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HRL49 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Roth (ranked 3421 p4p, 3523 weight class) and Austin Shannon (ranked 341 p4p, 351 weight class). Roth comes to the cage accompanied by Straight Back to It. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Basic striking
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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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Eddie Roth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Austin Shannon!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, David Schapiro and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shannon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Roth moves away.
Roth takes a swing at Shannon's ribcage but misses.
Shannon looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Roth rushes Shannon and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Roth really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A body shot lands from Roth.
Roth lands a left hand.
Shannon pulls guard successfully.
Roth keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Shannon's head.
Roth stands and steps away. Shannon gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Shannon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Roth sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Shannon tries to pull guard but Roth forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Shannon tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Shannon jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Roth walks away with a smile on his face. Shannon gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Eddie Roth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Austin Shannon.
Roth instigates a clinch.
Shannon fails to pull guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shannon tries to pull guard but Roth holds him up against the cage and eventually Shannon drops back down to his feet.
Shannon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Shannon tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Roth smiles and moves away.
Shannon takes a swing at Roth's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shannon. Roth does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shannon lands a jab.
Roth throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Shannon on the side of the head.
Roth throws a nice inside leg kick.
Roth works over Shannon's head and body with a nice combination.
 It looks like Austin Shannon has been cut.
Roth uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shannon.
Shannon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Roth throws a quick counter head kick but Shannon was just out of range.
Roth takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Roth throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Shannon misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roth scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Shannon doesn't seem bothered though.
Shannon looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Shannon scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Roth throws a body punch but Shannon moves out of range.
Roth pushes Shannon up against the cage in a clinch.
Shannon being controlled against the cage.
Shannon is trying to pull guard but Roth has him pressed against the cage.
Shannon tries to pull guard but Roth holds him up against the cage and eventually Shannon drops back down to his feet.
Roth looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Roth escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shannon looks to score with a jab to the body but Roth is just out of range.
Shannon lands with a good body shot.
Shannon lands a nice looking kick to the body. Roth takes a step back to recover.
Shannon misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Shannon.
Roth avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Roth lands an overhand right.
Shannon swings widly with a right hand
and Roth counters with a three punch combo that has Shannon backing up. Shannon nods at Roth to acknowledge the strikes.
Shannon takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The fighters circling - Shannon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Roth moves into the clinch.
Roth pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Shannon - that will leave a mark!
Shannon misses with a right hand
and Roth counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Shannon is lucky that one didn't land flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shannon takes a kick to the side of the head.
 Shannon is rocked!
That has opened up Austin Shannon's cut even more.
Roth is breathing heavily.
Shannon throws a body punch but Roth moves out of range.
Shannon is still on wobbly legs! Can Roth finish him?
Roth lands with a kick to the ribs.
Roth avoids the head kick by Shannon.
Shannon seems to have recovered his senses.
No joy there for Roth, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Eddie Roth is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Roth checks the leg kick nicely there.
Roth slaps away a takedown attempt from Shannon, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roth takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Shannon lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Shannon tries to land a front kick but Roth steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Roth takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Shannon looks to land a combination but Roth avoids it well.
Roth blocks a jab.
Shannon tries to close the distance and clinch but Roth swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shannon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Roth moves away.
Roth swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Shannon.
Roth ducks under a wild hook from Shannon.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shannon throws a jab but it's blocked by Roth.
Roth moves into range and clinches up with Shannon.
Shannon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Shannon jumps guard but Roth turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Roth dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Austin Shannon's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Roth tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shannon is looking to clinch but Roth is avoiding it.
Shannon tries to move into range but Roth moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Shannon shoots in for a takedown but Roth shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Shannon fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Roth avoids it really well and circles away.
A low kick from Shannon misses
and Roth counters with a stiff right hand.
Austin Shannon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shannon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Roth is looking to counter with a body kick.
A combination from Shannon does no damage.
Roth throws a quick counter head kick but Shannon was just out of range.
Shannon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Roth manages to avoid it.
Shannon paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roth lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Roth scores with a push kick.
