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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Glen Lerner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Bigsby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lerner comes to the cage accompanied by Call Me The Breeze. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Glen Lerner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Scott Bigsby!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Colin Fray and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lerner shoots in and gets a takedown into Bigsby's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Bigsby is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bigsby has control of Lerner's left arm, preventing Lerner from doing any damage.
Lerner trying to control but Bigsby is working from the bottom.
Bigsby controls Lerner momentarily but Lerner frees himself.
Lerner has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Lerner stopping the sweep attempt from Bigsby.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Lerner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lerner defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bigsby.
Lerner fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bigsby.
A jab-cross combination lands for Bigsby and sends Lerner crashing to the mat! Bigsby follows him down to the mat - Lerner regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bigsby is trying for a kimura here. Lerner looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Bigsby wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Scott Bigsby!
Our winner, Scott Bigsby, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
In defeat, Glen Lerner stepped up to the mic, saying 'Well now who the hell saw that coming? Honestly..'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jon Monroe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Street Swag (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Monroe comes to the cage accompanied by A Country Boy Can Survive. Jon Monroe has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
14 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Monroe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Street Swag!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Micheangelo Fripello and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by Swag there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Monroe lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Swag at a distance.
Swag throws a body punch but Monroe moves out of range.
Monroe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Swag does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Monroe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Swag moves away.
Monroe just misses with a punch to the body.
Swag misses with a wild body shot.
Swag misses with a head kick.
Swag digs a good body shot into Monroe's ribs.
Monroe thows a body shot but no joy.
Monroe lands a slapping body shot.
Monroe misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Swag counters with a leg kick.
Monroe throws a looping overhand right but Swag ducks down to avoid it.
Swag displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Monroe throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Swag.
Swag throws a leg kick but Monroe sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Swag throws a sloppy head kick and Monroe moves out of range easily.
Monroe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Swag scores with a punch to the head.
Monroe scores with a head kick.
Monroe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Swag tries to clinch but Monroe is having none of it.
Monroe comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Swag.
Swag keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Swag wants to clinch up but Monroe keeps it at a distance.
Monroe takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swag takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Swag slips under a jab from Monroe.
Monroe rushes Swag and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Swag throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Swag.
Swag lands with a light punch inside.
Swag misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Monroe.
Monroe manages to break the clinch.
Monroe lands a right hook to the body.
Swag scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Monroe thows a body shot but no joy.
Swag moves out of range of the strikes.
Monroe takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Monroe is looking to slow Swag down with leg kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monroe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Monroe throws a poor cross that misses
and Swag counters with a thumping low kick.
Swag pivots, looking for a leg kick but Monroe is out of range and Swag settles back down.
Monroe is looking to wear down Swag with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Swag walks into a jab.
Jon Monroe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Swag tries to move into range but Monroe moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A head kick misses from Swag.
Swag throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Swag defending well as Monroe loads up on a big left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Monroe. Swag does a little dance to reset his feet.
Monroe has Swag up against the cage in a clinch.
Monroe tries to break free but Swag pushes him back against the cage.
Swag misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swag pushes Monroe back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Monroe is trying to force a seperation but Swag has the dominant position.
Monroe blocking some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Swag misses with a hook from the clinch.
Swag looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Swag tries a knee to the head but Monroe blocks it.
Monroe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Swag lands with a slapping head kick.
Monroe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Monroe misses with a wild body shot.
Monroe throws out a powerful jab.
Monroe throws a hook to the side of Swag's head but Swag sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Monroe throws a looping overhand right but Swag ducks down to avoid it.
Swag pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Swag slips a jab from Monroe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Monroe dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Swag lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Monroe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Swag.
A swing and a miss from Monroe.
Monroe thows a body shot but no joy.
Swag avoids the body shot from Monroe.
Monroe misses with a wild body shot.
Monroe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Monroe throws a left and a right that both miss
and Monroe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Swag throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Swag keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Swag throws a front kick aimed at Monroe's knee but Monroe avoids it well.
Monroe throws a looping overhand right but Swag ducks down to avoid it.
Monroe misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monroe connects with a body shot.
Monroe throws a jab when Swag was well out of range.
Monroe thows a body shot but no joy.
Monroe 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.
