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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Thai Boxer (ranked 3122 p4p, 339 weight class) and Dave Brooksbank (ranked 2412 p4p, 269 weight class). Thai Boxer has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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160 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
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World class boxer
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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
22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thai Boxer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 29 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dave Brooksbank!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Dmitry Maklakov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some bone on bone action there as Brooksbank checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Brooksbank with the counter takedown but Boxer avoids it easily.
Boxer feints and then cracks Brooksbank's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Brooksbank down.
Brooksbank swings for the body but Boxer moves out of range.
Boxer misses with a straight left.
Nice body kick there by Brooksbank.
Some bone on bone action there as Brooksbank checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Brooksbank tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Brooksbank takes a swing at Boxer's ribcage but misses.
An inside leg kick from Boxer misses.
Boxer on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Boxer attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Boxer lands with a slapping head kick.
Brooksbank displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boxer throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brooksbank takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Boxer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brooksbank with the counter takedown but Boxer avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Brooksbank.
Boxer checks a leg kick nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boxer loads up on a big right hand but Brooksbank slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Boxer misses.
Brooksbank ducks under a wild hook from Boxer.
Boxer tries to work over Brooksbank's front leg with a kick but Brooksbank checks it.
Brooksbank misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brooksbank throws a head kick but Boxer moves out of range.
Brooksbank throws a right and a left that Boxer avoids nicely.
Brooksbank pivots, looking for a leg kick but Boxer is out of range and Brooksbank settles back down.
Boxer swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A big right from Boxer misses.
No luck for Brooksbank with that takedown attempt.
Thai Boxer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Whack! Boxer lands a heavy head kick that drops Brooksbank. The ref tackles Boxer to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Brooksbank was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Thai Boxer!
A relieved looking Thai Boxer thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bornas Lopette (ranked 7349 p4p, 677 weight class) and Ade Takulai (ranked 4119 p4p, 489 weight class). Lopette comes to the cage accompanied by Root Of All Evil. This should be a great matchup!
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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
50 - 47 - 3, fighting out of New York, Bornas Lopette!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ade Takulai!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Dmitry Maklakov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopette loads up on a big right hand but Takulai slips the punch.
Takulai checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Takulai unleashes a big counter combination but Lopette bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Takulai darts in and clinches Lopette up against the cage.
Lopette lands a shot to the body.
Takulai blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lopette goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Lopette.
Lopette misses with an elbow over the top.
Takulai prevents a body shot from Lopette.
Takulai looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lopette tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Takulai's elbow.
Lopette lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopette tries to land knees in the clinch but Takulai avoids the damage to the body.
Takulai pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Takulai tries to clinch but Lopette is having none of it.
Lopette throws a leg kick
and Takulai counters with a body kick.
Takulai slips under a jab from Lopette.
Takulai appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takulai feints and then cracks Lopette's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lopette down.
Bornas Lopette is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Takulai fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lopette, pushing him back against the cage.
Lopette throws a head punch that misses.
Takulai prevents a body shot from Lopette.
Lopette working aggressively here.
Takulai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Lopette.
Lopette misses with a knee strike.
Takulai has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Lopette uses from the top position.
Takulai is adopting a defensive guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Takulai wants to sweep here but Lopette controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takulai is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lopette is controlling him.
Takulai looking to control.
Takulai is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Lopette presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Lopette misses with a body punch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lopette throws an elbow but misses.
Lopette misses with an elbow over the top.
Lopette fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takulai with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Takulai escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bornas Lopette seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Takulai misses with a head kick.
Takulai checks a low kick from Lopette.
Takulai ducks under a wild hook from Lopette.
Takulai fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lopette throws a poor cross that misses
and Takulai counters with a head kick.
Takulai throws a series of punches but Lopette avoids them all with ease.
Takulai moves into the clinch successfully.
Takulai avoids the elbow strike from Lopette, against the cage.
Takulai wants the takedown. Lopette is fighting it off but Takulai persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Lopette's guard against the cage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Takulai accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takulai throws an elbow that misses. Lopette uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Takulai's guard. Nice move by Lopette!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Takulai is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Takulai has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Takulai has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Lopette has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Takulai breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Takulai throws a lazy head kick
and Lopette counters with a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ade Takulai will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Takulai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Takulai is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lopette.
Takulai tries to land a leg kick but Lopette saw it coming and moves away.
Lopette is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Takulai.
Lopette throws a leg kick but Takulai sees it coming and checks it nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Takulai.
Lopette throws a right hand that misses
and Takulai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Takulai scores with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopette throws a hook but Takulai blocks it.
Lopette blocks a head kick by Takulai.
An attempted straight right counter from Lopette misses the target.
A low kick from Lopette misses
and Takulai counters with a nice leg kick.
Takulai tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopette throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Takulai.
Lopette throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lopette is looking to land body kicks.
Takulai throws a fast counter high kick but Lopette manages to duck under it in time.
Takulai fails in his attempt to clinch.
Takulai throws a front kick aimed at Lopette's knee but Lopette avoids it well.
Lopette swings widly with a right hand
and Takulai counters with a head kick. That will keep Lopette thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Lopette tried to score with a low kick but Takulai checks it.
Lopette misses with a body punch
and Takulai counters with a head kick.
Ade Takulai seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good work by Lopette as he checks the leg kick.
Takulai lands a right hook to the body.
Lopette misses with a hook.
Takulai has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopette throws a hook but Takulai avoids it easily.
Takulai looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A bone on bone clash there as Takulai blocks the leg kick.
Takulai bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Takulai moves out of range of the body kick from Lopette.
Lopette moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromTakulai.
Lopette swings widly with a right hand
and Takulai counters by moving into the clinch.
Takulai breaks the clinch.
