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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Dylan (ranked 2955 p4p, 349 weight class) and Johnny Lewis (ranked 2729 p4p, 322 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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170 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nathan Dylan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Lewis!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dylan throws a hook to the side of Lewis's head but Lewis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fighters circling - Dylan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lewis defending well as Dylan loads up on a big left hand.
Lewis bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dylan's head backwards.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dylan. Lewis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dylan misses with a body shot.
Dylan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lewis takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Dylan takes a swing at Lewis's ribcage but misses.
Lewis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dylan.
Dylan sizes up Lewis with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Dylan ducks under a wild hook from Lewis.
Dylan appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lewis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dylan misses with a kick to the body.
Lewis takes a swing at Dylan's ribcage but misses.
Dylan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dylan tries to land a front kick but Lewis steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lewis looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lewis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnny Lewis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis looks to score with a jab to the body but Dylan is just out of range.
A left lands for Lewis.
Lewis drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Dylan right on the button. Dylan goes down! Lewis follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Lewis gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Lewis!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Killer Bee (ranked 2567 p4p, 105 weight class) and Cory Ashby (ranked 3481 p4p, 128 weight class). Cory Ashby will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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265 lbs
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Killer Bee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cory Ashby!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bee looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Ashby!
Bee fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Bee fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Bee is working Ashby over with some ground and pound from side control.
Ashby prevents Bee from improving position.
Ashby tries to bench press Bee off him but Bee keeps the position.
Bee throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Ashby takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Bee tries for a kimura but Ashby is defending well.
Bee working the ground and pound but Ashby is defending the strikes.
Bee throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Ashby told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ashby prevents Bee from improving position.
Bee wants to control but Ashby is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ashby is looking for a sweep.
Ashby gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Bee throwing strikes here but Ashby is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Ashby defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Bee.
Bee throws some wild stikes that Ashby manages to avoid easily.
Bee thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Bee sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Bee has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bee can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ashby is looking to escape.
Bee controlling from the full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bee misses with a head shot.
Bee lands a nice shot to the head.
Bee looking to ground and pound but Ashby is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bee in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Ashby is rocked!
It looks like Cory Ashby has been cut.
Ashby looks winded!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bee loads up with a big shot that hurts Ashby! He's pulled Bee in close but Bee has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Ashby survive? More strikes from Bee and Ashby is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Killer Bee!
Killer Bee decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexanderovski Volkan (ranked 4795 p4p, 449 weight class) and Quang Le (ranked 3680 p4p, 385 weight class). Le has chosen What If as his entrance music. Alexanderovski Volkan had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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222 lbs
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213 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexanderovski Volkan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Quang Le!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Volkan cracks a nice hook into Le's ribs.
Volkan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Le avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Volkan forces Le back against the cage and clinches.
Le misses with a knee strike.
Volkan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Le looking to stall.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Le throws a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot in the inside from Volkan.
Le blocks an elbow strike.
Le blocking some punches.
Le jumps guard and drags Volkan to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Our spies down at at Evolution Fitness Center inform us that Le has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le looking to control.
Volkan trying to control but Le is working from the bottom.
Volkan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Volkan with a nice head shot there.
Le should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Volkan looking to sit in guard and control but Le gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Volkan had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Le defends it easily.
Volkan is looking for a triangle here but Le uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Volkan on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Volkan tries to get out of the position.
Le content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le scoring with punches and elbows.
Volkan is trying to work for a sweep but Le has mounted him!
Le swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Quang Le!
During a confident post fight interview, Quang Le thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Max Wolff (ranked 3902 p4p, 387 weight class) and Brooklyn Brawler (ranked 4041 p4p, 394 weight class). Brooklyn Brawler will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Max Wolff!
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, Brooklyn Brawler!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolff fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brawler manages to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Wolff throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Brawler! But no joy.
Wolff misses the jab.
Brawler just misses with a punch to the body.
Brawler scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wolff in his tracks.
Brawler throws a big shot that misses.
Brawler slips under a jab.
Brawler tries to counter with a clinch but Wolff shakes him off and moves away.
