's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Richter breaks the clinch.
Hans Richter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Richter misses with a two punch combination.
Ween moves in looking to clinch but Richter pushes him off.
Richter throws out a counter right but Ween avoids it with no problem.
Richter moves away from the strike by Ween.
Richter looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Richter moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Ween fails with an attempt to clinch.
Richter displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Richter is looking to clinch.
Ween tries to close the distance and clinch up but Richter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ween tries to clinch but Richter is having none of it.
Richter tries to close the distance and clinch but Ween swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A quick step to the side and Ween tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ween tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Richter was well out of range. Poor timing from Ween.
Richter throws a series of punches but Ween moves out of range.
Ween connects with a good right hand that stumbles Richter. Richter circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ween takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richter with a jab.
Richter moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Richter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ween swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ween throws an overhand right that lands on Richter's shoulder, as Richter tries to avoid the shot.
Richter connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Richter wants to clinch.
Ween throwing a counter right hand but Richter manages to avoid it.
Ween throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Richter slaps away a takedown attempt from Ween, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Richter doesn't manage to clinch there - Ween circles away.
Donk. Richter catches Ween right on the button with a cross.
Richter wants to clinch up but Ween keeps it at a distance.
Richter connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ween looks to throw the jab but Richter is out of range.
Richter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ween.
Richter lands a glancing blow to the side of Ween's head.
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!
The fight stays on the outside here - Richter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richter lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Richter drops Ween with a straight right hand, right on the button! Richter follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hans Richter!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wacanda Forever (ranked 4359 p4p, 472 weight class) and Ilmari Virtanen (ranked 4381 p4p, 475 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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190 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Wacanda Forever!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ilmari Virtanen!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Paul Gruel and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Virtanen shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Forever is looking to control Virtanen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Forever avoid being mounted?
Virtanen working Forever over with strikes.
Forever on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Virtanen wants to take a breather but Forever is having none of it.
Forever looking for submissions off his back.
Forever keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Virtanen throwing shots but Forever is blocking nicely.
Forever is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Virtanen pulls his head out easily.
Forever is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Virtanen scores with a couple of nice shots.
Virtanen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Virtanen prevents Forever from improving his position.
Nice strikes from Virtanen there.
Virtanen trying to pass the guard but Forever defending well.
Virtanen scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Virtanen is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Forever is trying to escape back to his feet but Virtanen uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Virtanen is trying to get an arm triangle but Forever is defending well.
Virtanen has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at K.O Heaven. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Virtanen tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Virtanen has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Forever is working to avoid the ground and pound but Virtanen connects with a decent elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Virtanen is working Forever over with some ground and pound from side control.
Forever managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Virtanen.
You can see the frustration on Forever's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Virtanen wants to control but Forever is keeping him busy.
Virtanen landing a few strikes.
Forever is rocked!
Virtanen working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Oh Forever is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Virtanen landing strikes.
Virtanen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Virtanen scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Forever is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Virtanen can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ilmari Virtanen!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kebab Nurminen (ranked 4418 p4p, 439 weight class) and Zinedine Eldoroado (ranked 3547 p4p, 373 weight class). Zinedine Eldoroado will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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177 lbs
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177 lbs
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Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kebab Nurminen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zinedine Eldoroado!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Colin Fray and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eldoroado stuns Nurminen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nurminen looks to clinch
and Eldoroado counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Eldoroado misses with a hook.
Nurminen throws a leg kick
letting Eldoroado counter with a right hand.
Nurminen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Eldoroado takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Eldoroado misses with an uppercut.
Nurminen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Eldoroado misses with a straight left.
Nurminen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Eldoroado counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nurminen thinking.
Nurminen moves into the clinch.
Eldoroado wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nurminen has him pressed against the cage.
Nurminen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Eldoroado working hard to break the clinch.
Nurminen lands a nice uppercut.
Eldoroado misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eldoroado pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nurminen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nurminen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Eldoroado takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nurminen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Eldoroado.
Eldoroado checks a leg kick.
Eldoroado lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nurminen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nurminen gets a clinch.
Eldoroado working hard to break the clinch.
Eldoroado misses with a body punch.
Nurminen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Eldoroado letting Nurminen take a breather here.
Nurminen pushes Eldoroado back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nurminen pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eldoroado is trying to push Nurminen away but Nurminen has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nurminen tries to throw a body punch but Eldoroado avoids it by throwing Nurminen back against the cage.
