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GC 316 Nurmy vs Machida PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andy Rothschild (ranked 3940 p4p, 436 weight class) and Aurora Borealis (ranked 3777 p4p, 422 weight class). Rothschild comes to the cage accompanied by Iron Maiden- Wrathchild. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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183 lbs
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173 lbs
4 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andy Rothschild!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Aurora Borealis!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rothschild misses the shot to the body.
Aurora Borealis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rothschild digs a good hook to Borealis's body.
Borealis on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Borealis misses with a low kick.
Borealis clobbers Rothschild with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rothschild tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Borealis was well out of range. Poor timing from Rothschild.
Borealis checks a low kick from Rothschild.
Borealis changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Rothschild takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A clash of legs there as Borealis blocks the low kick.
Rothschild scores with a shot to the body.
Rothschild throws a body punch but Borealis moves out of range.
Borealis shoots in for a double leg but Rothschild sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rothschild avoids a punch combination nicely.
Borealis feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rothschild looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Borealis is looking to work some ground and pound but Rothschild has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rothschild has control of Borealis's left arm, preventing Borealis from doing any damage.
Borealis trying to control but Rothschild is working from the bottom.
Borealis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rothschild swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Borealis wants to control from the top but Rothschild keeps moving.
Borealis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Borealis wants to control from the top but Rothschild keeps moving.
Rothschild is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Borealis manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Rothschild stopping the sweep attempt from Borealis.
Borealis wants to control but Rothschild passes easily into half guard.
Borealis is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rothschild looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Borealis is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Borealis keeps trying to improve his position.
Rothschild controlling the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borealis trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Rothschild controlling his opponent.
Borealis is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borealis sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Borealis tries to get to full guard but Rothschild has control of the leg.
Rothschild stands up out of the half guard.
Andy Rothschild is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Borealis comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rothschild is looking to wear down Borealis with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rothschild lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Some bone on bone action there as Borealis checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Borealis changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Rothschild slaps away a takedown attempt from Borealis, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A lazy left from Rothschild finds it's target.
Borealis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Borealis misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Rothschild dominated that round.
That's time! Rothschild's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A good leg kick by Rothschild.
Borealis shoots in and drives through. Rothschild sprawls well.
Borealis is looking to land body kicks.
Borealis pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rothschild is out of range and Borealis settles back down.
Borealis gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rothschild fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Borealis on the side of the head.
Borealis closes the distance and clinches up with Rothschild, looking for a takedown. Borealis pushes Rothschild against the cage but Rothschild circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Borealis misses with a takedown
and Rothschild counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Andy Rothschild has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aurora Borealis.
Borealis throws out a powerful jab.
Nice sprawl there from Rothschild as Borealis shoots in.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rothschild. Borealis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rothschild lands a jab to the nose.
Rothschild digs a good body shot into Borealis's ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rothschild jabs at Borealis's body.
Rothschild tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Borealis was well out of range. Poor timing from Rothschild.
Rothschild moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rothschild scores with a shot to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Rothschild. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rothschild.
Borealis darts in looking for a takedown but Rothschild gets double underhooks and turns Borealis into the cage.
Borealis is breathing heavily.
Borealis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rothschild.
Borealis misses with a head kick.
Borealis misses with the combination.
Rothschild throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Borealis shoots in but Rothschild avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Aurora Borealis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Borealis has Rothschild up against the cage in a clinch.
Rothschild stops a takedown attempt from Borealis.
Borealis is looking for a takedown.
A hook to the body from Rothschild.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rothschild stalling in the clinch.
Rothschild blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rothschild lands a shoulder strike.
Rothschild lands a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rothschild scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rothschild effectively controlling the action here.
Rothschild digs a right hand into Borealis's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Borealis's gas tank.
Rothschild stops a takedown attempt from Borealis.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Rothschild lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rothschild lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rothschild avoiding damage.
Borealis jumps into guard, dragging Rothschild to the mat.
Rothschild is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Borealis can do to turn this around?
Rothschild is looking to stand up but Borealis won't let him.
Rothschild gets to his feet. Borealis looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borealis misses with a head kick.
Borealis fails with a takedown attempt.
Rothschild with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rothschild scores with a head kick.
It looks like Aurora Borealis has been cut.
Rothschild connects with a solid leg kick.
Borealis slips a jab from Rothschild.
Borealis checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rothschild misses with a few strikes there.
Rothschild misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Borealis.
Borealis gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rothschild showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Borealis.
Rothschild cracks Borealis with an open hand slap.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borealis closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Rothschild did well to prevent Borealis getting side control.
Rothschild kicks off Borealis and gets to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Borealis shoots in for a takedown but Rothschild shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Borealis moves in looking to clinch but Rothschild pushes him off.
Borealis misses with a double jab.
Rothschild misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Rothschild finds it's way through Borealis's defenses.
Rothschild ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Borealis moves away.
Borealis drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Rothschild defends it well.
Borealis finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Borealis shoots in for a double leg but Rothschild sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rothschild bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Borealis is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rothschild throws a low kick but Borealis moves out of range easily.
Borealis is still on wobbly legs! Can Rothschild finish him?
Rothschild scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rothschild cracks Borealis with a hook to the temple - Borealis is on wobbly legs here! Rothschild swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Borealis falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Rothschild wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Andy Rothschild!
