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AVKT 20: Brutal Explosion PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harris Kobelikos (ranked 25368 p4p, 25266 weight class) and Kadarious Smith Scantling (ranked 521 p4p, 532 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Kadarious Smith Scantling enters the cage!
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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 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harris Kobelikos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kadarious Smith Scantling!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Micheangelo Fripello and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith Scantling darts in and clinches Kobelikos up against the cage.
Smith Scantling stops a takedown attempt from Kobelikos.
Kobelikos pulls guard.
Kobelikos is trying to keep Smith Scantling in close.
Smith Scantling with a nice head shot there.
Kobelikos looking for subs off his back but Smith Scantling has passed one foot through into half guard.
Smith Scantling is keen to just control but Kobelikos is a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kobelikos tries to roll over but Smith Scantling keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith Scantling stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kobelikos moves into full guard.
Kobelikos can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Smith Scantling controls the pace.
Smith Scantling with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kobelikos controls Smith Scantling momentarily but Smith Scantling frees himself.
Kobelikos working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Smith Scantling doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Kobelikos is tightening it up a little... Smith Scantling has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Smith Scantling reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Smith Scantling taps out! Nice BJJ there by Kobelikos!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Harris Kobelikos!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jerry Brooks (ranked 24534 p4p, 5616 weight class) and Reign San Nicholas (ranked 648 p4p, 570 weight class). Jerry Brooks has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jerry Brooks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Reign San Nicholas!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Colin Fray and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brooks waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract San Nicholas.
San Nicholas lands with a good body shot.
Brooks thows a left - swing and a miss!
San Nicholas is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Brooks with a body shot.
San Nicholas throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Brooks stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
San Nicholas avoids a punch combination nicely.
San Nicholas throws a head kick that half lands.
Brooks falls off balance throwing a combination
and San Nicholas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brooks on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Brooks moves out of range as San Nicholas strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks misses with a jab to the body
and San Nicholas counters with a straight right hand.
Brooks misses with an uppercut
and San Nicholas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
San Nicholas with a nice calf kick.
San Nicholas wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice cross by San Nicholas.
Brooks avoids the head kick by San Nicholas.
Brooks on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by San Nicholas. San Nicholas obviously looking to wear him down.
Reign San Nicholas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
San Nicholas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brooks misses with a series of wild punches.
Brooks throws a right hand that misses
and San Nicholas counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Brooks is lucky that one didn't land flush.
 Brooks is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
San Nicholas lands a right hook to the body.
Oh Brooks is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brooks looks up at the clock. Bad move! San Nicholas lands a right hand from hell, dropping Brooks. San Nicholas pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Reign San Nicholas!
Reign San Nicholas was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Toyotomi Hideyoshi (ranked 3597 p4p, 5040 weight class) and Gianluca Festa (ranked 401 p4p, 464 weight class). Gianluca Festa has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Toyotomi Hideyoshi's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Toyotomi Hideyoshi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gianluca Festa!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Micheangelo Fripello and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Festa shoots in for a takedown but Hideyoshi shows good takedown defense.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Hideyoshi.
Hideyoshi is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hideyoshi looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Festa tries to bench press Hideyoshi off him but Hideyoshi keeps the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Festa is still trying to improve position.
Festa trying his best to control but Hideyoshi has mounted him.
Festa working to try and regain half guard.
Hideyoshi tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hideyoshi prevents Festa from getting the reversal.
Hideyoshi lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Hideyoshi controlling from mount.
Festa regains half guard.
Ground and pound from Hideyoshi.
Hideyoshi trying to control the pace.
Festa wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hideyoshi tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Festa.
Festa trying to control but Hideyoshi postures up.
Hideyoshi seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Festa pushes Hideyoshi off looking to stand but Hideyoshi dives back in and keeps control.
Festa trying to get back to full guard but Hideyoshi takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Festa is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Festa can't escape the position.
Hideyoshi looking to finish Festa with some ground and pound. This is bad for Festa!
Festa tries to reverse the position but Hideyoshi maintains control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hideyoshi controlling from mount.
Hideyoshi seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Festa for as long as he can get away with.
We've been informed that Festa has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Festa is desperately trying to improve his position but Hideyoshi has a good base and remains in mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Toyotomi Hideyoshi dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Festa fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hideyoshi feints and as Festa raises his hands in defense, Hideyoshi changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Festa is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Hideyoshi dives into side control.
