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RRFC Fight Night 30 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Darwin Jones (ranked 7517 p4p, 596 weight class) and Zak Kanjo (ranked 6811 p4p, 573 weight class). Zak Kanjo has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Darwin Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zak Kanjo!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Jones goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Kanjo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kanjo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jones as he jumps to the side.
Jones tries to sprawl but Kanjo drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Jones makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones lands with a nice body punch.
Jones fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jones throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kanjo shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Darwin Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zak Kanjo.
Kanjo walks forward, straight into a front kick from Jones.
Jones feints and then cracks Kanjo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kanjo down.
Jones throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Jones connects with a solid leg kick.
Kanjo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kanjo shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Jones napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Kanjo looks winded!
Jones pushes Kanjo away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Kanjo gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Jones gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is trying to stand back up but Kanjo is controlling him
Jones controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Jones keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jones keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jones wants to control but Kanjo is keeping busy.
Kanjo prevents Jones from improving his position.
Jones is pressing down on Kanjo's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Jones controls Kanjo momentarily but Kanjo frees himself.
Kanjo cracks Jones with a solid left hand.
Kanjo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
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.
Kanjo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kanjo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones wants to sweep but no luck.
Jones looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Jones is trying to control the position but Kanjo postures up.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Jones looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Jones has momentary wrist control but Kanjo slips an elbow through the middle.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Jones holds on and takes a little breather.
Kanjo lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kanjo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kanjo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Jones with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jones throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jones has Kanjo up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jones obliges.
Kanjo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jones pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jones connects with a body shot that sends Kanjo's belly button to the back.
Jones lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kanjo at a distance.
Jones fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kanjo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kanjo gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Jones sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Kanjo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jones passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kanjo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jones is working away from the top position though.
Jones throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jones performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Kanjo is looking to get back to full guard here but Jones has managed to pass to side control instead.
Jones moves into full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darwin Jones dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jones shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Jones was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Kanjo tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Jones easily slips into full mount!
Kanjo keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Kanjo is still trying to improve position.
Kanjo wants to control but Jones is having none of it.
Kanjo is looking to get to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Jones prevents Kanjo from getting the reversal.
Kanjo tries to lock up and control but Jones gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Kanjo is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darwin Jones overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jones punching from mount but Kanjo doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Jones sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kanjo bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Jones working a defensive guard here.
Jones is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kanjo is trying to get back to full guard.
Kanjo is looking to control Jones's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kanjo avoid being mounted?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanjo has his hands clasped together around Jones's back. He's all about the action.
Kanjo is looking for a sweep. Jones is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jones moves into full mount! Kanjo won't be happy about that!
Kanjo is looking to get to half guard.
Kanjo tries to lock up and control but Jones gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to control but Kanjo is having none of it.
Kanjo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kanjo is working to get back to half guard.
Kanjo holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Jones tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Kanjo sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kanjo can do anything to dispel that myth.
Jones works his foot free and advances to mount.
Jones throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Kanjo because Jones loaded up on that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones content just to control the position here.
Kanjo wants to hold on but Jones pushes him away.
Jones controlling the pace for now.
Jones unloads with some shots from mount but Kanjo bucks and avoids them well.
Jones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kanjo can do to turn this around?
Jones tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jones unloads with some shots from mount but Kanjo bucks and avoids them well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darwin Jones dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Jones lands a head kick. Kanjo smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kanjo closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Jones's guard.
Jones pushes Kanjo off and scrambles back to his feet.
Darwin Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
Kanjo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jones as he avoids it easily.
Jab, jab by Jones - just one landing.
Jones scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kanjo has a takedown stuffed.
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!
Jones lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jones closes the distance and clinches.
Kanjo is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jones pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Darwin Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zak Kanjo.
Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jones looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kanjo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Good leg kick by Jones there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Zak Kanjo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones pushes Kanjo up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones stops a takedown attempt from Kanjo.
Jones has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Kanjo regains guard immediately.
Jones slips nicely into half guard.
Still in half guard, Jones seems content to control.
Kanjo tries to get to full guard but Jones has control of the leg.
Jones wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kanjo keeps working.
Kanjo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jones is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kanjo defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to get back to his feet.
Kanjo is looking to control Jones's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kanjo avoid being mounted?
Jones is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Kanjo working to try and regain half guard.
Jones trying to control but Kanjo is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones controlling from mount.
Kanjo tries to lock up and control but Jones gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Kanjo is trying desperately to improve position.
Kanjo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Jones wants to control the pace but Kanjo is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Jones sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Darwin Jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jones throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Jones can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kanjo is looking to escape.
Kanjo is looking to get to half guard.
Zak Kanjo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jones wants to control the pace but Kanjo is squirming around nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Darwin Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jones has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darwin Jones!
Darwin Jones decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
Zak Kanjo spoke after the fight, saying 'Fuck the haters'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kaylon Chaffin (ranked 6805 p4p, 488 weight class) and Ronan Fury (ranked 7194 p4p, 507 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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145 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kaylon Chaffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ronan Fury!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fury misses the body punch
and Fury takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chaffin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fury misses with a double jab
letting Chaffin counter with a right hand.
It looks like Ronan Fury has been cut.
Chaffin closes the distance and pushes Fury back into the cage.
Fury working hard to break the clinch.
Chaffin holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Fury working aggressively here.
Chaffin controlling the action here for a moment.
