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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jason Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricard Cuenca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steele kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is My Time. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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182 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
29 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jason Steele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ricard Cuenca!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Josh West and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steele shoots in for a takedown but Cuenca shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Steele tries to keep at a distance but Cuenca has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cuenca tries a body shot but Steele blocks it.
Cuenca misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Steele wants to take the fight to the mat but Cuenca manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Cuenca fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cuenca lands a nice uppercut.
Cuenca pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Steele fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Steele. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Steele fails with the takedown.
Cuenca lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cuenca stuffs the takedown.
Steele takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cuenca lunges at Steele with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Steele's hand.
Cuenca feints and then cracks Steele's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Steele down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele fails with a takedown attempt.
Cuenca scores with a kick to the midsection.
Steele is breathing heavily.
Steele fails with a takedown attempt.
Steele shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cuenca as he avoids it easily.
Ricard Cuenca is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A solid body kick from Cuenca.
Cuenca dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Steele. That did some damage!
A cross from Cuenca lands.
Cuenca lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cuenca scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cuenca.
Cuenca connects with an inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cuenca.
Cuenca moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cuenca working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cuenca lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cuenca misses with some punches.
Cuenca lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Steele or not.
Cuenca breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cuenca uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Steele.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Steele. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Cuenca lands a big head kick that sends Steele tumbling to the mat! Cuenca takes a step backwards and waves Steele back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Steele is rocked!
Cuenca moves into the clinch.
Oh Steele is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cuenca breaks from the clinch.
Cuenca lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cuenca instigates a clinch.
Steele is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A shot in the inside from Cuenca.
Cuenca dips a shoulder and cracks Steele with a mighty uppercut! Steele falls back against the cage and Cuenca unloads with a barrage of strikes! Steele is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Cuenca screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ricard Cuenca!
A very excited looking Ricard Cuenca made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Waldorf Astoria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiki Ghosn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Astoria comes into the arena with Waltz from Les Sylphides blaring out of the sound system. Tiki Ghosn has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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174 lbs
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183 lbs
13 - 6 - 0 |
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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
38 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Waldorf Astoria!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tiki Ghosn!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Micheangelo Fripello and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Astoria checks a low kick from Ghosn.
Astoria throws out a leg kick but Ghosn moves out of range and Astoria only half commits.
Ghosn moves out of range of the body kick.
Astoria tests Ghosn's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Astoria keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ghosn.
Ghosn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good exchange - Ghosn coming out on top.
Astoria checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ghosn scores with a hook.
Ghosn scores with a jab to the head.
Ghosn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ghosn swats away the attempt to clinch by Astoria.
A swing and a miss from Ghosn.
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!
Ghosn fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Astoria on the side of the head.
Astoria digs a good body shot into Ghosn's ribs.
Astoria throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ghosn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghosn lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Astoria is rocked!
Look low, kick high! Ghosn uses the oldest trick in the book to send Astoria tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Ghosn is absolutely delighted - when Astoria wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Tiki Ghosn!
Tiki Ghosn took some time post fight to say the following; 'I want to thank a real legend to the sport Waldorff Astoria for the honor to fight him, he is a tough sonofabitch...'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bada Bing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viktor Herzog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bing comes to the cage accompanied by Metallica - All Nightmare Long. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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142 lbs
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134 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
24 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bada Bing!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Viktor Herzog!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Josh West and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bing looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Bing sitting in guard here, content to control.
Herzog is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Herzog looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bing content to stall in guard here.
Herzog looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bing is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Bing won't allow Herzog to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bing controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Bada Bing.
Herzog with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bing counters with a nice body shot.
Viktor Herzog seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Herzog gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bing.
Herzog gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bing counters with a nice uppercut.
Herzog with a poor takedown
and Bing counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bada Bing has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Viktor Herzog.
Bing cracks Herzog with a good jab.
Herzog doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Bing counter with a right hand.
A lazy left from Bing finds it's target.
Herzog is rocked!
Herzog with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bing counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Herzog is still on wobbly legs! Can Bing finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Herzog takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bing throws out a powerful jab.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Bing enables Herzog to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Bing manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Bing looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bing looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bing manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Herzog manages to get himself to full guard.
Herzog seems to have recovered his senses.
Bing stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Herzog swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bing pushing down on Herzog's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Bing performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
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.
Herzog wants to get back to full guard but Bing has passed into side control.
Herzog looking for a sweep but Bing has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Herzog tries to lock up and control but Bing gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Herzog is wriggling around trying to escape.
Herzog is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bing content just to control the position here.
BOOM! Bing connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Herzog is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Bing controlling the pace for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bada Bing dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The crowd cheers as Bing lands an impressive looking overhand right. Herzog doesn't seem phased though.
Bing ducks under a wild hook from Herzog.
Herzog misses with a takedown
and Bing counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bing gets a takedown into half guard.
Bing performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Bing tries to pass the half guard into mount. Herzog knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Herzog gets back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bing not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Herzog keeping moving, preventing Bing from controlling successfully.
Herzog escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bing gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bing controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bing trying to control the position from guard on top but Herzog is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Bada Bing.
Herzog misses with the combination.
A shot to the liver by Bing. Beautiful body shot.
Herzog with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bing counters with a straight right hand.
Herzog doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Bing counter with a right hand.
Bada Bing has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Viktor Herzog.
Bing throws a jab but it's blocked by Herzog.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Herzog closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Bing is trying to improve his position.
Bing is not content to let Herzog control the position.
Herzog advances nicely into full mount.
Herzog trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Herzog connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Bing regains half guard.
Bing looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bing gets back to full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Herzog trying to control the position from guard on top but Bing is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bing looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bing bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Herzog's guard.
