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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joey Karate (ranked 2428 p4p, 107 weight class) and Talon Cape (ranked 1644 p4p, 78 weight class). Karate comes into the arena with Shot Em' blaring out of the sound system. Joey Karate could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Talon Cape's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Joey Karate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Talon Cape!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Anthony Taglia and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karate just misses with a punch to the body.
Karate tries to clinch but Cape is having none of it.
Karate really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Cape feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Karate's calf.
Cape fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Karate is out of range.
Cape lands a slapping body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Cape. Those never looked like landing.
Cape misses with a jab, cross combination.
Karate is looking to counter punch.
Cape on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Karate lands the left hand.
Sloppy strikes from Cape. Those never looked like landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Karate misses the target.
Cape waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Karate.
A leg kick checked by Karate.
Karate moves out of range of the strikes.
Cape fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Karate is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cape.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cape throws a leg kick that is checked
and Karate counters with an inside leg kick.
Cape misses with a low kick.
Karate scores with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cape misses with an uppercut.
Cape avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Karate uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cape.
Karate looks to land a right hand but Cape moved out of range.
It seemed like Cape was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cape misses with a few strikes there.
Karate darts in and clinches Cape up against the cage.
Cape lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cape is trying to stall.
Stalling in the clinch from Cape.
Karate lands with a right to the head.
Karate is trying to maintain a safe position but Cape gets an underhook and turns Karate into the cage.
Cape is stalling here.
Karate lands a nice elbow.
Karate lands with a left to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Karate.
Karate lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cape'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.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Cape using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Karate has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cape taking a breather.
Karate tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cape's elbow.
Cape throws an elbow but it misses.
Cape struggles to land a body shot inside as Karate controls his hands.
Cape trying to stall but Karate improves his position.
Nice elbow from Karate.
Karate taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Cape missing with knees to the body.
Karate trying to control the position but instead, Cape has worked for underhooks and has pushed Karate into the cage.
Cape avoiding damage.
Karate gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cape wants to stall.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Talon Cape.
Karate looks to score with a jab to the body but Cape is just out of range.
Karate throws a body shot but no joy.
Cape appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Cape connects with a high kick.
Cape misses with a straight left.
Cape uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Karate.
Cape throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Cape.
An attempted straight right counter from Karate misses the target.
Cape throws a big shot that misses.
Cape throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cape uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Karate.
Karate wants to clinch.
Cape throws a sloppy head kick and Karate moves out of range easily.
Karate cracks Cape with an open hand slap.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cape tries a head kick but it misses.
Cape lands a high kick!
Nice straight punches there by Karate. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Karate.
Cape is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cape swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Cape is still on wobbly legs! Can Karate finish him?
Cape swings widly with a right hand
and Karate scores with a counter punch that sends Cape to the canvas! Karate smells blood - he's punishing Cape with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Cape has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joey Karate!
A victorious Joey Karate thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Russell Westbrook (ranked 1606 p4p, 195 weight class) and Aloysius Wiremu (ranked 3149 p4p, 360 weight class). Wiremu has chosen Billy Joel - The River of Dreams as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Russell Westbrook!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aloysius Wiremu!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Anthony Taglia and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wiremu lands with a nice body kick.
Westbrook rushes Wiremu and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nice body punch from Westbrook - that landed with a thud.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wiremu.
Wiremu misses with a body punch.
Wiremu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Westbrook on the inside.
Westbrook softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Westbrook is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Wiremu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Wiremu's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Westbrook doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Westbrook misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wiremu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Westbrook blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wiremu misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from Wiremu.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wiremu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wiremu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Westbrook's elbow.
Wiremu is trying to break free.
Wiremu works on Westbrook's body with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiremu swings wildly with an uppercut but Westbrook uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from Wiremu.
A head punch on the inside from Wiremu fails to land.
Wiremu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Westbrook's elbow.
We've been hearing reports that Westbrook has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Wiremu lands a right hand.
Wiremu cracks Westbrook with a nice body shot.
Westbrook has Wiremu pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Wiremu manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Westbrook swings wildly with an uppercut but Wiremu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Westbrook blocking some punches.
Wiremu prevents a body shot from Westbrook.
Wiremu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wiremu swings wildly with an uppercut but Westbrook uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wiremu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wiremu struggles to land a body shot inside as Westbrook controls his hands.
Wiremu lands an uppercut.
Good body shot from Westbrook.
Westbrook has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Wiremu is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Russell Westbrook. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiremu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wiremu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Westbrook backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A left hand lands to the body for Wiremu.
Wiremu misses with a punch on the inside.
Westbrook blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Westbrook misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Wiremu - that landed with a thud.
Wiremu lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Wiremu as the two fighters clinch.
Wiremu tries to break the clinch but Westbrook is controlling the position.
Wiremu is pressed up against the cage. Westbrook has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Wiremu down to the mat. Wiremu avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Westbrook has closed the distance and engaged Wiremu in a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wiremu.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wiremu.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wiremu.
Wiremu lands with a left to the head.
Wiremu lands with a light punch inside.
Wiremu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wiremu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Westbrook backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiremu blocking some punches.
Wiremu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wiremu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wiremu breaks the clinch.
Wiremu cracks Westbrook with an open hand slap.
Wiremu moves in looking to clinch but Westbrook pushes him off.
Westbrook fails to land with a series of punches.
Wiremu throws a sloppy head kick and Westbrook moves out of range easily.
Wiremu throws a sloppy head kick and Westbrook moves out of range easily.