Roth lands a front kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roth throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Shannon stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Shannon is breathing heavily.
Roth scores with a push kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roth lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Roth rushes Shannon and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Roth breaks from the clinch.
Shannon misses with a straight right.
Shannon fails to land with a series of punches.
Roth fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Shannon.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Roth clinches up against the cage.
Shannon is trying to pull guard but Roth has him pressed against the cage.
Eddie Roth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Austin Shannon.
Roth breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Roth throws a sloppy head kick and Shannon moves out of range easily.
Shannon looks for the body kick but Roth saw that one coming.
Shannon misses with a looping right.
Roth fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Roth throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shannon takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roth smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shannon takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A swing and a miss from Shannon.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Roth checks a leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Shannon 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Shannon throws an overhand right that lands on Roth's shoulder, as Roth tries to avoid the shot.
It looked like Roth was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Shannon doesn't manage to clinch there - Roth circles away.
Roth misses with a wild combination.
Roth lands the left hand.
Roth drives through and clinches with Shannon against the cage.
Roth pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shannon shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Roth but Roth pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Roth throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shannon looks to score with a jab to the body but Roth is just out of range.
Shannon lands a body shot.
Roth tries to bum rush Shannon with a series of wild strikes but Shannon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shannon misses with a two punch combination.
Roth is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shannon can do to turn this around?
Roth moves into range and clinches up with Shannon.
Roth manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shannon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shannon moves in looking to clinch but Roth pushes him off.
A left and a right from Roth both land. Nice combination.
Shannon tries to clinch but Roth moves away
letting Roth counter with a right hand.
Shannon with a jab.
Roth closes the distance and pushes Shannon back into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shannon is trying to break the clinch but Roth has him pressed against the cage.
Shannon has had enough of the clinch but Roth keeps him there for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shannon tries to break free but Roth pushes him back against the cage.
Shannon is trying to force a seperation but Roth has the dominant position.
Roth's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shannon throws a half hearted mid kick.
Eddie Roth is winning the standup battle so far.
Shannon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Roth swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shannon checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Shannon misses with a wild combination.
Roth throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shannon fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Roth looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Roth swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Roth on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Roth scores with a punch to the head.
Shannon tries to clinch up but Roth circles away and keeps his distance.
Roth closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Roth dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Austin Shannon's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Nice uppercut there from Roth.
Shannon scores with a jab to the body.
Roth pushes Shannon up against the cage in a clinch.
Roth breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shannon swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Roth.
Roth throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Shannon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Roth fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Roth has closed the distance and engaged Shannon in a clinch.
Shannon tries to circle away but Roth has him pinned against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Shannon's face as he tries to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roth breaks from the clinch.
Shannon misses with an uppercut.
Roth lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Shannon gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roth drives through and clinches with Shannon against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shannon tries to break free but Roth pushes him back against the cage.
Shannon tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Roth just stands there and leans against the cage.
Shannon tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Roth just stands there and leans against the cage.
Roth's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Roth digs a good body shot into Shannon's ribs.
Roth gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Shannon avoids a kick to the body.
Roth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shannon was well out of range. Poor timing from Roth.
Roth showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shannon.
Shannon just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromRoth.
Roth defending well as Shannon loads up on a big left hand.
Roth tries a head kick but it misses.
Shannon takes one to the side of the head.
A big right from Shannon misses.
Roth throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roth lands a jab to Shannon's midsection.
Roth moves into the clinch.
Roth pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roth walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Roth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A quick step to the side and Roth tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Roth walks into a left hand.
Shannon throws a push kick but Roth slaps the foot to one side.
Roth appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Roth lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Roth misses with a jab, cross combination.
Roth stalks Shannon and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Shannon's face. Shannon staggers backwards, shaken.
Shannon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Roth ducks under a wild hook from Shannon.
It looked like Roth was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Shannon.
Shannon gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Shannon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Shannon tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Austin Shannon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eddie Roth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Austin Shannon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roth breaks from the clinch.
Shannon throws a hook to the side of Roth's head but Roth sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Roth with a hook.
