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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Astro (ranked 1689 p4p, 194 weight class) and Test Two (ranked 3128 p4p, 333 weight class). Charlie Astro is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Charlie Astro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Test Two!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Steve Erwin and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Two.
Astro throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Two counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Two moves out of range as Astro strikes.
Astro tried to score with a low kick but Two checks it.
Two throws a hook but Astro blocks it.
We've been told by Astro's head coaches at Hilo Hit Squad that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Astro rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Two moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Astro ducks under a wild hook from Two.
Astro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Two misses the target.
Astro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Two moves away.
Astro lands an overhand right.
A big left from Astro misses.
Two slips a jab and a cross from Astro.
Two fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A looping hook to the body misses from Astro. Two does a little dance to reset his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Astro misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Astro throws a shot from downtown. Two moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Two avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Two unleashes a big counter combination but Astro bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A head kick by Two misses
and Astro counters with a nice uppercut.
Astro throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Two cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Two scores with a sloppy right hand. Astro should have avoided that one.
Good exchange - Astro coming out on top.
Astro misses with a left hand
letting Two counter with a right hand.
Astro drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Two checks a leg kick.
No joy there for Two, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Two misses with an uppercut. Astro saw that one coming.
Astro staying out of range there.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Astro 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 Two has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Two and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Two has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Charlie Astro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Astro misses with a hook
letting Two counter with a right hand.
Astro misses with a body shot.
Two lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Astro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Astro thuds a left hand into Two's body.
Astro dodges the punch combination from Two.
It looked like Astro was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Two uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Astro throws a series of punches but Two avoids them all with ease.
Astro throws a lazy uppercut
and Two counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Two jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Astro crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Two - the referee stops the clock and Astro gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Two. Astro manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Astro looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Astro takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Astro throws a lazy uppercut
and Two counters with a head kick. That will keep Astro thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Astro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Two.
Astro scores with a one two! Two had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Astro throws a left and a right that both miss
and Two cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Two checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nice defenses there by Two.
Astro throws a right and a left that both miss.
A solid body kick from Two.
Astro walks into a straight right hand from Two.
Astro thows a left - swing and a miss!
Astro has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Astro there as he acknowledges the shot.
Two lands a jab.
Astro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Two.
Two ducks right into an uppercut from Astro.
Astro rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Two moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Two only half commits to the counter leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Astro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Two throws out the jab.
Astro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Two moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Astro tests Two's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A punch lands to the side of Astro 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Astro lands an overhand right.
Astro misses with a hook
and Two counters with a straight right hand.
A jab from Astro misses.
Two scores with a punch to the head.
Nice cross by Two.
A big left from Astro misses.
Astro lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Test Two has been cut.
Astro feints a jab promting Two to slip. Astro then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Two slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Astro works the jab nicely.
A jab from Two finds it's way through Astro's defenses.
Two on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Test Two will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Test Two's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A jab from Two misses.
Two connects with the punch.
Two lands with a hook. Astro tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Astro is rocked!
Two pounces like a tiger and cracks Astro with a vicious hook! Astro is down but not out! Two follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Test Two!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Malachi Bolton (ranked 2813 p4p, 321 weight class) and Jake Bird (ranked 3263 p4p, 354 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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185 lbs
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195 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Malachi Bolton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jake Bird!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Damien Edna and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bird defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bolton.
Bolton closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Bolton not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bird looking for submissions off his back.
Bird is trying to get back to full guard.
Bolton is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Bird looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bird is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bolton pulls his head out easily.
Bird has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Bolton is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bird sees it coming and defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolton throws a strike but Bird avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Bolton stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bird swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bolton is working hard here to advance position.
Bird looking for subs off his back but Bolton has passed one foot through into half guard.
Bolton is trying to control. Bird wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bird avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bolton.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bird regains full guard. Nicely done.
Bird avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bird looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bolton throws a big right hand that misses.
Bolton is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Bolton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bird is keeping the position for now.
Bolton is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Bird is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Bird has escaped and now he's on top!
Bird drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Bird as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Bolton screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Bird! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Jake Bird!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimrex Jaca (ranked 1601 p4p, 71 weight class) and Ari Baba (ranked 3035 p4p, 113 weight class). Jaca comes to the cage accompanied by Twinkle-twinkle little star. Jimrex Jaca could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ari Baba's chin.
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300 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimrex Jaca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ari Baba!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Donatello Bradman and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baba connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Baba lands the left hand.
It looks like Jimrex Jaca has been cut.
Jaca misses the shot to the body.
Jaca throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Baba throws a leg kick which misses Jaca's front leg but catches the back leg as Jaca tries to avoid it.
