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MMMA Kings of Madness 12(LHW) PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roman Gruzinsky (ranked 4919 p4p, 5345 weight class) and Pak Mei (ranked 161 p4p, 166 weight class). Gruzinsky comes to the cage accompanied by Overkill. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Roman Gruzinsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pak Mei!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Dean Styles and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gruzinsky is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mei sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mei misses with a wild combination.
Mei closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Gruzinsky quickly recovers to half guard.
Gruzinsky wants to stand back up but Mei manages to pass into side control.
Mei scoring with punches from side control.
Gruzinsky wants to get back to his feet.
Mei working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Mei looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Mei wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gruzinsky keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gruzinsky wants to get back to his feet but Mei drags him back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mei has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Gruzinsky is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Mei yanks on the arm and Gruzinsky is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Mei.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Pak Mei!
After winning the bout, Pak Mei thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
In defeat, Roman Gruzinsky stepped up to the mic, saying 'something in russian'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Shortman (ranked 5422 p4p, 4053 weight class) and Martins Verdins (ranked 167 p4p, 134 weight class). James Shortman has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, James Shortman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Martins Verdins!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Russell Pearce and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shortman tries to clinch up
and Verdins counters with a left and a right that stings Shortman.
Verdins shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Shortman defends it nicely.
Shortman tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Verdins manages to circle out of the way.
Shortman tries to clinch there but Verdins circles away.
Shortman is looking to clinch but Verdins is avoiding it.
Shortman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Verdins wants to counter the offense by Shortman and move into the clinch position.
Verdins gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Verdins prevents a body shot from Shortman.
Verdins escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Verdins keeps the fight on the outside.
Shortman tries to keep at a distance but Verdins has taken the fight into the clinch.
Shortman goes for a takedown in the clinch but Verdins prevents it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verdins is struggling to control the position.
Verdins should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Verdins has hold of one of Shortman's legs. Shortman is fighting the takedown attempt but Verdins gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Verdins got a little sloppy there for a moment and Shortman has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Verdins has managed to get both his arms back between Shortman's legs - danger averted.
Verdins stays in close to Shortman's body and controls the position.
Verdins trying to control the position from guard on top but Shortman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Verdins has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at The Lions Den. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verdins pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Shortman is keeping the position for now.
Shortman pulls Verdins in to control the position.
Shortman has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Verdins wants to control from the top but Shortman keeps moving.
Verdins stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Shortman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shortman wriggles free and stands up.
Shortman feints and as Verdins raises his hands in defense, Shortman changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Verdins wriggles free and stands up.
Shortman takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Verdins lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Verdins misses with a takedown attempt - Shortman sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Verdins.
James Shortman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Martins Verdins.
Shortman shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Shortman works his way into full mount!
Shortman sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Martins Verdins dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Shortman shoots in but Verdins avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Shortman shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Verdins but Verdins pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Verdins wants to counter with a clinch but Shortman pushes him away.
Shortman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shortman drops his hands momentarily and Verdins takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
 It looks like James Shortman has been cut.
Verdins is trying hard to land a takedown here. Shortman sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shortman throws a combination that misses
and Verdins counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Shortman gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Verdins counters with a two punch combo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Shortman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Verdins rushes Shortman and presses him up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verdins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shortman has his takedown stuffed
and Verdins cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Verdins closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Verdins drags the fight down to the ground.
Shortman stands up over Verdins, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Verdins has a closed guard, preventing Shortman from standing up.
Shortman showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Shortman postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shortman is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shortman throwing strikes from guard but Verdins blocks nicely.
Shortman's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Shortman just misses with a punch to the body.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Shortman.
Shortman throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shortman takes a little break here. Verdins wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Shortman has control of an arm but Verdins manages to advance to Shortman's back!
Shortman wants to escape the position.
Shortman trying to control the position but Verdins manages to sink in the hooks.
Verdins doesn't have the hooks in and Shortman manages to turn into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shortman trying to control the position from guard on top but Verdins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shortman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Verdins works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Shortman is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Shortman trying to control the position from guard on top but Verdins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Verdins is trying to keep Shortman in close.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shortman gets to his feet - Verdins follows without any prompting.
