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CFC 603 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hafthor Kruger (ranked 23650 p4p, 24085 weight class) and Enrique Vega (ranked 341 p4p, 352 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hafthor Kruger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Enrique Vega!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kruger lands a nice shot to the body.
Kruger throws a head kick that misses.
Kruger connects with a high kick.
Kruger misses with a head kick.
Vega swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kruger lands with a slapping head kick.
Vega tries to keep at a distance but Kruger has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kruger's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kruger looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kruger tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A big right from Kruger misses.
Vega looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kruger throws a nice looking combination but Vega bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kruger has managed to clinch.
Kruger tries to break free but Vega pushes him back against the cage.
Kruger manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Kruger.
A little jabbing left from Vega on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kruger connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Vega's hands.
Kruger cracks Vega with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kruger scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kruger throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vega throws out a counter right but Kruger avoids it with no problem.
Vega closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kruger lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vega circles away quickly and effectively.
Vega moves away from the strike by Kruger.
It seemed like Vega was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Vega walks into a stiff left hand from Kruger.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Vega content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vega is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Vega stalls.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vega pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kruger makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kruger is trying to break free.
Kruger wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vega has him pressed against the cage.
Kruger lands with a left to the head.
Kruger tries a body shot but Vega blocks it.
Vega stalls.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hafthor Kruger showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kruger 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 10:8
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 10:8
Judge William Peck scores the fight 10:8
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hafthor Kruger!
A relieved looking Hafthor Kruger 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 BJ Penncil (ranked 4133 p4p, 24122 weight class) and Danny Bond (ranked 476 p4p, 598 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, BJ Penncil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Danny Bond!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penncil takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bond keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bond throws out a counter right but Penncil avoids it with no problem.
Bond jabs Penncil to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bond changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We've been hearing reports that Penncil has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Penncil throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Penncil gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bond.
 It looks like BJ Penncil has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the liver by Bond. Beautiful body shot.
Penncil misses with a takedown
and Bond counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bond moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bond tries to land knees in the clinch but Penncil avoids the damage to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bond.
Penncil managing to block the knees to the body from Bond.
Bond throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bond lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bond lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bond missing with knees to the body.
Penncil blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A shot in the inside from Bond.
Bond working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bond lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bond throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right hand to the body from Bond.
Penncil is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bond lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Penncil backwards.
Bond lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Penncil or not.
Penncil on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bond lands a body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bond.
Bond prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for BJ Penncil. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bond lands a good knee to the midsection. Penncil won't want to take too many of those.
Bond missing with knees to the body.
Bond lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Penncil or not.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bond.
A short uppercut from Bond.
Bond with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bond softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Knees to the body from Bond.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Bond.
Bond lands a body shot.
Bond connects with a nasty looking knee right to Penncil's face.
A short right from Bond.
Bond working Penncil over with knees to the body.
Bond scores with a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bond.
Penncil avoiding damage as Bond throws knees to the body.
Bond digs a right hand into Penncil's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Penncil's gas tank.
Bond pushes Penncil back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bond scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bond is working Penncil over against the cage.
Bond digs a right hand underneath Penncil's ribcage. Penncil let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bond lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Penncil backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bond scores with a shot to the side of Penncil's head.
Bond working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Penncil's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bond lands a left hand.
Bond presses Penncil against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bond tries to land knees in the clinch but Penncil avoids the damage to the body.
Bond lands a hook that snaps the head of Penncil backwards.
Bond lands an uppercut.
Penncil managing to block the knees to the body from Bond.
Bond lands a hook that snaps the head of Penncil backwards.
Penncil blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bond throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Penncil blocks it with crossed arms.
Bond throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Penncils head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Bond dominated that round.
The cut man is working on BJ Penncil's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Penncil misses with a takedown attempt
and Bond counters with a nice uppercut.
Penncil gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bond counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Penncil thinking.
Bond has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Bond digs a good hook to Penncil's body.
Bond scores with a nice body kick.