Hideyoshi tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Festa is trying to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hideyoshi in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Festa is trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Festa wants to get back to his feet but Hideyoshi drags him back down.
Hideyoshi taking a breather here.
Hideyoshi's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Festa tries to bench press Hideyoshi off him but Hideyoshi keeps the position.
Hideyoshi advances to mount.
Hideyoshi content just to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hideyoshi has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Festa's face.
Festa regains half guard.
Festa trying to control here.
Hideyoshi works his way into full mount!
Hideyoshi scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Hideyoshi avoids the attempt from Festa to control.
Hideyoshi controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hideyoshi avoids the attempt from Festa to control.
Hideyoshi controlling from the full mount.
Festa keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hideyoshi controlling from the full mount.
Hideyoshi continues to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Festa is trying desperately to improve position.
Hideyoshi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Festa can do to turn this around?
Hideyoshi controlling the pace for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Toyotomi Hideyoshi dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Hideyoshi dives in and scores a takedown into Festa's guard.
Festa working for a triangle but Hideyoshi defends it easily.
Festa can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hideyoshi controls the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hideyoshi cracks Festa with a solid left hand.
Festa can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hideyoshi controls the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hideyoshi has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Hideyoshi wants to pass the guard but Festa is keeping the position.
Hideyoshi scoring with some ground and pound.
Hideyoshi is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hideyoshi shoots in and gets a takedown into Festa's guard.
Hideyoshi won't allow Festa to sweep him here.
Hideyoshi lands a couple of elbows.
Festa looking for a sweep. Not yet Festa, not yet.
Festa is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hideyoshi slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Festa throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Hideyoshi escapes and throws Festa's legs to the side, diving into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hideyoshi tries to stand but Festa is controlling his head.
Hideyoshi is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Festa tries to bench press Hideyoshi off him but Hideyoshi keeps the position.
Hideyoshi content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Festa is trying to control Hideyoshi's posture but Hideyoshi avoids it.
Hideyoshi scoring with punches and elbows.
A lull in the action here.
Festa wants to control but Hideyoshi postures up.
A lull in the action here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Festa is looking for a sweep.
And that's the end of the fight!
Toyotomi Hideyoshi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hideyoshi has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Toyotomi Hideyoshi!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Martin Burns (ranked 3282 p4p, 3684 weight class) and Frank Miller (ranked 417 p4p, 453 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Martin Burns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frank Miller!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Roger Salmon and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burns misses with a head kick.
Miller blocks a head kick by Burns.
Nice takedown defense from Miller. No joy for Burns on that attempt.
Burns tries for a takedown but Miller circles away easily
and Miller cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Burns fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Miller throws the left hand but Burns avoids the punch easily.
Burns changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Miller tries to avoid it but Burns manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Miller to the ground. Miller escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Miller looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Martin Burns. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burns is looking to clinch.
Miller swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Burns dives in and grabs Miller's left leg, looking for a takedown. Miller pushes down on Burns's head and hops out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns fails to land the takedown.
It seemed like Miller was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Burns misses with a takedown
and Miller cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Miller scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Miller throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns throws a jab when Miller was well out of range.
Burns shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Miller manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Miller keeping full guard, as Burns tries to pass.
Miller wants to sweep here but Burns controlling him for the moment.
Miller really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Burns. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Burns is pushing down on Miller's leg trying to pass to half guard. Miller is fighting to maintain full guard but Burns has managed to sneak the leg through.
Burns wants to lay and pray for a moment but Miller keeps working.
Burns wants to work for an arm triangle but Miller is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Burns slows the pace down in half guard.
Miller told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Miller throws a lazy right hand but Burns sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Miller displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Burns.
Miller throws out a counter right but Burns avoids it with no problem.
Miller lands a slapping body shot.
Martin Burns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miller slaps away a takedown attempt from Burns, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Burns avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Miller misses the shot to the body.
Burns shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Miller as he avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller misses with a double jab.
Burns tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Miller defends well and Burns ends up having to push Miller into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Burns wants the takedown. Miller is fighting it off but Burns persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Miller's guard against the cage.
Burns stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Miller swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Burns has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Miller is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Burns is controlling him.
Burns passes Miller's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Burns looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns is working for a submission of some sort.
Burns tries to pass the half guard into mount. Miller knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Burns is trying to control the action in half guard but Miller is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Burns controlling the pace.
Burns decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Frank Miller 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.