Eldoroado has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nurminen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Eldoroado's elbow.
A bit of stalling here from Nurminen.
Eldoroado tries a body shot but Nurminen blocks it.
Nurminen stalling the fight.
Eldoroado misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nurminen has Eldoroado pressed against the cage, preventing Eldoroado from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nurminen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nurminen will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Eldoroado up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nurminen stalling against the cage.
Nurminen gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurminen dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Nurminen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nurminen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Eldoroado wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nurminen looking for a takedown.
Nurminen leaning against his opponent.
Nurminen has Eldoroado pressed against the cage, preventing Eldoroado from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Eldoroado being controlled against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kebab Nurminen.
Nurminen closes the distance but Eldoroado moves to the side
and Eldoroado counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nurminen misses with a low kick.
Eldoroado lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nurminen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eldoroado missing with a left hand there. Nurminen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nurminen changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Nurminen takes a jab right on the kisser.
A big right from Eldoroado misses.
Nurminen attempts a counter takedown but Eldoroado avoids it well and moves away.
Nice uppercut lands for Eldoroado. That snapped Nurminen's head back.
Nurminen clinches with his opponent.
Eldoroado can't find room to land a body shot as Nurminen controls the action.
Eldoroado is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Eldoroado tries a body shot but Nurminen blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Eldoroado looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Eldoroado lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nurminen or not.
Eldoroado pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Eldoroado swings for the body but Nurminen moves out of range.
Nurminen tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Eldoroado defends well and Nurminen ends up having to push Eldoroado into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kebab Nurminen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Eldoroado throws a shot from downtown. Nurminen moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zinedine Eldoroado dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Eldoroado misses with a looping left.
Eldoroado bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nurminen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Eldoroado throws out the jab.
Eldoroado's jab looks to have found its range, popping Nurminen under the eye.
Nurminen blocks a jab.
Nurminen is looking to score with low kicks.
Eldoroado lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nurminen circles away quickly and effectively.
Zinedine Eldoroado seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nurminen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nurminen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Eldoroado throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nurminen gets a clinch.
Nurminen holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Eldoroado working hard to break the clinch.
Eldoroado lands a hook that snaps the head of Nurminen backwards.
Eldoroado has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eldoroado wants to get back to striking at distance but Nurminen won't allow it.
Nurminen tries a body shot but Eldoroado blocks it.
Eldoroado working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Eldoroado wants to get back to striking at distance but Nurminen won't allow it.
Nurminen's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Nurminen prevents Eldoroado from breaking the clinch.
Nurminen prevents a body shot from Eldoroado.
Eldoroado blocks an uppercut.
Eldoroado wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nurminen can't get the takedown.
A hook to the body from Eldoroado.
Nurminen stalling in the clinch.
Eldoroado working hard to break the clinch.
Nurminen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eldoroado is trying to force a seperation but Nurminen has the dominant position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Eldoroado creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nurminen misses with some punches.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nurminen blocking some punches.
Eldoroado looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Eldoroado lands a shoulder strike.
Eldoroado is trying to break the clinch but Nurminen has him pressed against the cage.
Nurminen controlling the action here for a moment.
Eldoroado effectively controlling the action here.
Eldoroado working hard to break the clinch.
Nurminen tries to work over Eldoroado's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Eldoroado goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurminen pressing his opponent against the cage.
Eldoroado is looking to break free of the clinch but Nurminen has double underhooks.
Nurminen's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Eldoroado looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Eldoroado wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nurminen has him pressed against the cage.
Nurminen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Eldoroado wants to break free but Nurminen has control.
Nurminen leaning against his opponent.
A bit of stalling here from Nurminen.
Nurminen trying to control the position but instead, Eldoroado has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nurminen into the cage.
Eldoroado is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
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.
Eldoroado is trying to force a seperation but Nurminen has the dominant position.
Eldoroado has had enough of the clinch but Nurminen keeps him there for the moment.
Still in the clinch, Nurminen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kebab Nurminen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Eldoroado tries to break the clinch but Nurminen is controlling the position.
Eldoroado prevents the takedown attempt.
Eldoroado tries to throw a body punch but Nurminen avoids it by throwing Eldoroado back against the cage.
Nurminen slowing the pace effectively.
A short left from Eldoroado.
Nurminen struggles to land a body shot inside as Eldoroado controls his hands.
Nurminen controlling the action here for a moment.
Eldoroado prevents a body shot from Nurminen.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Eldoroado tries to break free but Nurminen pushes him back against the cage.