Verdins shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Shortman sprawls well. Shortman wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Verdins gets slowly back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Martins Verdins showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on James Shortman's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Shortman changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Verdins tries to avoid it but Shortman manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Verdins to the ground. Verdins escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Shortman defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Verdins.
Verdins keeps the fight on the outside.
Shortman shoots in looking for a takedown but Verdins manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Shortman's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Verdins has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Verdins misses with a jab, cross combination.
Verdins just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromShortman.
Shortman tries to score with a low kick but Verdins moves his leg out of the way.
Shortman shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Shortman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Verdins circles away from the clinch attempt.
Martins Verdins seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shortman scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shortman is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Verdins doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Shortman.
Shortman will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Verdins moves into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shortman is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Verdins really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Shortman. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Verdins wants to control but Shortman passes easily into half guard.
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.
Shortman content to control rather than advance.
Verdins throws a strike from the bottom but Shortman passes into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shortman controls the position from side control.
Shortman trying to control the action but Verdins is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shortman content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Verdins is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Shortman's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Shortman is looking to advance position but Verdins won't allow it.
Shortman missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Verdins is not content to let Shortman control the position.
Shortman looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Shortman not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Verdins thows a body kick. Shortman tries to catch it but that hurt him.
No joy there for Shortman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shortman throws a body kick that misses
and Verdins counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Shortman scrambles and gets back to his feet.
James Shortman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Martins Verdins is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Shortman misses with a combination
and Verdins counters with a one-two to the body.
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 James Shortman.
I think Verdins has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Martins Verdins!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gurgen Davidyan (ranked 2933 p4p, 4013 weight class) and Matt Manners (ranked 112 p4p, 142 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Gurgen Davidyan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Manners!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Lou da Vinci and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manners shoots in and gets a takedown into Davidyan's guard.
Davidyan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Manners trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Davidyan manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Davidyan gets to his feet. Manners looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Nice cross by Davidyan.
 It looks like Matt Manners has been cut.
An inside leg kick lands from Davidyan.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Manners is defended easily by Davidyan.
Manners tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Davidyan defends well and Manners ends up having to push Davidyan into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Manners is trying hard to land a takedown here. Davidyan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gurgen Davidyan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Manners.
Davidyan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Davidyan just misses with a punch to the body.
Davidyan lands a lovely overhand right.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Davidyan lunges at Manners with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Manners's hand.
Davidyan throws a head kick but Manners moves out of range.
Manners slips a straight right by Davidyan.
Davidyan tests Manners's chin there with a solid looking shot.
 Manners is rocked!
Manners shoots in but Davidyan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davidyan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Manners 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.
Manners is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Davidyan keeping full guard, as Manners tries to pass.
Manners has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Manners trying to control the position from guard on top but Davidyan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Davidyan has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Manners is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Manners throws an elbow that misses.
Manners utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Davidyan tries to work over Manners's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Manners looking to throw knees to the head but Davidyan is blocking nicely.
Manners pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Davidyan lands a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davidyan misses with a body punch.
Davidyan throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Manners tries to stall but Davidyan uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Davidyan misses with the head strike.
Davidyan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Manners misses with a knee to the head.
Manners takes a shot to the head.
Davidyan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Davidyan managing to block the knees to the body from Manners.
Davidyan misses with a punch on the inside.
Davidyan avoids a wild elbow strike from Manners.
Manners trying to land knees to the body.
Davidyan lands with a short shot to the head.
Manners is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Davidyan is defending well for now.
Manners trying to land knees to the body.
Davidyan takes an elbow to the temple.
Manners trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davidyan has a couple of punches blocked by Manners.
Manners tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Davidyan avoids it.
Davidyan lands with a right to the head.
Manners tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Davidyan avoids it.
Davidyan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Davidyan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Manners lands an elbow inside that Davidyan shrugs off.
