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WCF 11: Escalante vs Roland PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Inigo Montoya (ranked 4042 p4p, 354 weight class) and Gu Chan Sung (ranked 4979 p4p, 387 weight class). Inigo Montoya has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Inigo Montoya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gu Chan Sung!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Roger Salmon and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Montoya scores with a shot to the body.
Montoya checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Montoya swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Montoya instigates a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Montoya.
Chan Sung wants to get back to striking at distance but Montoya won't allow it.
Montoya has had enough of the clinch but Chan Sung keeps him there for the moment.
Montoya pushes Chan Sung back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chan Sung is trying to break the clinch but Montoya is controlling him.
Chan Sung looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montoya tries to circle away but Chan Sung has him pinned against the cage.
Chan Sung misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chan Sung takes a shot to the head.
Chan Sung is trying to break the clinch but Montoya has him pressed against the cage.
Chan Sung is trying to force a seperation but Montoya has the dominant position.
Chan Sung is trying to push Montoya away but Montoya has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Chan Sung has a couple of punches blocked by Montoya.
Montoya leaning against his opponent.
Montoya lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chan Sung backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montoya will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Chan Sung up against the cage.
Montoya avoids the elbow strike from Chan Sung, against the cage.
Montoya has Chan Sung pushed against the cage.
Chan Sung wants to get back to striking at distance but Montoya won't allow it.
Montoya blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chan Sung is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Montoya is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chan Sung tries to circle away but Montoya has him pinned against the cage.
Chan Sung escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Montoya just misses with a punch to the body.
Chan Sung unleashes a big counter combination but Montoya bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Montoya ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chan Sung moves away.
Inigo Montoya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Montoya digs a good hook to Chan Sung's body.
Chan Sung shoots and misses
and Montoya counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chan Sung shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Montoya but Montoya pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Montoya was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montoya throws a head kick but Chan Sung moves out of range.
Montoya takes a swing at Chan Sung's ribcage but misses.
Montoya throws a body shot but no joy.
Chan Sung unleashes a big counter combination but Montoya bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Montoya scores with a nice strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Inigo Montoya dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A head kick misses from Chan Sung.
Montoya is looking to counter punch.
Montoya smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Montoya smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Montoya takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Chan Sung is rocked!
Montoya stuns Chan Sung with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Chan Sung is still on wobbly legs! Can Montoya finish him?
Montoya connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Montoya jabs Chan Sung to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan Sung takes one to the side of the head.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Montoya throws a head kick but Chan Sung moves out of range.
Montoya looks to score with a jab to the body but Chan Sung is just out of range.
Montoya sets himself, and Chan Sung steps forward looking for the clinch! Montoya avoids it this time.
Inigo Montoya is winning the standup battle so far.
Montoya steps in with a hook that catches Chan Sung right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Montoya follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Chan Sung looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Inigo Montoya!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alessio Da Santiago (ranked 3842 p4p, 338 weight class) and Jackmerius Tacktheritrix (ranked 6330 p4p, 435 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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144 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin |
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Excellent boxer
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alessio Da Santiago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jackmerius Tacktheritrix!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Colin Fray and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tacktheritrix lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Da Santiago backs up against the cage.
A shot to the liver by Tacktheritrix. Beautiful body shot.
Tacktheritrix scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tacktheritrix with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tacktheritrix is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Tacktheritrix lands a jab to the head.
Jackmerius Tacktheritrix seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Da Santiago walks into a stiff left hand from Tacktheritrix.
Tacktheritrix throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Da Santiago stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
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!
Tacktheritrix jabs Da Santiago to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Da Santiago walks into a stiff left hand from Tacktheritrix.
Da Santiago with a poor takedown
and Tacktheritrix counters with a stiff right hand.
Tacktheritrix is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Tacktheritrix throws a series of punches but Da Santiago moves out of range.
Tacktheritrix connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tacktheritrix bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Da Santiago shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tacktheritrix as he avoids it easily.
