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Checkmate Championship 8 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Darry Curtis (ranked 6528 p4p, 3789 weight class) and Nick Gracie (ranked 610 p4p, 477 weight class). Curtis comes to the cage accompanied by Stevie Wonder - Stay Gold. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Darry Curtis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Wagner Zegers and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gracie.
Gracie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A slapping leg kick lands for Curtis.
Gracie tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Curtis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gracie will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
And Curtis counters with a quick kick to the body but Gracie blocks it.
Nick Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Curtis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt.
Darry Curtis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Gracie.
Curtis connects with a nice looking jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie shoots in and drives through. Curtis sprawls well.
Curtis half committed to a counter leg kick.
Gracie wants to clinch.
Gracie shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Curtis counters with a thumping low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gracie.
Gracie gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nice jab there from Gracie.
Gracie shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Curtis counters with a straight right hand.
Curtis keeps the fight on the outside.
Gracie fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gracie has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Gracie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Curtis.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Curtis sprawls well. Curtis wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet.
Gracie has his takedown stuffed
and Curtis counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gracie is defended easily by Curtis.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gracie.
Curtis moves away from the strike by Gracie.
No luck for Gracie with that takedown attempt.
Gracie fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Curtis sprawls well initially but Gracie persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie decides to stand and escape the position.
Gracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Curtis.
Curtis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Curtis bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Curtis lands a nice looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Curtis is trying to defend but Gracie finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Curtis is trying to stand back up but Gracie is controlling him
Gracie thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Curtis's head.
Gracie is working for a kimura but Curtis is defending it quite comfortably.
Gracie is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Curtis defends it well.
Gracie 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gracie is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie uses his free foot to push down on Curtis's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Curtis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darry Curtis dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gracie closes the distance and clinches up with Curtis, looking for a takedown. Gracie pushes Curtis against the cage but Curtis circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Curtis feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Gracie misses with an uppercut. Curtis saw that one coming.
Gracie shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Curtis pinned against the cage. Curtis gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Darry Curtis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Gracie.
Gracie tries to score a power double leg takedown but Curtis sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gracie somewhat.
Gracie moves away from the strike by Curtis.
Gracie shoots in but Curtis avoids the takedown attempt easily.
It looked like Curtis wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Curtis looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.
Curtis stuffs the takedown attempt from Gracie. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet.
Gracie darts in trying to clinch
and Curtis counters with a leg kick.
Curtis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gracie can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curtis stuffs the takedown attempt from Gracie. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet.
A right-left combo lands from Curtis.
Gracie gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Curtis counters with a leg kick.
Darry Curtis is winning the standup battle so far.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Gracie wants to clinch
and Gracie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've been told by Curtis's head coaches at Rivers Edge Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Gracie doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Curtis counters with a huge left! Gracie is in big trouble! He's backing up but Curtis isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Gracie from any more damage. A dominating finish by Curtis!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darry Curtis!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ben Sheeran (ranked 3057 p4p, 7281 weight class) and Leon Johnson (ranked 304 p4p, 476 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Ben Sheeran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Leon Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Albert Achterberg and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sheeran avoids the head kick by Johnson.
Leon Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson moves away from the strike by Sheeran.
Johnson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Johnson blocks a jab.
Johnson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sheeran counters with a straight right hand.
Johnson throws a right hand that Sheeran ducks under and follows up with a left that Sheeran also avoids with ease.
Johnson 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.
Johnson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sheeran looks to land a right hand but Johnson moved out of range.
Sheeran takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sheeran.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johnson clinches with his opponent.
Sheeran pulls guard successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson wants to control from the top but Sheeran keeps moving.
Johnson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws a big elbow that misses.
Sheeran wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sheeran tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sheeran controlling Johnson's posture.
Johnson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Johnson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sheeran swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two 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.
Sheeran managing to control the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Johnson swings for the body but Sheeran moves out of range.
Sheeran stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sheeran wants it to stay on the feet.
Johnson lands with an overhand left.
Johnson defending well as Sheeran loads up on a big left hand.
Johnson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sheeran.