Roth listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Roth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shannon has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Roth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shannon misses with a looping right.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Roth's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Roth moves into range and clinches up with Shannon.
Shannon is trying to pull guard but Roth has him pressed against the cage.
Eddie Roth has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Shannon tries to circle away but Roth has him pinned against the cage.
Eddie Roth is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shannon jumps guard but Roth turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Shannon tries to pull guard but Roth holds him up against the cage and eventually Shannon drops back down to his feet.
Roth breaks from the clinch.
Shannon tries to close the distance and clinch but Roth swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shannon. Roth does a little dance to reset his feet.
Roth looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Roth keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shannon.
Roth lands with an overhand left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roth lands a lovely overhand right.
Roth scores with a push kick.
Shannon tries to clinch there but Roth circles away.
Roth staying out of range there.
Roth with a nice cross.
Roth scores with a one two! Shannon had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eddie Roth showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Roth, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eddie Roth!
An out of breath and clearly excited Eddie Roth thanked Northern Zombie for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kale Barton (ranked 2257 p4p, 3138 weight class) and Colt Wagner (ranked 250 p4p, 327 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Barton might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Fredo - Scoreboard feat. Tiggs Da Author. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kale Barton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Colt Wagner!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Franklyn Lucas and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wagner tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Barton manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wagner looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Wagner scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice sprawl there from Wagner as Barton shoots in.
Barton shoots in but no luck this time.
Wagner looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wagner lands a slapping body shot.
Wagner clinches up against the cage.
Wagner blocking some punches.
A short right from Wagner.
Wagner misses with a punch to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Barton as Wagner tries to tie him up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wagner lands a damaging elbow.
 It looks like Kale Barton has been cut.
Barton changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Wagner fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kale Barton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barton is breathing heavily.
Wagner throws a head kick that half lands.
Colt Wagner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barton doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wagner fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wagner connects with a solid leg kick.
Oooooh!!! Wagner has knocked Barton down with a huge combo! Wagner steps away and waves a wobbly Barton back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
 Barton is rocked!
Wagner is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Barton hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Colt Wagner!
Kale Barton spoke after the fight, saying 'The fire that burns after a loss is the same fire that forges champions. I'll embrace the pain, learn from the experience, and let it fuel my determination to return to the cage stronger than ever.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Troika Tercero (ranked 1953 p4p, 5441 weight class) and Max Gunn (ranked 228 p4p, 427 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Troika Tercero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Max Gunn!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jonathan Paton and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunn doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Troika Tercero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tercero lands a lovely overhand right.
Gunn takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
It looks like Max Gunn has been cut.
Tercero throws a poor cross that misses
and Gunn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tercero lands with a cross.
Gunn doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gunn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tercero definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gunn works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tercero scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gunn in his tracks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tercero swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gunn counters with a straight right hand.
Gunn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tercero.
Tercero misses the body punch
and Gunn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice body punch from Tercero.
Tercero throws a body shot but no joy.
Gunn lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Tercero throws a shot to the body.
A jab from Tercero does it's job there.
Tercero takes a swing at Gunn's ribcage but misses.
Gunn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tercero.
Gunn is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gunn takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tercero looks to score with a jab to the body but Gunn is just out of range.
A big left from Tercero misses.
A jab from Tercero does it's job there.
Gunn is rocked!
Gunn slips a jab from Tercero.
Gunn has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Gunn walks into a jab.
Gunn is still on wobbly legs! Can Tercero finish him?
Tercero circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Gunn to the canvas! Gunn doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Tercero keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Troika Tercero!
An out of breath and clearly excited Troika Tercero thanked Senshi Fight Gear for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Craig Simonsgaurd (ranked 1578 p4p, 24444 weight class) and Michael McConnell (ranked 189 p4p, 444 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Craig Simonsgaurd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael McConnell !
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Jonathan Paton and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McConnell fails with an attempt to clinch.
Simonsgaurd was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sloppy strikes from Simonsgaurd. Those never looked like landing.
McConnell fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
McConnell misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Simonsgaurd rushes McConnell and presses him up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McConnell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Simonsgaurd.
