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FARTMMA 23 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rhino Jackson (ranked 24029 p4p, 269 weight class) and Koli Hunt (ranked 7479 p4p, 247 weight class). Rhino Jackson had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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290 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Rhino Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Koli Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Dmitry Maklakov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Hunt counters with a nice double leg into side control. Jackson won't be happy with that.
Hunt lands some shots froms side control.
Hunt cracks Jackson with a big elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson is trying to improve his position.
Jackson is trying to work for a sweep but Hunt has mounted him!
Jackson is looking to get to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson tries to hold on but Hunt pushes him away.
Hunt tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Jackson tries to hold on but Hunt postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hunt cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Hunt is landing with some decent strikes but Jackson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Hunt sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hunt prevents Jackson from getting the reversal.
Hunt looking to control and managing it successfully.
Hunt working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Jackson turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Hunt off and cradles Jackson's limp body as Hunt celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Koli Hunt!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Wagner (ranked 5777 p4p, 403 weight class) and Sirus Hughes (ranked 24796 p4p, 463 weight class). Hughes has chosen Devil "Shinedown" as his entrance music. 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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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Daniel Wagner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sirus Hughes!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Valeri Chadov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wagner gets a takedown into half guard.
Hughes is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hughes looking for submissions off his back.
Hughes looking for submissions off his back.
Wagner slows the pace down in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hughes tries to get to full guard but Wagner has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes is defending against the submission attempts here by Wagner.
Hughes won't allow Wagner to pass to mount.
Hughes looking for submissions off his back.
Wagner is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hughes is just riding it out for now. Wagner eventually gives up the hold.
Wagner is looking for a kimura but Hughes is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Wagner to get the leverage.
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.
Hughes is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Wagner tries to pass to full mount but Hughes defends it.
Hughes has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Wagner prevents Hughes from improving his position.
Wagner is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hughes has managed to free his arm - good work.
Wagner keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wagner has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Wagner prevents Hughes from improving his position.
Wagner is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Wagner closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Hughes did well to prevent Wagner getting side control.
Hughes is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Wagner pulls his head out easily.
Hughes is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Wagner pulls his head out easily.
Still in half guard, Wagner seems content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wagner is working for a submission of some sort.
Hughes slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hughes is looking for a triangle but Wagner pushes his legs off easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wagner showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Hughes has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Wagner has passed into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Wagner dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Wagner drives through with a takedown into Hughes's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Hughes 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.
Hughes escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Wagner gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hughes looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Wagner has picked Hughes up and slammed him! Hughes can't keep hold of the triangle and Wagner manages to pass to side control!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wagner controls the position.
Daniel Wagner overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Wagner.
Hughes tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes looks to move to half guard but instead Wagner has passed into mount! Damn!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wagner raining down shots from the mount!
Wagner has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hughes's face.
Wagner controlling the position easily from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hughes sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Wagner is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Wagner pulls his head out easily.
Hughes actively working from the bottom here.
Wagner seems to be working for a kimura but Hughes defends the submission attempt.
Hughes is refusing to be controlled, as Wagner sits in half guard.
Wagner is controlling the pace.
Wagner is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hughes doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Wagner.
Wagner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hughes can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes moves into full guard.
Hughes is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hughes is looking for a triangle but Wagner pushes his legs off easily.
Hughes can't keep his opponent in guard - Wagner advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wagner is looking for a kimura but Hughes is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Wagner to get the leverage.
Hughes looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hughes makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hughes.
Hughes doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Wagner is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Wagner dominated that second round.
That's time! Wagner's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Wagner scores with a takedown into Hughes's guard.
Wagner trying to control but Hughes is working from the bottom.
Hughes is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Wagner defends well.
Hughes looking for a guillotine here but Wagner defends easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wagner showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes wants to sweep here but Wagner controlling him for the moment.
Hughes is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Wagner slips nicely into half guard.
Hughes looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Wagner controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Wagner is pressing down on Hughes's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hughes is holding on for now.
Wagner is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Hughes is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Daniel Wagner!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Beck Lee (ranked 6556 p4p, 504 weight class) and Joey Simone (ranked 5997 p4p, 488 weight class). 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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Beck Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joey Simone!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Illya Tyunina and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simone connects with a looping right hand.
Simone lands a head shot.
Lee throws a body kick that misses
and Simone counters with a solid body kick.
Lee is looking to clinch but Simone is avoiding it.
Lee tries to keep at a distance but Simone has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Simone.
Simone works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Simone lands with a left to the head.
Simone lands a body shot.
Simone is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Simone working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Simone keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lee's efforts to push away.
A left hand lands to the body for Simone.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Simone lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Simone has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Lee uses from the top position.
