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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Izzy Cumming (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Gorden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cumming comes to the cage accompanied by White America. 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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Izzy Cumming!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeff Gorden!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cumming checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Cumming fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cumming blocks a head kick by Gorden.
Cumming tries to close the distance and clinch but Gorden swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gorden on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gorden with a poor takedown
and Cumming counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cumming.
Cumming lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cumming manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Cumming misses with a punch on the inside.
Cumming just leaning against Gorden, taking a breather.
Cumming lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cumming has Gorden pressed against the cage.
Gorden has Cumming pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Cumming manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Gorden is trying to break the clinch but Cumming has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cumming misses with a punch to the body.
Gorden has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Cumming after a bit of a struggle.
Izzy Cumming has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeff Gorden.
Cumming tries to work over Gorden's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cumming gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gorden.
Gorden tries to pull guard but Cumming won't allow it.
Cumming leaning his opponent against the cage.
Gorden wants to break free but Cumming has control.
Gorden prevents a body shot from Cumming.
Cumming avoiding damage.
Cumming pushes Gorden back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gorden avoiding damage as Cumming throws knees to the body.
Gorden tries to circle away but Cumming has him pinned against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cumming slowing the pace effectively.
Gorden changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Cumming fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Gorden closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
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!
Gorden wants to control but Cumming is keeping him busy.
Cumming is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Gorden's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cumming regains full guard. Nicely done.
Cumming wants to sweep here but Gorden controlling him for the moment.
Gorden throwing strikes from guard but Cumming blocks nicely.
Cumming wants to sweep but no luck.
Gorden trying to control the position from guard on top but Cumming is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gorden is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Cumming is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Cumming has escaped and now he's on top!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gorden throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Cumming wants to control from the top but Gorden keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gorden looking for a sweep. Not yet Gorden, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Izzy Cumming 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.
Cumming has managed to clinch.
Gorden tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cumming smiles and moves away.
Gorden throws a head kick that Cumming semi-blocks.
Gorden looks for a takedown but Cumming sprawls well.
Gorden is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cumming sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Izzy Cumming has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeff Gorden.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cumming looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gorden misses with a takedown
and Cumming connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gorden shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cumming as he jumps to the side.
Cumming tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cumming darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cumming clinches up with Gorden and pushes him back against the cage.
Gorden blocking some punches.
Cumming lands a hook that snaps the head of Gorden backwards.
Gorden tries a knee to the head but Cumming blocks it.
Cumming lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gorden wants to take the fight to the mat but Cumming manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Cumming is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Cumming tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gorden's elbow.
Cumming lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gorden goes for a takedown attempt but Cumming pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Gorden throws a right hand that Cumming ducks under and follows up with a left that Cumming also avoids with ease.
Horrible takedown by Gorden or perhaps it was just good defense by Cumming which made him look bad.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gorden shoots and misses
and Cumming counters with a one-two to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cumming tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Izzy Cumming is winning the standup battle so far.
Cumming dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gorden closes the distance and clinches up with Cumming, looking for a takedown. Gorden pushes Cumming against the cage but Cumming circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gorden swats away the attempt to clinch by Cumming.
Gorden changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cumming tries to avoid it but Gorden manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cumming to the ground. Cumming escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gorden misses the shot to the body.
Cumming moves in looking to clinch but Gorden pushes him off.
Cumming lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cumming connects with a right that clearly hurt Gorden. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as Cumming proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Gorden collapses and taps out under the pressure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Izzy Cumming!
An out of breath Izzy Cumming thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Itor Lamope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darth Paduwan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lamope comes to the cage accompanied by Bulletproof. Paduwan has chosen Bitch as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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156 lbs
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150 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Itor Lamope!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darth Paduwan !
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lamope scores with a sloppy right hand. Paduwan should have avoided that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Lamope misses the target.
Paduwan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Paduwan with a nice cross.
Lamope misses with a straight right.
A slow jab from Paduwan misses its intended target.
Paduwan throws a looping overhand right but Lamope ducks down to avoid it.
Paduwan misses with a hook. Lamope ducked under it nicely.
Lamope throws a hook to the side of Paduwan 's head but Paduwan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lamope catches Paduwan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lamope scoring well with a low kick there.
Paduwan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Paduwan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Paduwan misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamope chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Paduwan can pounce on him.
A slow jab from Paduwan misses its intended target.
Paduwan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lamope.
Paduwan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A low kick from Paduwan misses
and Lamope counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lamope fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Paduwan throws a jab but it's blocked by Lamope.
Lamope throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lamope feints a jab promting Paduwan to slip. Lamope then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Paduwan slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Lamope scores with a jab.
Paduwan throws a hook but Lamope avoids it easily.
Lamope walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paduwan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lamope.
Paduwan throws a chopping leg kick but Lamope manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lamope throws a nice inside leg kick.
Paduwan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lamope pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Paduwan throws a big shot that misses.
Lamope blocks a jab.
Lamope misses with a looping left.
