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WOTLA 9 - BW Title Challengers PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ronald Rousey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liam Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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146 lbs
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Basic striking
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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 Los Angeles, Ronald Rousey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Liam Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Thomas is defended easily by Rousey.
Rousey closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Thomas's guard.
Thomas looking for a sweep. Not yet Thomas, not yet.
Rousey will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Thomas looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thomas looking to control.
Rousey postures up and lands a big shot to Thomas's brow.
Rousey is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Rousey trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Thomas manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rousey holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Thomas tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas throws a sloppy strike and Rousey uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Rousey has ended up in Thomas's guard.
Thomas throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Thomas is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Rousey cracks Thomas with a solid left hand.
Thomas wants to sweep but no luck.
Rousey distracts Thomas with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Rousey is working Thomas over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Rousey is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Thomas is on top in guard.
Thomas wants to pass the guard but Rousey is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas being controlled here momentarily.
Rousey has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rousey keeping moving, preventing Thomas from controlling successfully.
Thomas looking to sit in guard and control but Rousey gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rousey preventing the sweep.
Rousey chips away with some ground and pound.
Rousey trying to control but Thomas is working from the bottom.
Thomas trying to control the position.
Rousey is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Rousey with a nice head shot there.
Rousey scoring with some ground and pound.
Rousey postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Rousey looking to pass the guard.
Thomas tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Thomas is trying to control the position but Rousey postures up.
Thomas has momentary wrist control but Rousey slips an elbow through the middle.
Rousey throws a big right hand that misses.
Rousey content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rousey lands a couple of digs.
Rousey with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Rousey has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Thomas looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rousey is one step ahead there.
Rousey postures up.
Rousey stopping the sweep attempt from Thomas.
Rousey is working Thomas over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Rousey postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rousey slips nicely into half guard.
Thomas wants to control but Rousey is keeping busy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rousey scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Rousey working Thomas over with strikes.
Thomas tries to get to full guard but Rousey has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronald Rousey dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rousey cracks Thomas with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Thomas ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Thomas connects with a solid leg kick.
Rousey shoots in looking for a takedown. Thomas tries to sprawl out of it but Rousey 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.
No joy there for Thomas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Thomas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rousey moves away.
Rousey feints and as Thomas raises his hands in defense, Rousey changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Thomas is trying to keep Rousey in close.
Rousey won't allow Thomas to sweep him here.
Thomas is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rousey lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rousey's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Rousey content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas working a defensive guard here.
Rousey is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Thomas keeping moving, preventing Rousey from controlling successfully.
Thomas wants to sweep here but Rousey controlling him for the moment.
Rousey scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rousey is in close to Thomas's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Rousey is working Thomas over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Thomas is rocked!
Rousey content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Thomas is still in real trouble! Can Rousey finish him?
Rousey working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Rousey is working Thomas over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Rousey is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rousey's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Rousey loads up on a big left hand. Thomas felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Rousey looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Thomas can't hide his disappointment, as Rousey celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ronald Rousey!
Ronald Rousey made sure to mention his sponsor, Condemned in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chancho Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cks ss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith comes to the cage accompanied by Method Man- I came to bring the pain . Chancho Smith has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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146 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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Determined |
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chancho Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cks ss!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but ss swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A clash of legs there as ss blocks the low kick.
Smith misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Smith shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has ss pinned against the cage. ss gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Smith takes a swing at ss's ribcage but misses.
Smith wants to clinch.
ss has closed the distance and engaged Smith in a clinch.
Smith has ss pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Smith pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending ss tumbling to the mat - Smith dives into ss's guard.
Smith trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
ss is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Smith is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chancho Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, ss creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
ss lands a shoulder strike.
Smith wants a takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ss tightens his grip and picks Smith up, before dumping him to the ground. Smith manages to land in guard.
ss stands up from Smith's guard - ss perhaps looking for a knockout.
Nice sprawl there from Smith as ss shoots in.
ss drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
ss has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Smith is proving hard to escape from.