Bing seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bada Bing dominated that second 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Herzog with a poor takedown
letting Bing counter with a right hand.
Bing slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Herzog throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bada Bing is winning the standup battle so far.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Herzog.
Bing manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Bing is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Herzog pulls his head out easily.
Bing makes his way to full guard, as Herzog worked for a kimura.
Herzog in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Herzog with a flurry of punches that miss.
Herzog preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bing had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Herzog defends it easily.
Bing is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Herzog defends well.
Bing escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Herzog gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bing is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Herzog is aware though and is defending well.
Herzog is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Herzog is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Herzog works over Bing with some ground and pound from guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Herzog's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bing looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bada Bing is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Herzog is looking to work some ground and pound but Bing has wrist control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bing is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Herzog is aware though and is defending well.
Bing looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Herzog passes into side control.
Bing is trying to control Herzog's posture but Herzog avoids it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bing is looking for a sweep.
Bing gets back to half guard.
Bing is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Herzog's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Herzog's back!
Herzog is taking damage to the body and head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bing avoiding Herzog 's attempts to control his hands.
Herzog breaks Bing's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Bing preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bing is trying to control the position but Herzog postures up.
Herzog working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bing trying to keep a closed guard but Herzog is proving a slippery customer.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Bing looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Herzog passes into half guard.
Herzog drops an elbow to the side of Bing's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Herzog lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bing is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bing is pressing down on Herzog's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Herzog pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bing is keeping the position for now.
Bing is controlling Herzog's posture.
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.
Herzog trying to control but Bing is working from the bottom.
Viktor Herzog has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Herzog postures up and lands a big shot to Bing's brow.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bada Bing.
Well Bing has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bada Bing!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Siouxsie Banshees (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Banshees comes to the cage accompanied by Cities in Dust. Drago has chosen James Brown - Living In America as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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220 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
26 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Siouxsie Banshees!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ivan Drago!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Chris Saunders and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banshees misses with a wild body shot.
Drago lands a two punch combo.
Banshees thows a body shot but no joy.
Banshees throws a leg kick but Drago moved away.
Drago keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Banshees.
Banshees scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Drago doesn't seem bothered though.
Drago misses with a head kick.
Banshees looks to land a right hand but Drago moved out of range.
Banshees scoring well with a low kick there.
Drago tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Drago uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Banshees.
Banshees takes the fight into the clinch.
Drago's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Banshees swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Drago counters with a three punch combo that has Banshees backing up. Banshees nods at Drago to acknowledge the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banshees throws a leg kick
and Drago counters with a two punch combo.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Drago.
Drago tries to keep at a distance but Banshees has taken the fight into the clinch.
Banshees tries to circle away but Drago has him pinned against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Drago.
Banshees breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Banshees swings widly with a right hand
and Drago counters with a nice body kick.
Drago doesn't manage to clinch there - Banshees circles away.
Drago wants to clinch up but Banshees keeps it at a distance.
Some wild striking there from Banshees.
Banshees pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banshees looks to land a left hand but Drago moved out of range nicely.
Banshees is looking to land body kicks.
Banshees defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Drago.
Drago looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Siouxsie Banshees has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Drago.
Banshees throws a right and a left that both miss.
Drago clinches with his opponent.
Drago scores a nice knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drago tries to pull guard but Banshees won't allow it.
Drago tries to break the clinch but Banshees is controlling the position.
Banshees is fighting off a takedown attempt but Drago is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Banshees to the mat. Banshees regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Banshees pulls Drago in close to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banshees wants to sweep but no luck.
Siouxsie Banshees has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Banshees misses with a left hand
letting Drago counter with a right hand.
Banshees takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Banshees lands a body shot.
The fighters circling - Banshees throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drago has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Banshees.
Siouxsie Banshees is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Drago checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Drago on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Drago shoots in but Banshees avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Banshees misses with a right hand
and Drago counters with a shoot takedown. Banshees fights it but they end up in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drago trying to control the position from guard on top but Banshees is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Drago won't allow Banshees to get back to his feet.
Banshees is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Banshees keeping full guard, as Drago tries to pass.
Banshees looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Siouxsie Banshees will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Drago buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Banshees.
Drago misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice shot by Banshees.
Drago tries to clinch but Banshees is having none of it.
Banshees tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Banshees closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Banshees circles away from the clinch attempt.
Banshees throws a leg kick
and Drago counters with a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Banshees stuffs the takedown attempt from Drago. Drago gets slowly back to his feet.
Banshees swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Banshees scores with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago darts in trying to clinch
and Banshees counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Banshees misses with a body kick.
Banshees connects with a nice looking jab.
Banshees misses with a low kick.
Banshees looks to throw a body kick
and Drago counters with a one-two to the body.
Banshees stuffs the takedown.
Drago pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Banshees tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drago was well out of range. Poor timing from Banshees.
Banshees thows a leg kick but Drago checks it
and Drago counters with a big head kick but Banshees shrugs it off.
Siouxsie Banshees is winning the standup battle so far.
Drago tries to score a power double leg takedown but Banshees sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Drago somewhat.
Siouxsie Banshees has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Drago.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banshees stuffs the takedown attempt from Drago. Drago gets slowly back to his feet.
Drago doesn't manage to clinch there - Banshees circles away.
Banshees defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Drago.
Drago misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Banshees rushes Drago and presses him up against the cage.
Drago tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Banshees smiles and moves away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drago staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago tries to clinch up but Banshees circles away and keeps his distance.
Banshees jabs Drago to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Drago walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Banshees scores with a decent looking hook.
Banshees closes the distance and pushes Drago back into the cage.
