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BB 66 - Bleak vs Okafor PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Hughes (ranked 3662 p4p, 5495 weight class) and Gordon Ariitaia (ranked 471 p4p, 586 weight class). Marcus Hughes could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Gordon Ariitaia's chin.
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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 7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcus Hughes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gordon Ariitaia!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Saam Ante and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ariitaia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hughes.
Gordon Ariitaia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hughes closes the distance and clinches up with Ariitaia, looking for a takedown. Hughes pushes Ariitaia against the cage but Ariitaia circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hughes ducks under a wild hook from Ariitaia.
Hughes swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ariitaia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hughes manages to avoid it.
Ariitaia scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ariitaia looks to score with a jab to the body but Hughes is just out of range.
Hughes looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ariitaia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hughes.
Hughes throws a body shot but no joy.
Hughes connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jab, jab by Ariitaia - just one landing.
Hughes scores with a hook to the body. Ariitaia takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hughes punishes Ariitaia's body with a nice straight punch.
Ariitaia throws an off balance right hand
and Hughes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ariitaia darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ariitaia misses with a straight left.
Hughes seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
The fighters circling - Hughes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Good standup being displayed there by Ariitaia as he connects with a hook.
Hughes throws a hook but Ariitaia avoids it easily.
Horrible takedown attempt by Hughes or perhaps it was just good defense by Ariitaia, which made it look bad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ariitaia defending well as Hughes loads up on a big left hand.
Hughes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ariitaia was well out of range. Poor timing from Hughes.
Ariitaia connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hughes. Hughes circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ariitaia takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hughes gets the takedown into side control.
Ariitaia bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ariitaia misses with a wild body shot.
Hughes drops his hands momentarily and Ariitaia takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ariitaia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hughes looks to land a left hand but Ariitaia moved out of range nicely.
Ariitaia keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcus Hughes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hughes scores with a jab. Ariitaia acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ariitaia ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ariitaia ducks under a wild hook from Hughes.
Ariitaia lands a lovely overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ariitaia staying out of range there.
Hughes looks for a takedown but Ariitaia sprawls well.
Hughes takes one to the side of the head.
Ariitaia scores with a jab to the body.
Ariitaia scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hughes in his tracks.
 Hughes is rocked!
Ariitaia cracks Hughes with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gordon Ariitaia!
A relieved looking Gordon Ariitaia thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Benjy Roberts (ranked 1686 p4p, 2972 weight class) and Freddy Barnes (ranked 229 p4p, 371 weight class). Roberts comes to the cage accompanied by Elvis Costello - My Mood Swings. This should be fireworks!
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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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Benjy Roberts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Freddy Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Radbod Blank and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roberts has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Roberts there as he acknowledges the shot.
A big right from Roberts misses.
A nice side step and Barnes releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
The fighters circling - Barnes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Barnes fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Roberts has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Area 51 MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Barnes misses with a body shot
and Roberts counters with a nice uppercut.
Barnes throws a body shot but no joy.
Roberts lunges at Barnes with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Barnes's hand.
Barnes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Roberts turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Barnes throws a lazy right hand but Roberts sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Barnes looks to land a left hand but Roberts moved out of range nicely.
A slow jab from Roberts misses its intended target.
Barnes lands a right hook to the body.
Roberts misses with a double jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Roberts lands with an overhand left.
Barnes stuffs the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts lands the left hand.
Barnes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Freddy Barnes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roberts throws a solid leg kick but Barnes takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Roberts.
Barnes scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Roberts misses with an uppercut.
Roberts misses the shot to the body.
Roberts throws an overhand right that lands on Barnes's shoulder, as Barnes tries to avoid the shot.
Roberts lands a lovely overhand right.
Roberts lands a jab to the head.
Barnes takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Roberts throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barnes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Roberts and Barnes goes tumbling to the canvas! Roberts follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
 Barnes is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barnes is defending against the submission attempts here by Roberts.
Barnes is still in real trouble! Can Roberts finish him?
Barnes looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Barnes seems to have recovered his senses.
Roberts trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Barnes looking to hit a scissor sweep but Roberts is one step ahead there.
Roberts passes Barnes's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Barnes is trying to get back to full guard.
Barnes is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Roberts's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Roberts's back!
Barnes keeps control of the position as Roberts tries to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Roberts is trying to break free.