Lopette blocks a head kick by Takulai.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Takulai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lopette throws a jab but it's blocked by Takulai.
A slow jab from Lopette misses its intended target.
Takulai raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Lopette misses with a body kick.
Lopette throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takulai bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Takulai throws an elbow but Lopette slips to the side and avoids it well.
Takulai laying and praying for a moment but Lopette takes advantage and regains half guard.
Lopette blocking the ground and pound attempt from Takulai.
Takulai throws a strike but Lopette avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Takulai with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Takulai works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Lopette has hold of Takulai's hands but Takulai slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Takulai wants to work for an arm triangle but Lopette is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takulai working the head and body with strikes.
Lopette is staying active underneath Takulai, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Takulai thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Takulai is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Lopette is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ade Takulai!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Ade Takulai waved his t-shirt featuring Urban Fighter's logo in front of the cameras.
Bornas Lopette spoke after the fight, saying 'I'll Train Harder And Win My Next Fight Fans, Sorry For My Loss. '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chief Killer (ranked 3271 p4p, 400 weight class) and Rui Rodrigo Germano (ranked 2706 p4p, 339 weight class). Germano comes into a darkened arena with his song building. HIM - Don't Fear The Reaper kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Chief Killer could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Rui Rodrigo Germano's chin.
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220 lbs
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208 lbs
23 - 25 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chief Killer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rui Rodrigo Germano!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksandr Martynov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Killer misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Killer shoots in but Germano avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Germano is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Killer shoots in and drives through. Germano sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chief Killer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Germano defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Killer.
Germano works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Germano comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Killer takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Germano defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Killer.
Killer closes this distance looking for a takedown but Germano circles away.
Killer takes one to the chin there.
Killer with a lazy takedown attempt
and Germano decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Killer's guard.
Killer is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Germano 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.
Germano is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Germano stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Killer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Germano showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Germano lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Killer tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Germano's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Killer looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Germano looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Killer looking for a guillotine here but Germano defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Germano slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Germano trying to control the action but Killer is working from the bottom.
Germano landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Germano controlling the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Killer manages to get back to half guard.
Germano controlling the pace.
Germano is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Germano is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Killer knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Germano on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Germano is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Germano seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Killer is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Germano is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Killer missing with punches from the bottom.
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.
Killer wants to improve his position but Germano is controlling well.
Germano passes to side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Killer struggling a bit here.
Germano wants to control but Killer is keeping him busy.
Germano works to advance to full mount. Killer defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Germano is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Killer to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Killer shrugs it off.
Germano lands a couple of good shots and Killer has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Germano trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Killer doesn't escape.
Killer is really stuck here.
Germano throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Killer!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rui Rodrigo Germano dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Killer misses with a takedown attempt - Germano sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Killer tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Germano swivels and escapes.
Killer shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chief Killer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Killer with a lazy takedown attempt
and Germano counters with a single leg into guard. Killer didn't expect that.
Germano works over Killer with some ground and pound from guard.
Germano passes Killer's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Germano controlling the action here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Germano lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Germano sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Germano is looking to take a break and control but Killer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Killer is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Kalashnikov ELITE MMA Gym , so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Germano has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Germano looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Rui Rodrigo Germano has got the better of the ground game so far.
Germano works his way into side control.
You can see the frustration on Killer's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Germano is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Killer is trying to improve his position.
Germano landing strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Killer tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Germano presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Germano tries to control but Killer wriggling away.
Germano putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Germano postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Killer in real trouble here! The ref calls for Killer to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rui Rodrigo Germano!
A very excited looking Rui Rodrigo Germano made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shaun Brownie (ranked 1713 p4p, 211 weight class) and Jushin Thunder (ranked 1954 p4p, 241 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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194 lbs
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190 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shaun Brownie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jushin Thunder!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Illya Tyunina and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brownie misses with a hook. Thunder ducked under it nicely.
Brownie fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice shot lands for Brownie.
It looks like Jushin Thunder has been cut.
Shaun Brownie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Brownie.
Thunder looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Thunder blocks a low kick nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thunder dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Brownie. That did some damage!
Brownie ducks under a wild hook from Thunder.
Thunder misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brownie with a poor takedown
and Thunder counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brownie lunges at Thunder with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Thunder's hand.
A big right from Brownie misses.
A slow jab from Brownie misses its intended target.
Thunder throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab from Brownie finds it's way through Thunder's defenses.
Brownie gets a takedown into half guard.
Brownie is thwarting Thunder's attempts to control the position.
Brownie throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thunder is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Brownie trying to control the pace.
Brownie is trying to control. Thunder wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brownie landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thunder is looking to control Brownie's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Thunder avoid being mounted?
Brownie throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brownie is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Brownie is trying to control. Thunder wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Brownie wants to free his trapped foot but Thunder is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Brownie seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Thunder does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Thunder keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Brownie is trying to control the action in half guard but Thunder is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Thunder has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Nice straight punches there by Brownie. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Brownie.
That has opened up Jushin Thunder's cut even more.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Thunder lands a jab.
Brownie is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Thunder throws out a loose jab but Brownie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brownie dives in for a single leg takedown but Thunder sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Thunder swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Brownie misses with an uppercut.
No luck for Brownie with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shaun Brownie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brownie throws a hook but Thunder blocks it.
Thunder throws a counter combo.
Thunder looks to land a right hand but Brownie moved out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brownie fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Thunder avoids it really well and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shaun Brownie dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jushin Thunder's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Brownie checks a leg kick nicely.
Brownie pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thunder appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Brownie shoots in for a takedown but Thunder shows good takedown defense.
Brownie fails with a takedown attempt.
Brownie fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice shot lands for Brownie.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thunder misses with a looping left.
Brownie with a hook.
Brownie feints and as Thunder raises his hands in defense, Brownie changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Thunder looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brownie wants to control from the top but Thunder keeps moving.