After winning the bout, Andy Rothschild 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Balbus Michael (ranked 2590 p4p, 263 weight class) and Mark Boma (ranked 2829 p4p, 277 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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150 lbs
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153 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
23 - 15 - 2, fighting out of New York, Balbus Michael!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Boma!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michael takes a swing at Boma's ribcage but misses.
Boma misses with a lunging right hand
and Michael makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Boma swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Michael.
Boma throws out a loose jab but Michael uses good head movement to avoid it.
Michael drops his hands momentarily and Boma takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Boma tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Michael is looking to counter punch.
Michael ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boma moves away.
Boma is looking to clinch.
Boma lands a high kick!
Boma just misses with a punch to the body.
Boma avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Michael.
Boma loads up on a big right hand but Michael slips the punch.
Boma tests Michael's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boma throws a head kick that misses
and Michael counters with a good low kick that Boma was not able to check.
Michael throws a leg kick but Boma moved away.
Boma is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Boma throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Michael counters with an outside leg kick.
Boma throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Michael sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Boma on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Michael moves out of range of the strikes.
Michael swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boma closes the distance looking to clinch
and Michael counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Boma moves into the clinch.
Michael tries to work over Boma's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice right hand lands inside from Boma.
Boma scores with a shot to the side of Michael's head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Boma creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Michael breaks the clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Boma. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Boma.
Boma works Michael's body with a nice hook.
Michael circles away from the clinch attempt.
Michael looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Michael takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Boma doesn't manage to clinch there - Michael circles away.
A swing and a miss from Boma.
Boma checks the leg kick nicely there.
Boma throws a sloppy head kick and Michael moves out of range easily.
Michael stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Boma.
Boma moves into range and clinches up with Michael.
Boma can't find room to land a body shot as Michael controls the action.
Boma working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Boma misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boma blocks a body shot from Michael.
A short right from Boma on the inside.
Boma is working Michael over against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Michael creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Michael is trying to force a seperation but Boma has the dominant position.
Boma misses with a punch on the inside.
Boma gets through Michael's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Michael is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Boma presses Michael against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Michael misses with a body punch.
A short left from Boma.
A short right from Boma.
Michael tries a body shot but Boma blocks it.
Boma lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Michael is rocked!
Boma lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Michael or not.
Boma misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boma lands with a left to the head.
Oh Michael is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Michael blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boma prevents a body shot from Michael.
Michael blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boma working aggressively here.
Boma misses with some punches.
Boma misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boma tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Michael blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Boma fails to land.
Boma working aggressively here.
Boma working aggressively here.
Michael blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boma throws a head punch that misses.
Michael blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boma throws a punch but it's blocked by Michael.
Boma misses with the head strike.
Michael blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Michael seems to have got his legs back now.
A short right from Boma.
Michael breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice defenses there by Boma.
Boma instigates a clinch.
Michael is pushing Boma up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Michael throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bomas head.
Michael blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Boma fails to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A shot in the inside from Boma.
Boma tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Boma is working Michael over against the cage.
Michael blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boma.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Boma dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Boma.
Boma misses with a body shot.
A quick step to the side and Michael tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Michael is looking to chop away at Boma's legs.
Boma throws a lazy uppercut
and Michael counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice straight punches there by Boma. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Boma.
Boma connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Michael's hands.
Boma misses with an uppercut. Michael saw that one coming.
Boma will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Boma throws an off balance right hand
and Michael cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Michael stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The fighters circling - Boma throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boma has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boma fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Michael escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boma scoring well with a low kick there.
A head kick misses from Michael.
Michael is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Michael with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Boma to score with a decent uppercut.
Michael misses with a hook
and Boma counters by moving into the clinch.
Michael tries to work over Boma's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Michael lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Michael lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Boma or not.
Michael misses with a punch to the body.
Michael blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Michael can't find room to land a body shot as Boma controls the action.
Michael blocking some punches.
Boma can't find room to land a body shot as Michael controls the action.
Boma has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Michael can't break the clinch.
Michael lands a nice uppercut.
Mark Boma seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Michael working hard to break the clinch.
Michael stalling.
Boma tries to work over Michael's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michael misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Michael.
Michael blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Boma lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Michael doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boma throws a head punch that misses.
Boma lands a hook that snaps the head of Michael backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Michael fails to land.
Boma has a couple of punches blocked by Michael.
Boma tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boma.
Boma can't find room to land a body shot as Michael controls the action.
Boma tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Michael pushes Boma back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Michael tries to break the clinch but Boma is controlling the position.
Michael misses with a hook to the ribs.
Michael tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boma's elbow.
Michael blocks an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Boma.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michael wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Michael struggles to land a body shot inside as Boma controls his hands.
Boma cracks Michael with a nice body shot.
Michael breaks the clinch.
Boma tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Michael manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Boma scores with a jab to the jaw.
Michael throws a poor cross that misses
and Boma counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Boma throws a sloppy head kick and Michael moves out of range easily.
Michael takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Boma checks a leg kick nicely.
Michael displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boma throws out the jab.
Boma throws a hook but Michael avoids it easily.
Boma tries to clinch up but Michael circles away and keeps his distance.
Boma swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boma throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Michael takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Boma tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mark Boma seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Boma is looking to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Michael misses the target.
Boma tries to clinch up
and Michael counters with an inside leg kick.