Darth Paduwan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lamope fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lamope cracks Paduwan with a right hand to the side of the head.
A slow jab from Paduwan misses its intended target.
Lamope moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paduwan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Paduwan misses with a looping left.
Lamope displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Paduwan throws out the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Paduwan misses the target.
Lamope bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Paduwan 's head.
Lamope moves out of range of the strikes.
Lamope throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Paduwan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lamope connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Paduwan momentarily.
Paduwan slips a straight right by Lamope.
Lamope throws a leg kick that misses.
Lamope misses with a leg kick.
Paduwan throws a lazy right hand but Lamope sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paduwan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fighters circling - Lamope throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lamope ducks under a wild hook from Paduwan .
Paduwan loads up on a big right hand but Lamope slips the punch.
Paduwan misses with a hook
and Lamope counters with a nice uppercut.
Paduwan misses with a straight right.
Lamope staying out of range there.
Paduwan tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Paduwan throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Paduwan misses with an uppercut. Lamope saw that one coming.
Lamope tests Paduwan 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Paduwan misses with an uppercut. Lamope saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Itor Lamope dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lamope tries to score a power double leg takedown but Paduwan sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lamope somewhat.
Paduwan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Paduwan throws a right hand that Lamope ducks under and follows up with a left that Lamope also avoids with ease.
Lamope just misses with a punch to the body.
Paduwan works over Lamope's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Itor Lamope has been cut.
Lamope connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Paduwan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lamope.
Lamope lands a body shot.
Lamope cracks Paduwan with a right hand to the side of the head.
Paduwan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lamope sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Paduwan has closed the distance and engaged Lamope in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamope can't break the clinch.
Lamope wants to break free but Paduwan has control.
Paduwan swings wildly with an uppercut but Lamope uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lamope blocks the elbow strike.
A short right from Paduwan .
Paduwan manages to break the clinch.
Lamope doesn't manage to clinch there - Paduwan circles away.
A big right from Paduwan misses.
Lamope tried to score with a low kick but Paduwan checks it.
Lamope changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Paduwan misses with a hook.
Paduwan 's corner calls for a 1-2. Paduwan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lamope scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Lamope does no damage.
Paduwan doesn't manage to clinch there - Lamope circles away.
Lamope connects with a crisp jab.
Paduwan moves out of range of the strikes.
Paduwan moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paduwan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lamope manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Paduwan lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lamope has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lamope and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Paduwan takes one on the button.
Lamope misses the jab.
Paduwan moves in looking to clinch but Lamope pushes him off.
Paduwan takes one on the button.
Paduwan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lamope's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paduwan throws a shot from downtown. Lamope moves away and avoids it.
Lamope stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lamope steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Paduwan .
Lamope scores with a crisp jab that stopped Paduwan in his tracks.
Paduwan wants to clinch.
Itor Lamope is winning the standup battle so far.
A big left from Paduwan misses.
Lamope connects with a solid leg kick.
Lamope pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Paduwan throws a hook but Lamope blocks it.
Paduwan moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lamope is trying to break the clinch but Paduwan is controlling him.
Paduwan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Paduwan lands a nice uppercut.
Paduwan is trying to push Lamope away but Lamope has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lamope avoiding damage as Paduwan throws knees to the body.
Lamope breaks from the clinch.
Lamope just misses with a punch to the body.
Paduwan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lamope uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Paduwan .
Lamope catches Paduwan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paduwan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lamope lands a lovely overhand right.
Nice defenses there by Lamope.
Paduwan throws a hook to the side of Lamope's head but Lamope sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Darth Paduwan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Itor Lamope's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Lamope misses with a series of wild punches.
Lamope scores with a nice strike.
Paduwan throws a shot from downtown. Lamope moves away and avoids it.
Lamope keeps the fight on the outside.
Paduwan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lamope counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Paduwan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lamope lands a glancing blow to the side of Paduwan 's head.
Lamope goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Lamope smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Paduwan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lamope's head backwards.
Paduwan throws the left hand but Lamope avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamope fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Paduwan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lamope misses with a hook. Paduwan ducked under it nicely.
Lamope misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lamope throws a shot to the body.
Paduwan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Paduwan landing knees to the body.
Paduwan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Paduwan moves out of range as Lamope strikes.
Paduwan looks to land a left hand but Lamope moved out of range nicely.
Paduwan pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Lamope back to the cage. Paduwan follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paduwan misses with a hook. Lamope ducked under it nicely.
Paduwan fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paduwan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lamope swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A big left from Paduwan misses.
Paduwan checks a leg kick.
Lamope scores with a jab. Paduwan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lamope lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Lamope misses with an uppercut. Paduwan saw that one coming.
Lamope lands with a cross.
Lamope thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lamope just misses with a punch to the body.
Paduwan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lamope sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Paduwan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paduwan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lamope has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Paduwan after a bit of a struggle.
Lamope is trying to break the clinch but Paduwan is controlling him.