Sheeran thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sheeran has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Johnson.
Sheeran misses with a hook. Johnson ducked under it nicely.
Johnson misses with a low kick.
Sheeran pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johnson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sheeran circles away quickly and effectively.
Sheeran throwing a counter right hand but Johnson manages to avoid it.
No joy there for Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sheeran throwing a counter right hand but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Johnson is looking to clinch but Sheeran is avoiding it.
Johnson takes the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
Sheeran letting Johnson take a breather here.
Sheeran tries for a takedown. No joy.
Johnson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sheeran avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Johnson lands a right hand.
Johnson misses with some punches.
Johnson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Johnson misses with a body punch.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Sheeran goes for a takedown in the clinch but Johnson prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Sheeran. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sheeran looking for a takedown.
Johnson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sheeran wants a takedown.
Sheeran is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Johnson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Johnson avoiding damage.
Johnson lands a left hand.
Johnson breaks the clinch.
Sheeran circles away from the clinch attempt.
Johnson misses with the combination.
Sheeran throwing a counter right hand but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Sheeran connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Johnson momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leon Johnson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Johnson instigates a clinch.
Johnson is struggling to control the position.
Sheeran blocks an elbow strike.
Johnson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Johnson gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Sheeran slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Sheeran pulls Johnson in close to prevent any damage.
Sheeran is looking for a triangle but Johnson pushes his legs off easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sheeran looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sheeran is adopting a defensive guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheeran throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson throwing strikes from guard but Sheeran blocks nicely.
Sheeran had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Johnson defends it easily.
Johnson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Johnson won't allow Sheeran to sweep him here.
Sheeran trying to control the position.
Sheeran has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheeran working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Johnson.
Johnson wants to stand but Sheeran is controlling his posture from full guard.
Johnson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sheeran manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Johnson manages to get himself to full guard.
Sheeran preventing the sweep.
Sheeran with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sheeran is pushing down on Johnson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Johnson is fighting to maintain full guard but Sheeran has managed to sneak the leg through.
Sheeran trying to control the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheeran scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Johnson is trying to get back to full guard.
Sheeran tries to pass to full mount but Johnson defends it.
Johnson wants to get back to full guard.
Sheeran performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Johnson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sheeran. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's 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.
Johnson tries to roll over but Sheeran keeps him under control.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Johnson is trying to stand.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Johnson drives through and clinches with Sheeran against the cage.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
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 Ben Sheeran 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. This is the final round!
Johnson scores with a head kick.
Sheeran looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Leon Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sheeran misses with an uppercut. Johnson saw that one coming.
Johnson scores with a body shot.
Sheeran works the jab nicely.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sheeran.
Sheeran is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Johnson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sheeran avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Johnson tries to bum rush Sheeran with a series of wild strikes but Sheeran uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
It looked like Sheeran wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sheeran takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A low kick from Johnson is predictable there
letting Sheeran counter with a right hand.
Leon Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson shoots in looking for a takedown. Sheeran tries to sprawl out of it but Johnson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sheeran manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Johnson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sheeran throws out the jab.
A little jabbing left from Johnson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sheeran throws a looping overhand right but Johnson ducks down to avoid it.
Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheeran misses with an uppercut. Johnson saw that one coming.
Sheeran throws a shot from downtown. Johnson moves away and avoids it.
Johnson misses with the combination.
The fighters circling - Sheeran throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Johnson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sheeran scores with a jab.
Johnson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sheeran.
A jab from Sheeran misses.
Johnson misses with a wild combination.
Sheeran blocks a head kick by Johnson.
Johnson throws a low kick but Sheeran moves out of range easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Sheeran misses the target.
Sheeran avoids a kick to the body.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheeran throws a hook to the side of Johnson's head but Johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sheeran jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sheeran.
Sheeran misses with an uppercut. Johnson saw that one coming.
Johnson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sheeran dodges the punch combination from Johnson.
Sheeran was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson tries to clinch there but Sheeran circles away.
A big right from Sheeran misses.
Sheeran takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sheeran throws a poor cross that misses
and Johnson moves into the clinch.