Baba throws an overhand right that lands on Jaca's shoulder, as Jaca tries to avoid the shot.
Jaca lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jaca takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jaca has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Baba.
Nice uppercut lands for Baba. That snapped Jaca's head back.
Jaca misses with the combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jaca misses the shot to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Baba! But no joy.
Jaca missing with a left hand there. Baba was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jaca avoids a punch combination nicely.
Baba throws a quick inside leg kick.
Baba lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaca throws a left and a right that both miss
and Baba counters with a thumping low kick.
Jab, jab by Baba - just one landing.
Baba drops Jaca with a big left hand! Jaca is injured, injured bad! Baba jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ari Baba!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Axel Aethelwulf (ranked 1972 p4p, 219 weight class) and Grant Alyoshin (ranked 1663 p4p, 201 weight class). Aethelwulf comes to the cage accompanied by Me Siento Loco. Alyoshin has chosen Video killed the radio star as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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245 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Axel Aethelwulf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Grant Alyoshin!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Darius Henderson and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alyoshin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Aethelwulf misses with a series of wild punches.
Alyoshin 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.
Aethelwulf throws out a loose jab but Alyoshin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alyoshin needs to keep his hands up - Aethelwulf had a free shot at his head there.
Aethelwulf swings for the body but Alyoshin moves out of range.
Aethelwulf backing away here, and Alyoshin unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Aethelwulf misses with a straight left.
Aethelwulf steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alyoshin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aethelwulf connects with a right hand. Alyoshin shakes it off.
Aethelwulf misses with a hook
and Alyoshin counters with a nice low kick that buckles Aethelwulf's knee momentarily.
Alyoshin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aethelwulf.
Aethelwulf throws a big counter combination but Alyoshin scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aethelwulf has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Alyoshin.
Aethelwulf is breathing heavily.
Alyoshin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A solid leg kick lands there for Alyoshin.
Alyoshin throws the left hand but Aethelwulf avoids the punch easily.
Alyoshin lands a nice looking kick to the body. Aethelwulf takes a step back to recover.
Alyoshin lands a nice looking body shot.
Aethelwulf throws a series of punches but Alyoshin moves out of range.
Alyoshin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Aethelwulf on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alyoshin lands a big uppercut and Aethelwulf crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Aethelwulf looks OK. Alyoshin waves Aethelwulf back to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alyoshin cracks Aethelwulf with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Alyoshin has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Aethelwulf to stand back up!
Aethelwulf is rocked!
Alyoshin lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Aethelwulf up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Alyoshin from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Aethelwulf's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Grant Alyoshin!
Our winner, Grant Alyoshin, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Royce Gracie (ranked 1064 p4p, 148 weight class) and Brady Jackson (ranked 1355 p4p, 193 weight class). Gracie comes to the cage accompanied by Olha a Explosăo. Royce Gracie had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Royce Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brady Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Summer Carpenter and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie fails with the takedown
and Jackson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jackson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gracie.
Jackson cracks Gracie with a good jab.
Gracie dodges the punch combination from Jackson.
Gracie fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gracie takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gracie has a takedown stuffed.
Gracie jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson throws a right and a left that Gracie avoids nicely.
A shot to the body from Gracie misses
and Jackson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jackson misses with a wild combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson throws a jab when Gracie was well out of range.
Jackson looks to throw the jab but Gracie is out of range.
Gracie misses with a hook. Jackson ducked under it nicely.
Jackson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gracie takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Royce Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson jabs Gracie to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gracie fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Jackson to the ground. Gracie is now in Jackson's guard.
Gracie works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Jackson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Jackson felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Jackson pushes Gracie off looking to stand but Gracie dives back in and keeps control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jackson defends it well.
Gracie is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson tries to kick Gracie off but Gracie keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Jackson is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Jackson is just riding it out for now. Gracie eventually gives up the hold.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet.
Gracie seems to be working for a kimura but Jackson defends the submission attempt.
Jackson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gracie. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jackson looks like he's trying to stand up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jackson throws a series of punches but Gracie avoids them all with ease.
A big left from Jackson misses.
Jackson misses with a two punch combination.
Gracie shoots in and drives through. Jackson sprawls well.
Jackson takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
Jackson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Jackson duly obliges.
It looks like Royce Gracie has been cut.
Gracie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gracie misses with a wild body shot.
Jackson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gracie throws out the jab.
Jackson lands a big right hand that sends Gracie crashing to the mat! Jackson stays standing though and waves Gracie back to his feet!
Gracie is rocked!
Jackson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Gracie looks for a takedown but Jackson sprawls well.
Oh Gracie is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gracie is looking to wear down Jackson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jackson cracks Gracie with a hook to the temple - Gracie is on wobbly legs here! Jackson swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Gracie falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Jackson wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Brady Jackson!