Paduwan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Paduwan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lamope moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lamope tests Paduwan 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Paduwan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Paduwan throws a lazy uppercut
and Lamope counters with a slapping leg kick.
Lamope misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Paduwan thumps Lamope with a low kick.
Lamope listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lamope misses with a few strikes there.
Paduwan fails to land with a series of punches.
Paduwan 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lamope stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lamope lands a body shot.
Lamope fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Paduwan is out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paduwan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lamope.
Paduwan looks to land a combination. Lamope sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lamope bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Paduwan throws a hook to the side of Lamope's head but Lamope sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lamope throws an overhand right that lands on Paduwan 's shoulder, as Paduwan tries to avoid the shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Darth Paduwan .
I think Paduwan has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darth Paduwan !
A victorious Darth Paduwan thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hector Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Art Vandelay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vandelay has chosen Lynyrd Skynyrd - Simple Man as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hector Alves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Art Vandelay!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alves ducks right into an uppercut from Vandelay.
Alves swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vandelay tests Alves's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Alves has a takedown stuffed.
Alves tries for a takedown but Vandelay sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Vandelay tries a head kick but it misses.
Alves fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Vandelay avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hector Alves. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vandelay slaps away a takedown attempt from Alves, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Alves doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Vandelay counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Alves drives through with a takedown into Vandelay's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Vandelay preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Alves stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vandelay swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Alves postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Alves tries to free his leg and advance position but Vandelay is retaining full guard.
Vandelay has control of Alves's left arm, preventing Alves from doing any damage.
Alves drops back, looking for a kneebar! Vandelay looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Vandelay looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Vandelay!
Vandelay misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Alves is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Vandelay off and has taken his back!
Alves looking for the choke but no joy.
Vandelay defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vandelay preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Alves.
Alves looking for the choke but no joy.
Alves has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vandelay is trying to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Vandelay trying to get back to his feet but Alves is in full control for now.
Alves working for the choke.
Alves tries to keep control of the position but Vandelay is staying busy.
Alves working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Vandelay is doing well to defend. Alves seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Vandelay is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Hector Alves!
Hector Alves 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Dominickoy Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Drakkar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maia comes to the cage accompanied by techno viking. 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dominickoy Maia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ivan Drakkar!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maia shoots in looking for a takedown. Drakkar tries to sprawl out of it but Maia keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Drakkar manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Drakkar lands with a nice body punch.
Drakkar lands a nice shot to the body.
Maia dives in and grabs Drakkar's left leg, looking for a takedown. Drakkar pushes down on Maia's head and hops out.
Maia shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Maia was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Maia working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Drakkar tries to buck Maia off but Maia is having none of it.
Maia tries for a kimura but Drakkar is defending well.
Maia is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Drakkar is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drakkar manages to work his way to half guard, despite Maia's best efforts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Drakkar sees it coming and defends easily.
Maia is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Drakkar is just riding it out for now. Maia eventually gives up the hold.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maia is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Drakkar tries to kick Maia off but Maia keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Maia is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Drakkar has managed to free his arm - good work.
Maia is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drakkar wants to get back to full guard.
Maia is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Drakkar sees it coming and defends easily.
Maia wants to pass the guard but Drakkar is defending well.
Drakkar tries to roll over but Maia keeps him under control.
Drakkar moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Maia works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Drakkar is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maia trying to mount his opponent but Drakkar defends it.
Maia is working for a submission of some sort.
Drakkar pushes Maia off looking to stand but Maia dives back in and keeps control.
Maia wants to pass to mount but Drakkar is defending the position.
Maia is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Drakkar doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Maia.
Maia is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Drakkar as he works his way to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drakkar looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Maia wants to pass the guard but Drakkar is keeping the position.
Maia drops back, looking for a kneebar! Drakkar looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Drakkar looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Drakkar!
Maia tries to get back to half guard but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maia looking for a sweep but Drakkar has passed into full mount! Oh no!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominickoy Maia dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Maia fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Horrible takedown by Maia or perhaps it was just good defense by Drakkar which made him look bad.
Maia takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Maia shoots in and drives through. Drakkar sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dominickoy Maia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Drakkar lands a right hook to the body.
Drakkar throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Maia stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Drakkar lands a lovely overhand right.
Maia fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Maia shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Drakkar as he jumps to the side.
Maia fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Drakkar avoids it really well and circles away.
Nice jab there from Drakkar.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drakkar throws a right and a left that both miss.
Maia shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Drakkar sprawls well. Drakkar wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Maia gets slowly back to his feet.
Drakkar connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
It looks like Dominickoy Maia has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drakkar cracks Maia with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Maia looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Drakkar finish him?
Maia is rocked!
Nice sprawl there from Drakkar as Maia shoots in.
Oh Maia is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maia shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Drakkar pinned against the cage. Drakkar gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Drakkar cracks Maia with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ivan Drakkar!
Ivan Drakkar seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cody Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raphael Nero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wilson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Defense Distributed. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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177 lbs
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174 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cody Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Raphael Nero!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wilson throws a push kick but Nero slaps the foot to one side.
