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GAMMA#388 Custer v Ivey PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mic Hael (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Warm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hael comes to the cage accompanied by WISE MAN AND HIS WORDS by Wiley. Warm has chosen Walk like an Egyptian as his entrance music. Luke Warm is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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185 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
17 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mic Hael!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luke Warm!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Warm takes a kick to the side of the head.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Warm has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Hael cracks a nice hook into Warm's ribs.
Hael throws a head kick that misses.
Warm defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hael.
A combination from Warm does no damage.
Hael scores with a head kick.
Warm misses with a wild combination.
Hael shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Warm sprawls well. Warm wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hael gets slowly back to his feet.
Hael shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
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!
Hael is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Warm defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warm is defending against the submission attempts here by Hael.
Hael is stalling here. Warm is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Hael seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Warm has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Hael is trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Warm wants to control but Hael is keeping him busy.
Hael tries to buck Warm off but Warm is having none of it.
Hael is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Warm perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
It looks like Warm 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 warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hael gets back to full guard.
Warm throwing strikes from guard but Hael blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hael keeping moving, preventing Warm from controlling successfully.
Warm distracts Hael with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Warm trying to control the position from guard on top but Hael is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hael managing to control the position.
Warm landing some decent shots from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hael keeping moving, preventing Warm from controlling successfully.
Warm throwing strikes from guard but Hael blocks nicely.
Hael looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Warm has picked Hael up and slammed him! Hael can't keep hold of the triangle and Warm manages to pass to side control!
Hael avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Warm.
Warm is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Hael's shoulder. That is not cool.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hael tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Warm wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mic Hael dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Warm lands a nice looking body shot.
Warm fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hael manages to avoid it.
Warm closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Warm takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Warm moves out of range as Hael throws a body kick.
Hael lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Luke Warm has been cut.
Hael lands a glancing blow to the side of Warm's head.
Warm is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hael throws a sloppy head kick and Warm moves out of range easily.
Mic Hael is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Warm sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Warm throws a series of punches but Hael moves out of range.
Hael rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Warm moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hael lands with a straight right. Warm didn't see that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warm swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Warm sizes up Hael with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Warm swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Warm stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Warm wants it to stay on the feet.
A combination from Hael does no damage.
Hael dips to his left and cracks Warm with an uppercut!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hael.
Hael throws a right hand that Warm ducks under and follows up with a left that Warm also avoids with ease.
Warm uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hael.
Warm throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hael.
Hael connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hael scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Warm trying to control here.
Hael is working for a submission of some sort.
Warm won't allow Hael to pass to mount.
Warm is not content to let Hael control the position.
Warm makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Warm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hael advances position into side control!
Hael swings around for an armbar but Warm sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Hael's guard.
Warm stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hael swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Warm postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Warm postures up in Hael's guard and throws a big left but Hael blocks it.
Warm stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hael swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warm in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Warm trying to control the position from guard on top but Hael is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Warm throws a big elbow that misses.
Warm is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Warm throws an elbow that misses. Hael uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Warm's guard. Nice move by Hael!
Hael trying to control but Warm is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mic Hael dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Luke Warm'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Warm ducks under a wild hook from Hael.
Warm stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hael.
Hael throws a front kick that sends Warm stumbling back into the cage.
Warm fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Warm fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hael manages to avoid it.
Hael lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hael looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hael, right into the meat.
Warm is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hael rather than just go for the knockout.
Hael tries to score a power double leg takedown but Warm sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hael somewhat.
Hael throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warm misses with a body shot.
Mic Hael seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hael gets the takedown into side control.
Hael is trying to ground and pound but Warm uses the momentary lack of control by Hael to regain half guard.
Warm has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hael is working away from the top position though.
Warm is looking for a sweep. Hael is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hael is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Hael is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Warm defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hael moves into full mount! Warm won't be happy about that!
Hael can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Warm is looking to escape.