It looks like Gurgen Davidyan has been cut.
Manners trying to land knees to the body.
Davidyan blocks an elbow strike from Manners.
Manners gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Davidyan misses with a body punch.
Manners tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Manners throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Manners is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Davidyan is defending well for now.
Manners landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Davidyan.
Davidyan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Davidyan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manners throws an elbow but it misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Davidyan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Davidyan takes an elbow to the forehead.
Davidyan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Davidyan scores with a shoulder strike.
Manners tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Manners lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Davidyan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Manners blocking some punches.
Davidyan misses with a punch on the inside.
Davidyan swings wildly with an uppercut but Manners uses good head movement to avoid it.
Manners using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Davidyan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Davidyan tries a body shot but Manners blocks it.
Manners looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Manners pushes off an throws an elbow but Davidyan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Davidyan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Manners's elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Gurgen Davidyan will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Davidyan slaps away a takedown attempt from Manners, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Manners shoots in and drives through. Davidyan sprawls well.
Manners fails with the takedown.
Gurgen Davidyan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Manners.
Davidyan misses with a wild body shot.
Gurgen Davidyan is winning the standup battle so far.
Davidyan jabs at Manners's body.
Davidyan lands a nice shot to the body.
Manners ducks right into an uppercut from Davidyan.
Davidyan pounces like a tiger and cracks Manners with a vicious hook! Manners is down but not out! Davidyan follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Gurgen Davidyan!
After the big win, Gurgen Davidyan made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Reaper Combatwear and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Levan Revazshvili (ranked 2486 p4p, 2629 weight class) and Don Johns (ranked 92 p4p, 97 weight class). Revazshvili kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Georgia National Anthem. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 40 - 26 - 3, fighting out of New York, Levan Revazshvili!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Don Johns!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Joseph Jones and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johns pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Revazshvili lands with a good body shot.
A combination from Revazshvili does no damage.
As Revazshvili backs off Johns throws a huge counter combo but Revazshvili manages to avoid it all.
A big left from Revazshvili misses.
Johns steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Revazshvili.
Revazshvili misses with a two punch combination.
Revazshvili scores with a shot to the body.
Johns staying out of range there.
Johns let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Revazshvili throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Johns counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Johns listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Revazshvili scores with a crisp jab that stopped Johns in his tracks.
It looks like Don Johns has been cut.
Revazshvili falls off balance throwing a combination
and Johns connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Revazshvili dips to his left and cracks Johns with an uppercut!
Revazshvili throws a poor cross that misses
and Johns counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Revazshvili throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Johns counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johns scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Revazshvili doesn't seem bothered though.
Revazshvili has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Johns finds it's way round the side to connect with Revazshvili's head.
Revazshvili has his takedown stuffed
and Johns counters with a crisp right that sends Revazshvili to the canvas! Johns follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Don Johns!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shane Austin (ranked 3652 p4p, 2668 weight class) and Macho Man Savage (ranked 133 p4p, 98 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Austin might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to NCT 127 - Punch. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shane Austin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Macho Man Savage!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Bruno Lombardi and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savage looking to score a takedown here. Austin is defending well but Savage drives through and ends up in Austin's guard.
Savage throws a big right hand that misses.
Savage missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Savage lands a couple of digs.
Savage with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Savage throws a strike but Austin rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Savage working for a triangle but Austin defends it easily.
Savage escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Austin gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Austin got a little sloppy there for a moment and Savage has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Austin has managed to get both his arms back between Savage's legs - danger averted.
Savage working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Austin doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Austin manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savage has his feet on Austin's thighs here. He's pushed Austin off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Austin screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Macho Man Savage!
During a confident post fight interview, Macho Man Savage thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mousa Dembele (ranked 3217 p4p, 1884 weight class) and Paul Rabbitte (ranked 121 p4p, 66 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mousa Dembele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Rabbitte!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Steve Montenegro and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rabbitte scores with a head kick.
It looks like Mousa Dembele has been cut.
Rabbitte tries to clinch but Dembele moves out of range.
