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EFC Puno vs McGrady PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Wilner Fatiman (ranked 2515 p4p, 217 weight class) and Zhan Dhelan (ranked 2961 p4p, 245 weight class). Fatiman's entrance music is Zion Train. A fine choice. Zhan Dhelan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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147 lbs
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24
145 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wilner Fatiman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zhan Dhelan!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fatiman blocks a body shot from Dhelan.
Dhelan fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Fatiman is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Dhelan jumps guard but Fatiman turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Dhelan is trying to pull guard but Fatiman turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Wilner Fatiman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zhan Dhelan.
Dhelan drags the fight down to the ground.
Fatiman wants to control from the top but Dhelan keeps moving.
Dhelan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fatiman is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dhelan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Fatiman keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dhelan's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fatiman tries to free his leg and advance position but Dhelan is retaining full guard.
Dhelan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fatiman is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fatiman trying to control the position from guard on top but Dhelan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Our spies down at at Mello MMA inform us that Dhelan has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Fatiman connects with a couple of short punches.
Fatiman knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dhelan on the ground.
Fatiman wants to control from the top but Dhelan keeps moving.
Fatiman 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.
Dhelan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fatiman working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dhelan has his foot on Fatiman's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Fatiman works his way back into a safe position though.
Dhelan is looking for a triangle but Fatiman pushes his legs off easily.
Dhelan is trying to control the position but Fatiman postures up.
Fatiman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dhelan is keeping the position for now.
Fatiman slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Dhelan wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dhelan trying to keep a closed guard but Fatiman is proving a slippery customer.
Dhelan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Fatiman wants to pass the guard but Dhelan is keeping the position.
Fatiman has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Fatiman works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Dhelan moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Dhelan looking for a guillotine here but Fatiman defends easily.
Fatiman stopping the sweep attempt from Dhelan.
Dhelan working for a triangle but Fatiman defends it easily.
Dhelan has momentary wrist control but Fatiman slips an elbow through the middle.
Fatiman will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Fatiman slips nicely into half guard.
Fatiman definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Dhelan makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Dhelan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dhelan has momentary wrist control but Fatiman slips an elbow through the middle.
Fatiman passes Dhelan's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Dhelan regains full guard. Nicely done.
Fatiman keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dhelan's head.
Fatiman is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Fatiman content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Dhelan looking for a guillotine here but Fatiman defends easily.
Dhelan working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Fatiman doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Fatiman manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Fatiman trying to control the position from guard on top but Dhelan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dhelan can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Fatiman controls the pace.
Dhelan wants to sweep here but Fatiman controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fatiman controlling from the top position.
Fatiman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dhelan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dhelan keeping moving, preventing Fatiman from controlling successfully.
Dhelan bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fatiman's guard.
Dhelan wants to control from the top but Fatiman keeps moving.
Dhelan won't allow Fatiman to sweep him here.
Dhelan sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Fatiman's guard.
Dhelan wants to pass to mount but Fatiman is defending the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fatiman trying to hold on to Dhelan's head to control him but Dhelan postures up.
Dhelan prevents Fatiman from improving his position.
Dhelan is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Fatiman has managed to free his arm - good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Zhan Dhelan will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Fatiman shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Fatiman showed some decent athleticism there.
Dhelan looking for submissions off his back.
Fatiman lands with a punch from half guard.
Dhelan tries to roll over but Fatiman keeps him under control.
Fatiman trying to pass the guard but Dhelan defending well.
Dhelan is trying to control but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fatiman wants to control but Dhelan is keeping him busy.
Dhelan moves into full guard.
Dhelan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dhelan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fatiman is one step ahead there.
Fatiman connects with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fatiman wants to control from the top but Dhelan keeps moving.
Fatiman lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Fatiman trying to control but Dhelan is working from the bottom.
Fatiman avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dhelan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fatiman trying to control but Dhelan is working from the bottom.
Fatiman is really struggling to control Dhelan but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Dhelan working a defensive guard here.
Fatiman wants to control from the top but Dhelan keeps moving.
Fatiman stopping the sweep attempt from Dhelan.
Fatiman trying to control but Dhelan is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Fatiman controlling from the top position.
Fatiman got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dhelan has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Fatiman has managed to get both his arms back between Dhelan's legs - danger averted.