Jab by Wilson.
Wilson cracks Nero with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wilson scores with a sloppy right hand. Nero should have avoided that one.
Wilson tries a head kick but it misses.
Wilson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nero 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nero keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Wilson tries to work over Nero's front leg with a kick but Nero checks it.
Wilson stuns Nero with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wilson throws out a leg kick but Nero moves out of range and Wilson only half commits.
Wilson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nero manages to avoid it.
Nero checks a low kick from Wilson.
Wilson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson misses with a head kick.
Nero slips under a jab from Wilson.
Nero walks forward, straight into a front kick from Wilson.
Wilson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Nero will feel that in the morning.
Wilson throws a shot from downtown. Nero moves away and avoids it.
Nero chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wilson can pounce on him.
Some bone on bone action there as Nero checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nero checks a low kick from Wilson.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wilson.
Wilson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nero.
Wilson tries a head kick but it misses.
Wilson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wilson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson throws a sloppy head kick and Nero moves out of range easily.
Cody Wilson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nero takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Wilson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cody Wilson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wilson throws a chopping leg kick but Nero manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Wilson's corner calls for a 1-2. Wilson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wilson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wilson throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cody Wilson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Wilson lunges at Nero with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nero's hand.
Wilson looks for the body kick but Nero saw that one coming.
Wilson throws out a leg kick but Nero moves out of range and Wilson only half commits.
Cody Wilson is winning the standup battle so far.
Wilson jabs Nero right on the nose. Nero blinks but takes it well.
Wilson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Nero's head backwards.
Wilson tries a head kick but it misses.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Wilson - that will leave a mark!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Wilson there.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That kick from Wilson tenderised Nero's leg. Nero is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wilson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wilson throws a chopping leg kick but Nero manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Good exchange - Wilson coming out on top.
Wilson throws a low kick but Nero avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson throws a low kick but Nero moves out of range easily.
Wilson throws a leg kick but Nero sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Wilson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nero moves away.
Nero walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wilson tries to work over Nero's front leg with a kick but Nero checks it.
Wilson throws a lazy uppercut
and Nero counters with a single leg into guard. Wilson didn't expect that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Nero postures up in Wilson's guard and throws a big left but Wilson blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nero throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wilson looking for a sweep. Not yet Wilson, not yet.
Wilson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Nero is wriggling around trying to escape.
Nero regains half guard.
Wilson stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Nero to get to his feet.
Nero stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wilson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson lands a leg kick that knocks Nero off balance momentarily.
Wilson throws a leg kick
so Nero counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wilson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nero throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wilson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nero has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nero throwing strikes from guard but Wilson blocks nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nero drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Wilson dives on top into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cody Wilson dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Donk. Wilson catches Nero right on the button with a cross.
Nero uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wilson.
Wilson tries to land a front kick but Nero steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A good leg kick by Wilson.
Wilson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Wilson scoring well with a low kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson misses with a hook.
Wilson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Nero if he has to take too many more of those.
Wilson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A good leg kick by Wilson.
Wilson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Wilson misses with a low kick as Nero jumps back.
Raphael Nero has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wilson misses with a body kick.
Wilson misses with a kick to the body.
Wilson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nero.
Wilson throws a big shot that misses.
Wilson lands a nice looking body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson connects with a leg kick. Nero looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wilson connects with a single shot there.
Wilson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Nero is out of range and Wilson settles back down.
A lazy left from Wilson finds it's target.
Nero has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Wilson.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wilson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wilson throws a head kick that misses.
Wilson throws a head kick but Nero moves out of range.
Wilson throws a body kick that misses.
Wilson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nero has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Wilson.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Wilson - that will leave a mark!
And that's the end of the fight!
Cody Wilson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wilson, 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:25
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:25
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cody Wilson!
During a confident post fight interview, Cody Wilson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Enos Erikson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marduk Thorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thorn has chosen Rob Dougan - Clubbed to Death as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Marduk Thorn will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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150 lbs
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150 lbs
17 - 6 - 0 |
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Excellent MT
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Enos Erikson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marduk Thorn!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Erikson blocks a head kick by Thorn.
Thorn slaps away a takedown attempt from Erikson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Erikson blocks a leg kick.
Erikson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Enos Erikson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thorn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Erikson misses with a shot to the body
and Thorn counters with a good low kick that Erikson was not able to check.
Nice sprawl there from Thorn as Erikson shoots in.
Erikson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Thorn as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Enos Erikson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Erikson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Thorn circles away.
A clash of legs there as Erikson blocks the low kick.
Thorn fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Erikson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Thorn tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Erikson is in Thorn's guard.
Erikson controlling from the top position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Erikson trying to control but Thorn is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorn preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Thorn keeping moving, preventing Erikson from controlling successfully.
Thorn is looking to stand up but Erikson isn't so interested in that idea.
Erikson throwing strikes from guard but Thorn blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Erikson wants to control from the top but Thorn keeps moving.