Chaffin is stalling here.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Chaffin for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chaffin slows down the pace here.
Chaffin is struggling to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kaylon Chaffin.
Fury throws a poor cross that misses
and Chaffin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fury throws an off balance right hand
letting Chaffin counter with a right hand.
Fury ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chaffin moves away.
Fury throws a combination that misses
and Chaffin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fury tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chaffin was well out of range. Poor timing from Fury.
Fury swings for the body but Chaffin moves out of range.
It looked like Chaffin was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Fury.
We've been informed that Fury has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Chaffin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fury.
Chaffin seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Fury looks to score with a jab to the body but Chaffin is just out of range.
Fury misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Chaffin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fury fails to land with a series of punches.
Fury throws a left and a right that both miss
and Chaffin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Fury swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Chaffin to counter with a crisp jab.
Fury is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fury cracks Chaffin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Fury is still on wobbly legs! Can Chaffin finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Fury 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Fury is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Chaffin rather than just go for the knockout.
Chaffin dances in with a quick combination. Fury is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Chaffin snaps Fury's head back. Fury stumbles backwards against the cage. Chaffin steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Fury's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Fury just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kaylon Chaffin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Darren Woodley (ranked 3088 p4p, 324 weight class) and Peeta Winkle (ranked 7322 p4p, 523 weight class). Woodley kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Scorpions - Winds Of Change. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 Montreal, Darren Woodley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Peeta Winkle!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Woodley stuns Winkle with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Winkle fails with the takedown.
We've been told by Woodley's head coaches at Canucks Combat Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Woodley is looking to score with low kicks.
Winkle is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Woodley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Woodley lands a jab.
Winkle tries for a takedown but Woodley circles away easily
and Woodley counters with a straight right hand.
Woodley scores with a crisp jab that stopped Winkle in his tracks.
Nice body punch from Woodley.
Woodley throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Winkle on the side of the head.
Winkle tries to close the distance and clinch up but Woodley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Woodley takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Winkle fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Woodley, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Woodley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Woodley is looking to break free of the clinch but Winkle has double underhooks.
Woodley avoids a wild elbow strike from Winkle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woodley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Winkle closes this distance looking for a takedown but Woodley circles away.
Darren Woodley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peeta Winkle.
Woodley throws a quick inside leg kick.
Woodley misses with a shot to the body
and Winkle counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Woodley jabs Winkle to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Winkle changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Woodley tries to avoid it but Winkle manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Woodley to the ground. Woodley escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Winkle takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Winkle looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Woodley connects with a solid leg kick.
Winkle wants to clinch up but Woodley keeps it at a distance.
Woodley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Winkle manages to avoid it.
Winkle on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Woodley takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Darren Woodley has been cut.
Winkle throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Woodley's waist but Woodley gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Winkle off to one side.
Woodley scores with a crisp jab that stopped Winkle in his tracks.
Winkle tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Winkle pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Winkle shoots in looking for a takedown. Woodley tries to sprawl out of it but Winkle keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Woodley manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Woodley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A punch combination from Woodley misses.
A shot to the liver by Woodley. Beautiful body shot.
Winkle tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Woodley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Woodley.
Winkle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from Woodley.
Darren Woodley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Winkle avoids the body shot from Woodley.
Winkle tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Woodley 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.
Darren Woodley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Winkle takes one to the chin there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Woodley.
Woodley lands with a thumping leg kick.
Winkle shoots in but Woodley avoids the takedown attempt easily.
As Winkle backs away, Woodley returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Winkle tries to clinch there but Woodley circles away.
Woodley dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Winkle. That did some damage!
Winkle takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Woodley lands a leg kick that knocks Winkle off balance momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winkle has managed to clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Winkle content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Winkle breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Donk. Woodley catches Winkle right on the button with a cross.
Woodley is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Winkle tries to score a power double leg takedown but Woodley sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Winkle somewhat.
Winkle avoids the body shot from Woodley.
Despite the aggression on Winkle's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Winkle takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Woodley buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Winkle tries to score a power double leg takedown but Woodley sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Winkle somewhat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darren Woodley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Darren Woodley's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Winkle swings for the body but Woodley moves out of range.
Winkle forces Woodley back against the cage and clinches.
Woodley prevents a takedown attempt there.
Winkle is looking for a takedown.
Winkle has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Woodley uses from the top position.
Woodley stands up from Winkle's guard - Woodley perhaps looking for a knockout.
Woodley feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Winkle's calf.
Woodley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Winkle can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Woodley throws out a powerful jab.
Woodley scores with a jab.
Woodley 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.
Winkle tries to counter with a clinch but Woodley shakes him off and moves away.
Woodley just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woodley finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Winkle shoots in but no luck this time.
Darren Woodley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peeta Winkle.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Winkle.
Winkle tries for a takedown but Woodley circles away easily
and Woodley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Darren Woodley is winning the standup battle so far.
Woodley scores with a jab to the head.
Winkle tries to close the distance and clinch up but Woodley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Winkle throws a right hand that Woodley ducks under and follows up with a left that Woodley also avoids with ease.
Woodley cracks Winkle with an open hand slap.
Woodley throws a nice outside leg kick.
Woodley throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Winkle moves out of range of the body kick.
Winkle tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woodley scores with a shot to the body.
Winkle avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Winkle let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A nice inside leg kick there by Woodley. That's going to slow Winkle down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Winkle misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Winkle avoids the body shot from Woodley.