Boma throws a hook but Michael avoids it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boma throws a quick inside leg kick.
Boma tries to clinch up
and Michael counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Boma showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Michael takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Boma throws a nice inside leg kick.
Boma misses with a left hand
and Michael connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Boma is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Boma misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Boma lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Michael has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Michael and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Michael fires out a quick counter leg kick but Boma just manages to avoid it.
Michael connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Michael thuds his right hand into Boma's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Michael lands with a thumping leg kick.
Boma gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Boma tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Michael's elbow.
Boma misses with a punch to the body.
Boma has a couple of punches blocked by Michael.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michael misses with a hook from the clinch.
Michael holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Boma can't find room to land a body shot as Michael controls the action.
Michael is trying to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boma.
Boma misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Michael tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Michael lands a left hand that snaps the head of Boma backwards.
Boma tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Michael tries to work over Boma's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Boma blocks a body shot from Michael.
Michael pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Boma is looking to clinch.
Boma comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michael pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Boma looks to land a right hand but Michael moved out of range.
Michael slips a jab from Boma.
Boma throws a low kick, looking for Michael's leg but Michael calmly moves out of range.
Boma scores with a leg kick.
A jab from Boma misses.
Michael thumps Boma with a low kick.
Boma closes the distance and pushes Michael back into the cage.
Michael goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Boma tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Michael has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Boma pushes Michael back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boma fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Boma's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Boma tries a body shot but Michael blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Boma on the inside.
Michael has Boma pressed against the cage.
Michael wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Boma has him pressed against the cage.
Michael manages to break the clinch.
Mark Boma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boma cracks the inside of Michael's front leg.
Boma throws a leg kick which misses Michael's front leg but catches the back leg as Michael tries to avoid it.
Michael connects with a single shot there.
Boma fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Boma tries a low kick but Michael avoids it.
Boma looks to score with a jab to the body but Michael is just out of range.
Boma takes the fight into the clinch.
Boma throws a head punch that misses.
Michael is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Boma is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Boma fails to land.
Michael is trying to break free.
A right hook to the body lands for Michael.
Michael tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boma's elbow.
Boma lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Michael tries to throw a body punch but Boma avoids it by throwing Michael back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Michael blocks an uppercut.
Boma lands a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Boma.
Michael digs a right hand into Boma's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Boma's gas tank.
Michael is trying to break the clinch but Boma has him pressed against the cage.
Balbus Michael has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boma throws a punch but it's blocked by Michael.
Michael misses with a punch to the body.
Michael working aggressively here.
Michael breaks the clinch.
Mark Boma is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Good shot there by Boma.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Boma comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Boma has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Boma!
Mark Boma 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 Isaiah Sturridge (ranked 2947 p4p, 348 weight class) and Osama Akharraz (ranked 5921 p4p, 553 weight class). Sturridge's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Gimmie The Loot - By: The Notorious BIG. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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220 lbs
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215 lbs
17 - 19 - 0 |
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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
11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Isaiah Sturridge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Osama Akharraz!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
I was talking to Sturridge's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Sturridge is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sturridge pushes off an throws an elbow but Akharraz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Akharraz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sturridge stalls.
Sturridge leaning his opponent against the cage.
Akharraz is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sturridge's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sturridge jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sturridge looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Akharraz is fending him off so far but Sturridge persists. Nope, Akharraz circles away and we're back to standing.
Akharraz doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sturridge connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sturridge swats away the attempt to clinch by Akharraz.
Akharraz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sturridge.
Sturridge misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Akharraz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sturridge was well out of range. Poor timing from Akharraz.
Akharraz throws a right hand that Sturridge ducks under and follows up with a left that Sturridge also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sturridge avoids the head kick by Akharraz.
Sturridge lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Akharraz at a distance.
Akharraz tries to clinch but Sturridge moves out of range.
Akharraz ducks under a wild hook from Sturridge.
Akharraz is looking to clinch.
Sturridge 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.
Sturridge jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Akharraz instigates a clinch.
Sturridge drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Akharraz gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Akharraz breaks from the clinch.
Akharraz has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Akharraz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sturridge throws out the jab.
Sturridge throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sturridge feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Sturridge is standing up over Akharraz. Akharraz looks to escape but Sturridge dives into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sturridge working the head and body with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sturridge working the head and body with strikes.
Sturridge is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Akharraz is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Akharraz tries to escape but Sturridge is in control.
Sturridge is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Akharraz is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Sturridge 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.
Akharraz is trying to buck Sturridge off.
Sturridge misses with the ground and pound.
Akharraz is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Sturridge has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Sturridge throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Akharraz is working to avoid the ground and pound but Sturridge connects with a decent elbow.
Akharraz taking a bit of punishment here - Sturridge scoring with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sturridge lands a nice forearm strike.
Sturridge creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Sturridge in side control lands a decent elbow.
Akharraz is trying to buck Sturridge off.
Sturridge lands a few punches from side control.
Akharraz is rocked!
Sturridge cracks Akharraz with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Akharraz is still in real trouble! Can Sturridge finish him?
Sturridge cracks Akharraz with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Sturridge immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Akharraz is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Sturridge!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Isaiah Sturridge!
A relieved looking Isaiah Sturridge 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Better Dead (ranked 5351 p4p, 483 weight class) and Scott Watt (ranked 1414 p4p, 182 weight class). Dead comes to the cage accompanied by Death March - Motionless in White. Watt has chosen Edmund Fitzgerald 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 41 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Better Dead!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 38 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Scott Watt!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dead misses with a body kick.
