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HFC 13 - Barbosa vs Carvalho PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Todd Wad (ranked 25231 p4p, 589 weight class) and Derrick Thompson (ranked 7507 p4p, 552 weight class). Todd Wad has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Todd Wad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Derrick Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Dean Styles and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wad takes the fight into the clinch.
Wad gets underhooks to prevent Thompson's takedown attempt.
Wad utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wad tries for a takedown but Thompson manages to get underhooks.
Wad is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Thompson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Wad tries to pull guard but Thompson won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Todd Wad. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thompson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Thompson jumps into guard, dragging Wad to the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wad wants to control from the top but Thompson keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson has his foot on Wad's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Wad works his way back into a safe position though.
Thompson has his hands on Wad's head, controlling the position.
Thompson trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Thompson isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Wad stacks Thompson on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Wad!
Thompson is not content to let Wad control the position.
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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thompson gets back to half guard.
Thompson is looking to escape.
Wad is looking to take a break and control but Thompson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Thompson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Thompson can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wad is looking to take a break and control but Thompson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Thompson wants to improve his position but Wad is controlling well.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Thompson is positioning himself well to prevent Wad advancing to mount.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Wad leaves Thompson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Wad tries to counter by clinching up but Thompson breaks away and moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Wad lands a big head kick that sends Thompson tumbling to the mat! Wad takes a step backwards and waves Thompson back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Derrick Thompson has been cut.
Wad lands a big head kick that sends Thompson tumbling to the mat! Wad takes a step backwards and waves Thompson back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Thompson stuffs the takedown attempt from Wad. Wad gets slowly back to his feet.
And Thompson tries to counter it with a takedown but Wad pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Thompson misses with a head kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wad clinches with his opponent.
Wad stops a takedown attempt from Thompson.
Wad is looking to take this one to the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Todd Wad dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Derrick Thompson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Wad throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Todd Wad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wad forces Thompson back against the cage and clinches.
Wad is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thompson can do to turn this around?
Wad is trying to push Thompson away but Thompson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Wad's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thompson throws a hook to the side of Wad's head but Wad sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wad thuds his right hand into Thompson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Thompson takes a kick to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thompson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Thompson is breathing heavily.
Thompson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Wad looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wad struggling a bit here.
Wad is not content to let Thompson control the position.
Wad wants to control but Thompson postures up.
Wad is not content to let Thompson control the position.
Wad tries to buck Thompson off but Thompson is having none of it.
Wad is working hard here to advance position.
Wad is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Thompson has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Thompson controlling the position from side mount.
Wad looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Thompson goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Wad rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Thompson's guard! Nice work there by Wad!
Our spies down at at Cozad MMA Montreal inform us that Thompson has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Thompson looking to control.
Wad trying to control the position from guard on top but Thompson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thompson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Wad gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Wad trying to control but Thompson is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson can't keep his opponent in guard - Wad advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Wad not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Thompson is controlling Wad's trapped leg to prevent Wad from advancing to side control.
Wad trying to pass the guard but Thompson defending well.
Wad seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Thompson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wad thows a huge punch but Thompson dodges it nicely.
Wad wants to take a breather but Thompson is having none of it.
Thompson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Wad wants to control from the top but Thompson keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Todd Wad is winning the standup battle so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wad dives in for a single leg takedown but Thompson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Thompson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
As Thompson looks to move away, Wad throws a big counter combo but Thompson just gets out of the way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Todd Wad dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Derrick Thompson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Wad pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wad lands a high kick!
Thompson gets tackled into the cage by Wad. Wad maintains the clinch.
Thompson is pressed up against the cage. Wad has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Thompson down to the mat. Thompson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Wad lands a head kick. Thompson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That has opened up Derrick Thompson's cut even more.
Thompson throws a head kick that misses.
Wad drops down looking for a counter takedown but Thompson sprawls and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thompson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A head kick from Wad lands but Thompson takes it in his stride.
The cut above Derrick Thompson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson shoots in for a takedown but Wad shows good takedown defense.
Wad thinks about countering with a head kick.
Thompson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Wad is defended easily by Thompson.
Danga de danga de dang - Wad scores with a four punch combination!
Wad takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Thompson looks to land a combination but Wad avoids it well.
Wad is looking to counter with a body kick.
Todd Wad is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wad has managed to clinch.
Thompson can't get the takedown.
Wad successfully pulls guard.
Wad is trying to keep Thompson in close.