Banshees has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Banshees misses with a body punch.
Banshees tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Drago avoids it.
Banshees misses with a knee to the head.
Banshees manages to break the clinch.
Drago throws a one two combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Banshees throws a head kick that misses
and Drago counters with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Drago or perhaps it was just good defense by Banshees which made him look bad.
Drago moves into the clinch successfully.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Drago manages to break the clinch.
Banshees missing with a left hand there. Drago was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Drago thows a leg kick but Banshees checks it
enabling Banshees to counter with a crisp jab.
A low kick from Banshees is predictable there
and Drago counters with a straight right hand.
Ivan Drago is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Banshees swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Banshees throws a body kick that misses
and Drago counters with a big head kick but Banshees shrugs it off.
Drago tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Banshees counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Siouxsie Banshees dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Banshees fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Drago has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Drago blocks a head kick by Banshees.
Drago checks a leg kick.
Drago shoots in looking for a takedown but Banshees manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Drago's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Drago tries to score a power double leg takedown but Banshees sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Drago somewhat.
Banshees fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Drago manages to avoid it.
Drago drops his hands momentarily and Banshees takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Banshees swings for the body but Drago moves out of range.
Drago wants to clinch.
Banshees swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Banshees. That's going to slow Drago down.
Banshees misses with a low kick.
Drago gets a clinch.
Drago tries to pull guard but Banshees holds him up against the cage and eventually Drago drops back down to his feet.
Siouxsie Banshees has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Drago.
Banshees prevents the takedown attempt.
Banshees wants to break the clinch but can't.
Banshees escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Banshees moves into range and clinches up with Drago.
Banshees breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Drago is looking to clinch.
Ivan Drago has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Siouxsie Banshees is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drago throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Banshees's waist but Banshees gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Drago off to one side.
Banshees lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Banshees scores with a body shot.
Banshees finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Banshees throws a low kick but Drago moves out of range easily.
Drago throws a series of punches but Banshees avoids them all with ease.
Drago looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drago shoots in but Banshees avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Drago blocks a jab.
Banshees paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A combination from Banshees does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banshees tests Drago's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Drago tries to close the distance and clinch but Banshees swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Drago is looking to clinch.
Drago misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Drago with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Banshees to score with a decent uppercut.
Banshees loads up on a big right hand but Drago slips the punch.
Drago is looking to clinch but Banshees is avoiding it.
Drago moves in looking to clinch but Banshees pushes him off.
Banshees with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Banshees closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drago wants to stall.
Drago tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Banshees is looking to break free of the clinch but Drago has double underhooks.
Drago managing to block the knees to the body from Banshees.
Banshees blocks a body shot from Drago.
Drago tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Banshees smiles and moves away.
A good leg kick by Banshees.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Drago slips under a jab.
Banshees throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Siouxsie Banshees showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Banshees, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Siouxsie Banshees!
Siouxsie Banshees thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pierre Silverhielm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oscar Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silverhielm comes into the arena with Theme Tune to Islam blaring out of the sound system. Diaz is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Trick Daddy - Let's Go ft Twista & Lil Jon. Oscar Diaz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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29
135 lbs
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36
145 lbs
26 - 25 - 0 |
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Great elbows
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Excellent MT
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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
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Pierre Silverhielm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 25 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Oscar Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Micheangelo Fripello and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Silverhielm throws a body punch but Diaz moves out of range.
Silverhielm throws a leg kick
and Diaz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Decent striking displayed by Silverhielm there.
Silverhielm tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Diaz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silverhielm thows a body kick. Diaz tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Diaz misses with a body shot.
Diaz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silverhielm takes a swing at Diaz's ribcage but misses.
Nice shot by Silverhielm.
Silverhielm ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diaz moves away.
Diaz misses the jab.
Silverhielm dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Silverhielm keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A telegraphed right hand from Silverhielm misses the target.
Silverhielm misses with a low kick as Diaz jumps back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz works the jab nicely.
Silverhielm looks to throw the jab but Diaz is out of range.
Diaz closes the distance and clinches.
Silverhielm softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Silverhielm takes a shot to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Silverhielm throws an elbow but misses.
Silverhielm throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Silverhielm misses with an elbow over the top.
Diaz is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Silverhielm pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Diaz is trying to push Silverhielm away but Silverhielm has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Diaz tries for a takedown but Silverhielm manages to get underhooks.
Silverhielm pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Silverhielm.
Diaz checks a leg kick.
Silverhielm misses with a looping left.
Diaz takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Silverhielm throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Diaz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diaz gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Silverhielm throws an elbow that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Silverhielm just misses with a elbow thrown towards Diaz's brow.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Silverhielm as Diaz tries to tie him up.
With the fighters up against the cage, Silverhielm throws an elbow but misses.
Diaz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Diaz breaks the clinch.
Silverhielm is looking to slow Diaz down with leg kicks.
Silverhielm looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Diaz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Silverhielm throws an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Silverhielm throws an elbow but misses.
Diaz tries for a takedown. No joy.
Pierre Silverhielm has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oscar Diaz.
Diaz dodges an elbow strike from Silverhielm.
Diaz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silverhielm drives through and clinches with Diaz against the cage.
Silverhielm gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Diaz is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Silverhielm gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Diaz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silverhielm connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Diaz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silverhielm cracks Diaz with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Silverhielm misses the body punch
and Diaz counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Silverhielm breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silverhielm throws out a powerful jab.
Silverhielm lands with a thumping leg kick.
Silverhielm lands a leg kick that knocks Diaz off balance momentarily.
Diaz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silverhielm throws an elbow but it misses.
Diaz misses with a body punch.