Bond moves into the clinch.
Bond missing with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bond working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Bond.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bond creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bond lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penncil on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bond lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A hook to the body from Bond.
Danny Bond seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Penncil takes a knee right on the jaw!
 Penncil is rocked!
Bond has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bond scores with a hook to the body.
Oh Penncil is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short right from Bond.
Bond pushes Penncil against the cage. Bond is working some dirty boxing. Bond pushes off with a quick right hook! Penncil goes down! Penncil tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Bond moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Danny Bond!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hercules Hoost (ranked 24047 p4p, 2892 weight class) and Homas Oleman (ranked 504 p4p, 345 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Good wrestling
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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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hercules Hoost!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Homas Oleman!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Robert Douchet and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oleman stuns Hoost with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Oleman misses with a shot to the body
enabling Hoost to counter with a crisp jab.
Oleman misses the jab.
Hoost scores with a punch to the head.
We've been told by Hoost's head coaches at Casa Steel that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A jab from Hoost does it's job there.
 It looks like Homas Oleman has been cut.
Oleman looks to clinch
and Hoost counters with a nice body shot.
Oleman tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hoost makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Oleman takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Oleman moves into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hoost doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hoost trying to land knees to the body.
Hoost lands a hook that snaps the head of Oleman backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oleman taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hoost fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hoost misses with the head strike.
Hoost lands a right hand that snaps the head of Oleman backwards.
Oleman is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hoost missing with knees to the body.
Hoost blocks an uppercut.
Oleman throws a punch but it's blocked by Hoost.
Oleman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hoost's elbow.
Hoost misses with a hook to the ribs.
Oleman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hoost misses with a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Hoost as the two fighters clinch.
Oleman will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hoost up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hoost.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hoost.
Oleman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hoost lands a shot to the body.
Hoost lands a right hand that snaps the head of Oleman backwards.
Hoost lands a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oleman misses with a punch on the inside.
Oleman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hoost misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Oleman.
Oleman working aggressively here.
A right handed body shot lands from Hoost.
Hoost goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Oleman takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hoost holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Oleman throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Hoost.
Hoost blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Oleman taking a breather.
Hoost misses with some punches.
Hoost missing with knees to the body.
Oleman misses with a punch to the body.
Hoost gets through Oleman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hoost lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Oleman.
Hoost trying to land knees to the body.
Oleman tries to work over Hoost's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Oleman can't find room to land a body shot as Hoost controls the action.
Hoost throws a head punch that misses.
Oleman misses with a punch to the body.
A short left from Hoost.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hoost.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoost scores with a hook to the body.
Hoost tries a body shot but Oleman blocks it.
Hoost softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Oleman blocks a body shot from Hoost.
Oleman looking to slow down the pace here.
The referee calls for Hoost to work.
Hoost works on Oleman's body with a couple of short punches.
Hoost misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Oleman.
Hoost misses with some punches.
Hoost struggles to land a body shot inside as Oleman controls his hands.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The referee is keeping an eye on Oleman - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Hoost works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hercules Hoost dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Homas Oleman's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hoost moves forwards but Oleman connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hoost throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Oleman throws a looping overhand right but Hoost ducks down to avoid it.
Hoost appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Oleman wants to clinch.
Oleman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hoost misses with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oleman works Hoost's body with a nice hook.
Oleman scores with a hook.
Oleman misses with a body shot
and Hoost counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Oleman gets a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Oleman.
Hercules Hoost has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Oleman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hoosts head.
A bit of stalling here from Oleman.
Hoost lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hoost blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Oleman working aggressively here.
We've been informed that Oleman has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Hoost tries to work over Oleman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hoost lands a body punch in the clinch.
Oleman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hoost misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hoost tries a knee to the head but Oleman blocks it.
Oleman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Oleman.
Oleman blocks an uppercut.
Oleman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hoost is struggling to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oleman misses with the head strike.
Hoost tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Oleman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Oleman lands with a left to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oleman blocks a body shot from Hoost.