Monroe misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Monroe. Swag does a little dance to reset his feet.
Monroe misses the shot to the body.
Monroe misses with a body punch
and Swag counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Monroe doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Monroe misses the body punch
and Swag counters with a big head kick but Monroe shrugs it off.
Swag ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Monroe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Swag was well out of range. Poor timing from Monroe.
Monroe misses with a lunging right hand
and Swag counters with a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monroe throws a predictable looking body shot
and Swag counters with a nice leg kick.
Monroe misses the shot to the body.
Monroe throws a body kick that misses.
Monroe throws a right hand that misses
and Swag counters with a nice body shot.
Monroe moves out of range of the body kick from Swag.
Swag slips under a jab from Monroe.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Monroe thows a body shot but no joy.
Monroe takes a swing at Swag's ribcage but misses.
Jon Monroe is winning the standup battle so far.
Swag has closed the distance and engaged Monroe in a clinch.
Swag slows down the pace here.
Swag lands with a right to the head.
Monroe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swag lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Swag keeps control of Monroe as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Swag.
Swag struggles to land a body shot inside as Monroe controls his hands.
Monroe managing to block the knees to the body from Swag.
Monroe is looking to break free of the clinch but Swag has double underhooks.
Monroe is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Swag working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Swag tries to work over Monroe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Monroe takes a shot to the head.
Monroe wants to break free but Swag has control.
Swag misses with an elbow strike.
Swag throws a punch but it's blocked by Monroe.
Swag swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Swag doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Swag swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Swag can't find room to land a body shot as Monroe controls the action.
Monroe looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Swag tries to work over Monroe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swag misses with a body punch.
Monroe breaks the clinch.
Swag throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A shot to the body from Monroe misses
and Swag counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Monroe breaks from the clinch.
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 head kick misses from Monroe.
Swag's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Monroe connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Swag scrambles back to his feet.
Monroe throws a body punch but Swag moves out of range.
Monroe swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Swag counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Monroe is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Monroe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Swag, right into the meat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Monroe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Swag lands a really nice looking cross but Monroe seems unphased.
Monroe misses with a shot to the body
and Swag counters with an outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Street Swag will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Monroe misses the jab.
Monroe tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A big right from Monroe misses.
Swag cracks Monroe with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Monroe misses with an uppercut
and Swag counters with a thumping low kick.
A left lands for Swag.
Monroe misses with a wild body shot.
Monroe misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Swag connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Swag moves out of range as Monroe strikes.
Swag throws a sloppy head kick and Monroe moves out of range easily.
Monroe swings widly with a right hand
and Swag counters with a straight right hand.
The fighters circling - Swag throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Swag throws a low kick but Monroe moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monroe misses with a looping left.
A punch combination from Monroe misses.
Monroe just misses with a punch to the body.
Monroe misses with a hook to the body
and Monroe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Monroe getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Monroe throws a hook but Swag avoids it easily.
Monroe closes the distance and clinches.
Monroe has had enough of the clinch but Swag keeps him there for the moment.
Swag works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Street Swag seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nice body punch from Swag.
Monroe managing to block the knees to the body from Swag.
Swag lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Swag misses with a short punch on the inside.
Swag tries to work over Monroe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swag tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Monroe tries to break the clinch but Swag is controlling the position.
Swag working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Swag has Monroe pressed against the cage, preventing Monroe from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Monroe is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Swag scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Swag.
Swag tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Swag tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Swag working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Swag.
Monroe looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Monroe tries to break free but Swag pushes him back against the cage.
Swag lands with a right to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Swag.
Swag misses with a short punch on the inside.
Monroe tries to break free but Swag pushes him back against the cage.
Monroe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Swag.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Swag keeps control of Monroe as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Swag working aggressively here.
Monroe has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Swag fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Monroe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Monroe thows a body shot but no joy.
Swag throws a lazy head kick
and Monroe counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Monroe.
Swag doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Swag misses with the head strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Swag.
Swag swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Swag misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Swag working aggressively here.
Swag misses with a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Monroe breaks from the clinch.
Swag tries to clinch but Monroe moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swag gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Swag lands with a light punch inside.
Monroe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Monroe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Swag.
Monroe misses with a wild body shot.