Winkle closes the distance and clinches.
Woodley is trying to break the clinch but Winkle is controlling him.
Woodley looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Winkle looking for a takedown.
Winkle breaks from the clinch.
Winkle shoots in for a takedown but Woodley shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Woodley scores with a jab to the jaw.
Peeta Winkle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woodley scores with the left hand. Winkle knows he should have avoided that one.
It looks like Peeta Winkle has been cut.
Woodley throws a front kick aimed at Winkle's knee but Winkle avoids it well.
A slapping leg kick lands for Woodley.
Woodley scores with a jab to the head.
Woodley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Woodley scores with a nice body kick.
Winkle tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Woodley defends well and Winkle ends up having to push Woodley into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Winkle is breathing heavily.
Winkle has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Woodley.
Winkle on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Good shot there by Woodley.
Winkle misses with a takedown
and Woodley counters with an inside leg kick.
Winkle takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Winkle misses with a takedown attempt - Woodley sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Winkle takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Woodley ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Winkle shoots in but no luck this time.
Woodley lands with a thumping leg kick.
That kick from Woodley tenderised Winkle's leg. Winkle is trying to keep his angry face on.
Winkle closes the distance but Woodley moves to the side
and Woodley counters with an inside leg kick.
Woodley lands a right hook to the body.
Winkle fails to land the takedown.
Woodley cracks Winkle with a right hand to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darren Woodley dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Woodley displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Winkle.
That kick from Woodley tenderised Winkle's leg. Winkle is trying to keep his angry face on.
A nice leg kick lands there from Woodley.
Woodley circles away from the clinch attempt.
Woodley throws a counter high kick but Winkle was just alert enough to avoid it.
Winkle walks into a jab.
Woodley throws a push kick but Winkle slaps the foot to one side.
Winkle tries to counter by closing the distance.
Winkle shoots in looking for a takedown but Woodley manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Winkle's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Woodley.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Woodley throws a nice inside leg kick.
Woodley scores with a nice strike.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Winkle.
Woodley feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Darren Woodley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peeta Winkle.
Winkle takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Woodley - that will leave a mark!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woodley jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Winkle looks to land a left hand but Woodley moved out of range nicely.
Woodley thows a leg kick but Winkle checks it
and Winkle counters by clinching up.
Winkle jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Woodley walks away with a smile on his face. Winkle gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Winkle rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Woodley counters with a nice low kick that buckles Winkle's knee momentarily.
Winkle throws a right and a left that both miss.
Winkle has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Winkle shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Woodley defends it nicely.
As Winkle backs away, Woodley returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Both fighters circling a little - Woodley finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Woodley lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woodley lands a jab to Winkle's midsection.
A good leg kick by Woodley.
Woodley throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Good standup being displayed there by Woodley as he connects with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Woodley with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Woodley lands a jab-cross combination.
Winkle takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Woodley 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.
Winkle on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Woodley is looking to slow Winkle down with leg kicks.
Winkle takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Winkle shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Woodley sprawls well. Woodley wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Winkle gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woodley thumps Winkle with a low kick.
Winkle will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nice uppercut lands for Woodley. That snapped Winkle's head back.
Woodley connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Woodley fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Winkle is out of range.
Winkle drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Winkle is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Winkle with a poor takedown
and Woodley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Woodley scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Winkle doesn't seem bothered though.
Winkle's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Winkle shoots for a double leg takedown but Woodley sprawls well. He's pushed Winkle's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Winkle gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Winkle is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winkle tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Winkle is still on wobbly legs! Can Woodley finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Woodley throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Winkle stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Winkle seems to have recovered his senses.
Winkle misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Winkle stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Woodley.
A solid leg kick lands there for Woodley.
Winkle shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Woodley defends it nicely.
Winkle on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Woodley fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Darren Woodley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Woodley scores with a leg kick.
Peeta Winkle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Woodley throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Darren Woodley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Woodley, 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darren Woodley!
Darren Woodley tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Mcdonald (ranked 7457 p4p, 290 weight class) and Darryl Proffer (ranked 25503 p4p, 320 weight class). Proffer has chosen Butterfly (Come My Lady) as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Shawn Mcdonald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Darryl Proffer!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcdonald misses with a wild body shot.
Mcdonald stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mcdonald wants it to stay on the feet.
Mcdonald has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Nice shot lands for Mcdonald.
It looks like Darryl Proffer has been cut.
Mcdonald just misses with a punch to the body.
Mcdonald throws the left hand but Proffer avoids the punch easily.
Mcdonald throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mcdonald lets loose with a powerful body kick. Proffer will feel that in the morning.
Proffer is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Proffer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mcdonald swings wildly with an uppercut but Proffer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Proffer has Mcdonald pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Mcdonald manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Still in the clinch, Mcdonald scores with a nice short uppercut.
Proffer has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Mcdonald uses from the top position.
Mcdonald trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mcdonald knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Proffer on the ground.
Proffer keeping moving, preventing Mcdonald from controlling successfully.
Proffer is pulling down on Mcdonald's head. It's preventing any offense from Mcdonald, at least for the moment.
Mcdonald wanted to stand there but Proffer had control of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Proffer looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mcdonald is one step ahead there.
Proffer thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Proffer is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Mcdonald trying to control but Proffer postures up.