Simone working for a triangle but Lee defends it easily.
Lee has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Simone controls Lee momentarily but Lee frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simone is looking for a triangle but Lee pushes his legs off easily.
Lee would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Simone manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lee manages to get himself to full guard.
Simone trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lee keeping moving, preventing Simone from controlling successfully.
Lee is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Simone is controlling him.
Lee wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Simone manages to pass to side control.
Lee knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Simone on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee is trying to stand.
Simone looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Simone in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Lee tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Simone!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Joey Simone!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Oo Proprio (ranked 6417 p4p, 419 weight class) and Moganesh Jain (ranked 4448 p4p, 352 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Oo Proprio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Moganesh Jain!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Dmitry Maklakov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jain cracks Proprio with an open hand slap.
Jain catches Proprio with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
We've been hearing reports that Proprio has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Proprio doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jain counters with a nice double leg into side control. Proprio won't be happy with that.
Jain just content to control the position.
You can see the frustration on Proprio's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Proprio parries the strikes from Jain easily there. Jain is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Proprio to escape.
Jain thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Jain has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jain controls the position.
Proprio manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Proprio with the ground and pound but Jain uses the opportunity to regain guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Proprio postures up in Jain's guard and throws a big left but Jain blocks it.
Jain had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Proprio defends it easily.
Proprio pushes down on Jain's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Jain felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Jain is looking to get back to full guard here but Proprio has managed to pass to side control instead.
Proprio tries to advance to mount but Jain denies him.
Proprio misses with the ground and pound.
Jain gets back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jain slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Proprio is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Jain has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Proprio is looking to defend but Jain has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Proprio! Jain pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Proprio taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Moganesh Jain!
Our winner, Moganesh Jain, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dwight Schrute (ranked 4112 p4p, 339 weight class) and Sweetis Mims (ranked 3893 p4p, 323 weight class). Sweetis Mims is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dwight Schrute!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sweetis Mims!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Viktor Lagutenko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schrute scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Mims throws a poor cross that misses
and Schrute counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mims thinking.
Schrute throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mims stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Schrute tests Mims's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mims loads up on a big right hand but Schrute slips the punch.
Schrute was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Schrute bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Schrute shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Mims eats them both and turns towards Schrute to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Mims is looking to score with low kicks.
Schrute throwing a counter right hand but Mims manages to avoid it.
Schrute uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mims.
Schrute keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mims throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mims walks forward, straight into a front kick from Schrute.
Mims takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Schrute scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Mims is rocked!
Mims shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Mims is still on wobbly legs! Can Schrute finish him?
Schrute throws a right and a left that Mims avoids nicely.
Mims seems to have recovered his senses.
Schrute listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Schrute lands a left and a right that send Mims crashing to the mat, dazed. Schrute thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Mims on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mims looks to land a body kick but Schrute moved away.
Dwight Schrute is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Schrute scores with a punch to the head.
Schrute lands a slapping body shot.
Schrute dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mims throws a jab when Schrute was well out of range.
Mims takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Schrute lands with a cross.
Mims misses with a body kick.
Schrute uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Schrute keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Schrute throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mims stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schrute jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mims motions for Schrute to come forward. Mims throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mims tried to score with a low kick but Schrute checks it.
Mims shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Schrute lands a left and a right that send Mims crashing to the mat, dazed. Schrute thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Schrute lands with a good body shot.
Mims ducks right into an uppercut from Schrute.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mims takes one to the side of the head.
Mims misses with an uppercut
and Schrute connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Schrute cracks Mims with a hook to the temple - Mims is on wobbly legs here! Schrute swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Mims falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Schrute wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Dwight Schrute!
During a confident post fight interview, Dwight Schrute 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Hector Villaba (ranked 4539 p4p, 488 weight class) and Gunner Hayes (ranked 4125 p4p, 463 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hector Villaba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gunner Hayes!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Sergei Dronov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hayes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Villaba.
Hayes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hayes slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hayes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Villaba misses with a low kick.
Hayes throws out a leg kick but Villaba moves out of range and Hayes only half commits.
Villaba throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Villaba has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hayes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hayes throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Villaba to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hayes gets tackled into the cage by Villaba. Villaba maintains the clinch.
Villaba presses Hayes against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Villaba scores with a nice hook to the head.
Villaba lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Villaba lands an uppercut.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hayes wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Villaba goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hayes breaks from the clinch.
Hayes tries to keep at a distance but Villaba has taken the fight into the clinch.
Villaba tries to work over Hayes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice right hand lands inside from Villaba.
Villaba stalling.
Villaba is struggling to control the position.
Villaba seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villaba lands with a short shot to the head.
Good body shot from Villaba.
