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ICE 12:Deireadh PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kenneth Hell (ranked 25043 p4p, 4876 weight class) and Antonio Ray (ranked 693 p4p, 539 weight class). Antonio Ray has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Solid boxing
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Kenneth Hell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Antonio Ray!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Andrew Berry and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Ray as Hell shoots in.
Hell with a poor takedown
letting Ray counter with a right hand.
 It looks like Kenneth Hell has been cut.
Ray throws a push kick but Hell slaps the foot to one side.
Nice takedown defense from Ray. No joy for Hell on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenneth Hell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ray throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ray throws a sloppy head kick and Hell moves out of range easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hell is defended easily by Ray.
Ray keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hell shoots in looking for a takedown but Ray manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hell's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ray lands with an overhand left.
Hell darts in looking for a takedown but Ray gets double underhooks and turns Hell into the cage.
Hell jumps guard but Ray turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ray lands a nice uppercut.
Ray misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ray breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hell fails to land the takedown.
A solid body kick from Ray.
Hell has his takedown stuffed
and Ray counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Hell is breathing heavily.
Hell shoots and misses
and Ray counters with a huge head kick that drops Hell! The ref dives in to stop the fight and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Antonio Ray!
Antonio Ray bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Christ (ranked 5066 p4p, 6383 weight class) and Sam Vatubua (ranked 585 p4p, 673 weight class). Vatubua has chosen O Fortuna as his entrance music. 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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Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jimmy Christ!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sam Vatubua!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Atkins and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vatubua looks to land a left hand but Christ moved out of range nicely.
Christ misses with a straight left.
Sam Vatubua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vatubua tries to clinch up
letting Christ counter with a right hand.
Christ circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vatubua wants to clinch.
Vatubua instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right hand to the body from Vatubua.
Vatubua misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Christ.
Christ's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Christ fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Vatubua looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Vatubua is looking to clinch.
Christ cracks Vatubua with a good jab.
 It looks like Sam Vatubua has been cut.
Vatubua takes a swing at Christ's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vatubua misses the body punch
and Christ counters with a crisp one two that drops Vatubua! Christ thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Vatubua to his feet! Vatubua is in big trouble!
Vatubua throws a shot from downtown. Christ moves away and avoids it.
Vatubua avoids a punch combination nicely.
Christ rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vatubua moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vatubua fails with an attempt to clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Christ on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Vatubua clinches with his opponent.
Vatubua tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Christ tries a body shot but Vatubua blocks it.
Christ misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've been informed that Vatubua 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.
Christ escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Christ avoids the body shot from Vatubua.
Good exchange - Christ coming out on top.
 Vatubua is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Christ is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Vatubua flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Vatubua is out cold! Christ holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jimmy Christ!
An out of breath Jimmy Christ 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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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Felix Silver (ranked 3734 p4p, 6060 weight class) and Kamal Quahaar (ranked 473 p4p, 666 weight class). Silver's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Liars funeral. Quahaar has chosen Oh No - Mos Def as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Kamal Quahaar has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Felix Silver's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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Counter fighter
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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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Felix Silver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kamal Quahaar!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, William Gold and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silver throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Quahaar was covering up waiting for the punch and Silver finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silver won't allow Quahaar to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silver trying to control but Quahaar is working from the bottom.
Quahaar trying to keep a closed guard but Silver is proving a slippery customer.
Silver wants to control from the top but Quahaar keeps moving.
Quahaar throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Quahaar avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quahaar tries to strike from the bottom.
Silver seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Quahaar throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Quahaar is trying to control the position but Silver postures up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Quahaar thinks about the counter body kick.
Quahaar gets caught flat footed, as Silver shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Quahaar will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Quahaar lands a good elbow from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Quahaar is on top in guard.
Quahaar postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Quahaar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Silver throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Quahaar distracts Silver with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quahaar with a nice head shot there.
Quahaar lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Silver is trying to keep Quahaar in close.
Quahaar chips away with some ground and pound.
Quahaar postures up in Silver's guard and throws a big left but Silver blocks it.
Silver has momentary wrist control but Quahaar slips an elbow through the middle.
Silver wants to stand and escape but Quahaar is having none of it.
Quahaar chips away with some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silver has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Quahaar can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Silver is breathing heavily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Quahaar landing with the ground and pound.
 Silver is rocked!
Quahaar connects with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quahaar stands up over Silver, holding on to his feet. Quahaar throws the legs to one side and dives in with a huge shot that lands flush on the chin! Silver is out cold! Quahaar lands a couple more shots and the ref tackles him out of the way! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Kamal Quahaar!