Miller blocks a head kick by Burns.
Burns takes the fight into the clinch.
Burns pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Burns looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Miller throws out a loose jab but Burns uses good head movement to avoid it.
Miller slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Burns shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Miller counter with a right hand.
Miller throws a good cross that connects.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller avoids the head kick by Burns.
Burns shoots in and drives through. Miller sprawls well.
Martin Burns is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Burns shoots in for a double leg but Miller sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Miller flicks out a counter leg kick but Burns steps away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Martin Burns. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Miller gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burns looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns forces his way into half guard.
Burns is taking a breather. Miller says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Miller is in trouble now - Burns has advanced to mount!
Miller is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Burns looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns controlling the pace for now.
Burns goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Miller is on top in guard.
Burns has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Miller can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Burns controls Miller momentarily but Miller frees himself.
Burns wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Miller has his hands clasped together but Burns extends and breaks Miller's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Burns.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Martin Burns!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tammy Cole (ranked 2990 p4p, 5117 weight class) and Abd El Kader Mohamed (ranked 372 p4p, 496 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tammy Cole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Abd El Kader Mohamed!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Micheangelo Fripello and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cole avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cole missing with a left hand there. Mohamed was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Despite the aggression on Mohamed's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Mohamed clinches up with Cole and pushes him back against the cage.
Mohamed tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A frustrated look appears on Cole's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mohamed is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Mohamed landing knees to the body.
Mohamed using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cole has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A knee to the head by Mohamed.
 It looks like Tammy Cole has been cut.
Mohamed with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mohamed tries a knee to the head but Cole blocks it.
Mohamed using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cole has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mohamed tries a knee to the head but Cole blocks it.
Mohamed misses with a knee strike.
Mohamed tries to land a knee to the head but Cole blocks with his arms.
Cole avoiding damage as Mohamed throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mohamed misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cole.
Mohamed misses with a knee strike.
Cole is trying to break free.
Mohamed misses with a knee strike.
Mohamed throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mohamed using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cole has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cole wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cole has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cole blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mohamed throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mohamed tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mohamed lands a good knee to the midsection. Cole won't want to take too many of those.
Mohamed misses with a knee strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mohamed tries to land knees in the clinch but Cole avoids the damage to the body.
Mohamed is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cole is defending well for now.
Mohamed throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cole blocks it with crossed arms.
Cole is trying to break the clinch but Mohamed is controlling him.
Cole tries to break the clinch but Mohamed is controlling the position.
Mohamed throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cole blocks it with crossed arms.
Mohamed looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Mohamed with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cole blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cole tries to circle away but Mohamed has him pinned against the cage.
Mohamed tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mohamed tries to land a knee to the head but Cole blocks with his arms.
Cole looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mohamed throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cole blocks it with crossed arms.
Mohamed throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cole blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole is looking to break free of the clinch but Mohamed has double underhooks.
Mohamed tries to land a knee to the head but Cole blocks with his arms.
Mohamed with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cole manages to break the clinch.
Mohamed closes the distance and pushes Cole back into the cage.
Cole tries to break free but Mohamed pushes him back against the cage.
Cole looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cole is looking to break free of the clinch but Mohamed has double underhooks.
Mohamed misses with a knee strike.
Mohamed trying to land knees to the body.
Cole wants to break free but Mohamed has control.
Mohamed tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mohamed throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mohamed keeps control of Cole as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mohamed misses with a knee strike.
Mohamed misses with a knee to the head.
Mohamed throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cole blocks it with crossed arms.
Mohamed throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mohamed throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cole blocks it with crossed arms.
Mohamed throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cole blocks it with crossed arms.
Mohamed misses with a knee to the head.
Cole wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mohamed tries to land a knee to the head but Cole blocks with his arms.
Cole breaks from the clinch.
Cole cracks Mohamed with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Cole has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Mohamed to stand back up!
 Mohamed is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cole cracks Mohamed with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tammy Cole!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dan Gable (ranked 2599 p4p, 2793 weight class) and Andrew Kelvin (ranked 308 p4p, 330 weight class). Andrew Kelvin will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dan Gable!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andrew Kelvin!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Josh West and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelvin cracks Gable with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kelvin cracks a nice hook into Gable's ribs.
Gable closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Kelvin did well to prevent Gable getting side control.
Gable takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Gable tries to pass to full mount but Kelvin defends it.