Thompson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Thompson wants to control from the top but Wad keeps moving.
Wad wants to stand but Thompson is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Thompson stops Wad from standing up.
Thompson drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Wad dives on top into guard.
Thompson is trying to control the position but Wad postures up.
Wad chips away with some ground and pound.
Derrick Thompson's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Derrick Thompson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Todd Wad!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hakim Rubson (ranked 7277 p4p, 542 weight class) and Israel Adasanya (ranked 7321 p4p, 546 weight class). Adasanya has chosen Walkout as his entrance music. Hakim Rubson had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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190 lbs
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Hakim Rubson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Israel Adasanya !
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Russell Pearce and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rubson moves into the clinch.
Adasanya being controlled against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Rubson.
Rubson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rubson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Adasanya in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rubson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Rubson lands a knee to the body.
Rubson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Rubson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rubson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Adasanya told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Adasanya takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rubson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Rubson lands an elbow that stopped Adasanya in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rubson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rubson lands an elbow just above Adasanya 's eye.
Adasanya has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Rubson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rubson lands a damaging elbow.
Rubson stalls.
Rubson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Rubson gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Rubson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rubson leaning against his opponent.
Rubson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Adasanya up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Hakim Rubson.
Adasanya throws a lazy head kick
and Rubson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Rubson lands an elbow just above Adasanya 's eye.
Adasanya is trying to pull guard but Rubson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Rubson lands an elbow inside.
Adasanya is trying to break the clinch but Rubson is controlling him.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rubson.
Rubson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Adasanya 's defenses.
Adasanya wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rubson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Adasanya looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adasanya takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rubson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rubson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rubson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Adasanya 's defenses.
Adasanya takes an elbow to the temple.
Rubson lands an elbow that stopped Adasanya in his tracks for a moment.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Rubson.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rubson obliges.
Adasanya working hard to break the clinch.
Rubson working Adasanya over with knees to the body.
Rubson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Adasanya 's face.
Rubson scores a nice knee to the body.
Rubson lands an elbow just above Adasanya 's eye.
Rubson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Rubson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rubson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rubson lands an elbow inside.
Rubson lands an elbow inside that Adasanya shrugs off.
Rubson lands a good knee to the midsection. Adasanya won't want to take too many of those.
Rubson has Adasanya pressed against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Rubson.
Rubson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Adasanya takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rubson lands a nice elbow.
Rubson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Adasanya is trying to push Rubson away but Rubson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rubson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Rubson lands an elbow inside.
Adasanya letting Rubson take a breather here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rubson lands an elbow just above Adasanya 's eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adasanya successfully pulls guard.
Rubson wants to control from the top but Adasanya keeps moving.
Adasanya is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rubson stands and steps away. Adasanya gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Rubson moves into range and clinches up with Adasanya .
Rubson connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rubson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rubson prevents a body shot from Adasanya .
Adasanya tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hakim Rubson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Israel Adasanya .
Rubson has Adasanya pushed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hakim Rubson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Adasanya goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rubson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Adasanya is trying to break the clinch but Rubson is controlling him.
Adasanya fails to pull guard.
Rubson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Adasanya 's defenses.
It looks like Israel Adasanya has been cut.
Rubson stalls.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rubson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rubson.
Adasanya is trying to push Rubson away but Rubson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rubson crunches a lovely knee into Adasanya 's ribcage.
Rubson stalling against the cage.
Rubson crunches a lovely knee into Adasanya 's ribcage.
Adasanya is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rubson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rubson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Adasanya 's defenses.
Rubson lands an elbow that stopped Adasanya in his tracks for a moment.
Rubson lands a knee to the head.
Rubson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Adasanya 's face.
Rubson crunches a lovely knee into Adasanya 's ribcage.
Rubson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rubson obliges.
Rubson lands an elbow inside that Adasanya shrugs off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rubson has Adasanya pressed against the cage.
Rubson controlling the action here for a moment.
Rubson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Adasanya up against the cage.
Adasanya takes an elbow to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rubson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Adasanya has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rubson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Rubson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rubson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rubson connects with a knee to the head.
Rubson landing knees to the body.
Rubson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rubson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Rubson is stalling here.
Rubson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rubson is struggling to control the position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Hakim Rubson.
Rubson moves into the clinch successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rubson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Rubson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rubson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Rubson lands a nice elbow.
Adasanya is trying to force a seperation but Rubson has the dominant position.
Rubson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Rubson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Adasanya can do to turn this around?