A short left from Eldoroado.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zinedine Eldoroado showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Eldoroado scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nurminen in his tracks.
Eldoroado throws the left hand but Nurminen avoids the punch easily.
Eldoroado throws a jab when Nurminen was well out of range.
Nurminen moves away from the strike by Eldoroado.
Nurminen tries to counter with a takedown but Eldoroado is quick to defend against it.
Nurminen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Eldoroado.
Eldoroado looks to throw the jab but Nurminen is out of range.
Nurminen tries to clinch up.
Eldoroado cracks Nurminen with a good jab.
A jab from Eldoroado misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nurminen shoots for a double leg takedown but Eldoroado sprawls well. He's pushed Nurminen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nurminen tries to land a leg kick but Eldoroado saw it coming and moves away.
Nurminen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nurminen shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Eldoroado defends it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eldoroado throws a hook but Nurminen avoids it easily.
Nurminen slips a jab and a cross from Eldoroado.
Eldoroado lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Eldoroado misses with a straight right.
As Eldoroado backs away, Nurminen returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Nurminen throws a solid leg kick but Eldoroado takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nurminen.
Nurminen is looking to chop away at Eldoroado's legs.
Eldoroado ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Eldoroado lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Eldoroado connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nurminen. Nurminen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Eldoroado rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nurminen decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Eldoroado's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nurminen trying to control but Eldoroado is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurminen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Eldoroado is keeping the position for now.
Eldoroado wants to stand and escape but Nurminen is having none of it.
Nurminen wants to control from the top but Eldoroado keeps moving.
Nurminen wants to pass the guard but Eldoroado is keeping the position.
Nurminen prevents Eldoroado from getting back to his feet.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Nurminen keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Eldoroado's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurminen postures up and lands a big shot to Eldoroado's brow.
Nurminen is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Nurminen scoring with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Eldoroado wants to get back to his feet but Nurminen is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Nurminen is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Eldoroado wants to stand but Nurminen is controlling the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nurminen wants to clinch up but Eldoroado keeps it at a distance.
Nurminen scores with a jab to the body.
Eldoroado with a hook.
Eldoroado throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eldoroado avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nurminen looks to score with a jab to the body but Eldoroado is just out of range.
Nurminen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Eldoroado is fending him off so far but Nurminen persists. Nope, Eldoroado circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kebab Nurminen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Eldoroado takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nurminen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Eldoroado lunges at Nurminen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nurminen's hand.
Eldoroado throws a right hand that misses
and Nurminen counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Eldoroado manages to escape and get back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Eldoroado bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nurminen's head.
Kebab Nurminen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zinedine Eldoroado is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Eldoroado circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zinedine Eldoroado comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Eldoroado winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zinedine Eldoroado!
Kebab Nurminen spoke after the fight, saying 'This was just a test.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Topher Curtis (ranked 3027 p4p, 354 weight class) and Kill Monger (ranked 2323 p4p, 288 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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20
182 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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198 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
Powerful |
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Topher Curtis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kill Monger!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Micheangelo Fripello and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Curtis.
A nice side step and Monger releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kill Monger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Curtis moves out of range of the leg kick from Monger.
Curtis looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Monger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Curtis was well out of range. Poor timing from Monger.
Curtis scores with a jab to the jaw.
Monger misses with a takedown
and Monger takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Monger throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Curtis tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Monger is in Curtis's guard.
Curtis is looking to stand up but Monger isn't so interested in that idea.
Monger wants to pass the guard but Curtis is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Monger stands and throws Curtis's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Curtis tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Curtis trying to get back to his feet but Monger is in full control for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monger is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Curtis knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Curtis for a finish.
Curtis is trying to get back to his feet but Monger has full control of the position and if anything, Curtis has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Monger working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Curtis is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Monger has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Curtis taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Kill Monger!
Topher Curtis spoke after the fight, saying 'Everybody loses sometimes which means he got lucky today. Next time we meet will result in a broken jaw.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zach Garrison (ranked 2307 p4p, 287 weight class) and Rick Hustle (ranked 3061 p4p, 362 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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195 lbs
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185 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zach Garrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rick Hustle!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Colin Fray and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hustle looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hustle loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hustle accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Garrison working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hustle.
Garrison will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hustle throwing strikes but missing.
Hustle works over Garrison with some ground and pound from guard.
It looks like Zach Garrison has been cut.
Hustle scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hustle landing some decent shots from guard.
