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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Khuchtei Bokhchuud (ranked 2888 p4p, 147 weight class) and John McCain (ranked 3751 p4p, 185 weight class). Bokhchuud comes to the cage accompanied by ErgeSholee Biste Turda. McCain is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Anywhere I Go. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Khuchtei Bokhchuud!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John McCain!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bokhchuud swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McCain counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A left lands for McCain.
It looks like Khuchtei Bokhchuud has been cut.
McCain throws the left hand but Bokhchuud avoids the punch easily.
Bokhchuud tries to clinch up.
McCain throws a counter combo.
Bokhchuud drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
McCain is looking for a triangle here but Bokhchuud uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Bokhchuud is staying tight to McCain's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Bokhchuud working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
McCain avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Bokhchuud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bokhchuud remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
McCain tries to get back to half guard but can't.
McCain wants to control but Bokhchuud postures up.
McCain tries to bench press Bokhchuud off him but Bokhchuud keeps the position.
Bokhchuud is looking to take a break and control but McCain is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
McCain is trying to control Bokhchuud's posture but Bokhchuud avoids it.
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.
McCain is looking for a sweep.
McCain can't do much from the bottom here.
Bokhchuud tries to advance to mount but McCain denies him.
McCain manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
McCain wants to work for an arm triangle but Bokhchuud is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Bokhchuud knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for McCain on the ground.
McCain not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bokhchuud keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Bokhchuud is looking for a sweep. McCain is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bokhchuud looks like he's trying to stand up.
Bokhchuud keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bokhchuud is trying to maintain the position but McCain is very close to passing his half guard.
McCain is looking for a kimura but Bokhchuud is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for McCain to get the leverage.
McCain wants to pass to mount but Bokhchuud is defending the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bokhchuud is looking for a sweep. McCain is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
McCain wants to control but Bokhchuud is keeping him busy.
McCain throwing shots but Bokhchuud is blocking nicely.
Bokhchuud is controlling McCain's trapped leg to prevent McCain from advancing to side control.
McCain is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bokhchuud defends it well.
McCain sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bokhchuud defending well though.
McCain is looking to take a break and control but Bokhchuud is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
McCain prevents Bokhchuud from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bokhchuud is concentrating on defense, preventing McCain from advancing position.
McCain is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Bokhchuud has managed to free his arm - good work.
McCain is looking for a kimura but Bokhchuud is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for McCain to get the leverage.
McCain is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Bokhchuud on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bokhchuud tries to get out of the position.
Bokhchuud is pressing down on McCain's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
McCain drops back looking for a leg! Bokhchuud is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bokhchuud manages to kick McCain off! McCain jumps back into Bokhchuud's guard.
Bokhchuud is adopting a defensive guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bokhchuud's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John McCain dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Khuchtei Bokhchuud's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bokhchuud throws a push kick but McCain slaps the foot to one side.
A countering left hand to the body from McCain misses.
Bokhchuud is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Bokhchuud closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bokhchuud lands in his opponent's guard.
McCain looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
McCain is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bokhchuud defends well.
McCain has an active guard here but Bokhchuud has managed to pass into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCain actively working from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCain is trying to get back to full guard.
McCain looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bokhchuud is figuring out what he wants to do next.
McCain looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bokhchuud prevents McCain from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
McCain 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.
Bokhchuud throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bokhchuud controlling the pace.
McCain wants to control but Bokhchuud is keeping busy.
McCain avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bokhchuud.
Bokhchuud is keen to just control but McCain is a slippery customer.
McCain is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bokhchuud pulls his head out easily.
McCain trying to control here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bokhchuud fails to land the takedown.
Bokhchuud gets off balance looking for a body kick
and McCain connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Khuchtei Bokhchuud seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCain connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bokhchuud fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. McCain sprawls well initially but Bokhchuud persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
McCain looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
McCain is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Bokhchuud jumps into side control!
Bokhchuud just content to control the position.
McCain tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bokhchuud wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bokhchuud is looking to take a break and control but McCain is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
McCain is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McCain parries the strikes from Bokhchuud easily there. Bokhchuud is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable McCain to escape.
Bokhchuud looking to punish the body of his opponent here but McCain is avoiding damage well.
McCain tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bokhchuud wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
McCain looks to move to half guard but instead Bokhchuud has passed into mount! Damn!
Bokhchuud trying to control but McCain is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khuchtei Bokhchuud dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Khuchtei Bokhchuud's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Bokhchuud blocks a jab.
It looked like Bokhchuud was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Bokhchuud slips a jab from McCain.
Bokhchuud appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Bokhchuud drives through with a takedown into McCain's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
McCain escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bokhchuud gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
McCain had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bokhchuud defends it easily.