Johnson lands with a light punch inside.
Sheeran drops down looking for an ankle pick but Johnson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Johnson moves out of range as Sheeran strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Johnson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sheeran counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ben Sheeran has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leon Johnson.
Sheeran throws a hook but Johnson avoids it easily.
Johnson thows a leg kick but Sheeran checks it
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Johnson misses with a lunging right hand
and Sheeran counters with a two punch combo.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Sheeran moves out of range.
Sheeran throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sheeran throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson throws out a counter right but Sheeran avoids it with no problem.
Johnson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sheeran.
Johnson steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Sheeran.
Sheeran uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson misses with a head kick.
Johnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Johnson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sheeran checks a low kick from Johnson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sheeran takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice combination there by Sheeran.
Sheeran lands a lovely overhand right.
Sheeran swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johnson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sheeran rather than just go for the knockout.
Sheeran pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sheeran walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Johnson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sheeran moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sheeran throws a big shot that misses.
Sheeran cracks Johnson with a good jab.
A big right from Sheeran misses.
Johnson throws a hook but Sheeran avoids it easily.
Sheeran throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnson.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Sheeran misses the target.
Johnson swinging wildly here.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ben Sheeran.
I think Sheeran has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Sheeran!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Abayomrunkoje Oni (ranked 3912 p4p, 6157 weight class) and Daniel Pawlik (ranked 439 p4p, 561 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abayomrunkoje Oni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Pawlik!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Daniel Blasius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pawlik feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Oni pulls Pawlik in close to prevent any damage.
Pawlik trying to control but Oni is working from the bottom.
Pawlik 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.
Oni knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pawlik on the ground.
Pawlik preventing the sweep.
Pawlik wants to pass the guard but Oni is keeping the position.
Pawlik trying to control the position from guard on top but Oni is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Oni on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Oni tries to get out of the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pawlik sitting in guard here, content to control.
Pawlik stopping the sweep attempt from Oni.
Pawlik drops back, looking for a kneebar! Oni looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Oni looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Oni!
Pawlik is trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oni stands up and beckons Pawlik to his feet.
Pawlik with a lazy takedown attempt
and Oni counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oni throws out a powerful jab.
Pawlik on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Pawlik takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Pawlik with a poor takedown
and Oni counters with a left to the body.
Pawlik looks winded!
Pawlik fails with a takedown attempt.
As Pawlik looks to move away, Oni throws a big counter combo but Pawlik just gets out of the way.
Abayomrunkoje Oni has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Pawlik.
Pawlik switches off momentarily and Oni cracks him with a monster right hand! Pawlik topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Oni dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Oni!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Abayomrunkoje Oni!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Olusola Oni (ranked 2663 p4p, 4120 weight class) and Maris Lakis (ranked 285 p4p, 412 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Olusola Oni has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Olusola Oni seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Olusola Oni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Maris Lakis!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Wagner Zegers and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick from Oni misses.
Oni misses the jab.
Oni just misses with a punch to the body.
Oni stuffs the takedown.
Maris Lakis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lakis looks for a takedown but Oni sprawls well.
Lakis lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Oni at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lakis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lakis misses with a few strikes there.
A counter left hand to the body from Oni misses its target.
Lakis takes one to the chin there.
Oni throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oni cracks Lakis with an uppercut from hell and Lakis crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Oni's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
 Lakis is rocked!
 It looks like Maris Lakis has been cut.
Oni decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Lakis, up you get!
Lakis is still on wobbly legs! Can Oni finish him?
Lakis drops his hands momentarily. Oni doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Lakis staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Lakis doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Olusola Oni!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Exeudo Oni (ranked 2429 p4p, 2712 weight class) and Jorge Adesanya (ranked 344 p4p, 373 weight class). Adesanya is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Scarface intro Theme. Jorge Adesanya will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Exeudo Oni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jorge Adesanya!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Saam Ante and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adesanya scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jorge Adesanya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oni throws a hook but Adesanya avoids it easily.
Oni sets himself, and Adesanya steps forward looking for the clinch! Oni avoids it this time.