Brawler throws a hook to the side of Wolff's head but Wolff sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Left hook, right uppercut from Wolff.
Wolff scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Brawler on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wolff keeps the fight on the outside.
An attempted straight right counter from Wolff misses the target.
Max Wolff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wolff lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wolff blocks a jab.
A left lands for Brawler.
Wolff throws a hook to the side of Brawler's head but Brawler sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolff throws a right and a left that Brawler avoids nicely.
Brawler swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wolff throws a series of strikes that have Brawler backpedaling.
Wolff throws a hook but Brawler blocks it.
Brawler takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wolff uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brawler.
Wolff just misses with a punch to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Wolff misses the target.
Brawler connects with the punch.
Wolff throws a hook to the side of Brawler's head but Brawler sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brawler tries to move into range but Wolff moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Brawler on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Brawler listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brawler comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Brawler bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wolff's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolff misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice defenses there by Brawler.
Wolff ducks under a wild hook from Brawler.
Brawler steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wolff.
Wolff pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brawler pushes Wolff up against the cage in a clinch.
Brawler prevents a body shot from Wolff.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wolff.
Wolff blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brawler keeps control of Wolff as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Brawler prevents Wolff from breaking the clinch.
Wolff is working Brawler over against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Wolff as the two fighters clinch.
Brawler misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Brawler.
Brawler presses Wolff against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Brawler tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolff wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nice body punch from Wolff - that landed with a thud.
Brawler swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wolff blocks an uppercut.
Brawler pushes Wolff back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brawler misses with a punch to the body.
Wolff lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brawler backwards.
Brawler doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wolff blocks an uppercut.
Brawler throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Brawler fails to land.
Wolff lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Brawler tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wolff's elbow.
Brawler throws a punch but it's blocked by Wolff.
Wolff has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Brawler working aggressively here.
Wolff wants to get back to striking at distance but Brawler won't allow it.
Wolff lands a hook that snaps the head of Brawler backwards.
Brawler swings wildly with an uppercut but Wolff uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brawler swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wolff tries a body shot but Brawler blocks it.
Wolff looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Wolff breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brawler lands a jab to the head.
Brawler staying out of range there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brawler with a hook.
Wolff takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Brawler misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wolff.
Wolff was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice defenses there by Wolff.
Wolff throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brawler.
Wolff throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Brawler counters with a stiff right hand.
Brawler lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good shot there by Wolff.
No joy there for Wolff, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brawler swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Max Wolff will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Brawler cracks Wolff with an open hand slap.
Brawler with a jab.
Wolff throws a big shot that misses.
Brawler misses with a two punch combination.
Wolff misses with a few strikes there.
Wolff lands the left hand.
Brawler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wolff.
Wolff looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wolff tries to bum rush Brawler with a series of wild strikes but Brawler uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A lazy left from Brawler finds it's target.
Wolff swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brawler swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Brawler uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wolff.
Brawler fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wolff throws a nice looking combination but Brawler bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
It seemed like Brawler was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolff looks to land a combination but Brawler avoids it well.
Wolff misses the shot to the body.
Wolff on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Good exchange - Brawler coming out on top.
Wolff throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brawler.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Brawler! But no joy.
Wolff dips to his left and cracks Brawler with an uppercut!
Wolff throws an overhand right that lands on Brawler's shoulder, as Brawler tries to avoid the shot.
Brawler comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wolff jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wolff tries to move into range but Brawler moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wolff throws a looping overhand right but Brawler ducks down to avoid it.
Brawler showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wolff.
Wolff misses with a hook
letting Brawler counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wolff swats away the attempt to clinch by Brawler.
Wolff circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wolff scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wolff lands a lovely overhand right.
A jab from Wolff misses.
Brawler gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wolff lands with a short shot to the head.
Brawler lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wolff backwards.
Wolff wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wolff is looking to break free of the clinch but Brawler has double underhooks.
Brawler has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A short body shot lands from Wolff as the two fighters clinch.
Brawler working aggressively here.