Kelvin wants to improve his position but Gable is controlling well.
Kelvin looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gable with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Kelvin trying to hold on to Gable's head to control him but Gable postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gable seems to be looking for submissions.
Kelvin wants to control but Gable is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Gable seems content to control.
Kelvin is looking to control Gable's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kelvin avoid being mounted?
Nice strikes from Gable there.
Kelvin has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Gable. Oh but Kelvin has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Gable goes limp - he's gone! Kelvin jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Andrew Kelvin!
Andrew Kelvin is the new lightweight champion!
Andrew Kelvin thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dude Kafka (ranked 2235 p4p, 2819 weight class) and Thug Nasty (ranked 258 p4p, 313 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dude Kafka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Thug Nasty!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Ryoma Takatsuka and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nasty throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Kafka tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Nasty is in Kafka's guard.
Nasty has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Stormcrow Centre. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Nasty is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kafka trying to control the position.
Nasty landing with the ground and pound.
Kafka knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nasty on the ground.
Nasty is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kafka is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Nasty content to stall in guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nasty pushing down on Kafka's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nasty looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
It looks like Dude Kafka has been cut.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nasty scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nasty drops an elbow to the side of Kafka's head.
Nasty seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Nasty drops an elbow to the side of Kafka's head.
Dude Kafka's cut is getting worse.
Kafka is trying to maintain the position but Nasty is very close to passing his half guard.
Kafka taking some punishment here, with Nasty in his half guard.
Nasty scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Dude Kafka's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Kafka definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nasty looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nasty moves nicely into side control.
Nasty is chipping away with strikes.
Jeez, Dude Kafka's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Dude Kafka's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Thug Nasty!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tom Hanks (ranked 2232 p4p, 3009 weight class) and Stanley Wagon (ranked 298 p4p, 377 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom Hanks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stanley Wagon!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Josh West and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wagon misses with a hook. Hanks ducked under it nicely.
The fighters circling - Wagon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hanks moves away from the strike by Wagon.
Wagon blocks a head kick by Hanks.
Wagon fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wagon loads up on a big right hand but Hanks slips the punch.
Hanks looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wagon misses the jab.
Wagon lands with a straight right. Hanks didn't see that one coming.
Hanks tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wagon loads up on a big right hand but Hanks slips the punch.
Hanks wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Wagon throws a hook to the side of Hanks's head but Hanks sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanks lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wagon misses with a hook.
An attempted straight right counter from Hanks misses the target.
Hanks darts in looking for a takedown but Wagon gets double underhooks and turns Hanks into the cage.
Wagon tries to throw a body punch but Hanks avoids it by throwing Wagon back against the cage.
Hanks throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wagon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hanks's elbow.
Hanks tries a knee to the head but Wagon blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wagon managing to block the knees to the body from Hanks.
Wagon avoids the elbow strike from Hanks, against the cage.
Wagon dodges an elbow strike from Hanks.
Wagon misses with a body punch.
Hanks ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Hanks no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Hanks looking to control.
Wagon trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hanks's guard.
Hanks throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hanks working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Wagon doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Wagon manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wagon wants to stand but Hanks is controlling his posture from full guard.
Wagon decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Hanks, up you get!
Hanks moves out of range as Wagon strikes.
Wagon throws the left hand but Hanks avoids the punch easily.
Hanks moves away from the strike by Wagon.
Hanks is looking to counter the offense by Wagon and move into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wagon throws out a loose jab but Hanks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hanks pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hanks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hanks moves into the clinch successfully.
Wagon struggles to land a body shot inside as Hanks controls his hands.
Wagon misses with a punch to the body.
Hanks working Wagon over with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hanks landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wagon lands a body punch.
Hanks pulls guard successfully.
Wagon trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hanks's guard.
Hanks is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Wagon is looking to stand up but Hanks won't let him.
Hanks is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Wagon trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hanks's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanks is looking for a triangle but Wagon pushes his legs off easily.
Hanks is looking to cinch up a triangle. Wagon throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Hanks's body to avoid the submission. Hanks has instead reached around Wagon's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Hanks arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Tom Hanks!
A very excited looking Tom Hanks 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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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jason Johnson (ranked 1728 p4p, 2105 weight class) and Brad Pfanne (ranked 230 p4p, 283 weight class). Jason Johnson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jason Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brad Pfanne!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Colin Fray and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson with a jab.
Johnson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johnson scores with a kick to the midsection.