Adesanya lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
 It looks like Exeudo Oni has been cut.
Oni moves into range and clinches up with Adesanya.
Adesanya is trying to pull guard but Oni has him pressed against the cage.
Adesanya gets control of Oni's arms and successfully pulls guard. Adesanya will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
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.
Adesanya has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Oni can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Oni forces his way into half guard.
Oni not doing much here.
Oni passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Adesanya!
Oni looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adesanya keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Adesanya keeps trying to improve his position.
Oni takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Adesanya is trying desperately to improve position.
Oni controlling the pace for now.
Oni lands a nice shot to the head.
Oni looking to control but Adesanya is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adesanya tries to reverse the position but Oni maintains control.
Oni trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Adesanya is desperately trying to improve his position but Oni has a good base and remains in mount.
Oni controlling from the full mount.
Adesanya tries to improve his position but instead Oni has taken his back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oni not allowing Adesanya to control his hands.
Adesanya can't escape the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Oni doesn't have the hooks in and Adesanya manages to turn into his guard.
Adesanya stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Oni swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Adesanya drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Oni dives on top into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adesanya looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Oni stays in close to Adesanya's body and controls the position.
Oni got a little sloppy there for a moment and Adesanya has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Oni has managed to get both his arms back between Adesanya's legs - danger averted.
Oni has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Oni sitting in guard here, content to control.
Adesanya looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Adesanya is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Oni stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Adesanya swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Adesanya working for a triangle but Oni defends it easily.
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 tries to free his leg and advance position but Adesanya is retaining full guard.
Adesanya is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Oni defends well.
Oni slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Adesanya regains half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Oni in particular looking to stall.
Oni passes the guard and advances to mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Exeudo Oni will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Exeudo Oni's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Adesanya's corner calls for a 1-2. Adesanya obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Adesanya just misses with a punch to the body.
Oni shoots in and gets a takedown into Adesanya's guard.
Oni looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Adesanya is looking for a triangle but Oni pushes his legs off easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oni got a little sloppy there for a moment and Adesanya has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Oni has managed to get both his arms back between Adesanya's legs - danger averted.
Oni not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adesanya working for a triangle but Oni defends it easily.
Oni stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Adesanya swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Adesanya is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Oni trying to control but Adesanya is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Adesanya looking to control.
Oni stays in close to Adesanya's body and controls the position.
Adesanya throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Adesanya looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Oni has picked Adesanya up and slammed him! Adesanya can't keep hold of the triangle and Oni manages to pass to side control!
Adesanya prevents Oni from improving position.
Oni trying to control the action but Adesanya is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Adesanya's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Oni content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Oni's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Adesanya is trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Oni moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Oni is looking to take a break and control but Adesanya is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Adesanya wants to control but Oni postures up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Adesanya avoids the body shot from Oni.
Adesanya tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jorge Adesanya is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Adesanya misses with a combination
and Oni counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Exeudo Oni dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Exeudo Oni'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!
Adesanya misses with a two punch combination.
Oni wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Oni knocks out Adesanya with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Oni before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Oni picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Exeudo Oni!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Simon Busch (ranked 1574 p4p, 2720 weight class) and Manja Sha (ranked 195 p4p, 326 weight class). Busch comes to the cage accompanied by I Like Beer . 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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Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Simon Busch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Manja Sha!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Wagner Zegers and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Busch slips under a jab.
Sha throws a shot from downtown. Busch moves away and avoids it.
Busch fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sha stalks Busch and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Busch's face. Busch staggers backwards, shaken.
Sha closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A big left from Busch misses.
Sha wants to counter the offense by Busch and move into the clinch position.
Sha takes a swing at Busch's ribcage but misses.
Busch swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sha throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Busch counters with a stiff right hand.
Busch looks to score with a jab to the body but Sha is just out of range.
Sha looks to score with a jab to the body but Busch is just out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Busch misses the target.
Sha misses with a jab, cross combination.
Manja Sha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice straight punches there by Busch. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Busch.