Erikson tries to free his leg and advance position but Thorn is retaining full guard.
Erikson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Thorn works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Thorn trying to control the position here.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Thorn tries to sprawl but Erikson drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Erikson content to control rather than advance.
Erikson is working for a kimura but Thorn is defending it quite comfortably.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erikson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Thorn's head.
Erikson thows a huge punch but Thorn dodges it nicely.
Thorn is refusing to be controlled, as Erikson sits in half guard.
Erikson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Erikson throwing shots but Thorn is blocking nicely.
Erikson 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Thorn gets back to full guard.
Thorn is looking to stand up but Erikson isn't so interested in that idea.
Erikson trying to move into half guard but instead Thorn has managed to sweep!
Erikson isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Thorn stacks Erikson on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Thorn!
Erikson wants to control but Thorn postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thorn decides to stand back up. Thorn steps back and let's Erikson get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Enos Erikson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Thorn throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Erikson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Thorn sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Erikson somewhat.
Erikson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Thorn as he avoids it easily.
Erikson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Thorn circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Enos Erikson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An inside leg kick lands from Thorn.
Erikson closes the distance and clinches up with Thorn, looking for a takedown. Erikson pushes Thorn against the cage but Thorn circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Thorn misses with a low kick.
Thorn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Erikson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Thorn but Thorn pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Erikson shoots in for a takedown but Thorn shows good takedown defense.
Thorn doesn't manage to clinch there - Erikson circles away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Thorn.
Erikson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Thorn sprawls well. Thorn wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Erikson gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Erikson fails with the takedown.
Thorn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thorn tries to work over Erikson's front leg with a kick but Erikson checks it.
Thorn throws a head kick that misses.
Erikson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Thorn napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Erikson working the ground and pound but Thorn is defending the strikes.
Thorn tries to bench press Erikson off him but Erikson keeps the position.
Enos Erikson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Thorn struggling a bit here.
Erikson throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorn seems a little lost for a moment, as Erikson dominates the positioning.
Thorn is pushing Erikson's head away, looking to escape. Erikson manages to hold on to the position though.
Thorn parries the strikes from Erikson easily there. Erikson is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Thorn to escape.
Thorn takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Thorn is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Erikson asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Thorn taking a bit of punishment here - Erikson scoring with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Erikson is looking to take a break and control but Thorn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Erikson landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erikson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Erikson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Erikson moves into full mount!
Thorn doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Erikson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Thorn is looking to escape.
Thorn holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Erikson tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Erikson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Thorn is looking to escape.
Erikson throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Enos Erikson dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Thorn turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Erikson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Thorn circles away.
Erikson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Thorn tries to clinch up.
Erikson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Thorn to the mat! Thorn manages to get full guard.
Thorn not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Erikson prevents Thorn from getting back to his feet.
Thorn preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Erikson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Thorn is keeping the position for now.
Erikson throws a strike but Thorn rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Thorn 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Erikson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Erikson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Thorn is aware though and is defending well.
Erikson looking for a guillotine here but Thorn defends easily.
Erikson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Thorn gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorn preventing the sweep.
Erikson is looking to sweep but instead, Thorn has passed into half guard.
Thorn is thwarting Erikson's attempts to control the position.
Erikson is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorn tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Erikson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Erikson is trying to maintain the position but Thorn is very close to passing his half guard.
Erikson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Erikson wants to control but Thorn is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorn slows the pace down in half guard.
Erikson tries to get to full guard but Thorn has control of the leg.
Marduk Thorn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Erikson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Enos Erikson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Erikson wants to control but Thorn is keeping busy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Enos Erikson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Erikson, 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Enos Erikson!
After the big win, Enos Erikson made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Apex Nutrition and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Austin Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ba Lil I (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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147 lbs
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140 lbs
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Lethal high kicks
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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
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Austin Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ba Lil I!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lil I misses with a jab to the body
and Williams decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Lil I's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Williams throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lil I works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Williams slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Williams tries to free his leg and advance position but Lil I is retaining full guard.
Williams stays in close to Lil I's body and controls the position.
Lil I is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Austin Williams.
Williams throws a poor cross that misses
and Lil I counters with a single leg into guard. Williams didn't expect that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lil I stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Williams swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams is pulling down on Lil I's head. It's preventing any offense from Lil I, at least for the moment.
Lil I with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lil I scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lil I passes Williams's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Williams is trying to maintain the position but Lil I is very close to passing his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lil I is looking for a kimura but Williams is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Lil I to get the leverage.
Lil I is working for a kimura but Williams is defending it quite comfortably.
Lil I trying to mount his opponent but Williams defends it.
Williams avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lil I.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Lil I manages to pass to mount!
Williams tries to hold on but Lil I postures up.
Lil I landing punches.
Williams tries to hold on but Lil I postures up.
Williams is looking to improve his position but Lil I isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lil I is landing with some decent strikes but Williams is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Williams can't escape the position.