Smith working for a triangle but ss defends it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
ss wants to stand but Smith has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith has his foot on ss's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. ss works his way back into a safe position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
ss gets to his feet - Smith follows without any prompting.
Smith fails in his attempt to clinch.
ss slips a jab and a cross from Smith.
Smith avoids the head kick by ss.
ss looks gassed!
Nice takedown defense from Smith. No joy for ss on that attempt.
Smith shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Smith was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Smith pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
BOOM! Smith connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Smith with the ground and pound from mount.
ss is rocked!
Smith lands with some strikes.
ss is still in real trouble! Can Smith finish him?
ss defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Smith.
Smith looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
ss really wants to buck Smith off and get back to his feet.
ss seems to have recovered his senses.
Smith landing strikes, looking to finish!
Smith looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
ss in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
ss really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Smith. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Smith is going oldschool here, as he tries to force ss to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so ss shrugs it off.
Smith lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
ss wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Smith really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Smith lands a nice shot to the head.
Smith with the ground and pound from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith lands a heavy elbow.
ss is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Smith lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Smith with good strikes from the mount here!
Smith has control of ss's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and ss regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Smith lands a big elbow.
Smith looking for a guillotine from mount but ss is having none of it.
Smith looking for a guillotine from mount but ss is having none of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith is in the full mount, landing strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chancho Smith 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.
Horrible takedown by Smith or perhaps it was just good defense by ss which made him look bad.
Smith closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. ss did well to prevent Smith getting side control.
Smith stops ss from getting back to his feet.
Smith not landing any meaningful shots this time.
ss manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Chancho Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
ss shoots in for a double leg but Smith sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Smith forces ss back against the cage and clinches.
Smith gets underhooks to prevent ss's takedown attempt.
Smith decides to pull guard.
Smith throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
ss is sitting in close to Smith's body. Smith has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! ss is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, ss is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Smith.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Chancho Smith!
A very excited looking Chancho Smith 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vyacheslav Fedotov (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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137 lbs
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Counter striker
Intelligent |
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anderson Alves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vyacheslav Fedotov!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alves takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fedotov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alves lands a jab to the head.
Fedotov throws a body punch but Alves moves out of range.
Alves shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Fedotov is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Fedotov has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Alves is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Fedotov.
Fedotov manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Alves holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Fedotov lands with a punch from half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alves trying to control but Fedotov postures up.
Fedotov wants to pass to mount but Alves is defending the position.
Fedotov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fedotov wants to free his trapped foot but Alves is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Alves manages to get to full guard.
Alves looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fedotov looking to pass the guard.
Alves strikes from his own guard.
Fedotov stopping the sweep attempt from Alves.
Fedotov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Fedotov wants to pass the guard but Alves is keeping the position.
Alves keeping moving, preventing Fedotov from controlling successfully.
Alves wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Alves is working hard here to advance position.
Fedotov slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Fedotov has control of an arm but Alves manages to advance to Fedotov's back!
Fedotov is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fedotov rolls, trying to escape but Alves keeps control of the position.
Alves just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Fedotov preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Alves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fedotov covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Alves doesn't have the hooks in and Fedotov manages to turn into his guard.
Fedotov looking to pass the guard.
Alves bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fedotov's guard.
Fedotov escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Alves gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Alves controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Alves wants to control from the top but Fedotov keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves stays in close to Fedotov's body and controls the position.
Alves postures up.
Alves trying to control the position from guard on top but Fedotov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anderson Alves has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Fedotov misses the shot to the body.
Alves takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fedotov misses with a body shot.
Fedotov thows a body shot but no joy.
Vyacheslav Fedotov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fedotov misses with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fedotov misses with a hook. Alves ducked under it nicely.
Fedotov is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Alves rather than just go for the knockout.
Alves digs a good hook to Fedotov's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Alves 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.
Alves will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Alves checks the leg kick nicely there.