Hael working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Mic Hael is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hael content just to control the position here.
Mic Hael overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Luke Warm has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Warm is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hael controlling from the full mount.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Mic Hael just wasn't active enough.
Warm on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hael thumps Warm with a low kick.
A good leg kick by Hael.
Hael shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Warm defends it nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mic Hael showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hael 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mic Hael!
A pretty intense looking Mic Hael took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Daiju Kikuchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron Sieler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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140 lbs
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154 lbs
14 - 11 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Daiju Kikuchi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ron Sieler!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kikuchi misses with a body shot
and Sieler counters with a nice uppercut.
Sieler throws a hook but Kikuchi avoids it easily.
Sieler pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kikuchi blocks a head kick by Sieler.
Sieler throws a body punch but Kikuchi moves out of range.
Sieler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kikuchi manages to avoid it.
Sieler misses the shot to the body.
Sieler misses with a straight left.
Sieler paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kikuchi slips under a jab from Sieler.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sieler looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sieler takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kikuchi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sieler misses with a hook
and Kikuchi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ron Sieler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Kikuchi.
Kikuchi thows a body shot but no joy.
Sieler lands a really nice looking cross but Kikuchi seems unphased.
A head kick misses from Sieler.
Sieler misses with a head kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Sieler misses the target.
Sieler misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kikuchi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sieler checks a low kick from Kikuchi.
Kikuchi jabs at Sieler's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sieler swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sieler takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sieler throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A head kick misses from Sieler.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Sieler has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Sieler throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kikuchi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sieler will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sieler moves in looking to clinch but Kikuchi pushes him off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sieler tried to score with a low kick but Kikuchi checks it.
Sieler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kikuchi moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sieler looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kikuchi throws a low kick but Sieler moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sieler missing with a left hand there. Kikuchi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kikuchi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sieler tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kikuchi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sieler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kikuchi throws the kick towards the body but Sieler avoids it.
No joy there for Sieler, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kikuchi keeps the fight on the outside.
Sieler throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kikuchi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A head kick by Sieler misses
and Kikuchi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sieler tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kikuchi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sieler tries a low kick but Kikuchi avoids it.
Sieler throws a head kick that Kikuchi semi-blocks.
An inside leg kick lands from Kikuchi.
Sieler throws a sloppy head kick
and Kikuchi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kikuchi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sieler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kikuchi moves away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sieler throws a shot from downtown. Kikuchi moves away and avoids it.
Nice body punch from Kikuchi.
Kikuchi avoids the body shot from Sieler.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kikuchi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sieler.
Sieler throws a body punch but Kikuchi moves out of range.
Sieler takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ron Sieler dominated that round.
That's time! Kikuchi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sieler scores with a nice right hand.
Sieler thows a leg kick but Kikuchi checks it
and Kikuchi counters with a nice leg kick.
Sieler tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sieler swings for the body but Kikuchi moves out of range.
Kikuchi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sieler's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kikuchi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sieler scrambles back to his feet.
Kikuchi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sieler throws a hook but Kikuchi blocks it.
Kikuchi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sieler doesn't seem bothered though.
Kikuchi misses with a head kick.
Kikuchi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sieler.
Kikuchi with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kikuchi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Good exchange - Kikuchi coming out on top.
Kikuchi explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Sieler swings for the body but Kikuchi moves out of range.
Sieler darts in and clinches Kikuchi up against the cage.
Sieler blocks a body shot from Kikuchi.
Sieler misses with a knee strike.
Kikuchi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Kikuchi.
Kikuchi dodges an elbow strike from Sieler.
Kikuchi misses with some punches.
Sieler lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kikuchi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kikuchi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kikuchi.
Sieler throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Kikuchi lands a left hand.
Kikuchi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sieler stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kikuchi misses with a punch to the body.
Kikuchi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sieler or not.
Kikuchi presses Sieler against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sieler missing with knees to the body.