Monroe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Swag fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Monroe throws a jab when Swag was well out of range.
Swag works Monroe's body with a nice hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A swing and a miss from Monroe.
Swag clinches with his opponent.
Swag lands a left hand.
Swag gets through Monroe's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Street Swag comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Swag 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Street Swag!
Street Swag seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buffy Slayer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Potatos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Potatos has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Buffy Slayer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Potatos!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Ryoma Takatsuka and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling eachother endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
Slayer scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Slayer tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Potatos throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Slayer tries to stand but Potatos is controlling his head.
Potatos is trying to strike from the bottom but Slayer has passed into full mount.
Potatos throws a strike but has given up his back in the process.
Potatos looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Slayer nearly escaped from the position there.
Slayer keeps control of the position as Potatos tries to break free.
Potatos keeps the fight on the ground as Slayer tries to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Slayer is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potatos is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Slayer is hanging on to Potatos's back as he tries to escape.
Slayer is looking to get the fight back to the feet.
Slayer trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Potatos doesn't escape.
Slayer has the hooks in. Potatos is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potatos tries to roll but Slayer sticks to his back.
Slayer is looking to stand but he's in a difficult position to do so.
Potatos tries to escape but Slayer has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Slayer has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Potatos's body.
Slayer is trying to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
I would not like to be Potatos right now.
Potatos can't escape the position.
Slayer is trying to stand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
I really don't envy Potatos right now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buffy Slayer dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Slayer fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Potatos to the ground. Slayer is now in Potatos's guard.
Slayer wants to stand but Potatos is controlling his posture from full guard.
Potatos is striking but Slayer is not phased and passes to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slayer seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Potatos is breathing heavily.
Potatos throws a strike from the bottom but Slayer passes into side control!
Slayer stands up and beckons Potatos to his feet.
Slayer manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Potatos on his heels. He'll look to pass Potatos's guard now, I'm sure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slayer would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Potatos wants to improve his position but instead Slayer has moved into half guard.
Slayer wants to stand up but Potatos is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potatos tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Potatos is looking to improve his position.
Slayer tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Potatos missing with punches from the bottom.
Slayer tries to stand and escape but Potatos is controlling the position.
Potatos trying to get back to full guard but Slayer takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Slayer tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buffy Slayer dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A head kick by Potatos misses
and Slayer counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Slayer is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Potatos wants to improve his position but Slayer is controlling well.
Potatos is still trying to improve position.
Slayer stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Potatos to get to his feet.
Slayer manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Potatos on his heels. He'll look to pass Potatos's guard now, I'm sure.
Potatos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slayer wanted to stand there but Potatos had control of the position.
Potatos throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy.
Slayer wants to stand but Potatos is controlling his posture from full guard.
Potatos is striking off his back. Slayer thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Potatos is trying to get back to full guard.
Jack Potatos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slayer tries to stand but can't do so whilst Potatos controls his leg.
Potatos throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Potatos missing with punches from the bottom.
Slayer wants to stand up but Potatos has a hold of him and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slayer moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Potatos.
Slayer slips into full mount, dodging the strikes by Potatos.
Slayer is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Potatos srikes from the bottom but he's lost position and has given up his back.
Slayer trying to control momentarily.
Slayer seems like he's trying to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slayer has good solid back control here.
Potatos tries to roll but Slayer sticks to his back.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Slayer is looking to control Potatos but Potatos is wriggling around and keeping busy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Buffy Slayer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Slayer has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Buffy Slayer!
Buffy Slayer decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Escobar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ares Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Escobar comes to the cage accompanied by KoRn En Vivo Mtv. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pablo Escobar!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ares Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Ryoma Takatsuka and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escobar motions for Sanchez to come forward. Escobar throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Escobar changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sanchez slips a jab and a cross from Escobar.
Horrible takedown by Sanchez or perhaps it was just good defense by Escobar which made him look bad.
Sanchez moves out of range as Escobar throws a body kick.
Sanchez tries for a takedown but Escobar circles away easily
and Escobar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sanchez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Escobar throws a right hand that Sanchez ducks under and follows up with a left that Sanchez also avoids with ease.