Thunder wants to sweep but no luck.
Brownie lands a couple of elbows.
Brownie trying to control but Thunder is working from the bottom.
Thunder pulls Brownie in to control the position.
Brownie throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Brownie's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Brownie trying to control the position from guard on top but Thunder is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Brownie won't allow Thunder to sweep him here.
Thunder looking to control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Brownie trying to control the position from guard on top but Thunder is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Brownie throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Thunder was covering up waiting for the punch and Brownie finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brownie trying to control but Thunder is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brownie scoring with some ground and pound.
Brownie throwing strikes from guard but Thunder blocks nicely.
Thunder controlling Brownie's posture.
Thunder wants to sweep but no luck.
Brownie postures up in Thunder's guard and throws a big left but Thunder blocks it.
Brownie trying to control the position from guard on top but Thunder is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brownie in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Brownie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Brownie fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shaun Brownie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brownie lands a right hook to the body.
Brownie lands a lovely overhand right.
Decent striking displayed by Brownie there.
Brownie connects with a good right hand that stumbles Thunder. Thunder circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Thunder throws a hook to the side of Brownie's head but Brownie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brownie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thunder can do to turn this around?
Brownie rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thunder moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shaun Brownie dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jushin Thunder's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Brownie just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab by Brownie.
Thunder tries a low kick but Brownie avoids it.
Thunder misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brownie.
Thunder avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thunder doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Thunder walks into a jab.
Brownie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thunder moves away.
A little jabbing left from Thunder on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thunder keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brownie throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thunder.
Brownie swings away with a body shot that misses
and Thunder counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunder connects with a body shot that sends Brownie's belly button to the back.
The crowd cheers as Brownie lands an impressive looking overhand right. Thunder doesn't seem phased though.
Thunder misses with a combination
and Brownie connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The cut above Jushin Thunder's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Brownie throws a right hand that Thunder ducks under and follows up with a left that Thunder also avoids with ease.
Shaun Brownie is winning the standup battle so far.
Brownie slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Brownie connects with the punch.
Thunder is rocked!
Brownie misses with the combination.
Thunder is still on wobbly legs! Can Brownie finish him?
Thunder leaves his chin hanging out and Brownie seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Thunder crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Shaun Brownie!
Shaun Brownie 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Brand (ranked 2414 p4p, 253 weight class) and Jake Woods (ranked 1593 p4p, 185 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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270 lbs
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270 lbs
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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
9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Daniel Brand!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jake Woods!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Konstantin Menshow and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Woods looks to score with a jab to the body but Brand is just out of range.
Brand misses with a few strikes there.
Woods looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Woods cracks Brand with a right hand to the side of the head.
Brand tries to bum rush Woods with a series of wild strikes but Woods uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Woods steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brand.
Woods wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Brand swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brand cracks Woods with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Brand bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brand uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Woods.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Woods moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Woods misses the jab.
Woods swings widly with a right hand
and Brand counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Woods missing with a left hand there. Brand was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little feinted left hand from Brand on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brand avoids the body shot from Woods.
Brand takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Brand tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Woods was well out of range. Poor timing from Brand.
Brand on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Woods scores with a jab to the head.
Woods swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Brand.
Woods throws an overhand right that lands on Brand's shoulder, as Brand tries to avoid the shot.
Woods throws the left hand but Brand avoids the punch easily.
Woods misses with a left hand
and Brand cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brand slips a straight right by Woods.
A swing and a miss from Brand.
Woods avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Woods connects with a right hand. Brand shakes it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brand misses with a body shot.
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!
Woods throws a body shot but no joy.
Brand swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brand misses with a two punch combination.
Brand missing with a left hand there. Woods was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Woods moves out of range as Brand strikes.
A countering left hand to the body from Woods misses.
Woods scores with a punch to the head.
Brand moves forwards but Woods connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Brand misses with an uppercut. Woods saw that one coming.
Brand misses with a body punch
and Woods counters with a stiff right hand.
Woods misses with a body shot.
Brand throws a shot from downtown. Woods moves away and avoids it.
Brand throws a jab when Woods was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woods lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Woods slips under a jab.
Brand bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Woods misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brand.
Brand looks to land a left hand but Woods moved out of range nicely.
Woods keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Woods waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brand.
Brand misses the shot to the body.
A big left from Woods misses.
Woods just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Brand wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Brand throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Woods makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Brand is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Brand misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Woods.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brand is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Brand misses with a double jab
and Woods counters with a left to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Brand digs a good body shot into Woods's ribs.
Brand throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Woods moves away from the strike by Brand.
Woods's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Brand connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Woods scrambles back to his feet.
Brand looks to land a left hand but Woods moved out of range nicely.
Brand throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Woods counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Woods tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brand was well out of range. Poor timing from Woods.
Woods jabs Brand to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Brand throws a body punch but Woods moves out of range.
Brand throws a hook to the side of Woods's head but Woods sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It seemed like Woods was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jake Woods will probably get the nod.
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.
Woods takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Woods with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Brand throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Woods counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jake Woods seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brand connects with a nice looking jab.
Daniel Brand seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Brand misses.
Brand rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Woods counters with a straight right hand.
Woods misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brand.
Brand lands a head shot.
Brand bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Brand connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Brand pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Woods back to the cage. Brand follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Jake Woods has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brand throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Woods counter with a right hand.
Woods lands a nice hook to Brand's body. Brand takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Woods has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brand throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Woods sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Woods walks into a left hand.
Brand looks to land a right hand but Woods moved out of range.
Woods ducks under a wild hook from Brand.
Woods misses with a body shot.
Brand lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Woods comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Brand misses the shot to the body.
Woods misses the jab.