Fedotov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Danga de danga de dang - Alves scores with a four punch combination!
Fedotov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Alves scores with a punch to the head.
Fedotov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Alves with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Alves with a hook.
Fedotov digs a good body shot into Alves's ribs.
Fedotov throws a jab when Alves was well out of range.
Fedotov misses with a two punch combination.
Alves shoots in for a takedown but Fedotov shows good takedown defense.
Alves is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Fedotov looks to land a combination but Alves avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fedotov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alves.
Fedotov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fedotov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Alves checks a leg kick.
Alves throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Fedotov tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Alves is in Fedotov's guard.
Anderson Alves overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Alves advances to half guard.
Alves landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Fedotov wants to control but Alves is keeping busy.
Fedotov is looking to get back to full guard here but Alves has managed to pass to side control instead.
Fedotov gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Alves landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
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!
Alves prevents Fedotov from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Fedotov on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Fedotov makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Fedotov.
Alves working some strikes from top position.
Fedotov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Alves's guard.
Alves trying to control the position.
Fedotov is sitting in close to Alves's body. Alves has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Fedotov is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Fedotov is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Alves.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Anderson Alves!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Anderson Alves made sure he mentioned Dynamic Nutrition $35 159 Recovery , along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bishop Kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vergil Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kane comes to the cage accompanied by Here Comes the Pain by Slayer. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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240 lbs
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274 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bishop Kane!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vergil Rua!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rua swinging wildly here.
Kane shoots in but no luck this time.
Kane shoots for a takedown but Rua saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kane darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Kane is looking for a kimura but Rua is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kane to get the leverage.
Kane seems to be looking for submissions.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rua can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kane is working for a kimura but Rua is defending it quite comfortably.
Kane looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane seems to be working for a kimura but Rua defends the submission attempt.
Kane is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Rua defends it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kane thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Kane.
Kane throwing shots but Rua is blocking nicely.
Kane missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kane lands a nice short elbow.
Kane is looking for a kimura but Rua is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kane to get the leverage.
Kane is looking for a kimura here.
Kane is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Rua defends it well.
Rua is defending against the submission attempts here by Kane.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane throwing shots but Rua is blocking nicely.
Kane missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kane is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Rua blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kane.
Kane has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Rua blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kane.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kane thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rua's head.
Kane throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rua blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kane.
Kane is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Kane moves into full mount! Rua won't be happy about that!
Rua defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Kane.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rua defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Kane.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bishop Kane dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kane closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Rua quickly recovers to half guard.
Kane prevents Rua from standing back up.
Kane is looking for a kimura but Rua is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kane to get the leverage.
Rua really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kane. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kane looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Kane is working for a kimura but Rua is defending it quite comfortably.
Kane looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kane is looking for a kimura here.
Rua blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kane.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kane is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kane wants to work for an arm triangle but Rua is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kane landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kane is trying to work for a kimura but Rua is defending well.
Kane not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane throwing shots but Rua is blocking nicely.
Kane thows a huge punch but Rua dodges it nicely.
Kane not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kane thows a huge punch but Rua dodges it nicely.
Rua on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kane is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kane thows a huge punch but Rua dodges it nicely.
Kane not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kane seems to be working for a kimura but Rua defends the submission attempt.
Kane wants to work for an arm triangle but Rua is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kane is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kane throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kane is looking to advance position but Rua won't allow it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rua avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kane.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bishop Kane dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kane fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jab, jab by Rua - just one landing.
It looks like Bishop Kane has been cut.
Kane shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Kane was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Kane is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Kane is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rua can do to turn this around?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kane has control of Rua's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Rua regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Kane wants to finish this one by submission but Rua is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Kane.
Kane looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Bishop Kane overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Kane.
Kane looking to secure an arm triangle but Rua defends it well.
Kane throws some wild stikes that Rua manages to avoid easily.
Rua holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Kane tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Kane has control of Rua's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Rua regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kane throwing strikes here but Rua is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Kane misses with a head shot.