Hustle has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hustle slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Garrison on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Garrison tries to get out of the position.
Garrison knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hustle on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hustle's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Let's hope that Hustle has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Hustle tries to free his leg and advance position but Garrison is retaining full guard.
Hustle works over Garrison with some ground and pound from guard.
Zach Garrison's cut is getting worse.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hustle is looking to work some ground and pound but Garrison has wrist control.
Hustle controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Garrison wants to sweep here but Hustle controlling him for the moment.
Hustle stands up over Garrison, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hustle is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Zach Garrison's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Hustle scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hustle missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Garrison looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hustle controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Hustle throws a big elbow that misses.
Garrison definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hustle is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Garrison is rocked!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Zach Garrison's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Rick Hustle!
During a confident post fight interview, Rick Hustle 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Todd Packer (ranked 1481 p4p, 223 weight class) and Robert McKenna (ranked 2393 p4p, 330 weight class). McKenna is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Freedom. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Todd Packer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robert McKenna!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Ryoma Takatsuka and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McKenna fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Packer avoids it really well and circles away.
Packer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McKenna.
Packer looks to land a body kick but McKenna moved away.
Packer lands the left hand.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that McKenna has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Packer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McKenna at a distance.
Packer throws a body shot but no joy.
McKenna shoots in and bounces Packer off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Packer keeping full guard, as McKenna tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McKenna postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Packer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McKenna looking to pass the guard.
McKenna has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Packer keeping moving, preventing McKenna from controlling successfully.
McKenna slips nicely into half guard.
McKenna keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
McKenna trying to mount his opponent but Packer defends it.
Packer might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
McKenna seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Packer does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
McKenna thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
McKenna wants to free his trapped foot but Packer is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Packer controlling the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
McKenna stalling away here and it's allowed Packer to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Packer keeping full guard, as McKenna tries to pass.
McKenna throws a big elbow that misses.
Packer is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
McKenna is looking to improve his position.
Packer throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing McKenna to regain full guard.
McKenna has Packer pulled in close to control his posture.
Packer is stalling in the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Packer looking to sit in guard and control but McKenna gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
McKenna trying to control but Packer is working from the bottom.
Packer avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
McKenna won't allow Packer to sweep him here.
McKenna wants to control from the top but Packer keeps moving.
McKenna passes Packer's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
McKenna throwing shots but Packer is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Packer is trying is best to control the position here.
McKenna looks to land a strike but Packer avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Packer looking for a sweep. Not yet Packer, not yet.
Packer is trying to keep McKenna in close.
McKenna postures up in Packer's guard and throws a big left but Packer blocks it.
McKenna is looking to advance position but Packer has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Packer unloads with some shots from mount but McKenna bucks and avoids them well.
Packer thowing shots but they're missing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Packer misses with some ground and pound and McKenna recovers position to half guard.
Packer lands strikes from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Todd Packer will probably get the nod.
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.
Packer circles away from the clinch attempt.
It appears Packer was looking to counter with a kick there.
Packer thows a leg kick but McKenna checks it
and McKenna counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
McKenna sitting in guard here, content to control.
McKenna trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
McKenna advances position into side control!
Sloppy strikes there by McKenna.
McKenna throws a strike aimed at the side of Packer's head but Packer avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McKenna is looking to take a break and control but Packer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Packer's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
McKenna scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Packer to see if he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An elbow from McKenna crashes against the mat.
McKenna scoring with punches and elbows.
McKenna lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Packer manages to get back to half guard.
Packer is trying to control but can't.
McKenna content to control rather than advance.
McKenna wants to pass to mount but Packer is defending the position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Packer is controlling McKenna's trapped leg to prevent McKenna from advancing to side control.
McKenna wants to control but Packer is keeping him busy.
McKenna is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
McKenna uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Packer.
McKenna sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
McKenna shoots in for a takedown but Packer shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Packer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
McKenna tries to close the distance and clinch but Packer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Packer stuffs the takedown.
Nice shot by Packer.
Packer cracks a nice hook into McKenna's ribs.
Packer is looking to wear down McKenna with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
McKenna sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Packer fails to land with a series of punches.
McKenna is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
McKenna tries to bum rush Packer with a series of wild strikes but Packer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McKenna misses with a takedown attempt - Packer sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Todd Packer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert McKenna.
Packer connects with a body shot that sends McKenna's belly button to the back.
McKenna shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Packer but Packer pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Packer quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
McKenna tries to clinch but Packer is having none of it.