A short left from Simonsgaurd.
Simonsgaurd holding his opponent close, against the cage.
McConnell lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Simonsgaurd.
Simonsgaurd scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Simonsgaurd has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McConnell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McConnell wants to stall.
Simonsgaurd lands with a short shot to the head.
McConnell tries to pull guard but Simonsgaurd won't allow it.
Craig Simonsgaurd has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael McConnell .
McConnell wants to stall.
Simonsgaurd gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from McConnell .
Simonsgaurd is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McConnell is defending well for now.
Simonsgaurd misses with an elbow strike.
Simonsgaurd creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Come on Simonsgaurd - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simonsgaurd throws an elbow but it misses.
McConnell wants a takedown.
Simonsgaurd is stalling here.
McConnell is trying to pull guard but Simonsgaurd turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Simonsgaurd lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McConnell backwards.
McConnell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McConnell jumps guard but Simonsgaurd stands there with McConnell around his waist. McConnell gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Simonsgaurd tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Simonsgaurd misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McConnell .
Simonsgaurd throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McConnell blocks it with crossed arms.
McConnell tries to pull guard but Simonsgaurd holds him up against the cage and eventually McConnell drops back down to his feet.
Simonsgaurd lands a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McConnell 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
McConnell tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Simonsgaurd holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Simonsgaurd is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McConnell is defending well for now.
Simonsgaurd throws a punch but it's blocked by McConnell .
Simonsgaurd scores with a nice hook to the head.
Simonsgaurd using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McConnell has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Simonsgaurd is pressed up against the cage. McConnell has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Simonsgaurd down to the mat. Simonsgaurd avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
McConnell will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
McConnell fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Simonsgaurd avoids it really well and circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Simonsgaurd misses the target.
McConnell fails with a takedown attempt.
It looked like Simonsgaurd wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McConnell connects with a body shot.
McConnell fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Simonsgaurd swats away the attempt to clinch by McConnell .
An attempted straight right counter from Simonsgaurd misses the target.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Simonsgaurd clinches up with McConnell and pushes him back against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Simonsgaurd dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
McConnell throws a one two combo.
Simonsgaurd gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
McConnell 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
McConnell tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Simonsgaurd just stands there and leans against the cage.
Simonsgaurd lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McConnell goes for a takedown attempt but Simonsgaurd pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
McConnell tries for a takedown but Simonsgaurd circles away easily
and Simonsgaurd connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Craig Simonsgaurd has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael McConnell .
McConnell tries to clinch
and Simonsgaurd counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McConnell is rocked!
Craig Simonsgaurd is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McConnell swinging wildly here.
McConnell is still on wobbly legs! Can Simonsgaurd finish him?
Simonsgaurd misses with a two punch combination.
McConnell seems to have recovered his senses.
Craig Simonsgaurd is winning the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Simonsgaurd has taken the fight to the clinch.
Simonsgaurd lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
McConnell trying to stall but Simonsgaurd improves his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Simonsgaurd just misses with a elbow thrown towards McConnell 's brow.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A short uppercut from Simonsgaurd.
Simonsgaurd tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McConnell is trying to drag Simonsgaurd to the mat but Simonsgaurd just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Simonsgaurd tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Simonsgaurd tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McConnell blocks the elbow strike.
Simonsgaurd with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Craig Simonsgaurd has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Simonsgaurd throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McConnell blocks it with crossed arms.
Simonsgaurd is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McConnell can do to turn this around?
A nice left hand lands by Simonsgaurd.
McConnell has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Simonsgaurd after a bit of a struggle.
Simonsgaurd has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McConnell jumps guard but Simonsgaurd stands there with McConnell around his waist. McConnell gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Simonsgaurd throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short right from Simonsgaurd.
A short right from Simonsgaurd on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Simonsgaurd.
Nice body punch from Simonsgaurd - that landed with a thud.
McConnell is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Simonsgaurd misses with a knee to the head.
McConnell tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
McConnell breaks the clinch.
McConnell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Simonsgaurd.
