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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chauncey Silvestre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michel Rodalgo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rodalgo is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Ace of Spades - By Motorhead. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
16 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Chauncey Silvestre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michel Rodalgo!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Micheangelo Fripello and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodalgo slips a straight right by Silvestre.
Rodalgo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Silvestre throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Rodalgo thuds a left hand into Silvestre's body.
Nice straight punches there by Silvestre. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Silvestre.
Silvestre throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rodalgo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Silvestre circles away.
Rodalgo defending well as Silvestre loads up on a big left hand.
Rodalgo moves out of range as Silvestre throws a body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A combination from Silvestre does no damage.
A big left from Silvestre misses.
Rodalgo connects with a right hand. Silvestre shakes it off.
Silvestre lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rodalgo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A telegraphed right hand from Silvestre misses the target.
Silvestre throws a series of punches but Rodalgo moves out of range.
Chauncey Silvestre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rodalgo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rodalgo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silvestre moves away.
Silvestre looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvestre throws the kick towards the body but Rodalgo avoids it.
Silvestre lands with a kick to the ribs.
A big left from Silvestre misses.
Rodalgo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Silvestre attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Rodalgo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silvestre.
Silvestre thumps Rodalgo with a low kick.
Rodalgo digs a good hook to Silvestre's body.
Silvestre tries to score with a low kick but Rodalgo moves his leg out of the way.
Silvestre pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rodalgo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Silvestre as he avoids it easily.
Silvestre thows a body shot but no joy.
Rodalgo throws a hook but Silvestre blocks it.
Silvestre looks to score with a jab to the body but Rodalgo is just out of range.
Nice body punch from Rodalgo.
Rodalgo takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
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!
Silvestre throws the kick towards the body but Rodalgo avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Rodalgo as he checks the leg kick.
Rodalgo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silvestre.
Rodalgo thows a body shot but no joy.
Rodalgo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Silvestre swivels and escapes.
Chauncey Silvestre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michel Rodalgo.
Rodalgo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rodalgo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silvestre throws out the jab.
A head kick misses from Silvestre.
Rodalgo misses the shot to the body.
Silvestre takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Silvestre loads up on a big right hand but Rodalgo slips the punch.
Rodalgo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Silvestre rather than just go for the knockout.
Rodalgo misses with a few strikes there.
Rodalgo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silvestre lands a head kick!
A jab from Silvestre misses.
Silvestre misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodalgo loads up on a big right hand but Silvestre slips the punch.
Rodalgo misses with a takedown attempt - Silvestre sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Rodalgo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A swing and a miss from Silvestre.
Decent striking displayed by Silvestre there.
Rodalgo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Silvestre.
Silvestre connects with an inside leg kick.
Rodalgo scores with a takedown into Silvestre's guard.
Rodalgo wants to pass the guard but Silvestre is keeping the position.
Silvestre trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodalgo trying to control the position from guard on top but Silvestre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silvestre is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Silvestre 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.
Rodalgo throws a big right hand that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silvestre pulls Rodalgo in close to prevent any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Chauncey Silvestre wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Rodalgo avoids the body shot from Silvestre.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chauncey Silvestre dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Silvestre lands a really nice looking cross but Rodalgo seems unphased.
Rodalgo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silvestre.
Rodalgo throws a hook to the side of Silvestre's head but Silvestre sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rodalgo misses with a body shot.
Rodalgo avoids a kick to the body.
Silvestre looks to score with a jab to the body but Rodalgo is just out of range.
Silvestre gets caught napping as Rodalgo dives in and scores a takedown. Silvestre manages to retain guard.
Silvestre working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rodalgo.
Rodalgo trying to control the position from guard on top but Silvestre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rodalgo passes Silvestre's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Silvestre keeping hold of Rodalgo's head, controlling as best he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodalgo is stalling here. Silvestre is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Rodalgo seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Silvestre has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
You can see the frustration on Rodalgo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Silvestre throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Rodalgo is trying to control Silvestre's posture but Silvestre avoids it.
Rodalgo tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Silvestre wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Rodalgo managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Silvestre.
Rodalgo takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodalgo is trying to get back to half guard.
Rodalgo is trying to control Silvestre's posture but Silvestre avoids it.
An elbow from Silvestre crashes against the mat.
Rodalgo takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Silvestre lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Silvestre creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rodalgo strikes from the bottom.
Rodalgo tries to improve position but can't.
Silvestre tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rodalgo tries to bench press Silvestre off him but Silvestre keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodalgo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Silvestre is chipping away with strikes.
Silvestre tries to advance to mount but Rodalgo denies him.
Michel Rodalgo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Silvestre throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Rodalgo dodges the ground and pound from Silvestre.
Silvestre postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Silvestre decides to stand up, so the ref orders Rodalgo to his feet.
Silvestre takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Chauncey Silvestre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silvestre dodges the punch combination from Rodalgo.
Rodalgo misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silvestre swings widly with a right hand
and Rodalgo counters with a nice double leg into side control. Silvestre won't be happy with that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rodalgo trying to control the action but Silvestre is working from the bottom.
Silvestre is trying to improve his position.
Silvestre is not content to let Rodalgo control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silvestre prevents Rodalgo from improving position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Michel Rodalgo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Rodalgo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silvestre looks to land a left hand but Rodalgo moved out of range nicely.
Silvestre jabs at Rodalgo's body.
Rodalgo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Silvestre throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rodalgo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rodalgo connects with a right hand. Silvestre shakes it off.
Silvestre will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Silvestre lands the left hand.
Chauncey Silvestre is winning the standup battle so far.
A jab from Silvestre finds it's way through Rodalgo's defenses.
Rodalgo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rodalgo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Silvestre pinned against the cage. Silvestre gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Good leg kick by Silvestre there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rodalgo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silvestre was well out of range. Poor timing from Rodalgo.