McKenna tries to clinch up but Packer circles away and keeps his distance.
Robert McKenna seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Packer takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
McKenna tries a head kick but it misses.
Packer throwing a counter right hand but McKenna manages to avoid it.
Packer throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from McKenna.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McKenna shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Packer is trying to defend but McKenna finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Packer kicks McKenna off and gets back to his feet.
Robert McKenna is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Packer scores with a head kick.
It looks like Robert McKenna has been cut.
McKenna wants to clinch but Packer slips to the side
and Packer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McKenna wants to clinch.
McKenna tries to close the distance and clinch up but Packer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McKenna has Packer up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Todd Packer dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Robert McKenna's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
McKenna on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nice takedown defense from Packer. No joy for McKenna on that attempt.
Packer misses with a two punch combination.
Packer misses with a body kick.
McKenna gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Packer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McKenna tries to clinch but Packer is having none of it.
McKenna tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Packer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McKenna manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Packer on his heels. He'll look to pass Packer's guard now, I'm sure.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McKenna stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Packer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
McKenna scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
McKenna is looking to work some ground and pound but Packer has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Packer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
McKenna advances to half guard.
Packer is trying to defend against the ground and pound but McKenna scores with a couple of nice shots.
Still in half guard, McKenna seems content to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Packer wants to get back to full guard but McKenna has passed into side control.
McKenna tries to move to mount but Packer blocks the move with his legs.
McKenna landing strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Packer is looking to regain half guard here but McKenna keeps moving and retains side control.
McKenna lands a few punches from side control.
Packer is trying to get back to half guard.
McKenna misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
McKenna wants to lay and pray for a moment but Packer keeps working.
Packer prevents McKenna from improving position.
McKenna taking a break here but Packer is having none of it and regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKenna tries to pass the half guard into mount. Packer knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
McKenna works his way into full mount!
Packer tries to reverse the position but McKenna maintains control.
McKenna scoring with strikes but Packer is staying in there.
McKenna unloading with bombs!
McKenna postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Packer looks a forlorn figure.
Packer wants to control but McKenna is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McKenna landing strikes from the mount.
Packer tries to get back to half guard but can't.
McKenna working the ground and pound effectively.
McKenna lands a couple of good shots and Packer has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
McKenna throwing sloppy strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McKenna scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Robert McKenna has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McKenna lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Todd Packer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Packer is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Packer showing good submission defense here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robert McKenna comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Packer has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Todd Packer!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Smith (ranked 1950 p4p, 247 weight class) and John Dio (ranked 2065 p4p, 256 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Smith might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Lonely Train by Black Stone Cherry. 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aaron Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Dio!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Jeff Smith and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Dio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dio tries to clinch but Smith moves out of range.
Smith misses with a double jab
and Dio counters with a straight right hand.
Smith throws out a loose jab but Dio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dio, pushing him back against the cage.
Smith misses with an elbow strike.
I was talking to Smith's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Dio tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smith's elbow.
Smith stalling.
Smith lands an elbow just above Dio 's eye.
It looks like John Dio has been cut.
Smith creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dio's defenses.
Smith stalling the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dio looking to stall.
Dio blocks the elbow strike.
Dio has Smith pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Smith manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Smith scores with a shot to the side of Dio's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dio misses with a punch on the inside.
Dio tries for a takedown. No joy.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Smith takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Smith scores with a shoulder strike.
Dio can't find room to land a body shot as Smith controls the action.
Smith creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dio misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smith throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dio is trying to maintain a safe position but Smith gets an underhook and turns Dio into the cage.
Smith lands with a left to the head.
Smith creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dio's defenses.
Dio is trying to break the clinch but Smith is controlling him.
Smith breaks from the clinch.
Dio tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smith swats him away and circles back towards the center.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Smith.
Dio ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Dio feints the counter takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith slips a jab and a cross from Dio.
It looked like Smith wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dio.
Smith drops Dio with a beautiful combination! Dio stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Smith is looking for the KO!
Dio is rocked!
Aaron Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dio tries to keep at a distance but Smith has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dio is still on wobbly legs! Can Smith finish him?
Smith has Dio pressed against the cage. He pushes Dio back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Smith throws a beautiful elbow that sends Dio crashing to the floor! Smith piles on the pressure with more strikes! Dio is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aaron Smith!
