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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Havar Bjornbak (ranked 4685 p4p, 174 weight class) and Kauko Johan Talo (ranked 4817 p4p, 118 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Havar Bjornbak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kauko Johan Talo!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Ron Honeybunn and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Talo moves into range and clinches up with Bjornbak.
Talo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bjornbak has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bjornbak.
Bjornbak tries to break free but Talo pushes him back against the cage.
Bjornbak misses with a hook to the ribs.
Talo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Talo.
Bjornbak has a couple of punches blocked by Talo.
Talo swings wildly with an uppercut but Bjornbak uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bjornbak.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bjornbak.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bjornbak blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Talo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bjornbak lands with a right to the head.
Talo misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Talo fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Talo fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talo working aggressively here.
Talo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Talo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Talo throws a head punch that misses.
Talo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bjornbak wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bjornbak blocks an uppercut.
Bjornbak blocking some punches.
Talo working aggressively here.
Talo misses with a body punch.
Talo tries to throw a body punch but Bjornbak avoids it by throwing Talo back against the cage.
Talo misses with the head strike.
Talo working aggressively here.
Bjornbak blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Talo has a couple of punches blocked by Bjornbak.
A right handed body shot lands from Bjornbak.
Bjornbak lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Talo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bjornbak pushes Talo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bjornbak lands a left hand that snaps the head of Talo backwards.
Talo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bjornbak is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Talo fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Bjornbak scores with a nice short uppercut.
Talo is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Talo.
A short uppercut from Bjornbak.
Talo is still on wobbly legs! Can Bjornbak finish him?
Talo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Talo misses with some punches.
Talo seems to have recovered his senses.
Bjornbak drops Talo onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Talo is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Bjornbak creates a bit of distance for himself, with Talo pressed up against the cage and cracks Talo with a massive uppercut! Talo goes down! He's out cold! Wow, that was some serious power there by Bjornbak!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Havar Bjornbak!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Douglas Cardozo (ranked 4780 p4p, 117 weight class) and TJ Kool (ranked 5431 p4p, 124 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Douglas Cardozo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, TJ Kool!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Darius Henderson and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cardozo fails with the takedown
and Kool counters with a takedown into side control.
Cardozo throws a few rabbit punches from the bottom. Kool was waiting for it though - now Cardozo's arm is in the perfect position for an arm triangle - he's tightening it up and Cardozo is forced to tap out before he takes a nap! Very clever counter grappling there from Kool!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). TJ Kool!
Our winner, TJ Kool, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chaz Campbell (ranked 4209 p4p, 486 weight class) and Darren Thomson (ranked 6472 p4p, 605 weight class). Darren Thomson looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chaz Campbell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darren Thomson!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Donatello Bradman and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
It looks like Darren Thomson has been cut.
Thomson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Campbell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thomson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Campbell pinned against the cage. Campbell gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Thomson is looking to clinch.
Thomson walks straight into a right hand from Campbell - that's dropped him! Campbell jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Thomson from any more punishment! Thomson complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Chaz Campbell!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ronnie Bass (ranked 2071 p4p, 273 weight class) and Tik Tok (ranked 3363 p4p, 416 weight class). Bass comes into the arena with Even Flow blaring out of the sound system. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ronnie Bass!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tik Tok!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Topper Green and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bass has managed to clinch.
Bass lands a right hand.
Tok takes a shot to the head.
Bass scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tok is rocked!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bass.
Tok is still on wobbly legs! Can Bass finish him?
A short uppercut from Bass.
Bass dips a shoulder and cracks Tok with a mighty uppercut! Tok falls back against the cage and Bass unloads with a barrage of strikes! Tok is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Bass screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ronnie Bass!
Ronnie Bass took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Threads of HARDCORE for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Igor Nox (ranked 7371 p4p, 649 weight class) and Pietro Marchionni (ranked 4582 p4p, 514 weight class). The key to victory for Igor Nox has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Igor Nox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pietro Marchionni!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, John Mangel and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marchionni scores with a takedown into Nox's guard.
Marchionni content to stall in guard here.
Nox striking off his back but it's not causing Marchionni any problems.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Nox is on top in guard.
Nox has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Marchionni is pulling down on Nox's head to control his posture.
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.
Marchionni utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Marchionni can do anything to dispel that myth.