Silvestre uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rodalgo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodalgo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Silvestre looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rodalgo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Silvestre swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rodalgo.
Silvestre scores with a push kick.
Rodalgo works Silvestre's body with a nice hook.
Silvestre pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silvestre misses the jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Silvestre.
Silvestre gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Rodalgo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Silvestre scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rodalgo fails with a takedown attempt.
Silvestre lands with an overhand left.
Rodalgo is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
No luck for Rodalgo with that takedown attempt.
Chauncey Silvestre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michel Rodalgo.
Silvestre tries to work over Rodalgo's front leg with a kick but Rodalgo checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvestre throws a body kick that misses
and Rodalgo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Silvestre with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rodalgo to score with a decent uppercut.
Silvestre throws a low kick but Rodalgo avoids it.
Rodalgo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rodalgo throws an overhand right that lands on Silvestre's shoulder, as Silvestre tries to avoid the shot.
Silvestre misses with a body kick.
Rodalgo moves out of range of the body kick from Silvestre.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Silvestre, right into the meat.
Rodalgo moves out of range as Silvestre throws a body kick.
Rodalgo moves out of range as Silvestre strikes.
Silvestre throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rodalgo misses with a straight left.
Silvestre throws a push kick but Rodalgo slaps the foot to one side.
Silvestre misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Silvestre.
Silvestre cracks the inside of Rodalgo's front leg.
Rodalgo lands the left hand.
Some bone on bone action there as Silvestre checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rodalgo slips a straight right by Silvestre.
Silvestre gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rodalgo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Silvestre does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Rodalgo fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Silvestre sprawls well initially but Rodalgo persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Rodalgo is working for a kimura but Silvestre is defending it quite comfortably.
Rodalgo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Silvestre does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silvestre keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rodalgo is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Silvestre on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silvestre is trying to control but Rodalgo passes into side control!
Rodalgo in side control, throwing shots but Silvestre defends.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silvestre tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Rodalgo wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chauncey Silvestre showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Silvestre has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chauncey Silvestre!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lostma Braincells (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Semin Cuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Braincells kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is BoneCrusher- Aint neva scared. Cuk comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Down - Bury Me In Smoke kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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276 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lostma Braincells!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Semin Cuk!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Jeff Smith and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cuk tries to move into range but Braincells moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Cuk lands a nice shot that snaps Braincells's head back.
Cuk misses with a head kick.
Cuk moves into the clinch successfully.
Braincells has a couple of punches blocked by Cuk.
Braincells cracks Cuk with a nice body shot.
Braincells is looking to break free of the clinch but Cuk has double underhooks.
A nice left hand lands by Braincells.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A right hand to the body from Cuk.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Braincells.
Braincells has Cuk pressed against the cage.
Cuk scores with a shot to the side of Braincells's head.
Braincells misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cuk blocking some punches.
Braincells lands with a left to the head.
Braincells works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right from Cuk.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuk prevents the takedown attempt.
Cuk stalling in the clinch but Braincells improves position.
A right hook to the body lands for Braincells.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Braincells pulls guard.
Braincells trying to control the position.
Braincells looking for a triangle here. Cuk is fighting it but it looks tight! Braincells pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Cuk is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Lostma Braincells!
Lostma Braincells 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Ratrick Obeh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luther Pope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Obeh's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Quake Arena. Pope has chosen No Sunshine as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Luther Pope has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
22 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Ratrick Obeh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Luther Pope!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Micheangelo Fripello and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pope takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Luther Pope has been cut.
Pope throws a lazy right hand but Obeh sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pope gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Pope slips under a jab from Obeh.
Pope thows a left - swing and a miss!
Obeh connects with a looping right hand.
Obeh swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Obeh thows a body shot but no joy.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Obeh checks a leg kick.
Pope misses with a right hand
and Obeh counters with an outside leg kick.
Obeh does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Obeh fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big left from Pope misses.
Pope keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Obeh moves to clinch but Pope breaks away
and Pope connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pope takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Obeh lands with a cross.
Pope thows a body shot but no joy.
Pope misses the jab.
Obeh clinches up against the cage.
Pope keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Obeh's efforts to push away.
Obeh blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pope throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Obehs head.
Knees to the body from Obeh.
Pope working aggressively here.
Pope holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Obeh prevents a body shot from Pope.
Obeh prevents a body shot from Pope.
Obeh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pope lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short left from Pope.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pope throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Obehs head.
Obeh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Obeh lands a right hand.
Pope misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pope misses with a body punch.
Pope takes a knee right on the jaw!
Obeh misses with a knee strike.
Obeh lands a knee to the head.
Obeh scores with a shot to the side of Pope's head.
Obeh is trying to push Pope away but Pope has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Pope misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pope tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Obeh tries to land a knee to the head but Pope blocks with his arms.
Pope has a couple of punches blocked by Obeh.
Pope scores with a shoulder strike.
Obeh with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Obeh.
Obeh is trying to force a seperation but Pope has the dominant position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Obeh.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pope.
Obeh is trying to push Pope away but Pope has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Pope pushes Obeh back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Obeh with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Obeh lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pope has Obeh pushed against the cage.
Pope tries to throw a body punch but Obeh avoids it by throwing Pope back against the cage.
Obeh misses with a knee strike.
Pope tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pope fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pope avoiding damage as Obeh throws knees to the body.
A short left from Pope.
Pope is leaning against Obeh and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pope.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Obeh misses with a knee strike.
Pope throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pope.
Pope lands a hook to the side of the head.
Obeh blocks a body shot from Pope.
Good body shot from Pope.
Obeh is looking to break free of the clinch but Pope has double underhooks.
Pope stalling in the clinch.
A short right from Pope.
Obeh blocks a body shot from Pope.
Obeh looking to slow down the pace here.
Obeh with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pope will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Obeh up against the cage.