Bokhchuud controlling from the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCain is trying to keep Bokhchuud in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bokhchuud has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing McCain to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Bokhchuud is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - McCain pulls down on the head and he's put Bokhchuud to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). John McCain!
Khuchtei Bokhchuud spoke after the fight, saying 'Сайн байна "Sain baina"-Translation well Shit!'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Kay (ranked 2351 p4p, 126 weight class) and Astro Traveller (ranked 21858 p4p, 279 weight class). Traveller has chosen For Heavy Metal we will die! as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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142 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brandon Kay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Astro Traveller!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Traveller throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Traveller lands a left and a right that send Kay crashing to the mat, dazed. Traveller thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Kay is rocked!
It looks like Brandon Kay has been cut.
Traveller cracks Kay with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Kay tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Traveller pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Kay is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Astro Traveller!
Astro Traveller was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Greenland (ranked 2760 p4p, 108 weight class) and Ladera Hawthorne (ranked 1061 p4p, 57 weight class). Greenland comes to the cage accompanied by I Wanna Be Like You. Hawthorne has chosen Beef Rap as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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270 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Greenland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ladera Hawthorne!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greenland misses with a wild combination.
A solid body kick from Hawthorne.
A looping hook to the body misses from Greenland. Hawthorne does a little dance to reset his feet.
Greenland avoids the body shot from Hawthorne.
Greenland appears to be looking for a big counter.
Hawthorne turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hawthorne, right into the meat.
Greenland uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hawthorne.
Hawthorne has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Hawthorne scores with a push kick.
Greenland is breathing heavily.
Hawthorne lands a nice hook to Greenland's body. Greenland takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hawthorne is looking to slow Greenland down with leg kicks.
Greenland takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Greenland definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hawthorne lands a leg kick that knocks Greenland off balance momentarily.
Greenland takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hawthorne keeps Greenland at a distance using the push kick.
Greenland stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hawthorne.
Hawthorne with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hawthorne ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hawthorne listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
It looks like Paul Greenland has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawthorne punishes Greenland's body with a nice straight punch.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hawthorne!
Hawthorne lands a nice leg kick that just misses Greenland's sensitive parts.
Hawthorne catches Greenland with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hawthorne throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Hawthorne lands a big uppercut and Greenland crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Greenland looks OK. Hawthorne waves Greenland back to his feet!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Greenland takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hawthorne instigates a clinch.
Hawthorne misses with a body punch.
Hawthorne is working Greenland over against the cage.
Nice body punch from Hawthorne - that landed with a thud.
Hawthorne goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hawthorne softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hawthorne lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hawthorne tries a body shot but Greenland blocks it.
Hawthorne lands a big right hand that drops Greenland! The killer instinct kicks in and Hawthorne finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Hawthorne!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ladera Hawthorne!
After winning the bout, Ladera Hawthorne 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Count Von Reichammer (ranked 1992 p4p, 236 weight class) and Tsukune Shiba (ranked 1494 p4p, 190 weight class). Shiba has chosen Fall Out Boy - The Phoenix as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Count Von Reichammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tsukune Shiba!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shiba misses with a body punch
and Von Reichammer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shiba scores with a shot to the body.
Shiba throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Von Reichammer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shiba looks to land a left hand but Von Reichammer moved out of range nicely.
We've been hearing reports that Von Reichammer has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Von Reichammer scores with a crisp jab that stopped Shiba in his tracks.
It looks like Tsukune Shiba has been cut.
Shiba jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shiba walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Von Reichammer misses with a body shot.
Von Reichammer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Shiba staying out of range there.
Von Reichammer throws an off balance right hand
enabling Shiba to counter with a crisp jab.
Von Reichammer misses with a wild combination.
Shiba has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Reichammer scores with a jab.
Shiba shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Von Reichammer eats them both and turns towards Shiba to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Count Von Reichammer has been cut.
Shiba has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Von Reichammer finds it's way round the side to connect with Shiba's head.
Von Reichammer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shiba manages to avoid it.
Von Reichammer fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Von Reichammer misses with a body shot.
Von Reichammer misses with a lunging right hand
and Shiba counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Von Reichammer misses with a jab to the body
and Shiba counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Von Reichammer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Von Reichammer misses the jab.
Shiba gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Von Reichammer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shiba drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Von Reichammer scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Shiba is looking to improve his position.
Shiba is pressing down on Von Reichammer's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Von Reichammer pushes down on Shiba's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Shiba blocking the ground and pound attempt from Von Reichammer.
Von Reichammer lands with a punch from half guard.
Von Reichammer prevents Shiba from improving his position.
Von Reichammer controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Reichammer is looking for a kimura but Shiba is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Von Reichammer to get the leverage.