Williams sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Williams keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Lil I tries to pass to full mount but Williams defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Austin Williams will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lil I shoots for a double leg takedown but Williams sprawls well. He's pushed Lil I's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Williams is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Lil I's half guard.
Williams throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Williams is trying to control. Lil I wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Williams seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Williams content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Lil I actively working from the bottom here.
Williams missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lil I looking for submissions off his back.
Williams is controlling the pace.
Lil I is staying active underneath Williams, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lil I regains full guard. Nicely done.
Lil I looking for a guillotine here but Williams defends easily.
Lil I manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Austin Williams overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lil I wants to control the pace but Williams is squirming around nicely.
Williams is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Williams bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Lil I working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Williams doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Williams manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Williams avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lil I keeping full guard, as Williams tries to pass.
Lil I trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Williams postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Williams wants to control from the top but Lil I keeps moving.
Williams has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Williams throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams trying to control but Lil I is working from the bottom.
Williams pushing down on Lil I's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Lil I is staying active underneath Williams, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Nice strikes from Williams there.
Lil I makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Lil I.
Williams wants to control from the top but Lil I keeps moving.
Williams works over Lil I with some ground and pound from guard.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams advances position into side control!
Lil I tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Austin Williams dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Williams misses with a series of wild punches.
Lil I shoots in and bounces Williams off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Lil I throws an elbow that misses. Williams uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lil I's guard. Nice move by Williams!
Williams controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Lil I looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lil I is looking for a triangle but Williams pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Williams loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Williams trying to control but Lil I is working from the bottom.
Lil I utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lil I looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lil I preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lil I keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.
Lil I has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Williams can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Williams postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Lil I is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Williams, into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams is pulling down on Lil I's head. It's preventing any offense from Lil I, at least for the moment.
Williams is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Lil I has his hands clasped together but Williams extends an breaks Lil I's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Williams.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Austin Williams!
An out of breath Austin Williams thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seaville Bri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rostam Samani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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28
260 lbs
18 - 8 - 1 |
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27
250 lbs
14 - 4 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
18 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Seaville Bri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rostam Samani!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Samani shoots in and gets a takedown into Bri's guard.
Bri is pulling down on Samani's head to control his posture.
Samani sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Bri keeping moving, preventing Samani from controlling successfully.
Samani controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Bri looking to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Seaville Bri wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A good leg kick by Samani.
Bri moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bri misses with a wild body shot.
Samani with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bri chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Samani can pounce on him.
Bri scores with a body shot.
Samani takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bri misses with a hook
so Samani counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Bri holds on and takes a little breather.
Bri manages to escape and get back to his feet.
A jab from Bri does it's job there.
Samani throws a hook but Bri avoids it easily.
No luck for Samani with that takedown attempt.
Seaville Bri is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bri listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bri misses the shot to the body.
Samani tries to land a leg kick but Bri saw it coming and moves away.
Samani tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bri was well out of range. Poor timing from Samani.
A slow jab from Samani misses its intended target.
Bri jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Samani throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bri.
Bri misses with a body shot.
Bri tries to close the distance and clinch up but Samani swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bri fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Samani looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bri lands a right hook to the body.
Bri throws an off balance right hand
and Samani counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Samani pushes down on Bri's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Samani wants to take a breather but Bri is having none of it.
Samani keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Bri is trying to get back to full guard.
Samani perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
It looks like Samani might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Rostam Samani was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Samani moves away from the strike by Bri.
Samani walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bri swings for the body but Samani moves out of range.
Samani shoots in and drives through. Bri sprawls well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Samani uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bri.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bri.
Bri clinches up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rostam Samani will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bri closes the distance looking to clinch
and Samani decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bri's guard.
Samani wants to control from the top but Bri keeps moving.
Rostam Samani has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bri is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Samani moves into full guard.
Bri would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Samani wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Bri trying to control the position from guard on top but Samani is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bri has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Samani is proving hard to escape from.
Bri sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Seaville Bri.
Bri takes a swing at Samani's ribcage but misses.
Bri looks to throw the jab but Samani is out of range.
Seaville Bri is winning the standup battle so far.
Bri cracks Samani with a right hand to the side of the head.
Seaville Bri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Bri lunges at Samani with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Samani's hand.
Samani takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bri connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bri clinches up with Samani and pushes him back against the cage.
Samani has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bri is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Samani blocking some punches.
Samani gets through Bri's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Samani has a couple of punches blocked by Bri.
Samani tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bri's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right hand to the body from Samani.
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!
Still in the clinch, Samani scores with a nice short uppercut.
Samani doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Samani.
Samani is trying to stall.
Samani misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bri lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Bri.
Samani can't find room to land a body shot as Bri controls the action.
Bri misses with a punch to the body.
Bri blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bri pushes Samani back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Samani fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Samani can't find room to land a body shot as Bri controls the action.
Samani doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Samani taking a breather.
Bri blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Samani scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Samani misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samani tries a body shot but Bri blocks it.
