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EFC Rham vs Gold PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Hardy (ranked 1501 p4p, 163 weight class) and Hiroki Matsuoka (ranked 959 p4p, 101 weight class). Hardy comes to the cage accompanied by Till I Collapse - Eminem. Matsuoka has chosen Tom Petty - Won’t back down as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Hiroki Matsuoka acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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155 lbs
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jacob Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hiroki Matsuoka!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardy stuns Matsuoka with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hardy instigates a clinch.
Hardy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Matsuoka's efforts to push away.
Matsuoka tries to work over Hardy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters up against the cage, Matsuoka throws an elbow but misses.
Matsuoka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Matsuoka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hardy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hardy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hardy digs a right hand into Matsuoka's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Matsuoka's gas tank.
Matsuoka throws a punch but it's blocked by Hardy.
Matsuoka lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hardy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hardy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matsuoka lands with a short shot to the head.
Matsuoka missing with knees to the body.
Hardy lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hardy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matsuoka trying to stall but Hardy improves his position.
Hardy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hardy misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy dodges an elbow strike from Matsuoka.
Matsuoka tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hardy's elbow.
Matsuoka tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hardy's elbow.
Hardy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Matsuoka backwards.
Matsuoka is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hardy is defending well for now.
A shot in the inside from Hardy.
Matsuoka scores with a shot to the side of Hardy's head.
Matsuoka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A shot in the inside from Hardy.
Hardy scores with a shot to the side of Matsuoka's head.
Hardy misses with a punch on the inside.
Hardy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Matsuoka backwards.
Matsuoka tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hardy avoids it.
Hardy tries to throw a body punch but Matsuoka avoids it by throwing Hardy back against the cage.
Matsuoka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hardy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hardy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Matsuoka tries to work over Hardy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Matsuoka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hardy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Matsuoka trying to control the position but instead, Hardy has worked for underhooks and has pushed Matsuoka into the cage.
Hardy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hardy misses with a punch to the body.
Matsuoka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hardy tries a body shot but Matsuoka blocks it.
Matsuoka managing to block the knees to the body from Hardy.
Hardy lands a left hand.
Hardy lands with a left to the head.
Hardy can't find room to land a body shot as Matsuoka controls the action.
Hardy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hardy tries a body shot but Matsuoka blocks it.
Hardy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hardy tries a body shot but Matsuoka blocks it.
Matsuoka misses with some punches.
Matsuoka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hardy prevents a body shot from Matsuoka.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Matsuoka fails to land.
Matsuoka misses with a hook to the ribs.
A hook to the body from Matsuoka.
Matsuoka throws a punch but it's blocked by Hardy.
Matsuoka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Hardy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hardy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hardy has a couple of punches blocked by Matsuoka.
Hardy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Matsuoka can't find room to land a body shot as Hardy controls the action.
Hardy takes a shot to the head.
Good body shot from Hardy.
Matsuoka misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hardy dodges an elbow strike from Matsuoka.
Hardy can't find room to land a body shot as Matsuoka controls the action.
Matsuoka blocking some punches.
Hardy misses with a body punch.
Hardy lands a nice shot to the body.
Matsuoka lands with a light punch inside.
Matsuoka can't find room to land a body shot as Hardy controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy has Matsuoka pressed against the cage, preventing Matsuoka from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hardy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Matsuoka swings wildly with an uppercut but Hardy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hardy connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Hiroki Matsuoka has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hardy blocks a body shot from Matsuoka.
Hardy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Matsuoka.
Hardy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hardy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hardy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hardy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Matsuoka.
Matsuoka misses with an elbow over the top.
Matsuoka presses Hardy against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hardy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hardy tries to throw a body punch but Matsuoka avoids it by throwing Hardy back against the cage.
Hardy lands a nice knee to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hardy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacob Hardy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hiroki Matsuoka's cut.
That's time! Hardy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Matsuoka takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Matsuoka takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hardy throws a hook to the side of Matsuoka's head but Matsuoka sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hiroki Matsuoka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hardy lands a jab to Matsuoka's midsection.
Matsuoka throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd cheers as Hardy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Matsuoka doesn't seem phased though.
Hardy scores with a hook to the body. Matsuoka takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A head kick by Matsuoka misses
and Hardy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hardy lands with a cross.
Matsuoka bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hardy's head backwards.
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!
Hardy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hardy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Matsuoka can do to turn this around?
Matsuoka throws a looping overhand right but Hardy ducks down to avoid it.
Hardy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Matsuoka.
Jacob Hardy is winning the standup battle so far.
Matsuoka takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hardy cracks Matsuoka with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Matsuoka pushes Hardy up against the cage in a clinch.
Hardy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A frustrated look appears on Matsuoka's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsuoka swings wildly with an uppercut but Hardy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matsuoka misses with the head strike.
Hardy misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hardy.
Matsuoka struggles to land a body shot inside as Hardy controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Matsuoka fails to land.
Matsuoka misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jacob Hardy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hardy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Matsuoka manages to break the clinch.
Hardy takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hardy checks a leg kick.
Matsuoka dips to his left and cracks Hardy with an uppercut!
Hardy attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Matsuoka steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Hardy.
Hardy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Matsuoka.
Hardy slips a jab from Matsuoka.
Hardy is looking to counter punch.
Hardy throws a body shot but no joy.
Hardy takes one on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy closes the distance and pushes Matsuoka back into the cage.
Hardy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
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!
Hardy scores with a shot to the side of Matsuoka's head.
Hardy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Matsuoka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Matsuoka throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Hardy.
Hardy lands a hook that snaps the head of Matsuoka backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hardy.
Matsuoka tries a body shot but Hardy blocks it.
Hardy lands an uppercut.
Matsuoka makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hardy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Matsuoka backwards.
Hardy prevents a body shot from Matsuoka.
A short left from Hardy.
Hardy lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hardy lands a shoulder strike.
Hardy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Matsuoka's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Hardy.
Hardy avoiding damage as Matsuoka throws knees to the body.
Matsuoka throws an elbow but it misses.
Hardy struggles to land a body shot inside as Matsuoka controls his hands.
Hardy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Matsuoka avoiding damage.
Hardy misses with a body punch.
Hardy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Matsuoka backwards.
A short right from Hardy on the inside.
Matsuoka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hardy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Matsuoka.
Matsuoka has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hardy.
Hardy cracks Matsuoka with a nice body shot.
Matsuoka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Matsuoka working aggressively here.
Hardy struggles to land a body shot inside as Matsuoka controls his hands.