Ground and pound from Von Reichammer.
The fighters are battling for position here. Shiba manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Von Reichammer is standing up over Shiba. Shiba looks to escape but Von Reichammer dives into side control.
Shiba struggling a bit here.
Von Reichammer is looking to take a break and control but Shiba is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Von Reichammer is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Shiba is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Reichammer trying to control the action but Shiba is working from the bottom.
Shiba wants to control but Von Reichammer postures up.
Shiba is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Von Reichammer working the head with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Count Von Reichammer dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Von Reichammer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Von Reichammer swings widly with a right hand
and Shiba counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A jab from Von Reichammer finds it's way through Shiba's defenses.
Count Von Reichammer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Von Reichammer misses.
Shiba was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Von Reichammer fails with the takedown.
Von Reichammer misses with an uppercut.
Von Reichammer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shiba.
Shiba throws a right and a left that Von Reichammer avoids nicely.
Von Reichammer looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Shiba manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Von Reichammer keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Von Reichammer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shiba can do to turn this around?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shiba manages to break the clinch.
Von Reichammer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Reichammer stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Von Reichammer misses with a wild body shot.
Von Reichammer misses the shot to the body.
Von Reichammer misses with a hook to the body
and Shiba counters with a nice uppercut.
A combination from Von Reichammer does no damage.
Von Reichammer scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Von Reichammer fails with the takedown
and Shiba connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Von Reichammer is trying hard to land a takedown here. Shiba sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Count Von Reichammer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Von Reichammer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shiba.
Von Reichammer appears to be looking for a big counter.
Shiba missing with a left hand there. Von Reichammer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tsukune Shiba is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Von Reichammer throws a predictable looking body shot
and Shiba counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Von Reichammer.
Von Reichammer shoots in but no luck this time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shiba slips under a jab.
Shiba moves away from the strike by Von Reichammer.
Shiba doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Shiba, as that shot connected.
Shiba uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Von Reichammer has time to react.
Von Reichammer misses with a combination
and Shiba counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Von Reichammer cracks Shiba with a right hand to the side of the head.
Von Reichammer throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Shiba was covering up waiting for the punch and Von Reichammer finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Shiba is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Von Reichammer dives into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Von Reichammer is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Shiba has escaped the position, nice work there.
Von Reichammer working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Shiba manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Reichammer prevents Shiba from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Von Reichammer lands with a punch from half guard.
Von Reichammer is thwarting Shiba's attempts to control the position.
Shiba is trying to get back to full guard.
Von Reichammer controlling the action here.
Von Reichammer wants to take a breather but Shiba is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tsukune Shiba will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Shiba pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Von Reichammer tries to counter with a takedown but Shiba is quick to defend against it.
A combination from Von Reichammer does no damage.
Von Reichammer misses with a left hand
and Shiba counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shiba looks to land a left hand but Von Reichammer moved out of range nicely.
Shiba slips under a jab.
Tsukune Shiba seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Von Reichammer throws a lazy uppercut
and Shiba counters with a nice uppercut.
Shiba throws a front kick aimed at Von Reichammer's knee but Von Reichammer avoids it well.
Von Reichammer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Shiba counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shiba misses with a lunging right hand
and Von Reichammer counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Shiba!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shiba tries to bench press Von Reichammer off him but Von Reichammer keeps the position.
Shiba tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Von Reichammer presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Von Reichammer moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Shiba has worked his arm free - good work by Shiba!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Reichammer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Shiba keeps working.
Von Reichammer lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Shiba down.
Von Reichammer has control of an arm but Shiba manages to advance to Von Reichammer's back!
Von Reichammer just trying to survive but Shiba is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Shiba has the hooks in. Von Reichammer is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Shiba controls the position.
Shiba trying to control momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shiba is trying to stick to Von Reichammer's back but Von Reichammer is turning into Shiba. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Shiba's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Von Reichammer.
Von Reichammer throws a big elbow that misses.
Von Reichammer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Shiba swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Von Reichammer makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Von Reichammer 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.
Shiba trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Von Reichammer throwing strikes but missing.
Shiba has momentary wrist control but Von Reichammer slips an elbow through the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Reichammer is stalling in the full guard.
Von Reichammer cracks Shiba with a solid left hand.
Von Reichammer trying to control the position from guard on top but Shiba is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Von Reichammer postures up and lands a big shot to Shiba's brow.
Shiba has momentary wrist control but Von Reichammer slips an elbow through the middle.
Von Reichammer works over Shiba with some ground and pound from guard.
Von Reichammer is working Shiba over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shiba wants to hit a switch here but Von Reichammer passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Shiba there!
Von Reichammer lands a big shot there that rocks Shiba but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Von Reichammer working the ground and pound effectively.
