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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Simpson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Muscle Freak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Simpson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Sexy and I know It by "Neil Young" and Bruce Springsteen. 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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195 lbs
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198 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Intelligent |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mike Simpson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Muscle Freak!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Freak does no damage.
Freak fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Freak pushes Simpson up against the cage in a clinch.
Simpson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Freak to keep the fight standing.
Freak manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Simpson has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Freak uses from the top position.
Freak gets to his feet. Simpson looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Freak forces Simpson back against the cage and clinches.
Freak trying to land knees to the body.
Simpson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Freak manages to break the clinch.
Freak moves into the clinch successfully.
Knees to the body from Freak.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freak's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Freak lands with a shot to the body.
Freak has closed the distance and engaged Simpson in a clinch.
Freak escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Freak goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Simpson tries to keep at a distance but Freak has taken the fight into the clinch.
Freak stalls.
Freak unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Simpson is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Freak lands a knee to the head.
Freak lands a body shot.
Freak manages to break the clinch.
Freak lands a glancing blow to the side of Simpson's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freak moves into the clinch.
Simpson tries to pull guard but Freak forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Freak softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Simpson is rocked!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Freak.
Oh Simpson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
It looks like Mike Simpson has been cut.
Freak breaks from the clinch.
A head kick by Freak - that's a beauty! Simpson is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Freak can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Muscle Freak!
A relieved looking Muscle Freak thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sid Razor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Ring (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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186 lbs
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187 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sid Razor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jeremy Ring!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ring dives in and grabs Razor's left leg, looking for a takedown. Razor pushes down on Ring's head and hops out.
Ring moves in looking to clinch but Razor pushes him off.
Ring fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Razor closes the distance and clinches.
Ring avoids the elbow strike from Razor, against the cage.
Ring changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Razor fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Sid Razor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeremy Ring.
Ring checks a low kick from Razor.
Ring takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ring clinches with his opponent.
Ring blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch on the inside from Razor fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ring landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ring wants a takedown.
Ring manages to break the clinch.
Ring instigates a clinch.
Razor throws an elbow but it misses.
Ring drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ring on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ring looking to throw knees to the head but Razor is blocking nicely.
Ring fails to pull guard.
Ring wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ring is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Razor is defending well.
Razor misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ring.
Ring blocks the elbow strike.
Ring can't break the clinch.
Razor slowing the pace effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Razor missing with knees to the body.
Ring is looking to control Razor's arms but Razor gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ring has his back to the cage.
Razor leaning against his opponent.
Ring tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Razor smiles and moves away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ring tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Razor counters with a good low kick that Ring was not able to check.
Ring tries to clinch up but Razor circles away and keeps his distance.
Ring on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Razor lands a body shot.
Sid Razor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ring.
Razor throws a leg kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Razor moves into the clinch.
Razor trying to land knees to the body.
Ring on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Razor gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Razor is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Razor throws an elbow that misses.
Razor gets through Ring's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Razor trying to stall but Ring improves his position.
Ring goes for a takedown attempt but Razor pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Razor tries to score with a low kick but Ring moves his leg out of the way.
Ring moves to clinch but Razor breaks away
and Razor counters with an outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ring looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Razor is fending him off so far but Ring persists. Nope, Razor circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice takedown defense from Razor. No joy for Ring on that attempt.
A good leg kick by Razor.
Razor takes the fight into the clinch.
Razor throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ring takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ring jumps guard.
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.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Ring looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Razor postures up.
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 Sid Razor will probably get the nod.
That's time! Razor's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ring shoots in for a takedown but Razor shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice takedown defense from Razor. No joy for Ring on that attempt.
Razor throws a body punch but Ring moves out of range.
Razor closes the distance and clinches.
Ring misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Razor.
Ring tries to pull guard but Razor won't allow it.
Sid Razor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeremy Ring.
Razor tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ring avoids it.
Ring is looking for a takedown.
Ring blocks the elbow strike.
Razor stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Razor misses with an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Razor just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ring's brow.
Razor prevents the takedown attempt.
Ring avoiding damage as Razor throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Razor.
Razor missing with knees to the body.
Ring tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Razor misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ring.
Razor blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ring blocks a body shot from Razor.
Ring looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Razor unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Razor trying to control the position but instead, Ring has worked for underhooks and has pushed Razor into the cage.
Razor throws an elbow but it misses.
Ring pulls Razor into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ring has his feet on Razor's thighs here. He's pushed Razor off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Razor screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jeremy Ring!