Proffer sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mcdonald defending well though.
Mcdonald tries to get to full guard but Proffer has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Proffer wants to pass the guard but Mcdonald is defending well.
Proffer is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Proffer seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Mcdonald wants to improve his position but Proffer is controlling well.
Proffer is keen to just control but Mcdonald is a slippery customer.
Proffer throwing shots but Mcdonald is blocking nicely.
Proffer frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Proffer sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Proffer in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcdonald is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Proffer tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Proffer throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Proffer landing strikes from the mount and Mcdonald is in trouble!
Proffer throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Proffer sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Mcdonald is working to get back to half guard.
Mcdonald is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Proffer looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Mcdonald takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Proffer has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcdonald slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Proffer is looking to advance position but Mcdonald won't allow it.
Proffer controlling the action here.
Mcdonald is trying to get back to full guard.
Proffer missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Proffer moves nicely into side control.
Proffer throws an elbow but Mcdonald slips to the side and avoids it well.
Proffer fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Proffer controlling from side mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darryl Proffer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Darryl Proffer's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mcdonald scores with a head kick.
Proffer is rocked!
Mcdonald scores with a punch to the head.
Proffer is still on wobbly legs! Can Mcdonald finish him?
Proffer just misses with a punch to the body.
Crack! A monster head kick from Mcdonald and Proffer falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Mcdonald!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Shawn Mcdonald!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Chan (ranked 3095 p4p, 384 weight class) and Gabriel Santos Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charlie Chan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gabriel Santos Jr!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Santos Jr at a distance.
Chan jabs Santos Jr to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Santos Jr looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Chan is fending him off so far but Santos Jr persists. Nope, Chan circles away and we're back to standing.
A little feinted left hand from Chan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Santos Jr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chan throws a leg kick but Santos Jr checks it.
Santos Jr fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Chan avoids it really well and circles away.
Santos Jr is looking to clinch.
We've been told by Chan's head coaches at Doom's Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Santos Jr moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Santos Jr shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Chan pinned against the cage. Chan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Charlie Chan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabriel Santos Jr.
Chan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Santos Jr's calf.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos Jr shoots in looking for a takedown. Chan tries to sprawl out of it but Santos Jr keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Chan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Chan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan cracks Santos Jr with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Charlie Chan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good shot there by Chan.
Chan throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Santos Jr colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Chan as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Santos Jr is left battered and dazed whilst Chan and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charlie Chan!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Louis Lutz (ranked 4474 p4p, 412 weight class) and Jairzinho Teixeira (ranked 3043 p4p, 310 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Louis Lutz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jairzinho Teixeira!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lutz darts in and clinches Teixeira up against the cage.
Lutz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Teixeira shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Lutz makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Lutz has taken the fight to the clinch.
Teixeira working hard to break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lutz.
Teixeira looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lutz keeps control of Teixeira as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Teixeira with an attempt at a knee that 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!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A frustrated look appears on Teixeira's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Teixeira tries to break free but Lutz pushes him back against the cage.
Lutz blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teixeira has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lutz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Teixeira dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Teixeira lands a nice looking body shot.
Teixeira throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lutz moves away from the strike by Teixeira.
Lutz closes the distance and pushes Teixeira back into the cage.
Lutz is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lutz is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Teixeira is defending well.
Lutz tries to pull guard but Teixeira won't allow it.
Teixeira can't break the clinch.
Teixeira tries to circle away but Lutz has him pinned against the cage.
Teixeira is looking to break free of the clinch but Lutz has double underhooks.
Lutz pulls guard effortlessly.
Lutz pulls Teixeira in to control the position.
We've been hearing good reports from Lutz's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teixeira trying to control the position from guard on top but Lutz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Teixeira is looking to stand up but Lutz won't let him.
Lutz managing to control the position.
Lutz had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Teixeira defends it easily.
Lutz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Teixeira looking to sit in guard and control but Lutz gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Teixeira scrambles and gets back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Teixeira gets the takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teixeira trying to control the action but Lutz is working from the bottom.
Teixeira decides to stand back up. Teixeira steps back and let's Lutz get back to his feet.
Teixeira swings for the body but Lutz moves out of range.
Teixeira cracks Lutz with an open hand slap.
Lutz avoids the body shot from Teixeira.
Teixeira looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lutz shoots in for a takedown but Teixeira shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Louis Lutz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lutz tries to score a power double leg takedown but Teixeira sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lutz somewhat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lutz fails with the takedown.
Jab, jab by Teixeira - just one landing.
Teixeira swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lutz counters with a solid body kick.
Teixeira shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Teixeira showed some decent athleticism there.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Teixeira drops an elbow to the side of Lutz's head.
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!
Teixeira wants to control but Lutz is keeping him busy.
Teixeira missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Teixeira missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Teixeira thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lutz wants to improve his position but Teixeira is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jairzinho Teixeira will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lutz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Teixeira tries to clinch but Lutz is having none of it.
Teixeira circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lutz looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Teixeira is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lutz rather than just go for the knockout.
Teixeira instigates a clinch.
Lutz can't get the takedown.
Lutz is trying to pull guard but Teixeira turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Louis Lutz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Teixeira has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Lutz regains guard immediately.
Lutz is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Teixeira is controlling him.
Teixeira is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teixeira is looking to stand up but Lutz won't let him.
Lutz keeping moving, preventing Teixeira from controlling successfully.