Shiba 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.
Von Reichammer working over Shiba with some ground and pound. Shiba looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Von Reichammer wants to free his trapped foot but Shiba is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Shiba missing with punches from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Count Von Reichammer showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Von Reichammer has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Count Von Reichammer!
Count Von Reichammer decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Tsukune Shiba had this to say: 'If anything, you know, I think losing makes me even more motivated.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chief Shadow (ranked 1023 p4p, 141 weight class) and Liam James (ranked 2496 p4p, 296 weight class). James has chosen Come To Daddy by Aphex Twin as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chief Shadow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Liam James!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shadow jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shadow takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Shadow fails to land the takedown.
James's jab looks to have found its range, popping Shadow under the eye.
James scores with a sloppy right hand. Shadow should have avoided that one.
James with a nice cross.
Shadow fails to land the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shadow misses with a takedown
and James connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chief Shadow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
James cracks Shadow with a good jab.
Shadow takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shadow moves forwards but James connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A nice combination there by James.
Shadow takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
James scores with a nice right hand.
Liam James is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shadow shoots in but James avoids the takedown attempt easily.
James connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
James lands a glancing blow to the side of Shadow's head.
Good shot there by James.
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!
Shadow takes a jab right on the kisser.
James lands a nice shot to the body.
Liam James seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
James moves into range and connects with a jab.
Shadow misses with a takedown attempt
and James counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shadow misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
James moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
James connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
James with a nice cross.
James jabs Shadow right on the nose. Shadow blinks but takes it well.
James might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Shadow walks into a left hand.
Shadow is rocked!
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Shadow got wobbled bad by a big combination! James presses forward with punches and knees until Shadow stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Shadow closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Liam James!
Liam James 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Riley Escobar (ranked 2966 p4p, 325 weight class) and Scott Smith (ranked 1167 p4p, 146 weight class). Escobar comes to the cage accompanied by Never Gone Get It. Scott Smith is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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166 lbs
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Riley Escobar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Scott Smith!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escobar tries to sprawl but Smith drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Escobar is trying to stand up here but Smith is controlling him well.
Smith works his way into side control.
Smith has hold of Escobar's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Escobar tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Smith cranks the arm and Escobar screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Escobar, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Scott Smith!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Toturi Akodo (ranked 1512 p4p, 169 weight class) and Samson Fortier (ranked 646 p4p, 79 weight class). Akodo comes into the arena with Skip Marley - Lions blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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244 lbs
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265 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Toturi Akodo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Samson Fortier!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Akodo.
Akodo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Akodo clinches up against the cage.
Fortier swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fortier misses with the head strike.
Akodo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Akodo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Fortier counters with a low kick, right behind Akodo 's knee.
Akodo falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Fortier to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Toturi Akodo has been cut.
Fortier keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fortier is trying to counter with his kicks.
Akodo misses with a two punch combination.
Akodo backing away here, and Fortier unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Akodo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fortier looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Akodo throws a front kick aimed at Fortier's knee but Fortier avoids it well.
A countering left hand to the body from Fortier misses.
Fortier uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Akodo.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fortier! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akodo misses with the combination.
Fortier throws a big counter head kick but Akodo avoids it with no problem.
Akodo throws a hook to the side of Fortier's head but Fortier sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fortier is trying to counter with his kicks.
Akodo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fortier swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Fortier displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Akodo throws out the jab.
Akodo feints a jab promting Fortier to slip. Akodo then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Fortier slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Akodo misses with a leg kick
and Fortier cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Akodo closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Fortier uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Akodo.
Akodo tests Fortier's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fortier moves away from the strike by Akodo.
Fortier feints a counter leg kick.
Akodo throws a lazy uppercut
and Fortier counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akodo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
It seemed like Fortier was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Fortier takes a swing at Akodo's ribcage but misses.
Akodo misses with a right hand
and Fortier counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Akodo thinking.
Akodo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fortier follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Akodo cracks Fortier with a good jab.
Fortier is rocked!
Akodo throws an uppercut from hell that sends Fortier clean off his feet! He's out cold! Akodo stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Toturi Akodo!
Toturi Akodo seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between DeMario Valdez (ranked 135 p4p, 17 weight class) and Steph Curry (ranked 1032 p4p, 128 weight class). Valdez comes to the cage accompanied by Era - Ameno. Curry is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Metallica - Enter Sandman. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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162 lbs
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162 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, DeMario Valdez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Steph Curry!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Curry on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Valdez throws out a loose jab but Curry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Curry gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Valdez counters with a nice uppercut.
Valdez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Curry makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The fighters circling - Valdez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Curry gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Curry scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Curry tries to clinch
and Valdez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Curry has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Curry avoids the head kick by Valdez.