Nox won't allow Marchionni to sweep him here.
Marchionni is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Nox throws a big right hand that misses.
Nox trying to control but Marchionni is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marchionni is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Nox tries to roll over but Marchionni keeps him under control.
Marchionni trying to control from Nox's half guard. Nox has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Nox will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Nox working a defensive guard here.
Marchionni looking to pass the guard.
Marchionni seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Marchionni throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marchionni throwing strikes from guard but Nox blocks nicely.
Marchionni seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Marchionni working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Nox's head.
Marchionni looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Marchionni is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marchionni works over Nox with some ground and pound from guard.
Marchionni controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Nox wants to sweep but no luck.
Marchionni slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Marchionni lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Nox utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Marchionni keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Nox's head.
Marchionni wants to control from the top but Nox keeps moving.
Nox really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marchionni postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Marchionni is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Nox has momentary wrist control but Marchionni slips an elbow through the middle.
Nox will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Nox keeping moving, preventing Marchionni from controlling successfully.
Marchionni is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Marchionni with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Nox definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Marchionni working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Nox's head.
Marchionni content to stall in guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pietro Marchionni dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Marchionni just misses with a punch to the body.
Nox uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marchionni.
Nox lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Nox steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marchionni.
Marchionni slaps away a takedown attempt from Nox, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Marchionni shoots in and bounces Nox off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Nox has Marchionni pulled in close to control his posture.
Marchionni got a little sloppy there for a moment and Nox has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Marchionni has managed to get both his arms back between Nox's legs - danger averted.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marchionni is stalling in the full guard.
Let's hope that Marchionni has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marchionni loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Marchionni is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Marchionni trying to control but Nox is working from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Marchionni's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Nox is striking from the bottom but Marchionni uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Marchionni is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marchionni looking to finish Nox with some ground and pound. This is bad for Nox!
Marchionni controlling the position easily from mount.
Marchionni is landing with some decent strikes but Nox is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Marchionni looking to finish Nox with some ground and pound. This is bad for Nox!
Marchionni lands a big elbow.
The referee warns Nox that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Nox is rocked!
Nox tries to reverse the position but Marchionni maintains control.
Oh Nox is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marchionni postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Nox bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Marchionni and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pietro Marchionni!
Pietro Marchionni was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
Igor Nox was interviewed post fight and said 'Das Leben ist kein Ponyhof. I'm happy to still have my friends, family, and fans. I try to not makes this a habit. Thanks everyone. '.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hugh Saber (ranked 5907 p4p, 574 weight class) and Andrey Nikonov (ranked 7098 p4p, 637 weight class). Hugh Saber could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Andrey Nikonov's chin.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hugh Saber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andrey Nikonov!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Ben Watson and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nikonov dodges the punch combination from Saber.
Nikonov drives through and clinches with Saber against the cage.
Nikonov lands a body shot.
Nikonov content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Saber tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Nikonov just stands there and leans against the cage.
Nikonov effectively controlling the action here.
Saber tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Nikonov just stands there and leans against the cage.
Saber tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Nikonov just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hugh Saber. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nikonov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Saber's defenses.
It looks like Hugh Saber has been cut.
Nikonov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
We've been informed that Nikonov 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.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nikonov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saber is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Nikonov to keep the fight standing.
Nikonov lands a good knee to the midsection. Saber won't want to take too many of those.
Saber is breathing heavily.
Nikonov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Nikonov takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Nikonov lands a knee to the body.
Nikonov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Saber backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikonov is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Saber can't fight it off and eventually Nikonov manages to take the fight to the floor. Saber looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Nikonov is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Nikonov tries to free his leg and advance position but Saber is retaining full guard.
Nikonov is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Saber looking for a guillotine here but Nikonov defends easily.
Nikonov slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Nikonov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Saber. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saber looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Saber isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Nikonov stacks Saber on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Nikonov!
Nikonov decides to stand back up. Nikonov steps back and let's Saber get back to his feet.
Saber throws the left hand but Nikonov avoids the punch easily.
Nikonov ducks under a wild hook from Saber.
Nikonov is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Nikonov staying out of range there.
Saber throws a looping overhand right but Nikonov ducks down to avoid it.
Nikonov appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Saber throws a body shot but no joy.
