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UPGV 153 Grimm vs Neely PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iron Lung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Random Task (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Random Task has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Iron Lung's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Iron Lung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Random Task!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Task throws a sloppy head kick and Lung moves out of range easily.
Task moves out of range as Lung throws a body kick.
Task ducks under a wild hook from Lung.
Lung misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Task.
Task throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Task lands with a cross.
Task cracks Lung with a good jab.
Lung throws a half hearted mid kick.
Task lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lung comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A low kick from Task is predictable there
and Lung counters with a nice uppercut.
Task swings for the body but Lung moves out of range.
Lung jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lung lands with a thumping leg kick.
A big left from Lung misses.
Task thuds his right hand into Lung's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Task slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Task throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Task is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lung.
A big left from Lung misses.
Lung goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Task swings for the body but Lung moves out of range.
A jab from Lung does it's job there.
Task checks the leg kick nicely there.
A lazy left from Lung finds it's target.
Task's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lung connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Task scrambles back to his feet.
A jab from Lung misses.
Lung displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Task throws out the jab.
Task moves forwards but Lung connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lung waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Task.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lung tries to land a front kick but Task steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Task lands with a right hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lung.
Lung throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Task misses with a looping left.
Lung throws a solid leg kick but Task takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lung.
Lung misses with a low kick as Task jumps back.
Lung connects with a solid leg kick.
A slow jab from Task misses its intended target.
Task works over Lung's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Iron Lung has been cut.
Task displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lung throws out the jab.
Task misses the shot to the body.
Lung jabs Task to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lung steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Task.
Lung thumps Task with a low kick.
Lung connects with a solid leg kick.
Task looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Task chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lung can pounce on him.
Task walks into a stiff left hand from Lung.
Lung attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lung lands a jab.
Task misses with a right hand
and Lung counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Task is looking to clinch but Lung is avoiding it.
Task blocks the body kick.
Lung fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big left from Task misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lung 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 Task has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Task and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lung tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lung walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Task checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lung dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Task. That did some damage!
Task misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Task attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nice body kick from Lung.
Lung misses with a two punch combination.
Lung throws a sloppy head kick and Task moves out of range easily.
Task throws the left hand but Lung avoids the punch easily.
Lung slips a straight right by Task.
Lung uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Task.
Lung throws a push kick but Task slaps the foot to one side.
Lung attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lung is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Lung misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lung throws a leg kick which misses Task's front leg but catches the back leg as Task tries to avoid it.
Task is looking to clinch but Lung is avoiding it.
Task walks into a stiff left hand from Lung.
Lung lands with a kick to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iron Lung dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Iron Lung's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lung cracks Task with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lung avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nice body kick from Lung.
Lung fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Task has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lung.
Task's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lung connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Task scrambles back to his feet.
Lung lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Task falls backwards - clearly groggy! Lung dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Iron Lung!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Future (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wasim Kayani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Future's entrance music is Menor do Chapa - Humildade e Disciplina. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Kayani's choice of entrance music: Audioslave - Exploder. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Future!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Wasim Kayani!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kayani thuds a left hand into Future's body.
Kayani tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Future is able to avoid easily.
Kayani waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Future.
Future ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kayani moves away.
Future connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kayani. Kayani circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kayani wants to land a leg kick but Future is out of range.
Kayani misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kayani lands a really nice looking cross but Future seems unphased.
Kayani misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Future.
Kayani throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kayani takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Future keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kayani.
Future checks a leg kick.
No joy there for Kayani, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kayani pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kayani moves away from the strike by Future.
Kayani just misses with a punch to the body.
Kayani throws a jab but it's blocked by Future.
Future misses the shot to the body.
Future throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Future misses with a hook.
John Future is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice uppercut lands for Kayani. That snapped Future's head back.
Kayani with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Future to score with a decent uppercut.
Kayani takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Future is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kayani.
Nice cross by Kayani.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Future keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kayani shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kayani lands a nice shot to the body.
Kayani bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Future's head.
Kayani lands a big head kick that sends Future tumbling to the mat! Kayani takes a step backwards and waves Future back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Future is rocked!
Kayani is stalking Future. Future circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Kayani, and it's lights out! Future really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Wasim Kayani!
After winning the bout, Wasim Kayani 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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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cash Patrone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and K.J. Choi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). J. Choi. Patrone comes to the cage accompanied by Hatebreed - Live for this. Choi has chosen PSY - Gangnam Style as his entrance music. K.J. Choi told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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248 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
15 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cash Patrone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, K.J. Choi!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Choi. No joy for Patrone on that attempt.
Patrone looks to throw the jab but Choi is out of range.
Choi moves out of range of the strikes.
Patrone steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Choi. That one must have hurt.
Patrone throws a big shot that misses.
Patrone connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Patrone thows a left - swing and a miss!
Patrone fails to land the takedown.
Patrone tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Choi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Patrone misses with a double jab.