Kane landing strikes, looking to finish!
Kane lands with some strikes.
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.
Kane cracks Rua with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Kane here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Kane looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Kane thowing shots but they're missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Kane is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Rua can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Rua defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Kane.
Kane scoring with strikes but Rua is staying in there.
Kane is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Rua to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Rua shrugs it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kane cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kane lands a big shot there that rocks Rua but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Kane throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
The referee warns Rua that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Rua taking shots to the head.
BOOM! Kane connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Kane is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Rua has managed to escape the submission attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kane looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bishop Kane clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Bishop Kane's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kane shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rua but Rua pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rua keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bishop Kane is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rua misses with a double jab.
No luck for Kane with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bishop Kane. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rua throws a right and a left that Kane avoids nicely.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kane is defended easily by Rua.
Rua lands an overhand right.
A combination from Rua does no damage.
Kane is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rua sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Rua fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice takedown defense from Rua. No joy for Kane on that attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Rua. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rua as he jumps to the side.
Kane shoots in looking for a takedown but Rua manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kane's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Rua closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Kane looks for a takedown but Rua sprawls well.
Rua throws a series of punches but Kane avoids them all with ease.
Rua throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kane.
Rua fails to land with a series of punches.
Rua throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kane sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rua stuffs the takedown.
Some wild striking there from Rua.
Rua rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kane moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kane fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rua avoids it really well and circles away.
Vergil Rua seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kane shoots in looking for a takedown. Rua tries to sprawl out of it but Kane keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rua manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kane with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rua to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kane shoots for a double leg takedown but Rua sprawls well. He's pushed Kane's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rua dips to his left and cracks Kane with an uppercut!
Rua is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Kane shoots in for a takedown but Rua shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rua misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rua throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kane shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rua defends it nicely.
Vergil Rua is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kane fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rua avoids it really well and circles away.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rua!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Rua was covering up waiting for the punch and Kane finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Kane has gone for a leg lock! Rua slips out almost immediately though and dives into Kane's guard.
Rua must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kane has his foot on Rua's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rua works his way back into a safe position though.
Rua wanted to stand there but Kane had control of the position.
Kane looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Rua has picked Kane up and slammed him! Kane can't keep hold of the triangle and Rua manages to pass to side control!
Rua tries to stand but Kane is controlling his head.
Kane tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Rua wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua wants to stand but Kane is controlling his arm.
Kane gets back to half guard.
Kane actively working from the bottom here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rua seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kane moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Kane escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rua gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kane has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rua can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vergil Rua dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Bishop Kane's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Rua throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kane.
Kane with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rua counters with a series of strikes. Kane will be more careful next time no doubt.
Rua misses with a jab, cross combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rua. Kane does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kane shoots and misses
and Rua counters with a left to the body.
Kane looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rua is fending him off so far but Kane persists. Nope, Rua circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bishop Kane. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rua lands a left and a right that send Kane crashing to the mat, dazed. Rua thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Kane is rocked!
Bishop Kane's cut is getting worse.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kane is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Rua doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Kane crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Kane's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 5, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vergil Rua!
Vergil Rua is the new heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nissin Miojo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlton Banks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Banks has chosen Carlton Dance Medley as his entrance music. Nissin Miojo is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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145 lbs
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nissin Miojo!
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, Carlton Banks!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miojo misses with a takedown attempt - Banks sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Banks doesn't manage to clinch there - Miojo circles away.
Miojo shoots in for a takedown but Banks shows good takedown defense.
Banks tries to clinch there but Miojo circles away.
Banks has closed the distance and engaged Miojo in a clinch.
Banks lands an elbow just above Miojo 's eye.
It looks like Nissin Miojo has been cut.
Miojo is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nissin Miojo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Miojo takes an elbow to the temple.
Miojo tries for a takedown. No joy.
Banks lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Miojo wants a takedown but no success here.