Tacktheritrix plants his feet and throws a 3 punch combo. Miss, miss, boom! The third punch, a big right hook, connects right on the temple and drops Da Santiago to the mat, unconscious! This fight is all over! Da Santiago just couldn't keep out of the way of the whole flurry of punches!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jackmerius Tacktheritrix!
Our winner, Jackmerius Tacktheritrix, 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between David Danis (ranked 23167 p4p, 532 weight class) and Lars Wagner (ranked 5380 p4p, 472 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, David Danis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lars Wagner!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Micheangelo Fripello and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wagner tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Danis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Danis misses with a wild body shot.
Danis has Wagner up against the cage in a clinch.
Danis manages to break the clinch.
Wagner moves into range and clinches up with Danis.
Wagner tries to break free but Danis pushes him back against the cage.
Wagner taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Danis tries to pull guard but Wagner won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Danis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Danis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wagner swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wagner throws a counter combo.
Danis has his takedown stuffed
and Danis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wagner scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Wagner wants to clinch
and Danis counters with a head kick.
Danis with a lazy takedown attempt
and Wagner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Danis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wagner lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Danis backs up against the cage.
Danis clinches up against the cage.
Wagner is looking to control Danis's arms but Danis gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wagner has his back to the cage.
Danis is looking to break free of the clinch but Wagner has double underhooks.
Wagner tries to circle away but Danis has him pinned against the cage.
Danis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Danis fails with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wagner lands a nice shot to the body.
Wagner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Danis tries for a takedown but Wagner circles away easily
and Wagner counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Danis shoots in for a takedown but Wagner shows good takedown defense.
Wagner instigates a clinch.
Danis using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wagner has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Danis manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danis fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wagner connects with a body shot.
Wagner feints a jab promting Danis to slip. Wagner then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Danis slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Wagner connects with a body shot that sends Danis's belly button to the back.
Danis takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Danis tries to clinch but Wagner moves out of range.
Wagner unleashes a big counter combination but Danis bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Danis takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Danis has his takedown stuffed
and Wagner counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Danis shoots in and drives through. Wagner sprawls well.
Wagner circles away from the clinch attempt
and Wagner counters with a left and a right that stings Danis.
We've been informed that Wagner has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wagner jabs at Danis's body.
Wagner moves in looking to clinch but Danis pushes him off.
Wagner stuffs the takedown.
Wagner circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wagner shoots in for a takedown but Danis shows good takedown defense.
Horrible takedown attempt by Danis or perhaps it was just good defense by Wagner, which made it look bad.
Wagner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wagner moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Danis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lars Wagner dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Wagner dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wagner is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Danis's half guard.
Wagner controlling the action here.
Danis missing with punches from the bottom.
Wagner tries to stand and escape but Danis actually recovers to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Danis is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danis is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Wagner stands and steps away. Danis gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Danis fails with the takedown
and Wagner counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wagner moves into the clinch.
Danis manages to pull guard.
Wagner gets to his feet - Danis follows without any prompting.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Wagner. Those never looked like landing.
Danis fails with the takedown
and Wagner cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wagner circles away from the clinch attempt
and Wagner counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Danis thinking.
Wagner tries to close the distance and clinch but Danis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Danis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wagner is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Danis rather than just go for the knockout.
Danis fails with a takedown attempt.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Danis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wagner keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wagner misses with a series of wild punches.
Danis throws a big counter combination but Wagner scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Wagner lands a body shot.
Danis gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Wagner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wagner throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Danis counters with an inside leg kick.
Wagner is breathing heavily.
Wagner is looking to clinch.
Lars Wagner seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Danis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wagner circles away quickly and effectively.
Danis fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Danis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wagner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wagner tries to clinch but Danis moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danis shoots in for a takedown but Wagner shows good takedown defense.
Wagner lands a jab-cross combination.
David Danis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Danis takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wagner defending well as Danis loads up on a big left hand.
Danis gets the takedown into side control.
Wagner throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wagner wants to clinch up but Danis keeps it at a distance.
Wagner wants to clinch.