A little feinted left hand from Simonsgaurd on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Simonsgaurd instigates a clinch.
McConnell tries to score a body lock takedown but Simonsgaurd shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Simonsgaurd lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McConnell backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McConnell tries to work over Simonsgaurd's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A left hand lands to the body for Simonsgaurd.
Simonsgaurd with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McConnell trying to land knees to the body.
Simonsgaurd misses with a knee to the head.
Simonsgaurd has McConnell pushed against the cage.
McConnell is trying to pull guard but Simonsgaurd turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
McConnell is trying to maintain a safe position but Simonsgaurd gets an underhook and turns McConnell into the cage.
McConnell is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Simonsgaurd pulls him back up using the underhooks.
McConnell tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
McConnell avoids a wild elbow strike from Simonsgaurd.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Simonsgaurd takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A nice left hand lands by Simonsgaurd.
Simonsgaurd cracks McConnell with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simonsgaurd with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Simonsgaurd lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McConnell backwards.
Simonsgaurd throws an elbow but it's blocked.
McConnell blocks an elbow strike from Simonsgaurd.
Simonsgaurd throws an elbow that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Simonsgaurd.
Simonsgaurd pushes off an throws an elbow but McConnell leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Simonsgaurd tries to land knees in the clinch but McConnell avoids the damage to the body.
McConnell has had enough of the clinch but Simonsgaurd keeps him there for the moment.
Simonsgaurd working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McConnell drops down looking for an ankle pick but Simonsgaurd pulls his leg out and moves away.
Simonsgaurd gets tackled into the cage by McConnell . McConnell maintains the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Simonsgaurd dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Simonsgaurd closes the distance and pushes McConnell back into the cage.
McConnell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McConnell throws a half hearted mid kick.
McConnell looking to score a takedown here. Simonsgaurd is defending well but McConnell drives through and ends up in Simonsgaurd's guard.
Simonsgaurd looking for a guillotine here but McConnell defends easily.
Simonsgaurd has his foot on McConnell 's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. McConnell works his way back into a safe position though.
Simonsgaurd is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! McConnell rolls with it to try and escape but Simonsgaurd cranks on the arm and McConnell is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Craig Simonsgaurd!
An out of breath and clearly excited Craig Simonsgaurd thanked Northern Zombie for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chris McCocker (ranked 1421 p4p, 3320 weight class) and Tyler Westlake (ranked 176 p4p, 339 weight class). Westlake is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Tek It (Sped Up). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris McCocker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Tyler Westlake!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Bruno Lombardi and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCocker throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Westlake.
Westlake scores with a body shot.
Westlake moves in looking to clinch but McCocker pushes him off.
Westlake throws a head kick but McCocker moves out of range.
McCocker swats away the attempt to clinch by Westlake.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from McCocker.
Westlake dives in and scores a takedown into McCocker's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Westlake got a little sloppy there for a moment and McCocker has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Westlake has managed to get both his arms back between McCocker's legs - danger averted.
Westlake preventing the sweep.
McCocker has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Westlake doesn't defend quickly enough and McCocker has managed to lock this one up! Can Westlake escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to McCocker on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Chris McCocker!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Chris McCocker waved his t-shirt featuring Furnace Performance 🔥's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rantang Gustus (ranked 1294 p4p, 1179 weight class) and Caio Victor (ranked 158 p4p, 147 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rantang Gustus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Caio Victor!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Lou da Vinci and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gustus gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Victor gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Gustus tries to get to full guard but Victor has control of the leg.
Victor is looking to advance position but Gustus won't allow it.
Gustus makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gustus.
Victor sitting in guard doing not very much at all here. Gustus doesn't need a second invitation though! He's locked up a guillotine and he's squeezing tight! That is tiiiiiiiiight! Victor paying the price for stalling here - he's pushing hard on the arm trying to free himself but it's no use! He's tapped! WOW, quick submission from Gustus - great work!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Rantang Gustus!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Rantang Gustus made sure he mentioned Northern Zombie, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vinny Dias (ranked 418 p4p, 378 weight class) and Derrick Bradley (ranked 63 p4p, 58 weight class). Dias comes to the cage accompanied by Stranglehold- Ted Nugent. Bradley has chosen Sudbury Saturday Night as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vinny Dias!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Derrick Bradley!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Lou da Vinci and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bradley takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A big right from Dias misses.