Rubson lands an elbow inside that Adasanya shrugs off.
Adasanya is trying to break the clinch but Rubson has him pressed against the cage.
Rubson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Adasanya 's efforts to push away.
Rubson throws an elbow but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adasanya tries to pull guard but Rubson won't allow it.
Hakim Rubson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Israel Adasanya .
Adasanya drops down looking for an ankle pick but Rubson pulls his leg out and moves away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rubson crunches a lovely knee into Adasanya 's ribcage.
Rubson stalling.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rubson.
Adasanya is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Adasanya tries to pull guard but Rubson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Rubson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Adasanya up against the cage.
Rubson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hakim Rubson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Israel Adasanya 's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Rubson has Adasanya up against the cage in a clinch.
Rubson lands a nice elbow.
Adasanya tries to pull guard but Rubson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Adasanya creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rubson lands an elbow inside that Adasanya shrugs off.
Rubson lands an elbow that stopped Adasanya in his tracks for a moment.
A bit of stalling here from Rubson.
Rubson gets underhooks to prevent Adasanya 's takedown attempt.
Adasanya drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hakim Rubson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Israel Adasanya .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rubson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Adasanya wants to break the clinch but can't.
Adasanya takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Adasanya is trying to force a seperation but Rubson has the dominant position.
Adasanya wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Come on Rubson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Rubson is struggling to control the position.
Adasanya tries for a takedown but Rubson manages to get underhooks.
Rubson lands a nice knee to the body.
Rubson with a knee to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Rubson.
Rubson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Rubson has Adasanya pressed against the cage.
Hakim Rubson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rubson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Adasanya 's defenses.
Rubson with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rubson obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adasanya goes for a takedown attempt but Rubson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Rubson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Adasanya circles away.
Adasanya misses with the body kick
and Rubson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rubson.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Rubson lands a damaging elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adasanya looking to slow down the pace here.
Rubson lands an elbow inside that Adasanya shrugs off.
Rubson lands a nice knee to the body.
Adasanya is trying to stall.
Rubson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rubson lands a damaging elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rubson stalling.
Rubson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rubson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rubson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rubson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Adasanya jumps guard but Rubson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Rubson lands an elbow that stopped Adasanya in his tracks for a moment.
Adasanya has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rubson keeps control of Adasanya as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rubson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rubson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Adasanya is trying to force a seperation but Rubson has the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rubson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Adasanya 's brow.
Rubson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Adasanya is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Rubson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rubson lands an elbow inside.
Rubson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Adasanya dodges an elbow strike from Rubson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adasanya letting Rubson take a breather here.
Adasanya takes an elbow to the temple.
Rubson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Adasanya has Rubson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Rubson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hakim Rubson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rubson, 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 30:24
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:24
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hakim Rubson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Flange McDrippy (ranked 4265 p4p, 439 weight class) and Abdul Azizsbatereja (ranked 3603 p4p, 400 weight class). Flange McDrippy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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215 lbs
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202 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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Flange McDrippy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Abdul Azizsbatereja!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Eddie Farnsworth and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Azizsbatereja tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McDrippy is looking for a counter combo.
McDrippy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
McDrippy slips a jab and a cross from Azizsbatereja.
McDrippy throws a nice looking combination but Azizsbatereja bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Azizsbatereja looks to clinch
enabling McDrippy to counter with a crisp jab.
Azizsbatereja tries to clinch but McDrippy is having none of it.
McDrippy throws a right and a left that Azizsbatereja avoids nicely.
McDrippy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Azizsbatereja tries to bum rush McDrippy with a series of wild strikes but McDrippy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Azizsbatereja throws a sloppy head kick
and McDrippy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McDrippy misses with a wild combination.
Azizsbatereja moves in looking to clinch but McDrippy pushes him off.
Azizsbatereja misses with the combination.
It looked like McDrippy was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight stays on the outside here - Azizsbatereja looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDrippy slips a jab and a cross from Azizsbatereja.
An attempted straight right counter from McDrippy misses the target.
McDrippy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Azizsbatereja tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McDrippy was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Azizsbatereja blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McDrippy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Azizsbatereja can't break the clinch.
McDrippy scores with a shot to the side of Azizsbatereja's head.
Azizsbatereja is trying to break free.
A short left from McDrippy.
McDrippy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Azizsbatereja wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McDrippy has him pressed against the cage.
McDrippy stalling the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from McDrippy.
McDrippy lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from McDrippy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Azizsbatereja is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McDrippy is defending well for now.