Bri prevents a body shot from Samani.
Bri blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bri blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bri misses with a punch to the body.
Samani misses with a punch to the body.
Bri cracks Samani with a nice body shot.
Samani scores with a hook to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Bri.
Bri swings wildly with an uppercut but Samani uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Samani lands a body punch in the clinch.
Samani softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bri lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rostam Samani will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Samani ducks under a wild hook from Bri.
Samani uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bri.
Samani throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Samani looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bri with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Samani to score with a decent uppercut.
Samani connects with a crisp jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Samani. Bri does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bri ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Samani moves away.
Bri moves out of range as Samani throws a body kick.
Samani has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Samani there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bri scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Samani doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samani uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bri.
Bri throws out a loose jab but Samani uses good head movement to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Bri misses the target.
A big left from Samani misses.
Bri swings widly with a right hand
and Samani decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bri's guard.
Bri trying to control the position here.
Samani throws a big elbow that misses.
Samani is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samani trying to control but Bri is working from the bottom.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Rostam Samani has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Samani keeps the fight on the outside.
Bri throws a lazy right hand but Samani sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
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 telegraphed right hand from Bri misses the target.
Seaville Bri has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Samani circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice body punch from Bri.
Nice defenses there by Samani.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bri misses the shot to the body.
Samani has a takedown stuffed.
Bri avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bri takes a swing at Samani's ribcage but misses.
Samani avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Samani buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Samani.
Bri takes a swing at Samani's ribcage but misses.
Rostam Samani is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Samani scores with a hook to the body. Bri takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bri misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samani drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A shot to the liver by Bri. Beautiful body shot.
Samani lands a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bri tries to clinch up.
Samani jabs at Bri's body.
Bri rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Samani moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bri stuns Samani with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Samani fails with the takedown.
Bri throws a jab when Samani was well out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rostam Samani.
I've got Samani winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rostam Samani!
Rostam Samani took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Augusto Soto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stan Van Gundy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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193 lbs
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194 lbs
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World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Augusto Soto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Stan Van Gundy!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Gundy lands a jab to the nose.
Van Gundy throws the kick towards the body but Soto avoids it.
Soto avoids the head kick by Van Gundy.
Van Gundy tries to clinch but Soto moves away
and Soto counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Van Gundy lets loose with a powerful body kick. Soto will feel that in the morning.
A head kick misses from Van Gundy.
Van Gundy thows a body shot but no joy.
Van Gundy blocks a leg kick.
Soto misses with a body kick.
Nice takedown defense from Van Gundy. No joy for Soto on that attempt.
Van Gundy lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Soto shoots in but Van Gundy avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Gundy throws a low kick but it's checked well by Soto.
Van Gundy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Soto misses with a low kick.
Soto motions for Van Gundy to come forward. Soto throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Gundy checks the leg kick.
Soto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Soto looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Van Gundy explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Van Gundy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Soto throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Soto takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Van Gundy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Van Gundy throws a front kick aimed at Soto's knee but Soto avoids it well.
Van Gundy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Soto throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Soto throws a leg kick that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Soto checks a low kick from Van Gundy.
Van Gundy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Soto, pushing him back against the cage.
Van Gundy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Soto as the two fighters clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Gundy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Van Gundy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Van Gundy.
Van Gundy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Soto tries to stall but Van Gundy uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Van Gundy prevents a body shot from Soto.
Van Gundy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A shot in the inside from Van Gundy.
Soto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Van Gundy's elbow.
A short left from Van Gundy.
Van Gundy stalling in the clinch.
Van Gundy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Soto is rocked!
Soto tries to throw a body punch but Van Gundy avoids it by throwing Soto back against the cage.
Oh Soto is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short left from Van Gundy.
Soto lands with a light punch inside.
Van Gundy dips a shoulder and cracks Soto with a mighty uppercut! Soto falls back against the cage and Van Gundy unloads with a barrage of strikes! Soto 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 - Van Gundy screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stan Van Gundy!
After winning the bout, Stan Van Gundy thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kostas Charalabous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Salwa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kostas Charalabous!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Gabriel Salwa!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Charalabous misses with an uppercut
and Salwa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Charalabous scores with a one two! Salwa had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Gabriel Salwa has been cut.
Charalabous attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Salwa throws a half hearted mid kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good standup being displayed there by Charalabous as he connects with a hook.
Salwa misses with a low kick.
Charalabous rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Salwa counters with a straight right hand.
Charalabous looks to land a right hand but Salwa moved out of range.
Charalabous feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Salwas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Charalabous circles away from the clinch attempt.
Charalabous takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Charalabous throws a low kick but Salwa moves out of range easily.
Salwa lets loose with a powerful body kick. Charalabous will feel that in the morning.
Salwa lands a nice shot to the body.
Salwa sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A good leg kick by Salwa.
Charalabous pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charalabous misses with a kick to the body.
Charalabous is looking to land body kicks.
Some wild striking there from Charalabous.