Dhelan working for a triangle but Fatiman defends it easily.
Fatiman scoring with punches to the head and body.
Fatiman is stalling in the full guard.
Dhelan is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Fatiman is aware though and is defending well.
Fatiman keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dhelan's head.
Dhelan can't keep his opponent in guard - Fatiman advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Dhelan is looking for a sweep. Fatiman is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Fatiman seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fatiman lands strikes from half guard.
Dhelan is trying to get back to full guard.
Ground and pound from Fatiman.
Fatiman wants to control but Dhelan is keeping him busy.
The fighters are battling for position here. Dhelan manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Fatiman preventing the sweep.
Wilner Fatiman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fatiman wants to control from the top but Dhelan keeps moving.
Fatiman stopping the sweep attempt from Dhelan.
Fatiman controlling from the top position.
Dhelan bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fatiman's guard.
Dhelan tries to free his leg and advance position but Fatiman is retaining full guard.
Fatiman wants to sweep here but Dhelan controlling him for the moment.
Fatiman is trying to keep Dhelan in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fatiman pulls Dhelan in close to prevent any damage.
Dhelan passes Fatiman's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Fatiman tries to roll over but Dhelan keeps him under control.
Dhelan is working for a kimura but Fatiman is defending it quite comfortably.
Fatiman wants to get back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fatiman is working hard here to advance position.
Dhelan is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Fatiman is just riding it out for now. Dhelan eventually gives up the hold.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Wilner Fatiman will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Fatiman fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Dhelan to the ground. Fatiman is now in Dhelan's guard.
Fatiman is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Dhelan has his foot on Fatiman's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Fatiman works his way back into a safe position though.
Dhelan keeping moving, preventing Fatiman from controlling successfully.
Dhelan working for a triangle but Fatiman defends it easily.
Fatiman looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fatiman landing some decent shots from guard.
Fatiman wants to control from the top but Dhelan keeps moving.
Dhelan working for a triangle but Fatiman defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dhelan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fatiman wants to control from the top but Dhelan keeps moving.
Dhelan being controlled here, momentarily.
Fatiman trying to control but Dhelan is working from the bottom.
Dhelan wants to sweep here but Fatiman controlling him for the moment.
Fatiman stands and throws Dhelan's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Fatiman cracks Dhelan with a big right hand but Dhelan just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Fatiman trying to control the action but Dhelan is working from the bottom.
Dhelan gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dhelan taking some punishment here, with Fatiman in his half guard.
Dhelan tries to get to full guard but Fatiman has control of the leg.
Dhelan slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Dhelan controlling the position.
Dhelan controls Fatiman momentarily but Fatiman frees himself.
Fatiman's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Dhelan is looking for a triangle but Fatiman pushes his legs off easily.
Dhelan is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Fatiman defends well.
Fatiman is working Dhelan over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Fatiman looking to pass the guard.
Fatiman working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Fatiman wants to control from the top but Dhelan keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dhelan looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Fatiman wants to control from the top but Dhelan keeps moving.
Fatiman postures up and lands a big shot to Dhelan's brow.
Dhelan keeping moving, preventing Fatiman from controlling successfully.
Fatiman 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.
Fatiman postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Fatiman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fatiman trying to control the position from guard on top but Dhelan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dhelan is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Fatiman is aware though and is defending well.
Fatiman is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Fatiman trying to control but Dhelan is working from the bottom.
Dhelan wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dhelan keeping moving, preventing Fatiman from controlling successfully.
Fatiman connects with a couple of short punches.
Dhelan keeping moving, preventing Fatiman from controlling successfully.
Dhelan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dhelan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Fatiman gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Dhelan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fatiman is one step ahead there.
Dhelan is still trying to improve position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fatiman passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Dhelan is looking to reverse the position.
Dhelan gets back to half guard.
Dhelan works his way to full guard. Good work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wilner Fatiman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fatiman has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wilner Fatiman!
After the big win, Wilner Fatiman made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nick Sins (ranked 2725 p4p, 323 weight class) and Anderson Scorpion (ranked 1176 p4p, 143 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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201 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
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189 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class 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
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Sins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Anderson Scorpion!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scorpion clinches with his opponent.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Scorpion.