Watt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dead is looking to clinch but Watt is avoiding it.
Dead tries to clinch there but Watt circles away.
Watt looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dead doesn't manage to clinch there - Watt circles away.
Dead tries to work over Watt's front leg with a kick but Watt checks it.
Dead missing with a left hand there. Watt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dead misses with a body kick.
Watt lands a head kick. Dead smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Dead tries to clinch but Watt moves out of range.
Dead looks to score with a jab to the body but Watt is just out of range.
Nice cross by Watt.
Dead gets caught flat footed, as Watt shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Dead wants to sweep here but Watt controlling him for the moment.
Dead has his feet on Watt's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dead throws a sloppy body shot
and Watt counters with a three punch combo that has Dead backing up. Dead nods at Watt to acknowledge the strikes.
Dead takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Watt lands with a cross.
Dead tries to work over Watt's front leg with a kick but Watt checks it.
Dead paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dead takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Watt finds it's target.
Dead tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Watt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Watt swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dead finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nice shot by Dead.
Dead is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Watt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Watt scores with a decent looking hook.
Dead stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Dead dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've been informed that Watt has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A big left from Dead misses.
Better Dead seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dead fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dead swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Watt misses with a wild combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Watt keeps the fight on the outside.
Dead misses with a low kick.
Watt connects with the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watt stalks Dead and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Dead's face. Dead staggers backwards, shaken.
Dead throws a front kick aimed at Watt's knee but Watt avoids it well.
Better Dead is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dead scores with the left hand. Watt knows he should have avoided that one.
Watt is rocked!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Watt connects with the punch.
Dead swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dead looks to land a left hand but Watt moved out of range nicely.
Watt cracks Dead with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dead wants to clinch.
Dead misses the shot to the body.
Dead tries to move into range but Watt moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Dead throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dead throws a sloppy body shot
and Watt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Good standup being displayed there by Watt as he connects with a hook.
Dead tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Watt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Watt lands a high kick!
Dead misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watt on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dead. Dead obviously looking to wear him down.
Dead gets a clinch.
Dead throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Watt manages to break the clinch.
Watt circles away from the clinch attempt
and Watt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A combination from Watt does no damage.
Watt scores with a punch to the head.
Dead moves in looking to clinch but Watt pushes him off.
Watt keeps the fight on the outside.
Dead misses with a head kick.
Watt scores with a decent looking hook.
Dead throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Watt lands with a good body shot.
Dead on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Watt lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Watt is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Dead had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Watt throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A leg kick checked by Watt.
Dead wants to clinch
and Watt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watt connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice shot by Dead.
Watt moves out of range of the body kick from Dead.
Watt with a hook.
Dead gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Watt counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Dead works his way to full guard. Good work.
Dead seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Watt is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Watt landing with the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Watt's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dead is pulling down on Watt's head to control his posture.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dead avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Watt dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Watt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A low kick from Dead misses
and Watt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Watt looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dead looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Watt is looking for the big counter here.
Dead takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Watt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dead throws out the jab.
Dead looks to land a left hand but Watt moved out of range nicely.
Scott Watt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dead.
Dead fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dead is trying to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Watt 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.
Watt swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Watt keeps the fight on the outside.
Dead tries to clinch but Watt is having none of it.
Watt connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dead tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Watt counters with a left and a right that stings Dead.
Better Dead is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Watt fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Dead sprawls well initially but Watt persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Dead is looking to control Watt's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dead avoid being mounted?
Dead is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Watt scores with a couple of nice shots.
Watt is trying to control the action in half guard but Dead is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Dead wants to control but Watt is keeping busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dead is trying to get back to full guard.
Dead keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Watt looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dead with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Watt is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dead really wants to buck Watt off and get back to his feet.
Watt lands a couple of good shots and Dead has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dead wants to get back to his feet.
Dead is trying to remain composed but Watt is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Watt's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
You can see the frustration on Dead's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Watt throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Watt connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Dead to escape the position.
Dead is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Dead is trying to stand back up.
Watt lands punches and elbows.
Dead covering up well under a barage of strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watt patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Watt is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Dead trying to get back to his feet but Watt is in full control for now.
Dead wants to escape the position.
Watt scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Dead is looking for a way out.
Watt is landing with strikes from the back.
Watt is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Dead trying to control the hands but Watt breaks the grip.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dead covering up well under a series of strikes from Watt.
Dead trying to control the hands but Watt breaks the grip.
Watt doesn't have the hooks in and Dead manages to turn into his guard.
Watt trying to keep a closed guard but Dead is proving a slippery customer.
Dead trying to control the position from guard on top but Watt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dead decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Watt, up you get!
Watt has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Watt takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Watt scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Watt throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dead stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Watt's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dead under the eye.
Dead takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Watt ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Watt lands a nice shot to the body.
Dead takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Watt lands with a nice combination. Dead backs away looking to recover.
Dead walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Watt checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Dead takes one to the side of the head.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Dead crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Watt - the referee stops the clock and Dead gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Watt. Dead manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Watt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Dead swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Watt swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dead cracks Watt with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Watt lands a nice looking kick to the body. Dead takes a step back to recover.