Patrone tries to close the distance and clinch but Choi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Patrone throws a hook to the side of Choi's head but Choi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Choi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Patrone.
Patrone checks the leg kick nicely there.
The crowd cheers as Patrone lands an impressive looking overhand right. Choi doesn't seem phased though.
Patrone drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Patrone loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Choi is pulling down on Patrone's head. It's preventing any offense from Patrone, at least for the moment.
Patrone missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patrone showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Patrone might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Patrone stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Choi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Patrone throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Choi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Patrone working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Choi's head.
Patrone scoring with some ground and pound.
Choi looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patrone throws a big right hand that misses.
Choi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Patrone postures up and lands a big shot to Choi's brow.
Patrone wants to control from the top but Choi keeps moving.
Choi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Patrone throwing strikes but missing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Patrone controlling from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patrone trying to control the position from guard on top but Choi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Patrone would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
We're going to have a standup here because Cash Patrone wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Patrone looks to score with a jab to the body but Choi is just out of range.
Patrone pushes Choi up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Choi.
Choi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Choi being controlled against the cage.
Choi is fighting off a takedown attempt but Patrone is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Choi to the mat. Choi regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Patrone has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Choi is proving hard to escape from.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patrone postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Patrone landing some decent shots from guard.
Choi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Choi pulls Patrone in close to prevent any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Patrone trying to control but Choi is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Patrone working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cash Patrone dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Patrone fails in his attempt to clinch.
Patrone jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Patrone avoids the body shot from Choi.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Patrone, as that shot connected.
Choi misses the shot to the body.
Patrone avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Patrone ducks under a wild hook from Choi.
Patrone moves out of range of the body kick.
Patrone shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Choi defends it nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Patrone throws a jab when Choi was well out of range.
A slow jab from Patrone misses its intended target.
Patrone throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Patrone is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Patrone closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Choi did well to prevent Patrone getting side control.
Choi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Choi won't allow Patrone to pass to mount.
Choi is refusing to be controlled, as Patrone sits in half guard.
Cash Patrone overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patrone is really struggling to control Choi but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Choi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Patrone.
Patrone not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Choi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Patrone thows a huge punch but Choi dodges it nicely.
Patrone trying to pass the guard but Choi defending well.
Patrone thows a huge punch but Choi dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patrone throwing shots but Choi is blocking nicely.
Choi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Patrone not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Patrone thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Choi makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Choi.
Patrone throwing strikes but missing.
Patrone wants to get up but he can't break Choi's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Patrone working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Patrone wants to control from the top but Choi keeps moving.
Patrone in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Patrone postures up in Choi's guard and throws a big left but Choi blocks it.
Patrone has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Choi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Patrone.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Choi holds on and takes a little breather.
Choi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Patrone.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Patrone trying to control but Choi is working from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Choi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Patrone manages to avoid it.
Patrone tries to clinch up but Choi circles away and keeps his distance.
Patrone connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A jab from Choi does it's job there.
K.J. Choi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Choi throws a big shot that misses.
Choi misses with a straight right.
Cash Patrone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Choi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Choi takes a jab right on the kisser.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Choi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Patrone looks to land a right hand but Choi moved out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Patrone steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Choi. That one must have hurt.
Patrone throws a jab when Choi was well out of range.
Choi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Patrone crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Choi - the referee stops the clock and Patrone gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Choi. Patrone manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Patrone looking to score a takedown here. Choi is defending well but Patrone drives through and ends up in Choi's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cash Patrone dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Patrone wants to clinch.
Cash Patrone is winning the standup battle so far.
Patrone takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Choi lands with a nice body kick.
Choi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Patrone misses with a wild body shot.
Choi digs a good body shot into Patrone's ribs.
A solid leg kick lands there for Choi.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Patrone swings for the body but Choi moves out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Patrone crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Choi - the referee stops the clock and Patrone gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Choi. Patrone manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Choi. Patrone shrugs it off though.
Choi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Choi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Patrone throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Choi is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Patrone rather than just go for the knockout.
Choi lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd cheers as Choi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Patrone doesn't seem phased though.
Choi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Choi scores with a jab to the body.
Choi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Choi swings for the body but Patrone moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Patrone. Choi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Choi throws a wild body kick that Patrone sees coming a mile off.
Patrone takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Patrone is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Patrone avoids the body shot from Choi.
Choi has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Choi scores with a jab to the body.
Patrone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Choi was well out of range. Poor timing from Patrone.
Choi scores with a jab.
Choi moves away from the strike by Patrone.
Patrone fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Choi stuffs the takedown.
Patrone takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Patrone fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Choi avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cash Patrone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Choi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
K.J. Choi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Choi lets loose with a powerful body kick. Patrone will feel that in the morning.
Patrone tries to clinch up but Choi circles away and keeps his distance.
Choi lands a lovely overhand right.
It looks like Cash Patrone has been cut.