Wolff tries to work over Brawler's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brawler softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wolff wants to break free but Brawler has control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolff has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Brooklyn Brawler seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Brawler connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wolff's face.
Brawler misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brawler's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wolff throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Brawlers head.
Brawler lands a nice uppercut.
Wolff can't find room to land a body shot as Brawler controls the action.
Brawler swings wildly with an uppercut but Wolff uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brawler throws a punch but it's blocked by Wolff.
Wolff gets through Brawler's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Brawler throws a punch but it's blocked by Wolff.
Wolff tries to break free but Brawler pushes him back against the cage.
Wolff lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Brawler or not.
Brawler lands with a right to the head.
Brawler throws a head punch that misses.
Brawler lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Brawler landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brawler misses with some punches.
Wolff misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brawler lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wolff backwards.
Brawler lands an uppercut.
Brawler tries a body shot but Wolff blocks it.
Brawler swings wildly with an uppercut but Wolff uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wolff is trying to break the clinch but Brawler has him pressed against the cage.
Wolff lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brawler backwards.
Wolff tries to circle away but Brawler has him pinned against the cage.
Brawler tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brawler doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wolff is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Brawler tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wolff blocks an uppercut.
Brawler is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wolff is defending well for now.
Wolff is trying to break the clinch but Brawler is controlling him.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wolff.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brooklyn Brawler showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Wolff jabs Brawler to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Brawler takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wolff just misses with a punch to the body.
Brawler needs to keep his hands up - Wolff had a free shot at his head there.
Brawler scores with a shot to the body.
Brawler tries to close the distance and clinch but Wolff swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wolff misses with a lunging right hand
and Brawler counters with a nice body shot.
Brawler is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Brawler closes the distance and clinches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wolff.
Wolff wants to get back to striking at distance but Brawler won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Wolff on the inside.
Good body shot from Brawler.
Wolff is trying to break the clinch but Brawler has him pressed against the cage.
A knee to the head by Brawler.
It looks like Max Wolff has been cut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brawler tries a body shot but Wolff blocks it.
Brawler throws a punch but it's blocked by Wolff.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolff wants to break the clinch but can't.
Brawler with a knee to the head.
Brawler tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wolff misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wolff blocks an uppercut.
Brawler lands a left hand.
Wolff works on Brawler's body with a couple of short punches.
Brawler misses with a knee strike.
Brawler prevents Wolff from breaking the clinch.
Wolff has had enough of the clinch but Brawler keeps him there for the moment.
Brawler working Wolff over with knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brawler.
Brawler working aggressively here.
Brawler throws a punch but it's blocked by Wolff.
Wolff presses Brawler against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Brawler doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brawler throws a head punch that misses.
Brawler blocks a body shot from Wolff.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolff is trying to force a seperation but Brawler has the dominant position.
Wolff tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wolff lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Brawler lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wolff or not.
Brawler throws a punch but it's blocked by Wolff.
Brawler misses with some punches.
Brawler scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brawler throws a punch but it's blocked by Wolff.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brawler.
Brawler misses with some punches.
Wolff misses with a body punch.
Brawler lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Brawler lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wolff.
Knees in the clinch landing for Brawler.
Brawler lands a shot to the body.
Wolff's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Brawler scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brawler lands a left hand.
A short uppercut from Brawler.
Brawler throws a punch but it's blocked by Wolff.
Brawler swings wildly with an uppercut but Wolff uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Brawler fails to land.
Brawler swings wildly with an uppercut but Wolff uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brawler swings wildly with an uppercut but Wolff uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wolff blocks an uppercut.
Brawler throws a head punch that misses.
Brawler misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brawler tries to throw a body punch but Wolff avoids it by throwing Brawler back against the cage.
Brawler makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Brawler lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wolff backwards.
Brawler tries to work over Wolff's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brawler has Wolff pressed against the cage, preventing Wolff from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wolff lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Still in the clinch, Brawler scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wolff can't break the clinch.
Brawler has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brawler misses with the head strike.
Wolff works on Brawler's body with a couple of short punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brawler connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wolff's face.
Wolff looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wolff digs a right hand underneath Brawler's ribcage. Brawler let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wolff tries to break the clinch but Brawler is controlling the position.