Charalabous throws the kick towards the body but Salwa avoids it.
Salwa clinches with his opponent.
Salwa breaks from the clinch.
Charalabous throws a sloppy body shot
and Salwa counters with a head kick that drops Charalabous to the mat! Charalabous scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Charalabous throws a leg kick that is checked
and Salwa counters with a nice right hand that sends Charalabous toppling to the canvas! Charalabous scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Salwa finish him?!
Charalabous is rocked!
Both fighters circling a little - Salwa finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Oh Charalabous is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kostas Charalabous is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Salwa thumps Charalabous with a low kick.
Charalabous is breathing heavily.
Salwa has closed the distance and engaged Charalabous in a clinch.
Salwa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Salwa is pushing Charalabous up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Charalabous seems to have got his legs back now.
Charalabous scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salwa misses with a body punch.
Salwa has Charalabous pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Salwa pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Charalabous tumbling to the mat - Salwa dives into Charalabous's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Salwa tries to free his leg and advance position but Charalabous is retaining full guard.
Salwa looking to sit in guard and control but Charalabous gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Salwa looking for a sweep. Not yet Salwa, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salwa is trying to keep Charalabous in close.
Salwa looking for a sweep. Not yet Salwa, not yet.
Charalabous being controlled here momentarily.
Charalabous preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Gabriel Salwa was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Charalabous fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Salwa is out of range.
Charalabous checks a low kick from Salwa.
Charalabous scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Charalabous throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Salwa counters with an outside leg kick.
Salwa misses with a body kick.
Charalabous lands with an uppercut that bounces Salwa off the cage and back into range.
An inside leg kick from Salwa misses.
Charalabous blocks a head kick by Salwa.
Salwa blocks the body kick.
Charalabous misses the shot to the body.
Charalabous just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Charalabous scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Charalabous scoring well with a low kick there.
Charalabous checks the leg kick.
Salwa moves out of range of the leg kick from Charalabous.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Salwa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gabriel Salwa's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Salwa takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Charalabous throws a leg kick but Salwa checks it.
Salwa closes the distance and pushes Charalabous back into the cage.
Charalabous gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Salwa.
Salwa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Charalabous blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Charalabous misses with a punch to the body.
Charalabous blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Charalabous tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Salwa's elbow.
Salwa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Salwa.
A head punch on the inside from Charalabous fails to land.
Salwa blocks an uppercut.
Charalabous lands a left hand that snaps the head of Salwa backwards.
Charalabous tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Salwa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salwa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Salwa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Charalabous doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Salwa can't find room to land a body shot as Charalabous controls the action.
Salwa blocking some punches.
Salwa prevents a body shot from Charalabous.
Salwa works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Salwa controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Salwa working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Salwa forces his way into half guard.
Salwa passes to full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charalabous is squirming around, avoiding Salwa's attempts to control the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Salwa content just to control the position here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Salwa wants to control the pace but Charalabous is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charalabous is looking to get to half guard.
Salwa fails to take his opponent's back.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Charalabous is squirming around, avoiding Salwa's attempts to control the action.
Charalabous has given up his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charalabous prevents Salwa from getting a body triangle.
Salwa is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Charalabous fending off the submission attempt from Salwa.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Charalabous needs to remain patient if he's going to get out of this sticky situation.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Salwa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gabriel Salwa's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Salwa misses with a low kick as Charalabous jumps back.
A clash of legs there as Salwa blocks the low kick.
Charalabous lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Salwa throws a hook but Charalabous avoids it easily.
Salwa looks for a takedown but Charalabous sprawls well.
Charalabous dips to his left and cracks Salwa with an uppercut!
Charalabous fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kostas Charalabous seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Charalabous thuds a left hand into Salwa's body.
Charalabous lands with a thumping leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Salwa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Charalabous can pounce on him.
Charalabous throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Salwa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Charalabous is looking to slow Salwa down with leg kicks.
Charalabous wants to clinch up but Salwa keeps it at a distance.
Charalabous chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Salwa's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Salwa moves out of range of the body kick from Charalabous.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salwa tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Charalabous is able to avoid easily.
Salwa tries to land a front kick but Charalabous steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Charalabous connects with a body shot that sends Salwa's belly button to the back.
Charalabous scores with a jab to the body.
Salwa with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Charalabous to score with a decent uppercut.
Charalabous dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Salwa is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Salwa takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Salwa takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Charalabous tests Salwa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Charalabous tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Salwa was well out of range. Poor timing from Charalabous.
Charalabous connects with an inside leg kick.
Charalabous lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charalabous moves into range and connects with a jab.
Salwa is rocked!
Charalabous cracks the inside of Salwa's front leg.
Salwa is still on wobbly legs! Can Charalabous finish him?
Salwa sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kostas Charalabous is winning the standup battle so far.
Salwa gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Kostas Charalabous!
Kostas Charalabous retains his middleweight title!
An out of breath and clearly excited Kostas Charalabous thanked Reaper Combatwear for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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