Choi connects with a body shot that sends Patrone's belly button to the back.
Choi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Choi throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Choi lands a nice looking body kick.
Nice cross by Choi.
Patrone looks for a takedown but Choi sprawls well.
Nice cross by Choi.
Patrone takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Patrone will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Choi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Choi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Choi cracks Patrone with a hook to the temple - Patrone is on wobbly legs here! Choi swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Patrone falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Choi wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). K.J. Choi!
An out of breath K.J. Choi 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Jarrod Batchelor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Rogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Batchelor comes to the cage accompanied by Medicated. 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jarrod Batchelor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joe Rogan!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Batchelor throws a solid leg kick but Rogan takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Batchelor.
Batchelor throws the kick towards the body but Rogan avoids it.
Batchelor scores with a nice right hand.
A head kick misses from Rogan.
Rogan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Batchelor moves away.
Batchelor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Batchelor scores with a three punch combo!
Rogan fails with a takedown attempt.
Batchelor misses with a low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Batchelor.
Batchelor cracks Rogan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rogan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Batchelor blocks a low kick nicely.
Batchelor throws a hook but Rogan avoids it easily.
Batchelor misses with a few strikes there.
A head kick misses from Batchelor.
Jarrod Batchelor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batchelor stuns Rogan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Batchelor displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rogan throws out the jab.
Rogan misses with a double jab.
Batchelor lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rogan looks winded!
Rogan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Batchelor looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Batchelor lands the left hand.
Batchelor lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Batchelor.
A jab from Batchelor misses.
Rogan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rogan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Batchelor.
Rogan avoids a punch combination nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by Batchelor. That's going to slow Rogan down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batchelor misses with a wild combination.
Jab by Batchelor.
Batchelor lands a right hook to the body.
Batchelor thumps Rogan with a low kick.
Rogan misses with a body shot.
Batchelor misses with a hook to the body
and Rogan counters with a leg kick.
Batchelor misses with a lunging right hand
and Rogan counters with an inside leg kick.
Batchelor throws a jab but it's blocked by Rogan.
Jarrod Batchelor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Batchelor misses with an uppercut
and Rogan counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Rogan is looking for a kimura but Batchelor is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Rogan to get the leverage.
Batchelor controlling the position well.
Batchelor trying to control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogan throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Batchelor trying to control here.
Rogan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Jarrod Batchelor just wasn't active enough.
Batchelor connects with a body shot.
Rogan doesn't manage to clinch there - Batchelor circles away.
That kick from Batchelor tenderised Rogan's leg. Rogan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rogan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Batchelor was well out of range. Poor timing from Rogan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batchelor scores with a jab to the head.
Batchelor misses with a lunging right hand
and Rogan makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Batchelor really felt that one!
Rogan checks the leg kick.
Batchelor avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rogan connects with a leg kick. Batchelor looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Batchelor misses with a hook. Rogan ducked under it nicely.
Batchelor is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Rogan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Batchelor feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rogan's calf.
Rogan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rogan throws a lazy right hand but Batchelor sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rogan tries to clinch up but Batchelor circles away and keeps his distance.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Batchelor, as that shot connected.
Batchelor throws a head kick but Rogan moves out of range.
Batchelor throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Rogan's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jarrod Batchelor dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Batchelor tries to land a front kick but Rogan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
It looks like Joe Rogan has been cut.
Batchelor fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rogan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Batchelor keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Batchelor throws a wild body kick that Rogan sees coming a mile off.
Batchelor looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Batchelor lands a nice shot to the body.
Batchelor looks to score with a jab to the body but Rogan is just out of range.
Jarrod Batchelor is winning the standup battle so far.
Batchelor cracks Rogan with an open hand slap.
Rogan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Good leg kick by Batchelor there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Batchelor listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rogan tries to clinch but Batchelor moves away
and Batchelor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rogan is breathing heavily.
Rogan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Batchelor's corner calls for a 1-2. Batchelor obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Batchelor lands an overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batchelor comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Batchelor uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rogan has time to react.
Rogan is rocked!
Batchelor pounces like a tiger and cracks Rogan with a vicious hook! Rogan is down but not out! Batchelor follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jarrod Batchelor!
Jarrod Batchelor thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andreas Mavromatis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neno Pejovsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Mavromatis might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to For Whom The Bell Tolls. Pejovsky is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Anvil of Crom. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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26
213 lbs
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27
215 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andreas Mavromatis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Neno Pejovsky!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pejovsky blocks a jab.
Mavromatis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mavromatis pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mavromatis throws a nice looking combination but Pejovsky bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mavromatis swings for the body but Pejovsky moves out of range.
Mavromatis feints and then cracks Pejovsky's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pejovsky down.
Pejovsky fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mavromatis is out of range.
Pejovsky lands a lovely overhand right.
Mavromatis lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mavromatis throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mavromatis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pejovsky sizes up Mavromatis with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Mavromatis fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pejovsky on the side of the head.
