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DPEF- Challengers 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Damian Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Bon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drake kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is War is my Destiny. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Jean Bon enters the cage!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Damian Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jean Bon!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, William Peck and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Drake does no damage.
Drake looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bon is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bon avoids the head kick by Drake.
Drake throws a right and a left that both miss.
Drake avoids the body shot from Bon.
No joy there for Drake, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bon takes the fight into the clinch.
Bon keeps control of Drake as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Drake has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Drake wants to get back to striking at distance but Bon won't allow it.
Drake can't break the clinch.
Drake is looking to break free of the clinch but Bon has double underhooks.
Bon controlling the action here for a moment.
Drake tries to circle away but Bon has him pinned against the cage.
Bon keeps control of Drake as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The referee calls for Bon to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bon drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Drake gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Drake is trying to break the clinch but Bon is controlling him.
Drake takes a shot to the head.
Bon landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Drake is trying to break the clinch but Bon is controlling him.
Bon has Drake pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Drake manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Bon blocks an uppercut.
Drake misses with the head strike.
Drake swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Drake tries to break free but Bon pushes him back against the cage.
Bon manages to pull guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Bon lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Drake!
Drake tries to reverse the position but Bon maintains control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Drake wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
I really don't envy Drake right now.
Drake trying to get back to his feet but Bon is in full control for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bon is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Bon misses with a punch to the head.
Bon throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Bon biding his time, controlling Drake.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Drake breaks Bon's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Bon throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Bon uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Damian Drake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Drake does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Drake.
Drake blocks a head kick by Bon.
An inside leg kick from Drake misses.
Drake misses with a jab, cross combination.
Drake throws a one two combo.
It looks like Jean Bon has been cut.
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!
Bon lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Drake throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bon.
Drake sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Drake stalks Bon and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bon's face. Bon staggers backwards, shaken.
Drake swats away the attempt to clinch by Bon.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Drake stuffs the takedown attempt from Bon. Bon gets slowly back to his feet.
Damian Drake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jean Bon.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Damian Drake will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jean Bon's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Drake throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bon.
A swing and a miss from Bon.
The fight stays on the outside here - Drake looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Damian Drake is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bon avoids a punch combination nicely.
Drake throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bon's waist but Bon gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Drake off to one side.
Drake throws a nice looking combination but Bon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Drake looks for the body kick but Bon saw that one coming.
No joy there for Drake, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Drake will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Drake misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bon stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bon wants it to stay on the feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bon dives in and grabs Drake's left leg, looking for a takedown. Drake pushes down on Bon's head and hops out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Drake. Those never looked like landing.
A punch combination from Drake misses.
Bon closes the distance and pushes Drake back into the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Drake's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Drake is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bon is trying to drag Drake to the mat but Drake just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Drake is looking to break free of the clinch but Bon has double underhooks.
Bon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bon looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Damian Drake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jean Bon.
Bon shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Drake as he avoids it easily.
Drake pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bon throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Drake's waist but Drake gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bon off to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake moves in looking to clinch but Bon pushes him off.
Bon moves in looking to clinch but Drake pushes him off.
Drake misses with a jab, cross combination.
Drake swinging wildly here.
Drake fails to land with a series of punches.
Bon doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Drake counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Drake displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bon dodges the punch combination from Drake.
Drake takes a swing at Bon's ribcage but misses.
Bon shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Drake pinned against the cage. Drake gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Drake misses with the body kick
and Bon counters with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bon takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Damian Drake is winning the standup battle so far.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Drake!
Drake throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A right-left combo lands from Drake.
Drake throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Drake goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Bon closes the distance and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bon looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bon wants to clinch up but Drake keeps it at a distance.
Drake misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Drake misses with a wild combination.
Drake misses with a low kick.
Drake lands a jab-cross combination.
Drake tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Drake manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bon shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Drake as he jumps to the side.
Drake misses with a jab, cross combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bon shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Drake sprawls well. Drake wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bon gets slowly back to his feet.
Drake throws a right hand that Bon ducks under and follows up with a left that Bon also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damian Drake dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jean Bon's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Drake lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Bon shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Drake as he jumps to the side.
Bon fails to land the takedown.