Silverhielm pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz wants a takedown.
Diaz blocks an elbow strike from Silverhielm.
Diaz is trying to drag Silverhielm to the mat but Silverhielm just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Silverhielm pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Silverhielm pushes off an throws an elbow but Diaz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Diaz is looking for a takedown.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Silverhielm.
Silverhielm breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silverhielm misses the jab.
Diaz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Diaz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silverhielm gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Silverhielm is pressed up against the cage. Diaz has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Silverhielm down to the mat. Silverhielm avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Pierre Silverhielm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz throws out a loose jab but Silverhielm uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pierre Silverhielm is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silverhielm pushes Diaz up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pierre Silverhielm dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silverhielm looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silverhielm is looking to clinch.
Diaz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Silverhielm.
A swing and a miss from Silverhielm.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silverhielm. That's going to slow Diaz down.
Silverhielm fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Diaz.
Diaz keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Silverhielm misses with an uppercut.
Silverhielm tries to close the distance and clinch up but Diaz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silverhielm tries to clinch up but Diaz circles away and keeps his distance.
Silverhielm throws out a leg kick but Diaz moves out of range and Silverhielm only half commits.
Diaz takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Silverhielm moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz goes for a takedown in the clinch but Silverhielm prevents it.
Diaz takes an elbow to the forehead.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Silverhielm.
Diaz goes for a takedown attempt but Silverhielm pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Silverhielm fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Diaz looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Diaz takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Silverhielm tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Diaz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Diaz drives through and clinches with Silverhielm against the cage.
Diaz lands a hook that snaps the head of Silverhielm backwards.
Diaz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silverhielm has closed the distance and engaged Diaz in a clinch.
Diaz scores with a shot to the side of Silverhielm's head.
Diaz gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Silverhielm keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Silverhielm pushes Diaz off and gets back to his feet.
A swing and a miss from Silverhielm.
Diaz checks a leg kick.
Diaz clinches up against the cage.
Silverhielm throws an elbow that misses.
Diaz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silverhielm backwards.
Silverhielm looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Silverhielm lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Diaz swings wildly with an uppercut but Silverhielm uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diaz is looking for a takedown.
Pierre Silverhielm has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oscar Diaz.
Diaz has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Silverhielm clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Diaz is breathing heavily.
Silverhielm prevents Diaz from getting a body triangle.
Silverhielm trying to get back to his feet but Diaz is in full control for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silverhielm trying to control the position but Diaz manages to sink in the hooks.
Silverhielm is trying to get back to his feet but Diaz has full control of the position and if anything, Silverhielm has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Well, with Diaz on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Silverhielm is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Diaz working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Silverhielm looking very determined here, making life difficult for Diaz.
Silverhielm looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diaz controlling well, preventing Silverhielm from escaping the position.
Silverhielm looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Silverhielm tries to roll but Diaz sticks to his back.
Diaz struggling to land strikes to the head as Silverhielm covers up.
Diaz is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Silverhielm knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Silverhielm for a finish.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is looking to control Silverhielm but Silverhielm is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Silverhielm looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Silverhielm wants to get 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!
Diaz controlling well, preventing Silverhielm from escaping the position.
Silverhielm manages to get to his feet, escaping the difficult position.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Diaz.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silverhielm tries to clinch but Diaz moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pierre Silverhielm dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Silverhielm has taken the fight to the clinch.
Diaz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Diaz looks to land a combination but Silverhielm avoids it well.
Silverhielm is looking to clinch but Diaz is avoiding it.
Diaz ducks under a wild hook from Silverhielm.
Diaz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silverhielm, pushing him back against the cage.
Diaz's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Diaz is working for takedown but Silverhielm is calmly controlling the position for now.
Silverhielm lands an elbow inside that Diaz shrugs off.
With the fighters up against the cage, Silverhielm throws an elbow but misses.
Diaz is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Diaz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Diaz is working for takedown but Silverhielm is calmly controlling the position for now.
Pierre Silverhielm has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oscar Diaz.
Diaz tries to throw a body punch but Silverhielm avoids it by throwing Diaz back against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Silverhielm.
Pierre Silverhielm has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Silverhielm lands a nice elbow.
Diaz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Diaz looking for a takedown.
Diaz changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Silverhielm fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silverhielm misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diaz.
Diaz misses with a body shot.
Diaz drives through and clinches with Silverhielm against the cage.
Silverhielm throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Diazs head.
Silverhielm tries to land knees in the clinch but Diaz avoids the damage to the body.
Diaz avoids a wild elbow strike from Silverhielm.
Silverhielm breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silverhielm connects with a jab.
Diaz stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Silverhielm.
The fighters circle momentarily. Silverhielm darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nice body punch from Silverhielm.
Silverhielm lets loose with a powerful body kick. Diaz will feel that in the morning.
Diaz takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silverhielm moves into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silverhielm lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Silverhielm.
Silverhielm manages to break the clinch.
Diaz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Diaz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silverhielm fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Diaz has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Silverhielm bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Diaz's head backwards.
Diaz staying out of range there.
Oscar Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silverhielm throws a leg kick which misses Diaz's front leg but catches the back leg as Diaz tries to avoid it.
Silverhielm connects with a body shot that sends Diaz's belly button to the back.
Silverhielm fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Silverhielm connects with a solid leg kick.
Diaz tries to keep at a distance but Silverhielm has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz tries for a takedown but Silverhielm manages to get underhooks.
Diaz blocks an elbow strike from Silverhielm.
Diaz tries to stall but Silverhielm uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Silverhielm misses with an elbow over the top.
Nice elbow from Silverhielm.
Diaz is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Silverhielm gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Silverhielm escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A chopping leg kick lands by Silverhielm.