Matsuoka tries a body shot but Hardy blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy lands a hook that snaps the head of Matsuoka backwards.
Hardy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Matsuoka tries to work over Hardy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Matsuoka stalling the fight.
Hardy blocks a body shot from Matsuoka.
Hardy misses with a punch to the body.
Hardy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Matsuoka's efforts to push away.
Hardy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Matsuoka backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hardy misses with some punches.
Matsuoka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A body shot lands from Hardy.
Matsuoka lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hardy.
Hardy is working Matsuoka over against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matsuoka throws a head punch that misses.
Matsuoka misses with an elbow strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Matsuoka lands an uppercut.
Matsuoka misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacob Hardy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hiroki Matsuoka's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Matsuoka staying out of range there.
Hardy misses with a low kick as Matsuoka jumps back.
Hardy walks into a left hand.
Matsuoka checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Matsuoka scores with a nice strike.
Matsuoka misses with a hook. Hardy ducked under it nicely.
Hardy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Matsuoka.
Hardy throws out a loose jab but Matsuoka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hardy throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A little jabbing left from Matsuoka on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Matsuoka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Matsuoka jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hardy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardy moves out of range of the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Hardy misses the target.
Matsuoka throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hardy throws a good cross that connects.
Matsuoka throws a shot from downtown. Hardy moves away and avoids it.
A low kick from Matsuoka misses
and Hardy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nice body kick from Matsuoka.
Matsuoka looks to throw the jab but Hardy is out of range.
Matsuoka throws a front kick aimed at Hardy's knee but Hardy avoids it well.
Hardy throwing a counter right hand but Matsuoka manages to avoid it.
Hardy moves in looking to clinch but Matsuoka pushes him off.
Hardy looks to score with a jab to the body but Matsuoka is just out of range.
Matsuoka scores with a hook.
A big right from Hardy misses.
Matsuoka rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hardy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hardy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A big right from Matsuoka misses.
Hardy misses with a double jab.
Matsuoka jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hardy throws a nice inside leg kick.
Matsuoka throws a big shot that misses.
Hardy slips under a jab.
Matsuoka lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy misses with a low kick.
Hardy blocks a head kick by Matsuoka.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hardy throws a jab when Matsuoka was well out of range.
Matsuoka scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hardy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Matsuoka throws out a counter right but Hardy avoids it with no problem.
Hardy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hardy throws a low kick but it's checked well by Matsuoka.
Hardy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Matsuoka stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hardy throws a low kick but Matsuoka avoids it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Matsuoka - that will leave a mark!
Matsuoka misses with a head kick.
Matsuoka looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hardy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hardy throws a hook to the side of Matsuoka's head but Matsuoka sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hardy throws a right hand that misses
enabling Matsuoka to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsuoka throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A big left from Hardy misses.
Matsuoka tries a quick counter leg kick but Hardy is wise to it.
Matsuoka takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Matsuoka avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Matsuoka.
Matsuoka walks into a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Matsuoka. Hardy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hardy lands with a good body shot.
Hiroki Matsuoka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hardy cracks a nice hook into Matsuoka's ribs.
Matsuoka misses with a leg kick
and Hardy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hardy avoids the head kick by Matsuoka.
Matsuoka takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice jab there from Hardy.
Matsuoka looks to land a left hand but Hardy moved out of range nicely.
Hardy is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hardy takes a swing at Matsuoka's ribcage but misses.
Hardy avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hardy avoids the head kick by Matsuoka.
Hardy throwing a counter right hand but Matsuoka manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Matsuoka.
Hardy throws a quick counter kick to the body but Matsuoka avoids it.
Hardy lands with a nice body punch.
Hardy cracks Matsuoka with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hardy connects with the punch.
Matsuoka lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hardy's sensitive parts.
A leg kick checked by Hardy.
Matsuoka throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hardy is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Hardy connects with a nice looking jab.
Matsuoka is rocked!
A slapping leg kick lands for Hardy.
Hardy throws a leg kick which misses Matsuoka's front leg but catches the back leg as Matsuoka tries to avoid it.
Hardy cracks the inside of Matsuoka's front leg.
Hardy moves into range and connects with a jab.
Matsuoka is still on wobbly legs! Can Hardy finish him?
Matsuoka misses with a looping right.
Matsuoka seems to have recovered his senses.
Hardy throws a hook to the side of Matsuoka's head but Matsuoka sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head kick misses from Hardy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jacob Hardy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hardy has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacob Hardy!
Jacob Hardy decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anton Shibaev (ranked 791 p4p, 120 weight class) and Jon Paul Carp (ranked 1255 p4p, 177 weight class). Anton Shibaev is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anton Shibaev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jon Paul Carp!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shibaev lands with a right hand.
A swing and a miss from Shibaev.
Carp tries to counter with a clinch but Shibaev shakes him off and moves away.
Shibaev slips under a jab from Carp.
Shibaev throws a jab but it's blocked by Carp.
Carp throws a leg kick
and Shibaev counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Shibaev trying to control but Carp is working from the bottom.
Carp has his hands on Shibaev's head, controlling the position.
Shibaev is working Carp over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Shibaev's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shibaev cracks Carp with a solid left hand.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Carp holds on and takes a little breather.
Shibaev throwing strikes but missing.
Shibaev wants to control from the top but Carp keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carp is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Carp is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Shibaev is aware though and is defending well.
Shibaev with a nice head shot there.
Carp has his foot on Shibaev's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Shibaev works his way back into a safe position though.
Shibaev slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Shibaev throwing strikes but missing.
Shibaev is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Shibaev is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Carp keeping moving, preventing Shibaev from controlling successfully.
Shibaev works over Carp with some ground and pound from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carp looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Carp is trying to keep Shibaev in close.
Shibaev working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Carp's head.
Shibaev loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Carp holds on and takes a little breather.
Shibaev is in close to Carp's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Shibaev has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Carp trying to keep a closed guard but Shibaev is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Carp looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Shibaev puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Carp has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Shibaev is working away from the top position though.
Carp makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Carp.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shibaev distracts Carp with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Shibaev trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Shibaev working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Shibaev postures up in Carp's guard and throws a big left but Carp blocks it.
Carp seems keen to control Shibaev's posture.
Carp looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Shibaev distracts Carp with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Shibaev's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Carp preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Carp has control of Shibaev's left arm, preventing Shibaev from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shibaev stands up over Carp, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Shibaev stays in close to Carp's body and controls the position.