Kamal Quahaar seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Felix Silver spoke after the fight, saying 'Youn dont lose You learn in life and in fighting'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jack Goff (ranked 2852 p4p, 6537 weight class) and Bob Killer (ranked 294 p4p, 323 weight class). Bob Killer will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Goff!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bob Killer!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Richard Clark and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Goff successfully pulls guard.
Killer trying to control the position from guard on top but Goff is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Goff pushes a forearm under Killer's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Killer is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jack Goff!
Jack Goff is the new bantamweight champion!
Jack Goff thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joao Dos Santos (ranked 3654 p4p, 3457 weight class) and Magomed Tukhugov (ranked 220 p4p, 206 weight class). Magomed Tukhugov told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Brawler
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Very confident |
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joao Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Magomed Tukhugov!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Phil Schofield and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Tukhugov.
Tukhugov is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Dos Santos takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tukhugov looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A telegraphed right hand from Tukhugov misses the target.
Dos Santos bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Dos Santos tries for a kimura but Tukhugov is defending well.
Dos Santos is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Tukhugov has escaped the position, nice work there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tukhugov is looking to regain half guard here but Dos Santos keeps moving and retains side control.
Tukhugov wants to improve his position, back to half guard but Dos Santos has ideas of his own. He's got hold of Tukhugov's far side arm and it looks like he's got an Americana. Ohh! Ohhhh! OOOOOOOOOH! A human being's arm is not meant to bend like that! Tukhugov is tapping like a morse code operator on the Titanic! SOS SOS! He's out of here! Great win for Dos Santos!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Joao Dos Santos!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ron Deagle (ranked 5991 p4p, 2480 weight class) and Ham Burger (ranked 602 p4p, 318 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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BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ron Deagle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ham Burger!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Andrew Berry and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deagle has closed the distance and engaged Burger in a clinch.
Deagle landing knees to the head.
Deagle using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Burger has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Deagle with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Deagle with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Deagle landing knees to the head.
Deagle throws a knee to the head but misses.
Burger tries to pull guard but Deagle holds him up against the cage and eventually Burger drops back down to his feet.
Burger tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Deagle smiles and moves away.
Deagle moves into the clinch.
Burger tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Deagle just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ron Deagle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ham Burger.
Burger tries to pull guard but Deagle holds him up against the cage and eventually Burger drops back down to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Deagle tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Deagle wants to stall.
Deagle connects with a knee to the head.
Burger pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burger walks into a left hand.
Deagle moves into the clinch.
Burger is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Deagle to keep the fight standing.
Deagle pushes Burger back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Burger pulls guard effortlessly.
Burger is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Deagle has his hands clasped together but Burger extends and breaks Deagle's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Burger.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ham Burger!
Ham Burger made sure to mention his sponsor, Nutritional Shaved Ice in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Reni Manfield (ranked 1985 p4p, 5614 weight class) and Thomas Martins (ranked 213 p4p, 433 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Reni Manfield!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Thomas Martins!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Andrew Berry and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manfield wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Martins takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Manfield has been working on his boxing with his coaches at MY YARD 'Resurrect' in the buildup to the fight.
Manfield has managed to clinch.
Manfield can't find room to land a body shot as Martins controls the action.
Martins missing with knees to the body.
Martins is trying to stall.
Manfield tries to throw a body punch but Martins avoids it by throwing Manfield back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martins misses with a body punch.
Martins tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Manfield avoids it.
Martins keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Manfield's efforts to push away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manfield lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Martins scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Manfield manages to mount him!
Martins in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Manfield is landing with some decent strikes but Martins is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Manfield raining down shots from the mount!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martins wants to control but Manfield is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manfield raining down hammerfists from mount.
Manfield trying to control but Martins is having none of it.
Manfield has hold of Martins's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Martins manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Martins is in a horrible position here. Manfield smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Manfield scoring with strikes but Martins is staying in there.
Martins felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Manfield lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Martins that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Manfield raining down shots from the mount!
Martins keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Manfield trying to control but Martins is having none of it.
Martins is in all sorts of trouble here.
Manfield controlling the position easily from mount.
Manfield is landing with some decent strikes but Martins is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manfield looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
A nice elbow there by Manfield.
Martins is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Manfield working Martins over with strikes here.
Martins is still in real trouble! Can Manfield finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Manfield controlling from the full mount.
Martins seems to have recovered his senses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Manfield lands a couple of good shots and Martins has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Manfield is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Martins defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Good control from Manfield.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Reni Manfield dominated that round.
That's time! Manfield's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Manfield comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Manfield tries to clinch up.
Manfield throws a right and a left that Martins avoids nicely.
Manfield lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Manfield just misses with a punch to the body.