A relieved looking Brady Jackson 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mwenye Kwadwo (ranked 774 p4p, 108 weight class) and Spanky Loco (ranked 1444 p4p, 202 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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209 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Mwenye Kwadwo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Spanky Loco!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Winston Howard and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loco closes the distance and clinches.
A body shot lands from Kwadwo.
Loco decides to pull guard.
Loco looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Kwadwo passes into half guard.
Loco trying to control here.
Loco looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Loco actively working from the bottom here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Loco looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Loco is trying to control but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loco actively working from the bottom here.
Loco wants to get back to full guard but Kwadwo has passed into side control.
Loco holds on to Kwadwo's head and controls the position momentarily.
Loco is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Loco's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Loco regains half guard.
Loco is trying to control but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loco keeps control of the position for the meantime.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Loco works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kwadwo has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Loco to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Kwadwo is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Loco pulls down on the head and he's put Kwadwo to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Spanky Loco!
Spanky Loco seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
The defeated Mwenye Kwadwo had this to say: 'Thanks for coming..I'll be back'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luis Maestre (ranked 945 p4p, 47 weight class) and Yhorm Cinder (ranked 1943 p4p, 81 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luis Maestre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yhorm Cinder!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Skip Squint and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cinder gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Maestre.
It looks like Yhorm Cinder has been cut.
Cinder loses concentration momentarily and Maestre pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Cinder crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Maestre finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Luis Maestre!
An out of breath Luis Maestre 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Conor The Barbarian (ranked 109 p4p, 13 weight class) and Scott Barrera (ranked 1204 p4p, 147 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Conor The Barbarian!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scott Barrera!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Skip Squint and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Barbarian uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barrera.
The Barbarian scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Barrera doesn't seem bothered though.
The Barbarian takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The Barbarian misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barrera.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Barrera! But no joy.
The Barbarian throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barrera misses with a two punch combination.
The Barbarian throwing a counter right hand but Barrera manages to avoid it.
The Barbarian needs to keep his hands up - Barrera had a free shot at his head there.
It looks like Conor The Barbarian has been cut.
The Barbarian bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barrera takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Barbarian misses with a wild body shot.
Despite the aggression on Barrera's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
The Barbarian misses the body punch
and Barrera counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The Barbarian cracks Barrera with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Barbarian keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barrera drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A big right from Barrera misses.
The Barbarian has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Chris Leben KO Academy in the buildup to the fight.
The Barbarian connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A punch combination from Barrera misses.
The Barbarian misses with a wild body shot.
The Barbarian throws a body punch but Barrera moves out of range.
Barrera paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Barrera throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and The Barbarian counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Barrera throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The Barbarian throws a looping overhand right but Barrera ducks down to avoid it.
The Barbarian is looking to wear down Barrera with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Barrera takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Barbarian tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barrera was well out of range. Poor timing from The Barbarian.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Barrera! But no joy.
No joy there for The Barbarian, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barrera misses with a body shot.
The Barbarian is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Barrera throws out a powerful jab.
The Barbarian fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barrera manages to avoid it.
Barrera throws a right hand that misses
and The Barbarian counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barrera takes one on the button.
Barrera throws a poor cross that misses
and The Barbarian counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Barrera ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Barbarian moves away.
The Barbarian doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Barrera swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Barbarian works the jab nicely.
The Barbarian connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The Barbarian looks to score with a jab to the body but Barrera is just out of range.
Barrera appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
The Barbarian is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barrera.
Barrera throws a shot from downtown. The Barbarian moves away and avoids it.
The Barbarian throwing a counter right hand but Barrera manages to avoid it.
Conor The Barbarian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barrera ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Barrera swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A jab from Barrera misses.
Barrera slips a straight right by The Barbarian.
Barrera moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Barrera walks into a straight right hand from The Barbarian.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Barbarian swings for the body but Barrera moves out of range.
Barrera dodges the punch combination from The Barbarian.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Barrera throws a right hand that misses
and Barrera takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The Barbarian throws a body punch but Barrera moves out of range.
Barrera showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from The Barbarian.
The Barbarian takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Barrera uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Barbarian.
Barrera throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Conor The Barbarian dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Conor The Barbarian's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Barrera misses with an uppercut. The Barbarian saw that one coming.
A jab from The Barbarian finds it's way through Barrera's defenses.
The Barbarian scores with a sloppy right hand. Barrera should have avoided that one.
Conor The Barbarian is winning the standup battle so far.
The Barbarian thows a left - swing and a miss!
The Barbarian is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barrera can do to turn this around?
Barrera just misses with a punch to the body.