Woods lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Brand doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Brand takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woods throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brand throws a big counter combination but Woods scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Woods bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Brand's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Woods with a jab.
Brand uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Woods.
Good shot there by Brand.
Brand throws a series of punches but Woods avoids them all with ease.
Brand throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Woods sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brand ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Woods moves away.
Woods connects with a nice looking jab.
Woods ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brand moves away.
Woods tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brand was well out of range. Poor timing from Woods.
A cross from Woods lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woods scores with a jab to the jaw.
Brand misses with a straight left.
Woods is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Brand throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Woods counters with a straight right hand.
Woods throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Brand stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Brand slips a jab from Woods.
Woods misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brand.
Brand looks to score with a jab to the body but Woods is just out of range.
A nice side step and Woods releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Woods throws a body shot but no joy.
A shot to the body from Brand misses
and Woods counters with a straight right hand.
Woods slips under a jab from Brand.
Woods with a nice cross.
Woods misses the shot to the body.
Woods moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brand loads up on a big right hand but Woods slips the punch.
Woods moves away from the strike by Brand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Woods misses with a two punch combination.
Brand swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Brand throws a one two combo.
Woods avoids the body shot from Brand.
Woods throws a hook but Brand avoids it easily.
Brand ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Woods moves away.
Brand keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Woods throws a hook but Brand avoids it easily.
Brand throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Brand takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Woods misses the shot to the body.
Brand is looking to counter punch.
Brand ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Woods moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Woods showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jake Woods'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. This is the final round!
Woods misses the shot to the body.
Woods lands a jab to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brand. Woods does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brand lands a nice looking body shot.
Brand misses with an uppercut.
Woods doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Woods has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Brand finds it's way round the side to connect with Woods's head.
Brand swings for the body but Woods moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Woods on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Brand looks to score with a jab to the body but Woods is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brand. Woods does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brand tries to bum rush Woods with a series of wild strikes but Woods uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brand throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Woods now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Woods throws a combination that misses
and Brand counters with a nice body shot.
A big right from Brand misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Woods misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brand misses with a straight left.
Woods misses with a few strikes there.
Brand looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Brand misses with an uppercut.
Brand avoids the body shot from Woods.
Woods throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brand uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Woods.
A big left from Woods misses.
Brand swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Woods throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Woods uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brand.
Woods throws a body shot but no joy.
Brand looks to land a right hand but Woods moved out of range.
Woods avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jake Woods is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brand throws a right and a left that Woods avoids nicely.
Brand scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Woods misses with a jab, cross combination.
Woods misses with an uppercut. Brand saw that one coming.
Brand pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brand uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Woods.
Woods scores with a shot to the body.
Brand misses with a body punch
and Woods cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Woods loads up on a big right hand but Brand slips the punch.
Brand takes a swing at Woods's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woods throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brand swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Woods lands a nice hook to Brand's body. Brand takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Brand throws a right hand that misses
and Woods counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Woods scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Brand doesn't seem bothered though.
Brand misses with an uppercut
enabling Woods to counter with a crisp jab.
A jab from Woods misses.
Woods fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Brand looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Brand swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Woods.
Woods throws a hook to the side of Brand's head but Brand sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Woods throws a body punch but Brand moves out of range.
A combination from Brand does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woods thows a left - swing and a miss!
Woods throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Woods takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Woods tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brand was well out of range. Poor timing from Woods.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Woods throws a body shot but no joy.
Brand ducks under a wild hook from Woods.
Brand listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Woods misses the shot to the body.
Woods swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Woods loads up on a big right hand but Brand slips the punch.
Woods throws a body punch but Brand moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Brand. Those never looked like landing.
Daniel Brand has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Woods lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jake Woods.
Well Woods 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Woods!
A very excited looking Jake Woods rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucio Francisco Carmo (ranked 1613 p4p, 72 weight class) and Sepi Pulkkinen (ranked 1730 p4p, 75 weight class). Carmo kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Rolling Stones - Paint it, Black. Lucio Francisco Carmo has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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333 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lucio Francisco Carmo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sepi Pulkkinen!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Fedor Mirinova and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy left from Pulkkinen finds it's target.
Carmo moves away from the strike by Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Carmo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Carmo changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Pulkkinen looks to land a left hand but Carmo moved out of range nicely.
Carmo shoots in for a takedown but Pulkkinen shows good takedown defense.
Pulkkinen misses with a hook. Carmo ducked under it nicely.
Carmo misses with an uppercut
enabling Pulkkinen to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Lucio Francisco Carmo has been cut.
A nice leg kick from Pulkkinen, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pulkkinen clobbers Carmo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Pulkkinen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Carmo feinted with a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carmo throws a series of punches but Pulkkinen moves out of range.
Pulkkinen now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Pulkkinen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Carmo.
Pulkkinen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Carmo. That did some damage!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pulkkinen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Carmo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carmo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A low kick from Pulkkinen is predictable there
and Carmo counters with a takedown into side control.
Carmo is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Pulkkinen's shoulder. That is not cool.
Pulkkinen gets back to half guard.
Pulkkinen is not content to let Carmo control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carmo seems to be working for a kimura but Pulkkinen defends the submission attempt.
Pulkkinen desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Carmo keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Carmo.
Pulkkinen trying to hold on to Carmo's head to control him but Carmo postures up.
Carmo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pulkkinen makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen is controlling Carmo's posture.
Carmo advances to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carmo passes to side control.
Carmo tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Carmo in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Pulkkinen tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Carmo wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Pulkkinen holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Pulkkinen is looking for a sweep.
Carmo is looking to take a break and control but Pulkkinen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pulkkinen managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Carmo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carmo tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Carmo has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Pulkkinen is not content to let Carmo control the position.
