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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ieuan Thomas (ranked 4344 p4p, 7384 weight class) and Walter Sobchak (ranked 426 p4p, 525 weight class). Sobchak has chosen Everybody Hates Me - Tom Mcdonald as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Ieuan Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Walter Sobchak!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Patrick Alders and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sobchak's guard.
Sobchak is wriggling around but Thomas manages to pass to half guard.
Still in half guard, Thomas seems content to control.
Thomas is thwarting Sobchak's attempts to control the position.
Sobchak wants to get back to his feet.
Thomas is trying to work for a kimura but Sobchak is defending well.
Sobchak is looking to escape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sobchak can do anything to dispel that myth.
Thomas is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobchak looks like he's trying to stand up.
Thomas wants to control but Sobchak is keeping him busy.
Sobchak is trying to stand back up but Thomas is controlling him
Thomas is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Sobchak pushes Thomas off looking to stand but Thomas dives back in and keeps control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Thomas is working for a kimura but Sobchak is defending it quite comfortably.
We've been hearing that Thomas has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Sobchak is trying to stand up here but Thomas is controlling him well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thomas is trying to control the action in half guard but Sobchak is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sobchak tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Thomas manages to move to mount!
Sobchak is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Thomas is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Thomas extends the arm and Sobchak is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ieuan Thomas!
The defeated Walter Sobchak had this to say: 'Shit'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ian Justino (ranked 6887 p4p, 7214 weight class) and Nemesis Steed (ranked 627 p4p, 638 weight class). Steed has chosen The Heavy - Fighting For The Same Thing as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ian Justino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nemesis Steed!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Daniel Blasius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steed throws an overhand right that lands on Justino's shoulder, as Justino tries to avoid the shot.
Justino throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Steed's waist but Steed gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Justino off to one side.
Justino walks into a left hand.
Justino chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Steed can pounce on him.
Justino shoots in but Steed avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Steed looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Steed smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Justino gets a double leg takedown into Steed's guard.
Justino connects with a couple of short punches.
Justino wants to pass the guard but Steed is keeping the position.
Steed wants to stand but Justino is controlling the position.
Steed keeping moving, preventing Justino from controlling successfully.
Steed tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justino is looking to work some ground and pound but Steed has wrist control.
Justino sitting in guard here, content to control.
Steed pulls Justino in close to his closed guard and prevents Justino from doing any damage or advancing position.
Justino throws a big right hand that misses.
Justino is looking to work some ground and pound but Steed has wrist control.
Justino throwing strikes from guard but Steed blocks nicely.
Justino throws a strike but Steed rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Justino wants to sweep but no luck.
Justino 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.
Justino looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Justino looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steed gets to his feet - Justino follows without any prompting.
Steed lands with a kick to the temple. Justino shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
 It looks like Ian Justino has been cut.
No joy there for Steed, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Steed lands a big uppercut and Justino crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Justino looks OK. Steed waves Justino back to his feet!
 Justino is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Steed finds Justino's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Justino flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Steed lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Justino will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nemesis Steed!
Post fight, Nemesis Steed took to the microphone: 'Just another chump! I'll finish any sucka in two or three rounds at the most! YOU sucka! I want YOU!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Crotch Chewer (ranked 7325 p4p, 3473 weight class) and Sammie Conner (ranked 522 p4p, 360 weight class). Chewer comes to the cage accompanied by Side to Side. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Crotch Chewer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sammie Conner!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paulsen Ambrosius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conner connects with a crisp jab.
Conner uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chewer.
Conner looks to land a right hand but Chewer moved out of range.
Chewer takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Conner looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Conner takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Chewer lands a really nice looking cross but Conner seems unphased.
Chewer misses with a double jab
and Conner holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Chewer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chewer misses with a body punch.
Conner tries a body shot but Chewer blocks it.
Chewer misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chewer.
A short uppercut from Chewer.
Chewer tries a body shot but Conner blocks it.
Conner lands with a short head shot on the inside.
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!
Chewer lands with a left to the head.
Conner prevents a body shot from Chewer.
Chewer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Conner misses with a punch to the body.
Conner blocking some punches.
Chewer struggles to land a body shot inside as Conner controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chewer blocking some punches.
Conner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chewer works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Conner misses with the head strike.
Conner misses with a punch on the inside.
Conner lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Conner tries to throw a body punch but Chewer avoids it by throwing Conner back against the cage.