Azizsbatereja looks winded!
McDrippy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Azizsbatereja backwards.
McDrippy is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
McDrippy is struggling to control the position.
Azizsbatereja's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Azizsbatereja is trying to break the clinch but McDrippy is controlling him.
McDrippy lands a hook to the side of the head.
McDrippy scores with a shoulder strike.
McDrippy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
McDrippy lands with a short shot to the head.
McDrippy lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from McDrippy.
McDrippy scores with a shot to the side of Azizsbatereja's head.
McDrippy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McDrippy wobbles Azizsbatereja with a right hand and the left hook that follows puts him on his rear! McDrippy dives in with a huge flying punch that connects right on the button and puts Azizsbatereja to sleep! - What a violent and spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Flange McDrippy!
An out of breath Flange McDrippy 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steven Jones (ranked 5791 p4p, 495 weight class) and Rodrigo Escobar (ranked 3997 p4p, 423 weight class). Steven Jones 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Steven Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodrigo Escobar!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Steve Montenegro and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Escobar misses with a wild body shot.
A big left from Escobar misses.
Escobar takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Escobar with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jones takes one to the side of the head.
Jones blocks a jab.
Jones misses with the combination.
Escobar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jones.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escobar connects with a body shot that sends Jones's belly button to the back.
Jones with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Escobar to score with a decent uppercut.
It looks like Steven Jones has been cut.
Rodrigo Escobar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Escobar lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Escobar throws a hook but Jones avoids it easily.
Escobar misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar just misses with a punch to the body.
Escobar misses with an uppercut.
A quick step to the side and Jones tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Escobar stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jones on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jones lands a jab to Escobar's midsection.
Escobar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Escobar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Escobar looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Escobar connects with a jab.
A jab from Escobar misses.
Escobar throws the left hand but Jones avoids the punch easily.
Jones throwing a counter right hand but Escobar manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Escobar misses its intended target.
Escobar drops Jones with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Jones! Escobar dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rodrigo Escobar!
An out of breath Rodrigo Escobar 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 Johnny Rocketfingers (ranked 2962 p4p, 311 weight class) and Hughie McFee (ranked 6826 p4p, 460 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Rocketfingers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hughie McFee!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Bruno Lombardi and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rocketfingers fails with a takedown attempt.
Rocketfingers closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Rocketfingers misses with the ground and pound.
Rocketfingers has hold of McFee's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! McFee tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Rocketfingers cranks the arm and McFee screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from McFee, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Johnny Rocketfingers!
Johnny Rocketfingers 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Rickson Silva (ranked 1245 p4p, 161 weight class) and Frederick Hornfellow Iii (ranked 2140 p4p, 251 weight class). Silva's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, URSO O INVENCÍVEL. On his way into the cage it seems that Rickson Silva has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Rickson Silva seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rickson Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frederick Hornfellow Iii!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Russell Pearce and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hornfellow Iii counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hornfellow Iii looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Rickson Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hornfellow Iii as he jumps to the side.
Silva throws a jab but it's blocked by Hornfellow Iii.
Hornfellow Iii appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Silva looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Silva swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hornfellow Iii counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silva looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hornfellow Iii is fending him off so far but Silva persists. Nope, Hornfellow Iii circles away and we're back to standing.
Hornfellow Iii looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hornfellow Iii misses with the combination.
Silva looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Hornfellow Iii!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Silva has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Hornfellow Iii defending against the ground and pound.
Silva is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hornfellow Iii has escaped the position, nice work there.
Silva thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Hornfellow Iii is trying to stand and escape here. He's got onto all fours but that's just let Silva take his back! Uh oh - Silva has got a rear naked choke here! Hornfellow Iii is forced to tap! It's all over! One monent is all it takes in this sport!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Rickson Silva!
Rickson Silva seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Rodgers (ranked 1753 p4p, 235 weight class) and Felix Silva (ranked 769 p4p, 108 weight class). Felix Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Rodgers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Felix Silva!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Dean Styles and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rodgers misses with a low kick.
Rodgers tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Rodgers wants to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Silva! But no joy.
Rodgers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rodgers appears to be looking for a big counter.
Silva scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rodgers doesn't seem bothered though.
Silva looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Rodgers has closed the distance and engaged Silva in a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Silva scores with a nice short uppercut.
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Rodgers.
Silva lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rodgers backwards.
Rodgers blocks an uppercut.