Nice body punch from Silverhielm.
Silverhielm wants to slow Diaz down by chopping away at his legs.
Diaz keeps the fight on the outside.
Pierre Silverhielm is winning the standup battle so far.
Silverhielm gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Diaz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diaz is trying to drag Silverhielm to the mat but Silverhielm just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silverhielm creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Diaz's defenses.
Diaz can't get the takedown.
Silverhielm breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silverhielm connects with a leg kick. Diaz looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Silverhielm throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silverhielm feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Diaz's calf.
Silverhielm swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silverhielm pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Diaz on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice leg kick lands there from Silverhielm.
Silverhielm swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diaz dodges the punch combination from Silverhielm.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pierre Silverhielm showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Silverhielm, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:27
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pierre Silverhielm!
Post fight, Pierre Silverhielm took to the microphone: '9/11 was the start of the next Jihad. Don't let it be completed people.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diesel Power (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alan Pitbull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Power comes to the cage accompanied by Solonen ja Kosola - RÄPPII . Diesel Power is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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210 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Diesel Power!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alan Pitbull!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Roger Salmon and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Power. Pitbull does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diesel Power seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pitbull shoots for a takedown but Power saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Pitbull is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Power drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Pitbull tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Power presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Pitbull is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Pitbull is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Power lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Pitbull hang on?
Power lands a heavy elbow.
Pitbull tries to hold on but Power pushes him away.
Power controlling his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pitbull is bucking up trying to escape but Power cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Power 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.
Pitbull regains half guard.
Pitbull trying to hold on to Power's head to control him but Power postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Power wants to control but Pitbull is keeping him busy.
Pitbull tries to roll over but Power keeps him under control.
Pitbull is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Power pulls his head out easily.
Pitbull is trying to maintain the position but Power is very close to passing his half guard.
Power is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Pitbull doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Power.
Pitbull trying to control from the bottom.
Power working Pitbull over with strikes.
Power is trying to work for a kimura but Pitbull is defending well.
Pitbull wants to control but Power is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pitbull is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Power pulls his head out easily.
Nice strikes from Power there.
Pitbull trying to control here.
Pitbull taking some punishment here, with Power in his half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Power is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Pitbull doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Power.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pitbull wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Power seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Pitbull is trying to maintain the position but Power is very close to passing his half guard.
Power prevents Pitbull from improving his position.
Pitbull taking some punishment here, with Power in his half guard.
Pitbull wants to improve his position but Power is controlling well.
Power looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Pitbull trying to control but Power postures up.
Pitbull wants to get back to full guard.
Ground and pound from Power.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Power is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Pitbull doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Power.
Power moves into full mount! Pitbull won't be happy about that!
Pitbull tries to get back to half guard but can't.
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!
Power raining down shots from the mount!
Power controlling his opponent.
Power dominating with strikes here.
Pitbull is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Power loads up with a big shot that hurts Pitbull! He's pulled Power in close but Power has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Pitbull survive? More strikes from Power and Pitbull is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Diesel Power!
A relieved looking Diesel Power thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Killian McDougle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesus Pope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jesus Pope has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Killian McDougle's chin.
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255 lbs
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283 lbs
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Excellent 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
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Killian McDougle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jesus Pope!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Ryoma Takatsuka and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by Pope - just one landing.
Pope goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
McDougle tries to clinch up but Pope circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pope is trying to push McDougle away but McDougle has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Pope tries for a takedown. No joy.
Pope changes levels and goes for a takedown here. McDougle fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Pope shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Pope showed some decent athleticism there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McDougle is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Pope lands a nice short elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McDougle is not content to let Pope control the position.
Pope looks to land a strike but McDougle avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pope trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pope throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pope looking to sit in guard and control but McDougle gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Pope is trying to keep McDougle in close.
McDougle trying to control but Pope is working from the bottom.
McDougle stopping the sweep attempt from Pope.
Pope is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Pope keeping full guard, as McDougle tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDougle postures up.
Pope is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
McDougle looking to pass the guard.
Pope avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
McDougle stopping the sweep attempt from Pope.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
McDougle checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Pope shoots in but no luck this time.
Killian McDougle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesus Pope.
Pope keeps the fight on the outside.
Pope tries to clinch up but McDougle circles away and keeps his distance.
McDougle shoots in for a takedown but Pope shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDougle steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Pope. That one must have hurt.
McDougle takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Pope misses with a leg kick
and McDougle counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
McDougle is trying to break the clinch but Pope has him pressed against the cage.
Pope ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Pope no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
McDougle pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pope is keeping the position for now.
Pope manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. McDougle manages to get himself to full guard.
Pope is pushing down on McDougle's leg trying to pass to half guard. McDougle is fighting to maintain full guard but Pope has managed to sneak the leg through.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McDougle tries to roll over but Pope keeps him under control.
Pope seems to be working for a kimura but McDougle defends the submission attempt.
Pope slips a nice elbow through McDougle's hands, connecting with McDougle's forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pope lands with a punch from half guard.
Pope seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but McDougle does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Pope is sneakily working for an arm triangle but McDougle sees it coming and defends easily.
Pope with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Pope throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
McDougle might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Pope lands strikes from half guard.
Pope is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so McDougle is just riding it out for now. Pope eventually gives up the hold.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pope drops an elbow to the side of McDougle's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus Pope dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
McDougle scores with a takedown into Pope's guard.
McDougle won't allow Pope to sweep him here.
Pope keeping moving, preventing McDougle from controlling successfully.
Pope looking to hit a scissor sweep but McDougle is one step ahead there.
McDougle wants to control from the top but Pope keeps moving.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Pope is looking for a triangle but McDougle pushes his legs off easily.