Barnes tries to get the hooks in deep but Roberts pushed the leg off.
Roberts tries to break free.
Barnes looking for the choke from the back.
I really don't envy Roberts right now.
Roberts manages to reverse the position and now he's in Barnes's guard. Nice work there by Roberts.
Barnes is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Roberts is aware though and is defending well.
Roberts trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Barnes lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Barnes cracks Roberts with a solid left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberts looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Roberts trying to control the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Barnes's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barnes is looking to work some ground and pound but Roberts has wrist control.
Roberts looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Barnes stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Roberts has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Barnes manages to get his head free but now Roberts has transitioned to an armbar! Barnes grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Roberts! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Benjy Roberts!
Benjy Roberts 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Greg Fitzgerald (ranked 2725 p4p, 2955 weight class) and Douglas Cardozo (ranked 337 p4p, 366 weight class). Fitzgerald comes to the cage accompanied by It's Bedtime by Ninja Sex Party. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Greg Fitzgerald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Douglas Cardozo!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Radbod Blank and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cardozo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fitzgerald really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Cardozo loads up on a big right hand but Fitzgerald slips the punch.
Cardozo cracks Fitzgerald with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cardozo looks to land a left hand but Fitzgerald moved out of range nicely.
Fitzgerald swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Fitzgerald throws a combination. Cardozo tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
 It looks like Douglas Cardozo has been cut.
Cardozo throws a right hand that Fitzgerald ducks under and follows up with a left that Fitzgerald also avoids with ease.
Cardozo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fitzgerald.
Cardozo tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Cardozo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Fitzgerald there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fitzgerald looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cardozo shoots in for a takedown but Fitzgerald shows good takedown defense.
Cardozo tries for a takedown but Fitzgerald sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Cardozo is defended easily by Fitzgerald.
Greg Fitzgerald has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Douglas Cardozo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cardozo throws a hook but Fitzgerald blocks it.
Douglas Cardozo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cardozo. Fitzgerald does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cardozo throws a hook to the side of Fitzgerald's head but Fitzgerald sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cardozo throws a jab but it's blocked by Fitzgerald.
Cardozo tries to bum rush Fitzgerald with a series of wild strikes but Fitzgerald uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fitzgerald misses with an uppercut.
Cardozo ducks under a wild hook from Fitzgerald.
Cardozo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fitzgerald lands an overhand right.
Cardozo fails with a takedown attempt.
Fitzgerald is looking to counter punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cardozo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The fighters circling - Fitzgerald throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cardozo changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Cardozo throws out a loose jab but Fitzgerald uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fitzgerald stuns Cardozo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cardozo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cardozo misses the shot to the body.
Greg Fitzgerald is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cardozo.
Cardozo misses with a hook. Fitzgerald ducked under it nicely.
Cardozo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Fitzgerald thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cardozo throws a body punch but Fitzgerald moves out of range.
Fitzgerald takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Cardozo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Fitzgerald but Fitzgerald pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Fitzgerald throws a big counter combination but Cardozo scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Fitzgerald lands a lovely overhand right.
Cardozo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Fitzgerald lands a jab to Cardozo's midsection.
Fitzgerald uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cardozo.
It looked like Fitzgerald was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Cardozo.
Cardozo walks into a straight right hand from Fitzgerald.
Cardozo has a takedown stuffed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cardozo missing with a left hand there. Fitzgerald was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It looked like Fitzgerald wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fitzgerald throws a jab when Cardozo was well out of range.
Fitzgerald connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cardozo's hands.
Fitzgerald closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fitzgerald scores with a three punch combo!
Cardozo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fitzgerald.
Cardozo throws a body shot but no joy.
Fitzgerald uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cardozo.
Fitzgerald appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Fitzgerald takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fitzgerald looks to land a combination but Cardozo avoids it well.
Fitzgerald misses with a wild body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Greg Fitzgerald dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Douglas Cardozo's cut.
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.
Fitzgerald throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cardozo cracks Fitzgerald with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cardozo goes for a double leg but Fitzgerald avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Fitzgerald continues to drive forward.
Fitzgerald swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cardozo dodges the punch combination from Fitzgerald.
Cardozo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cardozo shoots in but no luck this time.
A jab lands there for Fitzgerald.
Cardozo throws the left hand but Fitzgerald avoids the punch easily.