Westbrook wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Westbrook looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Russell Westbrook seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Westbrook clinches up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wiremu misses with a body punch.
Westbrook is looking for a takedown.
Westbrook goes for a takedown attempt but Wiremu pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Westbrook takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Wiremu - that will leave a mark!
Wiremu stuns Westbrook with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Westbrook is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Westbrook tries to clinch up but Wiremu circles away and keeps his distance.
Wiremu is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Westbrook with a body shot.
Westbrook throws a jab but it's blocked by Wiremu.
Wiremu scores with a nice body kick.
Wiremu has Westbrook up against the cage in a clinch.
Westbrook struggles to land a body shot inside as Wiremu controls his hands.
Westbrook tries to work over Wiremu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wiremu breaks from the clinch.
Wiremu clinches up with Westbrook and pushes him back against the cage.
Westbrook has Wiremu pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Wiremu manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aloysius Wiremu dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Westbrook takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Westbrook tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wiremu appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Westbrook blocks a head kick by Wiremu.
Wiremu defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Westbrook.
Westbrook is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Westbrook throws an overhand right that lands on Wiremu's shoulder, as Wiremu tries to avoid the shot.
Westbrook tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wiremu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wiremu lands a big head kick that sends Westbrook tumbling to the mat! Wiremu takes a step backwards and waves Westbrook back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Westbrook is rocked!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Wiremu! Westbrook is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aloysius Wiremu!
Aloysius Wiremu thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ethan Sheehy (ranked 1406 p4p, 173 weight class) and Winslow Berhardt (ranked 1701 p4p, 209 weight class). Sheehy comes to the cage accompanied by Tree falls - Timber!. 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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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
8 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Ethan Sheehy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 16 - 3, fighting out of London, Winslow Berhardt!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Reed Andrews and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berhardt misses the shot to the body.
And Sheehy counters with a quick kick to the body but Berhardt blocks it.
Sheehy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Berhardt has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nice defenses there by Sheehy.
Berhardt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Berhardt throws a leg kick but Sheehy sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sheehy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sheehy misses with a wild body shot.
Berhardt throws a shot from downtown. Sheehy moves away and avoids it.
Berhardt has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sheehy.
A punch combination from Berhardt misses.
Berhardt avoids a kick to the body.
Sheehy misses with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Sheehy.
Berhardt lands a jab to the head.
Sheehy connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Berhardt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Winslow Berhardt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sheehy throws a hook but Berhardt blocks it.
Berhardt feints and as Sheehy raises his hands in defense, Berhardt changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berhardt trying to control but Sheehy is working from the bottom.
Berhardt throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sheehy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sheehy working a defensive guard here.
Sheehy is looking for a triangle but Berhardt pushes his legs off easily.
Sheehy throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Berhardt lands a couple of elbows.
Sheehy is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sheehy looking for a guillotine here but Berhardt defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berhardt stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sheehy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Berhardt trying to control the position from guard on top but Sheehy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sheehy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Berhardt working some strikes from top position.
Berhardt with a nice head shot there.
Berhardt scoring with some ground and pound.
Berhardt is in close to Sheehy's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sheehy looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berhardt is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Sheehy has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Berhardt is looking to defend but Sheehy has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Berhardt! Sheehy pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Berhardt taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Ethan Sheehy!
Our winner, Ethan Sheehy, 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.
Winslow Berhardt spoke after the fight, saying 'Next time I'll break him!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Shelby Foote (ranked 1055 p4p, 113 weight class) and Grimur Agnarsson (ranked 2156 p4p, 193 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Agnarsson's choice of entrance music: Drop death - Squeel. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Shelby Foote!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Grimur Agnarsson!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Columbo Gatti and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foote shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Agnarsson defends it nicely.
We've been informed that Agnarsson has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Agnarsson misses with a straight right.
Foote attempts a counter takedown but Agnarsson avoids it well and moves away.
Foote scores with a nice head shot.
Foote drives through with a takedown into Agnarsson's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Foote landing some decent shots from guard.
Foote being controlled here momentarily.
Foote scoring with some ground and pound.
Agnarsson keeping moving, preventing Foote from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Agnarsson trying to control the position.
Foote being controlled here momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Agnarsson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foote wants to control from the top but Agnarsson keeps moving.
Foote postures up in Agnarsson's guard and throws a big left but Agnarsson blocks it.
Agnarsson pulls Foote in to control the position.
Foote cracks Agnarsson with a solid left hand.
Agnarsson trying to keep a closed guard but Foote is proving a slippery customer.
Agnarsson has control of Foote's left arm, preventing Foote from doing any damage.
Foote postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Agnarsson keeping full guard, as Foote tries to pass.
Foote trying to control but Agnarsson is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Agnarsson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Foote to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Foote advances position into side control!
Agnarsson is looking to reverse the position.
Agnarsson wants to control but Foote postures up.
Who's going to make the next move?
Foote has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Agnarsson is trying to control Foote's posture but Foote avoids it.
Agnarsson is not content to let Foote control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Agnarsson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sloppy strikes there by Foote.
Foote scoring with punches from side control.
Foote working away.
Foote scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Agnarsson to see if he's OK.
Foote wants to control but Agnarsson is keeping him busy.
Agnarsson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Foote wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Foote connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Agnarsson some visible discomfort.
Agnarsson can't do much from the bottom here.
Check out the look on Foote's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foote looking to control but instead Agnarsson has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Agnarsson is positioning himself well to prevent Foote advancing to mount.
Foote wants to control but Agnarsson is keeping him busy.