Nikonov steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Saber.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikonov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nikonov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Saber is trying to pull guard but Nikonov turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nikonov obliges.
Nikonov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hugh Saber's cut is getting worse.
A bit of stalling here from Nikonov.
Nikonov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Good body shot from Nikonov.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nikonov.
Nikonov avoiding damage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Nikonov.
The crowd are getting on Nikonov's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Nikonov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Saber in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nikonov lands a nice elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nikonov stalling.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Nikonov.
Nikonov presses Saber against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nikonov is stalling here.
Nikonov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Nikonov.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Andrey Nikonov.
Nikonov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nikonov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hugh Saber's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Nikonov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Saber's defenses.
Jeez, Hugh Saber's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Nikonov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nikonov lands a nice elbow.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Hugh Saber's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Andrey Nikonov!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sean MacCarthy (ranked 6593 p4p, 614 weight class) and Kahdi Mandinos (ranked 7378 p4p, 650 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Sean MacCarthy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kahdi Mandinos!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Ben Watson and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacCarthy looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Mandinos!
MacCarthy working the body and head with strikes.
Mandinos takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Mandinos manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Mandinos is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Mandinos looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Mandinos prevents MacCarthy from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacCarthy wants to get back to his feet.
MacCarthy 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.
Mandinos is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Mandinos is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
MacCarthy keeping hold of Mandinos's head, controlling as best he can.
MacCarthy is not content to let Mandinos control the position.
Mandinos seems to be working for a kimura but MacCarthy defends the submission attempt.
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.
MacCarthy trying to get back to full guard but Mandinos takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
MacCarthy is desperately trying to improve his position but Mandinos has a good base and remains in mount.
Mandinos has control of MacCarthy's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and MacCarthy regains control of the situation pretty easily.
MacCarthy is looking to improve his position but Mandinos isn't that keen on the idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mandinos controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacCarthy defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Mandinos.
MacCarthy tries to lock up and control but Mandinos gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Mandinos wants to control the pace but MacCarthy is squirming around nicely.
Mandinos is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But MacCarthy has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from MacCarthy!
MacCarthy landing some decent shots from guard.
Mandinos working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from MacCarthy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mandinos preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
MacCarthy distracts Mandinos with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
MacCarthy working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
MacCarthy stopping the sweep attempt from Mandinos.
Our spies down at at Tycoon Gym inform us that Mandinos has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
MacCarthy lands a couple of digs.
MacCarthy wants to control from the top but Mandinos keeps moving.
MacCarthy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
MacCarthy with a nice head shot there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
MacCarthy lands a couple of elbows.
MacCarthy cracks Mandinos with a solid left hand.
MacCarthy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean MacCarthy dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
MacCarthy closes the distance and clinches.
MacCarthy gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Mandinos looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
MacCarthy working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
MacCarthy throws a big right hand that misses.
MacCarthy wants to control from the top but Mandinos keeps moving.
MacCarthy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mandinos can do to turn this around?
MacCarthy throws a big elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mandinos keeping full guard, as MacCarthy tries to pass.
MacCarthy with a flurry of punches that miss.
MacCarthy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mandinos works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacCarthy passes easily into side control. Nice work.
MacCarthy scoring with punches from side control.
Mandinos wants to control but MacCarthy postures up.
Sean MacCarthy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
MacCarthy sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Mandinos is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
MacCarthy working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Mandinos can't do much from the bottom here.
MacCarthy lands some shots froms side control.
MacCarthy scoring with punches and elbows.
MacCarthy with the ground and pound but Mandinos regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. MacCarthy lands a nice short elbow.
MacCarthy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mandinos avoiding damage under a succession of punches from MacCarthy.
MacCarthy scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
MacCarthy working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
MacCarthy working Mandinos over with strikes.
Mandinos is rocked!
MacCarthy lands strikes from half guard.
Mandinos is still in real trouble! Can MacCarthy finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mandinos is trying to defend against the ground and pound but MacCarthy scores with a couple of nice shots.
Mandinos is breathing heavily.
MacCarthy lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Mandinos! More strikes land and this one is all over! MacCarthy jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sean MacCarthy!
Sean MacCarthy was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between DJ Costune (ranked 3865 p4p, 453 weight class) and Kris Nedman (ranked 6046 p4p, 580 weight class). DJ Costune could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kris Nedman's chin.