Danis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
It looked like Danis was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lars Wagner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Wagner will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Danis appears to be looking for a big counter.
Danis shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wagner pinned against the cage. Wagner gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Wagner throws a counter combo.
Danis tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Wagner counter with a right hand.
Wagner doesn't manage to clinch there - Danis circles away.
Danis shoots in for a takedown but Wagner shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Danis with a poor takedown
and Wagner counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Danis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wagner looks to clinch
and Danis counters with a stiff right hand.
Wagner displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Wagner drives through and clinches with Danis against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wagner is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Danis gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Danis pulls guard effortlessly.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Danis being controlled here, momentarily.
Danis looking to control.
Danis looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wagner is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Danis working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Danis 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.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Wagner gets to his feet. Danis looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Wagner tries to clinch but Danis moves out of range.
Wagner tries to clinch but Danis moves out of range.
Danis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Danis wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danis throws a lazy head kick
and Danis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Danis shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Wagner sprawls well. Wagner wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Danis gets slowly back to his feet.
Danis shoots in for a takedown but Wagner shows good takedown defense.
Wagner is looking to clinch but Danis is avoiding it.
Wagner jabs Danis to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wagner clinches with his opponent.
Wagner is trying to break the clinch but Danis has him pressed against the cage.
Danis tries to score a body lock takedown but Wagner shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danis pulls guard effortlessly.
Wagner stands and steps away. Danis gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Danis tries to keep at a distance but Wagner has taken the fight into the clinch.
Danis jumps guard and drags Wagner to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Wagner controls from within his opponent's guard.
Wagner is continuing to stall.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lars Wagner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wagner 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lars Wagner!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergeant Slate (ranked 3585 p4p, 386 weight class) and Brett Johnson (ranked 22774 p4p, 563 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sergeant Slate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brett Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Roger Salmon and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slate fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Johnson, pushing him back against the cage.
Slate throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson.
Slate lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Slate misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Slate scores with a nice short uppercut.
Slate lands with a left to the head.
Slate works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Slate.
Slate holding his opponent close, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Slate creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Johnson is looking to break free of the clinch but Slate has double underhooks.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Johnson can't break the clinch.
Slate misses with the head strike.
Slate has Johnson pressed against the cage, preventing Johnson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Slate has him pressed against the cage.
Slate lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Slate misses with a hook from the clinch.
Slate stalling against the cage.
Johnson wants to break free but Slate has control.
Slate lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Slate keeps control of Johnson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Slate tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Slate.
Slate working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Slate has him pressed against the cage.
Slate fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Slate closes the distance and clinches.
Slate lands an uppercut.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Slate has him pressed against the cage.
Slate lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Slate tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow.
Johnson tries to break free but Slate pushes him back against the cage.
Slate misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Slate fails to land.
Johnson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Johnson wants to get back to striking at distance but Slate won't allow it.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch but Slate keeps him there for the moment.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Slate has him pressed against the cage.
Slate lands a body shot in the clinch.
Johnson looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Slate.
Johnson working hard to break the clinch.
Slate lands a left hand.
Slate is struggling to control the position.
Slate lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
Slate softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Slate lands an uppercut.
A short left from Slate.
Slate misses with some punches.
Slate is working Johnson over against the cage.
Slate working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Slate has him pressed against the cage.
Slate scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Slate lands a body shot in the clinch.
Slate lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Johnson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Slate throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Johnsons head.
Slate throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Johnsons head.
Slate lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Slate misses with a hook from the clinch.
Slate scores with a hook to the body.
Slate scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Slate on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Slate.
Johnson breaks the clinch.
Johnson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Slate moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Johnson scores with a hook.
Slate throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnson.
It seemed like Johnson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Johnson has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Slate rushes Johnson and presses him up against the cage.
Slate has Johnson pressed against the cage, preventing Johnson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Slate goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Slate.
Slate stalls.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Slate throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Johnsons head.
A right hook to the body lands for Slate.
Johnson tries to break free but Slate pushes him back against the cage.