Carmo tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Carmo has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carmo slows the pace down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sepi Pulkkinen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Lucio Francisco Carmo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Carmo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pulkkinen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pulkkinen throws a good cross that connects.
Sepi Pulkkinen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pulkkinen looks to throw the jab but Carmo is out of range.
Carmo appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A solid body kick from Pulkkinen.
Carmo misses with a lunging right hand
and Pulkkinen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Carmo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pulkkinen throws a series of punches but Carmo avoids them all with ease.
Carmo drops down looking for a counter takedown but Pulkkinen sprawls and moves away.
Pulkkinen slips a jab from Carmo.
Pulkkinen appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pulkkinen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pulkkinen is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Carmo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pulkkinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Carmo.
Pulkkinen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pulkkinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carmo.
As Carmo backs off Pulkkinen throws a huge counter combo but Carmo manages to avoid it all.
Pulkkinen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carmo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pulkkinen as he jumps to the side.
Carmo blocks a jab.
Carmo changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Pulkkinen lands with an uppercut that bounces Carmo off the cage and back into range.
Pulkkinen scoring well with a low kick there.
Pulkkinen connects with a crisp jab.
Pulkkinen scores with a jab.
Pulkkinen has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Pulkkinen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pulkkinen scores with a jab. Carmo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Pulkkinen cracks Carmo with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Carmo tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Pulkkinen pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Carmo is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sepi Pulkkinen!
After winning the bout, Sepi Pulkkinen thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Takeru Kubota (ranked 735 p4p, 41 weight class) and One Fortythree (ranked 1576 p4p, 91 weight class). Kubota's entrance music is Devilman No Uta (1972). A fine choice. Takeru Kubota could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to One Fortythree's chin.
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140 lbs
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143 lbs
11 - 8 - 0 |
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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
21 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Takeru Kubota!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, One Fortythree!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksandr Martynov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kubota catches Fortythree with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fortythree takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kubota throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Kubota paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fortythree has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Kubota connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fortythree drops his hands momentarily and Kubota takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Takeru Kubota seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kubota!
Good leg kick by Kubota.
Fortythree steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kubota. That one must have hurt.
A jab from Kubota does it's job there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kubota throws a leg kick which misses Fortythree's front leg but catches the back leg as Fortythree tries to avoid it.
Kubota takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fortythree checks the leg kick.
Fortythree swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kubota bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Fortythree's head.
Kubota lands with a right hand.
Fortythree on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kubota.
Kubota connects with a leg kick.
Fortythree gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kubota lands with an uppercut that bounces Fortythree off the cage and back into range.
Kubota throws a lazy right hand but Fortythree sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Fortythree misses.
Kubota throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kubota misses with the body kick
and Fortythree connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kubota has closed the distance and engaged Fortythree in a clinch.
Fortythree swings wildly with an uppercut but Kubota uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fortythree scores with a hook to the body.
Kubota tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fortythree's elbow.
Kubota breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kubota dips to his left and cracks Fortythree with an uppercut!
Kubota scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kubota dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fortythree. That did some damage!
Kubota gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fortythree blocks an uppercut.
Kubota misses with a punch on the inside.
Kubota scores with a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Kubota.
Kubota tries a body shot but Fortythree blocks it.
Kubota 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.
Fortythree works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kubota blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kubota throws a head punch that misses.
Fortythree can't find room to land a body shot as Kubota controls the action.
Kubota misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kubota blocks a body shot from Fortythree.
Kubota tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kubota struggles to land a body shot inside as Fortythree controls his hands.
Fortythree makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kubota tries to work over Fortythree's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kubota can't find room to land a body shot as Fortythree controls the action.
Kubota lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A body shot lands from Fortythree.
Kubota misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fortythree.
Fortythree tries to throw a body punch but Kubota avoids it by throwing Fortythree back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kubota.
Kubota misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fortythree.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fortythree.
Fortythree blocks a body shot from Kubota.
Fortythree misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kubota throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fortythrees head.
Kubota can't find room to land a body shot as Fortythree controls the action.
Fortythree working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kubota blocks an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Fortythree.
Fortythree can't find room to land a body shot as Kubota controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Kubota fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fortythree.
Kubota tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Fortythree.
Fortythree struggles to land a body shot inside as Kubota controls his hands.
Kubota tries a body shot but Fortythree blocks it.
Fortythree tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Kubota - that landed with a thud.
Fortythree working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fortythree tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kubota's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kubota swings wildly with an uppercut but Fortythree uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kubota makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kubota swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fortythree working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Fortythree fails to land.
Kubota tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fortythree stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kubota.
Kubota tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fortythree's elbow.
Kubota misses with a body punch.
Kubota lands with a light punch inside.
Kubota misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kubota blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kubota blocks an uppercut.
Fortythree prevents a body shot from Kubota.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fortythree misses with a body punch.
Kubota misses with the head strike.
A short right from Fortythree.
Kubota presses Fortythree against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kubota fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kubota presses Fortythree against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takeru Kubota dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Fortythree takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kubota.
Kubota digs a good hook to Fortythree's body.
Fortythree walks into a straight right hand from Kubota.
Takeru Kubota is winning the standup battle so far.
Kubota throws a body shot but no joy.
Fortythree takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fortythree tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kubota was well out of range. Poor timing from Fortythree.
Kubota lands with a good body shot.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Fortythree gets tackled into the cage by Kubota. Kubota maintains the clinch.
Fortythree can't find room to land a body shot as Kubota controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kubota lands a shoulder strike.
Takeru Kubota has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kubota misses with some punches.
Fortythree blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fortythree lands a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kubota lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fortythree backwards.
Fortythree lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kubota backwards.
Fortythree lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kubota backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Fortythree.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kubota.