Cardozo misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cardozo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fitzgerald moves away.
Fitzgerald was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cardozo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Greg Fitzgerald has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Douglas Cardozo.
Fitzgerald stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Fitzgerald. No joy for Cardozo on that attempt.
Fitzgerald thuds a left hand into Cardozo's body.
Fitzgerald throws a body punch but Cardozo moves out of range.
Fitzgerald keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cardozo.
Fitzgerald throws a head kick that misses.
Cardozo slips a jab from Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cardozo can do to turn this around?
Cardozo lands an overhand right.
Greg Fitzgerald is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cardozo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A low kick from Fitzgerald misses
and Cardozo counters with a takedown into side control.
Cardozo is trying to get an arm triangle but Fitzgerald is defending well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fitzgerald is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cardozo is looking to take a break and control but Fitzgerald is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cardozo tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Cardozo tries to advance to mount but Fitzgerald denies him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cardozo tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Cardozo has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Fitzgerald is looking to regain half guard here but Cardozo keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Fitzgerald's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Cardozo tries for a kimura but Fitzgerald is defending well.
Fitzgerald tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Cardozo wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Cardozo moves into full mount!
Fitzgerald has given up his back. Will we see Cardozo going for some submissions?
Fitzgerald knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cardozo on the ground.
Fitzgerald trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cardozo keeps control of the position as Fitzgerald tries to break free.
Cardozo is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Fitzgerald won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Cardozo off his unconscious opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Douglas Cardozo!
A relieved looking Douglas Cardozo thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Greg Fitzgerald was interviewed post fight and said 'Great job, young babby. You got the best of an old man. Keep training hard & maybe you'll be good enough to beat someone in their prime. '.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adams Menday (ranked 1767 p4p, 1871 weight class) and Trimagasi Junior (ranked 241 p4p, 253 weight class). Trimagasi Junior has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Adams Menday's chin.
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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 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adams Menday!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Trimagasi Junior!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paulsen Ambrosius and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Menday throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Junior's waist but Junior gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Menday off to one side.
Menday fails with a takedown attempt.
A nice side step and Junior releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Adams Menday seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Menday shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Junior counters with a head kick that drops Menday to the mat! Menday scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Menday is rocked!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adams Menday. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Menday fails with a takedown attempt.
Oh Menday is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Menday walks straight into a right hand from Junior - that's dropped him! Junior jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Menday from any more punishment! Menday 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 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Trimagasi Junior!
A relieved looking Trimagasi Junior thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between George Pierre (ranked 952 p4p, 1516 weight class) and Rupert Helenius (ranked 124 p4p, 207 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, George Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rupert Helenius!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Albert Achterberg and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Helenius uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pierre.
A punch lands to the side of Helenius 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Pierre fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Helenius lands with a right hand.
Helenius uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pierre.
Pierre takes a swing at Helenius's ribcage but misses.
Helenius throws a head kick but Pierre moves out of range.
Helenius keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pierre.
A nice side step and Helenius releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Helenius throws a head kick that misses.
Helenius throws a body punch but Pierre moves out of range.
Helenius stuns Pierre with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Helenius connects with a body shot.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Helenius has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Pierre takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pierre gets a double leg takedown into Helenius's guard.
Pierre working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pierre makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Helenius has his foot on Pierre's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Pierre works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierre missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Helenius avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pierre throwing strikes but missing.
Pierre scoring with some ground and pound.
Helenius escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Pierre gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Helenius preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pierre has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Pierre content to stall in guard here.
Pierre is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierre lands a couple of digs.
Pierre lands a couple of digs.
Helenius had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Pierre defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pierre postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Pierre throws a strike but Helenius rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Pierre manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Helenius manages to get himself to full guard.
Pierre lands a couple of elbows.
Helenius is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Pierre is aware though and is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helenius avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pierre trying to control but Helenius is working from the bottom.
Pierre is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Helenius has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pierre can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Pierre trying to control but Helenius is working from the bottom.
Pierre scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Helenius is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierre has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Helenius is working away from the top position though.
Pierre wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Pierre manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Helenius in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pierre wants to sweep but no luck.
Helenius trying to control the position from guard on top but Pierre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Helenius being controlled here momentarily.
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 George Pierre will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Helenius takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Helenius has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Helenius there as he acknowledges the shot.