And Curry tries to counter it with a takedown but Valdez pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Curry fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Valdez avoids it really well and circles away.
Valdez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Valdez.
Valdez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Curry.
DeMario Valdez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steph Curry.
Curry closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Valdez to the mat! Valdez manages to get full guard.
Valdez pulls Curry in close to prevent any damage.
Curry stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Valdez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Curry trying to control but Valdez is working from the bottom.
Curry showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Curry is looking to work some ground and pound but Valdez has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curry seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Curry pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Valdez is keeping the position for now.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Curry is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Curry is defended easily by Valdez.
Valdez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Curry only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curry misses with a straight right.
Valdez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Valdez.
Curry dives in for a single leg takedown but Valdez sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Curry uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Valdez.
Valdez throws the left hand but Curry avoids the punch easily.
Valdez throws a body punch but Curry moves out of range.
Curry shoots in for a takedown but Valdez shows good takedown defense.
DeMario Valdez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Valdez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've been told by Valdez's head coaches at Crassus that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Curry takes the fight into the clinch.
Curry tries to score a body lock takedown but Valdez shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curry stalling in the clinch but Valdez improves position.
Valdez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Curry drops his hands momentarily and Valdez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Curry darts in and clinches Valdez up against the cage.
Curry has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Valdez regains guard immediately.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Curry is stalling in the full guard.
Curry missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Curry trying to control the position from guard on top but Valdez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Curry's corner is telling him to maintain position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DeMario Valdez dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Valdez cracks Curry with a right hand to the side of the head.
Curry darts in looking for a takedown but Valdez gets double underhooks and turns Curry into the cage.
Valdez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Curry manages to avoid it.
Valdez gets caught napping as Curry dives in and scores a takedown. Valdez manages to retain guard.
Curry controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Curry pushes down on Valdez's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Valdez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Curry on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Curry is looking to take a break and control but Valdez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Curry trying to mount his opponent but Valdez defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curry seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Curry trying to pass the guard but Valdez defending well.
Curry content to control rather than advance.
Valdez wants to get back to full guard.
Curry throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Valdez to regain full guard.
Valdez on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Valdez tries to get out of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Curry trying to control the position from guard on top but Valdez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Curry is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Valdez being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Valdez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Curry shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Valdez sprawls well. Valdez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Curry gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valdez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Valdez misses with a right hand
and Curry counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Curry throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Valdez counters with a nice uppercut.
Curry shoots in for a takedown but Valdez shows good takedown defense.
DeMario Valdez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steph Curry.
Curry keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Valdez.
Curry is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Valdez with a body shot.
Valdez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Valdez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Valdez cracks Curry with a good jab.
Valdez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Curry can do to turn this around?
Curry misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valdez cracks Curry with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
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!
Curry tries to clinch but Valdez moves out of range.
Curry tries to clinch up.
Valdez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Curry throws a poor cross that misses
and Valdez counters with a straight right hand.
Valdez sends Curry crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Valdez is motioning to the referee to let Curry up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Curry is rocked!
Steph Curry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Curry looks for a takedown but Valdez sprawls well.
Curry is still on wobbly legs! Can Valdez finish him?
Valdez lands an uppercut, right on the button! Curry tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). DeMario Valdez!
DeMario Valdez retains his lightweight title!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lighty LightHeavyweight (ranked 912 p4p, 126 weight class) and Rohith Sharma (ranked 428 p4p, 63 weight class). Sharma has chosen Kanye West - Power as his entrance music. Lighty LightHeavyweight has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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30
220 lbs
18 - 8 - 0 |
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212 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Lighty LightHeavyweight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rohith Sharma!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sharma looks to land a combination but LightHeavyweight avoids it well.
Danga de danga de dang - Sharma scores with a four punch combination!
LightHeavyweight fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sharma manages to avoid it.
Sharma is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sharma throws a head kick that misses.
LightHeavyweight throwing a counter right hand but Sharma manages to avoid it.
Sharma waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract LightHeavyweight.
LightHeavyweight looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
LightHeavyweight lands with a shot to the body.
LightHeavyweight keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sharma.
Sharma pushes LightHeavyweight up against the cage in a clinch.
Sharma lands an uppercut.
LightHeavyweight works on Sharma's body with a couple of short punches.
LightHeavyweight tries to throw a body punch but Sharma avoids it by throwing LightHeavyweight back against the cage.
A short uppercut from LightHeavyweight.
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!
LightHeavyweight presses Sharma against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sharma looks winded!
Sharma tries to work over LightHeavyweight's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
LightHeavyweight lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sharma backwards.
LightHeavyweight lands on the inside with an uppercut.