Dembele has closed the distance and engaged Rabbitte in a clinch.
Rabbitte tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dembele lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rabbitte breaks the clinch.
Rabbitte pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rabbitte tries a head kick but it misses.
Rabbitte pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dembele was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dembele cracks Rabbitte with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
It looks like Paul Rabbitte has been cut.
Dembele tries to clinch there but Rabbitte circles away.
Rabbitte on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dembele blocks a head kick by Rabbitte.
Dembele throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Rabbitte tumbling to the canvas!
Rabbitte is rocked!
That has opened up Paul Rabbitte's cut even more.
Rabbitte throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Dembele stopping the sweep attempt from Rabbitte.
Rabbitte keeping moving, preventing Dembele from controlling successfully.
Rabbitte is looking to stand up but Dembele isn't so interested in that idea.
Dembele wants to control from the top but Rabbitte keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rabbitte pulls Dembele in close to his closed guard and prevents Dembele from doing any damage or advancing position.
Dembele trying to control the position from guard on top but Rabbitte is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mousa Dembele seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A lazy left from Dembele finds it's target.
Dembele cracks Rabbitte with a big right hand and Rabbitte goes down!
Rabbitte is still in real trouble! Can Dembele finish him?
Dembele trying to control the position from guard on top but Rabbitte is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rabbitte seems to have recovered his senses.
Rabbitte bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dembele's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rabbitte content to stall in guard here.
Dembele is controlling Rabbitte's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dembele keeping moving, preventing Rabbitte from controlling successfully.
Rabbitte being controlled here momentarily.
Dembele working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rabbitte.
Dembele wants to sweep here but Rabbitte controlling him for the moment.
Dembele pulls Rabbitte in close to prevent any damage.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dembele throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dembele is adopting a defensive guard.
Dembele is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Rabbitte working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rabbitte controlling from the top position.
Dembele is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Rabbitte tries to free his leg and advance position but Dembele is retaining full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Dembele connects with a single shot there.
The cut above Paul Rabbitte's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Rabbitte slips under a jab from Dembele.
Dembele on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rabbitte lands a big head kick that sends Dembele tumbling to the mat! Rabbitte takes a step backwards and waves Dembele back to his feet - he wants the finish!
 Dembele is rocked!
Dembele throws a jab when Rabbitte was well out of range.
Oh Dembele is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dembele keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Paul Rabbitte'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 Paul Rabbitte's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mousa Dembele!
Mousa Dembele seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Schmorgen Biscuit (ranked 1457 p4p, 2171 weight class) and Henri Jospin (ranked 44 p4p, 75 weight class). Jospin has chosen Clash as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Cardio machine |
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Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Schmorgen Biscuit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Henri Jospin!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, John Kavanagh and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Biscuit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jospin.
Jospin closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Jospin misses with a series of wild punches.
Jospin digs a good body shot into Biscuit's ribs.
Jospin throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jospin works over Biscuit's head and body with a nice combination.
Jospin with the inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick from Jospin, right into the meat of the thigh.
Biscuit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jospin throws a counter combo.
Biscuit takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circling - Jospin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Biscuit changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A big right from Biscuit misses.
A punch lands to the side of Biscuit 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jospin throws a big shot that misses.
Jospin lands a jab to the nose.
Biscuit takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jospin sizes up Biscuit with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Biscuit takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jospin throws a head kick but Biscuit moves out of range.
Biscuit drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Biscuit working some strikes from top position.
Biscuit trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Biscuit controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jospin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Biscuit 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jospin has control of Biscuit's left arm, preventing Biscuit from doing any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jospin keeping moving, preventing Biscuit from controlling successfully.
Biscuit in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Biscuit in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jospin keeping moving, preventing Biscuit from controlling successfully.
Jospin has his hands on Biscuit's head, controlling the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jospin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jospin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jospin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jospin lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jospin.
It looks like Schmorgen Biscuit has been cut.
Jospin misses with a hook.
Henri Jospin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheers as Biscuit lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jospin doesn't seem phased though.