Lutz can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Teixeira controls the pace.
Teixeira trying to control but Lutz is working from the bottom.
Teixeira postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Lutz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Teixeira misses with a wild body shot.
Teixeira throws a big shot that misses.
Teixeira misses with a jab to the body
and Lutz counters with a head kick. That will keep Teixeira thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teixeira misses with the combination.
Lutz tries to counter by clinching up but Teixeira breaks away and moves out of range.
Teixeira shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Lutz napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Teixeira decides to stand back up.
Lutz shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Teixeira sprawls well. Teixeira wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lutz gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Teixeira closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Lutz's guard.
Lutz wriggles free and stands up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lutz moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teixeira fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Teixeira is looking to break free of the clinch but Lutz has double underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Teixeira fails to land.
Lutz breaks the clinch.
Lutz tries for a takedown but Teixeira sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lutz moves out of range as Teixeira strikes.
Teixeira gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lutz.
Lutz lands with a short shot to the head.
Lutz changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Teixeira fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jairzinho Teixeira seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Teixeira misses with a looping left.
Louis Lutz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Teixeira falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lutz counters with an outside leg kick.
Lutz goes for a double leg but Teixeira avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Teixeira continues to drive forward.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lutz pushes Teixeira up against the cage in a clinch.
Lutz prevents Teixeira from breaking the clinch.
Teixeira tries a knee to the head but Lutz blocks it.
Lutz using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lutz wants a takedown but no success here.
A frustrated look appears on Teixeira's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lutz has Teixeira pressed against the cage, preventing Teixeira from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Teixeira manages to break the clinch.
Teixeira displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lutz.
Jairzinho Teixeira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lutz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Teixeira.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Teixeira's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lutz under the eye.
Lutz shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Teixeira but Teixeira pushes him off and we're back to square one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jairzinho Teixeira showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Lutz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lutz misses with a head kick.
Teixeira rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lutz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lutz fails with a takedown attempt.
Teixeira is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Teixeira tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lutz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Teixeira throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lutz counters with a good, hard body kick but Teixeira shrugs it off.
Teixeira tries to clinch there but Lutz circles away.
Lutz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Teixeira displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lutz.
Lutz darts in looking for a takedown but Teixeira gets double underhooks and turns Lutz into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Louis Lutz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lutz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lutz shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Teixeira pinned against the cage. Teixeira gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Teixeira scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Teixeira scores with a jab. Lutz acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Teixeira lands a nice shot to the body.
Lutz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lutz ducks straight into an uppercut from Teixeira and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Lutz manages to regain guard straight away.
It looks like Louis Lutz has been cut.
Jairzinho Teixeira has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Teixeira sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Teixeira throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lutz trying to control the position.
Teixeira content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lutz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Teixeira loads up on a big left hand. Lutz felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Teixeira looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Lutz can't hide his disappointment, as Teixeira celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jairzinho Teixeira!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Jairzinho Teixeira made sure he mentioned Core Combat, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Boy Bawang (ranked 2011 p4p, 120 weight class) and Marcos Budinha (ranked 2005 p4p, 119 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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141 lbs
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130 lbs
6 - 9 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Very strong |
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Boy Bawang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcos Budinha!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bawang lands the left hand.
Marcos Budinha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bawang chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Budinha can pounce on him.
Bawang has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Brotherhood MMA (16 ELITE COACHES) in the buildup to the fight.
Bawang pushes Budinha up against the cage in a clinch.
Bawang doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Budinha using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bawang has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Budinha prevents a body shot from Bawang.
Bawang pushes Budinha back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Budinha trying to land knees to the body.
A short right from Bawang on the inside.
Bawang managing to block the knees to the body from Budinha.
Budinha tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Budinha missing with knees to the body.
Budinha misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bawang.
Budinha landing knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Bawang.
Bawang scores with a nice hook to the head.
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!
Budinha is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bawang is defending well for now.
Budinha misses with a knee to the head.
Bawang struggles to land a body shot inside as Budinha controls his hands.
Budinha has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Bawang seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Budinha can turn it around.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bawang can't find room to land a body shot as Budinha controls the action.
Bawang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bawang on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Budinha landing knees to the body.
Bawang misses with a punch to the body.
Budinha scores a nice knee to the body.
Budinha trying to land knees to the body.
Budinha throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Budinha obliges.
Bawang tries a body shot but Budinha blocks it.
Bawang can't find room to land a body shot as Budinha controls the action.
Bawang gets through Budinha's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Budinha blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bawang lands with a left to the head.
Budinha trying to control the position but instead, Bawang has worked for underhooks and has pushed Budinha into the cage.
Bawang digs a right hand into Budinha's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Budinha's gas tank.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Budinha throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bawang blocks it with crossed arms.
Bawang takes a knee to the side of the body.
Budinha is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bawang is defending well for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Budinha is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bawang is defending well for now.
Bawang misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bawang struggles to land a body shot inside as Budinha controls his hands.
Budinha looking to slow down the pace here.
Bawang swings wildly with an uppercut but Budinha uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Budinha.
Bawang lands a nice shot to the body.
Budinha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Bawang.
Bawang tries to work over Budinha's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bawang scores with a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Budinha with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Budinha with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Budinha with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bawang takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Boy Bawang has been cut.
Budinha creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bawang's defenses.
Bawang lands a body punch.