Obeh tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pope works on Obeh's body with a couple of short punches.
Obeh tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Obeh trying to land knees to the body.
Obeh misses with a knee strike.
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 Ratrick Obeh will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Luther Pope's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Obeh rushes Pope and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Obeh throws a head punch that misses.
Obeh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pope lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pope looking to slow down the pace here.
Pope blocking some punches.
Pope keeps control of Obeh as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Obeh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Obeh tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pope tries to throw a body punch but Obeh avoids it by throwing Pope back against the cage.
Obeh has had enough of the clinch but Pope keeps him there for the moment.
Pope misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pope avoiding damage as Obeh throws knees to the body.
Pope avoiding damage as Obeh throws knees to the body.
Pope lands a nice uppercut.
Obeh blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pope blocking some punches.
Pope lands a nice uppercut.
Pope misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obeh makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pope misses with a punch to the body.
Obeh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Obeh blocking some punches.
A right hand to the body from Pope.
Pope misses with a body punch.
Obeh throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pope blocks it with crossed arms.
Obeh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Obeh cracks Pope with a nice body shot.
Pope pressing his opponent against the cage.
Pope is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Obeh using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pope has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Obeh misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Obeh scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pope working aggressively here.
Pope lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Pope.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pope misses with a hook to the ribs.
Obeh prevents a body shot from Pope.
Pope is looking to control Obeh's arms but Obeh gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pope has his back to the cage.
Obeh looking to throw knees to the head but Pope is blocking nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Obeh.
Obeh with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Obeh breaks from the clinch.
Pope connects with a looping right hand.
Obeh throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pope swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Obeh tries to clinch up but Pope circles away and keeps his distance.
Pope takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Obeh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pope throws a right hand that Obeh ducks under and follows up with a left that Obeh also avoids with ease.
Pope throws a hook to the side of Obeh's head but Obeh sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pope uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Obeh.
Obeh swings for the body but Pope moves out of range.
Obeh clobbers Pope with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Obeh connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pope has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Obeh.
Pope moves out of range of the strikes.
Obeh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pope.
Pope avoids the body shot from Obeh.
Obeh jabs Pope right on the nose. Pope blinks but takes it well.
Obeh tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Obeh moves forwards but Pope connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ratrick Obeh is winning the standup battle so far.
Pope uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Obeh has time to react.
No joy there for Pope, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pope fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Obeh on the side of the head.
Obeh misses with a hook.
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!
Pope takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Obeh thows a leg kick but Pope checks it
and Pope connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pope swats away the attempt to clinch by Obeh.
Obeh looks to land a left hand but Pope moved out of range nicely.
Obeh closes the distance looking to clinch
and Pope counters with a good low kick that Obeh was not able to check.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pope keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Obeh.
Obeh motions for Pope to come forward. Obeh throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Obeh throws a good cross that connects.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Luther Pope will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Luther Pope's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Obeh is looking to clinch.
Obeh with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Obeh wants to clinch.
Pope misses the jab.
Obeh gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Obeh breaks from the clinch.
Obeh lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pope at a distance.
Obeh tries to clinch up
and Pope counters with a thumping low kick.
Obeh throws a leg kick but Pope sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ratrick Obeh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Obeh tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Pope manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Pope lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Obeh has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Obeh and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Obeh looks to score with a jab to the body but Pope is just out of range.
Obeh throws a leg kick
and Pope counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nice shot by Pope.
Obeh tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pope paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Obeh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pope.
Pope changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pope lands with a shot to the body.
Obeh throws the left hand but Pope avoids the punch easily.
Obeh takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pope misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Obeh.
Obeh doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Obeh pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obeh walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pope lands with a shot to the body.
Obeh throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pope throws a push kick but Obeh slaps the foot to one side.
Pope feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Obehs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Obeh tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Pope manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Obeh on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pope. Pope obviously looking to wear him down.
Pope looks to throw the jab but Obeh is out of range.
Pope lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Obeh takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Pope throws a right and a left that Obeh avoids nicely.
Obeh looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Pope throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obeh jabs Pope to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Donk. Pope catches Obeh right on the button with a cross.
Obeh moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pope connects with a jab.
Pope ducks under a wild hook from Obeh.
Pope lands with a nice body kick.
Obeh throws a leg kick but Pope sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Pope lands a lovely overhand right.
Pope blocks a jab.
Obeh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Obeh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pope.
Obeh throws a shot from downtown. Pope moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Pope as he connects with a hook.
Pope wants to slow Obeh down by chopping away at his legs.
Pope connects with a crisp jab.
Obeh avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pope delivers a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Obeh throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Obeh avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pope lands a two punch combo.
Obeh misses with a two punch combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Obeh gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Obeh swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Obeh misses the shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luther Pope comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pope has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 28:29
Judge Josh West scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Luther Pope!
Luther Pope opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Garrett Bisley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinny Vegas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bisley comes to the cage accompanied by Johnny Cash - God's Gonna Cut You Down. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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137 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
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Garrett Bisley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vinny Vegas!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Chris Saunders and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bisley shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Vegas as he jumps to the side.
Vegas throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bisley tries to clinch there but Vegas circles away.
Bisley ducks under a wild hook from Vegas.
Vegas walks into a stiff left hand from Bisley.
Vegas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bisley throws a predictable looking body shot
and Vegas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A big right from Vegas misses.
Bisley tries to bum rush Vegas with a series of wild strikes but Vegas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jab from Bisley.
Garrett Bisley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vegas throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bisley wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Vegas lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bisley shoots in and gets a takedown into Vegas's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Bisley wants to control from the top but Vegas keeps moving.
Bisley's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Bisley throws an elbow that misses. Vegas uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bisley's guard. Nice move by Vegas!
Vegas wants to stand but Bisley is controlling his posture from full guard.
Bisley working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vegas trying to stand up but can't free himself from Bisley's guard.