Sha throws a body shot but no joy.
Busch throws a lazy right hand but Sha sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sha wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Busch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Busch looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sha misses with a wild body shot.
Sha sizes up Busch with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A big right from Sha misses.
Sha keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sha misses with a straight right.
Busch lands a right hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Sha.
Sha wants to counter the offense by Busch and move into the clinch position.
Busch dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sha slips under a jab.
Busch misses with a wild body shot.
Sha swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Busch misses the target.
Busch circles away from the clinch attempt.
Busch misses with an uppercut.
Sha takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Busch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sha.
Sha throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Busch on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sha takes one to the chin there.
Busch throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sha sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Busch misses with a hook
and Busch takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sha displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Busch throws out the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Sha misses the target.
Busch throwing a counter right hand but Sha manages to avoid it.
Busch comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Busch misses with a body shot.
Busch uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Busch lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sha at a distance.
Sha throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Busch scores with a decent looking hook.
Sha uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Busch.
Sha wants to counter the offense by Busch and move into the clinch position.
Sha slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A big right from Busch misses.
Sha slips a jab from Busch.
Busch's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sha under the eye.
Sha slips a straight right by Busch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Busch slips a jab from Sha.
Busch is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Busch is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A jab from Sha misses.
Sha has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
A left lands for Sha.
Sha looks to land a right hand but Busch moved out of range.
Sha throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Busch sees it coming and avoids it easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sha.
Busch tries to keep at a distance but Sha has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sha swings wildly with an uppercut but Busch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Busch lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
I was talking to Busch's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Sha doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sha lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sha throws a head punch that misses.
Busch is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Busch pushes Sha back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sha doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sha swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Busch wants to break free but Sha has control.
Sha throws a head punch that misses.
Sha misses with the head strike.
Busch fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sha working aggressively here.
Busch struggles to land a body shot inside as Sha controls his hands.
Sha lands a shot to the body.
A short right from Sha on the inside.
Sha swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hand to the body from Sha.
Busch blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Busch is stalling here.
Sha lands a right hand.
A right hand to the body from Busch.
Sha misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Manja Sha will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Busch throws a shot to the body.
Busch lands a body shot.
Busch scores with a nice right hand.
Busch throws a body punch but Sha moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sha! But no joy.
Busch tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sha was well out of range. Poor timing from Busch.
Sha unleashes a big counter combination but Busch bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Sha scores with a jab to the head.
Simon Busch is winning the standup battle so far.
Sha takes the fight into the clinch.
A short right from Sha on the inside.
Manja Sha seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Busch blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Busch blocks an uppercut.
Sha misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sha cracks Busch with a nice body shot.
Sha tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sha lands a shot to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Busch.
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!
A hook to the body from Sha.
Sha swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Sha fails to land.
Sha misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sha lands a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Busch is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sha is keeping busy.
Sha working aggressively here.
Sha lands a right hand that snaps the head of Busch backwards.
A short uppercut from Sha.
A right handed body shot lands from Sha.
Sha scores with a shoulder strike.
Sha misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Sha.
A right hand to the body from Sha.
Sha misses with the head strike.
Sha pushes Busch back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sha lands a body punch.
Sha lands a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sha scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sha scores with a shoulder strike.
Busch misses with a punch to the body.
Sha lands with a light punch inside.
Sha has a couple of punches blocked by Busch.
Sha gets through Busch's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sha pushes Busch back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sha lands a nice shot to the body.
Sha lands a nice uppercut.
Busch blocking some punches.
Busch tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Busch blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sha doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sha creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sha is leaning against Busch and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sha as Busch tries to tie him up.
Sha lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sha lands an uppercut.
Sha lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sha digs a right hand into Busch's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Busch's gas tank.
Sha scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Busch is trying to break the clinch but Sha has him pressed against the cage.
Sha lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sha lands a hook to the side of the head.
 Busch is rocked!
Sha working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Oh Busch is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sha lands with a light punch inside.
Busch lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sha backwards.
Sha misses with the head strike.