Chewer swings wildly with an uppercut but Conner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Conner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Conner misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Conner fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chewer.
Conner blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Conner blocks a body shot from Chewer.
Conner blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chewer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Conner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chewer doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Chewer connects with a right hand. Conner shakes it off.
Chewer looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Chewer finds it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Conner digs a good body shot into Chewer's ribs.
Conner fails in his attempt to clinch.
It looked like Chewer wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Conner tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Chewer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Conner takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Chewer jabs Conner to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Conner rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chewer makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Conner moves into the clinch successfully.
Chewer can't find room to land a body shot as Conner controls the action.
Chewer misses with a punch to the body.
Chewer digs a right hand into Conner's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Conner's gas tank.
Conner scores with a shot to the side of Chewer's head.
Chewer lands with a short shot to the head.
Conner misses with some punches.
Conner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chewer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chewer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chewer throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Conner fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chewer.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Chewer as Conner tries to tie him up.
Chewer lands with a left to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Conner.
Chewer pushes Conner back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chewer tries to throw a body punch but Conner avoids it by throwing Chewer back against the cage.
Conner has a couple of punches blocked by Chewer.
Chewer scores with a shot to the side of Conner's head.
Chewer tries a body shot but Conner blocks it.
Conner tries to work over Chewer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chewer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chewer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Conner backwards.
Conner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chewer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Conner swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chewer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chewer throws a punch but it's blocked by Conner.
Chewer lands a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Chewer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Conner misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chewer digs a right hand into Conner's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Conner's gas tank.
Chewer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Chewer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Chewer throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Chewer.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chewer.
Conner tries to throw a body punch but Chewer avoids it by throwing Conner back against the cage.
Chewer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chewer misses with some punches.
Conner can't find room to land a body shot as Chewer controls the action.
Conner's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Chewer tries to throw a body punch but Conner avoids it by throwing Chewer back against the cage.
Chewer misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Chewer scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chewer has a couple of punches blocked by Conner.
Chewer lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chewer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Conner backwards.
Conner makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chewer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Crotch Chewer dominated that round.
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.
Chewer lands a lovely overhand right.
A swing and a miss from Chewer.
Conner is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Chewer. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Chewer.
Conner doesn't manage to clinch there - Chewer circles away.
Conner rushes Chewer and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Conner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Conner tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chewer's elbow.
A short uppercut from Conner.
Conner lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chewer backwards.
Chewer lands a hook that snaps the head of Conner backwards.
Conner can't find room to land a body shot as Chewer controls the action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Conner.
Crotch Chewer has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Conner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Conner misses with the head strike.
Conner lands a body punch in the clinch.
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!
Chewer lands a shoulder strike.
Conner misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chewer lands a nice shot to the body.
Conner throws a punch but it's blocked by Chewer.
Conner throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chewer misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Chewer fails to land.
A hook to the body from Chewer.
Chewer scores with a shoulder strike.
Chewer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Chewer.
Still in the clinch, Chewer scores with a nice short uppercut.
Conner misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chewer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Conner can do to turn this around?
A short uppercut from Chewer.
Chewer lands a hook that snaps the head of Conner backwards.
Conner misses with some punches.
Conner blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chewer scores with a hook to the body.
Chewer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Conner backwards.
Conner lands with a short shot to the head.
Chewer working aggressively here.
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!
Conner tries to throw a body punch but Chewer avoids it by throwing Conner back against the cage.
Conner misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Chewer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chewer pushes Conner back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Conner fails to land.
Conner misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chewer lands a left hand.
Chewer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
 Conner is rocked!
Conner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Conner is still on wobbly legs! Can Chewer finish him?
Chewer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Chewer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Conner.
Chewer throws a head punch that misses.
Conner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chewer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Conner seems to have recovered his senses.
Chewer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Chewer scores with a nice short uppercut.
Conner struggles to land a body shot inside as Chewer controls his hands.
Chewer swings wildly with an uppercut but Conner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Chewer scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conner lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chewer backwards.
Conner lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Chewer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Chewer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Conner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chewer misses with the head strike.
Chewer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Chewer lands with a left to the head.
Chewer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Chewer blocks a body shot from Conner.
Conner can't find room to land a body shot as Chewer controls the action.
Chewer misses with the head strike.