Bisley working for a triangle but Vegas defends it easily.
Vegas gets to his feet. Bisley looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bisley avoids the body shot from Vegas.
Vegas misses with a body shot.
Bisley throws a poor cross that misses
and Vegas counters with a series of strikes. Bisley will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bisley doesn't manage to clinch there - Vegas circles away.
Vegas throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Bisley to counter with a crisp jab.
Vegas misses with a body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bisley looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vegas blocks a jab.
Bisley gets a double leg takedown into Vegas's guard.
Bisley is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Bisley throws a big elbow that misses.
Bisley wants to control from the top but Vegas keeps moving.
Bisley tries to free his leg and advance position but Vegas is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bisley wants to control from the top but Vegas keeps moving.
Vegas really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bisley. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Garrett Bisley.
Vegas scores with a jab to the body.
Vegas lands with a thumping leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Vegas.
Jab by Bisley.
Vegas goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vegas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bisley fails to land with a series of punches.
Bisley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vegas manages to avoid it.
Bisley avoids the head kick by Vegas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Garrett Bisley dominated that round.
That's time! Bisley's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Vegas ducks under a wild hook from Bisley.
Bisley shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Vegas sprawls well. Vegas wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bisley gets slowly back to his feet.
Bisley misses with a wild body shot.
Bisley slips a straight right by Vegas.
Bisley is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Bisley shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Vegas but Vegas pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bisley looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Bisley throwing strikes but missing.
Bisley loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bisley will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bisley throws a big elbow that misses.
Bisley passes Vegas's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Bisley tries to pass to full mount but Vegas defends it.
Bisley seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vegas is looking for a sweep. Bisley is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bisley is looking to pass Vegas's guard but actually Vegas recovers to full guard.
Bisley trying to control the position from guard on top but Vegas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Garrett Bisley wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Bisley fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Garrett Bisley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bisley gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bisley lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Vegas presses Bisley against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Vegas is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Bisley wants a takedown but no success here.
Vegas prevents a body shot from Bisley.
Vegas working Bisley over with knees to the body.
Bisley prevents a body shot from Vegas.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bisley trying to control the position but instead, Vegas has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bisley into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vegas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bisley fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bisley misses with a punch on the inside.
Vegas misses with a body punch.
Bisley on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vegas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bisley lands a right hook to the body.
Vinny Vegas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bisley darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bisley is looking to take a break and control but Vegas is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Garrett Bisley dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Bisley throws the left hand but Vegas avoids the punch easily.
Vegas connects with a looping right hand.
Vegas with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Vegas misses with a series of wild punches.
Vegas takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bisley wants to clinch up but Vegas keeps it at a distance.
Vegas takes one on the button.
Bisley misses with a takedown attempt - Vegas sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Vegas misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vegas throws a right and a left that Bisley avoids nicely.
Bisley throws a body punch but Vegas moves out of range.
Vinny Vegas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vegas misses with a leg kick.
Vegas throws a shot to the body.
Vegas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bisley throws a right hand that Vegas ducks under and follows up with a left that Vegas also avoids with ease.
Bisley moves forwards but Vegas connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bisley with a poor takedown
and Vegas counters with a slapping leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Vegas.
Vegas takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Vegas lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vegas stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Vegas tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bisley is able to avoid easily.
Bisley getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bisley misses with a takedown attempt - Vegas sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Garrett Bisley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bisley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bisley misses with a straight right.
Bisley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vegas manages to avoid it.
Bisley digs a good hook to Vegas's body.
Bisley walks into a straight right hand from Vegas.
Bisley connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Vegas's hands.
Bisley misses with a takedown attempt - Vegas sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vegas.
Vegas misses with a hook.
Bisley misses with a body shot
and Vegas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vegas misses with a hook
and Bisley counters with a shoot takedown. Vegas fights it but they end up in guard.
Vegas is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bisley slips nicely into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bisley working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Vinny Vegas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bisley missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Vegas is staying active underneath Bisley, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Vegas pushes Bisley off but Bisley dives into side control.
Bisley working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bisley misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Garrett Bisley.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bisley, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Garrett Bisley!
Garrett Bisley gave a mention to Syndicate Nutrition (DUS) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Arshad Singh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lincoln Hayes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Singh comes to the cage accompanied by Check it out. Hayes is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Black Wings of Apocalypse. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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161 lbs
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158 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arshad Singh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lincoln Hayes!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Ryoma Takatsuka and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Singh lands a leg kick that knocks Hayes off balance momentarily.
Singh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hayes.
Singh lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hayes looks to throw the jab but Singh is out of range.
A shot to the body from Singh misses
and Hayes counters by clinching up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Singh.
Hayes gets through Singh's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hayes throws a punch but it's blocked by Singh.
Hayes cracks Singh with a nice body shot.
Hayes tries to work over Singh's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hayes digs a right hand underneath Singh's ribcage. Singh let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right hook to the body lands for Hayes.
Singh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hayes scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hayes tries a body shot but Singh blocks it.
Hayes lands a right hand.
Hayes lands with a short shot to the head.
Singh is looking to break free of the clinch but Hayes has double underhooks.
Hayes misses with a punch on the inside.
Hayes misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayes pushes Singh back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hayes pushes Singh back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Singh is breathing heavily.
A short right from Hayes on the inside.
Hayes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Hayes scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hayes working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hayes breaks the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Singh. Those never looked like landing.
Singh jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hayes lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hayes is looking to slow Singh down with leg kicks.
Hayes with a hook.
Singh throws a right and a left that Hayes avoids nicely.
Hayes looks to throw the jab but Singh is out of range.
Singh misses with a wild body shot.
A head kick from Hayes lands but Singh takes it in his stride.
Singh is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayes closes the distance and clinches.
Oh Singh is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hayes swings wildly with an uppercut but Singh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hayes working aggressively here.