Sha tries to throw a body punch but Busch avoids it by throwing Sha back against the cage.
Sha lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Busch blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Busch prevents a body shot from Sha.
Sha lands a left hand that snaps the head of Busch backwards.
Sha doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sha lands a right hand that snaps the head of Busch backwards.
Busch tries to work over Sha's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sha works on Busch's body with a couple of short punches.
Sha lands a shoulder strike.
Sha scores with a shot to the side of Busch's head.
Sha lands with a left to the head.
Sha pushes Busch against the cage. Sha is working some dirty boxing. Sha pushes off with a quick right hook! Busch goes down! Busch tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Sha moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Manja Sha!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joad Cressbeckler (ranked 1229 p4p, 2097 weight class) and NoBrain Mentally (ranked 198 p4p, 296 weight class). Cressbeckler comes to the cage accompanied by American Remains. Mentally has chosen Havana as his entrance music. Joad Cressbeckler has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joad Cressbeckler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, NoBrain Mentally!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Saam Ante and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mentally scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Joad Cressbeckler has been cut.
Mentally drives through and clinches with Cressbeckler against the cage.
Cressbeckler swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cressbeckler lands an uppercut.
Cressbeckler blocking some punches.
Mentally throws a punch but it's blocked by Cressbeckler.
Mentally swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cressbeckler blocking some punches.
Cressbeckler misses with a punch on the inside.
Cressbeckler throws a punch but it's blocked by Mentally.
Mentally misses with a punch to the body.
Mentally tries to throw a body punch but Cressbeckler avoids it by throwing Mentally back against the cage.
Mentally misses with the head strike.
Cressbeckler lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Mentally.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cressbeckler blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Cressbeckler fails to land.
Cressbeckler misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cressbeckler working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mentally stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cressbeckler can't find room to land a body shot as Mentally controls the action.
Cressbeckler avoiding damage.
Cressbeckler misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cressbeckler blocking some punches.
Mentally blocks a body shot from Cressbeckler.
Mentally blocks an uppercut.
Mentally can't find room to land a body shot as Cressbeckler controls the action.
Mentally lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cressbeckler blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mentally.
Cressbeckler misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cressbeckler fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cressbeckler lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cressbeckler blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mentally lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cressbeckler blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cressbeckler misses with a punch on the inside.
Mentally misses with some punches.
Mentally blocking some punches.
Cressbeckler lands an uppercut.
Mentally told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Mentally blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cressbeckler blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cressbeckler misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cressbeckler lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mentally throws a head punch that misses.
Mentally doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cressbeckler blocks an uppercut.
Mentally doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cressbeckler lands with a light punch inside.
Mentally makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mentally.
Mentally working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cressbeckler doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cressbeckler's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch on the inside from Mentally fails to land.
Cressbeckler misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cressbeckler lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mentally misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cressbeckler misses with the head strike.
Mentally misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mentally misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cressbeckler.
Cressbeckler lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mentally backwards.
Mentally lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cressbeckler lands a body shot.
Mentally blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mentally throws a head punch that misses.
Cressbeckler is leaning against Mentally and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cressbeckler throws a punch but it's blocked by Mentally.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cressbeckler lands a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mentally tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cressbeckler misses with a body punch.
Mentally throws a head punch that misses.
Cressbeckler lands a hook that snaps the head of Mentally backwards.
Cressbeckler goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mentally misses with a body punch.
Cressbeckler blocks a body shot from Mentally.
Cressbeckler stalling in the clinch.
Mentally misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cressbeckler tries to throw a body punch but Mentally avoids it by throwing Cressbeckler back against the cage.
Cressbeckler fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cressbeckler lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Mentally fails to land.
Cressbeckler tries to work over Mentally's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cressbeckler scores with a shot to the side of Mentally's head.
Mentally blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Joad Cressbeckler will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Joad Cressbeckler's cut.
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.
Mentally scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mentally is looking to clinch.
Mentally is looking to clinch.
Mentally looks to throw the jab but Cressbeckler is out of range.