Shibaev is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Shibaev wants to control from the top but Carp keeps moving.
Carp looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shibaev working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Carp's head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shibaev wants to control from the top but Carp keeps moving.
Carp tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anton Shibaev dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A jab from Shibaev misses.
Shibaev looks to throw the jab but Carp is out of range.
Shibaev looks to throw the jab but Carp is out of range.
Carp was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Shibaev has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Carp.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shibaev. Carp does a little dance to reset his feet.
A clash of legs there as Shibaev blocks the low kick.
Shibaev appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Carp thows a leg kick but Shibaev checks it
and Shibaev counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Carp is adopting a defensive guard.
Shibaev trying to control but Carp is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carp had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Shibaev defends it easily.
Shibaev scoring with punches to the head and body.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shibaev missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Shibaev working some strikes from top position.
Shibaev sitting in guard here, content to control.
Shibaev tries to free his leg and advance position but Carp is retaining full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Carp holds on and takes a little breather.
Carp is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Shibaev in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Carp controlling Shibaev's posture.
Shibaev in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Carp trying to keep a closed guard but Shibaev is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Carp keeping moving, preventing Shibaev from controlling successfully.
Anton Shibaev overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Carp has his hands on Shibaev's head, controlling the position.
Carp keeping moving, preventing Shibaev from controlling successfully.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Shibaev throws a lazy right hand but Carp sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shibaev sets himself, and Carp steps forward looking for the clinch! Shibaev avoids it this time.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Shibaev is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Carp prevents the takedown attempt.
Shibaev blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Our sources have told us that Shibaev has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Carp doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shibaev ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Shibaev no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Carp looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shibaev seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Shibaev trying to control the position.
Shibaev working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Carp.
Shibaev can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Carp controls the pace.
Carp throwing strikes but missing.
Carp throwing strikes but missing.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Carp lands a couple of elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Shibaev is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Carp must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Shibaev looking for a sweep. Not yet Shibaev, not yet.
Carp trying to control the position from guard on top but Shibaev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shibaev working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Carp has passed into half guard!
Carp is looking for a kimura here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shibaev has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Carp. Oh but Shibaev has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Carp goes limp - he's gone! Shibaev jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Anton Shibaev!
Anton Shibaev managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, VanDam Clothing, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Boone (ranked 1170 p4p, 158 weight class) and DJ Augustus (ranked 1040 p4p, 139 weight class). Boone's entrance music is Violeta. A fine choice. DJ Augustus has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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194 lbs
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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
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jackson Boone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, DJ Augustus !
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Augustus moves in looking to clinch but Boone pushes him off.
Augustus ducks under a wild hook from Boone.
Augustus shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Boone as he jumps to the side.
Boone went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Boone loads up on a big right hand but Augustus slips the punch.
Augustus changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Boone looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Boone misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Boone is looking to regain half guard here but Augustus keeps moving and retains side control.
Boone is not content to let Augustus control the position.
Augustus looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Augustus is chipping away with strikes.
Augustus in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Boone is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). DJ Augustus !
In his post fight interview, DJ Augustus gave a big smile as he said 'Sleep zzzzzz'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tigran Minasian (ranked 740 p4p, 111 weight class) and Meltroco Bimbotinque (ranked 897 p4p, 133 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tigran Minasian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Meltroco Bimbotinque!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bimbotinque keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bimbotinque fails to land with a series of punches.
Meltroco Bimbotinque seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bimbotinque pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Minasian seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Minasian dives in for a single leg takedown but Bimbotinque sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Minasian moves out of range of the strikes.
Minasian dives in for a single leg takedown but Bimbotinque sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tigran Minasian. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Minasian walks into a left hand.
Minasian tries for a takedown but Bimbotinque circles away easily
and Bimbotinque cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Minasian closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bimbotinque circles away.
Bimbotinque lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Minasian avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bimbotinque throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Minasian tries to counter by clinching up but Bimbotinque breaks away and moves out of range.
Minasian slips under a jab.
Minasian shoots for a double leg takedown but Bimbotinque sprawls well. He's pushed Minasian's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Minasian tries for a takedown but Bimbotinque sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bimbotinque lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minasian shoots in but Bimbotinque avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bimbotinque misses with a body shot.
Nice sprawl there from Bimbotinque as Minasian shoots in.
Bimbotinque throws a body punch but Minasian moves out of range.
Bimbotinque lands a nice shot to the body.
Minasian misses with a series of wild punches.
Minasian keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bimbotinque.
Bimbotinque throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Minasian attempts a counter takedown but Bimbotinque avoids it well and moves away.
Minasian darts in looking for a takedown but Bimbotinque gets double underhooks and turns Minasian into the cage.
Minasian fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bimbotinque shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Minasian eats them both and turns towards Bimbotinque to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Bimbotinque misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Minasian.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bimbotinque misses with a wild body shot.
Bimbotinque gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Minasian throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bimbotinque blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bimbotinque working aggressively here.
Bimbotinque pushes Minasian back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bimbotinque lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Minasian backwards.
Bimbotinque misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bimbotinque letting Minasian take a breather here.
Minasian trying to stall but Bimbotinque improves his position.
Bimbotinque lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Minasian tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bimbotinque's elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bimbotinque.
Minasian misses with a knee strike.
Bimbotinque lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bimbotinque scores with a shoulder strike.
Minasian blocking some punches.
Bimbotinque lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Minasian blocks a body shot from Bimbotinque.
Minasian misses with a knee to the head.
Bimbotinque scores with a shot to the side of Minasian's head.
Bimbotinque misses with a punch on the inside.
Bimbotinque misses with some punches.
Bimbotinque tries to throw a body punch but Minasian avoids it by throwing Bimbotinque back against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bimbotinque lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bimbotinque pushes Minasian back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Minasian blocks an uppercut.
Minasian wants to stall.
A short uppercut from Bimbotinque.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bimbotinque lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bimbotinque doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bimbotinque dodges an elbow strike from Minasian.
Bimbotinque lands a hook that snaps the head of Minasian backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bimbotinque goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bimbotinque swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bimbotinque scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bimbotinque tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bimbotinque misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Bimbotinque fails to land.
Bimbotinque blocks the elbow strike.
Bimbotinque lands a nice shot to the body.
Bimbotinque digs a right hand underneath Minasian's ribcage. Minasian let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Minasian pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bimbotinque tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Meltroco Bimbotinque dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Minasian is defended easily by Bimbotinque.