Foote works his way into side control.
Foote landing strikes.
We've been hearing that Foote has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Foote lands a nice forearm strike.
Foote wants to control but Agnarsson is keeping him busy.
Foote working the ground and pound.
Foote lands an elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
You can see the frustration on Agnarsson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Agnarsson keeps Foote under control for a moment.
Foote wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Agnarsson, who protects the arm well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shelby Foote dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Foote uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Agnarsson.
Agnarsson moves away from the strike by Foote.
Agnarsson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Foote with a body shot.
Agnarsson clobbers Foote with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Foote lands the left hand.
Agnarsson clinches.
Agnarsson has a couple of punches blocked by Foote.
Foote throws a punch but it's blocked by Agnarsson.
Agnarsson lands with a light punch inside.
Foote can't find room to land a body shot as Agnarsson controls the action.
Foote misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Agnarsson.
Foote blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A body shot lands from Agnarsson.
Agnarsson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Foote misses with a hook from the clinch.
Foote makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Agnarsson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Foote fails to land.
Foote is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Agnarsson is defending well for now.
Foote misses with a punch on the inside.
Foote tries to land knees in the clinch but Agnarsson avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foote misses with a body punch.
Agnarsson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Foote's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Agnarsson.
Foote tries to throw a body punch but Agnarsson avoids it by throwing Foote back against the cage.
Foote putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Agnarsson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Agnarsson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Agnarsson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Foote backwards.
Agnarsson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Foote backwards.
Foote lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Grimur Agnarsson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Foote working aggressively here.
Foote tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Agnarsson avoids it.
Agnarsson lands an uppercut.
Agnarsson can't find room to land a body shot as Foote controls the action.
Agnarsson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Foote's elbow.
A right hook to the body lands for Foote.
Foote is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Agnarsson can do to turn this around?
Agnarsson prevents a body shot from Foote.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Foote creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Foote blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Agnarsson lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Agnarsson scores with a shoulder strike.
Agnarsson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Foote missing with knees to the body.
Foote tries to land knees in the clinch but Agnarsson avoids the damage to the body.
Agnarsson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Foote fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Agnarsson lands an uppercut.
Agnarsson misses with a punch on the inside.
Foote throws a head punch that misses.
Foote gets through Agnarsson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Foote.
Foote missing with knees to the body.
Foote misses with a punch to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Agnarsson.
Agnarsson misses with the head strike.
Agnarsson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Agnarsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Agnarsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Foote.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Agnarsson tries to throw a body punch but Foote avoids it by throwing Agnarsson back against the cage.
Foote throws a head punch that misses.
Foote lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Foote misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Agnarsson.
A left hand lands to the body for Agnarsson.
Agnarsson managing to block the knees to the body from Foote.
Agnarsson tries to throw a body punch but Foote avoids it by throwing Agnarsson back against the cage.
Agnarsson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Foote swings wildly with an uppercut but Agnarsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Agnarsson blocking some punches.
Agnarsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Agnarsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Foote working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Agnarsson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Foote backwards.
Agnarsson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Agnarsson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Agnarsson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Agnarsson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Foote.
Foote is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Foote is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Agnarsson is defending well for now.
Agnarsson stalling.
Agnarsson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Foote backwards.
Agnarsson scores with a shot to the side of Foote's head.
Agnarsson avoiding damage as Foote throws knees to the body.
Foote lands a left hand that snaps the head of Agnarsson backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Agnarsson.
Agnarsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Agnarsson tries to work over Foote's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A shot in the inside from Foote.
Foote lands a left hand.
Agnarsson has Foote pushed against the cage.
Foote missing with knees to the body.
Agnarsson tries to work over Foote's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Foote misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Grimur Agnarsson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Foote gets a double leg takedown into Agnarsson's guard.
Foote trying to control the position from guard on top but Agnarsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Foote works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Foote throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Agnarsson keeping hold of Foote's head, controlling as best he can.
Agnarsson trying to control from the bottom.
Agnarsson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Foote scores with a couple of nice shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Foote slips a nice elbow through Agnarsson's hands, connecting with Agnarsson's forehead.
Shelby Foote overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Foote thows a huge punch but Agnarsson dodges it nicely.
Foote seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Agnarsson is looking to control Foote's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Agnarsson avoid being mounted?
Agnarsson is refusing to be controlled, as Foote sits in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Agnarsson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Foote is working away from the top position though.
Nice strikes from Foote there.
Agnarsson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Foote.
Foote wants to lay and pray for a moment but Agnarsson keeps working.
Foote tries to pass to full mount but Agnarsson defends it.
Foote is looking to take a break and control but Agnarsson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Agnarsson trying to control here.
Foote is trying to control. Agnarsson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Agnarsson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Foote.
Agnarsson wants to control but Foote is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Foote landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Agnarsson taking some punishment here, with Foote in his half guard.
Foote winds up and cracks Agnarsson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Foote scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Agnarsson is positioning himself well to prevent Foote advancing to mount.
Foote is trying to work for a kimura but Agnarsson is defending well.
Foote lands with a punch from half guard.
Agnarsson is looking to control Foote's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Agnarsson avoid being mounted?
Agnarsson has his hands clasped together around Foote's back. He's all about the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foote is nestled in close to Agnarsson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Foote wants to control but Agnarsson is keeping him busy.
Foote takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Agnarsson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Agnarsson.
Foote distracts Agnarsson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Foote in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Agnarsson trying to keep a closed guard but Foote is proving a slippery customer.