LightHeavyweight lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sharma or not.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LightHeavyweight lands with a left to the head.
LightHeavyweight misses with a shot to the kidneys.
LightHeavyweight misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Still in the clinch, LightHeavyweight scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sharma misses with a short punch on the inside.
LightHeavyweight stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sharma escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sharma avoids the body shot from LightHeavyweight.
Nice body kick from Sharma.
LightHeavyweight lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sharma at a distance.
LightHeavyweight is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
LightHeavyweight looks to throw the jab but Sharma is out of range.
LightHeavyweight misses with a hook. Sharma ducked under it nicely.
LightHeavyweight tries to bum rush Sharma with a series of wild strikes but Sharma uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
LightHeavyweight swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sharma throws out a counter right but LightHeavyweight avoids it with no problem.
Sharma misses with a right hand
and LightHeavyweight counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
LightHeavyweight lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
LightHeavyweight looks to land a combination but Sharma avoids it well.
Sharma swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
It looked like LightHeavyweight was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sharma.
LightHeavyweight tries to clinch but Sharma moves out of range.
Sharma lands a body shot.
LightHeavyweight waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sharma.
Sharma moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
LightHeavyweight throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sharma counters with a good low kick that LightHeavyweight was not able to check.
LightHeavyweight misses with an uppercut. Sharma saw that one coming.
Nice defenses there by LightHeavyweight.
Sharma rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but LightHeavyweight moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
LightHeavyweight appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
LightHeavyweight throws a shot from downtown. Sharma moves away and avoids it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sharma! But no joy.
Sharma misses with a head kick.
A slow jab from LightHeavyweight misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharma gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sharma breaks from the clinch.
LightHeavyweight blocks a head kick by Sharma.
A big left from LightHeavyweight misses.
Sharma lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Lighty LightHeavyweight has been cut.
LightHeavyweight is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Sharma's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
LightHeavyweight walks into a left hand.
LightHeavyweight's corner calls for a 1-2. LightHeavyweight obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
LightHeavyweight moves into the clinch.
Sharma is looking to take this one to the mat.
A shot in the inside from LightHeavyweight.
LightHeavyweight can't find room to land a body shot as Sharma controls the action.
LightHeavyweight misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot in the inside from LightHeavyweight.
Sharma breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
LightHeavyweight misses with a body shot.
Sharma buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sharma swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by LightHeavyweight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharma throws a head kick but LightHeavyweight moves out of range.
LightHeavyweight seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
LightHeavyweight jabs Sharma right on the nose. Sharma blinks but takes it well.
Sharma is rocked!
LightHeavyweight pushes Sharma up against the cage in a clinch.
LightHeavyweight doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
LightHeavyweight misses with some punches.
Sharma tries to work over LightHeavyweight's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sharma struggles to land a body shot inside as LightHeavyweight controls his hands.
LightHeavyweight struggles to land a body shot inside as Sharma controls his hands.
Sharma tries to land knees in the clinch but LightHeavyweight avoids the damage to the body.
Sharma taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Sharma is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A nice left hand lands by Sharma.
LightHeavyweight lands with a right to the head.
LightHeavyweight misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sharma is trying to drag LightHeavyweight to the mat but LightHeavyweight just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Lighty LightHeavyweight has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rohith Sharma.
LightHeavyweight breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
LightHeavyweight swings for the body but Sharma moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Lighty LightHeavyweight will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Lighty LightHeavyweight's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
LightHeavyweight is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
LightHeavyweight dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sharma keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
LightHeavyweight throws a hook but Sharma blocks it.
A little jabbing left from Sharma on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sharma throws a head kick that half lands.
LightHeavyweight throws a hook but Sharma avoids it easily.
LightHeavyweight avoids the head kick by Sharma.
Sharma throws a sloppy head kick
and LightHeavyweight counters by clinching up.
Sharma misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee is keeping an eye on Sharma - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
LightHeavyweight breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sharma scores with a jab to the jaw.
A lazy body kick from Sharma
and LightHeavyweight counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sharma moves out of range as LightHeavyweight strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharma moves forwards but LightHeavyweight connects with a nice, crisp jab.
LightHeavyweight drops Sharma with a straight right hand, right on the button! LightHeavyweight follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lighty LightHeavyweight!
After winning the bout, Lighty LightHeavyweight 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ibrahim Camara (ranked 75 p4p, 10 weight class) and Blake Phoenix (ranked 489 p4p, 78 weight class). Blake Phoenix told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ibrahim Camara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Blake Phoenix!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Camara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Phoenix.
A lazy left from Camara finds it's target.
Phoenix connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Camara's hands.
Camara misses with a body punch
enabling Phoenix to counter with a crisp jab.