Bimbotinque now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Minasian shoots and misses
and Bimbotinque counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Minasian thinking.
Bimbotinque looks to land a right hand but Minasian moved out of range.
Minasian uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bimbotinque.
Minasian appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Bimbotinque cracks Minasian with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bimbotinque has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bimbotinque gets caught napping as Minasian dives in and scores a takedown. Bimbotinque manages to retain guard.
Bimbotinque looking to hit a scissor sweep but Minasian is one step ahead there.
Bimbotinque is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bimbotinque keeps trying to improve his position.
Minasian trying to control the position from guard on top but Bimbotinque is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bimbotinque lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bimbotinque advances to half guard.
Minasian has one foot on Bimbotinque's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Meltroco Bimbotinque is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Minasian misses with a takedown attempt
and Bimbotinque counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tigran Minasian. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Minasian fails to land the takedown.
Bimbotinque misses the jab.
Minasian feinted with a counter takedown.
Bimbotinque lunges at Minasian with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Minasian's hand.
Bimbotinque lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Tigran Minasian is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Minasian takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Minasian staying out of range there.
Bimbotinque ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minasian fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bimbotinque fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Minasian manages to avoid it.
Bimbotinque cracks a nice hook into Minasian's ribs.
A telegraphed right hand from Bimbotinque misses the target.
Minasian is looking to counter the offense by Bimbotinque and move into the clinch.
Bimbotinque lands a right hook to the body.
Minasian fails with the takedown.
Minasian keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Minasian shoots for a takedown but Bimbotinque saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bimbotinque comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bimbotinque tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Minasian was well out of range. Poor timing from Bimbotinque.
Bimbotinque cracks Minasian with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Minasian shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bimbotinque as he avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Minasian.
Bimbotinque is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bimbotinque thuds a left hand into Minasian's body.
Bimbotinque lands with a right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bimbotinque. Minasian does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bimbotinque. Minasian does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bimbotinque jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Minasian shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bimbotinque sprawls well. Bimbotinque wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Minasian gets slowly back to his feet.
Bimbotinque throws a lazy right hand but Minasian sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Meltroco Bimbotinque seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab from Bimbotinque does it's job there.
Bimbotinque throws a body punch but Minasian moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Minasian shoots and misses
enabling Bimbotinque to counter with a crisp jab.
Bimbotinque misses with a hook.
Minasian tries to counter by clinching up but Bimbotinque breaks away and moves out of range.
Bimbotinque misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bimbotinque throws a series of punches but Minasian moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bimbotinque scores with a sloppy right hand. Minasian should have avoided that one.
Minasian shoots in looking for a takedown but Bimbotinque manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Minasian's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Minasian takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bimbotinque misses with a hook.
Minasian slips under a jab.
Minasian is looking to counter the offense by Bimbotinque and move into the clinch.
Minasian shoots for a double leg takedown but Bimbotinque sprawls well. He's pushed Minasian's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Minasian tries to clinch but Bimbotinque is having none of it.
A lazy left from Bimbotinque finds it's target.
Minasian tries for a takedown but Bimbotinque sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Meltroco Bimbotinque showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Bimbotinque forces Minasian back against the cage and clinches.
Bimbotinque pushes Minasian back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bimbotinque working aggressively here.
Bimbotinque tries a body shot but Minasian blocks it.
Minasian is trying to push Bimbotinque away but Bimbotinque has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Minasian blocking some punches.
Minasian is looking to control Bimbotinque's arms but Bimbotinque gets an underhook and turns him. Now Minasian has his back to the cage.
Minasian trying to stall but Bimbotinque improves his position.
Bimbotinque is working Minasian over against the cage.
Minasian is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Minasian tries a body shot but Bimbotinque blocks it.
Bimbotinque lands a body shot.
Bimbotinque scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bimbotinque lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minasian stalling the fight.
Bimbotinque swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bimbotinque lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bimbotinque on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bimbotinque creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bimbotinque scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bimbotinque.
Bimbotinque avoiding damage as Minasian throws knees to the body.
Bimbotinque throws a punch but it's blocked by Minasian.
Bimbotinque can't find room to land a body shot as Minasian controls the action.
A right hand to the body from Bimbotinque.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bimbotinque scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bimbotinque pushes Minasian back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tigran Minasian has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bimbotinque lands a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Minasian tries for a takedown but Bimbotinque manages to get underhooks.
Bimbotinque lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bimbotinque goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Meltroco Bimbotinque seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bimbotinque tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bimbotinque.
Bimbotinque softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bimbotinque lands a body shot.
Minasian has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bimbotinque after a bit of a struggle.
Bimbotinque lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bimbotinque lands with a left to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Bimbotinque.
Bimbotinque misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bimbotinque tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Minasian's elbow.
Minasian looking to slow down the pace here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minasian tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bimbotinque's elbow.
Minasian drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bimbotinque pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tigran Minasian. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Minasian fails with the takedown.
Bimbotinque fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Minasian, pushing him back against the cage.
Bimbotinque lands with a right to the head.
Bimbotinque lands with a right to the head.
Bimbotinque doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bimbotinque tries to work over Minasian's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bimbotinque lands a hook that snaps the head of Minasian backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Minasian.
Bimbotinque can't find room to land a body shot as Minasian controls the action.
Meltroco Bimbotinque is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bimbotinque swings wildly with an uppercut but Minasian uses good head movement to avoid it.
Minasian trying to land knees to the body.
Minasian misses with a knee strike.
Minasian is trying to break the clinch but Bimbotinque is controlling him.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bimbotinque fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Minasian struggles to land a body shot inside as Bimbotinque controls his hands.
Minasian blocks an uppercut.
Minasian is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bimbotinque is defending well for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Meltroco Bimbotinque comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bimbotinque winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 26:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Meltroco Bimbotinque!
During a confident post fight interview, Meltroco Bimbotinque thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trent Punchy (ranked 1542 p4p, 210 weight class) and Kazuma Kuwabara (ranked 950 p4p, 139 weight class). Kuwabara has chosen Kazuma Kuwabara Theme as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
42 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Trent Punchy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kazuma Kuwabara!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuwabara lands a right hook to the body.
Kuwabara has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Punchy is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Punchy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kuwabara counters with a left to the body.
Punchy on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kuwabara ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kuwabara tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Punchy defends well and Kuwabara ends up having to push Punchy into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Punchy misses with a two punch combination.
Kuwabara connects with a body shot.