Conner breaks from the clinch.
Chewer lands a really nice looking cross but Conner seems unphased.
Conner fails with an attempt to clinch.
Conner fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chewer is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chewer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Conner shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chewer avoids the body shot from Conner.
A big right from Chewer misses.
Conner wants to counter with a clinch but Chewer pushes him away.
Conner is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Conner gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Conner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chewer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Conner.
Conner moves in looking to clinch but Chewer pushes him off.
Chewer throwing a counter right hand but Conner manages to avoid it.
Conner takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Chewer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Conner wants to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chewer paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Crotch Chewer dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Conner gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Chewer tests Conner's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Conner tries to clinch up.
A cross from Chewer lands.
Conner throws a right hand that Chewer ducks under and follows up with a left that Chewer also avoids with ease.
Conner misses the body punch
and Chewer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Conner wants to clinch up but Chewer keeps it at a distance.
Conner moves into range and clinches up with Chewer.
Chewer blocks a body shot from Conner.
Chewer gets through Conner's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Conner misses with a hook to the ribs.
Conner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Conner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Conner lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chewer backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chewer misses with the head strike.
Conner working aggressively here.
A hook to the body from Conner.
Conner swings wildly with an uppercut but Chewer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chewer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chewer scores with a shoulder strike.
Chewer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chewer swings wildly with an uppercut but Conner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Conner prevents a body shot from Chewer.
Chewer misses with a punch to the body.
Conner working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Chewer gets through Conner's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Chewer misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Conner fails to land.
Sammie Conner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Crotch Chewer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conner lands with a right to the head.
Conner misses with the head strike.
Conner misses with some punches.
Chewer blocks a body shot from Conner.
Chewer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chewer swings wildly with an uppercut but Conner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Conner misses with a hook from the clinch.
Conner working aggressively here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chewer blocking some punches.
Conner misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chewer blocking some punches.
Conner swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Conner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Conner has a couple of punches blocked by Chewer.
Conner misses with some punches.
Chewer throws a head punch that misses.
Chewer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chewer blocks an uppercut.
Conner throws a punch but it's blocked by Chewer.
Chewer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Conner.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conner throws a punch but it's blocked by Chewer.
Conner misses with the head strike.
Conner misses with some punches.
Conner misses with a punch on the inside.
Conner misses with a punch on the inside.
Conner can't find room to land a body shot as Chewer controls the action.
Conner can't find room to land a body shot as Chewer controls the action.
Chewer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Conner.
Conner misses with the head strike.
Conner lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Chewer or not.
Conner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sammie Conner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Chewer 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Crotch Chewer!
A relieved looking Crotch Chewer 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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#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barrengarry misses with a kick to the body.
Logan Barrengarry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O'Malley has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Barrengarry stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
O'Malley 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.
O'Malley moves away from the strike by Barrengarry.
O'Malley wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
O'Malley on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
O'Malley throws a front kick aimed at Barrengarry's knee but Barrengarry avoids it well.
Barrengarry is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Barrengarry walks into a stiff left hand from O'Malley .
O'Malley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barrengarry.
Barrengarry misses with a body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Barrengarry. That's going to slow O'Malley down.
O'Malley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As Barrengarry tries to get set, O'Malley tries to push him back and clinch up but Barrengarry manages to avoid the attempt.
Barrengarry turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Barrengarry lands with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barrengarry misses with a hook. O'Malley ducked under it nicely.
O'Malley seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.#CL#
O'Malley has closed the distance and engaged Barrengarry in a clinch.
Barrengarry gets through O'Malley 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
O'Malley misses with a punch to the body.
#T1#
A short left from Barrengarry.
Barrengarry misses with some punches.
Barrengarry working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Barrengarry misses with a body punch.
O'Malley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barrengarry misses with a punch to the body.
Barrengarry tried to land a shot to the body but connects with O'Malley 's elbow.
Barrengarry working some nice short punches in the clinch.
O'Malley holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Barrengarry digs a right hand underneath O'Malley 's ribcage. O'Malley let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Barrengarry lands a body punch in the clinch.
Barrengarry doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barrengarry misses with a hook to the ribs.
O'Malley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
O'Malley blocks an uppercut.
O'Malley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short left from Barrengarry. #T2#
Barrengarry misses with a short punch on the inside.
O'Malley digs a right hand into Barrengarry's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Barrengarry's gas tank. #BC2#
Barrengarry manages to break the clinch.
