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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roman Sionis (ranked 2013 p4p, 30 weight class) and Simon Udovich (ranked 475 p4p, 26 weight class). Udovich comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Pharoahe Monch - Simon Says kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Simon Udovich has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Roman Sionis's chin.
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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
49 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roman Sionis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Simon Udovich!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Joseph Jones and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sionis instigates a clinch.
Sionis with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sionis blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Udovich fails to land.
Sionis has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Udovich uses from the top position.
Sionis keeping moving, preventing Udovich from controlling successfully.
Sionis keeping full guard, as Udovich tries to pass.
Sionis looking to hit a scissor sweep but Udovich is one step ahead there.
Sionis keeping moving, preventing Udovich from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sionis can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Udovich controls the pace.
Udovich must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Udovich won't allow Sionis to get back to his feet.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Udovich gets tackled into the cage by Sionis. Sionis maintains the clinch.
Udovich swings wildly with an uppercut but Sionis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sionis takes a shot to the head.
It looks like Roman Sionis has been cut.
Sionis has Udovich pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Udovich manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Udovich misses with some punches.
Udovich breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Udovich throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sionis closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Udovich's guard.
Sionis postures up.
Sionis is fighting to break Udovich's control of his arms but Udovich is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Udovich looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Udovich is trying to control the position but Sionis postures up.
Udovich is pulling down on Sionis's head to control his posture.
Sionis would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Udovich is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Udovich is working an open guard so Sionis takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Sionis tries to clinch up.
Udovich cracks Sionis with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sionis plants his feet and throws a brutal three punch combo that sends Udovich swiftly into unconsciousness! Right, left, right! Boom, boom, boom! Udovich face plants, battered and bloodied! He might never be the same again after that finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Roman Sionis!
An out of breath Roman Sionis thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Simon Udovich was interviewed post fight and said 'Simon *gasp* so *gasp* tired. Simon no do running. Oooo!!! Look at the funny birdies! Simon go night, night now.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yodsanan Sityodtong (ranked 3168 p4p, 329 weight class) and Wayde West (ranked 2743 p4p, 286 weight class). West has chosen Sober 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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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
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yodsanan Sityodtong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
38 - 39 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wayde West!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, John Kavanagh and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sityodtong throws a hook to the side of West's head but West sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yodsanan Sityodtong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
West ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sityodtong scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
It looks like Wayde West has been cut.
Sityodtong fails to land with a series of punches.
West shoots in looking for a takedown. Sityodtong tries to sprawl out of it but West keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sityodtong manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sityodtong on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
West closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - West lands in his opponent's guard.
West postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Sityodtong is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of West, into his guard.
Sityodtong wants to pass the guard but West is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sityodtong wanted to stand there but West had control of the position.
Sityodtong trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
West looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sityodtong throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sityodtong looking to pass the guard.
Sityodtong controlling from the top position.
West keeping moving, preventing Sityodtong from controlling successfully.
West looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
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.
Sityodtong pushes down on West's leg and manages to get into half guard.
West gets back to full guard.
Sityodtong got a little sloppy there for a moment and West has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sityodtong has managed to get both his arms back between West's legs - danger averted.
West is looking for a triangle but Sityodtong pushes his legs off easily.
West working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sityodtong.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sityodtong throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as West works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sityodtong has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sityodtong controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
West keeping moving, preventing Sityodtong from controlling successfully.
Sityodtong connects with a couple of short punches.
West working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sityodtong doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sityodtong manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sityodtong wants to control from the top but West keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sityodtong stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Sityodtong scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sityodtong throws an overhand right that lands on West's shoulder, as West tries to avoid the shot.
Sityodtong tries to sprawl but West drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Sityodtong blocking the ground and pound attempt from West.
Sityodtong wants to control but West is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sityodtong is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
West is looking for a kimura here.
West is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sityodtong moves into full guard.
Sityodtong looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
West passes Sityodtong's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Sityodtong is looking to improve his position.
West is looking to take a break and control but Sityodtong is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sityodtong moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Yodsanan Sityodtong will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Wayde West's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
West slips a straight right by Sityodtong.
Sityodtong lands with a shot to the body.
West shoots for a double leg takedown but Sityodtong sprawls well. He's pushed West's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
West avoids the body shot from Sityodtong.
Sityodtong stuffs the takedown.
Sityodtong listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sityodtong connects with a single shot there.
West is rocked!
West bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
West is still on wobbly legs! Can Sityodtong finish him?
A big right from Sityodtong misses.
Horrible takedown attempt by West or perhaps it was just good defense by Sityodtong, which made it look bad.
Yodsanan Sityodtong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wayde West.