Kuwabara cracks Punchy with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kuwabara tries to sprawl but Punchy drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kuwabara is pressing down on Punchy's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Kuwabara has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Punchy can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Punchy got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kuwabara has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Punchy has managed to get both his arms back between Kuwabara's legs - danger averted.
Kuwabara is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Punchy is aware though and is defending well.
Kuwabara being controlled here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punchy chips away with some ground and pound.
Kuwabara looking for a guillotine here but Punchy defends easily.
Kuwabara is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Punchy defends well.
Kuwabara working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Punchy.
Punchy engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Punchy wants to control from the top but Kuwabara keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kuwabara looking for a guillotine here but Punchy defends easily.
Punchy throwing strikes but missing.
Kuwabara is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Punchy got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kuwabara has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Punchy has managed to get both his arms back between Kuwabara's legs - danger averted.
Punchy wants to control from the top but Kuwabara keeps moving.
Punchy scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuwabara has momentary wrist control but Punchy slips an elbow through the middle.
Kuwabara is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kuwabara isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Punchy stacks Kuwabara on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Punchy!
Punchy in side control lands a decent elbow.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Kuwabara is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Punchy off and has taken his back!
Kuwabara is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Punchy knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Punchy for a finish.
Kuwabara is persistently looking for the submission but Punchy is defending it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuwabara is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Punchy wants to escape the position.
Kuwabara is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Punchy defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Kuwabara has his arm under Punchy's chin here. Game over son! Kuwabara squeezes tightly and Punchy is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Kazuma Kuwabara!
Kazuma Kuwabara thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Trent Punchy spoke after the fight, saying 'Me Mum... she had it pretty hard ay. Lots of cock for cash.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Ramses (ranked 278 p4p, 33 weight class) and Finnish Experiment Il (ranked 1257 p4p, 129 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Ramses!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Finnish Experiment Il!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy left from Experiment Il finds it's target.
Experiment Il blocks a head kick by Ramses.
Oooooh!!! Ramses has knocked Experiment Il down with a huge combo! Ramses steps away and waves a wobbly Experiment Il back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Finnish Experiment Il has been cut.
Experiment Il throws a head kick that misses.
Ramses misses with a left hand
letting Experiment Il counter with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Experiment Il takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Experiment Il throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A little feinted left hand from Ramses on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Experiment Il drops his hands momentarily and Ramses takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Experiment Il instigates a clinch.
Experiment Il with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Experiment Il will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ramses up against the cage.
Ramses is trying to break the clinch but Experiment Il has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramses fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Experiment Il lands a right hand.
Experiment Il tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Experiment Il blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Experiment Il tries a knee to the head but Ramses blocks it.
Experiment Il misses with a knee strike.
Ramses throws a head punch that misses.
Ramses lands with a light punch inside.
Experiment Il using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ramses has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Come on Experiment Il - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Experiment Il tries a knee to the head but Ramses blocks it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Experiment Il - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Experiment Il with a knee to the head.
Experiment Il working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The referee calls for Experiment Il to work.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ramses.
Experiment Il is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ramses is keeping busy.
Experiment Il misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Experiment Il blocks a body shot from Ramses.
Ramses wants a takedown.
Ramses tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ramses tries to circle away but Experiment Il has him pinned against the cage.
Experiment Il looking to throw knees to the head but Ramses is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Experiment Il throws a punch but it's blocked by Ramses.
A short left from Experiment Il.
Experiment Il misses with a knee to the head.
Ramses lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ramses can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Ramses. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ramses presses Experiment Il against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ramses misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ramses working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Experiment Il blocks an uppercut.
Ramses gets control of Experiment Il's arms and successfully pulls guard. Ramses will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Experiment Il preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramses is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Ramses is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Experiment Il is aware though and is defending well.
Ramses is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Experiment Il is posturing up here but Ramses has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Experiment Il tries to roll out but it's too tight and Experiment Il has to tap! Slick submission there by Ramses!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). John Ramses!
John Ramses 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 Scott Minerva (ranked 710 p4p, 35 weight class) and Ubungu Bamboo Face (ranked 988 p4p, 49 weight class). Minerva comes to the cage accompanied by My Pal. Scott Minerva is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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280 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Scott Minerva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ubungu Bamboo Face!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Minerva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bamboo Face manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Minerva fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bamboo Face has closed the distance and engaged Minerva in a clinch.
Bamboo Face tries to work over Minerva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Minerva jumps guard but Bamboo Face turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Bamboo Face misses with the head strike.
Bamboo Face misses with a punch to the body.
Minerva is trying to break free.
Minerva has a couple of punches blocked by Bamboo Face.
Minerva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Minerva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Scott Minerva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bamboo Face uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Minerva.
Minerva misses with a hook
letting Bamboo Face counter with a right hand.
Minerva throws an overhand right that lands on Bamboo Face's shoulder, as Bamboo Face tries to avoid the shot.
Minerva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Minerva lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minerva throws a poor cross that misses
and Bamboo Face counters with a straight right hand.
Bamboo Face tries to clinch there but Minerva circles away.
Minerva wants to clinch
and Bamboo Face counters with a stiff right hand.
Minerva ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Minerva takes a swing at Bamboo Face's ribcage but misses.
Minerva throws an overhand right that lands on Bamboo Face's shoulder, as Bamboo Face tries to avoid the shot.
Minerva tries to clinch up
and Bamboo Face counters with a nice uppercut.
Ubungu Bamboo Face is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice uppercut there from Minerva.
Bamboo Face displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Minerva throws out the jab.
Minerva throws a big shot that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bamboo Face! But no joy.
Minerva misses with a takedown attempt
and Bamboo Face counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minerva defending well as Bamboo Face loads up on a big left hand.
Minerva lands with an uppercut that bounces Bamboo Face off the cage and back into range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good exchange - Minerva coming out on top.
A swing and a miss from Bamboo Face.
Minerva throws a solid leg kick but Bamboo Face takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Minerva.
A leg kick checked by Bamboo Face.
Minerva throws a series of punches but Bamboo Face moves out of range.
Minerva digs a good hook to Bamboo Face's body.
Minerva looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Minerva is stalling in the full guard.
Minerva wants to pass the guard but Bamboo Face is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bamboo Face seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Minerva tries to free his leg and advance position but Bamboo Face is retaining full guard.
Minerva controls from within his opponent's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Minerva wants to pass the guard but Bamboo Face is keeping the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bamboo Face tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Minerva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bamboo Face keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Minerva.
Minerva throws a lazy uppercut
letting Bamboo Face counter with a right hand.