Agnarsson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Agnarsson is looking for a triangle but Foote pushes his legs off easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Agnarsson keeping moving, preventing Foote from controlling successfully.
Foote postures up in Agnarsson's guard and throws a big left but Agnarsson blocks it.
Agnarsson is trying to keep Foote in close.
Agnarsson working for a triangle but Foote defends it easily.
Foote avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Agnarsson is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shelby Foote showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Foote 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shelby Foote!
An out of breath and clearly excited Shelby Foote thanked Organic Nutrition for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nazim Bardakci (ranked 1045 p4p, 134 weight class) and Shawn Griffin (ranked 2036 p4p, 246 weight class). Bardakci comes to the cage accompanied by Edis - Çok Çok. Griffin is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Medicate - Flaw. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nazim Bardakci!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shawn Griffin!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Alyssa Summers and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bardakci takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Griffin tries to bum rush Bardakci with a series of wild strikes but Bardakci uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shawn Griffin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bardakci misses with a head kick.
Bardakci shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Griffin's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Griffin can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bardakci is fighting to break Griffin's control of his arms but Griffin is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Bardakci stands and throws Griffin's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Griffin is looking for a sweep.
Bardakci scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Griffin to see if he's OK.
Bardakci is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Griffin is trying to escape and Bardakci transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Griffin is forced to tap! Nice work there by Bardakci! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Nazim Bardakci!
Nazim Bardakci opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Del Oeste (ranked 1589 p4p, 193 weight class) and Rosco Ladd (ranked 653 p4p, 84 weight class). Del Oeste comes to the cage accompanied by Coming Home. 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Del Oeste!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rosco Ladd!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Franklyn Lucas and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ladd throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Del Oeste swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A jab from Del Oeste does it's job there.
Ladd swings for the body but Del Oeste moves out of range.
Del Oeste changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ladd tries to avoid it but Del Oeste manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ladd to the ground. Ladd escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ladd uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Del Oeste.
Del Oeste is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ladd.
Del Oeste looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ladd walks into a left hand.
Ladd slaps away a takedown attempt from Del Oeste, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ladd misses the jab.
Ladd ducks under a wild hook from Del Oeste.
Ladd works Del Oeste's body with a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Del Oeste throws out a loose jab but Ladd uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ladd throws a hook to the side of Del Oeste's head but Del Oeste sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ladd feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Del Oestes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Del Oeste uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ladd.
Del Oeste shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Del Oeste. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Del Oeste feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Ladd has his feet on Del Oeste's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Rosco Ladd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ladd misses with an uppercut. Del Oeste saw that one coming.
Del Oeste swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Ladd uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Del Oeste.
Del Oeste takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Decent striking displayed by Ladd there.
Ladd feints a jab promting Del Oeste to slip. Ladd then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Del Oeste slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A slow jab from Ladd misses its intended target.
Del Oeste shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ladd but Ladd pushes him off and we're back to square one.
It seemed like Ladd was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Del Oeste fails to land the takedown.
Ladd's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Ladd duly obliges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Del Oeste bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rosco Ladd is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ladd scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ladd fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Del Oeste moves out of range as Ladd strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ladd ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ladd connects with a body shot that sends Del Oeste's belly button to the back.
Del Oeste closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Ladd quickly recovers to half guard.
Del Oeste seems to be working for a kimura but Ladd defends the submission attempt.
Del Oeste seems to be working for a kimura but Ladd defends the submission attempt.
Ladd wants to get back to full guard.
Ladd keeping control of the position.
Ladd slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Del Oeste accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ladd looking for a sweep. Not yet Ladd, not yet.
Del Oeste wants to pass the guard but Ladd is keeping the position.
Ladd is trying to keep Del Oeste in close.
Ladd tries to land a sweep but no joy.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ladd is on top in guard.
Ladd wants to control from the top but Del Oeste keeps moving.
Ladd stands up and waves to Del Oeste to follow him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ladd avoids the body shot from Del Oeste.
Ladd scores with a crisp jab that stopped Del Oeste in his tracks.
Del Oeste is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Ladd's half guard.
Ladd manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Del Oeste keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ladd breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Del Oeste on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ladd swings for the body but Del Oeste moves out of range.
Del Oeste was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ladd misses with a wild combination.
Ladd fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Del Oeste shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ladd pinned against the cage. Ladd gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rosco Ladd dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ladd misses with a body shot.
Ladd keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ladd misses with a lunging right hand
and Del Oeste counters with a nice body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ladd. Del Oeste does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rosco Ladd seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Del Oeste takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Del Oeste throws a right and a left that Ladd avoids nicely.
Ladd avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ladd scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ladd throws a nice looking combination but Del Oeste bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ladd dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Del Oeste shoots in looking for a takedown but Ladd manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Del Oeste's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Del Oeste throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Ladd counter with a right hand.
Ladd cracks Del Oeste with an open hand slap.
Ladd avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Del Oeste throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ladd misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ladd throws a body punch but Del Oeste moves out of range.
Ladd on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ladd throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Del Oeste just misses with a punch to the body.
Del Oeste walks into a jab.
Del Oeste fails to land the takedown.
Del Oeste tries to clinch there but Ladd circles away.
Del Oeste throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Del Oeste just misses with a punch to the body.
Ladd swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Del Oeste misses the jab.
Ladd lands a glancing blow to the side of Del Oeste's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ladd. Del Oeste does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Ladd does it's job there.