Budinha crunches a lovely knee into Bawang's ribcage.
Budinha blocks an uppercut.
Bawang struggles to land a body shot inside as Budinha controls his hands.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bawang creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bawang managing to block the knees to the body from Budinha.
Budinha pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bawang lands a shoulder strike.
A hook to the body from Bawang.
Bawang throws a punch but it's blocked by Budinha.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bawang throws a punch but it's blocked by Budinha.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bawang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Budinha with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Budinha crunches a lovely knee into Bawang's ribcage.
Budinha wants to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bawang.
Bawang doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bawang scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bawang misses with a short punch on the inside.
Budinha trying to land knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Budinha.
Budinha prevents a body shot from Bawang.
Budinha misses with a knee to the head.
A short uppercut from Bawang.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Bawang tries to work over Budinha's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Budinha.
Bawang can't find room to land a body shot as Budinha controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Marcos Budinha will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Boy Bawang'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.
Bawang throws a body punch but Budinha moves out of range.
Bawang sets himself, and Budinha steps forward looking for the clinch! Bawang avoids it this time.
Budinha instigates a clinch.
Bawang misses with a punch to the body.
Bawang misses with a body punch.
Bawang misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bawang presses Budinha against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Budinha is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bawang is defending well for now.
Bawang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bawang misses with a punch to the body.
Bawang misses with a body punch.
Bawang lands a right hand that snaps the head of Budinha backwards.
Bawang lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Budinha misses with a knee to the head.
Budinha blocks a body shot from Bawang.
Bawang swings wildly with an uppercut but Budinha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bawang tries to throw a body punch but Budinha avoids it by throwing Bawang back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Budinha throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bawang lands with a right to the head.
A short body shot lands from Bawang as the two fighters clinch.
Bawang misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bawang.
Budinha throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bawang blocks it with crossed arms.
Budinha blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Budinha trying to land knees to the body.
Budinha wants to stall.
Budinha looking to slow down the pace here.
A shot in the inside from Bawang.
Budinha pushes off an throws an elbow but Bawang leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bawang struggles to land a body shot inside as Budinha controls his hands.
Knees to the body from Budinha.
Bawang swings wildly with an uppercut but Budinha uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Budinha is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bawang is defending well for now.
Budinha using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bawang has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Budinha trying to land knees to the body.
Bawang tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Budinha is trying to stall.
Budinha utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bawang can't find room to land a body shot as Budinha controls the action.
Budinha missing with knees to the body.
Budinha missing with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Budinha crunches a lovely knee into Bawang's ribcage.
Bawang scores with a hook to the body.
Bawang swings wildly with an uppercut but Budinha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bawang misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Budinha tries to land knees in the clinch but Bawang avoids the damage to the body.
Bawang lands with a left to the head.
Bawang tries to throw a body punch but Budinha avoids it by throwing Bawang back against the cage.
Bawang can't find room to land a body shot as Budinha controls the action.
A hook to the body from Bawang.
Budinha prevents a body shot from Bawang.
Budinha is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bawang is defending well for now.
Budinha unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Budinha is looking to control Bawang's arms but Bawang gets an underhook and turns him. Now Budinha has his back to the cage.
Budinha misses with a knee strike.
Budinha throws a knee to the head but misses.
Budinha lands a knee to the body.
Budinha scores with a knee to the head.
Bawang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bawang lands a left hand that snaps the head of Budinha backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Budinha scores with a knee to the head.
Budinha gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Budinha creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bawang's defenses.
Budinha prevents a body shot from Bawang.
Budinha comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bawang throws a punch but it's blocked by Budinha.
Budinha avoiding damage.
Bawang managing to block the knees to the body from Budinha.
Budinha tries to land a knee to the head but Bawang blocks with his arms.
Budinha stalling the fight.
Budinha is trying to stall.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Budinha is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Budinha landing some nice looking knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcos Budinha showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Boy Bawang's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A combination from Bawang does no damage.
A left and a right from Bawang both land. Nice combination.
Bawang has Budinha up against the cage in a clinch.
Bawang doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Budinha lands a knee to the head.
Budinha landing knees to the body.
Budinha tries a knee to the head but Bawang blocks it.
Bawang working aggressively here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Budinha just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bawang's brow.
Budinha with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bawang managing to block the knees to the body from Budinha.
Bawang on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bawang struggles to land a body shot inside as Budinha controls his hands.
A short right from Bawang.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Budinha is trying to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bawang tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Budinha with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bawang lands with a left to the head.
Budinha looking to slow down the pace here.
Budinha comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bawang misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bawang misses with a short punch on the inside.
Budinha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Budinha throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bawang blocks it with crossed arms.
Bawang presses Budinha against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bawang misses with some punches.
Budinha using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bawang blocks an elbow strike from Budinha.
Bawang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Budinha is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bawang is defending well for now.
Budinha working Bawang over with knees to the body.
Budinha tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Budinha taking a breather.
Budinha is trying to stall.
Budinha seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Bawang lands a nice uppercut.
Budinha using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Budinha using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bawang struggles to land a body shot inside as Budinha controls his hands.
Budinha lands a good knee to the midsection. Bawang won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Budinha unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bawang avoiding damage as Budinha throws knees to the body.
Budinha misses with a knee strike.
Budinha landing knees to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Budinha lands an elbow inside.
Bawang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Budinha misses with a knee strike.
Bawang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bawang misses with a hook from the clinch.