Slate swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Slate.
Slate cracks Johnson with a nice body shot.
Slate lands a body shot.
Slate lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right hand to the body from Slate.
A short right from Slate.
Slate working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Slate lands a left hand.
Good body shot from Slate.
Slate lands with a left to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Slate pushes Johnson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Slate working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Slate.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Slate.
Slate lands with a left to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergeant Slate 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.
Slate closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Johnson wants to break free but Slate has control.
Johnson wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short right from Slate.
A short right from Slate.
Slate keeps control of Johnson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Slate.
Stalling in the clinch from Slate.
Stalling in the clinch from Slate.
Slate displaying some good clinch control by pressing Johnson up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Slate.
A frustrated look appears on Johnson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slate lands an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Johnson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Slate lands a shoulder strike.
Slate taking a breather.
Slate lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Slate has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson wants to get back to striking at distance but Slate won't allow it.
Slate softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Slate takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A short right from Slate.
Johnson is trying to break free.
Slate stalling in the clinch.
Sergeant Slate has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Slate has Johnson pressed against the cage, preventing Johnson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Slate working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Slate 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.
Slate misses with some punches.
Johnson is trying to push Slate away but Slate has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Slate pushes Johnson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Slate throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson.
Slate is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnson can do to turn this around?
Johnson tries to break the clinch but Slate is controlling the position.
Slate lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Slate lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Slate swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Slate misses with a punch to the body.
Slate lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Slate content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slate effectively controlling the action here.
Slate gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Johnson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Slate has Johnson pressed against the cage, preventing Johnson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Slate working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slate lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Slate.
Johnson breaks the clinch.
Slate clinches with his opponent.
Johnson blocking some punches.
Johnson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Slate has him pressed against the cage.
Johnson wants to get back to striking at distance but Slate won't allow it.
Slate lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Slate working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Slate has Johnson pushed against the cage.
Slate tries to throw a body punch but Johnson avoids it by throwing Slate back against the cage.
Johnson tries to break the clinch but Slate is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slate keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Johnson's efforts to push away.
Johnson tries to break the clinch but Slate is controlling the position.
Slate scores with a shoulder strike.
Slate prevents Johnson from breaking the clinch.
Slate gets through Johnson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Johnson is trying to push Slate away but Slate has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Slate scores with a nice hook to the head.
Slate lands with a right to the head.
Slate pressing his opponent against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Johnson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Slate lands a left hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Slate lands a nice shot to the body.
Johnson tries to break the clinch but Slate is controlling the position.
A shot in the inside from Slate.
Slate throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Johnsons head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Slate.
Johnson tries to break free but Slate pushes him back against the cage.
A short right from Slate.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Slate scores with a nice hook to the head.
Slate lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Johnson wants to break free but Slate has control.
A frustrated look appears on Johnson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Johnson wants to break free but Slate has control.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Slate lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Johnson manages to break the clinch.
Slate avoids a punch combination nicely.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Slate gets a clinch.
Nice body punch from Slate.
Slate lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Slate lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Slate.
A shot in the inside from Slate.
The referee calls for Slate to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergeant Slate dominated that second round.
That's time! Slate's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Slate closes the distance and clinches.
A shot in the inside from Slate.
Johnson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Slate prevents Johnson from breaking the clinch.
Slate working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Slate scores with a shoulder strike.
Slate lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Johnson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Slate lands a left hand.
Slate keeps control of Johnson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice right hand lands inside from Slate.
Johnson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Slate has him pressed against the cage.
Johnson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Johnson wants to get back to striking at distance but Slate won't allow it.
Slate lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Johnson or not.
Johnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Slate lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Johnson or not.
Slate lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slate lands a hook to the side of the head.
Slate softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Johnson is rocked!
Slate scores with a shoulder strike.
Johnson is still on wobbly legs! Can Slate finish him?
A shot in the inside from Slate.
Johnson can't break the clinch.
Slate is leaning against Johnson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Slate scores with a nice hook to the head.
Slate lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Slate scores with a nice hook to the head.