Del Oeste misses with a takedown attempt
and Ladd counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Del Oeste. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ladd ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Del Oeste moves away.
Del Oeste shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ladd defends it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Del Oeste throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ladd counters with a right hand to the body.
Ladd swinging wildly here.
Del Oeste changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Del Oeste takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Del Oeste throws a lazy uppercut
and Ladd counters with a stiff right hand.
Ladd fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Del Oeste manages to avoid it.
Del Oeste throws a nice looking combination but Ladd bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ladd throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Del Oeste appears to be looking for a big counter.
A swing and a miss from Del Oeste.
Ladd is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Del Oeste tries to clinch there but Ladd circles away.
Del Oeste uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ladd.
Del Oeste half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Ladd uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Del Oeste.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Del Oeste showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ladd.
Del Oeste was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ladd lands a nice shot to the body.
Del Oeste fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ladd on the side of the head.
Ladd scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Del Oeste scores with a takedown into Ladd's guard.
Ladd controls Del Oeste momentarily but Del Oeste frees himself.
Ladd working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Del Oeste doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Del Oeste manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Del Oeste trying to control the position from guard on top but Ladd is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ladd manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Del Oeste manages to get himself to full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ladd wants to control from the top but Del Oeste keeps moving.
Del Oeste has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Ladd is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Del Oeste.
Del Oeste is trying to control Ladd's posture but Ladd avoids it.
Ladd tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ladd has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rosco Ladd showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Del Oeste lands a jab to the nose.
A low kick from Del Oeste is predictable there
and Ladd counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ladd digs a good body shot into Del Oeste's ribs.
Ladd connects with a crisp jab.
Ladd misses with a few strikes there.
Del Oeste misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ladd.
Ladd defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Del Oeste.
A swing and a miss from Del Oeste.
Del Oeste throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ladd missing with a left hand there. Del Oeste was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Del Oeste is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ladd missing with a left hand there. Del Oeste was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
An attempted straight right counter from Del Oeste misses the target.
Ladd lands with a nice body punch.
Del Oeste misses with a straight right.
Ladd scores with a one two! Del Oeste had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Del Oeste with a poor takedown
and Ladd counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ladd moves away from the strike by Del Oeste.
Ladd scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ladd throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Del Oeste shoots in looking for a takedown but Ladd manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Del Oeste's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Del Oeste. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ladd lands a nice hook to Del Oeste's body. Del Oeste takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Del Oeste misses with a hook.
Ladd digs a good hook to Del Oeste's body.
Ladd has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ladd.
Ladd throws a good cross that connects.
Ladd lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Del Oeste at a distance.
Ladd fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ladd throws a shot from downtown. Del Oeste moves away and avoids it.
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!
Del Oeste doesn't manage to clinch there - Ladd circles away.
Ladd lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Del Oeste circles away quickly and effectively.
Del Oeste throwing a counter right hand but Ladd manages to avoid it.
Ladd lands with a cross.
Del Oeste misses with a hook. Ladd ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Del Oeste takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ladd throws a hook but Del Oeste avoids it easily.
Ladd lands a nice shot that snaps Del Oeste's head back.
Del Oeste fails to land the takedown.
Ladd scores with a shot to the body.
Del Oeste scores with a nice strike.
Ladd looks to throw the jab but Del Oeste is out of range.
Del Oeste takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ladd misses with a looping right.
Ladd sizes up Del Oeste with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ladd jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Del Oeste throwing a counter right hand but Ladd manages to avoid it.
Good exchange - Ladd coming out on top.
Del Oeste throws out a leg kick but Ladd moves out of range and Del Oeste only half commits.
Del Oeste scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Del Oeste wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ladd keeps working.
Ladd manages to work his way to half guard, despite Del Oeste's best efforts.
Del Oeste is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Del Oeste is looking for a kimura here.
Ladd has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Del Oeste is working away from the top position though.
That's four 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.
Del Oeste looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ladd with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ladd actively working from the bottom here.
Rosco Ladd is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Del Oeste is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Ladd!
Ladd wants to control but Del Oeste is having none of it.
Del Oeste is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Ladd can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Del Oeste lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rosco Ladd comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ladd 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rosco Ladd!
In defeat, Ryan Del Oeste stepped up to the mic, saying 'Tomorrow I'll be back in camp training, getting better than ever. Then I will come back and show what I am really made of.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Azar Qasi (ranked 898 p4p, 111 weight class) and Evgeni Elkemenchi (ranked 1472 p4p, 178 weight class). Qasi comes to the cage accompanied by For Whom The Bell Tolls. 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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166 lbs
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31
168 lbs
14 - 12 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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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
31 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, Azar Qasi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Evgeni Elkemenchi!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Columbo Gatti and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Qasi looks to land a left hand but Elkemenchi moved out of range nicely.
Qasi stuns Elkemenchi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Elkemenchi there.
Elkemenchi jabs at Qasi's body.
Elkemenchi throws a shot to the body.
Elkemenchi lands with a right hand.
Qasi shoots in for a double leg but Elkemenchi sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Qasi misses with a body shot.
Qasi slips a jab from Elkemenchi.
Elkemenchi moves out of range as Qasi throws a body kick.
Qasi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Qasi went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Qasi misses with a kick to the body
and Elkemenchi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Elkemenchi throws a lazy uppercut
and Qasi counters with a left to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Elkemenchi throws a leg kick but Qasi sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Qasi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A combination from Elkemenchi does no damage.
Elkemenchi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elkemenchi lands a glancing blow to the side of Qasi's head.