Escobar shoots in and gets a takedown into Sanchez's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sanchez can do anything to dispel that myth.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Escobar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sanchez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sanchez has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Blitzkrieg Fighting Systems: Ground. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar trying to control but Sanchez is working from the bottom.
Sanchez keeping full guard, as Escobar tries to pass.
Escobar won't allow Sanchez to sweep him here.
Escobar might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sanchez keeping moving, preventing Escobar from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar stopping the sweep attempt from Sanchez.
Sanchez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Escobar tries to free his leg and advance position but Sanchez is retaining full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sanchez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sanchez is rocked!
It looks like Ares Sanchez has been cut.
Escobar shoots in for a takedown. He's got it... He's hoisted his opponent over his head and is carrying him over to the other end of the mat. The crowd roars in approval and Escobar slams his opponent to the mat. OH, that is naaaaaasty! He's out! Escobar lands a punch to his unconscious victim for good measure before the ref has time to call the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Pablo Escobar!
Pablo Escobar retains his bantamweight title!
Pablo Escobar really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Divinity 160Q for $150 logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jetrone Lagoc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Layne Staley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lagoc comes to the cage accompanied by Before I Forget. Staley comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Rooster kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! On his way into the cage it seems that Jetrone Lagoc has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jetrone Lagoc seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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156 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jetrone Lagoc!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Layne Staley!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Jeff Smith and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lagoc connects with a nice looking jab.
Staley tries to clinch up but Lagoc circles away and keeps his distance.
Lagoc misses with a combination
and Staley counters by clinching up.
Lagoc lands with a light punch inside.
Lagoc can't break the clinch.
A hook to the body from Staley.
Lagoc lands a nice uppercut.
Staley is rocked!
Lagoc looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Staley is still on wobbly legs! Can Lagoc finish him?
Staley stalling in the clinch but Lagoc improves position.
A short right from Lagoc on the inside.
Lagoc scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Staley tries to land knees in the clinch but Lagoc avoids the damage to the body.
Lagoc is trying to break the clinch but Staley is controlling him.
Staley is trying to push Lagoc away but Lagoc has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lagoc pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lagoc definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Lagoc misses with a combination
and Staley counters with a thumping low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lagoc swinging wildly here.
Lagoc throws a series of punches but Staley moves out of range.
Lagoc dances in with a quick combination. Staley is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Lagoc snaps Staley's head back. Staley stumbles backwards against the cage. Lagoc steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Staley's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Staley just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jetrone Lagoc!
Jetrone Lagoc retains his featherweight title!
After winning the bout, Jetrone Lagoc thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
In defeat, Layne Staley stepped up to the mic, saying 'Well, looks like it's back to the drawing board for this chump. I'm feeling "Down in a hole". Alice in Chains rocks! '.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dillon Pittsenbarger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ross Stuart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dillon Pittsenbarger!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ross Stuart!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Roger Salmon and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stuart dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stuart slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Stuart fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pittsenbarger, pushing him back against the cage.
Stuart has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Pittsenbarger avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Pittsenbarger goes for a takedown in the clinch but Stuart prevents it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Pittsenbarger is looking to break free of the clinch but Stuart has double underhooks.
Stuart drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Stuart is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Pittsenbarger is defending well.
Dillon Pittsenbarger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ross Stuart.
Stuart is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Pittsenbarger is defending well.
Pittsenbarger is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Stuart is defending well.
Stuart tries to score a body lock takedown but Pittsenbarger shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Pittsenbarger goes for a takedown in the clinch but Stuart prevents it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pittsenbarger is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Stuart gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Stuart is trying to drag Pittsenbarger to the mat but Pittsenbarger just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Pittsenbarger wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pittsenbarger is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Stuart can't fight it off and eventually Pittsenbarger manages to take the fight to the floor. Stuart looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Pittsenbarger trying to control but Stuart is working from the bottom.
Pittsenbarger postures up.
Stuart is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Pittsenbarger is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pittsenbarger landing with the ground and pound.
Pittsenbarger won't allow Stuart to get back to his feet.
Pittsenbarger postures up.
Stuart is looking to stand back up but Pittsenbarger counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Stuart.
Stuart wants to get back to full guard.