Slate has Johnson pressed against the cage, preventing Johnson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Slate lands with a right to the head.
Still in the clinch, Slate scores with a nice short uppercut.
Slate throws a big uppercut that drops Johnson! More strikes from Slate and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Johnson lies dazed against the cage as Slate celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sergeant Slate!
Sergeant Slate took some time post fight to say the following; 'Nobody messes with the Freeport Militia.'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chino Machida (ranked 4074 p4p, 215 weight class) and Jake Dope (ranked 5245 p4p, 250 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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143 lbs
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chino Machida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jake Dope!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Micheangelo Fripello and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dope lands a big head kick that sends Machida tumbling to the mat! Dope takes a step backwards and waves Machida back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Machida is rocked!
Machida shoots for a takedown but Dope saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Oh Machida is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dope clinches.
Machida is pressed against the cage. Dope pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Machida! Two more big strikes from Dope and Machida crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Jake Dope!
An out of breath Jake Dope 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Julius Turunen (ranked 3311 p4p, 335 weight class) and Randy Marsh (ranked 4239 p4p, 393 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Julius Turunen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Randy Marsh!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Micheangelo Fripello and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turunen closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Marsh to the mat! Marsh manages to get full guard.
Marsh is trying to keep Turunen in close.
Marsh is looking for a triangle but Turunen pushes his legs off easily.
Turunen trying to control the position from guard on top but Marsh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Turunen landing some decent shots from guard.
Marsh working a defensive guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marsh is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Turunen defends well.
Turunen content to stall in guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsh trying to control the position.
Turunen lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Turunen lands a couple of digs.
Turunen chips away with some ground and pound.
Marsh looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Turunen got a little sloppy there for a moment and Marsh has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Turunen has managed to get both his arms back between Marsh's legs - danger averted.
Turunen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Marsh on the ground.
Turunen content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turunen makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Turunen working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Marsh's head.
Marsh looking for a sweep. Not yet Marsh, not yet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Turunen is stalling in the full guard.
Turunen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Marsh is keeping the position for now.
Turunen is in close to Marsh's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Turunen lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Turunen is in close to Marsh's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turunen sitting in guard here, content to control.
Marsh wants to sweep but no luck.
Turunen not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Turunen scoring with some ground and pound.
Turunen with a nice head shot there.
Marsh throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Marsh is trying to control the position but Turunen postures up.
Turunen looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Turunen makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turunen is in close to Marsh's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Turunen sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Turunen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Turunen scoring with some ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Turunen working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Turunen is working Marsh over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Turunen makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julius Turunen dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Turunen darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Marsh wants to get back to full guard.
Turunen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Marsh is trying to control but can't.
Marsh on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marsh is trying to control but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turunen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Turunen stalling.
Marsh works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turunen trying to control but Marsh is working from the bottom.
Turunen landing with the ground and pound.
Turunen trying to control the position from guard on top but Marsh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've been informed that Marsh has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Marsh is trying to keep Turunen in close.
Turunen passes into half guard.
Marsh is in trouble now - Turunen has advanced to mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turunen landing shots from mount.
Turunen lands a big shot there that rocks Marsh but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Marsh is rocked!
The referee warns Marsh that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Marsh is still in real trouble! Can Turunen finish him?
Turunen drops a big elbow. That's hurt Marsh! More shots from Turunen and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Julius Turunen!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chandler Nelson (ranked 2826 p4p, 300 weight class) and Jimmy Yates (ranked 2047 p4p, 228 weight class). Chandler Nelson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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167 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chandler Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jimmy Yates!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Paul Gruel and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yates pivots, looking for a leg kick but Nelson is out of range and Yates settles back down.
Yates attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nelson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Horrible takedown attempt by Nelson or perhaps it was just good defense by Yates, which made it look bad.
Yates throws a low kick but Nelson avoids it.
Yates connects with a single shot there.
Yates fails to land with a series of punches.
Nelson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Yates but Yates pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nelson misses with a takedown attempt - Yates sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chandler Nelson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yates throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Nelson counters with a one-two to the body.