Watt scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Watt moves away from the strike by Dead.
Watt scores with a three punch combo!
Watt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dead tries to clinch up
and Dead takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dead throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dead lands with a hook. Watt tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Watt with a hook.
Dead lands a nice hook to Watt's body. Watt takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Watt needs to keep his hands up - Dead had a free shot at his head there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dead darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Watt is still on wobbly legs! Can Dead finish him?
Dead looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Dead tries to close the distance and clinch up but Watt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A head kick by Dead misses
and Watt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Watt seems to have recovered his senses.
It looks like Dead has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Dead throws a right hand that misses
and Watt counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Watt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Watt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dead takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dead has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Watt finds it's way round the side to connect with Dead's head.
Watt paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dead tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dead misses with a few strikes there.
Watt cracks Dead with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dead looks to land a right hand but Watt moved out of range.
Watt moves away from the strike by Dead.
Dead wants to clinch.
Watt lands a nice shot to the body.
Dead has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Dead tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Watt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watt fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dead is looking to clinch.
Dead throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dead throws a series of punches but Watt avoids them all with ease.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dead looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Better Dead has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Watt scores with a nice head shot.
Dead misses with a leg kick
and Watt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dead walks into a left hand.
Watt throws a head kick that Dead semi-blocks.
Dead ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Watt moves away.
Dead wants to clinch but Watt slips to the side
and Watt counters with a three punch combo that has Dead backing up. Dead nods at Watt to acknowledge the strikes.
Watt lands a jab-cross combination.
Dead misses with a head kick.
Watt doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Watt lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Dead takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A head kick by Dead misses
and Watt counters with a good low kick that Dead was not able to check.
Watt moves out of range of the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watt avoids a kick to the body.
Dead gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Watt.
Dead throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dead takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dead walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Dead throws a low kick, looking for Watt's leg but Watt calmly moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Dead misses the target.
Watt lunges at Dead with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dead's hand.
Watt ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Watt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dead tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Watt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Watt uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dead has time to react.
Dead on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Watt scores with a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Watt 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.
Watt misses with a head kick.
Watt throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Dead tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Watt is in Dead's guard.
Dead has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Watt is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Scott Watt 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.
Watt blocking some punches.
Dead has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Watt after a bit of a struggle.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dead.
Watt wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dead has him pressed against the cage.
Dead throws an elbow but it misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Watt.
Watt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dead falls off balance throwing a combination
and Watt counters with a stiff right hand.
Watt moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Watt scores with a decent looking hook.
Dead tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dead takes one to the chin there.
Dead pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Watt feints a jab promting Dead to slip. Watt then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Dead slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Watt throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Scott Watt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Watt 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scott Watt!
A relieved looking Scott Watt thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Better Dead spoke after the fight, saying 'I was a little off today...o.k. I'm always a little off.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dani Holguin (ranked 2353 p4p, 91 weight class) and Jimmy Nickels (ranked 1288 p4p, 17 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dani Holguin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Nickels!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nickels blocks a jab.
Nickels will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Holguin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Holguin throws a hook to the side of Nickels's head but Nickels sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Holguin misses with a lunging right hand
and Nickels counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Holguin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good leg kick by Nickels there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Holguin shoots in for a takedown but Nickels shows good takedown defense.
We've been hearing reports that Holguin has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nickels.
Holguin dives in for a single leg takedown but Nickels sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Nickels darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nickels throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Nickels has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Holguin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nickels paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Holguin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nickels manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nickels unleashes a big counter combination but Holguin bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Nickels lands a leg kick that knocks Holguin off balance momentarily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Holguin is defended easily by Nickels.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dani Holguin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nickels misses with an uppercut.
Nickels swinging wildly here.
Holguin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jimmy Nickels is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Holguin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nickels's waist but Nickels gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Holguin off to one side.
Holguin takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Dani Holguin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holguin looks to land a right hand but Nickels moved out of range.
Good leg kick by Nickels there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nickels misses with the combination.
A big left from Holguin misses.
Nickels is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Nickels misses with the combination.
Nickels jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nickels shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Holguin moves forwards but Nickels connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holguin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nickels has time to react.
Holguin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Holguin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nickels.
Nickels lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Nickels.
It looks like Dani Holguin has been cut.
Good leg kick by Nickels there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nickels misses with a double jab.
Some wild striking there from Nickels.
Holguin rushes Nickels and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Nickels just misses with a elbow thrown towards Holguin's brow.
Holguin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nickels gets underhooks to prevent Holguin's takedown attempt.
Holguin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Holguin tries a body shot but Nickels blocks it.
Holguin has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Nickels avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Holguin working aggressively here.
Holguin blocks an elbow strike.
Nickels throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Holguin.
With the fighters up against the cage, Nickels throws an elbow but misses.
Holguin is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Nickels can't fight it off and eventually Holguin manages to take the fight to the floor. Nickels looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Holguin throws a strike but Nickels rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Nickels with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Holguin wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nickels stands and throws Holguin's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Nickels wants to lay and pray for a moment but Holguin keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nickels in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Holguin is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Nickels trying to control the action but Holguin is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holguin tries to buck Nickels off but Nickels is having none of it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Holguin is not content to let Nickels control the position.
Holguin takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Holguin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Nickels dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dani Holguin's cut.