McDougle trying to control but Pope is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Killian McDougle wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Pope will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pope wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pope defends well against a solid takedown attempt from McDougle.
Pope darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Pope tries to pass to full mount but McDougle defends it.
Pope moves nicely into side control.
Jesus Pope has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pope wants to control but McDougle is keeping him busy.
Pope is trying to ground and pound but McDougle uses the momentary lack of control by Pope to regain half guard.
Pope is thwarting McDougle's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pope working McDougle over with strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pope working the head and body with strikes.
Pope seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but McDougle does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Pope thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
McDougle is in trouble now - Pope has advanced to mount!
McDougle is desperately trying to improve his position but Pope has a good base and remains in mount.
Pope looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Pope raining down shots from the mount!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Pope cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDougle tries to lock up and control but Pope gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Pope landing punches.
Pope fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Pope with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Pope with good strikes from the mount here!
McDougle is rocked!
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Pope! McDougle is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jesus Pope!
Jesus Pope seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Al Al Kaholic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikal Helio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Al Kaholic 's entrance music is Cant Be Touched. A fine choice. Helio is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: You are the best Around!. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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37
272 lbs
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21 - 6 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
32 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Al Al Kaholic !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Mikal Helio!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Josh West and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Helio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Al Kaholic was well out of range. Poor timing from Helio.
Helio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Helio throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Al Kaholic tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Helio is in Al Kaholic 's guard.
Helio throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Al Kaholic works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Helio controls from within his opponent's guard.
Al Kaholic will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Helio throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Kaholic manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Helio manages to get himself to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Helio trying to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Mikal Helio.
Helio tried to score with a low kick but Al Kaholic checks it.
Al Kaholic misses with a double jab.
Al Kaholic avoids the head kick by Helio.
Al Kaholic defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Helio.
Helio throws a poor cross that misses
and Al Kaholic counters with a head kick.
Al Kaholic fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Helio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helio throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Al Kaholic has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Al Kaholic there as he acknowledges the shot.
Al Kaholic staying out of range there.
Helio closes the distance and clinches up with Al Kaholic , looking for a takedown. Helio pushes Al Kaholic against the cage but Al Kaholic circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Al Kaholic shoots for a double leg takedown but Helio sprawls well. He's pushed Al Kaholic 's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Helio shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Helio showed some decent athleticism there.
Al Kaholic is not content to let Helio control the position.
Helio wants to pass the guard but Al Kaholic is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Kaholic tries to get to full guard but Helio has control of the leg.
Al Kaholic blocking the ground and pound attempt from Helio.
Helio is looking to stall here but Al Kaholic recovers full guard.
Helio wants to pass the guard but Al Kaholic is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helio looking to sit in guard and control but Al Kaholic gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Helio looking to control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Helio is looking for a triangle but Al Kaholic pushes his legs off easily.
Helio lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Al Kaholic !
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikal Helio dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A clash of legs there as Al Kaholic blocks the low kick.
Al Kaholic shoots for a double leg takedown but Helio sprawls well. He's pushed Al Kaholic 's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Helio pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Helio leaves Al Kaholic with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Helio wants to land a leg kick but Al Kaholic is out of range.
Helio dives in and scores a takedown into Al Kaholic 's guard.
Helio pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Al Kaholic is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helio seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Helio is looking to work some ground and pound but Al Kaholic has wrist control.
Al Kaholic really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Helio pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Al Kaholic is keeping the position for now.
Helio throwing strikes from guard but Al Kaholic blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helio looking to sit in guard and control but Al Kaholic gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Helio looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mikal Helio has got the better of the ground game so far.
Helio is trying to control the position from the bottom.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Mikal Helio hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Helio tries to close the distance and clinch but Al Kaholic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Helio ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Helio misses the target.
Mikal Helio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Helio tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Al Kaholic tries to score a power double leg takedown but Helio sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Al Kaholic somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Al Al Kaholic . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Helio shoots in but Al Kaholic avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Al Kaholic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Helio feints and as Al Kaholic raises his hands in defense, Helio changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Helio in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helio trying to control the position from guard on top but Al Kaholic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Helio with a flurry of punches that miss.
Helio trying to control the position from guard on top but Al Kaholic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Helio loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Helio content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Al Kaholic seems keen to control Helio's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikal Helio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Helio throws a head kick that misses.
Al Kaholic lands a nice looking body shot.
Helio is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Al Kaholic rather than just go for the knockout.
Good exchange - Helio coming out on top.
Al Al Kaholic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Helio tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Al Kaholic swivels and escapes.
A shot to the liver by Helio. Beautiful body shot.
Al Kaholic shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Helio manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Helio looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Al Kaholic puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Helio gets back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Helio holds on and takes a little breather.
Helio looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Al Kaholic passes into side control.
Helio is trying to control Al Kaholic 's posture but Al Kaholic avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helio is not content to let Al Kaholic control the position.
Helio is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Helio is in trouble now - Al Kaholic has advanced to mount!
Al Kaholic wants to control the pace but Helio is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Kaholic controlling from mount.
Helio is trying to escape the mount.
Al Al Kaholic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mikal Helio is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Helio is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Helio is looking to improve his position but Al Kaholic isn't that keen on the idea.
Helio just holding on.
Helio tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mikal Helio.
Well Helio has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Josh West scores the fight 27:30
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikal Helio!
After the big win, Mikal Helio made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Dynamic Nutrition $35 159 Recovery and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Matiss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas comes to the cage accompanied by Patroit's Anthem. The crowd seem to be enjoying Matiss's choice of entrance music: Ennio Morricone - The Ecstasy of Gold. Jackson Thomas is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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28
213 lbs
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210 lbs
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World class boxer
Granite 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
12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Jackson Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mario Matiss!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Ryoma Takatsuka and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas has managed to clinch.