Biscuit ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Biscuit closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Biscuit lands in his opponent's guard.
Jospin is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Biscuit presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Biscuit.
Jospin blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Biscuit blocks an uppercut.
Biscuit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jospin is trying to break the clinch but Biscuit has him pressed against the cage.
Jospin tries to work over Biscuit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jospin misses with the head strike.
Jospin throws a punch but it's blocked by Biscuit.
Jospin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jospin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Biscuit prevents a body shot from Jospin.
Biscuit swings wildly with an uppercut but Jospin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Biscuit misses with a punch to the body.
Biscuit works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jospin has a couple of punches blocked by Biscuit.
Biscuit tries to throw a body punch but Jospin avoids it by throwing Biscuit back against the cage.
Jospin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jospin blocks a body shot from Biscuit.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Henri Jospin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Schmorgen Biscuit'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.
Jospin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jospin with a hook.
Biscuit takes a swing at Jospin's ribcage but misses.
Jospin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Biscuit makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jospin misses with a looping right.
Biscuit slips a jab and a cross from Jospin.
Jospin loads up on a big right hand but Biscuit slips the punch.
Biscuit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jospin.
Biscuit tries to clinch up.
Jospin was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A big right from Jospin misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Biscuit dodges the punch combination from Jospin.
Biscuit changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Nice uppercut lands for Jospin. That snapped Biscuit's head back.
Jospin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jospin lands with a shot to the body.
Biscuit is looking to wear down Jospin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jospin misses with a left hand
so Biscuit counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Biscuit stops Jospin from standing up.
Biscuit being controlled here momentarily.
Jospin is continuing to stall.
Jospin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Biscuit throws a big right hand that misses.
Jospin looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Biscuit is in close to Jospin's body, working some short punches and elbows.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Jospin holds on and takes a little breather.
Biscuit preventing the sweep.
Jospin keeping moving, preventing Biscuit from controlling successfully.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Jospin lands an overhand right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Biscuit.
Henri Jospin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jospin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jospin throws a shot from downtown. Biscuit moves away and avoids it.
Biscuit tries for a takedown but Jospin circles away easily
and Jospin counters with a straight right hand.
Jospin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Biscuit throws a body punch but Jospin moves out of range.
Jospin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Biscuit bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jospin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jospin misses the body punch
and Biscuit counters with a takedown into side control.
Jospin explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Biscuit walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Biscuit throws the left hand but Jospin avoids the punch easily.
Jospin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Biscuit's head.
Biscuit lands a nice shot to the body.
Jospin throws a shot from downtown. Biscuit moves away and avoids it.
Jospin throws a head kick that Biscuit semi-blocks.
Jospin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Biscuit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Biscuit missing with a left hand there. Jospin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jospin doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Jospin throws a looping overhand right but Biscuit ducks down to avoid it.
Henri Jospin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jospin moves away from the strike by Biscuit.
Jospin throws out a loose jab but Biscuit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Biscuit changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Jospin looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Jospin tries to bench press Biscuit off him but Biscuit keeps the position.
Jospin struggling a bit here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Henri Jospin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Schmorgen Biscuit's cut.
That's time! Biscuit's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Jospin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jospin lands with a cross.
Biscuit closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jospin.
Good exchange - Jospin coming out on top.
Biscuit misses with a looping left.
Jospin tests Biscuit's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Biscuit. Jospin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Biscuit tries to move into range but Jospin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jospin lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jospin.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jospin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Biscuit circles away quickly and effectively.
Jospin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Biscuit misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jospin. That's going to slow Biscuit down.
Jospin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jospin throws a head kick that misses.
Biscuit scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jospin throws an off balance right hand
and Biscuit counters with a nice double leg into side control. Jospin won't be happy with that.
Check out the look on Biscuit's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Biscuit working the head and body with strikes.
Biscuit scoring with punches and elbows.
Jospin managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Biscuit.
Jospin is working to avoid the ground and pound but Biscuit connects with a decent elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jospin managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Biscuit.