Brawler swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brawler throws a punch but it's blocked by Wolff.
Wolff wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Brawler has him pressed against the cage.
Wolff blocks an uppercut.
Brawler misses with the head strike.
Wolff is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wolff can't find room to land a body shot as Brawler controls the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brooklyn Brawler comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Brawler has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brooklyn Brawler!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mystic Marley (ranked 2211 p4p, 126 weight class) and Funky Colemadina (ranked 3730 p4p, 199 weight class). Colemadina is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: immortal by adema. Mystic Marley has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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142 lbs
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130 lbs
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Granite chin |
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Brawler
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mystic Marley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Funky Colemadina!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Colemadina shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Marley as he jumps to the side.
Colemadina has managed to clinch.
Marley changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Colemadina fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Colemadina tries to keep at a distance but Marley has taken the fight into the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Marley.
Colemadina is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Marley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Colemadina's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marley is working for takedown but Colemadina is calmly controlling the position for now.
Marley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marley is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Colemadina pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mystic Marley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Colemadina stops a takedown attempt from Marley.
Marley lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Colemadina will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Marley up against the cage.
Colemadina prevents a takedown attempt there.
Marley lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Marley has Colemadina pushed against the cage.
A short right from Marley.
Colemadina jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Marley walks away with a smile on his face. Colemadina gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Colemadina moves out of range of the leg kick from Marley.
Colemadina moves into the clinch successfully.
Colemadina jumps guard but Marley stands there with Colemadina around his waist. Colemadina gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Colemadina jumps into guard, dragging Marley to the mat.
Marley content to stall in guard here.
Marley trying to stand up but can't free himself from Colemadina's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Colemadina can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marley throws a big elbow that misses.
Colemadina wants to stand but Marley is controlling the position.
Marley missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Marley 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.
Colemadina keeping moving, preventing Marley from controlling successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marley instigates a clinch.
Colemadina's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Marley goes for a takedown attempt but Colemadina pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Marley motions for Colemadina to come forward. Marley throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Colemadina throws a head kick that misses.
Colemadina shoots in for a double leg but Marley sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Colemadina throws a head kick that misses.
Marley has taken the fight to the clinch.
Marley misses with an elbow strike.
Marley tries a knee to the head but Colemadina blocks it.
Colemadina tries for a takedown. No joy.
A short left from Marley.
Colemadina successfully pulls guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marley postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Colemadina keeping moving, preventing Marley from controlling successfully.
Colemadina utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Colemadina holds on and takes a little breather.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Marley controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Marley passes into half guard.
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 crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Colemadina is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Marley scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mystic Marley dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Marley pushes Colemadina up against the cage in a clinch.
Marley throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Colemadinas head.
Marley lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Marley has Colemadina pressed against the cage.
Marley scores with a shot to the side of Colemadina's head.
Marley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Colemadina gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Marley.
Colemadina is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Marley lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Marley creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Marley is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Colemadina gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mystic Marley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Colemadina prevents a takedown attempt there.
Colemadina blocks an uppercut.
Colemadina prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Colemadina being controlled against the cage.
A short right from Marley on the inside.
Marley landing knees to the head.
Colemadina looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Colemadina tries to stall but Marley uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Colemadina takes a knee to the side of the body.
Colemadina takes a shot to the head.
Marley has Colemadina pressed against the cage, preventing Colemadina from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Still in the clinch, Colemadina scores with a nice short uppercut.
Marley lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Colemadina tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Marley avoids it.
Colemadina looking for a takedown.
Marley lands a right hand.
Marley stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colemadina stalling in the clinch but Marley improves position.
Marley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Colemadina gets underhooks to prevent Marley's takedown attempt.
Marley is looking to take this one to the mat.
Marley taking a breather.
Marley tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
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!
Marley is stalling here.
Marley lands with a short shot to the head.
Marley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Marley is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Colemadina gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Colemadina is looking to take this one to the mat.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Marley.
Marley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Colemadina has clasped his hands together around Marley's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marley is looking to regain half guard here but Colemadina keeps moving and retains side control.