Singh has a couple of punches blocked by Hayes.
Hayes swings wildly with an uppercut but Singh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hayes breaks the clinch.
Hayes misses with an uppercut. Singh saw that one coming.
Hayes connects with a combination that backs up Singh into the cage. Hayes lands a flurry of punches that gets past Singh's guard. Singh is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Hayes bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lincoln Hayes!
Lincoln Hayes thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alec Dimanche (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson McGinley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dimanche's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, 835 - SLAPDASH. McGinley has chosen I got this as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alec Dimanche!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anderson McGinley!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Jeff Smith and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dimanche looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McGinley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dimanche.
Dimanche connects with the punch.
It looks like Anderson McGinley has been cut.
Dimanche is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McGinley.
McGinley uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dimanche has time to react.
It looks like Alec Dimanche has been cut.
McGinley pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dimanche throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dimanche throws a jab when McGinley was well out of range.
Dimanche tries to clinch but McGinley moves out of range.
McGinley digs a good hook to Dimanche's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McGinley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dimanche throws a right hand that McGinley ducks under and follows up with a left that McGinley also avoids with ease.
Dimanche throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dimanche swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dimanche swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dimanche walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Dimanche misses with an uppercut. McGinley saw that one coming.
McGinley thuds his shin into the meat of Dimanche's side.
McGinley fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dimanche, pushing him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGinley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dimanche misses with a short punch on the inside.
McGinley lands a right hand.
McGinley stalling in the clinch.
Dimanche fails to pull the fight into his guard.
McGinley throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dimanche blocks it with crossed arms.
McGinley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The referee calls for McGinley to work.
Dimanche is trying to pull guard but McGinley has him pressed against the cage.
McGinley lands with a short punch from the clinch.
McGinley lands a left hand.
McGinley can't find room to land a body shot as Dimanche controls the action.
Dimanche takes a shot to the head.
McGinley scores with a shot to the side of Dimanche's head.
Dimanche tries a body shot but McGinley blocks it.
McGinley is pushing Dimanche up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
McGinley misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGinley can't find room to land a body shot as Dimanche controls the action.
McGinley tries to land knees in the clinch but Dimanche avoids the damage to the body.
McGinley working aggressively here.
Dimanche goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGinley lands with a right to the head.
Dimanche blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McGinley throws a head punch that misses.
McGinley lands a body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dimanche.
McGinley leaning his opponent against the cage.
Dimanche lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short left from McGinley.
McGinley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short body shot lands from McGinley as the two fighters clinch.
Dimanche is breathing heavily.
McGinley is leaning against Dimanche and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
McGinley working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGinley softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Good body shot from McGinley.
McGinley can't find room to land a body shot as Dimanche controls the action.
Dimanche takes a knee to the side of the body.
McGinley lands a right hand.
Dimanche takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dimanche is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right handed body shot lands from McGinley.
Oh Dimanche is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McGinley creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Dimanche with a big uppercut! Dimanche tries to clinch up but McGinley pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Dimanche to the mat! Dimanche covers up and McGinley unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Anderson McGinley!
An out of breath Anderson McGinley thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ike Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Jordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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
16 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Ike Turner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Jordan!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Paul Gruel and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jordan misses with a body kick.
Turner tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Turner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jordan.
Jordan leaves Turner with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Turner avoids the head kick by Jordan.
Turner throws a leg kick but Jordan sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Turner stuns Jordan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jordan keeps Turner at a distance using the push kick.
Jordan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jordan takes a jab right on the kisser.
Turner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Turner looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jordan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Turner misses with a straight right.
Jordan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner takes one to the chin there.
Turner misses with an uppercut. Jordan saw that one coming.
Joe Jordan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turner cracks Jordan with a right hand to the side of the head.
Turner connects with a leg kick. Jordan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Turner throws a hook but Jordan blocks it.
Turner is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jordan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ike Turner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A low kick from Jordan is predictable there
letting Turner counter with a right hand.
Jordan throws a nice head kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jordan throws a shot from downtown. Turner moves away and avoids it.
Jordan lands with an uppercut that bounces Turner off the cage and back into range.
Jordan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jordan tried to score with a low kick but Turner checks it.
Jordan missing with a left hand there. Turner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Turner works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jordan.
Jordan looks to score with a jab to the body but Turner is just out of range.
Jordan has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Turner finds it's way round the side to connect with Jordan's head.
A low kick from Turner misses
and Jordan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Turner!
Jordan is rocked!
Turner throws out a leg kick but Jordan moves out of range and Turner only half commits.
Jordan is still on wobbly legs! Can Turner finish him?
Jordan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jordan fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Turner to the ground. Jordan is now in Turner's guard.
Jordan seems to have recovered his senses.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Turner controlling Jordan's posture.
Jordan trying to control the position from guard on top but Turner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Jordan puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Jordan has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Turner is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Jordan.
Jordan throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Jordan throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Turner because Jordan loaded up on that one.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Turner is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Jordan sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
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 Ike Turner will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Turner looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ike Turner is winning the standup battle so far.
Some bone on bone action there as Jordan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Turner throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Turner lands a left and a right that send Jordan crashing to the mat, dazed. Turner thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Joe Jordan has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd cheers as Turner lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jordan doesn't seem phased though.
Jordan lands a nice shot to the body.
Jordan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Turner throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Turner takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Jordan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jordan misses with a wild body shot.
Jordan misses with a head kick.
Jordan throws a front kick that sends Turner stumbling back into the cage.
Jordan tries to land a body kick
and Turner counters with a stiff jab, followed by a cross and an uppercut! That's too much punishment for Jordan to take - he tumbles to the canvas, blood pouring from his nose, barely conscious. That's the end of the fight! Great knockout by Turner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ike Turner!