Biscuit working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jospin is trying to escape the position but Biscuit is controlling the position.
Biscuit is looking to take a break and control but Jospin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sloppy strikes there by Biscuit.
Biscuit controls the position from side control.
Jospin tries to improve position but can't.
Jospin is still trying to improve position.
Biscuit lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Biscuit wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Jospin, who protects the arm well.
Biscuit lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
It looks like Henri Jospin has been cut.
Biscuit cracks Jospin with a big right hand but Jospin just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
A lull in the action here as Biscuit stalls from top position.
The strikes coming from Biscuit are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Biscuit looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Jospin is avoiding damage well.
Biscuit scoring with punches and elbows.
Biscuit fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Biscuit throwing strikes but Jospin manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Schmorgen Biscuit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Biscuit sneaks back into half guard.
Jospin wants to control but Biscuit is keeping him busy.
Biscuit gets back to full guard.
Jospin forces his way into half guard.
Biscuit is trying to get back to full guard.
Still in half guard, Jospin seems content to control.
Jospin is trying to control the action in half guard but Biscuit is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Henri Jospin.
I've got Jospin 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henri Jospin!
Our winner, Henri Jospin, 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tsuyoi Kakuto (ranked 2711 p4p, 2915 weight class) and Kamden Jackson (ranked 101 p4p, 111 weight class). Kakuto comes to the cage accompanied by Gorillaz-Dirty Harry. Jackson has chosen Creed II- Eye of the Tiger as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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32
225
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tsuyoi Kakuto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kamden Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, John Kavanagh and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Jackson. No joy for Kakuto on that attempt.
Jackson tries to sprawl but Kakuto drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Kakuto prevents Jackson from improving his position.
Jackson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kakuto pulls his head out easily.
Jackson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kakuto stands up and beckons Jackson to join him on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kakuto fails with the takedown.
Kakuto closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kakuto seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Jackson looking for submissions off his back.
Jackson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson wants to get back to full guard.
Kakuto decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Jackson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kakuto.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tsuyoi Kakuto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kakuto under the eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a lazy right hand but Kakuto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kakuto fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Jackson sprawls well initially but Kakuto persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Jackson with the active half guard here but Kakuto passes nicely into side control.
Jackson manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Jackson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are battling for position here. Jackson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Jackson is looking for a triangle here but Kakuto uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Jackson is trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson keeps trying to improve his position.
Jackson manages to work his way to half guard, despite Kakuto's best efforts.
Jackson wants to improve his position but Kakuto is controlling well.
Kakuto moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Jackson.
Jackson looking for a sweep but Kakuto has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Jackson working to try and regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Kakuto gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Kakuto changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Jackson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kakuto gets to mount! Jackson was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Jackson working to try and regain half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tsuyoi Kakuto dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kakuto fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Jackson to the ground. Kakuto is now in Jackson's guard.
Kakuto stands up and waves to Jackson to follow him.
Kakuto shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Jackson is trying to defend but Kakuto finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Jackson is looking to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kakuto tries to stand but can't do so whilst Jackson controls his leg.
Kakuto decides to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kakuto fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jackson avoids it really well and circles away.
Kakuto fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Jackson sprawls well initially but Kakuto persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Jackson gets full guard.
Jackson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jackson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kakuto stopping the sweep attempt from Jackson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson wants to hit a sweep here but Kakuto passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Jackson there!
Jackson working to try and regain half guard.
Tsuyoi Kakuto overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jackson gets back to half guard.
Jackson is looking for a sweep. Kakuto is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jackson tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Kakuto has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Jackson can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kakuto stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Kakuto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jackson can do to turn this around?
Kakuto moves out of range of the strikes.
Jackson missing with a left hand there. Kakuto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kakuto shoots in but no luck this time.
Kakuto looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jackson is fending him off so far but Kakuto persists. Nope, Jackson circles away and we're back to standing.
Jackson throws out a counter right but Kakuto avoids it with no problem.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tsuyoi Kakuto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kakuto tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jackson swivels and escapes.