Pejovsky works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mavromatis connects with a solid leg kick.
Pejovsky checks a leg kick.
Mavromatis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pejovsky was well out of range. Poor timing from Mavromatis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pejovsky cracks Mavromatis with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A jab from Mavromatis does it's job there.
Mavromatis is looking to score with low kicks.
Pejovsky moves away from the strike by Mavromatis.
Pejovsky throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mavromatis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mavromatis doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mavromatis throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Pejovsky's head.
Pejovsky connects with a leg kick. Mavromatis looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pejovsky looks to land a right hand but Mavromatis moved out of range.
Mavromatis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pejovsky sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mavromatis throws a push kick but Pejovsky slaps the foot to one side.
A big right from Mavromatis misses.
Pejovsky takes one to the chin there.
Nice defenses there by Pejovsky.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pejovsky uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mavromatis.
Mavromatis thows a leg kick but Pejovsky checks it
and Pejovsky counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Pejovsky.
Pejovsky tries to land a knee to the head but Mavromatis blocks with his arms.
Pejovsky breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pejovsky takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mavromatis works Pejovsky's body with a nice hook.
Mavromatis thuds a left hand into Pejovsky's body.
Mavromatis lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mavromatis looks to land a right hand but Pejovsky moved out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Mavromatis.
It looks like Neno Pejovsky has been cut.
Pejovsky thows a body shot but no joy.
Mavromatis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice defenses there by Pejovsky.
Pejovsky checks a low kick from Mavromatis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pejovsky swings for the body but Mavromatis moves out of range.
Mavromatis ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mavromatis throws the kick towards the body but Pejovsky avoids it.
Pejovsky ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A head kick misses from Mavromatis.
Pejovsky takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mavromatis fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pejovsky shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Mavromatis eats them both and turns towards Pejovsky to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mavromatis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pejovsky moves away.
Pejovsky lands a nice looking body shot.
Pejovsky swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Mavromatis misses.
Mavromatis on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pejovsky. Pejovsky obviously looking to wear him down.
Pejovsky lands a head kick. Mavromatis smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pejovsky throws a nice looking combination but Mavromatis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pejovsky is looking to chop away at Mavromatis's legs.
Pejovsky just misses with a punch to the body.
Mavromatis looks to score with a jab to the body but Pejovsky is just out of range.
Mavromatis throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pejovsky makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Mavromatis slips under a jab from Pejovsky.
Mavromatis takes a swing at Pejovsky's ribcage but misses.
Pejovsky lands a head kick. Mavromatis smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Nice cross by Mavromatis.
Pejovsky thuds a left hand into Mavromatis's body.
Andreas Mavromatis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pejovsky pushes Mavromatis away with a front kick.
Mavromatis is breathing heavily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mavromatis ducks right into an uppercut from Pejovsky.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mavromatis darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mavromatis tries to land a front kick but Pejovsky steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Neno Pejovsky will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Neno Pejovsky's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Pejovsky scores with a leg kick.
Pejovsky looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pejovsky tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mavromatis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pejovsky.
Pejovsky lands a nice looking kick to the body. Mavromatis takes a step back to recover.
Pejovsky dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pejovsky ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mavromatis moves away.
Mavromatis shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Pejovsky lands a slapping body shot.
Pejovsky connects with a right hand. Mavromatis shakes it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mavromatis throws a leg kick that is checked
and Pejovsky counters by clinching up.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pejovsky.
Pejovsky landing knees to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pejovsky breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pejovsky digs a good hook to Mavromatis's body.
Pejovsky scores with a hook to the body. Mavromatis takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pejovsky connects with a body shot that sends Mavromatis's belly button to the back.
Pejovsky scores with a leg kick.
Pejovsky scores with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Pejovsky!
Pejovsky lands a nice looking kick to the body. Mavromatis takes a step back to recover.
Pejovsky fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mavromatis looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pejovsky with a hook.
Pejovsky cracks Mavromatis with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Pejovsky has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Mavromatis to stand back up!
Mavromatis is rocked!
Crack! Pejovsky connects with the perfect overhand right and Mavromatis falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Pejovsky!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Neno Pejovsky!
A very excited looking Neno Pejovsky rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Cairo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Enos Erikson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
155 lbs
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31
150 lbs
16 - 10 - 0 |
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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
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, John Cairo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Enos Erikson!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Erikson fails with the takedown
and Cairo counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Erikson throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Erikson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cairo is working away from the top position though.
Cairo wants to free his trapped foot but Erikson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Cairo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Erikson keeps working.
Cairo lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Erikson taking some punishment here, with Cairo in his half guard.
Cairo is working for a kimura but Erikson is defending it quite comfortably.
Cairo is thwarting Erikson's attempts to control the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Erikson scores with a few weak punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cairo lands a nice short elbow.
Cairo wants to work for an arm triangle but Erikson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Cairo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cairo is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Erikson gets back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cairo preventing the sweep.