Camara misses with a hook.
Phoenix throws a looping overhand right but Camara ducks down to avoid it.
Camara swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Phoenix counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Camara has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Captain Turturro`s Pirate Ship in the buildup to the fight.
Phoenix uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Camara.
Camara jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Phoenix swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Camara lands the left hand.
Camara dodges the punch combination from Phoenix.
Camara takes one to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Camara throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Phoenix.
Phoenix looks to score with a jab to the body but Camara is just out of range.
Phoenix misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Camara.
Camara lands with a hook. Phoenix tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Camara blocks a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Camara. Phoenix does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phoenix throws a jab but it's blocked by Camara.
Camara misses with a straight left.
Nice straight punches there by Camara. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Camara.
Camara closes the distance and clinches.
Phoenix throws a punch but it's blocked by Camara.
Phoenix lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Phoenix throws a punch but it's blocked by Camara.
Phoenix misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Phoenix lands a hook that snaps the head of Camara backwards.
Good body shot from Camara.
Camara lands a right hand.
Camara tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Phoenix's elbow.
Phoenix swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Phoenix prevents a body shot from Camara.
Camara taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Phoenix tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Phoenix fails to land.
A short uppercut from Camara.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Camara misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Camara.
Phoenix working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Camara lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Camara scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The referee is keeping an eye on Camara - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Phoenix misses with a hook from the clinch.
Camara blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Phoenix breaks from the clinch.
Phoenix ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Camara moves away.
Phoenix keeps the fight on the outside.
Phoenix walks into a left hand.
Phoenix closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A shot to the liver by Phoenix. Beautiful body shot.
Phoenix works the jab nicely.
Phoenix thuds his right hand into Camara's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Camara uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Phoenix.
Camara is looking to clinch but Phoenix is avoiding it.
Camara closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short right from Camara on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Camara closes the distance and clinches.
Phoenix doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Phoenix breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Camara moves in looking to clinch but Phoenix pushes him off.
Camara fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Camara takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Phoenix has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Camara moves away from the strike by Phoenix.
Phoenix takes a swing at Camara's ribcage but misses.
Camara tries to counter by clinching up but Phoenix breaks away and moves out of range.
A shot to the liver by Phoenix. Beautiful body shot.
Camara throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Camara moves away from the strike by Phoenix.
Camara takes a swing at Phoenix's ribcage but misses.
Camara moves out of range as Phoenix strikes.
Camara misses with a hook. Phoenix ducked under it nicely.
Phoenix throws out a counter right but Camara avoids it with no problem.
Phoenix ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Camara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Phoenix manages to avoid it.
Phoenix doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Camara takes a swing at Phoenix's ribcage but misses.
Camara rushes Phoenix and presses him up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Phoenix escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Camara clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Phoenix fails to land.
Phoenix can't find room to land a body shot as Camara controls the action.
Phoenix blocks an uppercut.
Camara tries to work over Phoenix's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Phoenix tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Camara lands a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Phoenix.
Phoenix pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Phoenix throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Phoenix looks to land a right hand but Camara moved out of range.
Phoenix connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Camara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Phoenix was well out of range. Poor timing from Camara.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Camara jabs Phoenix to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Camara ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Phoenix swats away the attempt to clinch by Camara.
Phoenix scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Camara doesn't seem bothered though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ibrahim Camara will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Camara misses with a wild body shot.
Camara looks to clinch
enabling Phoenix to counter with a crisp jab.
Camara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Camara takes a swing at Phoenix's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Camara misses.
Phoenix jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Phoenix lands a jab to the nose.
Phoenix misses with a looping right.
Camara misses with a straight left.
Camara misses with a body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Phoenix! But no joy.
Phoenix throws an overhand right that lands on Camara's shoulder, as Camara tries to avoid the shot.
Camara is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phoenix misses with a body shot
and Camara counters with a nice body shot.
Phoenix just misses with a punch to the body.
Camara closes the distance looking to clinch
and Phoenix counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Phoenix lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Camara at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phoenix misses with a hook.
Camara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Phoenix manages to avoid it.
Blake Phoenix seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Phoenix lands a jab.
Phoenix swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Camara misses the target.
A shot to the body from Camara misses
and Phoenix counters with a straight right hand.
Camara lands with a good body shot.
Camara ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Camara staying out of range there.
Camara was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Phoenix misses with a straight right.
Camara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Phoenix throws a body shot but no joy.
Camara is looking to wear down Phoenix with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Camara misses the shot to the body.
Camara misses with an uppercut. Phoenix saw that one coming.
Camara throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Camara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Camara misses with a wild body shot.
Phoenix is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Phoenix listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Camara fails to land with a series of punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Camara misses with a hook
and Camara takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camara has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Camara there as he acknowledges the shot.