Banks lands a nice elbow.
Miojo is looking to take this one to the mat.
Miojo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Banks gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Miojo is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Banks pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Miojo is looking for a takedown.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Banks lands an elbow inside that Miojo shrugs off.
Banks lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Miojo is rocked!
Miojo is breathing heavily.
Miojo takes an elbow to the temple.
Oh Miojo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nissin Miojo's cut is getting worse.
Banks pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Miojo! Banks unloads with more strikes and Miojo sinks to his knees! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carlton Banks!
Carlton Banks seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Landon Collins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stanley Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Landon Collins 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Landon Collins!
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, Stanley Stone!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Collins stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Collins wants it to stay on the feet.
Stone gets tackled into the cage by Collins. Collins maintains the clinch.
Stone is working for takedown but Collins is calmly controlling the position for now.
Collins has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Stone clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Stone rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Collins is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Collins is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Stone defends it well.
Collins is looking for a kimura here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone controlling the position for now.
Stone is looking to improve his position.
Stone is refusing to be controlled, as Collins sits in half guard.
Stone gets full guard.
Stone trying to keep a closed guard but Collins is proving a slippery customer.
Collins throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collins slips nicely into half guard.
Collins is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Stone is just riding it out for now. Collins eventually gives up the hold.
Collins is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Stone defends it well.
Collins is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Stone has managed to free his arm - good work.
Stone is trying to maintain the position but Collins is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Collins looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Stone wants to control but Collins is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Collins looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Collins missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Collins is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Stone is just riding it out for now. Collins eventually gives up the hold.
Stone wants to improve his position but Collins is controlling well.
Collins seems to be looking for submissions.
Collins is looking for a kimura but Stone is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Collins to get the leverage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Landon Collins dominated that 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.
Stone looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Collins is fending him off so far but Stone persists. Nope, Collins circles away and we're back to standing.
Collins misses with an uppercut.
A big left from Collins misses.
Stone gets a double leg takedown into Collins's guard.
Stone stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Collins swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Stone must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Stone trying to control the position from guard on top but Collins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Stone missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Collins is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Stone defends well.
Stone lands a couple of digs.
Collins is looking for a triangle but Stone pushes his legs off easily.
Collins looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stone pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Collins is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Stone is aware though and is defending well.
Collins keeping moving, preventing Stone from controlling successfully.
Collins is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Stone is aware though and is defending well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Collins is looking for a triangle but Stone pushes his legs off easily.
Stone content to stall in guard here.
Landon Collins overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Collins looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Stone stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Collins swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Stone postures up in Collins's guard and throws a big left but Collins blocks it.
Stone wants to pass the guard but Collins is keeping the position.
Stone connects with a couple of short punches.
Stone trying to control the position from guard on top but Collins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
Collins looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Collins really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Collins isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Stone stacks Collins on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Stone!
Collins is not content to let Stone control the position.
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!
Collins is looking to reverse the position.
Stone tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Collins tries to improve position but can't.
Collins sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Collins looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collins looking for submissions off his back.
Collins keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Collins is in trouble now - Stone has advanced to mount!
Stone is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Collins has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Collins is looking to get to half guard.
Stone is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Collins can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Stone trying to control but Collins is having none of it.
Stone working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Stone looking for a guillotine from mount but Collins is having none of it.
Collins regains half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stone seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Collins does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Stone is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Stone is keen to just control but Collins is a slippery customer.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stone is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Collins defends it well.
Stone trying to control the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stanley Stone showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Collins.
Stone manages to work his way to half guard, despite Collins's best efforts.
Stone wants to improve his position but Collins is controlling well.
Stone is looking to control Collins's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Stone avoid being mounted?
Collins is working for a submission of some sort.
Stone is not content to let Collins control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Collins is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Stone sees it coming and defends easily.
Collins is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Collins wants to work for an arm triangle but Stone is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Collins prevents Stone from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collins is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Stone defends it well.