Sieler's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sieler.
Sieler utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Kikuchi.
Sieler is breathing heavily.
Sieler throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kikuchi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sieler stalling in the clinch but Kikuchi improves position.
Kikuchi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kikuchi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sieler throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kikuchi has a couple of punches blocked by Sieler.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sieler stalling in the clinch but Kikuchi improves position.
Kikuchi avoids the elbow strike from Sieler, against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sieler.
Sieler blocking some punches.
Sieler lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kikuchi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sieler working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sieler is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kikuchi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sieler lands a knee to the head.
Kikuchi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sieler throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sieler wants a takedown.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kikuchi.
Ron Sieler seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kikuchi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sieler looking to stall.
Sieler missing with knees to the body.
Sieler tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kikuchi avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kikuchi scores with a hook to the body.
Kikuchi lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kikuchi lands with a left to the head.
Kikuchi lands with a left to the head.
Kikuchi lands a nice uppercut.
Kikuchi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sieler tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sieler blocks a body shot from Kikuchi.
Kikuchi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sieler wants to take the fight to the mat but Kikuchi manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Sieler tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kikuchi's elbow.
Kikuchi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sieler breaks from the clinch.
Kikuchi tests Sieler's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kikuchi cracks Sieler with an open hand slap.
Kikuchi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daiju Kikuchi dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Sieler misses with an uppercut
and Kikuchi counters with a low kick, right behind Sieler 's knee.
Kikuchi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sieler needs to keep his hands up - Kikuchi had a free shot at his head there.
Sieler changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sieler throws a lazy head kick
and Kikuchi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sieler is rocked!
Kikuchi ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Sieler out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Daiju Kikuchi!
Daiju Kikuchi really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Milwaukee's Best 160 logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Glen Starner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zack Skyshriek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Skyshriek has chosen Moonlight Sonata as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
19 - 11 - 0 |
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162 lbs
24 - 14 - 2 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Good gas tank |
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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
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Glen Starner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Zack Skyshriek!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Starner misses.
Skyshriek swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Skyshriek dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Starner. That did some damage!
Starner shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Starner showed some decent athleticism there.
Starner passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Skyshriek!
Starner has hold of Skyshriek's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Skyshriek manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Skyshriek regains half guard.
Skyshriek looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Starner is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Skyshriek defends it well.
Skyshriek actively working from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skyshriek wants to improve his position but Starner is controlling well.
Skyshriek trying to control here.
Starner is looking for a kimura here.
Skyshriek is looking to improve his position.
Skyshriek has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Starner is working away from the top position though.
Skyshriek is trying to get back to full guard.
Skyshriek looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Starner missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skyshriek is looking to improve his position.
Skyshriek makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Skyshriek.
Skyshriek is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Starner pushes down on Skyshriek's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Skyshriek slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Starner stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Skyshriek swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Starner wants to control from the top but Skyshriek keeps moving.
Skyshriek is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Starner is aware though and is defending well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Skyshriek looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Starner throwing strikes from guard but Skyshriek blocks nicely.
Starner working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Skyshriek's head.
Starner scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Skyshriek is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Starner defends well.
Starner throws a big right hand that misses.
Skyshriek managing to control the position.
Skyshriek lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Starner!
Skyshriek postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Starner looks a forlorn figure.
Starner regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skyshriek wants to take a breather but Starner is having none of it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Starner looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Skyshriek is looking to take a break and control but Starner is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Skyshriek tries to pass to full mount but Starner defends it.
Skyshriek is trying to control. Starner wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Skyshriek stalling away here and it's allowed Starner to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Starner is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Skyshriek has gone for a leg lock! Starner slips out almost immediately though and dives into Skyshriek's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Zack Skyshriek will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Skyshriek.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Skyshriek has a couple of punches blocked by Starner.
Skyshriek looking to slow down the pace here.
Skyshriek misses with a punch to the body.