Helenius wants to clinch up but Pierre keeps it at a distance.
Pierre tries to score a power double leg takedown but Helenius sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Pierre somewhat.
A jab from Helenius does it's job there.
 It looks like George Pierre has been cut.
Helenius scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Helenius throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pierre was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Helenius tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pierre swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Helenius closes the distance looking to clinch
and Pierre counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierre postures up in Helenius's guard and throws a big left but Helenius blocks it.
Pierre trying to control but Helenius is working from the bottom.
Pierre stands up over Helenius, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Pierre throws an elbow that misses. Helenius uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pierre's guard. Nice move by Helenius!
Pierre keeping moving, preventing Helenius from controlling successfully.
Helenius wants to pass the guard but Pierre is keeping the position.
Pierre trying to control the position.
Pierre looking for a sweep. Not yet Pierre, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierre is trying to keep Helenius in close.
Pierre trying to control the position here.
Helenius is looking to work some ground and pound but Pierre has wrist control.
Helenius won't allow Pierre to sweep him here.
Pierre bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Helenius's guard.
Pierre postures up and lands a big shot to Helenius's brow.
Pierre throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Helenius works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierre trying to control the position from guard on top but Helenius is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Helenius looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Pierre is defending well. Helenius quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Pierre has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Helenius celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rupert Helenius!
A relieved looking Rupert Helenius thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ziggy King (ranked 2681 p4p, 2432 weight class) and Thomas Bennett (ranked 309 p4p, 289 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Ziggy King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thomas Bennett!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Albert Achterberg and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bennett has managed to clinch.
Bennett has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but King regains guard immediately.
Bennett drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bennett jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bennett drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but King manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Bennett has King in his guard.
Bennett is looking for a triangle here but King uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Bennett is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bennett looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bennett looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett tries to roll over but King keeps him under control.
Bennett looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bennett looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bennett is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but King pulls his head out easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bennett actively working from the bottom here.
Bennett is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but King pulls his head out easily.
Bennett looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bennett is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but King pulls his head out easily.
Bennett looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bennett looking for submissions off his back.
Bennett looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennett looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bennett looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bennett looking for submissions off his back.
Bennett looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bennett looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bennett is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but King pulls his head out easily.
Bennett looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bennett is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! King is tapping! Great win for Bennett!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Thomas Bennett!
A very excited looking Thomas Bennett rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
Ziggy King spoke after the fight, saying 'Oh well...back to the gym.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tristan St. Gough (ranked 933 p4p, 1547 weight class) and John Okafor (ranked 129 p4p, 204 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tristan St. Gough!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Okafor!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St. Gough slips a jab and a cross from Okafor.
Okafor throws a chopping leg kick but St. Gough manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
St. Gough moves into the clinch.
Okafor wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but St. Gough has him pressed against the cage.
Okafor taking a breather.
Okafor trying to stall but St. Gough improves his position.
Okafor is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and St. Gough has denied him.
St. Gough goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
St. Gough lands with a short punch from the clinch.
St. Gough lands a hook that snaps the head of Okafor backwards.
Okafor is trying to push St. Gough away but St. Gough has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Okafor is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Okafor is trying to break free.
Okafor tries to throw a body punch but St. Gough avoids it by throwing Okafor back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Okafor.
Okafor misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Okafor working hard to break the clinch.
Okafor is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
St. Gough prevents Okafor from breaking the clinch.
Okafor misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from St. Gough.
Okafor wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
St. Gough lands a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St. Gough lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Okafor backwards.
Okafor looking to slow down the pace here.
St. Gough lands a hook that snaps the head of Okafor backwards.
Okafor is rocked!
St. Gough blocks a body shot from Okafor.
St. Gough drops Okafor onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Okafor is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Okafor is still on wobbly legs! Can St. Gough finish him?
Nice body punch from St. Gough.
Okafor looks winded!
St. Gough creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Okafor with a big uppercut! Okafor tries to clinch up but St. Gough pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Okafor to the mat! Okafor covers up and St. Gough unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tristan St. Gough!
After the big win, Tristan St. Gough made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors FUClothing and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gus McCrae (ranked 783 p4p, 510 weight class) and Akira Maeda (ranked 104 p4p, 73 weight class). Gus McCrae could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Akira Maeda's chin.