Colemadina misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Marley is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Marley's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Marley looking for a sweep but Colemadina has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Marley tries to hold on but Colemadina postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Colemadina lands a big shot there that rocks Marley but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Marley can't escape the position.
Colemadina avoids the attempt from Marley to control.
Marley is just holding on here. Colemadina manages to take his back.
Marley takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Colemadina has the hooks in. Marley is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mystic Marley dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Colemadina shoots in and drives through. Marley sprawls well.
It looked like Marley was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Marley tries to clinch but Colemadina is having none of it.
Colemadina shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Marley as he avoids it easily.
Marley has Colemadina up against the cage in a clinch.
Colemadina tries to pull guard but Marley holds him up against the cage and eventually Colemadina drops back down to his feet.
Mystic Marley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Funky Colemadina.
Colemadina is trying to break free.
Colemadina tries to throw a body punch but Marley avoids it by throwing Colemadina back against the cage.
Marley turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Colemadina can't do much from the bottom here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An elbow from Marley crashes against the mat.
Funky Colemadina has got the better of the ground game so far.
Colemadina is not content to let Marley control the position.
Marley tries to move to mount but Colemadina blocks the move with his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marley has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Marley has closed the distance and engaged Colemadina in a clinch.
Colemadina takes a shot to the head.
Marley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Colemadina has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Marley after a bit of a struggle.
Marley lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Marley is working Colemadina over against the cage.
Colemadina fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Marley goes for a takedown attempt but Colemadina pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Marley throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marley keeps the fight on the outside.
Marley works the jab nicely.
Marley catches Colemadina with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Marley moves into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marley scores with a hook to the body.
Marley has hold of one of Colemadina's legs. Colemadina is fighting the takedown attempt but Marley gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Marley sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Marley throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Marley not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colemadina preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mystic Marley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Marley controls from within his opponent's guard.
Marley is looking to stand up but Colemadina won't let him.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Marley looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Marley gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's four 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.
Colemadina is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Colemadina is trying to stall.
Marley goes for a takedown attempt but Colemadina pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Marley tests Colemadina's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Marley lands a nice shot to the body.
Colemadina shoots in but Marley avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Funky Colemadina has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marley is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A head kick by Colemadina misses
and Marley counters with a nice uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mystic Marley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Marley, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mystic Marley!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dennis Rader (ranked 1363 p4p, 56 weight class) and Jason Mendoza (ranked 2433 p4p, 103 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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19
265 lbs
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277 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
KO power |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dennis Rader!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jason Mendoza!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the body from Rader misses
and Mendoza counters with a low kick, right behind Rader 's knee.
Rader takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Rader misses with a wild combination.
Rader throws a right hand that misses
and Mendoza counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Dennis Rader has been cut.
The crowd cheers as Mendoza lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rader doesn't seem phased though.
Mendoza closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Rader! Mendoza dives in looking to finish! Rader is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jason Mendoza!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rashid Rubson (ranked 2649 p4p, 310 weight class) and Daniel Pawlik (ranked 3759 p4p, 397 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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190 lbs
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26
190 lbs
3 - 5 - 0 |
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Rashid Rubson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Pawlik!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rubson tries to keep at a distance but Pawlik has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rubson blocking some punches.
Rubson blocks an uppercut.
Rubson is fighting off a takedown attempt but Pawlik is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Rubson to the mat. Rubson regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pawlik tries to free his leg and advance position but Rubson is retaining full guard.
Rubson looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Pawlik trying to control the position from guard on top but Rubson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rubson keeping full guard, as Pawlik tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rubson keeping moving, preventing Pawlik from controlling successfully.
Rubson has his hands on Pawlik's head, controlling the position.
Pawlik trying to control the position from guard on top but Rubson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rubson is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Rubson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rubson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Rubson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Rubson prevents Pawlik from improving his position.
Rubson is nestled in close to Pawlik, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Pawlik 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pawlik is looking to improve his position.
Rubson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rubson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pawlik defending well though.
Rubson working Pawlik over with strikes.
