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NRC 3: Bullfighters PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hyseon Whang (ranked 2902 p4p, 5734 weight class) and Barry Henderson (ranked 361 p4p, 595 weight class). Barry Henderson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hyseon Whang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Barry Henderson!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Joseph Jones and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Henderson successfully pulls guard.
Henderson looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Whang passes into side control.
Whang gets to mount! Henderson was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Henderson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Henderson tries to reverse the position but Whang maintains control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whang with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Whang swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Henderson is now in Whang's guard. A big mistake from Whang there, giving up the dominant position!
Henderson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson 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.
Henderson wants to stand but Whang has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Whang is looking for a triangle here but Henderson uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You can see the frustration on Whang's face as Henderson controls the position.
Whang is looking for a sweep.
Henderson is looking to take a break and control but Whang is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Whang 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.
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.
Whang is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Henderson in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Whang can't do much from the bottom here.
Whang trying to remain calm as Henderson controls from the top position.
Whang could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson scores with a couple of short elbows.
Whang is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Whang might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
You can see the frustration on Whang's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Henderson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Whang keeps working.
Whang is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
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.
Whang can't do much from the bottom here.
Henderson wants to stand but Whang is controlling his arm.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Whang gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Henderson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Whang is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Henderson lands a couple of elbows.
Whang looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Henderson is defending well. Whang quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Henderson has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Whang celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hyseon Whang!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roses Goldyn (ranked 3165 p4p, 3490 weight class) and Rooster Test (ranked 384 p4p, 411 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Excellent MT
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Roses Goldyn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rooster Test !
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Lou da Vinci and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Test stuffs the takedown attempt from Goldyn. Goldyn gets slowly back to his feet.
Goldyn instigates a clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Test .
Goldyn has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Test after a bit of a struggle.
Goldyn ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Goldyn no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Test gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Goldyn throws a series of punches but Test moves out of range.
Goldyn doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goldyn has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Goldyn there as he acknowledges the shot.
 It looks like Roses Goldyn has been cut.
Goldyn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Test paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Goldyn dives in for a single leg takedown but Test sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Test let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roses Goldyn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Goldyn looking for a takedown.
Goldyn is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Test gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Test escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Test keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Test misses with an uppercut. Goldyn saw that one coming.
Test stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Test wants it to stay on the feet.
Goldyn definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Test scores with a decent looking hook.
Test throws a hook to the side of Goldyn's head but Goldyn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Goldyn shoots for a takedown but Test saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Test looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Goldyn walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Test cracks Goldyn with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Goldyn looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Test finish him?
 Goldyn is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Goldyn shoots and misses
and Test counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rooster Test !
Rooster Test bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Mateusz Biernat had a terrible time trying to make weight. After initially coming in at 160.0, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. Stepping on the scales for a second time, he still failed to make the required weight and after much deliberation, his fight with Asher Barnes was cancelled. |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Luca Richards (ranked 3821 p4p, 24454 weight class) and Thiago Carneiro (ranked 438 p4p, 641 weight class). Richards comes into the arena with Split blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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165
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164
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Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luca Richards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Carneiro!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Eddie Farnsworth and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carneiro takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Richards ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Richards throws a looping overhand right but Carneiro ducks down to avoid it.
Carneiro explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Richards dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Richards jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Richards lands a lovely overhand right.
 It looks like Thiago Carneiro has been cut.
Carneiro closes the distance and pushes Richards back into the cage.
Carneiro with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Richards as Carneiro tries to tie him up.
Richards lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Richards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Richards lands a nice uppercut.
Richards working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Carneiro's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
 Carneiro is rocked!
Richards lands with a right to the head.
Carneiro is still on wobbly legs! Can Richards finish him?
Richards unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Carneiro! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Richards is unloading with more strikes now! Carneiro drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luca Richards!
After winning the bout, Luca Richards thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bjorn Olafsson (ranked 2475 p4p, 2637 weight class) and Malcom Farquharson (ranked 306 p4p, 331 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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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 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bjorn Olafsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Malcom Farquharson!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Alyssa Summers and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olafsson moves away from the strike by Farquharson.
Farquharson throws a right hand that misses
and Olafsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Farquharson scores with a jab to the body.
Olafsson tries to bum rush Farquharson with a series of wild strikes but Farquharson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
It seemed like Farquharson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Good standup being displayed there by Farquharson as he connects with a hook.
Olafsson 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.
Farquharson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Olafsson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Olafsson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Olafsson doesn't manage to clinch there - Farquharson circles away.