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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 14 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Gus McCrae!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Akira Maeda!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Radbod Blank and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCrae throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Maeda counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McCrae has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Brooklyn Mixed Martial Arts in the buildup to the fight.
No joy there for McCrae, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McCrae takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Maeda slips under a jab.
McCrae avoids the body shot from Maeda.
Maeda throws out a loose jab but McCrae uses good head movement to avoid it.
McCrae takes one on the button.
Maeda clobbers McCrae with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Maeda lunges at McCrae with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by McCrae's hand.
Nice straight punches there by Maeda. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Maeda.
McCrae steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maeda.
McCrae slaps away a takedown attempt from Maeda, before circling back to the center of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maeda displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McCrae throws out the jab.
Maeda looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gus McCrae seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCrae scores with a hook.
McCrae catches Maeda with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCrae ducks right into an uppercut from Maeda.
McCrae misses with a left hand
and Maeda counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for McCrae!
Maeda trying to control the action but McCrae is working from the bottom.
Maeda misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Maeda throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and McCrae works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
McCrae wants to control but Maeda is keeping busy.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Maeda working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Maeda winds up and cracks McCrae with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maeda not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Maeda throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Maeda missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
McCrae avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Maeda.
Maeda missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Maeda not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Maeda not landing any meaningful shots this time.
McCrae keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Maeda lands a nice short elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maeda working the head and body with strikes.
Maeda working over McCrae with some ground and pound. McCrae looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
McCrae blocking the ground and pound attempt from Maeda.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maeda thows a huge punch but McCrae dodges it nicely.
McCrae avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Maeda.
McCrae preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Maeda throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Maeda missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
McCrae keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Maeda thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Maeda lands strikes from half guard.
Nice strikes from Maeda there.
Maeda thows a huge punch but McCrae dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maeda thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
McCrae avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Maeda.
Maeda lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
McCrae wants to improve his position but Maeda is controlling well.
McCrae trying to hold on to Maeda's head to control him but Maeda postures up.
McCrae is refusing to be controlled, as Maeda sits in half guard.
Maeda thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Akira Maeda dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
McCrae gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Maeda with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Maeda stopping the sweep attempt from McCrae.
Maeda makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maeda throws a big elbow that misses.
McCrae working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Maeda.
Maeda pushes down on McCrae's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Maeda missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Maeda connects with a nice short shot to McCrae's temple.
McCrae trying to control from the bottom.
Maeda has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maeda missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
McCrae avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Maeda.
Maeda missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Maeda wants to pass the guard but McCrae is defending well.
Maeda is looking to take a break and control but McCrae is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Maeda landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Maeda missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Maeda trying to pass the guard but McCrae defending well.
Maeda is nestled in close to McCrae, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maeda not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Maeda not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Maeda thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Maeda thows a huge punch but McCrae dodges it nicely.
Maeda seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Maeda is looking to advance position but McCrae won't allow it.
Nice strikes from Maeda there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maeda throwing shots but McCrae is blocking nicely.
McCrae avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Maeda.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maeda working the head and body with strikes.
Maeda is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
McCrae blocking the ground and pound attempt from Maeda.
Maeda is looking to take a break and control but McCrae is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Maeda missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Maeda takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Maeda drops an elbow to the side of McCrae's head.
Maeda throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Maeda wants to take a breather but McCrae is having none of it.
Maeda is pressing down on McCrae's thigh, looking to free his foot. McCrae is holding on for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCrae is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Maeda scores with a couple of nice shots.
Maeda has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Maeda throwing shots but McCrae is blocking nicely.
Maeda slips a nice elbow through McCrae's hands, connecting with McCrae's forehead.
Maeda thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Maeda throwing shots but McCrae is blocking nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Maeda seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Maeda wants to control but McCrae is keeping him busy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice strikes from Maeda there.
Maeda takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
McCrae taking some punishment here, with Maeda in his half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Akira Maeda showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Maeda avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Maeda connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Maeda closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Maeda lands in his opponent's guard.
Maeda looking to sit in guard and control but McCrae gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Maeda controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maeda bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in McCrae's guard.
McCrae keeping moving, preventing Maeda from controlling successfully.
McCrae working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Maeda.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maeda working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Maeda is in close to McCrae's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Maeda is working McCrae over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Maeda throwing strikes but missing.