That's time! Holguin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nickels dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Holguin shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nickels defends it nicely.
Holguin fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nickels keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nickels scoring well with a low kick there.
Holguin moves in looking to clinch but Nickels pushes him off.
Nickels moves into range and clinches up with Holguin.
Holguin misses with a body punch.
Holguin dodges an elbow strike from Nickels.
Nickels lands with a right to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nickels misses with an elbow over the top.
Holguin can't find room to land a body shot as Nickels controls the action.
Nickels blocks an uppercut.
Holguin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Holguin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nickelss head.
Nickels misses with an elbow strike.
Nickels has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A short right from Holguin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nickels.
Holguin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nickels blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Holguin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Holguin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nickels lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nickels stops a takedown attempt from Holguin.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dani Holguin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nickels looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nickels.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nickels.
Nice elbow from Nickels.
Nickels working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nickels dips a shoulder and cracks Holguin with a mighty uppercut! Holguin falls back against the cage and Nickels unloads with a barrage of strikes! Holguin is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Nickels screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jimmy Nickels!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between CJ Tripp (ranked 2056 p4p, 263 weight class) and Andrew Henry Jr (ranked 1766 p4p, 232 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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, CJ Tripp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrew Henry Jr!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tripp looks to throw the jab but Henry Jr is out of range.
Tripp misses the shot to the body.
Henry Jr takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tripp swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Some wild striking there from Henry Jr.
Tripp misses with a straight right.
Tripp cracks a nice hook into Henry Jr's ribs.
Tripp moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Henry Jr takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Tripp throws a body punch but Henry Jr moves out of range.
Henry Jr is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Henry Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tripp.
Tripp ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Henry Jr moves away.
A punch combination from Henry Jr misses.
Henry Jr swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tripp counters with a straight right hand.
Henry Jr's coach down at St Petersburg MMA Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Henry Jr's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tripp gets tackled into the cage by Henry Jr. Henry Jr maintains the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tripp tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Henry Jr's elbow.
Tripp lands a left hand.
Henry Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Tripp controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tripp.
Henry Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Henry Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tripp's elbow.
Henry Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
I was talking to Tripp's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Henry Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tripp lands a hook that snaps the head of Henry Jr backwards.
Henry Jr is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tripp is defending well for now.
Henry Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tripp blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tripp lands with a right to the head.
Tripp lands a right hand that snaps the head of Henry Jr backwards.
Henry Jr misses with some punches.
Tripp on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tripp pushes Henry Jr back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Henry Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Henry Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Henry Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tripp's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tripp digs a right hand underneath Henry Jr's ribcage. Henry Jr let out a lung full of air as it connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tripp on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Henry Jr throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Henry Jr misses with a knee to the head.
Henry Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Henry Jr makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Henry Jr missing with knees to the body.
Tripp escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Henry Jr takes a jab right on the kisser.
Henry Jr swings for the body but Tripp moves out of range.
Henry Jr throws a jab when Tripp was well out of range.
Henry Jr falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tripp counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Henry Jr looks winded!
Tripp circles away from the clinch attempt
and Henry Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Henry Jr is rocked!
Henry Jr looks up at the clock. Bad move! Tripp lands a right hand from hell, dropping Henry Jr. Tripp pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). CJ Tripp!
A very excited looking CJ Tripp made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Peter Batts (ranked 916 p4p, 129 weight class) and Jon Snitch (ranked 1746 p4p, 227 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Batts might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Midnight City - By: M83. Snitch has chosen I Wanna Rock as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Peter Batts has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Peter Batts seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Peter Batts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Snitch!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snitch lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Batts at a distance.
Batts tries to keep at a distance but Snitch has taken the fight into the clinch.
Snitch controlling the action here for a moment.
Snitch leaning against his opponent.
Snitch receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Batts looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Batts throws an elbow but it misses.
Batts throws an elbow but it misses.
Batts lands an elbow that stopped Snitch in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Jon Snitch has been cut.
Batts manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Batts throws a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snitch looking to throw knees to the head but Batts is blocking nicely.
With the fighters up against the cage, Batts throws an elbow but misses.
Batts pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Snitch.
Batts looking to throw knees to the head but Snitch is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batts lands a shoulder strike.
Batts creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Snitch's defenses.
Snitch trying to land knees to the body.
Batts fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Batts letting Snitch take a breather here.
Batts crunches a lovely knee into Snitch's ribcage.
Batts throws a punch but it's blocked by Snitch.
Batts tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Snitch's elbow.
Batts scores with a shoulder strike.
Batts misses with an elbow strike.
Come on Snitch - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Batts with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Batts stops a takedown attempt from Snitch.
Batts creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Batts is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Snitch is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batts tries to land a knee to the head but Snitch blocks with his arms.
Snitch is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Batts throws an elbow but misses.
Snitch avoids the elbow strike from Batts, against the cage.
Batts misses with an elbow strike.
Snitch is looking to take this one to the mat.
Snitch blocks an elbow strike from Batts.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Snitch blocks an elbow strike from Batts.
With the fighters up against the cage, Batts throws an elbow but misses.
Snitch blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Batts throws an elbow but misses.
Snitch leaning his opponent against the cage.
Snitch changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Batts fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Peter Batts has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Snitch.
Snitch throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Batts looks to land a right hand but Snitch moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snitch goes for a double leg but Batts avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Batts continues to drive forward.
Batts is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Batts fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Snitch, pushing him back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Batts.