Bamboo Face scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Minerva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bamboo Face throws out the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Minerva. Bamboo Face does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bamboo Face uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Minerva.
Bamboo Face wants to counter with a clinch but Minerva pushes him away.
Minerva lands with a good body shot.
Bamboo Face throws a body punch but Minerva moves out of range.
Bamboo Face is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Minerva tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bamboo Face counters with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Minerva dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Bamboo Face cracks a nice hook into Minerva's ribs.
Minerva scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Minerva slips under a jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Minerva.
Bamboo Face displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Minerva.
Minerva lands with a nice body kick.
Bamboo Face scores with a nice strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Minerva cracks the inside of Bamboo Face's front leg.
Bamboo Face moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Minerva throws an off balance right hand
and Bamboo Face counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Decent striking displayed by Bamboo Face there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A combination from Minerva does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bamboo Face steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Minerva.
Bamboo Face wants to counter the offense by Minerva and move into the clinch position.
The fight stays on the outside here - Minerva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Minerva lands with a hook. Bamboo Face tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bamboo Face walks into a stiff left hand from Minerva.
Bamboo Face moves out of range as Minerva strikes.
Bamboo Face circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bamboo Face lands with an overhand left.
Minerva throws a series of punches but Bamboo Face moves out of range.
Minerva misses with a straight left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bamboo Face! But no joy.
Bamboo Face blocks a jab.
Bamboo Face 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.
Minerva scores with a three punch combo!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bamboo Face dodges the punch combination from Minerva.
Bamboo Face tries to counter with a clinch but Minerva shakes him off and moves away.
Bamboo Face takes a swing at Minerva's ribcage but misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Minerva misses the target.
Bamboo Face works Minerva's body with a nice hook.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Minerva takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A big right from Minerva misses.
Bamboo Face slips a jab from Minerva.
Bamboo Face throws out a counter right but Minerva avoids it with no problem.
Minerva misses with an uppercut
enabling Bamboo Face to counter with a crisp jab.
Good exchange - Bamboo Face coming out on top.
Minerva throws a hook but Bamboo Face avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bamboo Face! But no joy.
Minerva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bamboo Face.
Nice cross by Bamboo Face.
A clash of legs there as Bamboo Face blocks the low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minerva scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice cross by Minerva.
Minerva throws the left hand but Bamboo Face avoids the punch easily.
Minerva tries to clinch there but Bamboo Face circles away.
Minerva misses with a lunging right hand
and Bamboo Face counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Minerva just misses with a punch to the body.
Minerva scores with the left hand. Bamboo Face knows he should have avoided that one.
Minerva throws a good cross that connects.
Minerva takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Minerva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bamboo Face moves out of range of the strikes.
Bamboo Face has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Minerva finds it's way round the side to connect with Bamboo Face's head.
Scott Minerva is winning the standup battle so far.
Minerva misses with a looping right.
Bamboo Face tries to counter by closing the distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Minerva throws a looping overhand right but Bamboo Face ducks down to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Minerva is looking to land body kicks.
Bamboo Face looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Minerva connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Minerva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Minerva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bamboo Face takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Minerva scores with a jab. Bamboo Face acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bamboo Face takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Minerva throws a hook but Bamboo Face blocks it.
Minerva instigates a clinch.
Minerva manages to break the clinch.
Minerva pushes Bamboo Face up against the cage in a clinch.
Bamboo Face digs a right hand underneath Minerva's ribcage. Minerva let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Minerva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bamboo Face can do to turn this around?
Minerva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Minerva dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Minerva connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bamboo Face scores with a hook.
Minerva throws a right hand that misses
and Bamboo Face cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bamboo Face displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Minerva throws out the jab.
Minerva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bamboo Face lands a glancing blow to the side of Minerva's head.
Bamboo Face wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bamboo Face feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Minervas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bamboo Face avoids a punch combination nicely.
A jab from Minerva misses.
Minerva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bamboo Face blocks a jab.
Minerva misses with a left hand
letting Bamboo Face counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minerva throws a right hand that misses
enabling Bamboo Face to counter with a crisp jab.
Minerva throws a leg kick
and Bamboo Face counters with a nice uppercut.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Minerva, as that shot connected.
Minerva missing with a left hand there. Bamboo Face was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It seemed like Bamboo Face was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Minerva tries to clinch but Bamboo Face moves away
enabling Bamboo Face to counter with a crisp jab.
Minerva loads up on a big right hand but Bamboo Face slips the punch.
A right-left combo lands from Minerva.
Bamboo Face takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bamboo Face misses the jab.
Minerva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bamboo Face.
A telegraphed right hand from Minerva misses the target.
Bamboo Face misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Minerva.
Minerva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minerva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bamboo Face.
Minerva looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Minerva misses with a leg kick
and Bamboo Face counters with a nice uppercut.
A big left from Minerva misses.
Bamboo Face takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Minerva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bamboo Face! But no joy.
Bamboo Face slips a straight right by Minerva.
Bamboo Face keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Minerva.
Minerva with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bamboo Face to score with a decent uppercut.
Minerva shoots and misses
enabling Bamboo Face to counter with a crisp jab.
Minerva throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bamboo Face counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Minerva throws a shot from downtown. Bamboo Face moves away and avoids it.
Minerva closes the distance and clinches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bamboo Face creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minerva is looking to break free of the clinch but Bamboo Face has double underhooks.
Minerva wants a takedown but no success here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Minerva is trying to break the clinch but Bamboo Face is controlling him.
Bamboo Face lands a right hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Minerva.
Bamboo Face tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bamboo Face misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bamboo Face lands with a left to the head.
Minerva tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bamboo Face just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Scott Minerva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bamboo Face working aggressively here.
Minerva gets control of Bamboo Face's arms and successfully pulls guard. Minerva will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Minerva looking for subs off his back but Bamboo Face has passed one foot through into half guard.
Minerva wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bamboo Face seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Minerva does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Minerva might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bamboo Face keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
My spies in Rabid Dog inform me that Bamboo Face has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Let's hope that Bamboo Face has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Ubungu Bamboo Face has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bamboo Face is just content to waste time from the top position. Minerva takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ubungu Bamboo Face comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Minerva 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scott Minerva!
A relieved looking Scott Minerva thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mikhail Bakunin (ranked 319 p4p, 52 weight class) and Anti Half Assed (ranked 486 p4p, 78 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mikhail Bakunin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anti Half Assed!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bakunin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bakunin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bakunin throws a big shot that misses.