A very excited looking Jeremy Ring 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leo Spartan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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183 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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180 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Experienced |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Lewis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leo Spartan!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Spartan looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Lewis blocking the ground and pound attempt from Spartan.
Spartan seems to be looking for submissions.
Lewis tries to kick Spartan off but Spartan keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Spartan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Spartan is trying to control the action in half guard but Lewis is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Lewis is defending against the submission attempts here by Spartan.
Spartan is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Lewis doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Spartan.
Spartan is looking for a kimura here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spartan is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Spartan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Spartan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Spartan is working for a kimura but Lewis is defending it quite comfortably.
Spartan is working for a submission of some sort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spartan prevents Lewis from standing back up.
Spartan wants to work for an arm triangle but Lewis is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Spartan is looking for a kimura but Lewis is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Spartan to get the leverage.
Spartan is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Spartan wants to free his trapped foot but Lewis is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spartan is trying to work for a kimura but Lewis is defending well.
Spartan prevents Lewis from standing back up.
Spartan is working for a submission of some sort.
Spartan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lewis knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Spartan on the ground.
Spartan lands strikes from half guard.
Lewis is trying to escape back to his feet but Spartan uses the scramble to pass into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spartan wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Lewis, who protects the arm well.
Spartan thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Spartan looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Spartan lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Lewis down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spartan is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Lewis knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Spartan working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leo Spartan dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Spartan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lewis but Lewis pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Spartan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lewis sprawls well. Lewis wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Spartan gets slowly back to his feet.
Lewis throws a sloppy head kick and Spartan moves out of range easily.
Lewis clinches up against the cage.
Lewis tries to work over Spartan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lewis is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Lewis has had enough of the clinch but Spartan keeps him there for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spartan is looking for a takedown.
Mike Lewis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leo Spartan.
Lewis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lewis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lewis keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lewis tries to clinch up but Spartan circles away and keeps his distance.
Spartan shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Lewis manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Lewis is looking to stand up but Spartan isn't so interested in that idea.
Spartan wants to pass the guard but Lewis is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spartan postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Lewis is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Spartan, into his guard.
Spartan trying to control the position here.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Mike Lewis just wasn't active enough.
Spartan drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spartan working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lewis's head.
Spartan working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lewis's head.
Spartan throwing strikes from guard but Lewis blocks nicely.
Spartan stops Lewis from standing up.
Spartan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Spartan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Spartan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lewis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Spartan.
Spartan wants to control from the top but Lewis keeps moving.
Spartan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Spartan with a nice head shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spartan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lewis is keeping the position for now.
Spartan throwing strikes but missing.
Lewis keeping full guard, as Spartan tries to pass.
Lewis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Spartan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spartan throws a big right hand that misses.
Spartan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spartan postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Lewis is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Spartan, into his guard.
Lewis is looking to stand up but Spartan won't let him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leo Spartan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Spartan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lewis's waist but Lewis gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Spartan off to one side.
Lewis fails in his attempt to clinch.
No luck for Spartan with that takedown attempt.
Spartan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Spartan scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Spartan is working for a submission of some sort.
Spartan stops Lewis from getting back to his feet.
Spartan is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lewis sees it coming and defends easily.
Lewis blocking the ground and pound attempt from Spartan.
Spartan is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spartan is looking for a kimura but Lewis is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Spartan to get the leverage.
Spartan is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Spartan is trying for a kimura here. Lewis looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Spartan wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Leo Spartan!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raphael Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Raphael Stone enters the cage!
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179 lbs
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171 lbs
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexander Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Raphael Stone!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone throws a good cross that connects.
Rua fails with the takedown.
Stone lands with a good body shot.
Stone jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Stone explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rua.
Stone looks to land a combination. Rua sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Stone looks for the body kick but Rua saw that one coming.
Stone throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rua closes this distance looking for a takedown but Stone circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Rua. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rua shoots in looking for a takedown but Stone manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rua's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Rua shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Stone but Stone pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Stone closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rua shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Stone as he jumps to the side.
Rua fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Stone avoids it really well and circles away.
Rua is breathing heavily.
Rua shoots for a double leg takedown but Stone sprawls well. He's pushed Rua's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Stone fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rua, pushing him back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Stone - that landed with a thud.
Stone's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stone's corner calls for a 1-2. Stone obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rua takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Stone lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Stone fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rua blocks a low kick nicely.
Stone looks to land a combination. Rua sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Stone!
Stone jabs at Rua's body.
Rua drops his hands momentarily and Stone takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Stone keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Raphael Stone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rua takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Stone moves into the clinch.