Pittsenbarger is trying to control the action in half guard but Stuart is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Stuart is trying to stand.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Stuart can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pittsenbarger lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Stuart tries to kick Pittsenbarger off but Pittsenbarger keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Stuart trying to control from the bottom.
Pittsenbarger is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Pittsenbarger is looking to take a break and control but Stuart is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pittsenbarger's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Pittsenbarger duly obliges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stuart shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Pittsenbarger counters with a series of strikes. Stuart will be more careful next time no doubt.
Stuart moves in looking to clinch but Pittsenbarger pushes him off.
Pittsenbarger on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Pittsenbarger shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Stuart napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Stuart has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stuart is looking to regain half guard here but Pittsenbarger keeps moving and retains side control.
Stuart is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Pittsenbarger trying to control the action but Stuart is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stuart is trying to buck Pittsenbarger off.
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 Dillon Pittsenbarger will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A lazy left from Stuart finds it's target.
Nice sprawl there from Pittsenbarger as Stuart shoots in.
Pittsenbarger walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
It looks like Dillon Pittsenbarger has been cut.
A punch lands to the side of Pittsenbarger 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Pittsenbarger scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Nice body kick from Stuart.
Stuart takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pittsenbarger looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Stuart is fending him off so far but Pittsenbarger persists. Nope, Stuart circles away and we're back to standing.
Stuart throws a right and a left that Pittsenbarger avoids nicely.
Stuart shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pittsenbarger as he jumps to the side.
Pittsenbarger throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stuart forces Pittsenbarger back against the cage and clinches.
Stuart turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Stuart manages to end up in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stuart lands some shots froms side control.
Pittsenbarger on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Pittsenbarger takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Stuart working the ground and pound but Pittsenbarger is defending the strikes.
The strikes coming from Stuart are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Stuart lands a few punches from side control.
Stuart tries to score with some ground and pound. Pittsenbarger controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Stuart with the ground and pound but Pittsenbarger regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stuart looks to land a strike but Pittsenbarger avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Pittsenbarger preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pittsenbarger avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ross Stuart has got the better of the ground game so far.
Stuart scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Stuart with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stuart tries to free his leg and advance position but Pittsenbarger is retaining full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stuart accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Stuart working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Stuart throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pittsenbarger is trying to keep Stuart in close.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Stuart is in close to Pittsenbarger's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Pittsenbarger has momentary wrist control but Stuart slips an elbow through the middle.
Stuart content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Pittsenbarger is trying to control the position but Stuart postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pittsenbarger utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Stuart postures up and lands a big shot to Pittsenbarger's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stuart working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pittsenbarger's head.
Stuart tries to free his leg and advance position but Pittsenbarger is retaining full guard.
Pittsenbarger controlling Stuart's posture.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stuart accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pittsenbarger trying to control the position here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pittsenbarger is on top in guard.
Stuart wants to stand and escape but Pittsenbarger is having none of it.
Stuart wants to control the position but Pittsenbarger says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stuart looks like he's trying to stand up.
Pittsenbarger thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Stuart's head.
Pittsenbarger is trying to control the action in half guard but Stuart is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Stuart has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Pittsenbarger is working away from the top position though.
Stuart is not content to let Pittsenbarger control the position.
Pittsenbarger thows a huge punch but Stuart dodges it nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pittsenbarger wants to take a breather but Stuart is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ross Stuart showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dillon Pittsenbarger's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Stuart's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pittsenbarger under the eye.
Stuart scores with a kick to the body.
Ross Stuart seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stuart stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pittsenbarger is rocked!
Stuart shoots in for a takedown. SLAM! Brutal! Pittsenbarger is out cold and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Ross Stuart!
Ross Stuart is the new lightweight champion!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ronald McDonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Luc Picard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McDonald's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, EARTH CRISIS: DESTROY THE MACHINES. Picard is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Picard Song. 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 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ronald McDonald!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jean Luc Picard!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Jeff Smith and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Picard throws a lazy right hand but McDonald sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McDonald tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Picard manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circling - Picard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Picard drives through with a takedown into guard.
McDonald is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
McDonald looking for a sweep. Not yet McDonald, not yet.
McDonald is working hard here to advance position.
Picard loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Picard won't allow McDonald to get back to his feet.
Picard throwing strikes but missing.