Farquharson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Olafsson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Farquharson misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olafsson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Farquharson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Farquharson! But no joy.
Olafsson tries to clinch but Farquharson is having none of it.
Farquharson misses the shot to the body.
Olafsson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Olafsson misses with a few strikes there.
Farquharson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Olafsson moves in looking to clinch but Farquharson pushes him off.
Olafsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Farquharson is just out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Farquharson! But no joy.
Olafsson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Olafsson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Olafsson misses with a head kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Farquharson! But no joy.
A punch combination from Olafsson misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olafsson throws a body kick that misses
and Farquharson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Bjorn Olafsson has been cut.
Farquharson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Olafsson walks into a straight right hand from Farquharson.
Good shot there by Olafsson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Olafsson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Olafsson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Farquharson counters with a head kick that drops Olafsson to the mat! Olafsson scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
A looping hook to the body misses from Farquharson. Olafsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Olafsson was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Olafsson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Olafsson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Olafsson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Farquharson scores with the left hand. Olafsson knows he should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farquharson misses with a head kick.
Olafsson throwing a counter right hand but Farquharson manages to avoid it.
Farquharson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Farquharson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Farquharson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Farquharson scores with a hook.
Olafsson swinging wildly here.
Farquharson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Olafsson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Farquharson's head.
It looks like Malcom Farquharson has been cut.
Olafsson darts in trying to clinch
and Farquharson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olafsson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Farquharson.
Olafsson closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Farquharson lands an elbow just above Olafsson 's eye.
Olafsson tries a body shot but Farquharson blocks it.
Olafsson blocks an uppercut.
Olafsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Farquharson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Olafsson fails to land.
Farquharson lands an elbow inside.
Farquharson lands an elbow just above Olafsson 's eye.
Farquharson lands with a left to the head.
Olafsson stalling in the clinch.
Farquharson lands a nice elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Malcom Farquharson dominated that round.
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 each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Farquharson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Olafsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Farquharson.
Olafsson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
It seemed like Farquharson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bjorn Olafsson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Olafsson misses with a combination
and Farquharson counters with a good, hard body kick but Olafsson shrugs it off.
Olafsson misses with a two punch combination.
Olafsson misses with a combination
and Farquharson counters with a nice body shot.
Farquharson throws a half hearted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Olafsson looks to clinch
and Farquharson counters with a nice uppercut.
Bjorn Olafsson's cut is getting worse.
Olafsson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Olafsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Olafsson fails to land.
Olafsson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Olafsson tries to throw a body punch but Farquharson avoids it by throwing Olafsson back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olafsson blocks an uppercut.
Farquharson lands a right hand.
Farquharson lands an elbow inside.
Farquharson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Farquharson.
Farquharson lands an elbow just above Olafsson 's eye.
A short right from Farquharson.
Olafsson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Farquharson throws an elbow that misses.
Farquharson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Malcom Farquharson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short right from Farquharson on the inside.
Farquharson can't find room to land a body shot as Olafsson controls the action.
Olafsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Olafsson 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.
Farquharson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Farquharson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Olafssons head.
Farquharson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Olafsson backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Farquharson.
Farquharson lands with a left to the head.
Farquharson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Farquharson misses with some punches.
Farquharson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Farquharson can't find room to land a body shot as Olafsson controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olafsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Farquharson.
Farquharson blocks an uppercut.
Farquharson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Olafsson.
Farquharson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Olafsson's elbow.
Farquharson pushes Olafsson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Olafsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Farquharson - that landed with a thud.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Farquharson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bjorn Olafsson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Farquharson.
Olafsson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Olafsson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short uppercut from Olafsson.
Olafsson scores with a shot to the side of Farquharson's head.
A short right from Farquharson.
Olafsson can't find room to land a body shot as Farquharson controls the action.
Olafsson takes a shot to the head.
Farquharson is working Olafsson over against the cage.
Farquharson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Farquharson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Olafsson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Farquharson pushes Olafsson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farquharson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Farquharson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Olafsson.
A short body shot lands from Farquharson as the two fighters clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Farquharson.
Farquharson lands an elbow inside that Olafsson shrugs off.
Jeez, Bjorn Olafsson's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Still in the clinch, Farquharson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Olafsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Olafsson has a couple of punches blocked by Farquharson.
Farquharson pushes Olafsson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Farquharson.
Farquharson lands a nice elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Farquharson.
Olafsson is rocked!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bjorn Olafsson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Malcom Farquharson!