Sins throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sins tries to work over Scorpion's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Scorpion lands with a right to the head.
Sins blocks a body shot from Scorpion.
Scorpion working aggressively here.
Sins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Scorpion's elbow.
Sins prevents a body shot from Scorpion.
Sins lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Scorpion backwards.
Sins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Scorpion misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sins's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Scorpion misses with a short punch on the inside.
Scorpion tries to work over Sins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sins softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Scorpion misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Scorpion.
Nice body punch from Sins - that landed with a thud.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Scorpion misses with some punches.
Stalling in the clinch from Sins.
Scorpion swings wildly with an uppercut but Sins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Scorpion gets through Sins's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sins avoiding damage.
Sins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Scorpion lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sins misses with the head strike.
Sins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Scorpion throws a head punch that misses.
Scorpion lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sins backwards.
Scorpion working aggressively here.
Scorpion's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sins tries to throw a body punch but Scorpion avoids it by throwing Sins back against the cage.
Sins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Scorpion blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Scorpion lands with a light punch inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Sins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Scorpion scores with a shoulder strike.
Scorpion throws a punch but it's blocked by Sins.
Scorpion tries to work over Sins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Scorpion lands with a left 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!
Scorpion swings wildly with an uppercut but Sins uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sins working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sins misses with the head strike.
Sins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sins wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Scorpion has him pressed against the cage.
Sins blocks an uppercut.
Scorpion misses with the head strike.
Sins misses with some punches.
Sins has a couple of punches blocked by Scorpion.
Sins lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sins wants to stall.
Scorpion works on Sins's body with a couple of short punches.
Scorpion misses with a punch on the inside.
Scorpion makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Scorpion goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Scorpion.
Scorpion misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Scorpion.
Scorpion struggles to land a body shot inside as Sins controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scorpion lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sins backwards.
Sins lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sins.
Scorpion tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sins's elbow.
Sins misses with the head strike.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Scorpion takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Scorpion lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Scorpion working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sins lands a right hand that snaps the head of Scorpion backwards.
Sins lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Scorpion scores with a nice hook to the head.
Scorpion can't find room to land a body shot as Sins controls the action.
Sins wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sins makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Scorpion blocking some punches.
Scorpion misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Scorpion can't find room to land a body shot as Sins controls the action.
Sins misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Sins fails to land.
Sins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sins is trying to force a seperation but Scorpion has the dominant position.
Scorpion misses with a body punch.
Scorpion tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Scorpion goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sins's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sins misses with a punch to the body.
Sins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sins doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Scorpion lands with a light punch inside.
Scorpion struggles to land a body shot inside as Sins controls his hands.
Scorpion misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sins misses with some punches.
Scorpion lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sins misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scorpion struggles to land a body shot inside as Sins controls his hands.
Scorpion fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Sins breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Scorpion dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Scorpion tries a low kick but Sins avoids it.
Scorpion looks for the body kick but Sins saw that one coming.
Sins misses with a looping left.
Sins sizes up Scorpion with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
An inside leg kick from Sins misses.
Sins tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Scorpion is able to avoid easily.
Sins misses with a looping right.
That kick from Sins tenderised Scorpion's leg. Scorpion is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sins lands with an overhand left.
Sins throws a jab when Scorpion was well out of range.
Sins attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sins throws a solid leg kick but Scorpion takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sins.
Sins moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sins slips a jab from Scorpion.
Scorpion scores with a jab to the body.
Good leg kick by Scorpion there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Scorpion shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Scorpion takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Scorpion tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sins was well out of range. Poor timing from Scorpion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Sins.
Scorpion pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Crunch! Scorpion slams his shin into Sins's torso.
Scorpion feints and then cracks Sins's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sins down.
Sins checks a leg kick.
Nick Sins is winning the standup battle so far.
A low kick from Sins misses
and Scorpion counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Scorpion fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sins.
Scorpion throws a big shot that misses.
It looked like Sins wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sins is looking to chop away at Scorpion's legs.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Scorpion! But no joy.
Sins throws a hook but Scorpion blocks it.
Scorpion cracks Sins with a good jab.
Sins takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Scorpion fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Scorpion thuds a left hand into Sins's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Scorpion thumps Sins with a low kick.