Drake fails to land with a series of punches.
Drake tries to clinch but Bon is having none of it.
Bon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Drake lands a nice shot that snaps Bon's head back.
A punch combination from Drake misses.
Bon forces Drake back against the cage and clinches.
Bon breaks from the clinch.
Bon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A lazy body kick from Drake
and Bon counters with a low kick, right behind Drake 's knee.
Bon shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Drake as he avoids it easily.
Damian Drake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jean Bon.
Drake looks to land a combination but Bon avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake misses with a double jab.
Bon looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Drake is fending him off so far but Bon persists. Nope, Drake circles away and we're back to standing.
Drake throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bon takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Drake looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Drake swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bon tries for a takedown but Drake sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Drake lands a jab-cross combination.
Drake tries to clinch but Bon moves out of range.
Drake looks to land a combination but Bon avoids it well.
Bon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Drake closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Drake lands in his opponent's guard.
Bon kicks Drake off and gets to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drake swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bon has Drake up against the cage in a clinch.
Drake is trying to break the clinch but Bon is controlling him.
A right hand to the body from Bon.
Bon pulls guard effortlessly.
Drake throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bon works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Drake throwing strikes from guard but Bon blocks nicely.
Bon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake is looking to stand up but Bon won't let him.
Drake postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Drake loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Drake trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Drake trying to control but Bon is working from the bottom.
Damian Drake is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Drake showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Drake wants to control from the top but Bon keeps moving.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Bon looking to control.
Damian Drake has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Drake lands a two punch combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bon.
Drake dives in and grabs Bon's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bon pushes down on Drake's head and hops out.
Bon shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Drake defends it nicely.
Some wild striking there from Bon.
Drake shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Drake showed some decent athleticism there.
Drake seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Jean Bon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Drake not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Damian Drake showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Drake, 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damian Drake!
Damian Drake managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, [WOT] DTK Designs (Laundry), into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Guy McKain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mohamed Houssam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Houssam has chosen Meek Mill feat Rick Ross - I'm A Boss as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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240 lbs
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Basic striking
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Guy McKain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mohamed Houssam!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McKain stuffs the takedown.
Houssam with a lazy takedown attempt
and McKain counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Houssam wants to stand up but McKain is controlling him.
McKain looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Houssam trying to keep a closed guard but McKain is proving a slippery customer.
McKain is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Houssam keeping full guard, as McKain tries to pass.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as McKain accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
McKain 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Houssam shoots in but McKain avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Guy McKain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mohamed Houssam.
McKain fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Houssam on the side of the head.
Houssam takes a jab right on the kisser.
McKain misses the shot to the body.
McKain works Houssam's body with a nice hook.
Houssam looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McKain comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
McKain lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Houssam at a distance.
McKain with a body punch. A glancing blow.
McKain connects with a body shot.
Houssam gets caught napping as McKain dives in and scores a takedown. Houssam manages to retain guard.
McKain's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKain slips nicely into half guard.
McKain content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
McKain passes to full mount!
McKain with good strikes from the mount here!
McKain lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Houssam hang on?
McKain takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Houssam wants to hold on but McKain pushes him away.
McKain drops a big elbow. That's hurt Houssam! More shots from McKain and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Guy McKain!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Said Lambreta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Said Lambreta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lambreta shoots in looking for a takedown. Thomas tries to sprawl out of it but Lambreta keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Thomas manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lambreta slips a jab and a cross from Thomas.
Thomas throws a right hand that Lambreta ducks under and follows up with a left that Lambreta also avoids with ease.
Lambreta looking to score a takedown here. Thomas is defending well but Lambreta drives through and ends up in Thomas's guard.
Lambreta throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lambreta has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Thomas is proving hard to escape from.
Lambreta won't allow Thomas to get back to his feet.
Lambreta is looking to work some ground and pound but Thomas has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lambreta looking to sit in guard and control but Thomas gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Thomas would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Lambreta wants to stand but Thomas is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas trying to stand up but can't free himself from Lambreta's guard.
Thomas stands up from Lambreta's guard - Thomas perhaps looking for a knockout.
Thomas keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Thomas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lambreta at a distance.
Lambreta is breathing heavily.