Half Assed closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Half Assed misses with a hook. Bakunin ducked under it nicely.
Bakunin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Half Assed slips a straight right by Bakunin.
A little jabbing left from Half Assed on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bakunin throws a head kick but Half Assed moves out of range.
Bakunin scores with a jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bakunin!
Half Assed waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bakunin.
Half Assed tries to clinch up but Bakunin circles away and keeps his distance.
Bakunin ducks under a wild hook from Half Assed.
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!
A big right from Half Assed misses.
Bakunin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bakunin scores with a punch to the head.
Bakunin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bakunin throws a sloppy head kick
and Half Assed counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Mikhail Bakunin has been cut.
Bakunin digs a good body shot into Half Assed's ribs.
Half Assed cracks Bakunin with an open hand slap.
Mikhail Bakunin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Half Assed tries to score with a low kick but Bakunin moves his leg out of the way.
Bakunin punishes Half Assed's body with a nice straight punch.
Some bone on bone action there as Bakunin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bakunin throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Half Assed's head.
Bakunin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Half Assed counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bakunin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bakunin lands a lovely overhand right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bakunin scores with the left hand. Half Assed knows he should have avoided that one.
Bakunin tries to bum rush Half Assed with a series of wild strikes but Half Assed uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bakunin looks to throw the jab but Half Assed is out of range.
Half Assed drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bakunin defends it well.
Half Assed tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bakunin was well out of range. Poor timing from Half Assed.
Bakunin stalks Half Assed and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Half Assed's face. Half Assed staggers backwards, shaken.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bakunin throws an off balance right hand
and Half Assed counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bakunin slips a jab from Half Assed.
Donk. Bakunin catches Half Assed right on the button with a cross.
Bakunin lands with a nice combination. Half Assed backs away looking to recover.
Bakunin misses with a lunging right hand
and Half Assed counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Half Assed slips a jab and a cross from Bakunin.
Half Assed appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Bakunin as Half Assed shoots in.
Bakunin throws a sloppy head kick and Half Assed moves out of range easily.
Bakunin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Half Assed swings for the body but Bakunin moves out of range.
Bakunin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Half Assed uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bakunin.
Half Assed looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bakunin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Half Assed throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bakunin throws the left hand but Half Assed avoids the punch easily.
Mikhail Bakunin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bakunin misses with a two punch combination.
Bakunin closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bakunin tries a head kick but it misses.
Half Assed looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Half Assed misses with an uppercut. Bakunin saw that one coming.
Half Assed displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bakunin throws out the jab.
Bakunin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Half Assed 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Half Assed avoids the head kick by Bakunin.
Bakunin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Half Assed doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bakunin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bakunin misses with a wild body shot.
Bakunin throws a one two combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bakunin stuns Half Assed with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bakunin tries to bum rush Half Assed with a series of wild strikes but Half Assed uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bakunin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Half Assed counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Half Assed misses the jab.
It looked like Bakunin was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Half Assed uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bakunin.
Bakunin closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bakunin throws a lazy head kick
and Half Assed counters with a right hand to the body.
Half Assed keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bakunin.
Half Assed drops his hands momentarily and Bakunin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Half Assed showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bakunin.
Despite the aggression on Half Assed's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Bakunin swings for the body but Half Assed moves out of range.
Half Assed lands the left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bakunin misses with the combination.
A nice combination there by Bakunin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikhail Bakunin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mikhail Bakunin's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bakunin misses with a hook. Half Assed ducked under it nicely.
Bakunin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Half Assed can do to turn this around?
Half Assed tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bakunin was well out of range. Poor timing from Half Assed.
Bakunin appears to be looking for a big counter.
Bakunin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bakunin takes a swing at Half Assed's ribcage but misses.
Bakunin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Half Assed throws a hook but Bakunin avoids it easily.
It looked like Bakunin was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Half Assed.
Half Assed throws a shot from downtown. Bakunin moves away and avoids it.
Bakunin with a nice cross.
Half Assed takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bakunin just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bakunin throws a nice head kick!
Bakunin throws a body shot but no joy.
Bakunin throws a right and a left that Half Assed avoids nicely.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Half Assed might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Bakunin has got the better of the exchanges.
Bakunin throws a combination that misses
letting Half Assed counter with a right hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Half Assed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Half Assed misses.
Bakunin misses with a right hand
and Half Assed counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bakunin thinking.
Bakunin throws a good cross that connects.
Half Assed takes a swing at Bakunin's ribcage but misses.
As Half Assed looks to move away, Bakunin throws a big counter combo but Half Assed just gets out of the way.
Bakunin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Half Assed.
An attempted straight right counter from Bakunin misses the target.
Bakunin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mikhail Bakunin is winning the standup battle so far.
Bakunin misses with a few strikes there.
Bakunin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Half Assed connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bakunin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Half Assed throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bakunin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bakunin lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bakunin.
Bakunin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Half Assed.
Bakunin misses with a looping right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bakunin misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bakunin tries a head kick but it misses.
Bakunin misses with an uppercut. Half Assed saw that one coming.
Half Assed misses the body punch
and Bakunin counters with a nice uppercut.
A slow jab from Bakunin misses its intended target.
Bakunin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Half Assed lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bakunin throws the left hand but Half Assed avoids the punch easily.
Bakunin misses with a body shot
letting Half Assed counter with a right hand.
Bakunin misses with a straight left.
Mikhail Bakunin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Half Assed ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bakunin moves away.
A shot to the body from Bakunin misses
letting Half Assed counter with a right hand.
Half Assed throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bakunin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Half Assed takes a swing at Bakunin's ribcage but misses.
Half Assed has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Half Assed tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bakunin is able to avoid easily.
Bakunin throws a big counter combination but Half Assed scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Bakunin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bakunin misses with a combination
and Half Assed connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Half Assed throws a front kick aimed at Bakunin's knee but Bakunin avoids it well.
Half Assed moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bakunin throws a combination that misses
and Half Assed makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A big right from Bakunin misses.
Bakunin throws a body shot but no joy.
Bakunin misses with a combination
and Half Assed counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bakunin ducks under a wild hook from Half Assed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Half Assed misses.
A big right from Half Assed misses.
Bakunin lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Half Assed backs up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A swing and a miss from Half Assed.
Half Assed misses with an uppercut. Bakunin saw that one coming.