Matiss landing knees to the body.
Matiss has Thomas pushed against the cage.
Thomas tries a body shot but Matiss blocks it.
Matiss misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thomas.
Thomas misses with some punches.
Thomas is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Matiss misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thomas.
Matiss tries to stall but Thomas uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Matiss putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Thomas in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A knee to the head by Matiss.
It looks like Jackson Thomas has been cut.
Thomas is breathing heavily.
Matiss tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Matiss lands a nice knee to the body.
Matiss scores a nice knee to the body.
Matiss with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Matiss connects with a nasty looking knee right to Thomas's face.
Matiss landing knees to the head.
Thomas managing to block the knees to the body from Matiss.
Thomas tries to break free but Matiss pushes him back against the cage.
Matiss blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thomas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matiss throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Thomas blocks it with crossed arms.
Matiss using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thomas has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Thomas managing to block the knees to the body from Matiss.
Matiss with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thomas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Matiss managing to block the knees to the body from Thomas.
Matiss throws a knee to the head but misses.
Thomas using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Matiss has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Matiss tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thomas connects with a nasty looking knee right to Matiss's face.
Thomas using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Matiss has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Matiss scores with a knee to the head.
Matiss scores a nice knee to the body.
Matiss misses with a knee to the head.
Thomas with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thomas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thomas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thomas tries to work over Matiss's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thomas throws a head punch that misses.
Thomas tries a body shot but Matiss blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matiss with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thomas looking to throw knees to the head but Matiss is blocking nicely.
Thomas takes a knee to the side of the body.
Matiss scores with a knee to the head.
Matiss using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thomas has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Matiss breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Matiss.
That kick from Matiss tenderised Thomas's leg. Thomas is trying to keep his angry face on.
Matiss moves out of range of the leg kick from Thomas.
That kick from Matiss tenderised Thomas's leg. Thomas is trying to keep his angry face on.
Matiss scores with a head kick. Thomas tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Thomas clinches with his opponent.
Matiss is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thomas is defending well for now.
Matiss wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Thomas putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Matiss in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Matiss lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Matiss misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thomas.
Thomas tries to land a knee to the head but Matiss blocks with his arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas throws a head punch that misses.
Matiss lands a nice knee to the body.
Matiss misses with a knee strike.
Thomas tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Matiss is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thomas is defending well for now.
Matiss looking to throw knees to the head but Thomas is blocking nicely.
Matiss breaks the clinch.
Matiss throws a nice outside leg kick.
Thomas misses with a wild combination.
Thomas checks a leg kick.
Thomas tests Matiss's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Matiss.
Thomas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Matiss swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Matiss lands with a kick to the temple. Thomas shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thomas moves out of range as Matiss throws a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matiss lands a head kick!
Thomas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Matiss is looking to land body kicks.
Matiss misses with a low kick as Thomas jumps back.
Thomas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thomas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Matiss gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Thomas clinches up against the cage.
Thomas lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Thomas managing to block the knees to the body from Matiss.
Matiss with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Thomas tries to land knees in the clinch but Matiss avoids the damage to the body.
Matiss tries to land a knee to the head but Thomas blocks with his arms.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thomas misses with a knee to the head.
Matiss tries a knee to the head but Thomas blocks it.
A short right from Thomas.
Matiss tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thomas avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Matiss dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jackson Thomas's cut.
That's time! Thomas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Thomas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matiss was well out of range. Poor timing from Thomas.
Matiss feints and then cracks Thomas's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Thomas down.
Thomas connects with a good right hand that stumbles Matiss. Matiss circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Thomas avoids the head kick by Matiss.
Matiss takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A nice inside leg kick there by Matiss. That's going to slow Thomas down.
Matiss gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Thomas landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Good body shot from Thomas.
Thomas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thomas lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice shot by Thomas.
Thomas throws a leg kick
and Matiss counters with a leg kick.
Matiss lands a head kick. Thomas smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Matiss throws the kick towards the body but Thomas avoids it.
Mario Matiss seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thomas tries a head kick but it misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Matiss.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Matiss is looking to slow Thomas down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matiss with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Matiss is looking to land body kicks.
Thomas 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.
Matiss fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Thomas is out of range.
Matiss throws the kick towards the body but Thomas avoids it.
Matiss with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Matiss throws a half hearted mid kick.
Thomas takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Matiss, right into the meat.
Matiss moves out of range as Thomas strikes.
Thomas loads up on a big right hand but Matiss slips the punch.
Nice straight punches there by Thomas. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Thomas.
Thomas tries a head kick but it misses.
Thomas just misses with a punch to the body.
Matiss goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thomas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Matiss sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Matiss.
Matiss misses with a low kick.
Good leg kick by Matiss there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Matiss feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Thomas's calf.
Thomas stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Matiss.
Matiss lands a leg kick that knocks Thomas off balance momentarily.
Thomas chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Matiss can pounce on him.
Matiss thumps Thomas with a low kick.
Matiss connects with a high kick.
Crunch! Matiss slams his shin into Thomas's torso.
Matiss throws a nice outside leg kick.
Matiss throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Matiss misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Matiss throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Matiss scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Matiss connects with a solid leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas checks the leg kick nicely there.
Thomas tries to clinch up but Matiss circles away and keeps his distance.
Matiss tries to land a body kick
and Thomas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thomas stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Matiss.
Matiss has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Thomas checks a leg kick.
Matiss throws a half hearted mid kick.
Matiss walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Thomas checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Matiss explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Thomas walks forward, straight into a front kick from Matiss.