Thomas takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
It looks like Said Lambreta has been cut.
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!
Thomas sends Lambreta crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Thomas is motioning to the referee to let Lambreta up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Lambreta is rocked!
Thomas misses with a two punch combination.
Oh Lambreta is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thomas throws a right and a left that Lambreta avoids nicely.
Thomas throws a series of punches but Lambreta moves out of range.
Mark Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thomas looks to land a combination but Lambreta avoids it well.
A telegraphed right hand from Thomas misses the target.
Lambreta slips a jab and a cross from Thomas.
Thomas misses with a two punch combination.
Thomas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thomas swinging wildly here.
Lambreta avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lambreta keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thomas.
Thomas throws a big shot that misses.
A swing and a miss from Thomas.
Thomas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lambreta circles away quickly and effectively.
Thomas looks to throw the jab but Lambreta is out of range.
Lambreta slips a jab and a cross from Thomas.
Thomas throws a right and a left that Lambreta avoids nicely.
Thomas throws a right hand that Lambreta ducks under and follows up with a left that Lambreta also avoids with ease.
Thomas missing with a left hand there. Lambreta was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Thomas! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mark Thomas!
A victorious Mark Thomas thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jay Erikson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buster Santora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Erikson comes to the cage accompanied by "Float on easy". Buster Santora has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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292 lbs
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Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jay Erikson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Buster Santora!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Elvis Blanc and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santora throws a head kick that misses.
Erikson takes one to the chin there.
It looks like Jay Erikson has been cut.
Erikson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Santora misses with a takedown
and Erikson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Santora won't be happy with that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Santora is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Erikson's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Erikson trying to control the action but Santora is working from the bottom.
Santora is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Santora flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Santora tries to kick Erikson off but Erikson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Erikson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Erikson is looking for a kimura but Santora is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Erikson to get the leverage.
Santora has his hands clasped together around Erikson's back. He's all about the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Erikson trying to pass the guard but Santora defending well.
Erikson drops an elbow to the side of Santora's head.
Erikson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Santora trying to control from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Santora wants to get back to full guard.
Erikson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Still in half guard, Erikson seems content to control.
Santora looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Erikson is controlling the pace.
Santora is trying to control but can't.
Erikson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Santora doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Erikson.
Erikson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santora wants to get back to his feet.
Erikson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Erikson is trying to control the action in half guard but Santora is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Santora pushes Erikson off and gets back to his feet.
Santora gets caught flat footed, as Erikson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Erikson is breathing heavily.
Erikson trying to control but Santora is working from the bottom.
Santora being controlled here, momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Erikson trying to control the position from guard on top but Santora is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Erikson is pushing down on Santora's leg trying to pass to half guard. Santora is fighting to maintain full guard but Erikson has managed to sneak the leg through.
Santora keeping control of the position.
Santora makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Santora.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santora pulls Erikson in close to prevent any damage.
Erikson wants to control from the top but Santora keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jay Erikson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jay Erikson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Santora fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jay Erikson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Erikson dives in and grabs Santora's left leg, looking for a takedown. Santora pushes down on Erikson's head and hops out.
Erikson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Santora shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Erikson as he jumps to the side.
Santora changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Erikson tries to avoid it but Santora manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Erikson to the ground. Erikson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jay Erikson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Buster Santora.
Erikson is looking to clinch but Santora is avoiding it.
Erikson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Santora.
Erikson tries to clinch up but Santora circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Erikson moves in looking to clinch but Santora pushes him off.
Santora shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Erikson defends it nicely.
Santora is breathing heavily.
Erikson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Santora with a poor takedown
and Erikson counters with a head kick.
Santora shoots in looking for a takedown. Erikson tries to sprawl out of it but Santora keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Erikson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Santora tries to clinch but Erikson moves out of range.
Erikson tries to clinch but Santora is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santora shoots for a takedown but Erikson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Erikson drives through and clinches with Santora against the cage.
Erikson manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Erikson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Santora's guard.
Erikson gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Erikson clinches up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Erikson wants to stall.
Santora tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Erikson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Erikson misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santora tries a knee to the head but Erikson blocks it.
Erikson is trying to drag Santora to the mat but Santora just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Santora jumps guard but Erikson stands there with Santora around his waist. Santora gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Erikson is looking for a takedown.