Budinha is looking to control Bawang's arms but Bawang gets an underhook and turns him. Now Budinha has his back to the cage.
Budinha lands a nice elbow.
Boy Bawang's cut is getting worse.
Bawang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bawang tries a body shot but Budinha blocks it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Budinha tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bawang swings wildly with an uppercut but Budinha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bawang lands with a right to the head.
Bawang throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Budinhas head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Budinha scores a nice knee to the body.
Budinha scores with a knee to the head.
Budinha tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bawang avoids it.
Bawang lands a nice shot to the body.
Bawang lands a right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Budinha utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bawang blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bawang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bawang working aggressively here.
Bawang lands with a left to the head.
Bawang managing to block the knees to the body from Budinha.
Bawang misses with some punches.
Bawang can't find room to land a body shot as Budinha controls the action.
Boy Bawang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Budinha unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bawang lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcos Budinha comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Budinha 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcos Budinha!
Marcos Budinha thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated Boy Bawang had this to say: 'tang ina nyo lahat!!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Curtis Pattonson (ranked 3072 p4p, 314 weight class) and Semi Etebo (ranked 2821 p4p, 289 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Curtis Pattonson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Semi Etebo!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donk. Etebo catches Pattonson right on the button with a cross.
Semi Etebo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Etebo throws a looping overhand right but Pattonson ducks down to avoid it.
Etebo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pattonson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Etebo throws a jab but it's blocked by Pattonson.
Pattonson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Etebo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pattonson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pattonson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Etebo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A telegraphed right hand from Etebo misses the target.
Etebo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Etebo has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Pattonson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Etebo.
Etebo throws a big shot that misses.
Etebo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pattonson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Etebo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Etebo throws a lazy right hand but Pattonson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pattonson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Etebo scores with a shot to the body.
Etebo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Etebo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Etebo lands a nice looking body shot.
Etebo digs a good hook to Pattonson's body.
Pattonson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Etebo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Pattonson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Etebo tries to avoid it but Pattonson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Etebo to the ground. Etebo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Pattonson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pattonson blocks a jab.
Etebo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Etebo loads up on a big right hand but Pattonson slips the punch.
Pattonson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pattonson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Etebo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Curtis Pattonson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pattonson misses with a left hand
and Etebo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Etebo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pattonson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Etebo.
Nice uppercut there from Etebo.
Etebo lands with a hook. Pattonson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Pattonson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Etebo staying out of range there.
Pattonson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Semi Etebo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pattonson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pattonson fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Etebo to the ground. Pattonson is now in Etebo's guard.
Etebo scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Pattonson is breathing heavily.
Etebo connects with a single shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pattonson misses with a takedown attempt - Etebo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Etebo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Etebo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Etebo scores with a hook to the body. Pattonson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pattonson takes one to the chin there.
Etebo jabs Pattonson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pattonson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Etebo cracks Pattonson with an open hand slap.
Etebo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Pattonson walks into a stiff left hand from Etebo.
Etebo digs a good body shot into Pattonson's ribs.
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!
Pattonson shoots and misses
and Etebo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Etebo's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Etebo duly obliges.
Etebo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pattonson's head.
Etebo lands with a cross.
Etebo lands a jab to Pattonson's midsection.
Etebo with a nice cross.
Etebo connects with a nice looking jab.
Etebo lands a jab-cross combination.
Etebo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Etebo lands a jab to the head.
A jab lands there for Etebo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Etebo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Etebo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pattonsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Pattonson takes one to the side of the head.
Etebo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pattonson at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Semi Etebo dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Etebo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Etebo leaves Pattonson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Curtis Pattonson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A jab from Etebo finds it's way through Pattonson's defenses.
Pattonson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A left and a right from Etebo both land. Nice combination.
Pattonson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Etebo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pattonson's head backwards.
Etebo lands a body shot.
Etebo digs a good hook to Pattonson's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Etebo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pattonson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Etebo connects with the punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pattonson walks into a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Etebo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pattonson. Pattonson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Pattonson shoots and misses
and Etebo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Etebo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pattonson walks into a stiff left hand from Etebo.
Etebo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Etebo with a jab.
Etebo works over Pattonson's head and body with a nice combination.
Etebo scores with a nice strike.
Etebo scores with the left hand. Pattonson knows he should have avoided that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Etebo's corner calls for a 1-2. Etebo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Etebo scores with a decent looking hook.
Etebo jabs Pattonson right on the nose. Pattonson blinks but takes it well.
Pattonson needs to keep his hands up - Etebo had a free shot at his head there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Etebo lands with a hook. Pattonson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Pattonson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Etebo throws a combination. Pattonson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A head kick by Pattonson misses
and Etebo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A left lands for Etebo.
Pattonson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Etebo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Pattonson is rocked!
Etebo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Oh Pattonson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Etebo 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.
Etebo scores with a decent looking hook.
Pattonson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Etebo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Etebo scores with a body shot.
Pattonson seems to have got his legs back now.
Pattonson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Etebo with a hook.
Pattonson walks into a jab.
Etebo lands with a cross.
Etebo scores with a body shot.
Pattonson takes one to the chin there.
Pattonson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Etebo scores with a jab.
Nice jab there from Etebo.
Etebo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Etebo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Etebo lands with an uppercut that bounces Pattonson off the cage and back into range.
Etebo scores with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Etebo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Etebo throws out a powerful jab.