Ike Turner 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Ej Resparzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nai Khanom Tom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Resparzo's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Under the Rainbow by Brother Izzy. Khanom Tom is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Round 5. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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
16 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ej Resparzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nai Khanom Tom !
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Roger Salmon and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Resparzo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Resparzo throws a body kick that misses.
Khanom Tom pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A bone on bone clash there as Khanom Tom blocks the leg kick.
Resparzo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Resparzo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Khanom Tom . That did some damage!
Resparzo scores with a punch to the head.
Resparzo takes a swing at Khanom Tom 's ribcage but misses.
Resparzo lands a jab to the head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Resparzo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Khanom Tom has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Khanom Tom and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Resparzo fails to land the takedown.
Resparzo tries a head kick but it misses.
Ej Resparzo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khanom Tom misses with a low kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Khanom Tom looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Resparzo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Resparzo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Khanom Tom throws a leg kick that misses.
Khanom Tom takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Khanom Tom blocks a head kick by Resparzo.
Khanom Tom throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Resparzo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khanom Tom moves away.
Resparzo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Khanom Tom lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Resparzo circles away quickly and effectively.
Khanom Tom thows a left - swing and a miss!
Khanom Tom keeps Resparzo at a distance using the push kick.
Khanom Tom fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Resparzo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Khanom Tom .
A swing and a miss from Resparzo.
Resparzo slips a jab and a cross from Khanom Tom .
Resparzo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Khanom Tom .
Khanom Tom displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Resparzo throws out the jab.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Resparzo.
Khanom Tom buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khanom Tom swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice shot lands for Khanom Tom .
Khanom Tom tries to bum rush Resparzo with a series of wild strikes but Resparzo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Resparzo throws out a leg kick but Khanom Tom moves out of range and Resparzo only half commits.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Resparzo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Resparzo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Khanom Tom connects with a solid leg kick.
Resparzo blocks a jab.
Khanom Tom walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Resparzo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
An inside leg kick lands from Resparzo.
Khanom Tom throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Resparzo staying out of range there.
A leg kick checked by Khanom Tom .
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Resparzo, right into the meat.
A nice inside leg kick there by Khanom Tom . That's going to slow Resparzo down.
Khanom Tom works the jab nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khanom Tom looks to score with a jab to the body but Resparzo is just out of range.
Resparzo lands with a nice body kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Resparzo blocks the leg kick.
Khanom Tom ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khanom Tom throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Khanom Tom lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Resparzo thows a body shot but no joy.
Nai Khanom Tom is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That kick from Resparzo tenderised Khanom Tom 's leg. Khanom Tom is trying to keep his angry face on.
Resparzo with a nice cross.
Resparzo connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Khanom Tom throws a body punch but Resparzo moves out of range.
Resparzo fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ej Resparzo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Khanom Tom walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
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 Ej Resparzo will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Khanom Tom just misses with a punch to the body.
Resparzo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Ej Resparzo has been cut.
A cross from Khanom Tom lands.
Resparzo checks the leg kick.
Resparzo tried to score with a low kick but Khanom Tom checks it.
Khanom Tom checks the leg kick.
Khanom Tom turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Khanom Tom scores with a shot to the body.
Resparzo misses with a body punch
and Khanom Tom counters with a stiff right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Resparzo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Resparzo scores with a nice head shot.
Khanom Tom missing with a left hand there. Resparzo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Khanom Tom bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khanom Tom feints and then cracks Resparzo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Resparzo down.
Khanom Tom paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Resparzo lands a jab to the head.
Resparzo is looking to land body kicks.
A good leg kick by Resparzo.
Khanom Tom tries a low kick but Resparzo avoids it.
Resparzo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khanom Tom .
Khanom Tom tries to clinch but Resparzo moves away
and Resparzo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Khanom Tom slips a straight right by Resparzo.
Khanom Tom tries a low kick but Resparzo avoids it.
Resparzo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Good leg kick by Resparzo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nai Khanom Tom seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Resparzo walks into a jab.
Donk. Resparzo catches Khanom Tom right on the button with a cross.
Resparzo misses the shot to the body.
Khanom Tom misses with a head kick.
Khanom Tom displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Resparzo.
Resparzo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Khanom Tom finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Resparzo scores with a sloppy right hand. Khanom Tom should have avoided that one.
Resparzo blocks a leg kick.
Khanom Tom wants to clinch.
Khanom Tom lands with a slapping head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khanom Tom tries to close the distance and clinch but Resparzo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Resparzo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Khanom Tom throws a low kick, looking for Resparzo's leg but Resparzo calmly moves out of range.
Khanom Tom swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Khanom Tom throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Khanom Tom 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Khanom Tom tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Resparzo was well out of range. Poor timing from Khanom Tom .
Resparzo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Khanom Tom .
Resparzo connects with the punch.
A big left from Resparzo misses.
Resparzo misses with a hook. Khanom Tom ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khanom Tom pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Resparzo is looking to chop away at Khanom Tom 's legs.
Khanom Tom slaps away a takedown attempt from Resparzo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Resparzo throws a lazy right hand but Khanom Tom sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Khanom Tom moves out of range as Resparzo strikes.
Resparzo throws out a leg kick but Khanom Tom moves out of range and Resparzo only half commits.
Khanom Tom moves out of range of the leg kick from Resparzo.
A nice leg kick lands there from Resparzo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Khanom Tom clobbers Resparzo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
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!
Jab from Khanom Tom .
Resparzo tries to score with a low kick but Khanom Tom moves his leg out of the way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Nai Khanom Tom will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Ej Resparzo's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Some bone on bone action there as Khanom Tom checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nice shot by Resparzo.
Jab by Resparzo.
Khanom Tom feints and then cracks Resparzo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Resparzo down.
Resparzo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Khanom Tom scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Khanom Tom scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Khanom Tom wants to land a leg kick but Resparzo is out of range.
Resparzo looks to land a body kick but Khanom Tom moved away.