Starner swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Starner is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Skyshriek lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Starner decides to pull guard.
Skyshriek is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Starner looking for a sweep. Not yet Starner, not yet.
Skyshriek wants to control from the top but Starner keeps moving.
Starner has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Skyshriek doesn't defend quickly enough and Starner has managed to lock this one up! Can Skyshriek escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Starner on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Glen Starner!
During a confident post fight interview, Glen Starner 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scott Norton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Tavares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Scott Norton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Tavares!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norton misses with a looping left.
Norton misses with a looping left.
Tavares lands a head kick!
Norton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tavares tries to work over Norton's front leg with a kick but Norton checks it.
Norton misses with an uppercut.
Norton misses with a wild body shot.
Tavares keeps Norton at a distance using the push kick.
A leg kick checked by Norton.
Tavares thumps Norton with a low kick.
Tavares moves out of range as Norton strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tavares throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Norton checks a low kick from Tavares.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norton throws an off balance right hand
and Tavares counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Tavares looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tavares moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tavares is looking to land body kicks.
Norton takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tavares digs a good hook to Norton's body.
Tavares cracks the inside of Norton's front leg.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tavares.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Norton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tavares uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Norton.
Tavares connects with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norton on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
It looks like Scott Norton has been cut.
Tavares dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Norton. That did some damage!
Tavares connects with a solid leg kick.
Norton is breathing heavily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tavares.
Tavares moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Norton misses with a looping right.
Tavares swinging wildly here.
Norton misses with a straight left.
Tavares is looking to score with low kicks.
Tavares misses the body punch
and Norton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tavares throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Norton is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tavares lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Tavares moves away from the strike by Norton.
Nice body kick there by Tavares.
Tavares lands with a shot to the body.
Norton looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Good leg kick by Tavares there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Thiago Tavares seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tavares lets loose with a powerful body kick. Norton will feel that in the morning.
Tavares lands a big head kick that sends Norton tumbling to the mat! Tavares takes a step backwards and waves Norton back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Tavares tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tavares lands with a kick to the ribs.
Tavares lands a front kick.
Tavares lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tavares lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Norton at a distance.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tavares.
Tavares throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tavares fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Norton.
Tavares lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Norton walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tavares.
Norton takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tavares goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tavares fakes the leg kick and cracks Norton in the body.
Tavares cracks the inside of Norton's front leg.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tavares.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Tavares dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Scott Norton's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tavares lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tavares fakes the leg kick and cracks Norton in the body.
Norton will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Tavares throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tavares plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Tavares throws a head kick that misses.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Norton might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Norton walks into a stiff left hand from Tavares.
Tavares lands a big right hand that sends Norton crashing to the mat! Tavares stays standing though and waves Norton back to his feet!
Norton is rocked!
Tavares lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Oh Norton is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tavares throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Norton crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Thiago Tavares!
During a confident post fight interview, Thiago Tavares 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Duncan McAlister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse Venturia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McAlister comes into the arena with Ylvis - The Fox blaring out of the sound system. Venturia comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Coolio - Gangsta's Paradise kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 22 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Duncan McAlister!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jesse Venturia!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Venturia lands a glancing blow to the side of McAlister's head.
Venturia punishes McAlister's body with a nice straight punch.
McAlister slips a jab and a cross from Venturia.
Venturia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Venturia looks to throw the jab but McAlister is out of range.
McAlister misses with an uppercut. Venturia saw that one coming.
McAlister slips a straight right by Venturia.
We've been told by McAlister's head coaches at MMA Gods - 16 Elites! + Roger Gracie that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Venturia slips under a jab.
McAlister thows a body shot but no joy.
Venturia feints and then cracks McAlister's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McAlister down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McAlister displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Venturia throws out the jab.
Venturia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McAlister scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Jesse Venturia has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McAlister takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Venturia throws a jab when McAlister was well out of range.
A slow jab from Venturia misses its intended target.