Bradley throws a counter combo.
Dias misses the shot to the body.
Bradley looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bradley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dias.
A little jabbing left from Bradley on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bradley staying out of range there.
Bradley appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Dias tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bradley was well out of range. Poor timing from Dias.
Bradley is trying to counter with his kicks.
Dias has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Crunch! Bradley slams his shin into Dias's torso.
Bradley defending well as Dias loads up on a big left hand.
Bradley looks to land a body kick but Dias moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bradley connects with the punch.
Bradley closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bradley cracks Dias with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Dias looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Bradley finish him?
It looks like Vinny Dias has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dias misses with a left hand
and Bradley counters with a body kick that stops Dias in his tracks momentarily.
Dias checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Dias on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dias ducks under a wild hook from Bradley.
Dias ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dias shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bradley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dias swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bradley doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A lazy left from Dias finds it's target.
Dias swings for the body but Bradley moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dias throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bradley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bradley stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bradley wants it to stay on the feet.
A little jabbing left from Bradley on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dias takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
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!
Bradley scores with a nice strike.
Bradley has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Bradley connects with the punch.
Bradley throws a jab but it's blocked by Dias.
Dias throws a body punch but Bradley moves out of range.
A shot to the body from Dias misses
and Bradley makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A shot to the body from Dias misses
and Bradley makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dias looks to land a right hand but Bradley moved out of range.
Bradley unleashes a big counter combination but Dias bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradley sends Dias crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Bradley is motioning to the referee to let Dias up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Dias is rocked!
Dias throws a poor cross that misses
and Bradley counters with a crisp right hand that drops Dias! Bradley lets Dias back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Oh Dias is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bradley scores with a jab to the body.
Dias is breathing heavily.
Dias is holding his hands too far apart here. Bradley throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Dias is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Derrick Bradley!
Derrick Bradley seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Richard Hall (ranked 308 p4p, 622 weight class) and Haruki Muramaki (ranked 45 p4p, 81 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Richard Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Haruki Muramaki!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Reed Andrews and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Muramaki defends it nicely.
Muramaki swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hall 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.
Hall 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.
Muramaki wants to stand up but Hall is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hall avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hall stays in close to Muramaki's body and controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall is fighting to break Muramaki's control of his arms but Muramaki is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Hall trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hall trying to control the position from guard on top but Muramaki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hall is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Muramaki is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Hall ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hall with a lazy takedown attempt
and Muramaki counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Muramaki misses with a straight right.
Hall misses with a takedown attempt - Muramaki sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Muramaki swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard Hall. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Hall or perhaps it was just good defense by Muramaki, which made it look bad.
Hall shoots and misses
and Muramaki counters with a crisp right hand that drops Hall! Muramaki lets Hall back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Hall is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Muramaki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hall sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Oh Hall is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hall shoots in but Muramaki avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hall shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Muramaki sprawls well. Muramaki wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hall gets slowly back to his feet.
Hall seems to have got his legs back now.
Nice sprawl there from Muramaki as Hall shoots in.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Muramaki! But no joy.
Hall avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hall shoots in looking for a takedown. Muramaki tries to sprawl out of it but Hall keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Muramaki manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall fails to land the takedown.
Muramaki stuffs the takedown attempt from Hall. Hall gets slowly back to his feet.
Muramaki unleashes a big counter combination but Hall bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Hall changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Muramaki tries to avoid it but Hall manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Muramaki to the ground. Muramaki escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Muramaki leaves Hall with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Muramaki! But no joy.
Muramaki lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hall closes this distance looking for a takedown but Muramaki circles away.
Richard Hall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hall scores with a takedown into Muramaki's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Muramaki can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hall controlling from the top position.
Hall prevents Muramaki from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muramaki is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Hall slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Muramaki is not content to let Hall control the position.