Fortythree doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fortythree tries to throw a body punch but Kubota avoids it by throwing Fortythree back against the cage.
Kubota misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kubota swings wildly with an uppercut but Fortythree uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kubota misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fortythree swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kubota fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kubota misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fortythree throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fortythree can't find room to land a body shot as Kubota controls the action.
Kubota tries to throw a body punch but Fortythree avoids it by throwing Kubota back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fortythree.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fortythree.
Fortythree has a couple of punches blocked by Kubota.
Fortythree swings wildly with an uppercut but Kubota uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kubota lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fortythree.
Kubota lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kubota pushes Fortythree back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kubota tries to throw a body punch but Fortythree avoids it by throwing Kubota back against the cage.
Fortythree blocks an uppercut.
Kubota swings wildly with an uppercut but Fortythree uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fortythree throws a head punch that misses.
Kubota manages to break the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fortythree misses with an uppercut.
Kubota delivers a nice body kick.
Fortythree scores with a decent looking hook.
Kubota scores with a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kubota. Fortythree does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fortythree takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kubota fakes the leg kick and cracks Fortythree in the body.
Fortythree swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kubota tries to land a front kick but Fortythree steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kubota scores with a head kick.
Kubota lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kubota slips under a jab.
Kubota misses with an uppercut
and Fortythree counters with a left to the body.
Fortythree avoids the body shot from Kubota.
Kubota lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fortythree has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kubota.
Kubota misses with a hook
and Fortythree counters with a right hand to the body.
Kubota throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Fortythree's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kubota connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kubota slips a jab and a cross from Fortythree.
Fortythree on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A good leg kick by Kubota.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kubota bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fortythree swats away the attempt to clinch by Kubota.
Kubota is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kubota tries to clinch up
and Fortythree counters with a nice uppercut.
Kubota scores with a head kick. Fortythree tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Kubota throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fortythree swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kubota scores with the left hand. Fortythree knows he should have avoided that one.
Kubota thuds his shin into the meat of Fortythree's side.
A jab lands there for Kubota.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takeru Kubota dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Fortythree takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fortythree has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kubota.
Kubota misses with a right hand
and Kubota takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fortythree blocks a head kick by Kubota.
Kubota lands a jab to Fortythree's midsection.
Kubota looks for the body kick but Fortythree saw that one coming.
Kubota lands with an uppercut that bounces Fortythree off the cage and back into range.
Fortythree scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kubota scores with a jab to the head.
Kubota with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Fortythree to score with a decent uppercut.
Kubota connects with a right hand. Fortythree shakes it off.
Kubota lands a nice looking body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kubota scores with a nice strike.
Kubota with a jab.
Fortythree 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fortythree takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Fortythree keeps the fight on the outside.
Kubota tries to clinch but Fortythree moves away
and Fortythree counters with a straight right hand.
Nice body punch from Kubota.
Kubota misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Fortythree counter with a right hand.
Kubota misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Fortythree counters with a nice uppercut.
Kubota avoids the body shot from Fortythree.
Fortythree moves out of range of the leg kick from Kubota.
Good exchange - Kubota coming out on top.
Fortythree takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fortythree avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kubota misses the shot to the body.
Fortythree looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A low kick lands for Kubota.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kubota lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kubota connects with a leg kick.
Kubota jabs at Fortythree's body.
Kubota clinches with his opponent.
Fortythree swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fortythree tries to work over Kubota's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kubota doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kubota tries to work over Fortythree's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fortythree misses with some punches.
Kubota is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fortythree can do to turn this around?
Kubota lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kubota blocks a body shot from Fortythree.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fortythree.
Kubota blocks an uppercut.
Fortythree has a couple of punches blocked by Kubota.
Kubota misses with a body punch.
Kubota misses with the head strike.
Fortythree tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fortythree can't find room to land a body shot as Kubota controls the action.
Kubota scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fortythree scores with a hook to the body.
Kubota blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kubota throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fortythrees head.
Kubota scores with a shoulder strike.
Kubota tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fortythree has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Fortythree blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fortythree blocking some punches.
Fortythree lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fortythree lands a hook that snaps the head of Kubota backwards.
Fortythree working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fortythree can't find room to land a body shot as Kubota controls the action.
Fortythree tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fortythree misses with a punch on the inside.
Kubota tries to work over Fortythree's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kubota cracks Fortythree with a nice body shot.
Kubota pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kubota comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fortythree misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kubota.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fortythree takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fortythree pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fortythree 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.
Fortythree throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kubota stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kubota throws a chopping leg kick but Fortythree manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Fortythree takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kubota gets a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Kubota fails to land.
Kubota prevents a body shot from Fortythree.
Kubota lands a shoulder strike.
Fortythree fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fortythree is leaning against Kubota and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kubota lands a nice uppercut.
Fortythree misses with a hook to the ribs.
One Fortythree has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fortythree misses with a punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Takeru Kubota showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kubota 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Takeru Kubota!
A less than humble Takeru Kubota misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mateusz Biernat (ranked 1619 p4p, 196 weight class) and Samuel Turbitt (ranked 2242 p4p, 249 weight class). Biernat's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Someday. Turbitt has chosen Tell Me Ma as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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34
168 lbs
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169 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 17 - 1, fighting out of London, Mateusz Biernat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Samuel Turbitt!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Sergei Dronov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turbitt throws a nice looking combination but Biernat bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Biernat throws a combination that misses
and Turbitt counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Turbitt takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Biernat tries to score with a low kick but Turbitt moves his leg out of the way.
As Biernat backs off Turbitt throws a huge counter combo but Biernat manages to avoid it all.
Biernat goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Biernat thumps Turbitt with a low kick.