After winning the bout, Malcom Farquharson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Zombie Lee (ranked 4955 p4p, 5180 weight class) and Paddy In A Caddy (ranked 295 p4p, 302 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Zombie Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Paddy In A Caddy!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Bruno Lombardi and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking cross lands there for Lee.
In A Caddy is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lee moves into range and connects with a jab.
In A Caddy is rocked!
In A Caddy connects with the punch.
In A Caddy is still on wobbly legs! Can Lee finish him?
In A Caddy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
In A Caddy throws a hook to the side of Lee's head but Lee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
In A Caddy takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lee darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
In A Caddy looks up at the clock. Bad move! Lee lands a right hand from hell, dropping In A Caddy. Lee pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zombie Lee!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eli Goode (ranked 4651 p4p, 4705 weight class) and Cathal Doherty (ranked 543 p4p, 548 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eli Goode!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cathal Doherty!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Alyssa Summers and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goode connects with a body shot that sends Doherty's belly button to the back.
Doherty gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Goode.
Goode swinging wildly here.
Goode throws a right and a left that both miss.
Goode misses with a double jab
and Doherty counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Goode fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Doherty looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Doherty connects with a looping right hand.
Goode on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Goode throws a looping overhand right but Doherty ducks down to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Doherty lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Doherty walks into a left hand.
A jab lands there for Goode.
Goode looks to land a left hand but Doherty moved out of range nicely.
Goode misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Doherty counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Goode takes a swing at Doherty's ribcage but misses.
Doherty throws out a counter right but Goode avoids it with no problem.
Doherty has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Doherty throws a body shot but no joy.
Goode drops down looking for a counter takedown but Doherty sprawls and moves away.
Doherty lands a jab to the head.
Doherty scores with a sloppy right hand. Goode should have avoided that one.
Goode swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Doherty stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Goode is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goode walks straight into a right hand from Doherty - that's dropped him! Doherty jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Goode from any more punishment! Goode complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Cathal Doherty!
A very excited looking Cathal Doherty made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Len Drew (ranked 4717 p4p, 6029 weight class) and Logan Robinson (ranked 382 p4p, 441 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Logan Robinson enters the cage!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Len Drew!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Logan Robinson!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Steve Montenegro and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robinson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Drew eats them both and turns towards Robinson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Robinson swinging wildly here.
Robinson fails to land the takedown.
Drew scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Drew connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Robinson some visible discomfort.
Drew working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drew trying to control the action but Robinson is working from the bottom.
Drew working the ground and pound from side control.
Robinson wants to control but Drew postures up.
Robinson is working to avoid the ground and pound but Drew connects with a decent elbow.
You can see the frustration on Robinson's face as Drew controls the position.
Robinson is trying to control Drew's posture but Drew avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Drew prevents Robinson from escaping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drew wants to control but Robinson is keeping him busy.
Robinson is working to avoid the ground and pound but Drew connects with a decent elbow.
Robinson is rocked!
A big shot lands for Drew! That's hurt Robinson! Will he recover? Drew fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Len Drew!
An out of breath Len Drew thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Randle Smith (ranked 3755 p4p, 4718 weight class) and Seamus Finnigan (ranked 249 p4p, 284 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Randle Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Seamus Finnigan!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, David Schapiro and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finnigan scores with a hook.
Smith darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Smith is taking a breather. Finnigan says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Finnigan is looking to improve his position.
Smith is pressing down on Finnigan's thigh, looking to free his foot. Finnigan is holding on for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finnigan wants to get back to full guard.
Smith wants to lay and pray for a moment but Finnigan keeps working.
Finnigan trying to control from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Smith in particular looking to stall.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Finnigan is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Finnigan manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Smith not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Finnigan keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Smith misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Smith closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Smith trying to mount his opponent but Finnigan defends it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Finnigan can do anything to dispel that myth.
Smith works his way into full mount!
Finnigan working to try and regain half guard.
Smith trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finnigan tries to hold on but Smith postures up.
Smith is looking to stand but Finnigan has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Finnigan is looking to get to half guard.
Smith with good strikes from the mount here!
Smith looking to control but Finnigan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Smith is really struggling to control Finnigan but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Smith connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Smith goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Finnigan is on top in guard.
Finnigan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Finnigan throws a big right hand that misses.
Smith working a defensive guard here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Randle Smith dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Finnigan drives through with a takedown into Smith's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Smith working a defensive guard here.
Finnigan content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Smith has locked up a guillotine! Smith's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Finnigan is holding on here and Smith must be using up a lot of energy. Finnigan has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Smith gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Randle Smith!
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