Manfield thumps Martins with a low kick.
Manfield connects with a body shot that sends Martins's belly button to the back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manfield looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Martins is fending him off so far but Manfield persists. Nope, Martins circles away and we're back to standing.
Martins is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Manfield rushes Martins and presses him up against the cage.
Manfield breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thomas Martins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Martins takes one on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martins throws a leg kick
and Manfield counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Manfield is looking to wear down Martins with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Manfield thuds a left hand into Martins's body.
Manfield tries to close the distance and clinch up but Martins swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Martins connects with a high kick.
Martins tries to keep at a distance but Manfield has taken the fight into the clinch.
Martins misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Manfield.
Manfield lands a right hand that snaps the head of Martins backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martins throws a punch but it's blocked by Manfield.
Manfield is trying to break the clinch but Martins is controlling him.
A short right from Manfield on the inside.
Manfield tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Martins prevents a body shot from Manfield.
Martins throws a punch but it's blocked by Manfield.
Manfield goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Martins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manfield blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Manfield is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Martins can do to turn this around?
Martins dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Martins leaning his opponent against the cage.
Manfield misses with a punch to the body.
Manfield landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Martins.
Manfield could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Martins's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Manfield blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Manfield changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Martins fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Manfield clinches up with Martins and pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Martins missing with knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Reni Manfield dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Manfield just misses with a punch to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Manfield.
Manfield scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Manfield clinches with his opponent.
Manfield misses with a body punch.
Manfield is trying to trip Martins. He has hold of a leg but Martins is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Manfield persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Martins can't keep his opponent in guard - Manfield advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manfield wants to lay and pray for a moment but Martins keeps working.
Martins blocking the ground and pound attempt from Manfield.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manfield controlling the action here.
Martins is trying to control but can't.
Martins really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Manfield. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Manfield is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Manfield is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Manfield is looking to stall here but Martins recovers full guard.
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.
Martins working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Manfield doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Manfield manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Manfield throws a big elbow that misses.
Manfield trying to control but Martins is working from the bottom.
Manfield has gone for a leg lock! Martins slips out almost immediately though and dives into Manfield's guard.
Martins wanted to stand there but Manfield had control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manfield is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Martins defends well.
Manfield is trying to keep Martins in close.
Manfield is looking for a triangle here but Martins uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Martins in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martins landing strikes.
Manfield is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Martins's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Martins wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Manfield uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
Manfield is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Martins has his hands clasped together but Manfield extends and breaks Martins's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Manfield.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Reni Manfield!
Reni Manfield retains his featherweight title!
Reni Manfield 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Angel Childress (ranked 2437 p4p, 2669 weight class) and Ismat Usman (ranked 81 p4p, 335 weight class). Childress 's entrance music is Eighth of sticky gooey by MAC Mall. A fine choice. Ismat Usman is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Angel Childress !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ismat Usman!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Colin Fotheringham and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Childress connects with a crisp jab.
Horrible takedown attempt by Usman or perhaps it was just good defense by Childress , which made it look bad.
Childress clinches up against the cage.
Usman throws an elbow but it misses.
Childress misses with a hook from the clinch.
Usman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Childress .
Childress misses with a punch on the inside.
Childress has a couple of punches blocked by Usman.
Childress working aggressively here.
Childress scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Childress swings wildly with an uppercut but Usman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Childress lands a body shot.
Childress misses with the head strike.
Childress fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Usman fails to pull guard.
A nice right hand lands inside from Childress .
Usman pushes off an throws an elbow but Childress leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Childress definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Childress misses with a punch on the inside.
Usman creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Childress lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Usman is rocked!
Childress lands a big right hand that drops Usman! The killer instinct kicks in and Childress finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Childress !
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Angel Childress !
Angel Childress retains his heavyweight title!
In his post fight interview, Angel Childress gave a big smile as he said 'I'am the UNDISPUTED CHAMP this division runs through me!!! That loser never stood a chance I'm the baddest man ALIVE!!!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ivar Kvick (ranked 1632 p4p, 3653 weight class) and Keenan Downing (ranked 240 p4p, 486 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ivar Kvick!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Keenan Downing!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Andrew Berry and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kvick scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Downing doesn't seem bothered though.
Downing shoots and misses
and Kvick counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Downing has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Downing fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Downing is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kvick sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ivar Kvick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keenan Downing.
Downing misses with a takedown attempt
and Kvick counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Downing thinking.
Kvick keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kvick tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Downing manages to circle out of the way.
Kvick lands a head shot.
Kvick smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kvick connects with a body shot.
Downing drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kvick looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kvick striking off his back but it's not causing Downing any problems.