Collins works his way into side control.
Collins looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Collins tries for a kimura but Stone is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collins tries for a kimura but Stone is defending well.
Collins tries to move into full mount but can't pass Stone's legs.
Stone is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Stone avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Collins.
Collins working the strikes but Stone uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone keeping control of the position.
Stone won't allow Collins to pass to mount.
Stone moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Collins tries to free his leg and advance position but Stone is retaining full guard.
Stone is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Collins advances position into side control!
And that's the end of the fight!
Landon Collins showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Collins 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Landon Collins!
A determined Landon Collins 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nick Gaston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Geronimo Mondragon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gaston's entrance music is Fort Minor - Remember The Name. A fine choice. Mondragon comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Sepultura - Ratamahatta kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Geronimo Mondragon will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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275 lbs
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nick Gaston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Geronimo Mondragon!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mondragon ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mondragon keeps the fight on the outside.
Gaston takes one on the button.
Gaston tries to clinch up.
Gaston tries to clinch but Mondragon moves away
and Mondragon counters with a right hand to the body.
Gaston tries to clinch but Mondragon moves out of range.
Gaston tries to clinch up.
A clash of legs there as Mondragon blocks the low kick.
Gaston is looking to clinch but Mondragon is avoiding it.
Gaston closes the distance and clinches.
Gaston displaying some good clinch control by pressing Mondragon up against the cage.
Gaston lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Geronimo Mondragon has been cut.
Gaston unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mondragon lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gaston lands an elbow just above Mondragon 's eye.
Gaston lands an elbow inside.
Mondragon takes an elbow to the forehead.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gaston.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gaston.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mondragon tries to circle away but Gaston has him pinned against the cage.
Mondragon is trying to break free.
Gaston lands an elbow inside that Mondragon shrugs off.
Gaston blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mondragon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mondragon is trying to break the clinch but Gaston has him pressed against the cage.
Gaston lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That has opened up Geronimo Mondragon's cut even more.
Gaston landing knees to the body.
Mondragon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gaston lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gaston is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Nice elbow from Gaston.
Gaston landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mondragon looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mondragon takes an elbow to the temple.
Mondragon has Gaston pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Gaston manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gaston.
Gaston lands an elbow inside.
Gaston lands a damaging elbow.
The cut above Geronimo Mondragon's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gaston.
Mondragon takes an elbow to the temple.
Gaston controlling the action here for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mondragon takes an elbow to the temple.
Gaston lands an elbow inside.
Geronimo Mondragon's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee is keeping an eye on Gaston - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Gaston lands an elbow inside.
Gaston lands a nice elbow.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Geronimo Mondragon's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Nick Gaston!
Nick Gaston decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Milo Talon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuri Boyka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Milo Talon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Milo Talon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yuri Boyka!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Talon closes the distance and clinches.
Talon throws a knee to the head but misses.
Talon trying to land knees to the body.
Boyka tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Talon smiles and moves away.
Boyka walks forward, straight into a front kick from Talon.
Boyka throws a head kick but Talon moves out of range.
Talon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boyka swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Boyka circles away from the clinch attempt.
Talon moves into the clinch.
Talon looking to slow down the pace here.
Talon pushes off an throws an elbow but Boyka leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Talon misses with an elbow over the top.
Boyka can't get the takedown.
Boyka has Talon pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Talon manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Milo Talon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yuri Boyka.
Talon prevents the takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talon creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Talon lands an elbow inside that Boyka shrugs off.
Talon misses with an elbow over the top.
Boyka is trying to pull guard but Talon turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Boyka jumps guard and drags Talon to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Boyka has his foot on Talon's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Talon works his way back into a safe position though.
Boyka is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Talon trying to control but Boyka is working from the bottom.
Talon knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Boyka on the ground.
Talon is looking to advance position but Boyka has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Talon is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talon is in a horrible position here. Boyka smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boyka cracks Talon with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Boyka has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Boyka connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Boyka looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Boyka unloading with bombs!