A nice right hand lands inside from Santora.
Santora ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Santora no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Erikson trying to control but Santora is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santora has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Erikson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Santora avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Erikson trying to control the position from guard on top but Santora is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Santora is trying to control the position but Erikson postures up.
Erikson pushes down on Santora's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Santora trying to hold on to Erikson's head to control him but Erikson postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Erikson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jay Erikson's cut.
That's time! Erikson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Erikson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Erikson lands in his opponent's guard.
Erikson trying to control but Santora is working from the bottom.
Santora is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Santora is looking to stand up but Erikson isn't so interested in that idea.
Santora trying to control the position here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Santora with a nice cross.
Erikson wants to clinch.
Erikson slaps away a takedown attempt from Santora, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Santora will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Erikson leaves Santora with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santora swinging wildly here.
Erikson wants to clinch up but Santora keeps it at a distance.
Nice takedown defense from Santora. No joy for Erikson on that attempt.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Santora enables Erikson to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Santora manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Erikson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
You can see the frustration on Santora's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Erikson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santora manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Erikson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jay Erikson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Santora is trying to control the action in half guard but Erikson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Santora stands up out of the half guard.
Erikson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Erikson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Santora swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Erikson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Santora doesn't manage to clinch there - Erikson circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santora tries to clinch up.
Erikson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Santora was covering up waiting for the punch and Erikson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Erikson trying to control but Santora is working from the bottom.
Santora wants to sweep here but Erikson controlling him for the moment.
Santora keeping full guard, as Erikson tries to pass.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Erikson pushes down on Santora's leg and manages to get into half guard.
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 Jay Erikson.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Erikson, 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jay Erikson!
A determined Jay Erikson didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Mike (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alves's entrance music is Dirt on your shoulders. A fine choice. This should be a great matchup!
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175 lbs
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Good knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Thiago Alves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tyson Mike!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mike throws a low kick but Alves moves out of range easily.
Mike fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Some wild striking there from Alves.
Mike takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mike throws a right and a left that Alves avoids nicely.
Alves throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alves stuffs the takedown attempt from Mike. Mike gets slowly back to his feet.
A punch combination from Alves misses.
Alves swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Alves throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Alves throws a head kick that Mike semi-blocks.
Alves tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mike throws a series of punches but Alves moves out of range.
Alves lands a big head kick that sends Mike tumbling to the mat! Alves takes a step backwards and waves Mike back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Mike is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves is looking to slow Mike down with leg kicks.
Mike is still on wobbly legs! Can Alves finish him?
Mike misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Alves looks for a left high kick but can't connect. Alves backs up to catch a breather... no he lunges forward with a huge flying knee that smacks Mike's temple! It sends Mike violently to the canvas! The crowd goes nuts as Alves celebrates and the doctors try to help Mike!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Flying Knee). Thiago Alves!
Our winner, Thiago Alves, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henry Ballard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Viviano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Antonio Viviano is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Henry Ballard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Antonio Viviano!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Viviano keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ballard.
Viviano tries to clinch up
letting Ballard counter with a right hand.
Viviano moves in looking to clinch but Ballard pushes him off.
Viviano looks to clinch
and Ballard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Viviano fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ballard shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Viviano is trying to defend but Ballard finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Viviano is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ballard scores with a couple of nice shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ballard looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
This has been an exciting period of action!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballard works his way into full mount!
Ballard controlling the position easily from mount.
Viviano tries to lock up and control but Ballard gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ballard controlling from the full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Viviano is looking to improve his position but Ballard isn't that keen on the idea.
Ballard controlling the pace for now.
You get the feeling that Viviano really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Ballard controlling his opponent.
Ballard landing strikes from the mount and Viviano is in trouble!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ballard is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Viviano can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballard controlling from the full mount.
Ballard lands a big shot there that rocks Viviano but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Ballard controlling his opponent.
Ballard scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Ballard has isolated one of Viviano's arms. Viviano looking to fight him off but Ballard twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Henry Ballard!
A very excited looking Henry Ballard made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ronny Martins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Dux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martins comes to the cage accompanied by Jesus Chorou. Dux has chosen Bloodsport - Fight to Survive as his entrance music. Ronny Martins is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ronny Martins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frank Dux!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dux finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Martins avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dux misses with an uppercut.