Cressbeckler is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Mentally takes a swing at Cressbeckler's ribcage but misses.
Mentally moves to clinch but Cressbeckler breaks away
and Cressbeckler counters with a straight right hand.
Mentally scores with a shot to the body.
Mentally tries to clinch up.
An attempted straight right counter from Cressbeckler misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mentally tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Cressbeckler counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cressbeckler avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mentally misses with a hook
and Cressbeckler makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mentally throws a body punch but Cressbeckler moves out of range.
Cressbeckler 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.
Mentally digs a good hook to Cressbeckler's body.
Mentally tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mentally swings for the body but Cressbeckler moves out of range.
Cressbeckler is looking to counter punch.
Cressbeckler keeps the fight on the outside.
It looked like Cressbeckler was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Mentally.
Cressbeckler uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mentally.
Mentally swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cressbeckler counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mentally is rocked!
It looks like NoBrain Mentally has been cut.
Mentally tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mentally is still on wobbly legs! Can Cressbeckler finish him?
NoBrain Mentally seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cressbeckler circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Mentally tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Cressbeckler wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Joad Cressbeckler!
Joad Cressbeckler bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Kownacki (ranked 1153 p4p, 527 weight class) and Jax Chambers (ranked 136 p4p, 76 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Kownacki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jax Chambers!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paulsen Ambrosius and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kownacki throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kownacki connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Chambers's hands.
Chambers lands a slapping body shot.
Kownacki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chambers circles away quickly and effectively.
Kownacki is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chambers.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Chambers! But no joy.
Kownacki throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Chambers to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Mike Kownacki has been cut.
Kownacki lands a jab.
Chambers misses the shot to the body.
Kownacki throws out a loose jab but Chambers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chambers slips a jab and a cross from Kownacki.
Kownacki misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A combination from Kownacki does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chambers stuns Kownacki with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kownacki walks into a straight right hand from Chambers.
Kownacki misses with a wild combination.
Kownacki misses with a hook
and Chambers counters with a nice right hand that sends Kownacki toppling to the canvas! Kownacki scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Chambers finish him?!
Kownacki is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chambers knocks out Kownacki with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Chambers before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Chambers picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jax Chambers!
A victorious Jax Chambers thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Mike Kownacki spoke after the fight, saying 'Sorry all fans for losing. Watch me next time !'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chief Aztec (ranked 535 p4p, 1658 weight class) and Paulo Correia (ranked 62 p4p, 204 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chief Aztec!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paulo Correia!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Wagner Zegers and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A leg kick checked by Aztec.
Correia has taken the fight to the clinch.
Aztec wants to break free but Correia has control.
Correia is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Aztec is trying to force a seperation but Correia has the dominant position.
Aztec can't break the clinch.
Correia trying to stall but Aztec improves his position.
Correia has Aztec pressed against the cage, preventing Aztec from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
We've been hearing reports that Aztec has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Correia jumps guard but Aztec turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Aztec can't break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Correia can't find room to land a body shot as Aztec controls the action.
Aztec is trying to break free.
Correia tries to work over Aztec's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Aztec breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Correia throws a lazy body kick
and Correia takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Correia throws a series of strikes that have Aztec backpedaling.
Correia falls off balance throwing a combination
and Aztec cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Correia is rocked!
Correia misses with the body kick
and Aztec counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Correia is still on wobbly legs! Can Aztec finish him?
Correia misses with an uppercut
and Aztec counters with a huge left! Correia is in big trouble! He's backing up but Aztec isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Correia from any more damage. A dominating finish by Aztec!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chief Aztec!
Chief Aztec retains his lightweight title!
A victorious Chief Aztec 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bubba Wallace (ranked 411 p4p, 808 weight class) and Tank Abbott Tribute (ranked 58 p4p, 100 weight class). Tribute is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: tank abbot tribute. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!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, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bubba Wallace!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tank Abbott Tribute!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Albert Achterberg and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wallace connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tribute misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Wallace connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Tank Abbott Tribute has been cut.
Tribute misses with a double jab
and Wallace counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wallace closes the distance and pushes Tribute back into the cage.