Boyka punishing his opponent with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boyka controlling from the full mount.
Talon is bucking up trying to escape but Boyka cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyka can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Talon is looking to escape.
Talon is desperately trying to improve his position but Boyka has a good base and remains in mount.
Boyka is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Talon to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Talon shrugs it off.
Boyka lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Talon is squirming around, avoiding Boyka's attempts to control the action.
Boyka lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Talon hang on?
It looks like Milo Talon has been cut.
Talon tries to hold on but Boyka postures up.
Boyka looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Talon wants to control but Boyka is having none of it.
Talon wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Boyka.
The referee warns Talon that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Boyka landing strikes from the mount and Talon is in trouble!
Boyka scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Talon?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boyka controlling the pace for now.
Boyka working the ground and pound effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuri Boyka dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Milo Talon's cut.
That's time! Talon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Boyka feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Talon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Boyka postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Boyka postures up in Talon's guard and throws a big left but Talon blocks it.
Boyka won't allow Talon to sweep him here.
Boyka passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Boyka looks up at the clock and then as Talon takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Boyka smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Talon wants to control but Boyka postures up.
Boyka is trying to get an arm triangle but Talon is defending well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Talon is not content to let Boyka control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talon is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
An elbow from Boyka crashes against the mat.
Boyka cracks Talon with a big right hand but Talon just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Talon is looking for a sweep.
Yuri Boyka has got the better of the ground game so far.
Boyka works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
You can see the frustration on Talon's face as Boyka controls the position.
Talon takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyka working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Talon tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Boyka landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boyka prevents Talon from escaping the position.
Boyka scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Talon to see if he's OK.
Boyka lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Talon struggling a bit here.
Talon trying to remain calm as Boyka controls from the top position.
Check out the look on Boyka's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Boyka working the head and body with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talon is looking for a sweep.
Boyka is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Talon knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Boyka cracks Talon with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Boyka working the ground and pound.
Boyka working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Boyka throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Boyka has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talon is looking for a sweep.
Talon avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Boyka.
Boyka scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Talon to see if he's OK.
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!
Boyka is trying to get an arm triangle but Talon is defending well.
Boyka lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Talon takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boyka controlling the position from side mount.
Boyka in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuri Boyka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Milo Talon's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Talon connects with a high kick.
Talon moves into the clinch successfully.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Boyka blocks the elbow strike.
Talon with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Boyka drops down looking for an ankle pick but Talon pulls his leg out and moves away.
Boyka throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Talon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Talon cracks the inside of Boyka's front leg.
Talon gets caught napping as Boyka dives in and scores a takedown. Talon manages to retain guard.
Boyka scoring with punches to the head and body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boyka scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Talon controls Boyka momentarily but Boyka frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyka loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Boyka passes into half guard.
Boyka missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Boyka is trying to control. Talon wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Boyka is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Talon sees it coming and defends easily.
Boyka has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Talon defend it? Boyka steps over the head and cranks it - Talon is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Boyka!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Yuri Boyka!
After the big win, Yuri Boyka made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors [WOT] Inner Beast Nutrition And Laundry and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Dela Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and White Sons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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177 lbs
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183 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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Dela Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, White Sons!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sons misses with a few strikes there.
Dela Cruz lands a nice hook to Sons's body. Sons takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sons takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sons throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Dela Cruz was covering up waiting for the punch and Sons finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Sons throwing strikes from guard but Dela Cruz blocks nicely.
Sons throws a big right hand that misses.
Sons missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sons is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sons is in close to Dela Cruz's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sons working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sons missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sons postures up in Dela Cruz's guard and throws a big left but Dela Cruz blocks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dela Cruz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dela Cruz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sons throwing strikes from guard but Dela Cruz blocks nicely.
Sons with a nice head shot there.
Sons throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sons is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sons throws a big elbow that misses.
Sons chips away with some ground and pound.