Camara is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Phoenix.
Camara fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Phoenix on the side of the head.
Phoenix misses with a hook. Camara ducked under it nicely.
A cross from Camara lands.
Phoenix uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Camara has time to react.
Phoenix scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Camara lunges at Phoenix with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Phoenix's hand.
Camara swings for the body but Phoenix moves out of range.
Camara wants to clinch up but Phoenix keeps it at a distance.
Phoenix uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Camara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Camara clinches up with Phoenix and pushes him back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Camara.
Phoenix breaks from the clinch.
Camara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Phoenix uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Camara.
Camara has closed the distance and engaged Phoenix in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Phoenix.
Phoenix swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Camara blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Camara pushes Phoenix back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Phoenix misses with a short punch on the inside.
Phoenix misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Phoenix.
Phoenix working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Camara - that landed with a thud.
Phoenix prevents a body shot from Camara.
Camara will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Phoenix up against the cage.
Phoenix tries to break free but Camara pushes him back against the cage.
Camara lands a right hand that snaps the head of Phoenix backwards.
Camara pushes Phoenix back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Phoenix presses Camara against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Camara swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camara softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Phoenix has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Camara seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Phoenix can turn it around.
Camara lands a right hand that snaps the head of Phoenix backwards.
Phoenix prevents a body shot from Camara.
Camara working aggressively here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Phoenix misses with the head strike.
Camara throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Phoenixs head.
Phoenix wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Camara lands a nice shot to the body.
Phoenix misses with the head strike.
Phoenix breaks from the clinch.
Camara fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Phoenix uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Camara.
Camara with a hook.
A jab from Camara misses.
Camara slips a straight right by Phoenix.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Camara steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Phoenix.
Phoenix on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Camara misses with a looping left.
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 Ibrahim Camara will probably get the nod.
That's time! Camara's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Camara clinches with his opponent.
Phoenix is trying to force a seperation but Camara has the dominant position.
Phoenix fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Phoenix misses with a body punch.
Camara scores with a shoulder strike.
Phoenix misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short left from Camara.
A shot in the inside from Phoenix.
Camara tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Phoenix misses with the head strike.
Camara is stalling here.
Camara gets through Phoenix's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phoenix misses with a hook from the clinch.
Camara tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Camara lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nice body punch from Camara - that landed with a thud.
Ibrahim Camara has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Camara lands a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right from Phoenix on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good body shot from Camara.
Camara lands a body punch.
Phoenix takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A shot in the inside from Camara.
Camara digs a right hand underneath Phoenix's ribcage. Phoenix let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Camara lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right from Camara on the inside.
Camara pushes Phoenix back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right from Camara.
Camara lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Phoenix looking to slow down the pace here.
Camara misses with a hook to the ribs.
Camara pushes Phoenix back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Phoenix.
Phoenix tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Camara's elbow.
Phoenix takes a shot to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Phoenix escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ibrahim Camara is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camara throws a body punch but Phoenix moves out of range.
Camara's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Phoenix connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Camara scrambles back to his feet.
Camara with a jab.
Camara lands a right hook to the body.
Camara slips under a jab.
Phoenix uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Camara.
Camara gets a clinch.
Phoenix is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Camara.
Camara misses with a punch to the body.
Camara prevents Phoenix from breaking the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Phoenix.
Camara tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Phoenix's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Camara.
Phoenix tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix tries a body shot but Camara blocks it.
Phoenix has a couple of punches blocked by Camara.
Phoenix misses with a short punch on the inside.
Phoenix tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Phoenix fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Camara tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Camara lands a body shot in the clinch.
Phoenix misses with the head strike.
Phoenix tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Phoenix digs a right hand into Camara's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Camara's gas tank.
Phoenix has had enough of the clinch but Camara keeps him there for the moment.
Phoenix lands a left hand that snaps the head of Camara backwards.
Blake Phoenix has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix has a couple of punches blocked by Camara.
Camara blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Phoenix misses with some punches.
Phoenix tries a body shot but Camara blocks it.
Phoenix tries to break free but Camara pushes him back against the cage.
Phoenix breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Camara takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A big left from Phoenix misses.
Phoenix throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Camara moves away from the strike by Phoenix.
Phoenix swings for the body but Camara moves out of range.
Jab from Phoenix.
Phoenix jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Phoenix's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Camara connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Phoenix scrambles back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Camara lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ibrahim Camara showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Camara, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ibrahim Camara!
In his post fight interview, Ibrahim Camara started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
In defeat, Blake Phoenix stepped up to the mic, saying 'That was a tough fight. I need a couple months off to train now.'.
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A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
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S |
C |
G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
76% |
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