An out of breath Aaron Smith thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tom Harper (ranked 1614 p4p, 192 weight class) and Austin Smith (ranked 1656 p4p, 195 weight class). Tom Harper had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tom Harper!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Austin Smith!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Josh West and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harper shoots for a double leg takedown but Smith sprawls well. He's pushed Harper's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Smith pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harper darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Harper passes to side control.
Harper sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Smith is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Smith manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Harper actively working from the bottom here.
Smith is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Harper moves into full guard.
Harper controls Smith momentarily but Smith frees himself.
Smith wants to control from the top but Harper keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper looking for a sweep. Not yet Harper, not yet.
Smith controlling from the top position.
Harper working for submissions but it's allowed Smith to get to half guard.
Smith is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Harper has managed to free his arm - good work.
Harper actively working from the bottom here.
Harper tries to get to full guard but Smith has control of the leg.
Smith is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Harper doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Smith.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Harper is just riding it out for now. Smith eventually gives up the hold.
Harper tries to get to full guard but Smith has control of the leg.
Smith wants to lay and pray for a moment but Harper keeps working.
Harper tries to roll over but Smith keeps him under control.
Smith is pressing down on Harper's thigh, looking to free his foot. Harper is holding on for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith wants to take a breather but Harper is having none of it.
Smith prevents Harper from improving his position.
Harper wants to control but Smith is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Harper works his way to full guard. Good work.
Harper wants to sweep here but Smith controlling him for the moment.
Harper working a defensive guard here.
Harper is looking for a triangle but Smith pushes his legs off easily.
Smith wants to control from the top but Harper keeps moving.
That's four 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.
Smith is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Harper keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Smith throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Harper has closed the distance and engaged Smith in a clinch.
Smith prevents the takedown attempt.
Harper looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Harper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Harper goes for a takedown attempt but Smith pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Harper looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Harper shoots in but Smith avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Harper tries for a takedown but Smith sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Harper takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Harper shoots in looking for a takedown but Smith manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Harper's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Harper shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Smith sprawls well. Smith wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Harper gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Austin Smith dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Harper shoots in and gets a takedown into Smith's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Smith is on top in guard.
Smith trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Harper looking for a guillotine here but Smith defends easily.
Smith wants to control from the top but Harper keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harper throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Harper keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper looking for a sweep. Not yet Harper, not yet.
Smith has gone for a leg lock! Harper slips out almost immediately though and dives into Smith's guard.
Harper's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Smith is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Harper is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Smith is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Harper is aware though and is defending well.
Smith trying to keep a closed guard but Harper is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harper with a nice head shot there.
Harper stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Smith throws up his legs and catches Harper in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Harper tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Smith! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Austin Smith!
Austin Smith is the new welterweight champion!
Our winner, Austin Smith, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Azizi Camara (ranked 1626 p4p, 246 weight class) and John Sullivan (ranked 2041 p4p, 297 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Azizi Camara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Sullivan!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Jeff Smith and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Camara takes one to the chin there.
Camara goes for a double leg but Sullivan avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Sullivan continues to drive forward.
Sullivan changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Camara dives in for a single leg takedown but Sullivan sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Camara is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sullivan.
It looks like Azizi Camara has been cut.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Sullivan has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Camara shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Camara looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Azizi Camara. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Camara fails with the takedown.
Camara showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sullivan.
Camara blocks a head kick by Sullivan.
Sullivan tries a head kick but it misses.
Sullivan misses with a body shot.
Sullivan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sullivan throws a body shot but no joy.
Sullivan gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Sullivan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan jabs Camara right on the nose. Camara blinks but takes it well.
Camara shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sullivan as he jumps to the side.
Sullivan feints the counter takedown.
John Sullivan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sullivan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Camara shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sullivan sprawls well. Sullivan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Camara gets slowly back to his feet.
Sullivan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sullivan misses with an uppercut.
Sullivan throws a body kick that misses.
Camara feinted with a counter takedown.
Sullivan tries to score with a low kick but Camara moves his leg out of the way.
Camara changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sullivan tries to avoid it but Camara manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sullivan to the ground. Sullivan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sullivan throws a shot from downtown. Camara moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Sullivan misses its intended target.
Sullivan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Camara tries to counter with a takedown but Sullivan is quick to defend against it.
Sullivan tries a head kick but it misses.
Camara moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sullivan swings for the body but Camara moves out of range.
Camara drives through with a takedown into Sullivan's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Camara being controlled here momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Camara preventing the sweep.
Camara drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Camara as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Sullivan screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Camara! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Azizi Camara!
Azizi Camara 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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