Dux throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dux doesn't manage to clinch there - Martins circles away.
Dux tries a low kick but Martins avoids it.
Dux fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Martins.
Dux will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Dux finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Dux lands a big head kick that sends Martins tumbling to the mat! Dux takes a step backwards and waves Martins back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Martins is rocked!
It looks like Ronny Martins has been cut.
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!
Dux moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Oh Martins is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Martins gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Martins fails with the takedown
and as Martins loses concentration momentarily, Dux counters with a picture perfect head kick! Martins goes down, out cold! The referee rushed in to check on his condition - I'm sure he'll be ok but that was a massive knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Frank Dux!
Frank Dux gave a mention to Crippler's Corner in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brett Swayze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fubar Pogue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pogue has chosen Deadmau5 - Ghosts n Stuff as his entrance music. Brett Swayze has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brett Swayze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Fubar Pogue!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pogue looks for a takedown but Swayze sprawls well.
Swayze has managed to clinch.
Swayze breaks the clinch.
Swayze scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Swayze digs a good body shot into Pogue's ribs.
Pogue has closed the distance and engaged Swayze in a clinch.
Swayze breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pogue tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Swayze swivels and escapes.
Pogue drives through and clinches with Swayze against the cage.
Swayze pressing his opponent against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pogue.
Swayze with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pogue takes a knee to the side of the body.
Swayze landing knees to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swayze pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Swayze darts in and clinches Pogue up against the cage.
Swayze manages to break the clinch.
Pogue has closed the distance and engaged Swayze in a clinch.
Pogue throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Pogue swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Swayze throws a knee to the head but misses.
Swayze with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pogue scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pogue taking a breather.
Swayze pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Swayze throws a leg kick which misses Pogue's front leg but catches the back leg as Pogue tries to avoid it.
Swayze moves into the clinch.
Pogue is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Swayze using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Swayze pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pogue instigates a clinch.
Pogue misses with a knee to the head.
Pogue tries a knee to the head but Swayze blocks it.
Swayze escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pogue has managed to clinch.
Pogue tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Swayze's elbow.
Pogue takes a knee right on the jaw!
Swayze lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Swayze landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Pogue looks gassed!
Swayze's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fubar Pogue seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Swayze rushes Pogue and presses him up against the cage.
Pogue is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Swayze is defending well for now.
Pogue tries for a takedown. No joy.
Brett Swayze has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fubar Pogue.
Swayze misses with a knee strike.
Swayze looking to throw knees to the head but Pogue is blocking nicely.
Swayze breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Swayze rushes Pogue and presses him up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swayze lands a knee to the head.
Swayze escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pogue gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Swayze pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pogue rushes Swayze and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Swayze breaks the clinch.
Pogue drives through and clinches with Swayze against the cage.
Swayze pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Swayze scores with a jab to the head.
Pogue darts in and clinches Swayze up against the cage.
Swayze has Pogue pressed against the cage.
Swayze blocking some punches.
Swayze manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pogue moves into the clinch successfully.
Swayze manages to break the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pogue takes the fight into the clinch.
Swayze with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pogue using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Swayze has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Swayze lands a nice knee to the body.
Pogue taking a breather.
Swayze breaks the clinch.
Pogue falls off balance throwing a combination
and Swayze counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Swayze.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pogue is working for takedown but Swayze is calmly controlling the position for now.
Swayze pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Swayze tries to keep at a distance but Pogue has taken the fight into the clinch.
Swayze manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brett Swayze dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Swayze darts in and clinches Pogue up against the cage.
Swayze looking to slow down the pace here.
Pogue can't find room to land a body shot as Swayze controls the action.
Swayze scores with a knee to the head.
Pogue tries to stall but Swayze uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Swayze tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pogue tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Swayze avoids it.
Swayze connects with a knee to the head.
Swayze escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pogue closes the distance and clinches.
Swayze breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pogue moves into the clinch.
Swayze breaks the clinch.
Pogue clinches up against the cage.
Pogue blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Swayze tries a knee to the head but Pogue blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swayze scores with a knee to the head.