A right hand to the body from Hoost.
Oleman blocks an uppercut.
Hoost swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hoost lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Oleman backwards.
Hoost tries a knee to the head but Oleman blocks it.
Hoost misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Oleman.
Oleman managing to block the knees to the body from Hoost.
The referee calls for Oleman to work.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hoost.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoost trying to land knees to the body.
Oleman is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hoost is keeping busy.
Hoost with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hoost tries to land knees in the clinch but Oleman avoids the damage to the body.
Oleman lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Oleman fails to land.
Oleman lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hoost is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Oleman can do to turn this around?
Oleman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hoost throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Oleman blocks it with crossed arms.
Oleman managing to block the knees to the body from Hoost.
A short uppercut from Hoost.
Hoost misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoost misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hoost misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hoost tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Oleman's elbow.
Oleman blocks an uppercut.
Hoost looking to throw knees to the head but Oleman is blocking nicely.
Oleman leaning his opponent against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Hoost scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hoost gets through Oleman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Oleman avoiding damage as Hoost throws knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hoost misses with a punch to the body.
Oleman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Oleman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Oleman tries to throw a body punch but Hoost avoids it by throwing Oleman back against the cage.
Oleman taking a breather.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hercules Hoost dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Homas Oleman's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Oleman keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hoost misses with a straight right.
A nice leg kick from Hoost, right into the meat of the thigh.
Oleman scores with a jab. Hoost acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hoost throws a hook to the side of Oleman's head but Oleman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A countering left hand to the body from Oleman misses.
Oleman is looking to clinch.
Oleman looks to clinch
and Hoost counters with a good low kick that Oleman was not able to check.
Homas Oleman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hoost throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oleman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hoost circles away quickly and effectively.
Hoost takes one to the chin there.
Hoost throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Oleman wants to clinch but Hoost slips to the side
and Hoost counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oleman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hoost takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Oleman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hoost paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Oleman slips under a jab.
Oleman tries to clinch but Hoost moves out of range.
Hoost was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The fight stays on the outside here - Oleman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Oleman closes the distance and clinches.
Hercules Hoost is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoost tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hoost tries a body shot but Oleman blocks it.
Hoost has a couple of punches blocked by Oleman.
Oleman dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Oleman is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Oleman pressing his opponent against the cage.
Oleman throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oleman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Oleman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hoosts head.
Oleman taking a breather.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hoost.
Hoost misses with a punch to the body.
Hoost lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Oleman tries to throw a body punch but Hoost avoids it by throwing Oleman back against the cage.
Oleman has a couple of punches blocked by Hoost.
Oleman has a couple of punches blocked by Hoost.
Hoost struggles to land a body shot inside as Oleman controls his hands.
Oleman blocks a body shot from Hoost.
Oleman prevents a body shot from Hoost.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Oleman fails to land.
Oleman blocking some punches.
Oleman avoiding damage as Hoost throws knees to the body.
Hoost misses with a punch to the body.
Hoost swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hoost scores with a shot to the side of Oleman's head.
Oleman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hoost letting Oleman take a breather here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Oleman scores with a shoulder strike.
Homas Oleman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Hercules Hoost.
Well Hoost 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hercules Hoost!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jaxon Franks (ranked 3552 p4p, 3047 weight class) and Franz Nicholas (ranked 402 p4p, 350 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jaxon Franks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Franz Nicholas!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nicholas lands a right hook to the body.
Franks falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Nicholas counter with a right hand.
Franks throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nicholas counters with a crisp one two that drops Franks! Nicholas thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Franks to his feet! Franks is in big trouble!
Franks throws an off balance right hand
and Nicholas counters with a nice right hand that sends Franks toppling to the canvas! Franks scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Nicholas finish him?!
Franks is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nicholas missing with a left hand there. Franks was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nicholas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Franks.
Nicholas throws out a counter right but Franks avoids it with no problem.
Franks misses with a looping left.