That kick from Barrengarry tenderised O'Malley 's leg. O'Malley is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O'Malley tries to clinch but Barrengarry is having none of it.
O'Malley lands with a cross.
Barrengarry chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before O'Malley can pounce on him.
#CL#
O'Malley takes the fight into the clinch.
Barrengarry can't find room to land a body shot as O'Malley controls the action.
Barrengarry lands a left hand that snaps the head of O'Malley backwards. #BC2#
Barrengarry pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
O'Malley throws a hook but Barrengarry avoids it easily.
O'Malley moves out of range as Barrengarry throws a body kick.
Barrengarry looks to land a left hand but O'Malley moved out of range nicely.
A jab from Barrengarry does it's job there.
O'Malley avoids a low kick by using good footwork.#T3#
Barrengarry throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Barrengarry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but O'Malley was well out of range. Poor timing from Barrengarry.
O'Malley misses with a wild combination.
Sloppy strikes from O'Malley . Those never looked like landing.
O'Malley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#CL#
O'Malley moves into the clinch successfully.
Barrengarry misses with a body punch.
Barrengarry misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Barrengarry fails to land.
Barrengarry has a couple of punches blocked by O'Malley .
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for O'Malley .
O'Malley prevents a body shot from Barrengarry.
O'Malley misses with a punch on the inside.
#BC2#
Barrengarry manages to break the clinch.
Barrengarry misses with a body shot.
#T4#
Barrengarry lands with a kick to the ribs.
Barrengarry thows a body kick. O'Malley tries to catch it but that hurt him.
O'Malley takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
O'Malley throws a right hand that misses
and Barrengarry counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O'Malley takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Barrengarry digs a good body shot into O'Malley 's ribs.
Barrengarry throws a leg kick which misses O'Malley 's front leg but catches the back leg as O'Malley tries to avoid it.
Barrengarry misses with a hook.
Barrengarry throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
O'Malley throws a hook but Barrengarry avoids it easily.
Barrengarry takes a swing at O'Malley 's ribcage but misses.
A counter left hand to the body from O'Malley misses its target.
O'Malley tries to bum rush Barrengarry with a series of wild strikes but Barrengarry uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
O'Malley avoids the body shot from Barrengarry.
O'Malley is looking to counter punch.
Barrengarry pivots, looking for a leg kick but O'Malley is out of range and Barrengarry settles back down.
Barrengarry throws a shot from downtown. O'Malley moves away and avoids it.
Barrengarry dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Logan Barrengarry dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Barrengarry stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from O'Malley .
Barrengarry bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of O'Malley 's head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Barrengarry.
Patrick O'Malley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#CL#
O'Malley gets a clinch.
O'Malley lands with a left to the head.
A short left from Barrengarry.
Barrengarry misses with a shot to the kidneys.
#BC2#
Barrengarry's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
O'Malley misses with a looping left.
Nice body punch from Barrengarry.
Barrengarry connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Barrengarry looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Barrengarry has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Barrengarry lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barrengarry throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
O'Malley seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Nice shot lands for Barrengarry.
O'Malley avoids the body shot from Barrengarry.
Barrengarry connects with a solid leg kick. #T1#
O'Malley lands with a hook. Barrengarry tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A shot to the liver by Barrengarry. Beautiful body shot.
O'Malley takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A big left from O'Malley misses.
O'Malley tries to clinch up.
Barrengarry ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O'Malley moves away.
O'Malley looks to land a right hand but Barrengarry moved out of range.
It seemed like Barrengarry was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#CL#
O'Malley rushes Barrengarry and presses him up against the cage.
Barrengarry cracks O'Malley with a nice body shot.
O'Malley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barrengarry lands a body punch.
Barrengarry tried to land a shot to the body but connects with O'Malley 's elbow.
O'Malley working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Barrengarry lands with a light punch inside.
Barrengarry misses with the head strike.
Barrengarry misses with some punches.
#T2#
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
O'Malley keeps control of Barrengarry as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. #BC2#
Barrengarry breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
O'Malley tries to work over Barrengarry's front leg with a kick but Barrengarry checks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barrengarry. O'Malley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barrengarry dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
O'Malley moves out of range as Barrengarry throws a body kick.
O'Malley moves in looking to clinch but Barrengarry pushes him off.
O'Malley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barrengarry.