Silva tries to work over Rodgers's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rodgers has had enough of the clinch but Silva keeps him there for the moment.
Rodgers definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva pushes Rodgers back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Silva.
Rodgers blocking some punches.
Silva lands with a left to the head.
Rodgers lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Silva working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Silva misses with a body punch.
Rodgers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva scores with a nice hook to the head.
Silva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rodgers is rocked!
Silva unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Rodgers! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Silva is unloading with more strikes now! Rodgers drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Felix Silva!
Felix Silva was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ron Burgundy (ranked 1319 p4p, 189 weight class) and Kordell Harris (ranked 2536 p4p, 321 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ron Burgundy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kordell Harris!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, John Kavanagh and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burgundy takes one on the button.
Harris digs a good body shot into Burgundy's ribs.
Harris digs a good hook to Burgundy's body.
Harris slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Burgundy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Harris scores with a nice strike.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Harris working hard to break the clinch.
Burgundy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Burgundy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Burgundy swings wildly with an uppercut but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Burgundy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Burgundy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burgundy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice right hand lands inside from Burgundy.
Burgundy keeps control of Harris as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burgundy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Harris or not.
Burgundy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
Burgundy lands a right hand.
Harris looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Harris tries to circle away but Burgundy has him pinned against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Burgundy as the two fighters clinch.
Burgundy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Burgundy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
Harris blocking some punches.
Harris blocking some punches.
Burgundy working aggressively here.
Burgundy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harris's elbow.
Harris blocks a body shot from Burgundy.
Burgundy misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burgundy misses with some punches.
I was talking to Burgundy's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A nice right hand lands inside from Burgundy.
Burgundy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Burgundy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Burgundy pushes Harris back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Burgundy.
Burgundy scores with a shoulder strike.
Burgundy misses with a punch to the body.
Burgundy digs a right hand into Harris's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Harris's gas tank.
Burgundy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harris.
Harris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Burgundy misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Burgundy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Burgundy.
Harris has had enough of the clinch but Burgundy keeps him there for the moment.
Burgundy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Burgundy fails to land.
Burgundy gets through Harris's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Burgundy.
Harris wants to get back to striking at distance but Burgundy won't allow it.
Harris looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Burgundy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Burgundy lands with a left to the head.
Burgundy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
Harris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Burgundy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burgundy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Burgundy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Burgundy.
Harris working hard to break the clinch.
Burgundy scores with a hook to the body.
Burgundy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Burgundy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Burgundy swings wildly with an uppercut but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harris is trying to break the clinch but Burgundy has him pressed against the cage.
Harris takes a shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burgundy tries to throw a body punch but Harris avoids it by throwing Burgundy back against the cage.
Burgundy has Harris pressed against the cage, preventing Harris from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ron Burgundy dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Harris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burgundy.
Harris avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Burgundy moves into the clinch.
Burgundy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Burgundy throws a punch but it's blocked by Harris.
Harris tries to circle away but Burgundy has him pinned against the cage.
Harris blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Burgundy fails to land.
Harris blocks an uppercut.
Burgundy scores with a shoulder strike.
Harris blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burgundy misses with a body punch.
Burgundy throws a punch but it's blocked by Harris.
Ron Burgundy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Burgundy lands a hook that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
Burgundy misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burgundy misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harris.
Burgundy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Burgundy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Harris can't break the clinch.
Burgundy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Burgundy pushes Harris back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Harris prevents a body shot from Burgundy.
Burgundy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harris wants to get back to striking at distance but Burgundy won't allow it.
Nice body punch from Burgundy.
Burgundy keeps control of Harris as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Burgundy lands a shot to the body.
Burgundy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris wants to break the clinch but can't.
Burgundy lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Burgundy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Burgundy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Harris is trying to break free.
Burgundy swings wildly with an uppercut but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Burgundy misses with a punch on the inside.
Harris wants to get back to striking at distance but Burgundy won't allow it.
A nice left hand lands by Burgundy.
Burgundy misses with a punch on the inside.
Harris has had enough of the clinch but Burgundy keeps him there for the moment.
Harris tries to break the clinch but Burgundy is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burgundy pushes Harris back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Burgundy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harris can do to turn this around?
Burgundy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
Burgundy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Burgundy.
Burgundy throws a punch but it's blocked by Harris.
Burgundy lands with a left to the head.
Burgundy misses with the head strike.
Burgundy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harris is trying to break free.
Burgundy working aggressively here.