Muramaki tries to bench press Hall off him but Hall keeps the position.
Muramaki wants to get back to his feet.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Haruki Muramaki dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hall shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Muramaki but Muramaki pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Muramaki displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hall.
Muramaki stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard Hall. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hall darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Hall is thwarting Muramaki's attempts to control the position.
Hall wants to take a breather but Muramaki is having none of it.
Muramaki really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hall. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall works his way into full mount!
Muramaki flails away from the bottom, looking to strike but he's give an arm to his opponent... uh oh. Hall wraps up the arm in an instant and pivots for an armbar! Tap or snap time - Muramaki decides to tap! Lovely submission by Hall!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Richard Hall!
An out of breath Richard Hall thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Small Dayton (ranked 52 p4p, 436 weight class) and Olan Zapina (ranked 4 p4p, 30 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 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 19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Small Dayton !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Olan Zapina!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Eddie Farnsworth and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zapina tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dayton moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Zapina takes the fight into the clinch.
Zapina misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Zapina.
Dayton avoids a wild elbow strike from Zapina.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dayton manages to pull guard.
Zapina preventing the sweep.
Dayton escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Zapina gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dayton pushes a forearm under Zapina's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Zapina is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Small Dayton !
Small Dayton retains his featherweight title!
Small Dayton seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hog Molly (ranked 117 p4p, 323 weight class) and Ricky Thompson (ranked 11 p4p, 19 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 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Hog Molly!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 22 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ricky Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Columbo Gatti and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Molly fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thompson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Thompson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Molly moves away.
Thompson just misses with a punch to the body.
Thompson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Molly throws a looping overhand right but Thompson ducks down to avoid it.
Molly on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Thompson fails to land the takedown.
A counter left hand to the body from Molly misses its target.
Thompson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Thompson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thompson has managed to clinch.
Thompson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Molly can't find room to land a body shot as Thompson controls the action.
Thompson struggles to land a body shot inside as Molly controls his hands.
Molly lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thompson backwards.
Thompson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Molly tries to work over Thompson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thompson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Molly throws a head punch that misses.
Thompson presses Molly against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Molly prevents a body shot from Thompson.
Molly lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thompson backwards.
Molly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thompson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Thompson tries to work over Molly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Molly - that landed with a thud.
Thompson cracks Molly with a nice body shot.
Thompson working aggressively here.
Molly blocks a body shot from Thompson.
Thompson gets through Molly's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Thompson slowing the pace effectively.
Thompson lands a left hand.
Molly scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Thompson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Molly misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thompson.
Molly blocks an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thompson slowing the pace effectively.
Thompson lands a nice shot to the body.
Thompson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thompson lands a nice shot to the body.
Molly is breathing heavily.
Molly misses with a punch to the body.
Thompson cracks Molly with a nice body shot.
Molly blocks a body shot from Thompson.
Molly throws a head punch that misses.
Thompson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Thompson misses with a punch on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Thompson.
Thompson misses with some punches.
Molly lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson blocking some punches.
Thompson prevents a body shot from Molly.
Molly misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thompson lands a right hand.
Molly struggles to land a body shot inside as Thompson controls his hands.
Molly misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thompson stalls.
Thompson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thompson controlling the action here for a moment.
A short uppercut from Thompson.
Thompson tries to work over Molly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Molly takes a shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thompson.
Molly tries to throw a body punch but Thompson avoids it by throwing Molly back against the cage.
Thompson pushes Molly back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson looking to stall.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Thompson.
Thompson tries to work over Molly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hand to the body from Thompson.
Thompson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Thompson is working Molly over against the cage.
Thompson has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Molly clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thompson scores with punches and elbows.
Molly covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Thompson scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Thompson throwing damaging strikes from the back! Molly could be in trouble here!
Molly is rocked!
Thompson is scoring with a succession of shots from the back. Molly is covering up - he's had enough and the ref steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ricky Thompson!
Ricky Thompson is the new super heavyweight champion!
Ricky Thompson took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Fantasy Nutrition & Laundry (15%) for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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