Cairo working some strikes from top position.
Erikson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cairo is one step ahead there.
Erikson throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Cairo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Erikson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Erikson trying to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Erikson trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Cairo throwing strikes from guard but Erikson blocks nicely.
Cairo postures up in Erikson's guard and throws a big left but Erikson blocks it.
Cairo is looking to work some ground and pound but Erikson has wrist control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Erikson throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Cairo won't allow Erikson to sweep him here.
Cairo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Erikson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Cairo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cairo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Erikson working a defensive guard here.
Erikson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erikson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Cairo wants to control from the top but Erikson keeps moving.
Cairo landing with the ground and pound.
Erikson wants to sweep but no luck.
Erikson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cairo.
Erikson is adopting a defensive guard.
Erikson is trying to control the position but Cairo postures up.
Erikson scores with a short punch from the bottom.
Erikson working a defensive guard here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cairo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cairo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Erikson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cairo landing with the ground and pound.
Cairo lands a couple of elbows.
Erikson looking for a sweep. Not yet Erikson, not yet.
Cairo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Erikson trying to strike off his back.
Cairo scoring with some ground and pound.
Erikson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Erikson pulls Cairo in close to prevent any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cairo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Cairo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Cairo dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Erikson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Erikson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Cairo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Erikson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cairo keeps working.
Cairo tries to bench press Erikson off him but Erikson keeps the position.
Erikson lands an elbow.
Erikson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Cairo, who protects the arm well.
Erikson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Cairo knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Cairo manages to get back to half guard.
Cairo missing with punches from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cairo is not content to let Erikson control the position.
Cairo lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.
Erikson is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Cairo throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Erikson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Cairo is working to get back to half guard.
Erikson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Cairo hang on?
Cairo can't escape the position.
Cairo regains half guard.
Erikson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Cairo throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cairo wants to control the action here but instead Erikson manages to pass to full mount!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Erikson with a couple of short strikes.
Erikson looking to secure an arm triangle but Cairo defends it well.
Cairo is looking to get to half guard.
Cairo regains half guard.
Erikson stalling.
Erikson drops an elbow to the side of Cairo's head.
Cairo tries to roll over but Erikson keeps him under control.
Erikson has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cairo keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Erikson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Cairo has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Erikson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Cairo regains half guard.
Cairo is looking for a sweep. Erikson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cairo is working hard here to advance position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Erikson connects with a nice short shot to Cairo's temple.
Erikson controlling the action here.
Cairo actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Erikson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Erikson's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Erikson is working for a submission of some sort.
Erikson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cairo misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Cairo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cairo is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Erikson pulls his head out easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Enos Erikson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Erikson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Erikson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cairo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Erikson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Erikson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Erikson lands a couple of elbows.
Cairo throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Erikson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Erikson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cairo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Erikson has managed to get both his arms back between Cairo's legs - danger averted.
Cairo throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Cairo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Erikson is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Erikson connects with a couple of short punches.
Erikson with a nice head shot there.
Erikson drops back looking for a leg! Cairo is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Cairo manages to kick Erikson off! Erikson jumps back into Cairo's guard.
Erikson postures up.
Erikson scoring with some ground and pound.
Erikson postures up in Cairo's guard and throws a big left but Cairo blocks it.
Erikson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Cairo's guard.
Erikson is working for a kimura but Cairo is defending it quite comfortably.
Cairo is trying to maintain the position but Erikson is very close to passing his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Erikson blocks the strikes from Cairo.
Cairo is trying to maintain the position but Erikson is very close to passing his half guard.
Erikson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Erikson slips a nice elbow through Cairo's hands, connecting with Cairo's forehead.
Erikson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Cairo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Erikson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Cairo knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erikson is trying to control the action in half guard but Cairo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Erikson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Cairo tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Cairo wants to get back to full guard.
Erikson wants to take a breather but Cairo is having none of it.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Enos Erikson wasn't active enough on the ground.
Cairo stuffs the takedown.
Enos Erikson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Erikson fails with a takedown attempt.
Erikson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Cairo counters with a nice uppercut.
John Cairo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Enos Erikson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Erikson shoots in for a double leg but Cairo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Cairo bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Erikson taking a bit of punishment here - Cairo scoring with strikes.
Erikson manages to work his way to half guard, despite Cairo's best efforts.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cairo lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Erikson tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Erikson is trying to control but can't.
Cairo 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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cairo scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Cairo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Erikson manages to get to full guard.
Cairo chips away with some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Enos Erikson.
Well Erikson 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Enos Erikson!
After the big win, Enos Erikson made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Wolfpack Blood Labs Q158-Q155 and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jonnie Boardwalk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and CJ Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by 2pac & Dr.Dre - California Love. 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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144 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
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonnie Boardwalk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, CJ Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson staying out of range there.
Johnson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Johnson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Johnson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Boardwalk looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Johnson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A jab from Boardwalk does it's job there.
Johnson misses with a looping right.