Maeda in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Maeda landing some decent shots from guard.
Maeda controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Maeda is looking to work some ground and pound but McCrae has wrist control.
Akira Maeda is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maeda controlling from the top position.
Maeda advances position into side control!
Maeda 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 McCrae's shoulder. That is not cool.
Maeda's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Gus McCrae has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Maeda cracks McCrae with a right hand to the side of the head.
Maeda keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maeda fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McCrae looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Maeda staying out of range there.
Nice sprawl there from McCrae as Maeda shoots in.
Maeda scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
McCrae throws Maeda to one side and escapes!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Maeda does it's job there.
Maeda uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McCrae.
Gus McCrae is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Maeda has a takedown stuffed.
Maeda fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gus McCrae has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Akira Maeda.
Maeda jabs McCrae right on the nose. McCrae blinks but takes it well.
Maeda scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd cheers as Maeda lands an impressive looking overhand right. McCrae doesn't seem phased though.
McCrae works Maeda's body with a nice hook.
Maeda keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McCrae throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Akira Maeda comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Maeda has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 26:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 26:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Akira Maeda!
Akira Maeda really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Brooklyn Threads logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
Gus McCrae spoke after the fight, saying 'Back to the gym.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mauro Okongwu (ranked 335 p4p, 647 weight class) and Bruin Ritcey (ranked 49 p4p, 95 weight class). Okongwu comes to the cage accompanied by Show Stop - REASON. Mauro Okongwu has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mauro Okongwu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruin Ritcey!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paul Aken and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ritcey tries to clinch but Okongwu is having none of it.
It looked like Okongwu was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Ritcey fails with an attempt to clinch.
Okongwu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Okongwu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ritcey.
Ritcey wants to clinch up but Okongwu keeps it at a distance.
Okongwu avoids the body shot from Ritcey.
Ritcey looks to land a left hand but Okongwu moved out of range nicely.
A swing and a miss from Okongwu.
Ritcey is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Okongwu with a body shot.
Nice cross by Ritcey.
It looks like Mauro Okongwu has been cut.
Okongwu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Okongwu avoids the body shot from Ritcey.
Ritcey gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Okongwu tries a body shot but Ritcey blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Okongwu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Okongwu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ritcey working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Okongwu tries to work over Ritcey's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Okongwu can't find room to land a body shot as Ritcey controls the action.
Okongwu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ritcey's elbow.
Okongwu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okongwu stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Okongwu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Okongwu managing to block the knees to the body from Ritcey.
Ritcey tries to throw a body punch but Okongwu avoids it by throwing Ritcey back against the cage.
Okongwu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ritcey told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Okongwu lands a hook that snaps the head of Ritcey backwards.
Nice body punch from Okongwu.
A head punch on the inside from Okongwu fails to land.
Okongwu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ritcey tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Okongwu is leaning against Ritcey and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ritcey looks winded!
Still in the clinch, Okongwu scores with a nice short uppercut.
Okongwu tries a body shot but Ritcey blocks it.
Okongwu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ritcey throws an elbow that misses.
Okongwu tries a body shot but Ritcey blocks it.
A short right from Okongwu.
Okongwu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Okongwu lands a body punch in the clinch.
Okongwu lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okongwu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ritcey's elbow.
Okongwu tries a body shot but Ritcey blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right hand to the body from Okongwu.
Ritcey blocks an uppercut.
Okongwu tries to throw a body punch but Ritcey avoids it by throwing Okongwu back against the cage.
Ritcey can't find room to land a body shot as Okongwu controls the action.
Okongwu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ritcey misses with a body punch.
Okongwu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ritcey lands with a light punch inside.
Ritcey is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Okongwu is defending well for now.
Okongwu presses Ritcey against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Okongwu lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ritcey.
Okongwu tries to work over Ritcey's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Okongwu works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Okongwu lands a shot to the body.
Okongwu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Okongwu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Okongwu.
Okongwu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ritceys head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okongwu lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Okongwu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Okongwu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ritcey is rocked!
A short uppercut from Okongwu.
Ritcey is still on wobbly legs! Can Okongwu finish him?
Okongwu dips a shoulder and cracks Ritcey with a mighty uppercut! Ritcey falls back against the cage and Okongwu unloads with a barrage of strikes! Ritcey is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Okongwu screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mauro Okongwu!