Kvick definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Downing won't allow Kvick to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kvick is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Downing stopping the sweep attempt from Kvick.
Downing wants to control from the top but Kvick keeps moving.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Downing shoots and misses
and Downing takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kvick jabs Downing to the body, keeping him at a distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Downing.
Downing takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Downing keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Downing throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kvick counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice uppercut there from Kvick.
Downing darts in looking for a takedown but Kvick gets double underhooks and turns Downing into the cage.
Downing is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kvick sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice sprawl there from Kvick as Downing shoots in.
Downing with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kvick connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Downing shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kvick counters with a left to the body.
Downing looks winded!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big right from Downing misses.
Kvick scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Downing.
Kvick is looking to counter punch.
Downing with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Kvick counter with a right hand.
Downing has a takedown stuffed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kvick connects with a body shot that sends Downing's belly button to the back.
Downing fails with the takedown.
Kvick leaves Downing with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A right-left combo lands from Kvick.
Kvick fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Downing manages to avoid it.
Kvick misses with a body shot.
Kvick has Downing up against the cage in a clinch.
Downing trying to control the position but instead, Kvick has worked for underhooks and has pushed Downing into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kvick breaks from the clinch.
Downing with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kvick counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kvick.
A body shot lands from Kvick.
The referee calls for Kvick to work.
Kvick dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kvick gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Kvick blocks a body shot from Downing.
Downing goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kvick prevents it.
Downing tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kvick's elbow.
Kvick escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kvick lands with a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Downing tries for a takedown but Kvick circles away easily
and Downing takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ivar Kvick dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Downing shoots for a double leg takedown but Kvick sprawls well. He's pushed Downing's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Downing with a poor takedown
and Kvick counters with a takedown into side control.
Kvick is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Downing's shoulder. That is not cool.
You can see the frustration on Downing's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kvick scores with a couple of short elbows.
Downing is working to avoid the ground and pound but Kvick connects with a decent elbow.
Kvick lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Downing is looking to regain half guard here but Kvick keeps moving and retains side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kvick looks up at the clock and then as Downing takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Kvick smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Kvick scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Downing to see if he's OK.
Downing is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Downing on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ivar Kvick overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Downing on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kvick is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Downing can do to turn this around?
The fighters are battling for position here. Downing manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Kvick scoring with punches to the head and body.
Downing has his foot on Kvick's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kvick works his way back into a safe position though.
Kvick postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kvick is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Kvick lands a couple of elbows.
Downing not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kvick scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kvick scoring with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Downing is trying to control the position but Kvick postures up.
Downing wants to control but Kvick passes easily into half guard.
Downing moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Kvick showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Downing looking for a guillotine here but Kvick defends easily.
Kvick showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kvick keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Downing's head.
Downing looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kvick got a little sloppy there for a moment and Downing has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kvick has managed to get both his arms back between Downing's legs - danger averted.
Kvick chips away with some ground and pound.
Kvick is in close to Downing's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Downing is trying to keep Kvick in close.
Downing being controlled here, momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Downing is trying to control the position but Kvick postures up.
Downing can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kvick controls the pace.
Kvick landing some decent shots from guard.
Kvick postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kvick slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kvick distracts Downing with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ivar Kvick dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Downing.
Kvick throws a big counter combination but Downing scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Downing drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kvick stuns Downing with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kvick scores with a hook.
Downing tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kvick sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Downing somewhat.
Downing fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kvick avoids it really well and circles away.
Ivar Kvick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keenan Downing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Downing takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ivar Kvick is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Downing shoots and misses
and Kvick cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kvick works the jab nicely.
Good exchange - Kvick coming out on top.
Kvick scores with the left hand. Downing knows he should have avoided that one.
Downing shoots in for a takedown but Kvick shows good takedown defense.
Downing takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kvick feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Downings jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Downing walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Downing is rocked!
Kvick scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Downing is still on wobbly legs! Can Kvick finish him?
Downing walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kvick tests Downing's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Downing tries for a takedown but Kvick circles away easily
and Kvick counters with a nice body shot.
Kvick jabs Downing to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kvick throws a shot to the body.
Downing has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Good shot there by Kvick.
Kvick punishes Downing's body with a nice straight punch.
Downing fails with the takedown
and Kvick counters with a nice uppercut.
A shot to the liver by Kvick. Beautiful body shot.
Downing seems to have recovered his senses.
Kvick scores with a three punch combo!
Downing takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kvick feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Downing crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ivar Kvick!
Ivar Kvick retains his middleweight title!
A very excited looking Ivar Kvick 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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