McDonald is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Picard trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
McDonald looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
McDonald managing to control the position.
Picard throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McDonald works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Picard stopping the sweep attempt from McDonald.
Picard throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McDonald works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Picard tries to free his leg and advance position but McDonald is retaining full guard.
Picard postures up in McDonald's guard and throws a big left but McDonald blocks it.
Picard has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
McDonald is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Picard throwing strikes from guard but McDonald blocks nicely.
Picard stopping the sweep attempt from McDonald.
Picard throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McDonald works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Picard throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as McDonald holds on and takes a little breather.
Picard stopping the sweep attempt from McDonald.
Picard with a nice head shot there.
McDonald looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Picard throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McDonald has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Ronald McDonald.
McDonald keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Picard gets the takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McDonald struggling a bit here.
McDonald is trying to get back to half guard.
McDonald manages to work his way to half guard, despite Picard's best efforts.
McDonald is trying to maintain the position but Picard is very close to passing his half guard.
Picard thows a huge punch but McDonald dodges it nicely.
McDonald gets back to full guard.
McDonald is pulling down on Picard's head. It's preventing any offense from Picard, at least for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Picard throwing strikes from guard but McDonald blocks nicely.
Picard is looking to work some ground and pound but McDonald has wrist control.
Picard scoring with some ground and pound.
McDonald is trying to control the position but Picard postures up.
McDonald has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Picard is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Picard gets a trip takedown into half guard.
McDonald is looking to improve his position.
McDonald trying to control from the bottom.
McDonald moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
McDonald is trying to control the position from the bottom.
McDonald wants to sweep here but Picard controlling him for the moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Picard landing some decent shots from guard.
Picard connects with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Picard is working McDonald over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
McDonald is trying to keep Picard in close.
McDonald working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Picard.
Picard with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Picard stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McDonald swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Picard throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McDonald works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
McDonald pulls Picard in close to his closed guard and prevents Picard from doing any damage or advancing position.
Picard trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Picard is working McDonald over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Picard lands a couple of decent looking shots.
McDonald is controlling Picard's posture.
Picard lands a couple of elbows.
McDonald seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Luc Picard dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Picard connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed McDonald momentarily.
Picard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McDonald.
Picard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Picard lands with a cross.
McDonald misses with a body kick.
Picard misses with a looping left.
McDonald uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Picard.
McDonald misses with a body shot.
Picard blocks a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for McDonald.
McDonald takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Picard staying out of range there.
Picard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McDonald with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Picard to score with a decent uppercut.
Picard scores with a sloppy right hand. McDonald should have avoided that one.
Picard will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Picard throws a right hand that McDonald ducks under and follows up with a left that McDonald also avoids with ease.
Picard shoots in looking for a takedown. McDonald tries to sprawl out of it but Picard keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. McDonald manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Picard steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from McDonald. That one must have hurt.
Picard checks a leg kick.
McDonald tries to score with a low kick but Picard moves his leg out of the way.
Picard scores with a crisp jab that stopped McDonald in his tracks.
Picard misses with an uppercut
and McDonald moves into the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for McDonald.
McDonald missing with knees to the body.
Picard changes levels and goes for a takedown here. McDonald fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ronald McDonald has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jean Luc Picard.
McDonald pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Picard back to the cage. McDonald follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Picard blocks a jab.
Picard misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Picard is trying hard to land a takedown here. McDonald sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
McDonald gets caught flat footed, as Picard shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Picard throws a big elbow that misses.
McDonald is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Picard is looking to control McDonald's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Picard avoid being mounted?
Picard won't allow McDonald to pass to mount.
Picard looking for submissions off his back.
McDonald postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Picard to stand up.
The fighters circling - McDonald throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald doesn't manage to clinch there - Picard circles away.
Ronald McDonald is winning the standup battle so far.
Picard tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but McDonald defends well and Picard ends up having to push McDonald into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
McDonald gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Picard.
McDonald makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Picard is trying to trip McDonald. He has hold of a leg but McDonald is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Picard persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
McDonald wants to sweep here but Picard controlling him for the moment.
Picard working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of McDonald's head.
Picard working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
McDonald not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
McDonald has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Picard throwing strikes but missing.