Swayze is stalling here.
Swayze missing with knees to the body.
Swayze's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Pogue stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pogue tries to work over Swayze's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Swayze with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pogue's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Swayze with a knee to the head.
Pogue stalling in the clinch but Swayze improves position.
Swayze lands a good knee to the midsection. Pogue won't want to take too many of those.
Pogue is breathing heavily.
Swayze misses with a knee strike.
Swayze scores with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Swayze throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pogue blocks it with crossed arms.
Swayze with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Swayze lands a nice knee to the body.
Swayze blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Swayze pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pogue pushes Swayze up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Pogue fails to land.
Pogue throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Swayze blocks it with crossed arms.
Pogue is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Swayze is defending well for now.
A short left from Pogue.
Pogue avoiding damage as Swayze throws knees to the body.
Pogue misses with a knee strike.
Pogue takes a knee to the side of the body.
Swayze breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Swayze stalks Pogue and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Pogue's face. Pogue staggers backwards, shaken.
Swayze goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swayze lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Swayze rushes Pogue and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Swayze manages to break the clinch.
Swayze gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Swayze lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Brett Swayze has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pogue wants to stall.
Pogue goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pogue struggles to land a body shot inside as Swayze controls his hands.
Pogue with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pogue throws a head punch that misses.
Swayze throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pogue blocks it with crossed arms.
Pogue stalling in the clinch.
Swayze landing knees to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swayze lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Pogue works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Swayze breaks the clinch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Swayze!
A solid body kick from Swayze.
Swayze lands a head kick. Pogue smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Swayze closes the distance and pushes Pogue back into the cage.
Pogue is looking to control Swayze's arms but Swayze gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pogue has his back to the cage.
Swayze landing knees to the head.
Swayze working Pogue over with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pogue tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Swayze manages to break the clinch.
Pogue has Swayze up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brett Swayze dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Swayze has Pogue up against the cage in a clinch.
Pogue missing with knees to the body.
Pogue looking to throw knees to the head but Swayze is blocking nicely.
Swayze breaks from the clinch.
Swayze tries to keep at a distance but Pogue has taken the fight into the clinch.
Swayze breaks from the clinch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Swayze.
Pogue on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Swayze scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Swayze rushes Pogue and presses him up against the cage.
Swayze lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pogue lands with a left to the head.
Pogue can't find room to land a body shot as Swayze controls the action.
Swayze breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brett Swayze is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Swayze breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pogue tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Swayze breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pogue drives through and clinches with Swayze against the cage.
Swayze holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Swayze looking to throw knees to the head but Pogue is blocking nicely.
Swayze with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pogue takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swayze pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Swayze moves into range and clinches up with Pogue.
Swayze tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Swayze lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Swayze tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pogue tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Swayze with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Swayze pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Swayze lands a high kick!
Swayze drives through and clinches with Pogue against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Pogue misses with a punch to the body.
Swayze throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pogue blocks it with crossed arms.
Pogue has a couple of punches blocked by Swayze.
Pogue putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Swayze in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swayze putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pogue in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Swayze breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brett Swayze is winning the standup battle so far.
Pogue changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Swayze tries to avoid it but Pogue manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Swayze to the ground. Swayze escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Pogue moves into range and clinches up with Swayze.
Swayze crunches a lovely knee into Pogue's ribcage.
Pogue tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pogue misses with a punch to the body.
Pogue using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Swayze has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Swayze with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Swayze takes a knee right on the jaw!
Pogue misses with a knee strike.
Pogue takes a knee right on the jaw!
Pogue swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Swayze with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Swayze tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swayze keeps control of Pogue as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pogue with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Swayze connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pogue's face.
Swayze lands a nice knee to the body.
Swayze breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pogue shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Swayze but Swayze pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Swayze lands a high kick!
Pogue shoots in looking for a takedown. Swayze tries to sprawl out of it but Pogue keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Swayze manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Brett Swayze has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fubar Pogue.
Swayze closes the distance and clinches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brett Swayze showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Swayze 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brett Swayze!
An intense looking Brett Swayze took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Roadhouse!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Ares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Haley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ares comes into the arena with Baby blaring out of the sound system. Dan Haley has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Ares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dan Haley!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ares misses with a few strikes there.