Rua is trying to drag Stone to the mat but Stone just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Stone lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Stone escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Raphael Stone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rua dives in and grabs Stone's left leg, looking for a takedown. Stone pushes down on Rua's head and hops out.
Stone goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rua looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stone displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A right-left combo lands from Stone.
Stone clinches up against the cage.
Stone breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua takes one on the button.
Stone scores with a body shot.
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!
Stone throws a series of strikes that have Rua backpedaling.
Stone keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Stone moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Stone lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rua is rocked!
Stone's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rua under the eye.
Oh Rua is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stone clinches up against the cage.
Rua drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rua seems to have got his legs back now.
Stone's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stone throws a low kick but Rua avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raphael Stone dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Stone lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Stone looks to land a combination. Rua sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Rua misses with a takedown attempt - Stone sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Rua on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Rua. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Stone defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rua.
Stone jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Stone pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Rua back to the cage. Stone follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Rua shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Stone as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Rua. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stone darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Stone goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
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!
Stone scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Rua fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone connects with a body shot that sends Rua's belly button to the back.
Stone connects with a body shot that sends Rua's belly button to the back.
Stone has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Stone rushes Rua and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Stone pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stone clobbers Rua with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Stone tries to bum rush Rua with a series of wild strikes but Rua uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stone scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Rua throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Stone's waist but Stone gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rua off to one side.
Stone lands a jab.
Alexander Rua is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stone tries a head kick but it misses.
Rua has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stone works Rua's body with a nice hook.
Rua looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stone scores with a kick to the body.
Stone lands with a good body shot.
Rua takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Stone looks to land a combination. Rua sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Rua shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Stone defends it nicely.
Rua fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A left and a right from Stone both land. Nice combination.
Rua tries to move into range but Stone moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Raphael Stone seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Stone has closed the distance and engaged Rua in a clinch.
Stone's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stone lands with a right hand.
Stone pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rua avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Stone cracks Rua with a good jab.
Rua takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rua drops his hands momentarily and Stone takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Stone misses with a body kick.
Stone tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rua is able to avoid easily.
Rua tries to clinch there but Stone circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone cracks Rua with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Stone lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rua at a distance.
Rua wants to clinch up but Stone keeps it at a distance.
Rua shoots for a double leg takedown but Stone sprawls well. He's pushed Rua's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stone connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rua momentarily.
Stone keeps the fight on the outside.
Rua fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Stone avoids it really well and circles away.
Stone comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stone moves into range and connects with a jab.
Rua takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rua misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raphael Stone showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Rua's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Stone lands a slapping body shot.
Stone stuffs the takedown.
Stone fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Stone is looking to score with low kicks.
Stone takes the fight into the clinch.
Stone manages to break the clinch.
Rua tries to score a power double leg takedown but Stone sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rua somewhat.
Stone lands a nice shot to the body.
Rua shoots in looking for a takedown. Stone tries to sprawl out of it but Rua keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Stone manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Rua. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stone feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rua's calf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone works the jab nicely.
Stone misses with a low kick.
Rua on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Rua avoids the head kick by Stone.
Stone fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rua, pushing him back against the cage.
Stone's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stone has closed the distance and engaged Rua in a clinch.
Stone breaks from the clinch.
Stone rushes Rua and presses him up against the cage.
Stone breaks from the clinch.
Stone scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone scores with a jab to the body.
Rua walks into a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stone has closed the distance and engaged Rua in a clinch.
Rua is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Stone is defending well.
Stone breaks the clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rua.
Stone slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rua misses with a takedown attempt - Stone sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Rua checks a low kick from Stone.
Rua tries to keep at a distance but Stone has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Stone.
Rua tries for a takedown but Stone manages to get underhooks.
Stone lands a body punch.
Rua can't get the takedown.
Stone pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stone lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Stone connects with a looping right hand.
Stone lands with a shot to the body.
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!
Stone darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rua checks a leg kick.
Stone thuds a left hand into Rua's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Rua! He's out on his feet! Stone rushes in and drops Rua with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Raphael Stone!
Raphael Stone made sure to mention his sponsor, Torment Fightwear in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Smeg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Lin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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205 lbs
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bruno Smeg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jeremy Lin!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lin instigates a clinch.
Lin digs a right hand into Smeg's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Smeg's gas tank.
A short uppercut from Lin.
Lin cracks Smeg with a nice body shot.
Lin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lin lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smeg wants to break free but Lin has control.
Lin lands an uppercut.