Johnson is looking to land body kicks.
Boardwalk on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Johnson. Johnson obviously looking to wear him down.
Johnson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Boardwalk is out of range and Johnson settles back down.
Boardwalk ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
A solid leg kick lands there for Johnson.
Boardwalk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A solid leg kick lands there for Johnson.
Boardwalk throws a looping overhand right but Johnson ducks down to avoid it.
Johnson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Johnson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson scores with a jab. Boardwalk acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Boardwalk. That did some damage!
Boardwalk slips a jab from Johnson.
CJ Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A right-left combo lands from Johnson.
Boardwalk is rocked!
Boardwalk tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Oh Boardwalk is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
CJ Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice uppercut there from Johnson.
Johnson lands a leg kick that knocks Boardwalk off balance momentarily.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Boardwalk.
Boardwalk blocks a leg kick.
Boardwalk seems to have got his legs back now.
A low kick from Johnson is predictable there
and Boardwalk counters with a left to the body.
Boardwalk misses with a wild body shot.
Johnson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Johnson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boardwalk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Johnson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Boardwalk can't find room to land a body shot as Johnson controls the action.
Johnson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Boardwalk backwards.
Boardwalk avoids the elbow strike from Johnson, against the cage.
Johnson prevents a body shot from Boardwalk.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boardwalk wants a takedown.
Boardwalk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Boardwalk takes a shot to the head.
Boardwalk misses with some punches.
Boardwalk takes a shot to the head.
Johnson lands with a short shot to the head.
Boardwalk lands a nice uppercut.
Boardwalk wants to take the fight to the mat but Johnson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Johnson misses with a body punch.
Johnson misses with a body punch.
Stalling in the clinch from Johnson.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Johnson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Boardwalk.
Boardwalk is breathing heavily.
Johnson pushes Boardwalk back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Johnson stalling in the clinch.
Johnson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Boardwalk backwards.
Johnson taking a breather.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
Boardwalk turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Johnson is trying to control Boardwalk's posture but Boardwalk avoids it.
Boardwalk in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Johnson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson holds on to Boardwalk's head and controls the position momentarily.
Johnson can't do much from the bottom here.
Johnson regains half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boardwalk is thwarting Johnson's attempts to control the position.
Johnson is looking for a sweep. Boardwalk is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boardwalk wants to control but Johnson is keeping him busy.
Johnson is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
CJ Johnson dominated that round.
That's time! Boardwalk's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Johnson thumps Boardwalk with a low kick.
Boardwalk dives in and grabs Johnson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Johnson pushes down on Boardwalk's head and hops out.
A low kick from Johnson is predictable there
and Boardwalk counters with a stiff right hand.
Jab from Johnson.
Johnson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Johnson cracks the inside of Boardwalk's front leg.
Johnson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Johnson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Boardwalk on the side of the head.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boardwalk misses with an uppercut.
Johnson lands a jab to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boardwalk shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Johnson as he avoids it easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Johnson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Boardwalk moves out of range of the leg kick from Johnson.
Johnson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Boardwalk walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Johnson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Boardwalk gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Johnson gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). CJ Johnson!
Our winner, CJ Johnson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tesco Vee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alberto Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vee kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Lynyrd Skynyrd - Simple man. Daniels has chosen Bad to the Bone as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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210 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tesco Vee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alberto Daniels!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vee checks a leg kick.
Daniels moves into the clinch.
Daniels wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Vee lands a right hand.
Daniels is looking to break free of the clinch but Vee has double underhooks.
Vee lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Daniels drops down looking for an ankle pick but Vee pulls his leg out and moves away.
Daniels fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Vee looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Daniels has closed the distance and engaged Vee in a clinch.
Vee lands a nice uppercut.
Vee lands an uppercut.
Daniels takes an elbow to the forehead.
Vee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Daniels's elbow.
Vee lands a left hand.
Vee dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Vee lands a nice elbow.
Daniels is trying to break the clinch but Vee has him pressed against the cage.
Daniels misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vee.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vee lands an elbow inside that Daniels shrugs off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels is looking for a takedown.
Daniels is looking to break free of the clinch but Vee has double underhooks.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Daniels misses with a hook to the ribs.
Daniels has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Vee after a bit of a struggle.
Tesco Vee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alberto Daniels.
Daniels missing with knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vee.
Vee lands a hook that snaps the head of Daniels backwards.
Daniels can't break the clinch.
Daniels wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Vee content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Vee gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Daniels.
Vee scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vee lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Vee takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Daniels is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Vee gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Vee lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Vee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vee displaying some good clinch control by pressing Daniels up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vee lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Daniels takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Alberto Daniels has been cut.
Daniels takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short left from Vee.
Vee lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Vee lands an elbow inside.
Vee creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Daniels's defenses.
Daniels struggles to land a body shot inside as Vee controls his hands.
Vee gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Daniels tries to circle away but Vee has him pinned against the cage.
Vee is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Vee.