Batts throws an elbow but it misses.
A bit of stalling here from Snitch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Batts.
Stalling in the clinch from Batts.
Snitch tries for a takedown. No joy.
Batts scores with a nice hook to the head.
Snitch pressing his opponent against the cage.
Batts scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Batts lands a nice elbow.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Batts scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Batts as Snitch tries to tie him up.
Batts tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Snitch avoids it.
Snitch stalls.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Batts throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Batts creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Batts stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Snitch avoiding damage as Batts throws knees to the body.
Batts throws an elbow that misses.
Snitch can't get the takedown.
Batts looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Batts tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Snitch's elbow.
Snitch taking a breather.
Batts lands an elbow inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Batts dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jon Snitch's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Batts stuffs the takedown.
Snitch fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Batts to the ground. Snitch is now in Batts's guard.
Batts has control of Snitch's left arm, preventing Snitch from doing any damage.
Snitch trying to control but Batts is working from the bottom.
Snitch stopping the sweep attempt from Batts.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Batts had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Snitch defends it easily.
Batts trying to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snitch preventing the sweep.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Batts is on top in guard.
Batts throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snitch is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Snitch working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Batts.
Batts in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Batts preventing the sweep.
Batts wants to control from the top but Snitch keeps moving.
Batts trying to move into half guard but instead Snitch has managed to sweep!
Snitch is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Batts is trying to control the position but Snitch postures up.
Batts wants to sweep here but Snitch controlling him for the moment.
Snitch sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Batts's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batts is trying to maintain the position but Snitch is very close to passing his half guard.
Snitch is pressing down on Batts's thigh, looking to free his foot. Batts is holding on for now.
Batts is trying to get back to full guard.
Snitch is taking a breather. Batts says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Batts is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Batts trying to hold on to Snitch's head to control him but Snitch postures up.
Batts wants to improve his position but Snitch is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snitch is trying to control. Batts wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Batts is looking to improve his position.
Batts is trying to control but can't.
Snitch seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Snitch has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Batts is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Snitch throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Batts tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Snitch is in Batts's guard.
Snitch trying to control the position from guard on top but Batts is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Batts wants to sweep but no luck.
Jon Snitch has got the better of the ground game so far.
Batts is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batts is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Batts is really struggling to control Snitch but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Batts seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Snitch doesn't manage to clinch there - Batts circles away.
Batts uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Snitch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nice sprawl there from Batts as Snitch shoots in.
Batts throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Snitch counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Batts!
Snitch happy to just control the position for now.
Batts is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Snitch's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Snitch showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jon Snitch's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Snitch darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Snitch performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Snitch prevents Batts from improving his position.
Batts is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Snitch can do to turn this around?
Batts is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Snitch's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Snitch's back!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snitch just trying to survive but Batts is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Batts working for the choke.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Batts's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Batts keeps control of the position as Snitch tries to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snitch staying busy and making it hard for Batts to control.
Snitch just trying to survive but Batts is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Snitch covering up well under a series of strikes from Batts.
Batts landing with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Snitch turns into Batts and is now in his guard.
Batts is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Snitch defends well.
Batts tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Snitch sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Let's hope that Snitch 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snitch is continuing to stall.
Batts is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Batts thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Batts looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Snitch has his hands clasped together around Batts's back. He's all about the action.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Batts connects with a nice short shot to Snitch's temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batts seems to be looking for submissions.
Snitch controlling the position for now.
Snitch makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Snitch.
Snitch is pulling down on Batts's head. It's preventing any offense from Batts, at least for the moment.
Batts throws a strike but Snitch rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Batts is adopting a defensive guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snitch trying to control the position from guard on top but Batts is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Snitch looking to pass the guard.
Batts 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.
Snitch lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Snitch stopping the sweep attempt from Batts.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Batts can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Snitch controls the pace.
Batts is looking for a triangle here but Snitch uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
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 Peter Batts.
I think Batts 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jock Strap (ranked 1023 p4p, 110 weight class) and Marcelo Costa De Andrade (ranked 951 p4p, 103 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jock Strap!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcelo Costa De Andrade!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strap misses with a left hand
and De Andrade connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
De Andrade gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Strap.
De Andrade ducks under a wild hook from Strap.
Strap throws a sloppy body shot
and De Andrade counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Strap takes a swing at De Andrade's ribcage but misses.
Strap lands a right hook to the body.
Jock Strap seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Strap throws a sloppy body shot
and De Andrade counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Strap lands a jab.
De Andrade moves forwards but Strap connects with a nice, crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Strap swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Andrade is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Strap with a body shot.
Strap throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Andrade sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Strap fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Andrade manages to avoid it.
De Andrade avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Strap lunges at De Andrade with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by De Andrade's hand.
Strap misses with a hook
and De Andrade counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strap fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Andrade manages to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from De Andrade on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
De Andrade slips a jab and a cross from Strap.
Strap misses with a jab to the body
and De Andrade counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
De Andrade throws out a loose jab but Strap uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot to the body from Strap misses
and De Andrade counters with a straight right hand.
Strap lands a lovely overhand right.
Strap throws a shot from downtown. De Andrade moves away and avoids it.
It seemed like De Andrade was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Strap connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Strap works the jab nicely.
Strap with a hook.
De Andrade avoids the body shot from Strap.