Bakunin misses with a right hand
and Half Assed cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bakunin scores with a hook to the body. Half Assed takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bakunin tries to bum rush Half Assed with a series of wild strikes but Half Assed uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Half Assed throws out a counter right but Bakunin avoids it with no problem.
Bakunin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Half Assed.
Bakunin sizes up Half Assed with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bakunin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bakunin blocks a jab.
Bakunin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Half Assed was well out of range. Poor timing from Bakunin.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Half Assed loads up on a big right hand but Bakunin slips the punch.
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 Mikhail Bakunin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mikhail Bakunin'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!
Bakunin lands a nice hook to Half Assed's body. Half Assed takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Half Assed connects with a nice looking jab.
Half Assed throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bakunin misses the jab.
Bakunin lands with a straight right. Half Assed didn't see that one coming.
Bakunin punishes Half Assed's body with a nice straight punch.
Bakunin lands with a nice combination. Half Assed backs away looking to recover.
Half Assed has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bakunin finds it's way round the side to connect with Half Assed's head.
Bakunin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Half Assed doesn't seem bothered though.
Bakunin looks to throw the jab but Half Assed is out of range.
Half Assed lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Half Assed throws a lazy right hand but Bakunin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bakunin cracks Half Assed with a good jab.
Bakunin cracks Half Assed with a good jab.
Bakunin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Half Assed connects with a jab.
Half Assed blocks a head kick by Bakunin.
Half Assed throws a big shot that misses.
Half Assed scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A swing and a miss from Bakunin.
Half Assed misses with a straight right.
Bakunin throws a lazy head kick
and Bakunin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bakunin sizes up Half Assed with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bakunin looks to score with a jab to the body but Half Assed is just out of range.
Bakunin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Half Assed moves away.
Half Assed throws a low kick, looking for Bakunin's leg but Bakunin calmly moves out of range.
Bakunin cracks Half Assed with a good jab.
Bakunin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Half Assed.
Anti Half Assed has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Half Assed looks to land a right hand but Bakunin moved out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Half Assed. Bakunin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bakunin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice cross by Half Assed.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Half Assed scores with a nice head shot.
Bakunin is rocked!
Bakunin dips to his left and cracks Half Assed with an uppercut!
Oh Bakunin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bakunin throws a sloppy body shot
and Half Assed counters with a left to the body.
Bakunin seems to have got his legs back now.
Bakunin misses the shot to the body.
Bakunin bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Half Assed's head backwards.
Bakunin slips a straight right by Half Assed.
Half Assed fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bakunin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Half Assed avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bakunin misses with a combination
and Half Assed counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Half Assed cracks Bakunin with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Half Assed has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Bakunin to stand back up!
Half Assed throws a hook but Bakunin blocks it.
Bakunin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Half Assed uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bakunin.
Half Assed flicks out a counter leg kick but Bakunin steps away.
Bakunin misses with a few strikes there.
Half Assed looks to land a right hand but Bakunin moved out of range.
Half Assed misses the jab.
Mikhail Bakunin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bakunin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Half Assed.
Bakunin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bakunin lands with a nice body punch.
Bakunin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Half Assed on the side of the head.
Bakunin cracks a nice hook into Half Assed's ribs.
Half Assed ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bakunin moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bakunin looks to land a combination but Half Assed avoids it well.
Half Assed waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bakunin.
Bakunin lands a jab to Half Assed's midsection.
Half Assed showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bakunin.
Bakunin throws a head kick but Half Assed moves out of range.
Bakunin avoids the body shot from Half Assed.
Bakunin throws a poor cross that misses
and Half Assed counters with a stiff right hand.
Half Assed takes one on the button.
Half Assed misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bakunin.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Half Assed takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jab from Bakunin.
A shot to the liver by Bakunin. Beautiful body shot.
Bakunin throws a head kick that misses.
Half Assed is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bakunin with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mikhail Bakunin.
Well Bakunin has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikhail Bakunin!
After winning the bout, Mikhail Bakunin 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Chaelsson (ranked 379 p4p, 17 weight class) and Kenrick Nikil Jr (ranked 1567 p4p, 67 weight class). Nikil Jr is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Dark Horse - Andrew Baena. This should be fireworks!
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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
19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Patrick Chaelsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kenrick Nikil Jr!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chaelsson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Chaelsson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Nikil Jr is trying to get back to half guard.
Chaelsson scoring with punches from side control.
Chaelsson taking a breather here.
Chaelsson wants to control but Nikil Jr is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chaelsson cracks Nikil Jr with a big right hand but Nikil Jr just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Chaelsson scores with a couple of short elbows.
Chaelsson is working Nikil Jr over with some ground and pound from side control.
Chaelsson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Nikil Jr on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chaelsson scoring with punches and elbows.
Chaelsson lands a decent elbow from side control.
Chaelsson in side control lands a decent elbow.
Chaelsson working the head with strikes.
Nikil Jr is rocked!
Chaelsson lands a strong strike to the head of Nikil Jr. That's dazed him! Chaelsson looking to finish here. Nikil Jr is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Chaelsson lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Patrick Chaelsson!
Patrick Chaelsson thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated Kenrick Nikil Jr had this to say: 'I will return. I will overcome this loss. A true warrior learns from his failures as much as from his successes.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nosyaj Rram (ranked 144 p4p, 17 weight class) and Liquid Gold (ranked 348 p4p, 43 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Rram might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Grace - You Don't Own Me ft. G-Eazy. Liquid Gold will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
33 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Nosyaj Rram!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 24 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Liquid Gold!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rram fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gold! But no joy.
Gold waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rram.
Gold thumps Rram with a low kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Gold blocks the leg kick.
Rram walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gold looks to land a right hand but Rram moved out of range.
Gold slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rram shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rram looks to land a right hand but Gold moved out of range.
Gold lands a left and a right that send Rram crashing to the mat, dazed. Gold thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Rram is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gold throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Oh Rram is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rram motions for Gold to come forward. Rram throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rram throws a low kick, looking for Gold's leg but Gold calmly moves out of range.
Gold jabs Rram right on the nose. Rram blinks but takes it well.
Gold is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Gold is looking to clinch but Rram is avoiding it.
Rram lands a nice looking kick to the body. Gold takes a step back to recover.
Gold moves into range and connects with a jab.
Rram punishes Gold's body with a nice straight punch.
Gold throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gold cracks Rram with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Rram looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Gold finish him?
Gold lands a nice looking body kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gold checks a leg kick.
Rram gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Gold gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Liquid Gold!
Liquid Gold is the new featherweight champion!
After winning the bout, Liquid Gold 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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