Qasi misses with a kick to the body.
Elkemenchi looks to land a left hand but Qasi moved out of range nicely.
A good leg kick by Elkemenchi.
Qasi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Elkemenchi connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Qasi momentarily.
Elkemenchi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Elkemenchi.
Elkemenchi misses with a hook. Qasi ducked under it nicely.
Elkemenchi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Evgeni Elkemenchi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Elkemenchi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Elkemenchi wants to slow Qasi down by chopping away at his legs.
Elkemenchi dips to his left and cracks Qasi with an uppercut!
Qasi checks a leg kick.
A head kick from Qasi lands but Elkemenchi takes it in his stride.
It looks like Evgeni Elkemenchi has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Qasi looks to throw the jab but Elkemenchi is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elkemenchi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Qasi lands the left hand.
Qasi walks into a left hand.
Qasi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Elkemenchi throws a big shot that misses.
It looked like Qasi was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Elkemenchi.
A swing and a miss from Elkemenchi.
Elkemenchi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Qasi finds it's way round the side to connect with Elkemenchi's head.
Evgeni Elkemenchi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Qasi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Elkemenchi throws a sloppy head kick and Qasi moves out of range easily.
Qasi avoids the body shot from Elkemenchi.
Qasi misses with a looping left.
Elkemenchi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Qasi looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Elkemenchi is fending him off so far but Qasi persists. Nope, Elkemenchi circles away and we're back to standing.
Qasi with a hook.
Elkemenchi throws a looping overhand right but Qasi ducks down to avoid it.
Qasi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Elkemenchi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Qasi scores with a kick to the midsection.
Elkemenchi scores with a jab to the jaw.
Elkemenchi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Elkemenchi is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Qasi had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A left lands for Elkemenchi.
Elkemenchi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Qasi finds it's way round the side to connect with Elkemenchi's head.
Qasi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Elkemenchi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Qasi misses with a hook.
Elkemenchi throws a head kick that misses.
Qasi lands with a cross.
Elkemenchi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Qasi.
Elkemenchi lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Qasi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Qasi scores with a jab to the head.
Elkemenchi with a nice cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elkemenchi avoids the body shot from Qasi.
Elkemenchi misses with a hook
and Qasi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Elkemenchi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Qasi lunges at Elkemenchi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Elkemenchi's hand.
Elkemenchi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Qasi's calf.
Qasi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Elkemenchi manages to avoid it.
Qasi throws a big shot that misses.
Elkemenchi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Qasi throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Elkemenchi.
Qasi lands the left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Elkemenchi throws a shot from downtown. Qasi moves away and avoids it.
Elkemenchi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Elkemenchi walks into a straight right hand from Qasi.
Qasi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Evgeni Elkemenchi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Evgeni Elkemenchi's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Qasi thumps Elkemenchi with a low kick.
Elkemenchi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Qasi.
Qasi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Elkemenchi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Qasi misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Elkemenchi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Qasi checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Elkemenchi scores with a jab. Qasi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Qasi throws the left hand but Elkemenchi avoids the punch easily.
Qasi jabs Elkemenchi right on the nose. Elkemenchi blinks but takes it well.
Elkemenchi throws a head kick that misses.
Qasi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
An inside leg kick lands from Qasi.
Qasi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Elkemenchi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Qasi throws a head kick that misses.
Qasi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Elkemenchi! But no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Elkemenchi. Qasi does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Qasi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Elkemenchi thuds his right hand into Qasi's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Elkemenchi throws an overhand right that lands on Qasi's shoulder, as Qasi tries to avoid the shot.
Elkemenchi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Qasi's hands.
A big left from Elkemenchi misses.
Elkemenchi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Qasi lands a leg kick that knocks Elkemenchi off balance momentarily.
Qasi checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Elkemenchi throws an off balance right hand
and Qasi counters with a right hand to the body.
Elkemenchi misses with an uppercut.
Qasi scores with a leg kick.
Elkemenchi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Decent striking displayed by Qasi there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Qasi connects with a crisp jab.
Qasi closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Qasi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Qasi struggles to land a body shot inside as Elkemenchi controls his hands.
Elkemenchi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Elkemenchi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Elkemenchi blocks an uppercut.
Elkemenchi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Qasi fails with an attempt to clinch.
A jab from Qasi does it's job there.
Elkemenchi misses with an uppercut. Qasi saw that one coming.
Qasi scoring well with a low kick there.
Elkemenchi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Qasi throws a sloppy head kick and Elkemenchi moves out of range easily.
Qasi throws a shot to the body.
Qasi looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Elkemenchi looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Qasi wants to take a breather but Elkemenchi is having none of it.
Qasi is thwarting Elkemenchi's attempts to control the position.
Elkemenchi is refusing to be controlled, as Qasi sits in half guard.
Qasi is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Elkemenchi reverses the position - he's now on top in Qasi's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Elkemenchi won't allow Qasi to sweep him here.
Elkemenchi not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Elkemenchi's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Elkemenchi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Elkemenchi trying to control but Qasi is working from the bottom.
Elkemenchi throwing strikes from guard but Qasi blocks nicely.
Qasi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Azar Qasi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Evgeni Elkemenchi's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Qasi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Qasi throwing a counter right hand but Elkemenchi manages to avoid it.
Elkemenchi misses with a lunging right hand
and Qasi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Qasi scores with a nice head shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Elkemenchi misses the target.
Elkemenchi lands a jab to the nose.
Elkemenchi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Qasi's hands.