A short uppercut from Villaba.
Villaba leaning against his opponent.
Villaba has Hayes pressed against the cage, preventing Hayes from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hayes letting Villaba take a breather here.
Hayes tries to circle away but Villaba has him pinned against the cage.
Hayes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A right hand to the body from Villaba.
Hayes can't break the clinch.
Villaba stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hayes looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayes takes a shot to the head.
Villaba tries to land knees in the clinch but Hayes avoids the damage to the body.
Villaba stalling in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Hayes's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Villaba.
Villaba lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hayes backwards.
Hayes is trying to push Villaba away but Villaba has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Good body shot from Villaba.
Villaba lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Villaba lands with a right to the head.
Villaba lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hayes.
Villaba misses with a hook to the ribs.
A shot in the inside from Villaba.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Villaba just leaning against Hayes, taking a breather.
Hayes takes a shot to the head.
Hayes is looking to break free of the clinch but Villaba has double underhooks.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Villaba.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Villaba working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Villaba presses Hayes against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Villaba lands a hook that snaps the head of Hayes backwards.
Villaba tries to throw a body punch but Hayes avoids it by throwing Villaba back against the cage.
Villaba lands with a left to the head.
Villaba avoiding damage.
Villaba digs a right hand into Hayes's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hayes's gas tank.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Villaba dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hayes throws a sloppy body shot
and Villaba counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Villaba pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Villaba has Hayes up against the cage in a clinch.
Villaba makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Villaba lands a hook that snaps the head of Hayes backwards.
Nice body punch from Villaba.
Villaba pushes Hayes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Villaba lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Villaba prevents Hayes from breaking the clinch.
Villaba throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Villaba pushes Hayes back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hayes is breathing heavily.
Villaba lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Villaba presses Hayes against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Villaba.
Villaba lands a body punch.
Villaba lands a nice shot to the body.
Villaba is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hayes can do to turn this around?
Villaba cracks Hayes with a nice body shot.
Good body shot from Villaba.
Hector Villaba has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Still in the clinch, Villaba scores with a nice short uppercut.
Villaba presses Hayes against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Villaba misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Villaba stalling in the clinch.
Villaba slowing the pace effectively.
Villaba controlling the action here for a moment.
Good body shot from Villaba.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villaba lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Villaba.
Villaba scores with a shot to the side of Hayes's head.
Nice body punch from Villaba - that landed with a thud.
Villaba tries to work over Hayes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Villaba lands a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Villaba goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Villaba.
Still in the clinch, Villaba scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hayes blocks a body shot from Villaba.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villaba lands a body punch.
A hook to the body from Villaba.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Villaba creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A body shot lands from Villaba.
Villaba lands with a short shot to the head.
Villaba working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Villaba is leaning against Hayes and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hayes letting Villaba take a breather here.
Villaba scores with a hook to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Villaba - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A left hand lands to the body for Villaba.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Villaba lands a hook that snaps the head of Hayes backwards.
Villaba'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.
Villaba lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hayes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Villaba throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hayess head.
A nice left hand lands by Villaba.
Villaba lands a right hand.
Hayes takes a shot to the head.
Villaba lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hayes backwards.
Hayes is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Villaba dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Villaba throws a leg kick that misses.
Villaba throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Hayes colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Villaba as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Hayes is left battered and dazed whilst Villaba and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hector Villaba!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Konnor Ascending (ranked 4150 p4p, 370 weight class) and Haise Sasaki (ranked 3019 p4p, 312 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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270 lbs
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265 lbs
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Basic striking
Granite 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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Konnor Ascending!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Haise Sasaki !
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Illya Tyunina and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sasaki throws a right hand that Ascending ducks under and follows up with a left that Ascending also avoids with ease.
Ascending doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sasaki counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Sasaki stalling.
Sasaki lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sasaki 's coach down at London MMA Club was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Sasaki 's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Come on Sasaki - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Ascending is working for takedown but Sasaki is calmly controlling the position for now.
Sasaki lands a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sasaki stalling against the cage.
Sasaki taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sasaki creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ascending has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Sasaki after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Konnor Ascending. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A body shot lands from Sasaki .
Sasaki avoiding damage.
Sasaki lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ascending backwards.
It looks like Konnor Ascending has been cut.
A short left from Sasaki .
Sasaki manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Ascending has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Sasaki after a bit of a struggle.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Sasaki lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sasaki stalling against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Haise Sasaki .
Sasaki has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ascending has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sasaki is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Sasaki controlling the action here for a moment.
Sasaki is stalling here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sasaki .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Sasaki - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Ascending is looking to take this one to the mat.
The referee is keeping an eye on Sasaki - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Haise Sasaki .