Etebo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pattonson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Etebo scores with a hook to the body. Pattonson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A punch lands to the side of Pattonson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Semi Etebo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pattonson walks into a stiff left hand from Etebo.
Etebo catches Pattonson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Etebo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pattonson in his tracks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Etebo lands with a good body shot.
Etebo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jab from Etebo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Semi Etebo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Pattonson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A left lands for Etebo.
Etebo lands a really nice looking cross but Pattonson seems unphased.
Pattonson tries to clinch
and Etebo counters with a nice uppercut.
Pattonson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pattonson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Etebo cracks Pattonson with a good jab.
Pattonson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Etebo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Etebo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pattonson.
Etebo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Etebo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Etebo digs a good hook to Pattonson's body.
Etebo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Etebo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Etebo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Etebo, as that shot connected.
Etebo throws a good cross that connects.
Etebo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Etebo tests Pattonson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Etebo's corner calls for a 1-2. Etebo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Etebo lands a jab to Pattonson's midsection.
Pattonson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pattonson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Etebo to score with a decent uppercut.
Etebo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Etebo cracks a nice hook into Pattonson's ribs.
Etebo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Etebo lands a lovely overhand right.
Etebo lands with a straight right. Pattonson didn't see that one coming.
Etebo lands with a cross.
Nice cross by Etebo.
Nice uppercut there from Etebo.
Etebo cracks Pattonson with a good jab.
Pattonson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Etebo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Pattonson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Etebo lands a nice shot to the body.
Etebo jabs Pattonson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Etebo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pattonson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Etebo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pattonson's head backwards.
Etebo shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Pattonson eats them both and turns towards Etebo to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Etebo lands a jab to Pattonson's midsection.
Nice shot by Etebo.
Nice body punch from Etebo.
Etebo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pattonson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The fighters circle momentarily. Etebo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Etebo throws a good cross that connects.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Etebo lands the left hand.
Etebo lands a lovely overhand right.
Etebo lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pattonson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nice straight punches there by Etebo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Etebo.
Etebo cracks a nice hook into Pattonson's ribs.
Etebo jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Etebo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Etebo cracks Pattonson with a good jab.
Etebo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pattonson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Etebo connects with the punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Etebo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Donk. Etebo catches Pattonson right on the button with a cross.
Curtis Pattonson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Semi Etebo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Etebo scores with a sloppy right hand. Pattonson should have avoided that one.
And that's the end of the fight!
Semi Etebo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Etebo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 24:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 24:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Semi Etebo!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Vidal (ranked 1430 p4p, 200 weight class) and Douglas Dannis (ranked 3377 p4p, 414 weight class). Vidal's entrance music is Scarface OST - The world is yours. A fine choice. 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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178 lbs
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168 lbs
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jorge Vidal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Douglas Dannis!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vidal looks to throw the jab but Dannis is out of range.
Dannis bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dannis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vidal throws out the jab.
Dannis fails with the takedown.
Dannis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vidal.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Vidal misses.
Dannis throws out a counter right but Vidal avoids it with no problem.
Vidal misses with a looping right.
Vidal throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Dannis colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Vidal as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Dannis is left battered and dazed whilst Vidal and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jorge Vidal!
Our winner, Jorge Vidal, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
The defeated Douglas Dannis had this to say: 'That was a tough cat, mad respect. I'll be back stronger y'all '.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Myles Brady (ranked 897 p4p, 111 weight class) and Reece Daniels (ranked 2448 p4p, 257 weight class). Brady comes to the cage accompanied by Aaron Lewis - Country Boy. Daniels has chosen Eminem - Kings never die as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Myles Brady!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Reece Daniels!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daniels avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brady walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Daniels lands with an overhand left.
Daniels catches Brady with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Daniels gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Brady to score an easy takedown into full guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Brady is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Brady passes Daniels's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Daniels looks like he's trying to stand up.
Brady slows the pace down in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Brady works his way into side control.
Daniels is pushing Brady's head away, looking to escape. Brady manages to hold on to the position though.
Daniels prevents Brady from improving position.
Daniels really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Brady. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Brady works to advance to full mount. Daniels defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Brady looking to finish with strikes here!
Brady jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Daniels is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Daniels and Brady has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
The referee asks Brady politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Brady prefers to stall for the moment though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brady seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Daniels for as long as he can get away with.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Daniels can do anything to dispel that myth.
Brady thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Brady is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Daniels is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
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.
Daniels stops Brady from passing to mount.
Brady lands a nice forearm strike.
Brady prevents Daniels from escaping the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Daniels is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Brady moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brady is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Daniels has escaped the position, nice work there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Myles Brady dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Brady takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Myles Brady is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Daniels throws a sloppy head kick and Brady moves out of range easily.
Brady shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Brady showed some decent athleticism there.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Brady perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brady passes to side control.
The referee asks Brady politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Brady prefers to stall for the moment though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Brady.
Brady taking a breather here.
Brady is trying to get an arm triangle but Daniels is defending well.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Brady is working Daniels over with some ground and pound from side control.
Daniels tries to escape but Brady is in control.
Daniels seems a little lost for a moment, as Brady dominates the positioning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Brady tries for a kimura but Daniels is defending well.
Brady controlling the position.
Brady scores with punches from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Brady tries to move to mount but Daniels blocks the move with his legs.
Brady has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Daniels is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Brady yanks on the arm and Daniels is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Brady.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Myles Brady!
Myles Brady thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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