Sityodtong cracks West with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends West tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Sityodtong pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! West is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yodsanan Sityodtong!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dredman Zeus (ranked 2336 p4p, 248 weight class) and Carlos Beltran (ranked 2240 p4p, 241 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dredman Zeus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlos Beltran!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Alyssa Summers and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beltran misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Zeus lands a jab to Beltran's midsection.
Zeus keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Carlos Beltran seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beltran shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Zeus dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Zeus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've been told by Zeus's head coaches at Rickys Weightlifting and Fighting that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Zeus slips under a jab.
Beltran shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Zeus pinned against the cage. Zeus gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dredman Zeus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Beltran.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zeus swings for the body but Beltran moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Beltran looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zeus changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zeus scores with a nice head shot.
Beltran takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Beltran is rocked!
Beltran fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Zeus avoids it really well and circles away.
Beltran is still on wobbly legs! Can Zeus finish him?
Zeus feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Beltran sprawling to the canvas! Beltran rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Zeus finish him?!
Beltran fails with a takedown attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beltran shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Zeus tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Beltran manages to circle out of the way.
Beltran seems to have recovered his senses.
Zeus jabs Beltran to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Zeus connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zeus leaves Beltran with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Zeus cracks Beltran with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Beltran looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Zeus finish him?
BOOM! Zeus lands a beautiful left hook that drops Beltran. Beltran tries to recover but Zeus is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Beltran lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dredman Zeus!
Dredman Zeus 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 Jason Mallone (ranked 4283 p4p, 413 weight class) and Andy Terror (ranked 6351 p4p, 501 weight class). 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jason Mallone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andy Terror!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Bruno Lombardi and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mallone keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A little feinted left hand from Mallone on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Terror tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mallone sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Terror somewhat.
Terror looks to clinch
and Mallone cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Terror is looking to clinch but Mallone is avoiding it.
Mallone closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mallone missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Terror wants to get back to his feet.
Terror wants to control but Mallone is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Mallone looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mallone is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Terror is trying to stand back up but Mallone is controlling him
Nice strikes from Mallone there.
Terror taking some punishment here, with Mallone in his half guard.
Terror is rocked!
Terror is looking to control Mallone's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Terror avoid being mounted?
Terror is still in real trouble! Can Mallone finish him?
Terror on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Terror is trying to get back to full guard.
Mallone working over Terror with some ground and pound. Terror looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Mallone connects with a nice short shot to Terror's temple.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mallone lands a nice short elbow.
Mallone lands a big elbow - Terror is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Mallone!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jason Mallone!
Jason Mallone really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Sully's Bar & Grill logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Borys Mankowski (ranked 695 p4p, 102 weight class) and Daniel Barbosa (ranked 2534 p4p, 304 weight class). Mankowski comes to the cage accompanied by Kękę -Wyjebane. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Borys Mankowski!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Barbosa!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jonathan Paton and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from Barbosa.
Barbosa looks to land a right hand but Mankowski moved out of range.
Mankowski looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Barbosa is fending him off so far but Mankowski persists. Nope, Barbosa circles away and we're back to standing.
Barbosa cracks Mankowski with an open hand slap.
Barbosa scores with the left hand. Mankowski knows he should have avoided that one.
Barbosa displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Barbosa swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mankowski decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Barbosa's guard.
Barbosa is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mankowski ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Mankowski no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Barbosa got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mankowski has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Barbosa has managed to get both his arms back between Mankowski's legs - danger averted.
Mankowski working for a triangle but Barbosa defends it easily.
Mankowski wants to control the position but Barbosa says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mankowski looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Barbosa 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! Mankowski is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Daniel Barbosa!
Daniel Barbosa is the new welterweight champion!
After the fight, Daniel Barbosa was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Elijah Judah (ranked 987 p4p, 110 weight class) and Mom Cheating (ranked 1608 p4p, 171 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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
19 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elijah Judah!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mom Cheating!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Anthony Taglia and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cheating throws a poor cross that misses
and Judah counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A cross from Judah lands.
Judah looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mom Cheating seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cheating tries to move into range but Judah moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Cheating has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Judah finds it's way round the side to connect with Cheating's head.
Judah takes a swing at Cheating's ribcage but misses.
Judah lands a nice hook to Cheating's body. Cheating takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Judah lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Cheating takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Judah throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Judah scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cheating in his tracks.
Cheating is rocked!
Judah rushes Cheating with punches - Cheating moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Cheating goes down! Judah follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Elijah Judah!
Elijah Judah retains his featherweight title!
After winning the bout, Elijah Judah 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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