Scorpion defending well as Sins loads up on a big left hand.
Scorpion keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Scorpion plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Scorpion, as that shot connected.
Sins is rocked!
The fight stays on the outside here - Scorpion looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Oh Sins is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sins misses with a wild body shot.
Sins seems to have got his legs back now.
Sins shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Scorpion looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A telegraphed right hand from Scorpion misses the target.
Sins misses with a low kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Scorpion ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sins on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sins swings for the body but Scorpion moves out of range.
Scorpion was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Scorpion moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Scorpion throws a front kick aimed at Sins's knee but Sins avoids it well.
Sins misses with a straight left.
Sins throws a body kick that misses.
Scorpion misses with a body shot.
Scorpion throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scorpion tests Sins's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Good shot there by Scorpion.
Scorpion has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sins has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Scorpion.
Sins jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Scorpion tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sins paws at him with a jab and circles away.
As Scorpion backs away, Sins returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A jab from Scorpion misses.
Scorpion jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Scorpion bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Scorpion lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sins takes a step back to recover.
Sins looks to land a right hand but Scorpion moved out of range.
Sins on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sins throws a low kick but Scorpion avoids it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Scorpion.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Scorpion darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Scorpion.
A big left from Sins misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scorpion checks a leg kick.
Scorpion scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sins on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A big left from Sins misses.
Scorpion is trying to counter with his kicks.
Sins misses with an uppercut.
Scorpion loads up on a big right hand but Sins slips the punch.
Scorpion scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sins lands a nice hook to Scorpion's body. Scorpion takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sins lands a nice shot to the body.
Sins tries to land a front kick but Scorpion steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Scorpion, right into the meat.
Sins throws the kick towards the body but Scorpion avoids it.
Scorpion throws a hook to the side of Sins's head but Sins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sins throws a leg kick that misses.
Scorpion scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Scorpion fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sins, pushing him back against the cage.
Scorpion tries to work over Sins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Scorpion showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Scorpion throws a body shot but no joy.
Scorpion connects with a body shot.
Sins tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Scorpion getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Scorpion tests Sins's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sins throws a chopping leg kick but Scorpion manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Scorpion tries to counter with a clinch but Sins shakes him off and moves away.
Scorpion throws a looping overhand right but Sins ducks down to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Sins misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Scorpion. Sins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Scorpion checks a leg kick nicely.
Scorpion throws a head kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sins. Scorpion does a little dance to reset his feet.
Scorpion is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good shot there by Scorpion.
Scorpion misses with a two punch combination.
Sins takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Scorpion tries to clinch but Sins moves out of range.
Sins avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Scorpion avoids the body shot from Sins.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sins comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sins loads up on a big right hand but Scorpion slips the punch.
Scorpion moves out of range as Sins strikes.
Scorpion uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sins.
Scorpion's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sins under the eye.
Sins throws a body shot but no joy.
Sins throws a shot to the body.
Sins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Scorpion manages to avoid it.
Sins is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sins misses the shot to the body.
Scorpion is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A slow jab from Scorpion misses its intended target.
Scorpion throws a shot from downtown. Sins moves away and avoids it.
Scorpion throws a nice inside leg kick.
Scorpion takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Scorpion has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sins scores with a nice hook to the head.
Scorpion fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Sins.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Scorpion connects with an inside leg kick.
Scorpion keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sins tries to score with a low kick but Scorpion moves his leg out of the way.
Sins takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Scorpion is looking to chop away at Sins's legs.
Sins was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Scorpion has closed the distance and engaged Sins in a clinch.
Scorpion lands a right hand.
Scorpion tries to throw a body punch but Sins avoids it by throwing Scorpion back against the cage.
Sins lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sins misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sins blocking some punches.
A short right from Scorpion on the inside.
Scorpion lands a right hand.
Sins wants to get back to striking at distance but Scorpion won't allow it.
Scorpion lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Scorpion manages to break the clinch.
Scorpion waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sins.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scorpion fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Scorpion gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Scorpion tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sins misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sins.
Sins blocking some punches.
Scorpion misses with a body punch.
Scorpion blocking some punches.
Nick Sins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sins prevents a body shot from Scorpion.