Nelson goes for a double leg but Yates avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Yates continues to drive forward.
Nelson moves away from the strike by Yates.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yates throws a head kick that misses.
Nelson appears to be looking for a big counter.
Nelson needs to keep his hands up - Yates had a free shot at his head there.
Yates lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Yates feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nelson's calf.
Yates 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.
Nelson is rocked!
It looks like Chandler Nelson has been cut.
Yates throws a wild body kick that Nelson sees coming a mile off.
Oh Nelson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yates throws a head kick but Nelson moves out of range.
Yates buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Yates turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nelson seems to have got his legs back now.
Jimmy Yates is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nelson dives in and scores a takedown into Yates's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yates bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nelson's guard.
Nelson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Nelson working for a triangle but Yates defends it easily.
Yates stays in close to Nelson's body and controls the position.
Nelson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Yates can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yates's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Nelson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Yates controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nelson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nelson sets himself, and Yates steps forward looking for the clinch! Nelson avoids it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
A head kick misses from Yates.
Yates throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Nelson.
Nelson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yates.
Nelson blocks a head kick by Yates.
Nelson throws a big counter combination but Yates scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Nice shot lands for Yates.
Yates throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nelson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Yates scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Yates throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yates lands with a good body shot.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Yates.
Yates keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Yates swats away the attempt to clinch by Nelson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Yates dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chandler Nelson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nelson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Yates circles away.
Yates lands a body shot.
Yates throws a leg kick which misses Nelson's front leg but catches the back leg as Nelson tries to avoid it.
Nelson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Yates to score with a decent uppercut.
Jimmy Yates seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nelson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A clash of legs there as Nelson blocks the low kick.
Nelson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Yates swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Nelson counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Nelson tries to clinch there but Yates circles away.
Yates throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yates throws a hook but Nelson blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nelson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Yates. That one must have hurt.
Nelson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yates connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yates fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yates fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Yates misses with a lunging right hand
and Nelson counters with a one-two to the body.
Nelson moves forwards but Yates connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nelson doesn't manage to clinch there - Yates circles away.
Nelson wants to clinch up but Yates keeps it at a distance.
Nelson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Yates is looking for a sweep.
Yates is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Yates tries to get to full guard but Nelson has control of the leg.
Nelson seems to be looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nelson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Yates keeps working.
Nelson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Yates doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Nelson.
Yates is looking for a sweep. Nelson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson seems to be looking for submissions.
Yates is pressing down on Nelson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Yates keeping moving, preventing Nelson from controlling successfully.
Yates is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Yates avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yates dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nelson fails with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yates lands a jab to the nose.
Yates has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yates lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nelson's sensitive parts.
Nelson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nelson shoots in but Yates avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chandler Nelson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nelson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nelson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Yates connects with a looping right hand.
Yates avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nelson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yates.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Yates showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Chandler Nelson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Nelson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Yates swings wildly with an uppercut but Nelson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nelson blocks an uppercut.
Nelson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Yates up against the cage.
Yates misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yates misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yates breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nelson takes one to the chin there.
Yates lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yates will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Yates misses with a wild body shot.
Yates just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromNelson.
Yates showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nelson.
Nelson tries to clinch there but Yates circles away.
Yates avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yates tries to counter with a clinch but Nelson shakes him off and moves away.
Nelson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yates.
Nelson is looking for a counter combo.
Yates lands a leg kick that knocks Nelson off balance momentarily.
Yates goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Good shot there by Yates.
Yates throws a jab when Nelson was well out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yates. Nelson does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson slips a jab from Yates.
Yates lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nelson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Nelson.
Nelson attempts a counter takedown but Yates avoids it well and moves away.
Nelson closes the distance and clinches.
Nelson manages to break the clinch.
Yates connects with a solid leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A leg kick checked by Nelson.
Yates pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Nelson back to the cage. Yates follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Nelson moves into the clinch successfully.
Nelson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Yates has him pressed against the cage.