Barrengarry throws a wild body kick that O'Malley sees coming a mile off.
Nice shot by Barrengarry.
Barrengarry lunges at O'Malley with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by O'Malley 's hand.
O'Malley misses with a wild combination.
Barrengarry with a jab.#T3#
Barrengarry jabs O'Malley to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A big right from Barrengarry misses.
A big right from Barrengarry misses.
O'Malley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barrengarry.
Barrengarry getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A leg kick checked by O'Malley .
Barrengarry pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barrengarry works O'Malley 's body with a nice hook.
Barrengarry scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
O'Malley misses with a looping right.
O'Malley chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Barrengarry can pounce on him.
Barrengarry swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barrengarry slips a straight right by O'Malley .
O'Malley takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
O'Malley wants to land a leg kick but Barrengarry is out of range. #T4#
Barrengarry lands a nice looking body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O'Malley misses with a double jab.
Barrengarry throws a good cross that connects.
Barrengarry looks to land a right hand but O'Malley moved out of range.
As Barrengarry tries to get set, O'Malley tries to push him back and clinch up but Barrengarry manages to avoid the attempt.
Barrengarry throws a body shot but no joy.
Barrengarry misses with a low kick.
Barrengarry bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Barrengarry scores with a nice right hand.
Barrengarry looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Barrengarry misses the jab.
Barrengarry dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Barrengarry listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Barrengarry throws a low kick but O'Malley avoids it.
O'Malley tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Barrengarry manages to circle out of the way.
Some bone on bone action there as O'Malley checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
O'Malley is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Barrengarry.
A punch lands to the side of Barrengarry 's head but he takes it in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Logan Barrengarry showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! O'Malley 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R3#
O'Malley takes a swing at Barrengarry's ribcage but misses.
Barrengarry lands with a kick to the ribs.
Barrengarry has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Barrengarry tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and O'Malley is able to avoid easily.
As Barrengarry tries to get set, O'Malley tries to push him back and clinch up but Barrengarry manages to avoid the attempt.
O'Malley paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Logan Barrengarry seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barrengarry pivots, looking for a leg kick but O'Malley is out of range and Barrengarry settles back down.
O'Malley misses with a body shot.
O'Malley throws a hook but Barrengarry avoids it easily.
Barrengarry misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.#CL#
O'Malley has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short body shot lands from O'Malley as the two fighters clinch.
Barrengarry gets through O'Malley 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O'Malley trying to control the position but instead, Barrengarry has worked for underhooks and has pushed O'Malley into the cage.
Barrengarry tries to break free but O'Malley pushes him back against the cage.
O'Malley lands a shoulder strike. #T1#
Barrengarry tried to land a shot to the body but connects with O'Malley 's elbow.
Barrengarry lands with a light punch inside.
Barrengarry fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barrengarry can't break the clinch.
Barrengarry pushes O'Malley back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
O'Malley is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. #TD#
O'Malley pulls guard.
O'Malley has a closed guard, preventing Barrengarry from standing up.
Barrengarry stays in close to O'Malley 's body and controls the position.
Barrengarry's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Barrengarry stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. O'Malley swivels though and keeps the full guard. #T2#
Barrengarry is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Barrengarry is continuing to stall.
O'Malley controls Barrengarry momentarily but Barrengarry frees himself.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
O'Malley looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Barrengarry ducks under a wild hook from O'Malley .
Barrengarry throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
An inside leg kick lands from Barrengarry.
A slapping body kick lands there for Barrengarry.
Barrengarry scoring well with a low kick there.
Patrick O'Malley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T3#
O'Malley cracks Barrengarry with a good jab.
O'Malley will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Donk. Barrengarry catches O'Malley right on the button with a cross.
Both fighters circling a little - Barrengarry finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Barrengarry loads up on a big right hand but O'Malley slips the punch.
Barrengarry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barrengarry lands a nice leg kick that just misses O'Malley 's sensitive parts.
Barrengarry lands with a shot to the body.
Barrengarry looks to throw the jab but O'Malley is out of range.
Barrengarry scores with a head kick.
Barrengarry fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
O'Malley tries to counter by clinching up but Barrengarry breaks away and moves out of range.
O'Malley throws a body punch but Barrengarry moves out of range.
Barrengarry throws a front kick aimed at O'Malley 's knee but O'Malley avoids it well.