Scorpion lands a shoulder strike.
Sins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Scorpion misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Scorpion leaning his opponent against the cage.
Scorpion tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sins's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Sins fails to land.
Sins wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scorpion blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Scorpion lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sins throws a punch but it's blocked by Scorpion.
Scorpion lands a shot to the body.
Scorpion blocking some punches.
Sins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Scorpion uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sins thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sins looks to land a combination but Scorpion avoids it well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Scorpion lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Scorpion gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Scorpion's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sins makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sins pushes Scorpion back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Scorpion fails to land.
Sins misses with some punches.
Sins struggles to land a body shot inside as Scorpion controls his hands.
Scorpion lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sins backwards.
Anderson Scorpion is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Anderson Scorpion seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Scorpion softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anderson Scorpion comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Scorpion 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anderson Scorpion!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Harry Entei (ranked 1636 p4p, 200 weight class) and Morrison Lee (ranked 2685 p4p, 311 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Lee's choice of entrance music: The Pretender. 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
16 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Harry Entei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Morrison Lee!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Entei misses with a wild combination.
It seemed like Lee was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Entei has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Crapollas Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Lee avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Entei.
Lee fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lee misses with a body shot.
Entei is looking for a counter combo.
Entei tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lee was well out of range. Poor timing from Entei.
Lee throws out a counter right but Entei avoids it with no problem.
Morrison Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Entei has closed the distance and engaged Lee in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Entei misses with a punch to the body.
Lee has picked Entei up - he's going for a ride! Lee dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Entei makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Entei throws a head kick but Lee moves out of range.
Entei tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee scoring well with a low kick there.
Lee throws out a loose jab but Entei uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Entei is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lee stops Entei from getting back to his feet.
Lee has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Entei defend it? Lee steps over the head and cranks it - Entei is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Lee!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Morrison Lee!
Morrison Lee decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lennart Lennartsson (ranked 1878 p4p, 232 weight class) and Randy Springs (ranked 2509 p4p, 294 weight class). Lennartsson comes to the cage accompanied by Runaway Baby - Bruno Mars. Randy Springs has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Lennart Lennartsson's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lennart Lennartsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Randy Springs!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, William Peck and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Springs misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lennartsson ducks under a wild hook from Springs.
Randy Springs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice sprawl there from Lennartsson as Springs shoots in.
Springs bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Springs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Springs shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lennartsson as he avoids it easily.
Lennart Lennartsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy Springs.
Springs fails to land the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lennartsson throws the left hand but Springs avoids the punch easily.
Springs steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Lennartsson.
Springs doesn't manage to clinch there - Lennartsson circles away.
Springs has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Lennartsson is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Lennartsson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Springs in his tracks.
It looks like Randy Springs has been cut.
Springs has taken the fight to the clinch.
Springs tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lennartsson avoids it.
Lennartsson 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lennartsson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lennartsson drops his shoulder and cracks Springs with a huge uppercut! Springs goes down! Can Lennartsson finish him?
Lennartsson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Springs keeping moving, preventing Lennartsson from controlling successfully.
Lennartsson is really struggling to control Springs but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Lennartsson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lennartsson throws a strike but Springs rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Springs pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lennartsson is keeping the position for now.
Lennartsson manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Springs throws an elbow but misses.
Lennartsson slowing the pace effectively.
Lennartsson breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Springs has his takedown stuffed
and Springs takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Springs is rocked!
Springs darts in trying to clinch
and Lennartsson counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lennart Lennartsson!
A very excited looking Lennart Lennartsson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Max Paddy (ranked 3018 p4p, 328 weight class) and Violencia Rivas (ranked 1229 p4p, 149 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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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
11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Max Paddy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Violencia Rivas!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Paddy tries to counter with a takedown but Rivas is quick to defend against it.
Paddy pushes Rivas up against the cage in a clinch.
Rivas comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Paddy has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Rivas after a bit of a struggle.
Paddy is looking to take this one to the mat.
Rivas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Paddy tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Rivas defends well and Paddy ends up having to push Rivas into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Paddy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horrible takedown attempt by Paddy or perhaps it was just good defense by Rivas, which made it look bad.
Paddy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rivas throws a hook but Paddy avoids it easily.