Yates breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yates swings for the body but Nelson moves out of range.
Yates with a jab.
Nelson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Yates is looking to slow Nelson down with leg kicks.
Jimmy Yates is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Yates bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Nelson's head backwards.
Yates throws a nice outside leg kick.
Yates just misses with a punch to the body.
Yates jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yates dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nelson. That did some damage!
Nelson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yates.
Chandler Nelson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yates fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Yates swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yates stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nelson.
Yates throws a leg kick that is checked
and Nelson counters with a left and a right that stings Yates.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A good leg kick by Yates.
Nelson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yates manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yates throws a nice looking combination but Nelson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nelson shoots for a takedown but Yates saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nelson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nelson tries to clinch there but Yates circles away.
Yates avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chandler Nelson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yates dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nelson. That did some damage!
Nelson misses with a head kick.
Yates moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nelson 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.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Yates comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Yates 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 Josh West scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Yates!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Petrov (ranked 2628 p4p, 255 weight class) and Jack Tupp (ranked 3324 p4p, 309 weight class). Petrov comes to the cage accompanied by They want too see me fall. Tupp is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Black No. 1. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fedor Petrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jack Tupp!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Micheangelo Fripello and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrov tries to clinch but Tupp is having none of it.
Tupp has taken the fight to the clinch.
Petrov working hard to break the clinch.
Petrov is trying to break the clinch but Tupp is controlling him.
Tupp tries a knee to the head but Petrov blocks it.
Tupp breaks the clinch.
Tupp has Petrov up against the cage in a clinch.
Tupp's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tupp has Petrov up against the cage in a clinch.
Tupp taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Petrov prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov wants to break free but Tupp has control.
Tupp breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tupp fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Tupp rushes Petrov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tupp pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tupp scores with a head kick. Petrov tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Fedor Petrov has been cut.
Tupp misses with a combination
and Petrov counters with a one-two to the body.
Petrov gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Petrov working a defensive guard here.
Tupp looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Petrov thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Tupp looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Petrov looking to control.
Tupp slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Petrov working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tupp doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Petrov is tightening it up a little... Tupp has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Tupp reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Tupp taps out! Nice BJJ there by Petrov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Fedor Petrov!
A relieved looking Fedor Petrov 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joey Horatius (ranked 2361 p4p, 140 weight class) and Landon Cannon (ranked 3521 p4p, 187 weight class). Cannon is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Freebird. Landon Cannon has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Joey Horatius's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joey Horatius!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Landon Cannon!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Ryoma Takatsuka and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Horatius misses.
Horatius misses with a straight right.
Horatius misses with a series of wild punches.
Cannon drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Horatius defends it well.
Cannon fails to land the takedown.
As Cannon looks to move away, Horatius throws a big counter combo but Cannon just gets out of the way.
Horatius tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cannon was well out of range. Poor timing from Horatius.
Joey Horatius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cannon avoids the body shot from Horatius.
Horatius throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Horatius lands with a good body shot.
Horatius throws a body punch but Cannon moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horatius displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cannon.
Cannon misses with a takedown attempt - Horatius sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Joey Horatius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Landon Cannon.
Cannon shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Horatius as he jumps to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cannon on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Horatius throws a body shot but no joy.
Horatius defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cannon.
Cannon with a poor takedown
and Horatius connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cannon has a takedown stuffed.
Horatius swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cannon doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Horatius looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Horatius throws a looping overhand right but Cannon ducks down to avoid it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cannon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horatius ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cannon moves away.
Nice defenses there by Cannon.
Cannon is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Horatius.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cannon 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.
Horatius wants to sweep but no luck.
Horatius is adopting a defensive guard.
Horatius knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cannon on the ground.
Cannon drops back looking for a leg! Horatius is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Horatius manages to kick Cannon off! Cannon jumps back into Horatius's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cannon is fighting to break Horatius's control of his arms but Horatius is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cannon preventing the sweep.
Horatius pulls Cannon in to control the position.