Qasi looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Qasi jabs Elkemenchi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Qasi lands a really nice looking cross but Elkemenchi seems unphased.
Elkemenchi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Qasi's sensitive parts.
Qasi slips under a jab.
Elkemenchi misses with a series of wild punches.
Qasi looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Elkemenchi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Qasi throws a shot to the body.
Elkemenchi thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elkemenchi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Qasi's head backwards.
Elkemenchi misses with a body shot.
Qasi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice uppercut there from Elkemenchi.
Qasi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Elkemenchi throws a jab but it's blocked by Qasi.
Azar Qasi is winning the standup battle so far.
Elkemenchi misses with a left hand
and Qasi counters with a nice uppercut.
Elkemenchi misses with a straight right.
Elkemenchi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Qasi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Elkemenchi.
Qasi moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Elkemenchi is rocked!
Elkemenchi slips under a jab.
Elkemenchi loads up on a big right hand but Qasi slips the punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Qasi misses with a body punch
and Elkemenchi counters with a head kick. That will keep Qasi thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Qasi checks a low kick from Elkemenchi.
A counter left hand to the body from Qasi misses its target.
Elkemenchi misses with a hook. Qasi ducked under it nicely.
Qasi swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Qasi rushes Elkemenchi and presses him up against the cage.
Qasi working aggressively here.
Qasi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Elkemenchi backwards.
Qasi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Qasi misses with some punches.
Elkemenchi tries for a takedown. No joy.
Qasi has a couple of punches blocked by Elkemenchi.
Elkemenchi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Elkemenchi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Elkemenchi breaks the clinch.
Elkemenchi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Qasi is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Qasi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Elkemenchi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Qasi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Qasi throws a lazy right hand but Elkemenchi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And Elkemenchi tries to counter it with a takedown but Qasi pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Qasi jabs Elkemenchi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Qasi throws a head kick but Elkemenchi moves out of range.
Qasi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Qasi looks to score with a jab to the body but Elkemenchi is just out of range.
Qasi looks to score with a jab to the body but Elkemenchi is just out of range.
Elkemenchi lands with a straight right. Qasi didn't see that one coming.
Elkemenchi looks to land a right hand but Qasi moved out of range.
Qasi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Elkemenchi manages to avoid it.
Qasi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Elkemenchi.
Qasi lands a jab to the head.
Elkemenchi throws the left hand but Qasi avoids the punch easily.
Elkemenchi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Qasi was well out of range. Poor timing from Elkemenchi.
Elkemenchi swinging wildly here.
Qasi throwing a counter right hand but Elkemenchi manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Qasi connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Elkemenchi momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Qasi throws a low kick but Elkemenchi avoids it.
Elkemenchi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Elkemenchi takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Qasi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Elkemenchi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Qasi is able to avoid easily.
Qasi misses the shot to the body.
Elkemenchi throws a poor cross that misses
and Qasi counters with a nice uppercut.
Elkemenchi is still on wobbly legs! Can Qasi finish him?
Elkemenchi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Qasi misses with an uppercut. Elkemenchi saw that one coming.
Elkemenchi is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Elkemenchi misses with a looping right.
Qasi connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Elkemenchi momentarily.
Elkemenchi's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Qasi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Elkemenchi scrambles back to his feet.
Elkemenchi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
And that's the end of the fight!
Azar Qasi showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Qasi 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Azar Qasi!
During a confident post fight interview, Azar Qasi 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Daichi Kishimoto (ranked 893 p4p, 39 weight class) and Demetrious Jorgensen (ranked 1341 p4p, 57 weight class). The key to victory for Daichi Kishimoto has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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23
145 lbs
13 - 4 - 0 |
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38
143 lbs
18 - 16 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Daichi Kishimoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Demetrious Jorgensen!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Jorge Garcia and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jorgensen drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jorgensen must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kishimoto looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jorgensen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kishimoto working for a triangle but Jorgensen defends it easily.
Kishimoto looking for a guillotine here but Jorgensen defends easily.
Kishimoto is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jorgensen is aware though and is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kishimoto wants to sweep here but Jorgensen controlling him for the moment.
Jorgensen is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kishimoto has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jorgensen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jorgensen working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jorgensen lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kishimoto wants to sweep here but Jorgensen controlling him for the moment.
Jorgensen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jorgensen lands a couple of digs.
Kishimoto has his foot on Jorgensen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jorgensen works his way back into a safe position though.
Jorgensen with a nice head shot there.
Kishimoto trying to keep a closed guard but Jorgensen is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kishimoto has an active guard here but Jorgensen has managed to pass into half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jorgensen looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jorgensen slips a nice elbow through Kishimoto's hands, connecting with Kishimoto's forehead.
Kishimoto is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jorgensen scores with a couple of nice shots.
Jorgensen is pressing down on Kishimoto's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kishimoto is holding on for now.
Kishimoto on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Jorgensen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Jorgensen prevents Kishimoto from improving his position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Jorgensen connects with a nice short shot to Kishimoto's temple.
Jorgensen seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kishimoto wants to control but Jorgensen is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kishimoto is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jorgensen scores with a couple of nice shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jorgensen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kishimoto looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jorgensen slips a nice elbow through Kishimoto's hands, connecting with Kishimoto's forehead.
Kishimoto is rocked!
Jorgensen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Oh Kishimoto is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kishimoto is looking to get back to full guard here but Jorgensen has managed to pass to side control instead.
Kishimoto is looking to reverse the position.
Kishimoto seems to have got his legs back now.