Jaxon Franks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Franks moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Franks bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Franks misses with a hook
and Nicholas counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Franks out cold! What a finish! Nicholas is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Franz Nicholas!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bob Babcock (ranked 3713 p4p, 3050 weight class) and Eduardo Bolsonaro (ranked 413 p4p, 346 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bob Babcock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eduardo Bolsonaro!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bolsonaro drops Babcock with a beautiful combination! Babcock stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Bolsonaro is looking for the KO!
Babcock is rocked!
It looks like Bob Babcock has been cut.
Bolsonaro lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Babcock at a distance.
Oh Babcock is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Babcock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bolsonaro manages to avoid it.
Bolsonaro looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bolsonaro lands a jab and follows it up with a massive straight that knocks Babcock out cold! Babcock is crumpled in the corner, his head only propped up by the cage! That's one for the organiziational promos right there! Wow, what a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Eduardo Bolsonaro!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tanjiro Namikaze (ranked 2116 p4p, 2250 weight class) and Robert Gracie (ranked 182 p4p, 187 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tanjiro Namikaze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Robert Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Namikaze shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Gracie napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Namikaze controlling the position from side mount.
Namikaze will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Gracie is trying to get back to half guard.
We've been hearing that Namikaze has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Namikaze just content to control the position.
Gracie tries to bench press Namikaze off him but Namikaze keeps the position.
Namikaze takes a little break here. Gracie wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Gracie struggling a bit here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Namikaze takes a little break here. Gracie wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Gracie can't do much from the bottom here.
Namikaze controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Namikaze looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Gracie is letting Namikaze control him for a moment.
Namikaze working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Gracie can't do much from the bottom here.
Gracie is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Namikaze remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Gracie is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie is not content to let Namikaze control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Namikaze is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Namikaze wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gracie keeps working.
Gracie is looking for a sweep.
Namikaze trying to control the position but Gracie is working away.
Namikaze content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Gracie is trying to get back to half guard.
Gracie is not content to let Namikaze control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Namikaze wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Namikaze goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Gracie rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Namikaze's guard! Nice work there by Gracie!
Namikaze is adopting a defensive guard.
Namikaze wants to sweep here but Gracie controlling him for the moment.
Gracie trying to control but Namikaze is working from the bottom.
Gracie sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Namikaze's guard.
Gracie is trying to control the action in half guard but Namikaze is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is looking for a kimura but Namikaze is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gracie to get the leverage.
Gracie is thwarting Namikaze's attempts to control the position.
Namikaze is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gracie is trying to control. Namikaze wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Namikaze is trying to maintain the position but Gracie is very close to passing his half guard.
Namikaze controlling the position for now.
Gracie is thwarting Namikaze's attempts to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gracie is trying to work for a kimura but Namikaze is defending well.
Namikaze keeping hold of Gracie's head, controlling as best he can.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tanjiro Namikaze dominated that round.
That's time! Namikaze's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Namikaze dives in and scores a takedown into Gracie's guard.
Namikaze 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.
Namikaze stands and throws Gracie's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Namikaze wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gracie keeps working.
Namikaze content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Gracie makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gracie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie is pulling down on Namikaze's head. It's preventing any offense from Namikaze, at least for the moment.
Namikaze chips away with some ground and pound.
Namikaze looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Gracie looking for a guillotine here but Namikaze defends easily.
Namikaze engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's two 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.
Namikaze is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gracie can do to turn this around?
Namikaze wants to pass the guard but Gracie is keeping the position.
Gracie is looking for a triangle but Namikaze pushes his legs off easily.
Gracie being controlled here, momentarily.
Gracie controls Namikaze momentarily but Namikaze frees himself.
Namikaze has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Namikaze avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gracie had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Namikaze defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Namikaze showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Namikaze seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Gracie for as long as he can get away with.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Gracie is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Namikaze defends well.
Gracie looking to control.
Namikaze stays in close to Gracie's body and controls the position.
Namikaze postures up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Namikaze feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Gracie working for a triangle but Namikaze defends it easily.