Turbitt lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Biernat misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've been hearing reports that Biernat has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turbitt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Biernat moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Turbitt lands with a hook. Biernat tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Biernat drops Turbitt with a right and a left! Biernat comes rushing in but Turbitt regains his composure and manages to keep Biernat in guard.
Turbitt is rocked!
Turbitt is pulling down on Biernat's head to control his posture.
Turbitt is still in real trouble! Can Biernat finish him?
Biernat wanted to stand there but Turbitt had control of the position.
Turbitt seems to have recovered his senses.
Turbitt working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Biernat doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Biernat manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Biernat wanted to stand there but Turbitt had control of the position.
Turbitt trying to keep a closed guard but Biernat is proving a slippery customer.
Turbitt has a closed guard, preventing Biernat from standing up.
Biernat gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Turbitt scores with a three punch combo!
Biernat is rocked!
Biernat shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Turbitt looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Turbitt swinging wildly here.
Turbitt scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Biernat ducks right into an uppercut from Turbitt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Biernat throws a left that rocks Turbitt and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Biernat dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Turbitt regain composure!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Biernat tries to stand but Turbitt is controlling his head.
You can see the frustration on Turbitt's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Biernat wants to stand but Turbitt has his arm trapped.
Turbitt struggling a bit here.
Biernat wants to stand but Turbitt has him controlled and pulls him back into his guard.
Turbitt is trying to control the position but Biernat postures up.
Biernat wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Turbitt's closed guard. He's half up but Turbitt has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Turbitt pivots and extends the arm, Biernat falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Turbitt! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Samuel Turbitt!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bo Teebs (ranked 1174 p4p, 171 weight class) and De Forest Treadwell (ranked 1758 p4p, 230 weight class). Teebs comes to the cage accompanied by Ghost - Square Hammer. Treadwell has chosen God gave me style, I’m coming home mix as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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34
223 lbs
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215 lbs
15 - 13 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bo Teebs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, De Forest Treadwell!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Illya Tyunina and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Treadwell paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Treadwell misses with a hook
letting Teebs counter with a right hand.
Teebs rushes Treadwell and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Treadwell wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Teebs has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Teebs.
Treadwell cracks Teebs with a nice body shot.
Treadwell gets through Teebs's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Teebs misses with a hook from the clinch.
Teebs misses with a short punch on the inside.
Treadwell breaks the clinch.
Teebs looks to land a left hand but Treadwell moved out of range nicely.
A big right from Treadwell misses.
Teebs is looking to counter punch.
Treadwell wants to clinch.
Teebs dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've been told by Teebs's head coaches at Concrete's Cave that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Teebs misses with a straight right.
Treadwell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Treadwell wants to land a leg kick but Teebs is out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Treadwell scores with a three punch combo!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teebs drives through and clinches with Treadwell against the cage.
Treadwell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Treadwell swings wildly with an uppercut but Teebs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Treadwell lands a hook that snaps the head of Teebs backwards.
Teebs doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Treadwell has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Teebs makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Treadwell blocking some punches.
Teebs misses with a hook from the clinch.
Teebs keeps control of Treadwell as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Teebs gets through Treadwell's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Treadwell takes a shot to the head.
Teebs misses with a hook from the clinch.
Teebs tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Treadwell's elbow.
Teebs fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Teebs misses with the head strike.
Teebs misses with a hook from the clinch.
Teebs throws a punch but it's blocked by Treadwell.
A short left from Teebs.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Teebs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Teebs lands with a left to the head.
Treadwell manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teebs cracks Treadwell with a good jab.
Teebs scores with a body shot.
Bo Teebs is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Treadwell jabs Teebs right on the nose. Teebs blinks but takes it well.
Teebs connects with a looping right hand.
Treadwell is rocked!
Teebs ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Treadwell's jaw. Treadwell's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Teebs does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bo Teebs!
A victorious Bo Teebs thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Elroy Clarks (ranked 347 p4p, 18 weight class) and Gale Snoats (ranked 806 p4p, 46 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elroy Clarks!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gale Snoats!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Illya Tyunina and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snoats throws out a loose jab but Clarks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Clarks moves in looking to clinch but Snoats pushes him off.
Snoats lands a head shot.
Clarks tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Snoats pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Clarks back to the cage. Snoats follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Clarks smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Snoats throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Clarks's head.
Clarks throws out a loose jab but Snoats uses good head movement to avoid it.
Clarks keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Clarks misses with an uppercut.
Clarks throws a predictable looking body shot
and Snoats counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A slow jab from Clarks misses its intended target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Snoats swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Clarks counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Snoats!
Snoats is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Clarks is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Clarks trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Snoats is looking to improve his position but Clarks isn't that keen on the idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clarks has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Snoats's face.
Snoats is in a horrible position here. Clarks smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Clarks fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Clarks unloading with bombs!
Snoats can't escape the position.
Clarks landing strikes from the mount and Snoats is in trouble!
Clarks scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Snoats?
Snoats working to try and regain half guard.
Clarks has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Snoats's face.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Clarks prevents Snoats from getting the reversal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clarks takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Clarks 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.
Clarks wants to control the pace but Snoats is squirming around nicely.
Snoats has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Snoats taking shots to the head.
Clarks content just to control the position here.
Clarks jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Snoats manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Snoats is looking to regain half guard here but Clarks keeps moving and retains side control.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Clarks working the head with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snoats taking a bit of punishment here - Clarks scoring with strikes.
Clarks landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Clarks throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Snoats works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Clarks scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Clarks is keen to just control but Snoats is a slippery customer.
Clarks takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Clarks is looking to stall here but Snoats recovers full guard.
Snoats is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clarks won't allow Snoats to sweep him here.
Clarks trying to control the position from guard on top but Snoats is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Snoats looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Clarks looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Clarks is pushing down on Snoats's leg trying to pass to half guard. Snoats is fighting to maintain full guard but Clarks has managed to sneak the leg through.