Khanom Tom tries to close the distance and clinch but Resparzo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Resparzo is looking to land body kicks.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Resparzo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Resparzo throws a body punch but Khanom Tom moves out of range.
Khanom Tom misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Resparzo.
A leg kick checked by Resparzo.
A slapping leg kick lands for Resparzo.
Khanom Tom lands with a thumping leg kick.
Khanom Tom connects with a right hand. Resparzo shakes it off.
Resparzo looks to land a right hand but Khanom Tom moved out of range.
Resparzo misses with a looping left.
Khanom Tom fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Resparzo crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Khanom Tom - the referee stops the clock and Resparzo gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Khanom Tom . Resparzo manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Khanom Tom connects with a right hand. Resparzo shakes it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Resparzo throws a leg kick
letting Khanom Tom counter with a right hand.
Resparzo looks to land a combination but Khanom Tom avoids it well.
Resparzo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Khanom Tom misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Resparzo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Khanom Tom looks to land a body kick but Resparzo moved away.
Khanom Tom fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Resparzo manages to avoid it.
Resparzo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Resparzo lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Khanom Tom punishes Resparzo's body with a nice straight punch.
Khanom Tom chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Resparzo can pounce on him.
Khanom Tom gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Resparzo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Resparzo
and Khanom Tom counters with an inside leg kick.
Resparzo misses with a low kick.
Khanom Tom tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Resparzo throws a head kick that misses.
Khanom Tom takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Resparzo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Khanom Tom is able to avoid easily.
A big left from Resparzo misses.
Khanom Tom throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Resparzo slips under a jab from Khanom Tom .
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Resparzo. Khanom Tom shrugs it off though.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Khanom Tom lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Resparzo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Resparzo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Khanom Tom .
Resparzo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Khanom Tom . Khanom Tom obviously looking to wear him down.
That kick from Resparzo tenderised Khanom Tom 's leg. Khanom Tom is trying to keep his angry face on.
A big left from Resparzo misses.
Resparzo lands a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khanom Tom thuds his shin into the meat of Resparzo's side.
Khanom Tom walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Resparzo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Khanom Tom throws a leg kick which misses Resparzo's front leg but catches the back leg as Resparzo tries to avoid it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Resparzo - that will leave a mark!
Khanom Tom is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Resparzo.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nai Khanom Tom comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Khanom Tom has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nai Khanom Tom !
Nai Khanom Tom 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Max Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damon Pierce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Steel might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Saliva - Ladies and Gentlemen. Pierce is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Eve 6 - Inside Out. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Max Steel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Damon Pierce!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Josh West and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel looks to land a left hand but Pierce moved out of range nicely.
Steel is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
It looks like Damon Pierce has been cut.
Steel throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Steel misses with a body kick.
Pierce looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Steel's corner calls for a 1-2. Steel obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Steel. No joy for Pierce on that attempt.
Steel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Steel listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierce shoots in for a takedown but Steel shows good takedown defense.
Max Steel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damon Pierce.
Pierce has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pierce there as he acknowledges the shot.
Steel bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pierce's head backwards.
Pierce fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Pierce fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Steel throws a jab but it's blocked by Pierce.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Steel enables Pierce to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Steel manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Steel trying to keep a closed guard but Pierce is proving a slippery customer.
Pierce advances to half guard.
Steel tries to roll over but Pierce keeps him under control.
Pierce trying to mount his opponent but Steel defends it.
Pierce stalling.
Pierce missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel is defending against the submission attempts here by Pierce.
Pierce working the head and body with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Steel gets full guard.
Pierce trying to move into half guard but instead Steel has managed to sweep!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Steel tries to free his leg and advance position but Pierce is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierce is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Pierce is looking to take a break and control but Steel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pierce seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Pierce passes to full mount!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pierce trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Damon Pierce will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Damon Pierce'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.
Steel misses with a body shot.
Pierce throws a big shot that misses.
Pierce has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pierce there as he acknowledges the shot.
Pierce shoots in but no luck this time.
Pierce takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pierce doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Steel scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierce doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Steel counters with a slapping leg kick.
Pierce gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Steel scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Steel clobbers Pierce with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Steel misses with a hook.
Steel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pierce.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel delivers a nice body kick.
Pierce has his takedown stuffed
and Steel counters with a stiff right hand.
Max Steel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damon Pierce.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steel scores with a three punch combo!
Steel lands a two punch combo.
Steel jabs Pierce to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nice takedown defense from Steel. No joy for Pierce on that attempt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Steel, right into the meat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel misses with a body shot.
Steel scores with a jab. Pierce acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Pierce fails with the takedown
and Steel makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pierce is breathing heavily.
Good shot there by Steel.
Pierce fails with a takedown attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Steel. Those never looked like landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierce throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Steel's waist but Steel gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pierce off to one side.
Pierce shoots and misses
and Steel makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pierce doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Steel keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A right-left combo lands from Steel.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice sprawl there from Steel as Pierce shoots in.
Steel lunges at Pierce with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pierce's hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Steel dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Damon Pierce's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Steel fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pierce.
Steel lands a two punch combo.
Steel misses with a body shot.
That kick from Steel tenderised Pierce's leg. Pierce is trying to keep his angry face on.
Steel lands a jab to the nose.
Pierce misses with a takedown attempt
and Steel counters with a stiff right hand.
That has opened up Damon Pierce's cut even more.
Steel goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pierce shoots and misses
and Steel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pierce takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Max Steel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damon Pierce.
Steel jabs Pierce to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Steel cracks Pierce with a good jab.
Steel pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Pierce back to the cage. Steel follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Pierce has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Steel lands a nice looking body shot.
Steel misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pierce on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That kick from Steel tenderised Pierce's leg. Pierce is trying to keep his angry face on.
Steel is looking to score with low kicks.