McDonald looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Picard missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Picard throwing strikes from guard but McDonald blocks nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McDonald is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
McDonald has control of Picard's left arm, preventing Picard from doing any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Ronald McDonald just wasn't active enough.
Picard shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with McDonald but McDonald pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sloppy strikes from McDonald. Those never looked like landing.
Ronald McDonald is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Picard lands the left hand.
Picard shoots in looking for a takedown but McDonald manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Picard's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
McDonald throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Picard connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed McDonald momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Picard.
Nice shot lands for Picard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ronald McDonald will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Picard gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Picard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Picard moves out of range of the body kick.
McDonald scores with the left hand. Picard knows he should have avoided that one.
McDonald throws a low kick but it's checked well by Picard.
McDonald feints and then cracks Picard's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Picard down.
McDonald displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Picard throws out the jab.
McDonald throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Picard sizes up McDonald with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
McDonald slaps away a takedown attempt from Picard, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A big left from McDonald misses.
McDonald swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Picard connects with a single shot there.
Jean Luc Picard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McDonald fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Picard.
Picard misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Picard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McDonald manages to avoid it.
McDonald takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Picard swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by McDonald.
McDonald feints and then cracks Picard's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Picard down.
McDonald misses with a wild body shot.
McDonald throws a wild body kick that Picard sees coming a mile off.
McDonald misses with a leg kick.
Picard tries to score a power double leg takedown but McDonald sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Picard somewhat.
Ronald McDonald has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jean Luc Picard.
McDonald connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Picard momentarily.
Picard misses with a hook.
Picard takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
McDonald fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Picard looks to land a right hand but McDonald moved out of range.
Picard shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says McDonald as he avoids it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McDonald takes the fight into the clinch.
McDonald with a knee to the head.
Picard is working for takedown but McDonald is calmly controlling the position for now.
Picard has McDonald pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. McDonald manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Picard takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McDonald is pressed up against the cage. Picard has hold of a leg and is looking to drag McDonald down to the mat. McDonald avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
McDonald on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Picard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McDonald.
McDonald looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
McDonald leaves Picard with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
McDonald moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Picard blocks the body kick.
McDonald closes the distance and pushes Picard back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald connects with a knee to the head.
McDonald manages to break the clinch.
Picard with a poor takedown
and McDonald cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice shot lands for Picard.
McDonald scores with a jab.
McDonald does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
McDonald connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Picard misses with a hook. McDonald ducked under it nicely.
McDonald blocks a jab.
McDonald looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Donk. McDonald catches Picard right on the button with a cross.
McDonald fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Picard throws a shot from downtown. McDonald moves away and avoids it.
Picard cracks McDonald with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Picard shoots in looking for a takedown but McDonald manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Picard's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
McDonald's corner calls for a 1-2. McDonald obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonald drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Picard lands the left hand.
A kick lands to the mid section there for McDonald.
McDonald is looking to clinch but Picard is avoiding it.
McDonald tries to land a front kick but Picard steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
McDonald throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Picard might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Picard works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Picard decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
McDonald gets back to full guard.
Picard throwing strikes but missing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Picard is working McDonald over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now McDonald is on top in guard.
McDonald makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronald McDonald clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
McDonald uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Picard.
Picard scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Picard changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. McDonald tries to avoid it but Picard manages to keep hold of a leg and drag McDonald to the ground. McDonald escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
McDonald fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Picard looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Picard shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. McDonald defends it nicely.
McDonald ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Picard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McDonald was well out of range. Poor timing from Picard.
Picard shoots in and bounces McDonald off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
McDonald is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ronald McDonald has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Picard misses with a hook.
Picard shoots in looking for a takedown but McDonald manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Picard's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ronald McDonald has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jean Luc Picard.
Picard throws a big shot that misses.
Picard blocks a low kick nicely.
Good standup being displayed there by McDonald as he connects with a hook.
McDonald swings away with a leg kick that misses.
McDonald ducks under a wild hook from Picard.
Picard scores with a nice strike.
Picard bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've been told by McDonald's head coaches at Broken Halo's -Temple of Illumination that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A slapping leg kick lands for McDonald.