Horatius's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cannon changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Horatius tries to avoid it but Cannon manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Horatius to the ground. Horatius escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A counter left hand to the body from Horatius misses its target.
Horatius misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Cannon darts in looking for a takedown but Horatius gets double underhooks and turns Cannon into the cage.
We've been told by Horatius's head coaches at Coffins MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Horatius takes a swing at Cannon's ribcage but misses.
Horatius takes a swing at Cannon's ribcage but misses.
Cannon has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cannon there as he acknowledges the shot.
Horatius throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cannon feints the counter takedown.
Horatius throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cannon.
Horatius misses with a few strikes there.
Cannon moves out of range as Horatius strikes.
Cannon fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Horatius misses the target.
Cannon drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Horatius misses with a few strikes there.
Cannon takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Horatius dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Horatius throws a right and a left that Cannon avoids nicely.
Cannon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cannon gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Horatius counters with a nice uppercut.
Cannon moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Horatius just misses with a punch to the body.
Horatius rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cannon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cannon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Horatius.
Horatius throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Horatius wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The crowd cheers as Horatius lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cannon doesn't seem phased though.
Cannon shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Horatius as he avoids it easily.
A quick step to the side and Horatius tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Horatius connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Horatius misses with a wild body shot.
Landon Cannon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horatius throws a one two combo.
Cannon is rocked!
Horatius lands a jab to the head.
Cannon is still on wobbly legs! Can Horatius finish him?
Horatius lands a left and a right that send Cannon crashing to the mat, dazed. Horatius thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Cannon takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Joey Horatius is winning the standup battle so far.
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!
Cannon fails with a takedown attempt.
Joey Horatius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Landon Cannon.
Cannon darts in looking for a takedown but Horatius gets double underhooks and turns Cannon into the cage.
Cannon seems to have recovered his senses.
Horatius throws a hook to the side of Cannon's head but Cannon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Horatius lands a body shot.
Horatius leaves Cannon with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Horatius throws a hook but Cannon avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cannon fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Horatius is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cannon can do to turn this around?
Cannon is breathing heavily.
Horatius lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Horatius keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A cross from Horatius lands.
Cannon avoids the body shot from Horatius.
Horatius throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Horatius punishes Cannon's body with a nice straight punch.
Cannon has his takedown stuffed
and Horatius connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Horatius fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Horatius throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cannon takes one to the side of the head.
Cannon shoots in but no luck this time.
Horatius throws a body punch but Cannon moves out of range.
Horatius wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Horatius is looking to wear down Cannon with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Horatius lands with a shot to the body.
Oooooh!!! Horatius has knocked Cannon down with a huge combo! Horatius steps away and waves a wobbly Cannon back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Horatius fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Horatius is pawing at Cannon, trying to feel the distance before throwing out a cross that crashes into Cannon's nose. Cannon is badly hurt! Horatius pounces, throwing wild strikes as both fighters end up on the ground! Cannon tries desperately to hold on but Horatius is relentless in his assault! As Cannon receives an ever increasing number of unanswered strikes the referee pulls Horatius away and this one is in the books!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joey Horatius!
Joey Horatius retains his bantamweight title!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vicente Escalante (ranked 1771 p4p, 209 weight class) and Roland Charlemange (ranked 5323 p4p, 469 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vicente Escalante!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Roland Charlemange!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Paul Gruel and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Charlemange throws a poor cross that misses
and Escalante counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Escalante scores with a one two! Charlemange had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Escalante connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Charlemange momentarily.
Escalante fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Charlemange fails to land the takedown.
Charlemange misses with a right hand
and Escalante counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Charlemange throws a predictable looking body shot
and Escalante counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Charlemange looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Escalante moves out of range as Charlemange strikes.
Escalante comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Escalante connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Charlemange is rocked!
Charlemange misses with a looping right.
Escalante rushes Charlemange with punches - Charlemange moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Charlemange goes down! Escalante follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vicente Escalante!
Vicente Escalante retains his middleweight title!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Vicente Escalante made sure he mentioned Fist MMA Gear, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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