Dela Cruz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sons trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sons throws a big right hand that misses.
Sons postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sons in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dela Cruz is breathing heavily.
Sons with a nice head shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sons throwing strikes from guard but Dela Cruz blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sons is looking to work some ground and pound but Dela Cruz has wrist control.
Sons in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sons working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sons postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sons is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sons working some strikes from top position.
Sons lands a couple of elbows.
Sons lands a couple of elbows.
Dela Cruz controls Sons momentarily but Sons frees himself.
Dela Cruz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dela Cruz knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sons on the ground.
Sons throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dela Cruz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sons thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Sons is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sons content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sons pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dela Cruz is keeping the position for now.
Sons throws a big right hand that misses.
Sons with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dela Cruz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sons.
Sons thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Sons thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Sons lands a couple of elbows.
Sons postures up in Dela Cruz's guard and throws a big left but Dela Cruz blocks it.
Sons postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sons works over Dela Cruz with some ground and pound from guard.
Sons has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sons keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dela Cruz's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dela Cruz has momentary wrist control but Sons slips an elbow through the middle.
Sons loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sons cracks Dela Cruz with a solid left hand.
Sons 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.
Sons lands a couple of elbows.
Sons works over Dela Cruz with some ground and pound from guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sons accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sons throws a big right hand that misses.
Sons throws a big right hand that misses.
Sons stands up over Dela Cruz, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
White Sons dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sons looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Sons working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sons is in close to Dela Cruz's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sons throws a big right hand that misses.
Sons throwing strikes but missing.
Sons loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sons throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sons is working Dela Cruz over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sons with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sons scoring with some ground and pound.
Sons content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sons accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sons content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sons content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sons keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dela Cruz's head.
Sons content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sons scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sons content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sons throws a big elbow that misses.
Sons is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
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!
Sons postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sons working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dela Cruz's head.
Sons working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sons keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dela Cruz's head.
Sons working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sons is in close to Dela Cruz's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Dela Cruz is rocked!
Sons working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dela Cruz's head.
Oh Dela Cruz is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sons distracts Dela Cruz with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sons lands a couple of digs.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sons's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sons postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sons pushing down on Dela Cruz's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Sons landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Dela Cruz on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sons lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Dela Cruz quite badly. Dela Cruz pulls Sons in close trying to recover. Sons postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Dela Cruz on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Dela Cruz doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). White Sons!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Koopa Troopa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Baxter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Troopa comes to the cage accompanied by Koopa Troopa. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 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
5 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Koopa Troopa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan Baxter!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Troopa throws an off balance right hand
and Baxter counters with a good low kick that Troopa was not able to check.
Troopa takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A nice inside leg kick there by Baxter. That's going to slow Troopa down.
Troopa throws a right hand that misses
and Baxter counters with a nice low kick that buckles Troopa's knee momentarily.
Baxter tries to clinch but Troopa is having none of it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Troopa. Baxter does a little dance to reset his feet.
An inside leg kick lands from Baxter.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot to the liver by Baxter. Beautiful body shot.
Baxter punishes Troopa's body with a nice straight punch.
Troopa is breathing heavily.
Troopa misses with a straight right.
A swing and a miss from Troopa.
Baxter connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Koopa Troopa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baxter digs a good body shot into Troopa's ribs.
Baxter takes the fight into the clinch.
Knees to the body from Baxter.
Baxter landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A short body shot lands from Baxter as the two fighters clinch.
Baxter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Baxter keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Baxter fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice jab there from Baxter.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Troopa misses with a lunging right hand
and Baxter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Koopa Troopa has been cut.
Troopa misses with an uppercut
and Baxter counters with an outside leg kick.
Baxter lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Baxter scores with a shot to the body.
Baxter throws out a powerful jab.
Baxter cracks Troopa with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Troopa tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Baxter pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Troopa is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryan Baxter!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Ryan Baxter made sure he mentioned [CBK]Smashwear UK, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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