Rubson winds up and cracks Pawlik with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Pawlik is looking for a sweep. Rubson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rubson not doing much here.
Rubson winds up and cracks Pawlik with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Pawlik manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Rubson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Pawlik is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rubson defends well.
Rubson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rubson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rubson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Rubson stays in close to Pawlik's body and controls the position.
Pawlik looking for a triangle here. Rubson is fighting it but it looks tight! Pawlik pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Rubson is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Daniel Pawlik!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Naizen Kamenashi (ranked 2590 p4p, 305 weight class) and Rakeem Marley (ranked 2872 p4p, 329 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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19
210 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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216 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Naizen Kamenashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rakeem Marley!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kamenashi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marley manages to avoid it.
Kamenashi misses with a series of wild punches.
Marley throws out a counter right but Kamenashi avoids it with no problem.
Kamenashi throws a left and a right that both miss
and Marley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A combination from Kamenashi does no damage.
Marley throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kamenashi counters with a single leg into guard. Marley didn't expect that.
Kamenashi prevents Marley from getting back to his feet.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Marley holds on and takes a little breather.
Marley pushes Kamenashi off and scrambles back to his feet.
Nice shot by Marley.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marley misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Marley.
Marley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Marley misses with the combination.
Marley scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kamenashi misses with a series of wild punches.
Marley has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Kamenashi is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Kamenashi tries to move into range but Marley moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Marley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kamenashi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Marley misses with a two punch combination.
Kamenashi is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Marley.
Marley connects with the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marley tries to bum rush Kamenashi with a series of wild strikes but Kamenashi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kamenashi moves in looking to clinch but Marley pushes him off.
Marley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
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!
Kamenashi throws out a leg kick but Marley moves out of range and Kamenashi only half commits.
A combination from Marley does no damage.
Kamenashi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kamenashi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marley scores with a shot to the body.
Kamenashi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kamenashi looks to clinch
and Marley counters with a stiff right hand.
Marley getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Marley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kamenashi.
Marley throws an off balance right hand
and Kamenashi counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamenashi tries to clinch up.
Naizen Kamenashi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kamenashi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Marley rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kamenashi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kamenashi tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Marley manages to circle out of the way.
Marley digs a good hook to Kamenashi's body.
Marley throws a body punch but Kamenashi moves out of range.
Marley lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kamenashi circles away quickly and effectively.
Kamenashi moves in looking to clinch but Marley pushes him off.
Kamenashi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kamenashi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Marley swats away the attempt to clinch by Kamenashi.
Marley throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kamenashi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marley was well out of range. Poor timing from Kamenashi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Kamenashi does no damage.
A punch combination from Kamenashi misses.
Kamenashi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Marley connects with a right that clearly hurt Kamenashi. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as Marley proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Kamenashi collapses and taps out under the pressure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rakeem Marley!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Wolf (ranked 1022 p4p, 144 weight class) and Bruce Vanorden (ranked 488 p4p, 66 weight class). Vanorden has chosen Squad King Karter as his entrance music. Aaron Wolf has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aaron Wolf!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bruce Vanorden!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolf keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vanorden misses with a wild body shot.
Wolf seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Wolf doesn't manage to clinch there - Vanorden circles away.
Vanorden scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Vanorden connects with a right hand. Wolf shakes it off.
It looks like Aaron Wolf has been cut.
Wolf tries to clinch but Vanorden moves out of range.
Vanorden swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wolf doesn't manage to clinch there - Vanorden circles away.
Wolf gets a clinch.
Wolf is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Vanorden to keep the fight standing.
Vanorden tries to work over Wolf's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vanorden.
Wolf blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wolf fails to pull guard.
Wolf blocks a body shot from Vanorden.
Wolf jumps into guard, dragging Vanorden to the mat.
Wolf had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Vanorden defends it easily.
Vanorden tries to stand but Wolf is controlling from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanorden pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wolf is keeping the position for now.
Wolf working for a triangle but Vanorden defends it easily.
Wolf had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Vanorden defends it easily.
Wolf is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Vanorden is aware though and is defending well.
Vanorden controlling from the top position.