Paddy feinted with a counter takedown.
Rivas clinches.
Paddy struggles to land a body shot inside as Rivas controls his hands.
Rivas lands a right hand.
Rivas is fighting off a takedown attempt but Paddy is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Rivas to the mat. Rivas regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paddy stopping the sweep attempt from Rivas.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rivas can do anything to dispel that myth.
Paddy advances position into side control!
Rivas taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paddy advances nicely into full mount.
Paddy looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Paddy pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rivas bucks up and throws Paddy to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Rivas with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Paddy wants to clinch up but Rivas keeps it at a distance.
Paddy cracks Rivas with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rivas drives through and clinches with Paddy against the cage.
Rivas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rivas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rivas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rivas misses with a series of wild punches.
Paddy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rivas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Paddy pushes off an throws an elbow but Rivas leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Paddy tries for a takedown. No joy.
Rivas gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Paddy.
Paddy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rivas avoids it.
Paddy is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Rivas to keep the fight standing.
Paddy is trying to pull guard but Rivas has him pressed against the cage.
Rivas lands an elbow that stopped Paddy in his tracks for a moment.
Paddy goes for a takedown in the clinch but Rivas prevents it.
Rivas makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rivas works on Paddy's body with a couple of short punches.
Paddy tries to pull guard but Rivas won't allow it.
Paddy is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Rivas is defending well.
Paddy is trying to drag Rivas to the mat but Rivas just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Paddy is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivas has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Paddy is trying to keep an underhook but Rivas manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Rivas wants to pass to mount but Paddy is defending the position.
Nice strikes from Rivas there.
Paddy trying to hold on to Rivas's head to control him but Rivas postures up.
Paddy looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Paddy moves into full guard.
Paddy working for a triangle but Rivas defends it easily.
Paddy wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivas postures up and lands a big shot to Paddy's brow.
Rivas's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Paddy looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Paddy is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rivas landing some decent shots from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rivas makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Paddy looking for a triangle here. Rivas is fighting it but it looks tight! Paddy pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Rivas is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Max Paddy!
A less than humble Max Paddy misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Oscar Dos Santos (ranked 1360 p4p, 161 weight class) and Yoki Mayoniko (ranked 1404 p4p, 164 weight class). Dos Santos comes to the cage accompanied by Roots Bloody Roots. 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
18 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Oscar Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 2, fighting out of New York, Yoki Mayoniko!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayoniko gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mayoniko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mayoniko throws a shot from downtown. Dos Santos moves away and avoids it.
Mayoniko connects with a single shot there.
Dos Santos blocks a head kick by Mayoniko.
Dos Santos appears to be looking for a big counter.
Mayoniko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dos Santos.
Mayoniko throws the left hand but Dos Santos avoids the punch easily.
Dos Santos ducks under a wild hook from Mayoniko.
Mayoniko thuds his right hand into Dos Santos's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dos Santos closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Yoki Mayoniko has been cut.
Mayoniko lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dos Santos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dos Santos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mayoniko.
Dos Santos throws a big counter combination but Mayoniko scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Mayoniko throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayoniko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dos Santos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mayoniko moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mayoniko lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Dos Santos has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dos Santos and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mayoniko misses with an uppercut. Dos Santos saw that one coming.
Dos Santos doesn't manage to clinch there - Mayoniko circles away.
Oscar Dos Santos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mayoniko shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Mayoniko was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Mayoniko is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Dos Santos has escaped the position, nice work there.
Dos Santos wants to control but Mayoniko postures up.
Dos Santos is looking to regain half guard here but Mayoniko keeps moving and retains side control.
Mayoniko tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayoniko tries to move into full mount but can't pass Dos Santos's legs.
Dos Santos is being controlled here.
Dos Santos wants to control but Mayoniko postures up.
Dos Santos is trying to buck Mayoniko off.
Dos Santos tries to improve position but can't.
Mayoniko has hold of Dos Santos's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Dos Santos tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Mayoniko cranks the arm and Dos Santos screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Dos Santos, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Yoki Mayoniko!