Matiss attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Thomas steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Matiss. That one must have hurt.
Matiss misses with a body kick.
Thomas fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Matiss steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thomas.
Matiss throws a nice inside leg kick.
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!
A nice leg kick lands there from Matiss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matiss lands a high kick!
Matiss connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Thomas misses with a body kick.
Matiss throws a nice outside leg kick.
Matiss scores with a leg kick.
Matiss pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Matiss throws a nice outside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Matiss.
A nice leg kick lands there from Matiss.
Matiss clinches.
Thomas is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Thomas takes a knee right on the jaw!
Matiss misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thomas.
Matiss escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Matiss throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Matiss throws a head kick that misses.
Thomas scores with a three punch combo!
Matiss is looking to score with low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Matiss showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jackson Thomas's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Matiss darts in and clinches Thomas up against the cage.
Thomas is stalling here.
Matiss misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thomas.
Matiss throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mario Matiss seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Thomas scores with a knee to the head.
Matiss looking to throw knees to the head but Thomas is blocking nicely.
Thomas lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Thomas lands a body punch.
Matiss misses with a knee strike.
Thomas with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Mario Matiss has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matiss takes a knee to the side of the body.
Thomas with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A right hook to the body lands for Thomas.
Thomas scores with a hook to the body.
Thomas pressing his opponent against the cage.
Thomas works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Matiss avoids it.
Thomas struggles to land a body shot inside as Matiss controls his hands.
Matiss using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Matiss wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Matiss looking to throw knees to the head but Thomas is blocking nicely.
Matiss missing with knees to the body.
Matiss throws a knee to the head but misses.
Thomas lands a body punch.
A knee to the head by Thomas.
Matiss avoiding damage as Thomas throws knees to the body.
Matiss trying to land knees to the body.
Thomas scores with a knee to the head.
Still in the clinch, Thomas scores with a nice short uppercut.
Thomas lands an uppercut.
Matiss using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thomas has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Thomas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Matiss blocks a body shot from Thomas.
Matiss with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jackson Thomas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas connects with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matiss tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Thomas manages to break the clinch.
Thomas scores with a shot to the body.
Thomas checks a low kick from Matiss.
Thomas lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Thomas lands with a nice body punch.
Matiss keeps the fight on the outside.
Matiss walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Thomas checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Matiss throws a leg kick that misses.
A cross from Thomas lands.
Left hook, right uppercut from Thomas.
Thomas throws a leg kick but Matiss sees it coming and moves out of range.
Thomas lands a nice hook to Matiss's body. Matiss takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Matiss is looking to land body kicks.
Good leg kick by Matiss there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas checks a low kick from Matiss.
Matiss tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thomas thows a body shot but no joy.
Thomas bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Thomas misses with a wild body shot.
Thomas misses with a hook.
Matiss throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Matiss drops his hands momentarily and Thomas takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Matiss throws a leg kick but Thomas sees it coming and moves out of range.
Matiss finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Matiss buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Thomas blocks a low kick nicely.
Thomas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matiss moves away.
Matiss throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Thomas throws a big shot that misses.
Thomas misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matiss throws a head kick that misses
enabling Thomas to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matiss misses with an attempted mid kick.
Matiss tries to land a leg kick but Thomas saw it coming and moves away.
Thomas is looking to clinch.
Thomas swings for the body but Matiss moves out of range.
Mario Matiss is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Matiss fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Thomas has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Matiss.
Thomas throws a leg kick but Matiss sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Matiss throws a front kick aimed at Thomas's knee but Thomas avoids it well.
Thomas on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Matiss. Matiss obviously looking to wear him down.
Matiss throws the kick towards the body but Thomas avoids it.
Matiss looks to land a body kick but Thomas moved away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Matiss throws a quick inside leg kick.
Matiss throws a head kick that misses.
Matiss lands a nice leg kick that just misses Thomas's sensitive parts.
Matiss throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Thomas.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jackson Thomas showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Matiss 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mario Matiss!
Mario Matiss decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kain Highwind (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryfus Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kelly has chosen Spaceboy as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
14 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Kain Highwind!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryfus Kelly!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Chris Saunders and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Highwind tries to sprawl but Kelly drives through with a takedown into half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Kelly throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kelly wants to control but Highwind is keeping him busy.
Highwind is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kelly is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Highwind has managed to free his arm - good work.
Highwind keeping control of the position.
Highwind trying to control from the bottom.
Kelly is looking to pass Highwind's guard but actually Highwind recovers to full guard.
Kelly advances to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly wants to free his trapped foot but Highwind is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Kelly is trying to control the action in half guard but Highwind is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kelly tries to pass to full mount but Highwind defends it.
Kelly is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kelly thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Highwind's head.
Kelly is looking to take a break and control but Highwind is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly seems to be working for a kimura but Highwind defends the submission attempt.
Highwind tries to get to full guard but Kelly has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Highwind wants to control but Kelly is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kelly working over Highwind with some ground and pound. Highwind looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kelly wants to pass the guard but Highwind is defending well.
Highwind wants to control but Kelly is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Highwind is looking to get back to full guard here but Kelly has managed to pass to side control instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Highwind is avoiding damage well.
Sloppy strikes there by Kelly.
Highwind dodges the ground and pound from Kelly.
Kelly tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Highwind can't do much from the bottom here.
Kelly controls the position.
Highwind is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly working the ground and pound.
Kelly throws a strike aimed at the side of Highwind's head but Highwind avoids it well.
Kelly is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Highwind is trying to escape and Kelly transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Highwind is forced to tap! Nice work there by Kelly! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ryfus Kelly!
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