Pfanne is trying hard to land a takedown here. Johnson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
As Pfanne looks to move away, Johnson throws a big counter combo but Pfanne just gets out of the way.
Johnson throws a quick inside leg kick.
No luck for Pfanne with that takedown attempt.
Pfanne shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Johnson pinned against the cage. Johnson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jason Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brad Pfanne.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice sprawl there from Johnson as Pfanne shoots in.
Pfanne fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Johnson to the ground. Pfanne is now in Johnson's guard.
Johnson has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Pfanne off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson lands a nice looking body kick.
Johnson throws a right hand that Pfanne ducks under and follows up with a left that Pfanne also avoids with ease.
Pfanne takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A big right from Johnson misses.
Johnson looks to land a right hand but Pfanne moved out of range.
Pfanne looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Johnson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Pfanne's head.
Horrible takedown attempt by Pfanne or perhaps it was just good defense by Johnson, which made it look bad.
An attempted straight right counter from Johnson misses the target.
Johnson lands a jab to the nose.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pfanne closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Pfanne is rocked!
Pfanne has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Johnson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Johnson as Pfanne shoots in.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson lands a big head kick that sends Pfanne tumbling to the mat! Johnson takes a step backwards and waves Pfanne back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Pfanne is still on wobbly legs! Can Johnson finish him?
Pfanne circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Johnson. Pfanne falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Johnson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jason Johnson!
Jason Johnson bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Micah Murray (ranked 509 p4p, 1266 weight class) and Gianluca Alampi (ranked 52 p4p, 115 weight class). Alampi is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Requiem. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Gianluca Alampi enters the cage!
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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 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Micah Murray!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Gianluca Alampi!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Micheangelo Fripello and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murray missing with a left hand there. Alampi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Alampi 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.
Alampi misses with a looping right.
Alampi lands a nice looking body shot.
Alampi cracks Murray with a right hand to the side of the head.
Alampi loads up on a big right hand but Murray slips the punch.
Murray misses with a hook. Alampi ducked under it nicely.
Alampi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Murray gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Alampi gets control of Murray's arms and successfully pulls guard. Alampi will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Murray 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.
Alampi is controlling Murray's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alampi working a defensive guard here.
Alampi wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Murray is now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray trying to advance position but Alampi counters by regaining guard.
Alampi looking to control but Murray passes into half guard.
Alampi has a hand on Murray's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Murray takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Murray prevents Alampi from getting the reversal.
Murray controlling his opponent.
Alampi tries to hold on but Murray pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alampi is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Murray is staying active.
Alampi really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Alampi tries to hold on but Murray postures up.
Murray manages to capitalize on a mistake by Alampi to take his back!
Alampi manages to reverse the position and now he's in Murray's guard. Nice work there by Alampi.
Murray wants to sweep but no luck.
Alampi trying to control but Murray is working from the bottom.
Murray looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murray is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Alampi wants to control from the top but Murray keeps moving.
Alampi preventing the sweep.
Alampi wants to control from the top but Murray keeps moving.
Alampi drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Murray dives on top into guard.
Alampi trying to keep a closed guard but Murray is proving a slippery customer.
Alampi has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murray got a little sloppy there for a moment and Alampi has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Murray has managed to get both his arms back between Alampi's legs - danger averted.
Alampi looking to control but Murray passes into half guard.
Murray seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Alampi has his hands clasped together around Murray's back. He's all about the action.
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 Micah Murray will probably get the nod.
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.
Murray walks into a jab.
Alampi misses with a hook.
Alampi tries to keep at a distance but Murray has taken the fight into the clinch.
Alampi lands with a short shot to the head.
Alampi lands a shoulder strike.
Murray successfully pulls guard.
Alampi sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Murray's guard.
Alampi looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Alampi controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alampi is trying to control the action in half guard but Murray is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Murray trying to hold on to Alampi's head to control him but Alampi postures up.
Alampi is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Murray has managed to free his arm - good work.
Alampi tries to pass the half guard into mount. Murray knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Alampi seems to be working for a kimura but Murray defends the submission attempt.
Alampi uses his free foot to push down on Murray's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Murray.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Murray gets back to half guard.
Alampi is thwarting Murray's attempts to control the position.
Alampi is trying for a kimura here. Murray looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Alampi wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Gianluca Alampi!
Gianluca Alampi is the new featherweight champion!
A victorious Gianluca Alampi thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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