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178 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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 London, DJ Costune!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kris Nedman!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Francis DeMontford and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nedman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Costune paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Costune will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Costune keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Costune shoots in and drives through. Nedman sprawls well.
Nedman shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Costune counters by clinching up.
Nedman is looking to break free of the clinch but Costune has double underhooks.
Costune wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for DJ Costune. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Costune leaning against his opponent.
Nedman is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nedman is looking to control Costune's arms but Costune gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nedman has his back to the cage.
Nedman wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Costune manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Nedman trying to control the position from guard on top but Costune is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Costune bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nedman's guard.
Nedman trying to control the position.
Nedman wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Costune manages to pass to side control.
Costune lands with a punch from half guard.
Costune trying to control the pace.
Nedman is looking to control Costune's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Nedman avoid being mounted?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nedman looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Nedman wants to control the action here but instead Costune manages to pass to full mount!
Costune takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Costune has control of Nedman's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Nedman regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Nedman tries to hold on but Costune postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costune controlling the position easily from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nedman has left one of his arms exposed and Costune doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Nedman screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). DJ Costune!
A victorious DJ Costune thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rayne Dame (ranked 3174 p4p, 389 weight class) and John Fuller (ranked 5521 p4p, 553 weight class). Rayne Dame has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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170 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rayne Dame!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Fuller!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Donatello Bradman and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dame cracks a nice hook into Fuller's ribs.
Dame misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dame throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fuller moves forwards but Dame connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fuller misses with a wild body shot.
Fuller throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice uppercut lands for Dame. That snapped Fuller's head back.
Fuller looks to score with a jab to the body but Dame is just out of range.
Fuller looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dame lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
It looks like John Fuller has been cut.
Rayne Dame seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dame lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fuller takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Dame takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Fuller takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fuller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fuller shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Fuller is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Dame looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Fuller passes into side control.
Dame is looking to reverse the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuller tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Fuller has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Dame taking punishment in the form of punches.
Dame is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Fuller is chipping away with strikes.
Dame is trying to improve his position.
Fuller scoring with punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dame is not content to let Fuller control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fuller landing a few strikes.
Fuller lands some shots froms side control.
Fuller working the ground and pound from side control.
Fuller lands a nice forearm strike.
Fuller working the body and head with strikes.
Dame wants to get back to his feet.
Dame tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Fuller wants to control but Dame is keeping him busy.
Fuller lands some shots froms side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuller scoring with punches and elbows.
Dame is rocked!
Fuller lands a strong strike to the head of Dame. That's dazed him! Fuller looking to finish here. Dame is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Fuller lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Fuller!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Igor Vovchanchyn (ranked 7493 p4p, 654 weight class) and Thanos Reigns (ranked 25767 p4p, 748 weight class). Thanos Reigns is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Igor Vovchanchyn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thanos Reigns!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Hugh Johnson and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vovchanchyn scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Reigns doesn't seem bothered though.
Reigns is looking to clinch.
We've been told by Vovchanchyn's head coaches at Natty Vincere that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Reigns wants to clinch.
Vovchanchyn connects with a looping right hand.
Reigns on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Vovchanchyn jabs Reigns right on the nose. Reigns blinks but takes it well.
Vovchanchyn closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Good shot there by Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn cracks Reigns with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reigns fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vovchanchyn lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Reigns is looking to clinch but Vovchanchyn is avoiding it.
Reigns takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Igor Vovchanchyn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reigns tries to clinch there but Vovchanchyn circles away.
Vovchanchyn scores with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn scores with a jab to the body.
Vovchanchyn works the jab nicely.
Vovchanchyn throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Reigns stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Reigns tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Vovchanchyn manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vovchanchyn scores with a nice head shot.
Vovchanchyn stuns Reigns with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Reigns tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vovchanchyn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vovchanchyn throws a quick inside leg kick.
Reigns tries to clinch but Vovchanchyn is having none of it.
Reigns has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Vovchanchyn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vovchanchyn scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vovchanchyn moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Vovchanchyn.
Reigns is rocked!
Are you kidding me?! Vovchanchyn ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Reigns clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Igor Vovchanchyn!
Our winner, Igor Vovchanchyn, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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