Tribute's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wallace softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wallace softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
I was talking to Wallace's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Tribute fails to pull guard.
Wallace scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wallace misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tribute tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wallace smiles and moves away.
Tribute throws a big shot that misses.
Tribute slips a jab from Wallace.
A shot to the body from Tribute misses
and Wallace counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tribute slips a straight right by Wallace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Tribute.
Tribute throws a hook to the side of Wallace's head but Wallace sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wallace looks to throw the jab but Tribute is out of range.
Tribute throws the left hand but Wallace avoids the punch easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tribute. Wallace does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tribute ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wallace moves away.
Wallace is looking to counter punch.
Wallace ducks under a wild hook from Tribute.
An attempted straight right counter from Wallace misses the target.
Tribute lands with an overhand left.
It looks like Bubba Wallace has been cut.
Tribute scores with a shot to the body.
Tribute looks to score with a jab to the body but Wallace is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tribute listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wallace throws an overhand right that lands on Tribute's shoulder, as Tribute tries to avoid the shot.
Tribute connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tribute throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wallace sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wallace throws a big counter combination but Tribute scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Wallace moves away from the strike by Tribute.
Tribute misses with a shot to the body
letting Wallace counter with a right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tribute ducks under a wild hook from Wallace.
Tribute doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Tank Abbott Tribute seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tribute misses with a straight left.
Tribute ducks under a wild hook from Wallace.
Tribute wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wallace avoids the body shot from Tribute.
Tribute keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tribute slips a straight right by Wallace.
Tribute just misses with a punch to the body.
Tribute lands a nice looking body shot.
A big right from Wallace misses.
Wallace on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tribute lands with a good body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tribute misses with a double jab.
Wallace appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Tribute scores with a shot to the body.
Tribute misses with a body shot.
Wallace ducks under a wild hook from Tribute.
Tribute throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tribute steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wallace.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tribute connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wallace's hands.
Tribute throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Wallace on the side of the head.
Wallace drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bubba Wallace's cut is getting worse.
A telegraphed right hand from Wallace misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tank Abbott Tribute will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Tribute looks to score with a jab to the body but Wallace is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tribute. Wallace does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tribute throws a poor cross that misses
and Wallace counters with a crisp one two that drops Tribute! Wallace thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Tribute to his feet! Tribute is in big trouble!
Wallace is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Tribute misses with a jab to the body
and Wallace counters with a crisp right hand that drops Tribute! Wallace lets Tribute back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tribute throws a poor cross that misses
and Wallace counters with a crisp right hand that drops Tribute! Wallace lets Tribute back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
That has opened up Tank Abbott Tribute's cut even more.
Wallace throws a big shot that misses.
Tank Abbott Tribute seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wallace misses with a hook
and Tribute counters with a right hand to the body.
Tribute lands a nice shot to the body.
Wallace throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tribute appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Tribute misses with a combination
and Wallace cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace clinches up with Tribute and pushes him back against the cage.
Wallace lands a body shot.
Wallace lands with a short shot to the head.
Wallace lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tribute wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tribute jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wallace walks away with a smile on his face. Tribute gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Tribute throws a body shot but no joy.
Tribute misses the shot to the body.
A quick step to the side and Wallace tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tribute misses with a combination
and Wallace cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tribute misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tribute misses with a body shot
and Wallace counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tribute throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tribute takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The cut above Tank Abbott Tribute's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Wallace pushes Tribute up against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tribute jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wallace walks away with a smile on his face. Tribute gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Tribute tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wallace was well out of range. Poor timing from Tribute.
Wallace uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tribute.
Tribute misses with a hook to the body
and Wallace cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tribute missing with a left hand there. Wallace was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wallace has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Tribute just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tribute misses with a lunging right hand
and Wallace counters with a crisp right hand that drops Tribute! Wallace lets Tribute back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Tribute is rocked!
Tank Abbott Tribute's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tank Abbott Tribute's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Bubba Wallace!
Bubba Wallace retains his heavyweight title!
Bubba Wallace 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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