Ares takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ares misses with a double jab
enabling Haley to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like John Ares has been cut.
Ares tries to keep at a distance but Haley has taken the fight into the clinch.
Haley lands an uppercut.
Haley scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Haley.
Ares misses with a short punch on the inside.
Haley lands a shot to the body.
Ares wants to break the clinch but can't.
Haley lands a body shot in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ares tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Haley keeps control of Ares as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ares fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haley working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ares is rocked!
Haley unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Ares! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Haley is unloading with more strikes now! Ares drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dan Haley!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Dan Haley made sure he mentioned Steel Terror-Trition: Video Proven 160Q, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alaska Winterstorm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daz King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alaska Winterstorm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daz King!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Ian Loll and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by Winterstorm there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Winterstorm misses with a series of wild punches.
King has his takedown stuffed
so Winterstorm counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
King avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Winterstorm's corner is telling him to maintain position.
King looking to control.
Winterstorm pushing down on King's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Winterstorm seems to be working for a kimura but King defends the submission attempt.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Winterstorm lands a nice short elbow.
Winterstorm is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. King doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Winterstorm.
Winterstorm is trying to control. King wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winterstorm is thwarting King's attempts to control the position.
Winterstorm thows a huge punch but King dodges it nicely.
King trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
King working to try and regain half guard.
Winterstorm takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Winterstorm with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Winterstorm putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Winterstorm has control of King's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and King regains control of the situation pretty easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Winterstorm jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but King manages to avoid the submission attempt.
King tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Winterstorm wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winterstorm working the head and body with strikes.
King is trying to control Winterstorm's posture but Winterstorm avoids it.
King tries to buck Winterstorm off but Winterstorm is having none of it.
King can't do much from the bottom here.
Winterstorm is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but King is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Winterstorm is chipping away with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winterstorm working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
King is looking for a sweep.
Winterstorm works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Winterstorm happy to just control the position for now.
King tries to bench press Winterstorm off him but Winterstorm keeps the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Winterstorm scores with punches from side control.
King is trying to improve his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Winterstorm trying to control the position but King is working away.
Winterstorm is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, King has escaped the position, nice work there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alaska Winterstorm dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
King avoids a punch combination nicely.
King changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Winterstorm tries to avoid it but King manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Winterstorm to the ground. Winterstorm escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Winterstorm closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Winterstorm lands in his opponent's guard.
King is trying to control the position from the bottom.
King being controlled here, momentarily.
Winterstorm has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Winterstorm is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winterstorm advances position into side control!
King is looking to reverse the position.
Winterstorm landing strikes.
King is looking for a sweep.
Winterstorm lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear King down.
Winterstorm lands an elbow.
Winterstorm working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
King manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winterstorm kicks King off and gets back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Winterstorm closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. King did well to prevent Winterstorm getting side control.
King gets back to full guard.
Winterstorm got a little sloppy there for a moment and King has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Winterstorm has managed to get both his arms back between King's legs - danger averted.
King is breathing heavily.
Winterstorm tries to free his leg and advance position but King is retaining full guard.
Winterstorm working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Winterstorm wants to control from the top but King keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Winterstorm defends it easily.
Winterstorm trying to control the position from guard on top but King is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Winterstorm stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. King swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Winterstorm looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
King working for a triangle but Winterstorm defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King can't keep his opponent in guard - Winterstorm advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Winterstorm prevents King from improving his position.
King is looking to control Winterstorm's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can King avoid being mounted?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Winterstorm is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Winterstorm is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alaska Winterstorm dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
King gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Winterstorm counters with a shoot takedown. King fights it but they end up in guard.
Winterstorm postures up.
Winterstorm is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
King is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
King is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Winterstorm defends well.
King looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Winterstorm is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Winterstorm advances to half guard.
King takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Winterstorm scores with a couple of nice shots.
King is defending against the submission attempts here by Winterstorm.
Winterstorm is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that King can do to turn this around?
King is trying to get back to full guard.
Winterstorm passes the guard and advances to mount!
King keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winterstorm unloads with some vicious shots from mount and King wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Winterstorm celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alaska Winterstorm!
Alaska Winterstorm tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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