Picard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Picard connects with a right hand. McDonald shakes it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from McDonald as Picard shoots in.
Nice defenses there by Picard.
Picard's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Picard scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Picard bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Picard closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half 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!
McDonald is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Picard is thwarting McDonald's attempts to control the position.
McDonald looks like he's trying to stand up.
Picard thows a huge punch but McDonald dodges it nicely.
McDonald slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Picard is working McDonald over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Picard lands a couple of decent looking shots.
McDonald wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Picard postures up.
McDonald is adopting a defensive guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Picard postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Picard tries to free his leg and advance position but McDonald is retaining full guard.
McDonald manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Picard wants to control but McDonald is having none of it.
Picard keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
McDonald breaks from Picard's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonald landing strikes from the mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McDonald scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Picard?
Picard takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Picard is rocked!
McDonald lands a big elbow - Picard is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Picard is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Ronald McDonald!
Ronald McDonald retains his welterweight title!
In his post fight interview, Ronald McDonald gave a big smile as he said 'Honestly, I had no idea I was going to get this opportunity! I've had a seriously tough career, and it feels so good to be champ again! I didn't know if this day was ever going to come again, but it did! Thank you creator! Keep waking up world, we have douche bags to remove! BROKEN HALO PRIDE!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rutger Crax (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Esoj Aicrag (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Esoj Aicrag has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rutger Crax!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Esoj Aicrag!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Chris Saunders and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aicrag gets the takedown into side control.
Crax takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Rutger Crax has been cut.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aicrag 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.
The strikes coming from Aicrag are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Crax is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Crax is working hard here to advance position.
Crax is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aicrag sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Crax defending well though.
Crax gets full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Aicrag's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Rutger Crax's cut is getting worse.
Aicrag scoring with some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Aicrag accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Crax is trying to control the position but Aicrag postures up.
Crax is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Crax is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Aicrag landing some decent shots from guard.
Rutger Crax's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Aicrag's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aicrag postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Aicrag won't allow Crax to sweep him here.
Aicrag throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Aicrag postures up in Crax's guard and throws a big left but Crax blocks it.
Crax escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Aicrag gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Aicrag trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Crax looking to hit a scissor sweep but Aicrag is one step ahead there.
Crax will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Crax will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Crax looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Aicrag chips away with some ground and pound.
Aicrag in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Aicrag throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Aicrag working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Crax's head.
Jeez, Rutger Crax's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Rutger Crax's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Esoj Aicrag!
Esoj Aicrag is the new heavyweight champion!
Esoj Aicrag thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Simo Solmu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Lopez (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
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Simo Solmu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jose Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Chris Saunders and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez doesn't manage to clinch there - Solmu circles away.
Solmu looks to score with a jab to the body but Lopez is just out of range.
Lopez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Solmu.
Solmu cracks Lopez with an open hand slap.
Lopez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Solmu.
Lopez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lopez moves into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Lopez - that landed with a thud.
Lopez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lopez is pressed up against the cage. Solmu has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lopez down to the mat. Lopez avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Lopez misses with a head kick.
Solmu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lopez forces Solmu back against the cage and clinches.
Lopez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Solmu backwards.
Lopez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Solmu has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lopez lands a right hand.
A body shot lands from Lopez.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lopez is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Lopez tries to work over Solmu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez lands a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Lopez.
Solmu is breathing heavily.
Lopez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Solmu blocks it with crossed arms.
Lopez lands a nice knee to the body.
Solmu is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Simo Solmu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Solmu is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Lopez is defending well.
Solmu tries to score a body lock takedown but Lopez shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Lopez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lopez lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lopez lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lopez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lopez landing knees to the body.
Lopez lands a good knee to the midsection. Solmu won't want to take too many of those.
Lopez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Lopez.
Lopez landing knees to the body.
Lopez utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Simo Solmu has been cut.
Still in the clinch, Lopez scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Lopez.
A knee to the head by Lopez.
Lopez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Solmus head.
Solmu is rocked!
Lopez connects with a knee to the head.
Oh Solmu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lopez pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Solmu! Lopez unloads with more strikes and Solmu sinks to his knees! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jose Lopez!
Jose Lopez is the new middleweight champion!
An out of breath Jose Lopez 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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