O'Malley is looking to counter the offense by Barrengarry and move into the clinch.
O'Malley takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Barrengarry missing with a left hand there. O'Malley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barrengarry misses with an uppercut. O'Malley saw that one coming.#T4#
A slapping leg kick lands for Barrengarry.
O'Malley is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Barrengarry looks to land a body kick but O'Malley moved away.
O'Malley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barrengarry manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from O'Malley misses its intended target.
O'Malley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Barrengarry swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
O'Malley steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Barrengarry. That one must have hurt.
O'Malley throws a leg kick but Barrengarry moved away.
Barrengarry lands a jab.
Good exchange - Barrengarry coming out on top.
Barrengarry scores with a nice body kick.
Barrengarry scores with a hook.
Barrengarry throws a right hand that O'Malley ducks under and follows up with a left that O'Malley also avoids with ease.
Logan Barrengarry is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Barrengarry slips under a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Logan Barrengarry comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Barrengarry winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Logan Barrengarry!
Our winner, Logan Barrengarry, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Choctaw Bloode (ranked 2879 p4p, 3614 weight class) and Zhang Wu (ranked 367 p4p, 437 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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Great elbows
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Choctaw Bloode!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zhang Wu!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Albert Achterberg and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bloode on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bloode ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bloode looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wu gets tackled into the cage by Bloode. Bloode maintains the clinch.
Bloode stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bloode lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
 It looks like Zhang Wu has been cut.
Wu has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bloode lands with a light punch inside.
Wu's coach down at Average Joe’s Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Wu's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Wu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bloode taking a breather.
Bloode lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wu will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bloode up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bloode comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bloode comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That has opened up Zhang Wu's cut even more.
Bloode blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bloode misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bloode presses Wu against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bloode pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bloode softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bloode content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bloode lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bloode blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bloode gets through Wu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wu is rocked!
Bloode blocks an uppercut.
Bloode tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bloode blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wu is trying to push Bloode away but Bloode has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bloode gets through Wu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bloode doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bloode lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wu.
Bloode blocking some punches.
Wu wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bloode.
The cut above Zhang Wu's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Bloode lands an elbow that stopped Wu in his tracks for a moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short uppercut from Bloode.
Wu is still on wobbly legs! Can Bloode finish him?
Zhang Wu's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Bloode blocks an uppercut.
Bloode pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Wu! Bloode unloads with more strikes and Wu sinks to his knees! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Choctaw Bloode!
Choctaw Bloode bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Vela (ranked 2891 p4p, 2834 weight class) and Potemkin Izmaylov (ranked 410 p4p, 408 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Brawler
Cardio machine |
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pedro Vela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Potemkin Izmaylov!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Radbod Blank and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Izmaylov lands a leg kick that knocks Vela off balance momentarily.
Vela tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Izmaylov swivels and escapes.
Izmaylov leaves Vela with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Izmaylov thinks about the counter body kick.
Vela shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Izmaylov counters with a huge head kick that drops Vela! The ref dives in to stop the fight and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Potemkin Izmaylov!
After winning the bout, Potemkin Izmaylov 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Adesanya (ranked 2065 p4p, 2796 weight class) and Trey Wittman (ranked 311 p4p, 403 weight class). Adesanya comes to the cage accompanied by Scarface intro Theme. 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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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jorge Adesanya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Trey Wittman !
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Aafke Stam and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wittman rushes Adesanya and presses him up against the cage.
Adesanya ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Adesanya no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Wittman avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Adesanya looking for a guillotine here but Wittman defends easily.
Adesanya trying to keep a closed guard but Wittman is proving a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wittman wants to stand but Adesanya has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Adesanya looking for a guillotine here but Wittman defends easily.
Adesanya really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Adesanya is looking for a triangle but Wittman pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wittman is looking to stand up but Adesanya won't let him.
Adesanya is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Adesanya is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Wittman is aware though and is defending well.
Adesanya is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Adesanya looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
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.
Adesanya is looking for a triangle but Wittman pushes his legs off easily.
Adesanya looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Adesanya has his foot on Wittman 's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Wittman works his way back into a safe position though.
Adesanya working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Wittman has passed into half guard!
Wittman wants to stand up but Adesanya has a hold of him and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adesanya looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Adesanya looking for submissions off his back.
Adesanya is trying to maintain the position but Wittman is very close to passing his half guard.