Wolf looking for a guillotine here but Vanorden defends easily.
Wolf is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vanorden wants to control from the top but Wolf keeps moving.
Vanorden is looking to stand up but Wolf won't let him.
Wolf is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Vanorden frees his head nicely. Oh but Wolf has switched to an armbar! Vanorden is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Aaron Wolf!
Aaron Wolf is the new light heavyweight champion!
An out of breath Aaron Wolf thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Trage Tragedy (ranked 760 p4p, 102 weight class) and Pate Mfer (ranked 1356 p4p, 173 weight class). Pate Mfer 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Trage Tragedy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Pate Mfer!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mfer takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tragedy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tragedy scores with a body shot.
Mfer swats away the attempt to clinch by Tragedy.
Mfer works Tragedy's body with a nice hook.
Mfer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tragedy.
Tragedy lands a jab to Mfer's midsection.
Tragedy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tragedy ducks under a wild hook from Mfer.
Crunch! Mfer slams his shin into Tragedy's torso.
Tragedy wants to clinch.
Mfer looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tragedy lands a right hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tragedy needs to keep his hands up - Mfer had a free shot at his head there.
Mfer misses with a hook
and Tragedy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mfer throws a poor cross that misses
and Tragedy counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tragedy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tragedy slips a jab from Mfer.
Tragedy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mfer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mfer! But no joy.
A shot to the liver by Tragedy. Beautiful body shot.
Mfer moves out of range of the strikes.
Mfer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tragedy.
Tragedy connects with an inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Mfer.
Tragedy throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tragedy throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tragedy just misses with a punch to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tragedy avoids the head kick by Mfer.
That kick from Tragedy tenderised Mfer's leg. Mfer is trying to keep his angry face on.
A head kick misses from Mfer.
Mfer throws a lazy right hand but Tragedy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mfer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mfer with a hook.
It looks like Trage Tragedy has been cut.
Tragedy is looking to score with low kicks.
Tragedy on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tragedy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mfer's corner calls for a 1-2. Mfer obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mfer lands a jab-cross combination.
Mfer takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mfer throws a jab when Tragedy was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mfer misses the jab.
Tragedy clinches up against the cage.
Tragedy trying to land knees to the body.
Mfer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tragedy backwards.
Tragedy slowing the pace effectively.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tragedy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A short uppercut from Mfer.
Tragedy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mfer or not.
Tragedy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tragedy avoiding damage.
Tragedy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tragedy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tragedy taking a breather.
Tragedy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mfer blocking some punches.
Tragedy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tragedy tries to stall but Mfer uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mfer misses with a body punch.
Mfer pushes Tragedy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tragedy digs a right hand into Mfer's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mfer's gas tank.
Tragedy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tragedy manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Mfer letting Tragedy take a breather here.
Tragedy presses Mfer against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mfer as Tragedy tries to tie him up.
Mfer misses with the head strike.
Mfer prevents a body shot from Tragedy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Trage Tragedy will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Trage Tragedy's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Tragedy tries to land a leg kick but Mfer saw it coming and moves away.
Tragedy moves in looking to clinch but Mfer pushes him off.
Mfer misses with a right hand
letting Tragedy counter with a right hand.
Mfer takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tragedy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tragedy tries to land a leg kick but Mfer saw it coming and moves away.
Mfer looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tragedy cracks a nice hook into Mfer's ribs.
Mfer takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mfer might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Mfer looks to land a combination but Tragedy avoids it well.
Tragedy lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Pate Mfer has been cut.
Tragedy sends Mfer crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Tragedy is motioning to the referee to let Mfer up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Mfer is rocked!
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!
Mfer catches Tragedy with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mfer is still on wobbly legs! Can Tragedy finish him?
Tragedy takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mfer seems to have recovered his senses.
Tragedy drops Mfer with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Mfer looks back up at him and smiles so Tragedy waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Tragedy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tragedy is looking to wear down Mfer with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mfer misses with a double jab
and Tragedy counters with a head kick from the bowels of hell that crumples Mfer! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Trage Tragedy!
During a confident post fight interview, Trage Tragedy thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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