Barrera comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The Barbarian lands a nice shot to the body.
The Barbarian fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Barbarian throws a big shot that misses.
Barrera slips under a jab from The Barbarian.
The Barbarian throws a right hand that misses
and Barrera counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Barrera throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrera defending well as The Barbarian loads up on a big left hand.
Barrera throws a body punch but The Barbarian moves out of range.
The Barbarian throws a predictable looking body shot
and Barrera counters with a stiff right hand.
The Barbarian scores with the left hand. Barrera knows he should have avoided that one.
A big right from The Barbarian misses.
Barrera is clearly trying to counter these attacks from The Barbarian with a body shot.
The Barbarian dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The Barbarian uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The Barbarian lands with a hook. Barrera tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The Barbarian scores with a jab.
Barrera takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barrera bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The Barbarian cracks Barrera with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barrera lands a nice hook to The Barbarian's body. The Barbarian takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The Barbarian lands with a cross.
Barrera throws a shot from downtown. The Barbarian moves away and avoids it.
The Barbarian is looking to counter punch.
Barrera misses the shot to the body.
The Barbarian cracks Barrera with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. The Barbarian has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Barrera to stand back up!
The Barbarian blocks a jab.
The Barbarian throws out a loose jab but Barrera uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Barbarian misses the body punch
and The Barbarian takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The Barbarian lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barrera throws an ugly left hook that misses
and The Barbarian counters with a nice right hand that sends Barrera toppling to the canvas! Barrera scrambles and gets back to his feet - can The Barbarian finish him?!
Barrera is rocked!
A looping hook to the body misses from The Barbarian. Barrera does a little dance to reset his feet.
The Barbarian throws a hook but Barrera avoids it easily.
A nice side step and Barrera releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
The Barbarian comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The Barbarian scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Barrera doesn't seem bothered though.
Barrera is breathing heavily.
The Barbarian misses with a wild body shot.
The Barbarian scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Barbarian throws a body punch but Barrera moves out of range.
The Barbarian misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barrera.
It seemed like Barrera was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Barrera misses the shot to the body.
Barrera cracks a nice hook into The Barbarian's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Barbarian comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Barrera on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The Barbarian lands a nice looking body shot.
Barrera lands a straight punch to the body, keeping The Barbarian at a distance.
The Barbarian throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The Barbarian misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barrera.
Barrera keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from The Barbarian.
Barrera let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barrera fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Barbarian manages to avoid it.
Barrera uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from The Barbarian.
Barrera walks into a stiff left hand from The Barbarian.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Conor The Barbarian dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Conor The Barbarian's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Barrera feints a jab promting The Barbarian to slip. Barrera then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. The Barbarian slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Barrera fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jab from Barrera.
Barrera throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barrera connects with a body shot that sends The Barbarian's belly button to the back.
The Barbarian scores with a three punch combo!
The Barbarian lands with a good body shot.
Barrera misses with a hook to the body
and The Barbarian counters with a straight right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The Barbarian scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The Barbarian misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Barbarian lunges at Barrera with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Barrera's hand.
Barrera fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Barbarian manages to avoid it.
The Barbarian changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Barrera takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The Barbarian jabs Barrera right on the nose. Barrera blinks but takes it well.
The Barbarian's corner calls for a 1-2. The Barbarian obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The Barbarian cracks Barrera with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Barrera tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but The Barbarian pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Barrera is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Conor The Barbarian!
Conor The Barbarian retains his heavyweight title!
An out of breath Conor The Barbarian 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Litill Bjornsson (ranked 22 p4p, 4 weight class) and Kieran Busk (ranked 1053 p4p, 135 weight class). Litill Bjornsson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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154 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Litill Bjornsson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kieran Busk!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Ron Honeybunn and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bjornsson throws a poor cross that misses
and Busk counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Busk misses with a wild body shot.
Bjornsson closes the distance and pushes Busk back into the cage.
Busk struggles to land a body shot inside as Bjornsson controls his hands.
Bjornsson pulls guard successfully.
Bjornsson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Busk gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Bjornsson misses with a hook
and Busk counters with a nice body shot.
Busk 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.
Good standup being displayed there by Bjornsson as he connects with a hook.
Bjornsson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bjornsson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Busk cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bjornsson. Busk does a little dance to reset his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Busk misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjornsson moves into the clinch successfully.
Busk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bjornsson manages to pull guard.
Bjornsson has his feet on Busk's thighs here. He's pushed Busk off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Busk screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Litill Bjornsson!
Litill Bjornsson retains his lightweight title!
Litill Bjornsson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
In defeat, Kieran Busk stepped up to the mic, saying 'You're one hell of a fighter and champion, and you deserve the title and accolades given to you!'.
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