Snoats is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Clarks scores with a couple of nice shots.
Clarks keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elroy Clarks dominated that round.
That's time! Clarks's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Snoats connects with a right hand. Clarks shakes it off.
Snoats showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Clarks.
Clarks scores with a jab to the body.
Clarks pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Clarks looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gale Snoats seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Snoats blocks a jab.
Snoats moves out of range as Clarks strikes.
Clarks scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Clarks cracks Snoats with a big elbow.
Snoats manages to get back to half guard.
Clarks 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clarks not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Clarks is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Snoats!
Snoats is squirming around, avoiding Clarks's attempts to control the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snoats gets back to half guard.
Snoats tries to get to full guard but Clarks has control of the leg.
Clarks slows the pace down in half guard.
Snoats looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Elroy Clarks overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Clarks wants to control but Snoats is keeping him busy.
Snoats has hold of Clarks's hands but Clarks slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Snoats is looking for a sweep. Clarks is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Clarks is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Snoats reverses the position - he's now on top in Clarks's guard.
Clarks is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Snoats advances position into side control!
Clarks can't do much from the bottom here.
Clarks is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snoats tries to advance position but instead Clarks slips a leg back in to half guard.
Snoats is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Clarks!
Clarks tries to reverse the position but Snoats maintains control.
Clarks tries to hold on but Snoats postures up.
Clarks working to try and regain half guard.
Snoats is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Clarks to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Clarks shrugs it off.
Clarks regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snoats trying to mount his opponent but Clarks defends it.
Snoats seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Clarks does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Clarks manages to get to full guard.
Clarks seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Clarks has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Snoats has passed into side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Clarks is trying to work for a sweep but Snoats has mounted him!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Elroy Clarks will probably get the nod.
That's time! Clarks's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Snoats just misses with a punch to the body.
Clarks checks the leg kick nicely there.
Clarks misses with a body kick.
Snoats scores with a jab.
Snoats throws a push kick but Clarks slaps the foot to one side.
Clarks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Clarks looks to land a body kick but Snoats moved away.
Snoats throws a wild body kick that Clarks sees coming a mile off.
Snoats misses with an uppercut.
Clarks fails with a takedown attempt.
Clarks scores with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snoats throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Clarks stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Clarks fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Snoats looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Clarks pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Snoats jabs Clarks to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clarks scores with a nice strike.
Snoats scoring well with a low kick there.
Clarks lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Clarks lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Snoats throws a nice looking combination but Clarks bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Clarks shoots in for a takedown but Snoats shows good takedown defense.
Snoats now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Clarks tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Snoats paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Snoats takes a swing at Clarks's ribcage but misses.
Snoats fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Clarks manages to avoid it.
Clarks uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Snoats.
Clarks throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Clarks takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A slow jab from Snoats misses its intended target.
Clarks gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Snoats throws a punch but it's blocked by Clarks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Snoats.
Clarks tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Snoats just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Elroy Clarks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Snoats breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Snoats throws a leg kick that misses.
Clarks swings for the body but Snoats moves out of range.
Gale Snoats seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Clarks moves out of range as Snoats strikes.
Snoats throws an off balance right hand
and Clarks counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A solid body kick from Clarks.
Clarks feints and then cracks Snoats's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Snoats down.
Snoats throws a one two combo.
Clarks pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Snoats looks to throw the jab but Clarks is out of range.
Clarks lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Snoats at a distance.
Snoats takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Clarks is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Snoats can do to turn this around?
Snoats takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Snoats misses with a lunging right hand
and Clarks counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Snoats misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Snoats jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snoats throws a half hearted mid kick.
Snoats looks to land a left hand but Clarks moved out of range nicely.
Clarks throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Snoats sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Clarks thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab from Clarks misses.
Clarks displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Snoats throws out the jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Snoats.
Snoats throws the kick towards the body but Clarks avoids it.
Snoats throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Clarks will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Clarks missing with a left hand there. Snoats was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It seemed like Snoats was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Clarks throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Clarks throws a hook to the side of Snoats's head but Snoats sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Snoats lands a jab to Clarks's midsection.
A head kick misses from Snoats.
The fighters circle momentarily. Snoats darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clarks cracks Snoats with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Snoats thows a left - swing and a miss!
Clarks has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Clarks there as he acknowledges the shot.
A jab from Snoats misses.
Snoats misses with a body kick.
Clarks moves in looking to clinch but Snoats pushes him off.
Snoats throws out a loose jab but Clarks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Snoats throws a body punch but Clarks moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Clarks.
Snoats misses with a leg kick
and Clarks counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Clarks.
Clarks lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Clarks postures up.
Clarks pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Snoats is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Gale Snoats just about did enough to take it.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Clarks avoids the body shot from Snoats.
Clarks throws a body shot but no joy.
Clarks takes a swing at Snoats's ribcage but misses.
Clarks ducks under a wild hook from Snoats.
Clarks moves away from the strike by Snoats.
Clarks is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Snoats's half guard.
Snoats tries to roll over but Clarks keeps him under control.
Clarks is trying to work for a kimura but Snoats is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clarks is trying to control the action in half guard but Snoats is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snoats wants to control but Clarks is keeping busy.
Snoats actively working from the bottom here.
Snoats gets back to full guard.
Clarks scoring with punches to the head and body.
Clarks scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Clarks stands up over Snoats, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Clarks trying to control but Snoats is working from the bottom.
Clarks stays in close to Snoats's body and controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snoats has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Clarks doesn't defend quickly enough and Snoats has managed to lock this one up! Can Clarks escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Snoats on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Gale Snoats!
Gale Snoats is the new bantamweight champion!
A very excited looking Gale Snoats made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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