Daniels looks winded!
A nice left hand lands by Vee.
Vee lands an uppercut.
Vee crunches a lovely knee into Daniels's ribcage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vee lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Vee.
Vee lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Vee lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Vee.
Daniels takes a knee to the side of the body.
Vee scores with a shot to the side of Daniels's head.
Vee working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Daniels is rocked!
Vee lands a right hand that snaps the head of Daniels backwards.
Daniels is still on wobbly legs! Can Vee finish him?
Vee lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Vee drops Daniels onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Daniels is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Daniels wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vee has him pressed against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vee.
Vee prevents the takedown attempt.
A right hand to the body from Vee.
Daniels seems to have recovered his senses.
Daniels misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vee leaning against his opponent.
Daniels is trying to force a seperation but Vee has the dominant position.
A hook to the body from Vee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vee taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Vee.
Daniels's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vee lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Vee.
A short right from Vee on the inside.
Vee lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vee creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vee scores with a shot to the side of Daniels's head.
Daniels looking to slow down the pace here.
Vee leaning his opponent against the cage.
Vee lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Daniels stalling in the clinch but Vee improves position.
Vee makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Daniels misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vee.
Vee lands an elbow inside that Daniels shrugs off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tesco Vee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alberto Daniels's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Daniels throws a body punch but Vee moves out of range.
Vee moves into the clinch.
Tesco Vee has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Vee lands with a light punch inside.
Daniels wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Vee lands with a light punch inside.
Vee trying to control the position but instead, Daniels has worked for underhooks and has pushed Vee into the cage.
Daniels wants the takedown. Vee is fighting it off but Daniels persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Vee's guard against the cage.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Vee looking to hit a scissor sweep but Daniels is one step ahead there.
Vee keeping moving, preventing Daniels from controlling successfully.
Vee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Daniels can do to turn this around?
Vee is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels throws a big right hand that misses.
Daniels working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Daniels is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Vee is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Vee has escaped and now he's on top!
Vee stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Daniels swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Vee got a little sloppy there for a moment and Daniels has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Vee has managed to get both his arms back between Daniels's legs - danger averted.
Vee's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels controlling Vee's posture.
Vee pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Daniels is keeping the position for now.
Daniels looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Vee trying to control the position from guard on top but Daniels is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We're going to have a standup here because Tesco Vee wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Daniels takes the fight into the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vee.
Daniels taking a breather.
Vee lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Daniels wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vee has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Vee.
Daniels's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vee lands with a right to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vee.
Vee has Daniels pressed against the cage, preventing Daniels from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Daniels looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Daniels is looking to take this one to the mat.
Daniels is breathing heavily.
A short body shot lands from Vee as the two fighters clinch.
Vee lands a damaging elbow.
Vee softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Vee lands a damaging elbow.
Vee taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Vee.
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!
Vee drops Daniels onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Daniels is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Vee creates a bit of distance and unloads a huge uppercut that knocks Daniels out cold! The ref dives in to break up the two fighters! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tesco Vee!
A victorious Tesco Vee thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin St Andre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Kiedis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Andre comes into the arena with When the Saints Go Marching In blaring out of the sound system. Kiedis has chosen Tupac as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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27
161 lbs
21 - 5 - 0 |
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165 lbs
17 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Benjamin St Andre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Johnny Kiedis!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kiedis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Kiedis blocks the leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kiedis.
Kiedis avoids the body shot from St Andre.
Kiedis lets loose with a powerful body kick. St Andre will feel that in the morning.
St Andre walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kiedis.
St Andre is breathing heavily.
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!
Kiedis throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by St Andre.
St Andre is keeping his hands low and just asking to be knocked out. Kiedis Raises his leg and lands a stunning axe kick! St Andre is out cold, face down on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Johnny Kiedis!
Johnny Kiedis thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Grimm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Neely (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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247 lbs
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280 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ben Grimm!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jack Neely!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grimm thows a leg kick but Neely checks it
and Neely counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Grimm's guard now.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Grimm looking to control.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Neely's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Neely throws an elbow that misses. Grimm uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Neely's guard. Nice move by Grimm!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Neely wants to sweep but no luck.
Neely working for submissions but it's allowed Grimm to get to half guard.
Grimm prevents Neely from improving his position.
Neely looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grimm sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimm trying to mount his opponent but Neely defends it.
Neely works his way to full guard. Good work.
Neely looking for a guillotine here but Grimm defends easily.
Grimm trying to control the position from guard on top but Neely is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Neely throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimm stays in close to Neely's body and controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Neely has his foot on Grimm's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Grimm works his way back into a safe position though.
Neely wants to sweep but no luck.
Neely is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Grimm pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Neely is keeping the position for now.
Neely is pulling down on Grimm's head. It's preventing any offense from Grimm, at least for the moment.
Neely wants to sweep here but Grimm controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neely trying to keep a closed guard but Grimm is proving a slippery customer.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jack Neely was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Neely keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grimm.