Pierce fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Steel scores with a shot to the body.
Max Steel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Steel jabs at Pierce's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Steel connects with a body shot.
Steel lands with a right hand.
No luck for Pierce with that takedown attempt.
Jab, jab by Steel - just one landing.
The cut above Damon Pierce's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Steel feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pierce's calf.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierce misses with a takedown
and Steel counters with an inside leg kick.
Pierce tries for a takedown but Steel circles away easily
letting Steel counter with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pierce takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Steel throws a nice inside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Steel fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A solid leg kick lands there for Steel.
And that's the end of the fight!
Max Steel showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Steel has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:27
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Max Steel!
After winning the bout, Max Steel thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matt Murdock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tadamasa Yamada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murdock comes to the cage accompanied by You're Blind. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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192 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Murdock!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tadamasa Yamada!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Roger Salmon and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamada misses the shot to the body.
Murdock ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Yamada jabs Murdock to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Yamada ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murdock moves away.
Yamada scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murdock. Yamada does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murdock looks to land a body kick but Yamada moved away.
Yamada connects with a single shot there.
Murdock ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yamada throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Murdock misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yamada.
Yamada walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Murdock checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Murdock pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Murdock is looking to score with low kicks.
Yamada avoids the head kick by Murdock.
Murdock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yamada.
Murdock throws a head kick but Yamada moves out of range.
Yamada scores with a nice head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murdock throws a front kick aimed at Yamada's knee but Yamada avoids it well.
Murdock throws out a powerful jab.
Yamada closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamada breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Murdock tries to land a leg kick but Yamada saw it coming and moves away.
Yamada scores with a jab to the head.
A slow jab from Murdock misses its intended target.
Yamada throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murdock tries to land a leg kick but Yamada saw it coming and moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yamada. Murdock does a little dance to reset his feet.
A bone on bone clash there as Yamada blocks the leg kick.
Yamada misses with a looping left.
Yamada on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Yamada throws the left hand but Murdock avoids the punch easily.
Murdock dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Murdock just misses with a punch to the body.
Yamada connects with a looping right hand.
Yamada scores with a hook.
Yamada ducks under a wild hook from Murdock.
Yamada misses with a two punch combination.
Yamada fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murdock manages to avoid it.
Murdock throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murdock throws out a loose jab but Yamada uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murdock takes one on the button.
Murdock looks for the body kick but Yamada saw that one coming.
Murdock throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yamada misses with an uppercut.
Yamada connects with a nice looking jab.
Murdock fails in his attempt to clinch.
Murdock checks a leg kick nicely.
Tadamasa Yamada seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yamada 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.
A solid leg kick lands there for Murdock.
Murdock takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Murdock connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Yamada momentarily.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Murdock.
Murdock has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Murdock tries a head kick but it misses.
Yamada takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Murdock throws out a powerful jab.
Murdock throws a hook but Yamada blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murdock throws a sloppy head kick and Yamada moves out of range easily.
Yamada throws a right and a left that both miss.
Yamada swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Murdock slips a straight right by Yamada.
Murdock throws a jab but it's blocked by Yamada.
Murdock throws a hook but Yamada blocks it.
A punch combination from Yamada misses.
Yamada steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Murdock.
A swing and a miss from Yamada.
Yamada cracks a nice hook into Murdock's ribs.
Murdock defending well as Yamada loads up on a big left hand.
Yamada throws a series of punches but Murdock avoids them all with ease.
Yamada digs a good hook to Murdock's body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yamada.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Murdock, right into the meat.
A leg kick checked by Yamada.
Murdock staying out of range there.
Yamada lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Matt Murdock has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yamada looks to throw the jab but Murdock is out of range.
Murdock misses with an attempted mid kick.
Yamada misses with a shot to the body
and Murdock counters with a left and a right that stings Yamada.
Murdock just misses with a punch to the body.
Murdock is looking to land body kicks.
Yamada jabs at Murdock's body.
Yamada connects with a crisp jab.
Murdock has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Yamada finds it's way round the side to connect with Murdock's head.
Murdock misses with a low kick.
Yamada fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murdock manages to avoid it.
Murdock plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Yamada lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Murdock pushes Yamada up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yamada blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yamada misses with some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Murdock.
Yamada lands a body shot.
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 Matt Murdock will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Matt Murdock's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Yamada looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Murdock.
Murdock has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Yamada finds it's way round the side to connect with Murdock's head.
Yamada misses with a few strikes there.
Murdock misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Murdock misses with an attempted mid kick.
Yamada checks a low kick from Murdock.
Yamada swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murdock tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yamada paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Murdock misses the shot to the body.
Murdock goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Yamada.
Yamada throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Murdock's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Yamada connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Murdock scrambles back to his feet.
Murdock staying out of range there.
Yamada misses with a wild body shot.
Yamada cracks Murdock with a right hand to the side of the head.
Murdock bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murdock staying out of range there.
Murdock waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yamada.
Murdock throws a body kick that misses.
Yamada lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Murdock circles away quickly and effectively.
Yamada connects with the punch.
Murdock walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Yamada throws a right and a left that Murdock avoids nicely.
Murdock lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Murdock throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Yamada is rocked!
A head kick misses from Murdock.
Yamada is still on wobbly legs! Can Murdock finish him?
Nice defenses there by Murdock.
Yamada seems to have recovered his senses.
Murdock loads up on a big right hand but Yamada slips the punch.
Murdock avoids the body shot from Yamada.
Murdock missing with a left hand there. Yamada was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
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!
Yamada throws out a powerful jab.
Murdock darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Yamada dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yamada throws a looping overhand right but Murdock ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murdock throws out a loose jab but Yamada uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murdock lands a brutal head kick. Yamada looks out on his feet and Murdock throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Matt Murdock!
Matt Murdock retains his middleweight title!
Matt Murdock thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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