After winning the bout, Yoki Mayoniko thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mat Diaz (ranked 1253 p4p, 153 weight class) and Kung Po (ranked 1424 p4p, 173 weight class). Diaz comes to the cage accompanied by I Got Five On It. Kung Po has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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184 lbs
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177 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mat Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kung Po!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Po misses with a wild body shot.
Po is looking to clinch but Diaz is avoiding it.
Po misses with a hook
and Po takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Diaz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Diaz misses with a straight right.
Po let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Diaz works Po's body with a nice hook.
Po uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diaz.
Po is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Diaz.
Diaz catches Po with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Diaz swings away with a body shot that misses
and Po counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Po lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Po pushes Diaz up against the cage in a clinch.
Diaz presses Po against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Po lands a right hand that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Diaz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Po tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Po throws a head punch that misses.
Po swings wildly with an uppercut but Diaz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Po blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Po struggles to land a body shot inside as Diaz controls his hands.
Diaz struggles to land a body shot inside as Po controls his hands.
Diaz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diaz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Po swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diaz scores with a nice hook to the head.
Diaz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diaz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Po backwards.
Po lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Diaz tries to work over Po's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Po can't find room to land a body shot as Diaz controls the action.
I was talking to Diaz's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Po prevents a body shot from Diaz.
Diaz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diaz.
Diaz tries to work over Po's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Po misses with an elbow strike.
Diaz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Diaz breaks from the clinch.
Diaz takes a swing at Po's ribcage but misses.
A big right from Diaz misses.
Po throws a big counter head kick but Diaz avoids it with no problem.
Po throws a front kick aimed at Diaz's knee but Diaz avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Po lunges at Diaz with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Diaz's hand.
Po digs a good body shot into Diaz's ribs.
Diaz lands a nice hook to Po's body. Po takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Diaz is defended easily by Po.
Po digs a good body shot into Diaz's ribs.
Po bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A punch lands to the side of Po 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Po throws an overhand right that lands on Diaz's shoulder, as Diaz tries to avoid the shot.
Po works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Po keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Po thuds a left hand into Diaz's body.
A big right from Diaz misses.
Diaz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Po digs a good body shot into Diaz's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Po throws a big shot that misses.
A big left from Diaz misses.
Po uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Diaz.
Nice body punch from Po.
Po throws a head kick but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz cracks Po with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Diaz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Po lunges at Diaz with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Diaz's hand.
Po throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Po throws a jab but it's blocked by Diaz.
Diaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Po moves away.
A big left from Po misses.
Diaz misses with a lunging right hand
and Po counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Diaz moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Diaz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Diaz misses with an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diaz wants to clinch
and Po cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Po is looking to slow Diaz down with leg kicks.
Po scores with a nice strike.
Kung Po is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Diaz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Po missing with a left hand there. Diaz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Po dips to his left and cracks Diaz with an uppercut!
A looping hook to the body misses from Diaz. Po does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diaz digs a good body shot into Po's ribs.
Diaz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Po.
Po steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
Nice shot lands for Diaz.
Po uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
Po throws a jab but it's blocked by Diaz.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diaz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Po.
Diaz throws a sloppy head kick and Po moves out of range easily.
Diaz takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Diaz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Po swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Diaz with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Po to score with a decent uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kung Po will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Diaz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A countering left hand to the body from Po misses.
Po tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Diaz throws a big shot that misses.
Mat Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Po will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A slapping leg kick lands for Po.
Diaz closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Diaz changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Po looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Diaz trying to control the action but Po is working from the bottom.
Diaz is working Po over with some ground and pound from side control.
Diaz lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Diaz lands a heavy elbow.
Po is rocked!
Diaz lands a big elbow - Po is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Po is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Mat Diaz!
Mat Diaz thanked the fans post fight for their support.
In defeat, Kung Po stepped up to the mic, saying 'I came out with bad game plan.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Steve Lucas (ranked 3218 p4p, 369 weight class) and Guillermo Pato (ranked 1866 p4p, 233 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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34
193 lbs
17 - 18 - 0 |
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195 lbs
18 - 11 - 1 |
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Excellent MT
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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
17 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Steve Lucas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Guillermo Pato!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Ian Loll and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lucas shoots in for a double leg but Pato sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Pato lands a nice hook to Lucas's body. Lucas takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lucas looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pato is fending him off so far but Lucas persists. Nope, Pato circles away and we're back to standing.