Ascending doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sasaki counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ascending is breathing heavily.
Sasaki ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ascending tries to keep at a distance but Sasaki has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sasaki stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sasaki stalling.
Sasaki lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sasaki stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sasaki stalling in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Sasaki .
Sasaki scores with a shoulder strike.
Sasaki leaning against his opponent.
Ascending letting Sasaki take a breather here.
Come on Sasaki - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The crowd are getting on Sasaki 's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Haise Sasaki .
Ascending fails to land the takedown.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sasaki closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Haise Sasaki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Konnor Ascending's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sasaki works over Ascending's head and body with a nice combination.
Sasaki has taken the fight to the clinch.
I was talking to Ascending's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Sasaki prevents the takedown attempt.
Ascending drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sasaki pulls his leg out and moves away.
Sasaki closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ascending tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Konnor Ascending. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ascending is looking to take this one to the mat.
Sasaki works on Ascending's body with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Sasaki - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sasaki stalls.
Sasaki taking a breather.
Sasaki has Ascending pressed against the cage.
Sasaki is pushing Ascending up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Sasaki has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Haise Sasaki .
Sasaki closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
A bit of stalling here from Sasaki .
Sasaki lands a nice shot to the body.
Sasaki is pushing Ascending up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A short body shot lands from Sasaki as the two fighters clinch.
Sasaki taking a breather.
A right hook to the body lands for Sasaki .
The referee is keeping an eye on Sasaki - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Sasaki pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ascending has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Sasaki after a bit of a struggle.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sasaki .
Konnor Ascending's cut is getting worse.
The referee calls for Sasaki to work.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Haise Sasaki .
Sasaki keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ascending with a poor takedown
and Sasaki counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sasaki cracks Ascending with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sasaki scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sasaki has Ascending up against the cage in a clinch.
Ascending letting Sasaki take a breather here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ascending letting Sasaki take a breather here.
Sasaki continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Sasaki prevents the takedown attempt.
Ascending being controlled against the cage.
Sasaki will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ascending up against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ascending can't get the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Haise Sasaki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Konnor Ascending's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Good exchange - Sasaki coming out on top.
Ascending shoots and misses
and Sasaki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sasaki . Ascending does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ascending shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sasaki defends it nicely.
Sasaki lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Konnor Ascending's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ascending with a poor takedown
and Sasaki counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sasaki .
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Konnor Ascending. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ascending tries for a takedown but Sasaki manages to get underhooks.
Sasaki leaning his opponent against the cage.
Sasaki lands a right hand.
Jeez, Konnor Ascending's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sasaki controlling the action here for a moment.
Sasaki lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ascending backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Sasaki .
Sasaki lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ascending.
Sasaki '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.
Haise Sasaki seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sasaki lands a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ascending letting Sasaki take a breather here.
Sasaki holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Haise Sasaki .
Ascending shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sasaki defends it nicely.
Sasaki is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Konnor Ascending seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sasaki lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ascending at a distance.
Sasaki clinches up against the cage.
Sasaki throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sasaki is pushing Ascending up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sasaki lands with a right to the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Konnor Ascending's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Haise Sasaki !
Haise Sasaki thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kris Simpson (ranked 3462 p4p, 132 weight class) and Furnum Pullum (ranked 2143 p4p, 82 weight class). The key to victory for Kris Simpson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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270 lbs
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300 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kris Simpson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Furnum Pullum!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pullum closes the distance and pushes Simpson back into the cage.
Pullum has Simpson pressed against the cage, preventing Simpson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Come on Pullum - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Pullum jumps into guard, dragging Simpson to the mat.
Pullum bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Simpson's guard.
Pullum sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Pullum trying to control but Simpson is working from the bottom.
Pullum thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Pullum sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Simpson's guard.
Simpson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pullum on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Still in half guard, Pullum seems content to control.
Pullum is working for a submission of some sort.
Pullum maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Simpson could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Pullum has cracked it and Simpson is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Pullum!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Furnum Pullum!
Furnum Pullum tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Roger Andermatt (ranked 2802 p4p, 254 weight class) and Miguel Harper (ranked 1599 p4p, 164 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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150 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roger Andermatt!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Miguel Harper!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harper moves out of range as Andermatt strikes.
Harper with the counter takedown but Andermatt avoids it easily.
Andermatt moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Andermatt lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Andermatt.
Andermatt really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Harper gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Andermatt counters with a series of strikes. Harper will be more careful next time no doubt.
Harper is rocked!
Andermatt lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Harper is still on wobbly legs! Can Andermatt finish him?
Andermatt lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Harper falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Roger Andermatt!
Roger Andermatt is the new featherweight champion!
Our winner, Roger Andermatt, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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