De Andrade swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
De Andrade keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Strap takes one to the side of the head.
De Andrade takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strap looks to score with a jab to the body but De Andrade is just out of range.
Strap lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
De Andrade is rocked!
De Andrade loads up on a big right hand but Strap slips the punch.
De Andrade with a hook.
Strap ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Andrade moves away.
De Andrade jabs at Strap's body.
Strap thows a left - swing and a miss!
A slow jab from De Andrade misses its intended target.
Strap pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces De Andrade back to the cage. Strap follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
De Andrade is still on wobbly legs! Can Strap finish him?
Strap changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
De Andrade seems to have recovered his senses.
Strap is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
De Andrade throws a big shot that misses.
Strap swings widly with a right hand
and De Andrade counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheers as Strap lands an impressive looking overhand right. De Andrade doesn't seem phased though.
Strap fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Andrade manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Andrade lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Strap misses with a lunging right hand
and De Andrade counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Strap is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Strap. De Andrade does a little dance to reset his feet.
A swing and a miss from Strap.
De Andrade walks into a straight right hand from Strap.
Strap misses with a series of wild punches.
Strap misses with a hook to the body
and Strap takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Strap connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Strap looks to score with a jab to the body but De Andrade is just out of range.
Strap throws a sloppy body shot
and De Andrade counters with a straight right hand.
De Andrade bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Strap loads up on a big right hand but De Andrade slips the punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Donk. De Andrade catches Strap right on the button with a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strap throws a body punch but De Andrade moves out of range.
Strap takes a swing at De Andrade's ribcage but misses.
Strap throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It seemed like De Andrade was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Strap misses with a body shot.
Despite the aggression on De Andrade's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Strap lands a two punch combo.
De Andrade keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Strap.
De Andrade tries to move into range but Strap moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Strap misses with a left hand
enabling De Andrade to counter with a crisp jab.
Strap is rocked!
De Andrade steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Strap.
Strap misses with a shot to the body
and De Andrade counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Oh Strap is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Strap throws a body punch but De Andrade moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Andrade lands with a right and another and another! Strap is in big trouble! De Andrade lands again and this time it's lights out for Strap! A quality knockout there for De Andrade.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Marcelo Costa De Andrade!
An out of breath Marcelo Costa De Andrade thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Khalabib Nurmy (ranked 1808 p4p, 235 weight class) and Seiryu Machida (ranked 738 p4p, 112 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Khalabib Nurmy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Seiryu Machida!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nurmy loads up on a big right hand but Machida slips the punch.
Machida displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Nurmy.
Nurmy looks to land a left hand but Machida moved out of range nicely.
Nurmy shoots in and drives through. Machida sprawls well.
Machida avoids the body shot from Nurmy.
Nurmy throws a big shot that misses.
Nurmy throws a body shot but no joy.
It seemed like Machida was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A shot to the body from Nurmy misses
and Machida connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A telegraphed right hand from Nurmy misses the target.
Khalabib Nurmy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Machida tries to score with a low kick but Nurmy moves his leg out of the way.
Nurmy throws a hook but Machida blocks it.
Nurmy jabs at Machida's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Machida moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Machida throws out a powerful jab.
Machida throws a looping overhand right but Nurmy ducks down to avoid it.
Machida throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Machida gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nurmy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Machida misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nurmy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nurmy.
Nurmy tries to throw a body punch but Machida avoids it by throwing Nurmy back against the cage.
Nurmy goes for a takedown in the clinch but Machida prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Khalabib Nurmy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Machida working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Machida with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nurmy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nurmy takes an elbow to the temple.
Still in the clinch, Machida scores with a nice short uppercut.
Machida struggles to land a body shot inside as Nurmy controls his hands.
Machida throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Machida struggles to land a body shot inside as Nurmy controls his hands.
Machida misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Machida lands an elbow inside.
Machida tries to work over Nurmy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nurmy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nurmy drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Machida gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Machida misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machida with a knee to the head.
Nurmy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nurmy misses with a punch to the body.
Machida tries a body shot but Nurmy blocks it.
Nurmy working aggressively here.
Machida lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Machida blocks an uppercut.
Machida tries to work over Nurmy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nurmy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Machida's elbow.
Machida is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Nurmy misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Machida.
A short left from Machida.
Machida working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nurmy has a couple of punches blocked by Machida.
Nurmy wants to take the fight to the mat but Machida manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Machida gets through Nurmy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nurmy gets a trip takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurmy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Machida's head.
Machida is positioning himself well to prevent Nurmy advancing to mount.
Nurmy frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Nurmy avoids the attempt from Machida to control.
Machida is desperately trying to improve his position but Nurmy has a good base and remains in mount.
Nurmy lands a big elbow.
Machida is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Machida blocking the ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Machida can do anything to dispel that myth.
Nurmy throwing strikes here but Machida is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Poor strikes thrown by Nurmy there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nurmy working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Nurmy with shots to the head and body - Machida looks very uncomfortable down there.
Machida slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nurmy lands strikes from half guard.
Machida is rocked!
Nurmy lands strikes from half guard.
Machida is still in real trouble! Can Nurmy finish him?
Machida wants to control but Nurmy is keeping busy.
Machida really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nurmy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nurmy scores with a big shot! Machida's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Machida! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Khalabib Nurmy!
During a confident post fight interview, Khalabib Nurmy thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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