Horrible takedown attempt by Kakuto or perhaps it was just good defense by Jackson, which made it look bad.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kakuto.
Jackson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jackson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kakuto shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jackson defends it nicely.
Tsuyoi Kakuto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kakuto with a poor takedown
and Jackson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kakuto doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jackson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tsuyoi Kakuto dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Kakuto shoots in but Jackson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kakuto has his takedown stuffed
and Jackson counters with a stiff right hand.
Kakuto shoots for a double leg takedown but Jackson sprawls well. He's pushed Kakuto's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tsuyoi Kakuto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kakuto is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kakuto with a poor takedown
and Jackson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Jackson.
Kakuto tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Jackson defends well and Kakuto ends up having to push Jackson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Jackson working aggressively here.
Kakuto jumps guard and drags Jackson to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jackson is in close to Kakuto's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kakuto is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jackson is controlling him.
Jackson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Jackson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kakuto wants to stand up but Jackson is controlling him.
Jackson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kakuto is keeping the position for now.
Jackson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kakuto is looking to stand up but Jackson isn't so interested in that idea.
Kakuto has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Jackson off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Jackson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kakuto tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jackson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kakuto somewhat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kakuto fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jackson avoids it really well and circles away.
Jackson steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Kakuto.
Kakuto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tsuyoi Kakuto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kakuto misses with a takedown attempt
and Jackson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kakuto fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A nice side step and Jackson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kamden Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson leaves Kakuto with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kakuto closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jackson circles away.
Jackson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jackson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kakuto shoots in for a takedown but Jackson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kakuto closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Jackson tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Kakuto presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Jackson is desperately trying to improve his position but Kakuto has a good base and remains in mount.
Tsuyoi Kakuto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson regains half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Jackson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Kakuto got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jackson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kakuto has managed to get both his arms back between Jackson's legs - danger averted.
Jackson wants to sweep but no luck.
Kakuto gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Jackson lands a really nice looking cross but Kakuto seems unphased.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kakuto shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jackson pinned against the cage. Jackson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jackson throws out a counter right but Kakuto avoids it with no problem.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kamden Jackson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kakuto 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tsuyoi Kakuto!
Tsuyoi Kakuto very nearly forgot to thank Fenrir Fightgear - Anno 2013 amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
Kamden Jackson was interviewed post fight and said 'The loss is tough, but I will come back stronger!'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nigel Benn Jr (ranked 545 p4p, 1221 weight class) and Darth Sidious (ranked 14 p4p, 34 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nigel Benn Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 45 - 31 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darth Sidious!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Eddie Farnsworth and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benn Jr throws a lazy uppercut
and Benn Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Benn Jr throws a body punch but Sidious moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sidious! But no joy.
A swing and a miss from Benn Jr.
Benn Jr looks to throw the jab but Sidious is out of range.
Benn Jr tries to bum rush Sidious with a series of wild strikes but Sidious uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Benn Jr looks to land a right hand but Sidious moved out of range.
Sidious unleashes a big counter combination but Benn Jr bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Benn Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sidious circles away quickly and effectively.
It seemed like Sidious was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benn Jr throws a right hand that misses
and Sidious counters with a nice body shot.
Sidious lands an overhand right.
We've been informed that Sidious has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Benn Jr throws a right hand that misses
and Sidious counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sidious lands a body punch.
Benn Jr wants to break the clinch but can't.
Benn Jr 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.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sidious.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sidious.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sidious throws an elbow but misses.
Sidious keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Benn Jr's efforts to push away.
Sidious lands with a left to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Benn Jr creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sidious tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Benn Jr's elbow.
Benn Jr wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sidious has him pressed against the cage.
Benn Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sidious tries a body shot but Benn Jr blocks it.
Benn Jr breaks the clinch.
Sidious on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Benn Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It seemed like Sidious was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sidious is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Benn Jr cracks Sidious with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benn Jr throws a hook to the side of Sidious's head but Sidious sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sidious! But no joy.