Jorgensen working the ground and pound.
Jorgensen is working Kishimoto over with some ground and pound from side control.
Jorgensen scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Kishimoto to see if he's OK.
Jorgensen scoring with punches from side control.
Kishimoto manages to get back to half guard.
Nice strikes from Jorgensen there.
Jorgensen working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Jorgensen works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kishimoto is trying to escape the mount.
Jorgensen lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jorgensen postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Kishimoto in real trouble here! The ref calls for Kishimoto to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Demetrious Jorgensen!
Daichi Kishimoto spoke after the fight, saying 'Forgot to cancell my auto flight, now I faught on low energy'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Don Stewart (ranked 249 p4p, 29 weight class) and Ross Devereux (ranked 826 p4p, 105 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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35
190 lbs
25 - 9 - 2 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Don Stewart!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ross Devereux!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Steve Montenegro and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stewart finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Devereux looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Stewart!
Stewart tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Devereux wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Stewart manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Stewart is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Devereux is just riding it out for now. Stewart eventually gives up the hold.
Devereux moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Devereux looking for a sweep. Not yet Devereux, not yet.
Stewart with a nice head shot there.
Devereux keeping full guard, as Stewart tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stewart lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Devereux tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Devereux is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Stewart wants to get back to full guard.
Devereux is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Stewart!
Stewart can't escape the position.
Devereux seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Stewart is holding on tight.
Stewart sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Devereux is keen to just control but Stewart is a slippery customer.
Stewart wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stewart is pressing down on Devereux's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Devereux pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stewart is keeping the position for now.
Stewart is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Stewart keeping moving, preventing Devereux from controlling successfully.
Devereux not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Stewart looking to hit a scissor sweep but Devereux is one step ahead there.
Devereux trying to control but Stewart is working from the bottom.
Stewart seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stewart looking to hit a scissor sweep but Devereux is one step ahead there.
Devereux works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Stewart won't allow Devereux to pass to mount.
Stewart wants to improve his position but Devereux is controlling well.
Devereux is looking to advance position but Stewart won't allow it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Stewart manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Devereux slips nicely into half guard.
Devereux looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Devereux uses his free foot to push down on Stewart's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Stewart.
Stewart has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Devereux's lack of action.
Devereux slows the pace down in half guard.
Let's hope that Devereux 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.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stewart is looking for a sweep. Devereux is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ross Devereux 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.
Devereux tests Stewart's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Devereux lunges at Stewart with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Stewart's hand.
Stewart is looking to land body kicks.
Devereux has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Stewart is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Devereux manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Stewart on his heels. He'll look to pass Stewart's guard now, I'm sure.
Devereux forces his way into half guard.
Stewart is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Devereux's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Devereux's back!
Stewart connects with a big shot to the side of Devereux's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Devereux wants to escape the position.
Stewart is working the ground and pound. Can Devereux escape?
Stewart has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Devereux has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Devereux is trying to remain composed but Stewart is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stewart is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Devereux up.
Stewart is landing with strikes from the back.
Stewart lands an elbow to the side of the head.
I really don't envy Devereux right now.
Stewart loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Devereux hold on?
Stewart punches Devereux on the ear.
Stewart has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Devereux is defending well but eventually Stewart manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Devereux has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Don Stewart!
Don Stewart retains his middleweight title!
In his post fight interview, Don Stewart started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yoel Mir (ranked 472 p4p, 55 weight class) and Sesto D Ippolito (ranked 1762 p4p, 217 weight class). D Ippolito comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Squeeze- Cool for Cats kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
18 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Yoel Mir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sesto D Ippolito!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Eddie Farnsworth and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
D Ippolito shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mir as he avoids it easily.
Mir is looking to counter with a body kick.
D Ippolito clinches up against the cage.
Mir lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of D Ippolito backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mir.
Mir crunches a lovely knee into D Ippolito's ribcage.
D Ippolito is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
D Ippolito prevents a body shot from Mir.
Mir lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of D Ippolito backwards.
D Ippolito tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mir's elbow.
Mir makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mir misses with a body punch.
D Ippolito avoiding damage as Mir throws knees to the body.
Mir has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Mir missing with knees to the body.
D Ippolito has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Mir avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Yoel Mir has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sesto D Ippolito.
D Ippolito avoiding damage as Mir throws knees to the body.
Mir landing knees to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mir is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Mir lands a right hand that snaps the head of D Ippolito backwards.
D Ippolito is rocked!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mir obliges.
D Ippolito is still on wobbly legs! Can Mir finish him?
Mir prevents the takedown attempt.
Mir prevents a body shot from D Ippolito.
Mir lands a nice knee to the body.
D Ippolito seems to have recovered his senses.
D Ippolito looks winded!
D Ippolito is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Mir gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir lands a right hand.
A short body shot lands from Mir as the two fighters clinch.
A body shot lands from Mir.
Mir scores with a hook to the body.
Mir putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has D Ippolito in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mir lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mir lands with a light punch inside.
Good body shot from Mir.
A hook to the body from Mir.
Mir unloads a knee to the mid-section. D Ippolito lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mir crunches a lovely knee into D Ippolito's ribcage.
Mir has D Ippolito pressed against the cage. He pushes D Ippolito back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Mir throws a beautiful elbow that sends D Ippolito crashing to the floor! Mir piles on the pressure with more strikes! D Ippolito is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yoel Mir!
Yoel Mir was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
In defeat, Sesto D Ippolito stepped up to the mic, saying 'soundcloud.com/spinmanfinn'.
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