Namikaze showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Gracie is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gracie looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Namikaze is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tanjiro Namikaze dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Namikaze shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Namikaze showed some decent athleticism there.
Namikaze controlling the pace.
Gracie wants to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Namikaze is thwarting Gracie's attempts to control the position.
Namikaze looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Namikaze trying to mount his opponent but Gracie defends it.
Namikaze is taking a breather. Gracie 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Namikaze looking to pass the guard.
Gracie has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Namikaze should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Gracie has tightened it up now! Namikaze should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Robert Gracie!
During a confident post fight interview, Robert Gracie thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nagatsuki Hideki (ranked 2037 p4p, 1295 weight class) and Mickey Contreras (ranked 271 p4p, 179 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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World class MT
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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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nagatsuki Hideki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mickey Contreras!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hideki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Contreras has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Contreras throws a head kick that misses
and Hideki counters with a stiff right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Contreras misses the target.
Hideki appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Contreras uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hideki.
Contreras is looking to clinch.
Hideki misses the shot to the body.
Contreras sizes up Hideki with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Some wild striking there from Contreras.
Contreras throws a lazy head kick
and Hideki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hideki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Contreras tries to close the distance and clinch but Hideki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Contreras swinging wildly here.
Hideki was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've been told by Hideki's head coaches at Worn Leather MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Contreras - just one landing.
Contreras looks to land a combination but Hideki avoids it well.
Contreras throws a head kick that misses.
Hideki throws a looping overhand right but Contreras ducks down to avoid it.
Contreras throws a head kick that misses.
It looked like Hideki wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mickey Contreras seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Contreras swinging wildly here.
Hideki has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hideki digs a good body shot into Contreras's ribs.
Hideki lands with a right hand.
Contreras's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hideki connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Contreras scrambles back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hideki lands a body shot.
Contreras throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hideki swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Contreras thows a left - swing and a miss!
It looked like Hideki wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Contreras misses with a head kick.
Hideki was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hideki throws a hook but Contreras avoids it easily.
Contreras bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hideki's head backwards.
Contreras tries to clinch there but Hideki circles away.
Hideki throwing a counter right hand but Contreras manages to avoid it.
Contreras bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Contreras throws a head kick that misses.
Nice defenses there by Contreras.
A telegraphed right hand from Hideki misses the target.
Contreras rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hideki counters with a crisp right hand that drops Contreras! Hideki lets Contreras back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Contreras throws a right and a left that Hideki avoids nicely.
Hideki appears to be looking for a big counter.
Hideki misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hideki throws a body punch but Contreras moves out of range.
Contreras throws a head kick that misses.
Hideki fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hideki lands with a nice body punch.
Contreras looks winded!
Contreras closes the distance but Hideki moves to the side
enabling Hideki to counter with a crisp jab.
A jab from Contreras misses.
Hideki slips a jab from Contreras.
Hideki keeps the fight on the outside.
Hideki jabs Contreras to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Contreras takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Contreras misses with a two punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Contreras.
Hideki misses the shot to the body.
Contreras tries to clinch but Hideki moves out of range.
Contreras misses with a double jab
enabling Hideki to counter with a crisp jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nice defenses there by Contreras.
Contreras swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Contreras throws a lazy uppercut
and Hideki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
 Contreras is rocked!
No joy there for Contreras, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hideki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Contreras swings for the body but Hideki moves out of range.
Contreras throws a sloppy head kick
and Hideki counters with a crisp right hand that drops Contreras! Hideki lets Contreras back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Contreras is still on wobbly legs! Can Hideki finish him?
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hideki throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Contreras stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Contreras avoids the body shot from Hideki.
Contreras throws a sloppy head kick and Hideki moves out of range easily.
Hideki is looking to counter punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nagatsuki Hideki dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The fighters circling - Hideki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Contreras seems to have recovered his senses.
Hideki drops Contreras with a big left hand! Contreras is injured, injured bad! Hideki jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nagatsuki Hideki!
A very excited looking Nagatsuki Hideki 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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