That kick from Neely tenderised Grimm's leg. Grimm is trying to keep his angry face on.
Neely lands a nice looking kick to the body. Grimm takes a step back to recover.
Neely dives in and grabs Grimm's left leg, looking for a takedown. Grimm pushes down on Neely's head and hops out.
Neely dives in and grabs Grimm's left leg, looking for a takedown. Grimm pushes down on Neely's head and hops out.
Neely throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ben Grimm is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neely fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Grimm misses with a low kick.
Grimm takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Grimm walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Neely checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Neely scores with a decent looking hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Neely jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Neely shoots for a double leg takedown but Grimm sprawls well. He's pushed Neely's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ben Grimm has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Neely.
Grimm scores with a leg kick.
Grimm misses with a hook.
Neely 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.
Neely lands with a thumping leg kick.
Grimm misses with an attempted mid kick.
Neely changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Grimm tries to avoid it but Neely manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Grimm to the ground. Grimm escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Neely dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A decent looking cross lands there for Neely.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Neely, right into the meat.
A solid leg kick lands there for Grimm.
Neely connects with a solid leg kick.
Grimm shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Neely misses with a leg kick.
Grimm jabs Neely to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Grimm jabs Neely to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
That kick from Grimm tenderised Neely's leg. Neely is trying to keep his angry face on.
Grimm buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Neely sizes up Grimm with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Horrible takedown by Neely or perhaps it was just good defense by Grimm which made him look bad.
Neely tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Neely is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimm looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Neely tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grimm was well out of range. Poor timing from Neely.
Neely buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Neely fails with a takedown attempt.
Grimm is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Neely throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Neely closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Grimm clobbers Neely with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
It looks like Jack Neely has been cut.
A bone on bone clash there as Neely blocks the leg kick.
Neely fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ben Grimm has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Neely.
Neely swings widly with a right hand
and Grimm counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Neely gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Grimm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimm blocks a jab.
Grimm throws a sloppy head kick and Neely moves out of range easily.
Grimm throws a low kick but it's checked well by Neely.
Grimm checks the leg kick nicely there.
A jab from Grimm misses.
Neely buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Grimm stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Neely.
Good leg kick by Neely there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Neely scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Grimm doesn't seem bothered though.
Grimm tries a head kick but it misses.
Grimm tries to close the distance and clinch up but Neely swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Grimm avoids the body shot from Neely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Neely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neely throws a nice inside leg kick.
Grimm throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Grimm lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Neely fails to land the takedown.
Neely throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Grimm misses with a looping left.
Grimm misses with a low kick.
Neely fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Neely thumps Grimm with a low kick.
A low kick from Neely is predictable there
and Grimm counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Neely is lucky that one didn't land flush.
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!
Grimm throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neely shoots in but Grimm avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Grimm connects with a right hand. Neely shakes it off.
Jack Neely seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grimm dips to his left and cracks Neely with an uppercut!
Neely misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Neely has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That has opened up Jack Neely's cut even more.
A left lands for Neely.
Neely lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grimm throws a sloppy head kick and Neely moves out of range easily.
Grimm tests Neely's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Neely tries to score a power double leg takedown but Grimm sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Neely somewhat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Grimm dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jack Neely's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Grimm throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Neely tried to score with a low kick but Grimm checks it.
Neely misses with a body punch
and Grimm counters with a solid body kick.
Grimm throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Grimm lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A chopping leg kick lands by Neely.
Crunch! Grimm slams his shin into Neely's torso.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grimm scores with a kick to the body.
Neely takes one on the button.
Neely takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Grimm scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Grimm looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimm looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Grimm sizes up Neely with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Good standup being displayed there by Grimm as he connects with a hook.
A low kick from Neely is predictable there
and Grimm makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Neely stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Grimm.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grimm tries to land a front kick but Neely steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Grimm scores with a leg kick.
Grimm looks to score with a jab to the body but Neely is just out of range.
Grimm misses with a kick to the body.
Neely fails to land the takedown.
Grimm tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Neely paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ben Grimm is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimm moves into the clinch successfully.
Neely goes for a takedown attempt but Grimm pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Neely takes one on the button.
The cut above Jack Neely's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Neely looks to throw the jab but Grimm is out of range.
Neely 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.
Neely throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grimm walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Neely checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Neely.
Neely uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grimm.
Grimm fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Neely has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Neely with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Grimm to score with a decent uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Grimm tenderised Neely's leg. Neely is trying to keep his angry face on.
Grimm rushes Neely and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Grimm.
Jack Neely's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Grimm swings wildly with an uppercut but Neely uses good head movement to avoid it.
Neely is trying to stall.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Grimm.
Neely blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Grimm.
Grimm swings wildly with an uppercut but Neely uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grimm working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jack Neely's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ben Grimm!
Ben Grimm retains his heavyweight title!
Ben Grimm 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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