Mauro Okongwu decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Darsin Bleak (ranked 76 p4p, 281 weight class) and Sunshine Okafor (ranked 10 p4p, 38 weight class). Bleak comes to the cage accompanied by Enter Sandman. Okafor has chosen Bliss as his entrance music. Sunshine Okafor has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Darsin Bleak!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sunshine Okafor!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Radbod Blank and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bleak.
Okafor throws a poor cross that misses
and Bleak counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bleak fails with the takedown.
Bleak takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Okafor throws a leg kick but Bleak sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bleak tries to counter with a takedown but Okafor is quick to defend against it.
Bleak drops his hands momentarily and Okafor takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Okafor gets a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Okafor struggles to land a body shot inside as Bleak controls his hands.
Bleak is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Okafor can't fight it off and eventually Bleak manages to take the fight to the floor. Okafor looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bleak trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bleak's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okafor tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Okafor is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Okafor is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bleak defends well.
Bleak working some strikes from top position.
Bleak throwing strikes from guard but Okafor blocks nicely.
Okafor is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Okafor looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bleak is one step ahead there.
Bleak working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Okafor's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okafor keeping moving, preventing Bleak from controlling successfully.
Bleak 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.
Bleak passes into half guard.
Okafor is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bleak scores with a couple of nice shots.
Okafor on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Okafor makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Okafor.
Bleak cracks Okafor with a solid left hand.
Okafor keeping moving, preventing Bleak from controlling successfully.
Okafor is trying to keep Bleak in close.
Bleak slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bleak scoring with punches and elbows.
Okafor is not content to let Bleak control the position.
Bleak tries for a kimura but Okafor is defending well.
Bleak tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Bleak lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Okafor down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okafor is trying to improve his position.
Bleak scores with punches from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Okafor is trying to get back to half guard.
We've been hearing that Bleak has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Bleak working the head with strikes.
Okafor takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Bleak looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Bleak wants to control but Okafor is keeping him busy.
Bleak swings around for an armbar but Okafor sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Bleak's guard.
Bleak is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bleak is looking for a triangle here but Okafor uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Darsin Bleak dominated that round.
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.
Good standup being displayed there by Okafor as he connects with a hook.
Bleak looks to throw the jab but Okafor is out of range.
Okafor scores with a jab.
Bleak shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Okafor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Okafor lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Horrible takedown attempt by Bleak or perhaps it was just good defense by Okafor, which made it look bad.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Bleak throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A swing and a miss from Bleak.
Okafor throws a leg kick which misses Bleak's front leg but catches the back leg as Bleak tries to avoid it.
Sunshine Okafor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Okafor stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Okafor has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okafor fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sunshine Okafor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Okafor swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bleak.
Okafor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bleak was well out of range. Poor timing from Okafor.
Bleak takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Okafor misses with a wild body shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Bleak misses its target.
Okafor looks to land a right hand but Bleak moved out of range.
Bleak shoots in for a takedown but Okafor shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darsin Bleak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bleak avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sunshine Okafor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Okafor misses with a straight left.
Bleak chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Okafor can pounce on him.
Nice defenses there by Bleak.
Bleak throws a hook to the side of Okafor's head but Okafor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Okafor tries to counter with a clinch but Bleak shakes him off and moves away.
Bleak ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Okafor moves away.
Okafor swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bleak misses with a straight left.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Okafor, as that shot connected.
Okafor is looking to clinch.
Okafor connects with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice straight punches there by Okafor. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Okafor.
Okafor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bleak.
Bleak fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Okafor moves into range and connects with a jab.
Okafor cracks a nice hook into Bleak's ribs.
Okafor throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bleak takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bleak misses with a left hand
and Okafor counters with a left to the body.
Bleak blocks a jab.
Bleak attempts a counter takedown but Okafor avoids it well and moves away.
Okafor jabs at Bleak's body.
Okafor moves forwards but Bleak connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Okafor misses with the body kick
and Bleak counters with a single leg into guard. Okafor didn't expect that.
Bleak lands a couple of elbows.
Okafor keeping full guard, as Bleak tries to pass.
Okafor manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bleak manages to get himself to full guard.
Bleak is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Okafor has his hands clasped together but Bleak extends and breaks Okafor's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Bleak.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Darsin Bleak!
Darsin Bleak retains his lightweight title!
After the fight, Darsin Bleak was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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