Burgundy prevents Harris from breaking the clinch.
Burgundy misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris blocks a body shot from Burgundy.
Harris looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Burgundy misses with a punch to the body.
Burgundy tries to throw a body punch but Harris avoids it by throwing Burgundy back against the cage.
Burgundy swings wildly with an uppercut but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Burgundy swings wildly with an uppercut but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Burgundy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
Burgundy pushes Harris back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burgundy lands a nice uppercut.
Burgundy has a couple of punches blocked by Harris.
Burgundy lands with a right to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ron Burgundy dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Burgundy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harris manages to avoid it.
Burgundy pushes Harris up against the cage in a clinch.
Burgundy misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Burgundy fails to land.
Burgundy misses with a body punch.
Burgundy misses with a punch on the inside.
Harris blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Burgundy tries a body shot but Harris blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Burgundy.
Burgundy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice left hand lands by Burgundy.
Harris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harris tries to circle away but Burgundy has him pinned against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Harris's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Burgundy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Burgundy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Burgundy is leaning against Harris and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Burgundy misses with some punches.
Harris blocks an uppercut.
Burgundy is leaning against Harris and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Burgundy swings wildly with an uppercut but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harris blocks an uppercut.
Burgundy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Harris blocking some punches.
Harris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harris prevents a body shot from Burgundy.
Burgundy 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burgundy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harris's elbow.
Burgundy has Harris pressed against the cage, preventing Harris from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Burgundy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harris blocks a body shot from Burgundy.
Burgundy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harris tries to break the clinch but Burgundy is controlling the position.
Burgundy misses with a punch on the inside.
Harris is trying to break free.
Burgundy throws a punch but it's blocked by Harris.
Burgundy lands a body punch.
Burgundy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Burgundy misses with a punch on the inside.
Burgundy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Burgundy has him pressed against the cage.
Burgundy misses with a body punch.
Burgundy working aggressively here.
Burgundy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harris is trying to break free.
Burgundy scores with a shot to the side of Harris's head.
Burgundy pushes Harris back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Burgundy lands a right hand.
Harris working hard to break the clinch.
Harris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Burgundy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Harris looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Harris is looking to break free of the clinch but Burgundy has double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Burgundy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harris working hard to break the clinch.
Burgundy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ron Burgundy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Burgundy working aggressively here.
Burgundy working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harris.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harris wants to break free but Burgundy has control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ron Burgundy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Burgundy, 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:25
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:25
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ron Burgundy!
During a confident post fight interview, Ron Burgundy thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Kordell Harris stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'm young but not as balanced at this game as I'd like to be. I can't keep from getting cut and injured and that's my cue to find something else I'm passionate about and persue it. I'm quitting the sport. '.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Reno Rocca (ranked 494 p4p, 66 weight class) and Rooga Chooga (ranked 1778 p4p, 218 weight class). Rocca comes into the arena with Avenues and Alleyways/Rancid blaring out of the sound system. Reno Rocca 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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Reno Rocca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Rooga Chooga!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Jorge Garcia and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rocca swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Reno Rocca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chooga tries a head kick but it misses.
Chooga throws the left hand but Rocca avoids the punch easily.
Chooga connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A big right from Chooga misses.
Chooga throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rocca ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chooga moves away.
Chooga connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rocca paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rocca misses with a body punch
and Chooga connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chooga throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rocca rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Chooga counter with a right hand.
Rocca on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Chooga. Chooga obviously looking to wear him down.
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!
Chooga staying out of range there.
Rocca misses with a jab to the body
and Chooga counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chooga connects with a single shot there.
Rocca comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Chooga misses with a straight left.
Rocca swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Chooga counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Chooga.
Chooga throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Roccas head.
Chooga swings wildly with an uppercut but Rocca uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rocca misses with an elbow strike.
Chooga manages to break the clinch.
Chooga throws a push kick but Rocca slaps the foot to one side.
Chooga swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chooga misses with a hook.
A slow jab from Rocca misses its intended target.
Chooga looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Chooga's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rocca under the eye.
Nice defenses there by Rocca.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chooga throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rocca on the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rocca misses with an uppercut. Chooga saw that one coming.
Rocca avoids the body shot from Chooga.
Rocca does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Rocca throws an off balance right hand
and Chooga counters with a body kick that stops Rocca in his tracks momentarily.
Chooga swings widly with a right hand
and Rocca counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Chooga trying to hold on to Rocca's head to control him but Rocca postures up.