Wittman tries to stand and escape but Adesanya is controlling the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Wittman has taken the fight to the clinch.
Adesanya cracks Wittman with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Adesanya tries to pull guard but Wittman holds him up against the cage and eventually Adesanya drops back down to his feet.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wittman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wittman misses with a body punch.
Adesanya manages to pull guard.
Adesanya has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Wittman can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Adesanya has his foot on Wittman 's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Wittman works his way back into a safe position though.
Adesanya looking for a guillotine here but Wittman defends easily.
Adesanya working for a triangle but Wittman defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Adesanya dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Wittman rushes Adesanya and presses him up against the cage.
Wittman tries to throw a body punch but Adesanya avoids it by throwing Wittman back against the cage.
Wittman tries to work over Adesanya's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wittman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Wittman - that landed with a thud.
Adesanya jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wittman walks away with a smile on his face. Adesanya gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Wittman drives through and clinches with Adesanya against the cage.
Wittman tries to throw a body punch but Adesanya avoids it by throwing Wittman back against the cage.
Adesanya blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good body shot from Wittman .
Adesanya is trying to pull guard but Wittman turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wittman struggles to land a body shot inside as Adesanya controls his hands.
Wittman misses with a body punch.
Wittman has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Adesanya seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Wittman can turn it around.
Adesanya jumps guard but Wittman turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jorge Adesanya. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wittman throws a punch but it's blocked by Adesanya.
Adesanya tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wittman smiles and moves away.
A combination from Adesanya does no damage.
Wittman forces Adesanya back against the cage and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adesanya blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wittman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Adesanya misses with a punch to the body.
Wittman tries a body shot but Adesanya blocks it.
Adesanya tries to pull guard but Wittman forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Wittman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wittman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wittman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Adesanya's elbow.
Adesanya is trying to pull guard but Wittman has him pressed against the cage.
Adesanya jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wittman walks away with a smile on his face. Adesanya gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Adesanya misses with a series of wild punches.
Wittman pushes Adesanya up against the cage in a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wittman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wittman tries to throw a body punch but Adesanya avoids it by throwing Wittman back against the cage.
Wittman is leaning against Adesanya and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wittman lands a nice shot to the body.
Adesanya is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Wittman to keep the fight standing.
Wittman working aggressively here.
Adesanya takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wittman lands with a light punch inside.
Adesanya tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wittman just stands there and leans against the cage.
Wittman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Adesanya is trying to pull guard but Wittman turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Adesanya has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Adesanya fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Wittman scores with a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wittman throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Wittman .
Wittman lands a right hand.
Wittman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Adesanya is rocked!
Wittman lands a body punch.
Oh Adesanya is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wittman dips a shoulder and cracks Adesanya with a mighty uppercut! Adesanya falls back against the cage and Wittman unloads with a barrage of strikes! Adesanya is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Wittman screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Trey Wittman !
A victorious Trey Wittman thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Edgar Bravo (ranked 2441 p4p, 4213 weight class) and Bastian Berzerker (ranked 295 p4p, 459 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 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edgar Bravo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bastian Berzerker!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Nard Betker and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berzerker staying out of range there.
Bravo gets a takedown into half guard.
Berzerker tries to get to full guard but Bravo has control of the leg.
Bravo looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Bravo is trying to work for a kimura but Berzerker is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berzerker actively working from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravo controlling the action here.
Berzerker gets back to full guard.
Berzerker can't keep his opponent in guard - Bravo advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Berzerker is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bravo not doing much here.
Berzerker works his way to full guard. Good work.
Berzerker being controlled here, momentarily.
Bravo advances position into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berzerker regains half guard.
Berzerker is in trouble now - Bravo has advanced to mount!
Bravo is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Berzerker to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Berzerker shrugs it off.
Berzerker is looking to improve his position but Bravo isn't that keen on the idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bravo wants to control the pace but Berzerker is squirming around nicely.
Berzerker tries to reverse the position but Bravo maintains control.
Bravo seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Berzerker is holding on tight.
Bravo avoids the attempt from Berzerker to control.
Bravo controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berzerker tries to reverse the position but Bravo maintains control.
Bravo sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Berzerker tries to hold on but Bravo pushes him away.
Bravo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Berzerker is looking to escape.
Berzerker tries to improve his position but Bravo has taken his back! Bravo has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Berzerker tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Bravo pushes Berzerker away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Edgar Bravo!