Smeg drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lin gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Lin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Smeg.
Smeg is breathing heavily.
Lin lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lin lands a body punch.
Lin works on Smeg's body with a couple of short punches.
Lin lands a right hand.
Lin lands with a right to the head.
Lin throws a big uppercut that drops Smeg! More strikes from Lin and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Smeg lies dazed against the cage as Lin celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeremy Lin!
After the big win, Jeremy Lin made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Charlie Wang's Tattered Rags & 95% Laundry and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vitor Zimmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Bukharin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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196 lbs
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vitor Zimmer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vladimir Bukharin!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zimmer throws a jab but it's blocked by Bukharin.
Zimmer throws a sloppy head kick and Bukharin moves out of range easily.
Zimmer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zimmer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zimmer closes the distance but Bukharin moves to the side
and Bukharin counters with a shoot takedown. Zimmer fights it but they end up in guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Bukharin is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Bukharin scoring with some ground and pound.
Bukharin working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Zimmer's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bukharin with a nice head shot there.
Bukharin scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bukharin makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bukharin is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Zimmer working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bukharin doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bukharin manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bukharin controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bukharin is in close to Zimmer's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bukharin works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Bukharin prevents Zimmer from improving his position.
Bukharin looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Zimmer knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bukharin on the ground.
Zimmer trying to control here.
Bukharin passes to full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bukharin pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
It looks like Vitor Zimmer has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bukharin controlling from the full mount.
Bukharin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zimmer is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bukharin unloading with bombs!
Zimmer taking shots to the head.
Bukharin postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Zimmer badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Bukharin around the waist but Bukharin pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Bukharin is the winner by TKO! Bukharin jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vladimir Bukharin!
Vladimir Bukharin made sure to mention his sponsor, BioPharm Nutrition in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jyrki Jyytti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jyytti comes to the cage accompanied by Mass Destruction (Reincarnation). 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jyrki Jyytti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nathan Jones!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones throws a low kick but Jyytti avoids it.
A combination from Jyytti does no damage.
Jones pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jyytti moves out of range of the leg kick from Jones.
Jyytti misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jyytti blocks a head kick by Jones.
Jones tries a low kick but Jyytti avoids it.
Jones throws a head kick but Jyytti moves out of range.
Jones throws a head kick but Jyytti moves out of range.
Jones tries to score with a low kick but Jyytti moves his leg out of the way.
Jyytti staying out of range there.
Jones takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
It looks like Nathan Jones has been cut.
Jones tries to clinch but Jyytti is having none of it.
A leg kick checked by Jones.
Jyytti is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jones looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nathan Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones is looking to clinch but Jyytti is avoiding it.
Jyytti circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jyytti counters with a nice body shot.
Jyytti jabs Jones to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Jyrki Jyytti has been cut.
Jones gets caught flat footed, as Jyytti shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Jyytti trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jyytti working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jyytti trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Jyytti is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jyytti trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jyrki Jyytti wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A head kick misses from Jones.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jyytti walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jab from Jyytti.
Jones takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A left lands for Jyytti.
Danga de danga de dang - Jyytti scores with a four punch combination!
That has opened up Nathan Jones's cut even more.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jyytti works over Jones's head and body with a nice combination.
Nice combo by Jyytti! Oh, that's hurt him - Jones falls to the canvas and Jyytti follows him into side control.
Jones is rocked!
The cut above Nathan Jones's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Jyytti working the ground and pound but Jones is defending the strikes.
Jones is still in real trouble! Can Jyytti finish him?
Jyytti tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Jones seems to have recovered his senses.
Jones on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jyytti has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Jones plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Jyytti wants to land a leg kick but Jones is out of range.
Jyytti tests Jones's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nathan Jones's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Jyytti dips to his left and cracks Jones with an uppercut!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jyytti avoids the head kick by Jones.
Jyytti closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Jyytti lands in his opponent's guard.
Jyytti wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Jyytti with a nice head shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jyytti controls from within his opponent's guard.
Jyytti slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Jyytti controls the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jyytti working away.
Jones is trying to buck Jyytti off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jyrki Jyytti dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jyytti scores with a jab. Jones acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A combination from Jones does no damage.
Jyytti is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jones sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jyytti avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jyytti throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jyytti's corner calls for a 1-2. Jyytti obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jones keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jyrki Jyytti is winning the standup battle so far.
Jyytti thuds his right hand into Jones's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Nathan Jones's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jyrki Jyytti!
Our winner, Jyrki Jyytti, 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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