Chooga wants to get back to full guard.
Chooga avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rocca.
Chooga is trying to stand.
Rocca prevents Chooga from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chooga looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Rocca slips a nice elbow through Chooga's hands, connecting with Chooga's forehead.
Rocca is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Chooga has managed to free his arm - good work.
Rocca 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.
Rocca scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Chooga keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rocca throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Chooga wants to get back to his feet.
Rocca trying to control from Chooga's half guard. Chooga has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Rocca wants to control from the top but Chooga keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chooga has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Chooga looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Rocca throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rocca lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Rocca wants to control from the top but Chooga keeps moving.
Chooga controlling Rocca's posture.
Rocca throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rooga Chooga dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rocca slips under a jab from Chooga.
Chooga throws a lazy right hand but Rocca sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rocca jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chooga needs to keep his hands up - Rocca had a free shot at his head there.
Chooga works Rocca's body with a nice hook.
Chooga misses with an uppercut.
Chooga throws a jab but it's blocked by Rocca.
A big left from Chooga misses.
Rocca feinted with a counter takedown.
Rocca scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rocca slips under a jab from Chooga.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rocca throws a lazy uppercut
and Rocca takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fighters circling - Chooga throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rocca 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.
A jab from Rocca misses.
Rocca backing away here, and Chooga unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocca throws a leg kick
and Chooga finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Chooga lands a head kick!
Rocca blocks a head kick by Chooga.
Rocca feinted with a counter takedown.
A punch lands to the side of Chooga 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rocca throws a looping overhand right but Chooga ducks down to avoid it.
Chooga lands a high kick!
Rocca slips a jab from Chooga.
Chooga checks a low kick from Rocca.
A big right from Chooga misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rocca.
A big left from Chooga misses.
Rocca changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Rocca gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Chooga lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rocca lands with a cross.
Rocca misses the shot to the body.
Chooga smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rocca misses with a straight left.
Rocca clinches up with Chooga and pushes him back against the cage.
Chooga tries a body shot but Rocca blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Chooga.
Chooga's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rocca keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chooga misses with a looping right.
Chooga waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rocca.
Rocca looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Chooga throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rocca avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rocca moves out of range of the body kick.
Rocca changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rocca lands an overhand right.
Chooga uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rocca.
Rocca lands a head shot.
Chooga moves out of range of the body kick.
Chooga throws a looping overhand right but Rocca ducks down to avoid it.
Rocca attempts a counter takedown but Chooga avoids it well and moves away.
Rocca throws a good cross that connects.
Rocca shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Chooga throws a leg kick that misses.
Rocca misses with a wild body shot.
Rocca throws a nice looking combination but Chooga bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Chooga thinks about the counter body kick.
The fighters circling - Rocca throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A solid leg kick lands there for Chooga.
Chooga tries a head kick but it misses.
Rooga Chooga is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chooga throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rocca half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Chooga ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Chooga! But no joy.
Rooga Chooga seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chooga scores with a nice body kick.
Chooga misses with a kick to the body.
Rocca attempts a counter takedown but Chooga avoids it well and moves away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rocca misses the shot to the body.
Rocca tries to clinch but Chooga moves out of range.
Rocca throws a jab but it's blocked by Chooga.
Rocca throws a jab but it's blocked by Chooga.
Rocca misses with a low kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rocca darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rocca throws a hook but Chooga avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Chooga.
Rocca looks to land a left hand but Chooga moved out of range nicely.
Chooga throws out a counter right but Rocca avoids it with no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rooga Chooga showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Rocca throws a shot from downtown. Chooga moves away and avoids it.
Chooga misses the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Rocca on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rocca tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chooga was well out of range. Poor timing from Rocca.
Rocca doesn't manage to clinch there - Chooga circles away.
Chooga avoids the body shot from Rocca.
Rocca needs to keep his hands up - Chooga had a free shot at his head there.
Rocca lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chooga circles away quickly and effectively.
Rocca closes the distance but Chooga moves to the side
and Chooga counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Rocca misses.
Rocca throws a lazy right hand but Chooga sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rocca throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chooga throws a looping overhand right but Rocca ducks down to avoid it.
Rocca changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Rocca swinging wildly here.
Chooga looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Rocca.
Rocca shoots in but no luck this time.
Chooga looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A cross from Chooga lands.
Chooga connects with a jab.