An out of breath and clearly excited Edgar Bravo thanked Concrete Clothing (Laundry Re Stock Coming Soon) for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Augustin Cauchy (ranked 1653 p4p, 3902 weight class) and Yuhsuck Mi (ranked 196 p4p, 400 weight class). Yuhsuck Mi will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Augustin Cauchy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yuhsuck Mi!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paulsen Ambrosius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cauchy.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cauchy.
Mi misses with a two punch combination.
Cauchy misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mi unleashes a big counter combination but Cauchy bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Augustin Cauchy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mi leaves Cauchy with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Mi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cauchy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mi misses with an uppercut.
Cauchy fails with a takedown attempt.
Mi doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cauchy misses with a takedown attempt
and Mi counters with a left to the body.
Cauchy with a poor takedown
and Mi counters with a straight right hand.
Cauchy really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Cauchy doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cauchy drives through with a takedown into Mi's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Cauchy trying to control the position from guard on top but Mi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mi wants to stand and escape but Cauchy is having none of it.
Cauchy thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Cauchy controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Mi keeping moving, preventing Cauchy from controlling successfully.
Cauchy is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Mi is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Cauchy will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cauchy passes Mi's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Cauchy controlling the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cauchy is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Cauchy is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mi can do anything to dispel that myth.
Cauchy is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mi defends it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cauchy is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Mi sees it coming and defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mi wants to stand back up but Cauchy manages to pass into side control.
Mi tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Cauchy sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Cauchy looking to secure an arm triangle but Mi defends it well.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Cauchy has control of Mi's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Mi regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Cauchy throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Mi has his hands clasped together but Cauchy breaks the hold and Mi is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Cauchy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Augustin Cauchy!
Augustin Cauchy was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ispa Perkele (ranked 1114 p4p, 2017 weight class) and Exeudo Oni (ranked 175 p4p, 303 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Solid boxing
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Basic striking
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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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ispa Perkele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Exeudo Oni!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Saam Ante and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oni fails with the takedown
and Perkele counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Perkele is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Oni.
Oni attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Oni moves into the clinch successfully.
Perkele lands a left hand that snaps the head of Oni backwards.
Perkele escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Oni fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Perkele checks it well.
Oni has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Perkele finds it's way round the side to connect with Oni's head.
It looks like Exeudo Oni has been cut.
Good standup being displayed there by Perkele as he connects with a hook.
Oni misses with a hook.
Perkele misses with a right hand
letting Oni counter with a right hand.
Perkele moves out of range of the strikes.
Oni slips a jab from Perkele.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big left from Perkele misses.
Oni fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Perkele is out of range.
Oni gets a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkele looking to stall.
Perkele lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Oni tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Perkele displaying some good clinch control by pressing Oni up against the cage.
Perkele makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Oni has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Perkele uses from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Perkele 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.
Perkele continues to stall.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Perkele passes Oni's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkele seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Oni wants to improve his position but Perkele is controlling well.
Perkele controlling the action here.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oni is looking to control Perkele's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Oni avoid being mounted?
Oni is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Oni slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Perkele stays in close to Oni's body and controls the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
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.
Oni misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Perkele to counter with a crisp jab.
Oni uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Perkele.
Perkele keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Perkele darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Oni goes for a double leg but Perkele avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Perkele continues to drive forward.
Ispa Perkele has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Exeudo Oni.
Perkele throws a big shot that misses.
Oni forces Perkele back against the cage and clinches.
Perkele working aggressively here.
Oni trying to stall but Perkele improves his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Perkele lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Perkele breaks from the clinch.
Perkele drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A jab from Perkele finds it's way through Oni's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ispa Perkele dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Exeudo Oni's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Perkele missing with a left hand there. Oni was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Oni jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Perkele swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Perkele works the jab nicely.
Oni steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Perkele.
Perkele throws a jab but it's blocked by Oni.
Oni takes one to the chin there.
Nice shot lands for Perkele.
Oni throws a leg kick but Perkele moved away.
Perkele works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Oni is rocked!
Oni with a lazy takedown attempt
and Perkele counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Oni is still on wobbly legs! Can Perkele finish him?
Oni with a poor takedown
and Perkele counters with a right hand from hell and Oni is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ispa Perkele!
In his post fight interview, Ispa Perkele started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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