Lucas fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Lucas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pato scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lucas has his takedown stuffed
and Pato counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Pato scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lucas doesn't seem bothered though.
Lucas is breathing heavily.
Pato lands a nice looking body shot.
Pato scores with a body shot.
Pato works Lucas's body with a nice hook.
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!
Pato connects with a right hand. Lucas shakes it off.
Pato darts in and clinches Lucas up against the cage.
Pato lands a body shot.
Pato scores with a shoulder strike.
Pato stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Pato.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pato scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pato lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lucas wants to take the fight to the mat but Pato manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Lucas taking a breather.
Pato lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lucas backwards.
Pato is leaning against Lucas and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pato.
Pato lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lucas backwards.
Pato lands a hook that snaps the head of Lucas backwards.
Lucas wants a takedown but no success here.
Pato pushes Lucas back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lucas is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Pato pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Pato lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lucas is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pato breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pato drops Lucas with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Lucas looks back up at him and smiles so Pato waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Lucas is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucas is holding his hands too far apart here. Pato throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Lucas is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Guillermo Pato!
A less than humble Guillermo Pato misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richie Fortune (ranked 735 p4p, 105 weight class) and Bismack Kagonbo (ranked 1116 p4p, 149 weight class). Kagonbo comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Voodoo kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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23
220 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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28
241 lbs
14 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Richie Fortune!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bismack Kagonbo!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kagonbo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fortune.
Fortune stuns Kagonbo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kagonbo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
It looked like Fortune was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kagonbo.
Fortune on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kagonbo dips to his left and cracks Fortune with an uppercut!
Kagonbo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kagonbo lands a big right hand that sends Fortune crashing to the mat! Kagonbo stays standing though and waves Fortune back to his feet!
Fortune is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kagonbo throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Fortune crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Bismack Kagonbo!
Bismack Kagonbo took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!) for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tyaf Daeland Puno (ranked 473 p4p, 57 weight class) and Chosu McGrady (ranked 3364 p4p, 265 weight class). Puno comes to the cage accompanied by I'm a soldier - Tupac. Tyaf Daeland Puno could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Chosu McGrady's chin.
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36
155 lbs
18 - 9 - 0 |
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28
150 lbs
13 - 12 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyaf Daeland Puno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chosu McGrady!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGrady jabs Puno to the body, keeping him at a distance.
McGrady shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Puno as he avoids it easily.
McGrady takes one to the side of the head.
McGrady darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Puno manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Puno managing to control the position.
McGrady scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw McGrady working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
McGrady wants to control from the top but Puno keeps moving.
Puno avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Puno lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
McGrady trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puno postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Puno trying to control but McGrady is working from the bottom.
McGrady working for a triangle but Puno defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Puno throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Puno scoring with punches to the head and body.
Puno trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Puno got a little sloppy there for a moment and McGrady has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Puno has managed to get both his arms back between McGrady's legs - danger averted.
Puno has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Puno trying to control the position from guard on top but McGrady is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McGrady has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Puno can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
McGrady escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Puno gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Puno throwing strikes from guard but McGrady blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGrady wants to stand up but Puno is controlling him.
Puno got a little sloppy there for a moment and McGrady has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Puno has managed to get both his arms back between McGrady's legs - danger averted.
Puno makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Puno chips away with some ground and pound.
Puno keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of McGrady's head.
Puno trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Puno working some strikes from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McGrady working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Puno.
McGrady not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Puno lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Puno wants to control from the top but McGrady keeps moving.
Puno postures up and lands a big shot to McGrady's brow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGrady is trying to keep Puno in close.
We've been hearing that Puno has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGrady working for a triangle but Puno defends it easily.
Puno avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
McGrady is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
McGrady lands a couple of shots from the bottom.
McGrady looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Puno with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
McGrady is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Puno is controlling him.
Puno content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Puno prevents McGrady from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puno lands a couple of elbows.
McGrady is rocked!
Puno lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
McGrady is still in real trouble! Can Puno finish him?
Puno loads up on a big left hand. McGrady felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Puno looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! McGrady can't hide his disappointment, as Puno celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyaf Daeland Puno!
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