Chooga keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rocca takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Chooga throws a jab when Rocca was well out of range.
Chooga throws a shot from downtown. Rocca moves away and avoids it.
Rocca drops down looking for a counter takedown but Chooga sprawls and moves away.
Chooga dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rocca. That did some damage!
Rocca connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rocca tries to clinch but Chooga moves away
and Chooga counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Rocca. Those never looked like landing.
Chooga uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rocca.
Chooga moves out of range of the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Chooga on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice defenses there by Rocca.
Rocca walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Chooga looks to land a right hand but Rocca moved out of range.
Rocca misses with a wild combination.
Chooga throws a big shot that misses.
Chooga takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Chooga keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Chooga has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Chooga throws the left hand but Rocca avoids the punch easily.
Rocca throws a jab but it's blocked by Chooga.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rocca works Chooga's body with a nice hook.
Rocca shoots and misses
and Chooga counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chooga lands a nice looking body kick.
Rocca fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Chooga on the side of the head.
Rocca throws a lazy right hand but Chooga sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chooga missing with a left hand there. Rocca was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chooga misses with a looping left.
Rocca steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chooga.
A jab from Chooga finds it's way through Rocca's defenses.
Nice cross by Chooga.
Rocca loads up on a big right hand but Chooga slips the punch.
Chooga looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Chooga dips to his left and cracks Rocca with an uppercut!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rocca scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
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!
Chooga takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jab, jab by Rocca - just one landing.
The fighters circling - Chooga throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chooga swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rocca throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rocca thows a leg kick but Chooga checks it
and Chooga counters with a straight right hand.
Reno Rocca has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rocca keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chooga.
Rocca misses with a shot to the body
letting Chooga counter with a right hand.
Chooga misses with a straight left.
Chooga cracks Rocca with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rocca misses with a wild body shot.
Rocca throws a low kick but Chooga avoids it.
Chooga now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rooga Chooga comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Chooga 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rooga Chooga!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Barbosa (ranked 290 p4p, 38 weight class) and Jose Carvaleho (ranked 930 p4p, 108 weight class). Daniel Barbosa could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jose Carvaleho's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Daniel Barbosa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jose Carvaleho!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Franklyn Lucas and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carvaleho throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Barbosa tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Carvaleho is in Barbosa's guard.
Barbosa is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Carvaleho defends well.
Carvaleho wants to control from the top but Barbosa keeps moving.
Carvaleho tries to free his leg and advance position but Barbosa is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carvaleho thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Carvaleho is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Barbosa keeping moving, preventing Carvaleho from controlling successfully.
Carvaleho is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Carvaleho pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Barbosa is keeping the position for now.
Carvaleho 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.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's two 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 jab from Barbosa finds it's way through Carvaleho's defenses.
The fighters circling - Carvaleho throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Barbosa connects with a right hand. Carvaleho shakes it off.
Barbosa misses with a wild body shot.
Barbosa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carvaleho changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Barbosa tries to avoid it but Carvaleho manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Barbosa to the ground. Barbosa escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Barbosa scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Daniel Barbosa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carvaleho ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barbosa moves away.
Carvaleho takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Barbosa throws a right hand that Carvaleho ducks under and follows up with a left that Carvaleho also avoids with ease.
And Carvaleho tries to counter it with a takedown but Barbosa pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A cross from Barbosa lands.
Barbosa misses with a looping right.
Carvaleho tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Barbosa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carvaleho drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Barbosa defends it well.
Some wild striking there from Barbosa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa defending well as Carvaleho loads up on a big left hand.
Barbosa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Carvaleho sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barbosa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Carvaleho clinches with his opponent.
Carvaleho's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Barbosa throws a one two combo.
It looks like Jose Carvaleho has been cut.
Barbosa lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Carvaleho at a distance.
Barbosa connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Carvaleho uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barbosa.
Barbosa lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barbosa throws a big shot that misses.
Carvaleho thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barbosa stuns Carvaleho with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Barbosa throws a body punch but Carvaleho moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carvaleho walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Daniel Barbosa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Carvaleho dives in and scores a takedown into Barbosa's guard.
Carvaleho passes Barbosa's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carvaleho wants to pass to mount but Barbosa is defending the position.
Carvaleho trying to control the action but Barbosa is working from the bottom.
Carvaleho seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Barbosa is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jose Carvaleho!
Jose Carvaleho is the new lightweight champion!
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