Benn Jr misses with a right hand
and Sidious counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sidious misses with a lunging right hand
and Benn Jr counters with a series of strikes. Sidious will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sidious staying out of range there.
Benn Jr throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A big left from Benn Jr misses.
Benn Jr misses with an uppercut
and Sidious counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Sidious.
Benn Jr is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sidious throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Benn Jr sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Sidious takes a swing at Benn Jr's ribcage but misses.
Jab from Sidious.
Benn Jr misses with a straight right.
Sidious throws out a counter right but Benn Jr avoids it with no problem.
Benn Jr misses with a wild combination.
Benn Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benn Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sidious.
Sidious takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sidious defending well as Benn Jr loads up on a big left hand.
Benn Jr lands a jab to Sidious's midsection.
Benn Jr throws a looping overhand right but Sidious ducks down to avoid it.
Sidious thuds his right hand into Benn Jr's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benn Jr throws an off balance right hand
letting Sidious counter with a right hand.
Sidious misses with a lunging right hand
and Benn Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Benn Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sidious circles away quickly and effectively.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Nigel Benn Jr 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.
Sidious falls off balance throwing a combination
and Benn Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sidious displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Benn Jr throws out the jab.
A swing and a miss from Benn Jr.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sidious! But no joy.
Benn Jr misses with a hook
and Sidious holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Benn Jr manages to break the clinch.
Benn Jr looks to land a left hand but Sidious moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benn Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sidious follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Nigel Benn Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Benn Jr misses with a right hand
enabling Sidious to counter with a crisp jab.
Benn Jr throws a hook but Sidious blocks it.
Sidious looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benn Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sidious walks into a left hand.
Benn Jr connects with a body shot.
Sidious looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Benn Jr misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Sidious to counter with a crisp jab.
Nigel Benn Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Benn Jr misses with a body shot.
Benn Jr throws a leg kick
and Sidious cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Benn Jr fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sidious.
Benn Jr cracks Sidious with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benn Jr misses the shot to the body.
Benn Jr throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sidious throws a sloppy head kick and Benn Jr moves out of range easily.
Benn Jr throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Benn Jr throws a right hand that misses
and Sidious counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Benn Jr thinking.
Benn Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Benn Jr.
Sidious takes one to the side of the head.
Sidious lunges at Benn Jr with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Benn Jr's hand.
It looks like Nigel Benn Jr has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benn Jr takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Benn Jr fails to land with a series of punches.
Benn Jr throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sidious counters with a huge left! Benn Jr is in big trouble! He's backing up but Sidious isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Benn Jr from any more damage. A dominating finish by Sidious!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darth Sidious!
A victorious Darth Sidious thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, Nigel Benn Jr stepped up to the mic, saying 'ill be back'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Number (ranked 901 p4p, 985 weight class) and David Brent (ranked 25 p4p, 29 weight class). Number comes to the cage accompanied by This is A Film - Iggy Pop (Goran Bregovič). David Brent acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 27 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Number!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, David Brent!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Alyssa Summers and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Number throws a left and a right that both miss
and Brent counters with a three punch combo that has Number backing up. Number nods at Brent to acknowledge the strikes.
Nice uppercut there from Brent.
Brent circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brent 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.
Number drops Brent with a beautiful combination! Brent stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Number is looking for the KO!
Brent is rocked!
It looks like David Brent has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Number fails in his attempt to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Brent on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Brent is still on wobbly legs! Can Number finish him?
Brent rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Number moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Number tries to clinch there but Brent circles away.
Brent circles away from the clinch attempt.
Number definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Number is looking to clinch but Brent is avoiding it.
Number tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Brent manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Number tries to clinch up but Brent circles away and keeps his distance.
Number slips under a jab from Brent.
Number misses with a few strikes there.
Number closes the distance and clinches.
Number has Brent pressed against the cage, preventing Brent from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Number scores with a shoulder strike.
Number lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Number.
Brent wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Number unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Brent! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Number is unloading with more strikes now! Brent drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Number!
Jack Number managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Voodoo Nutrition, into his post fight interview.
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