Venturia chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Venturia throws a head kick that misses.
Venturia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McAlister was well out of range. Poor timing from Venturia.
McAlister throws a looping overhand right but Venturia ducks down to avoid it.
McAlister loads up on a big right hand but Venturia slips the punch.
Venturia throws a quick inside leg kick.
Venturia throws a hook to the side of McAlister's head but McAlister sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Venturia's coach down at Soul Supremacy Elite Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Venturia's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Venturia.
Venturia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Venturia throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McAlister.
Venturia throws out a loose jab but McAlister uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jesse Venturia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McAlister looks to land a right hand but Venturia moved out of range.
Venturia throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McAlister swings for the body but Venturia moves out of range.
Venturia lands a really nice looking cross but McAlister seems unphased.
Venturia jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Venturia tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick from Venturia lands but McAlister takes it in his stride.
Venturia jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A big left from McAlister misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McAlister steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Venturia.
Venturia lands a nice shot that snaps McAlister's head back.
McAlister changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Venturia.
McAlister throws a series of punches but Venturia moves out of range.
A jab from McAlister misses.
Venturia throws the left hand but McAlister avoids the punch easily.
Venturia connects with a combination that backs up McAlister into the cage. Venturia lands a flurry of punches that gets past McAlister's guard. McAlister is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Venturia bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jesse Venturia!
Jesse Venturia was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yeshua Immanuel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maubee Away (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Away comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Rude Boy Dreams kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Yeshua Immanuel has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yeshua Immanuel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Maubee Away!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Away looks to land a combination but Immanuel avoids it well.
Immanuel looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Immanuel moves into the clinch.
Immanuel is pressed up against the cage. Away has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Immanuel down to the mat. Immanuel avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Away throws a body punch but Immanuel moves out of range.
Immanuel misses with a body kick.
Immanuel rushes Away and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Immanuel has a couple of punches blocked by Away.
Immanuel pushes off an throws an elbow but Away leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Immanuel is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Away has clasped his hands together around Immanuel's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Immanuel defending against the ground and pound.
Away throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Immanuel defending against the ground and pound.
Away wants to control but Immanuel is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Immanuel tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Away wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Away in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Away has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Away tries to advance to mount but Immanuel denies him.
Away is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Immanuel is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Immanuel keeping his opponent close.
Away working the ground and pound but Immanuel is defending the strikes.
Immanuel tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Away wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Away misses with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Away in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Away wants to control but Immanuel is keeping him busy.
Immanuel tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Away wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Immanuel wants to control but Away postures up.
Away trying to control the position but Immanuel is working away.
An elbow from Away crashes against the mat.
Away thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Immanuel managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Away.
Away creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Immanuel sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
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!
Immanuel manages to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Away thows a huge punch but Immanuel dodges it nicely.
Immanuel is looking to control Away's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Immanuel avoid being mounted?
Away wants to take a breather but Immanuel is having none of it.
Immanuel has his hands clasped together around Away's back. He's all about the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Immanuel has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Away is working away from the top position though.
Immanuel is defending against the submission attempts here by Away.
Away is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Away is trying to work for a kimura but Immanuel is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Immanuel is trying to get back to full guard.
Immanuel is refusing to be controlled, as Away sits in half guard.
Immanuel is pressing down on Away's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Immanuel avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Away wants to pass the guard but Immanuel is keeping the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Away scoring with punches to the head and body.
Immanuel keeping full guard, as Away tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maubee Away dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Away misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Away tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Immanuel swivels and escapes.
Immanuel misses with a low kick.
Immanuel looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Immanuel gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Away blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Immanuel trying to land knees to the body.
Immanuel gets underhooks to prevent Away's takedown attempt.
Yeshua Immanuel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maubee Away.
Away works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Away tries to free his leg and advance position but Immanuel is retaining full guard.
Away trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Immanuel manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Immanuel looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Away wants to sweep but no luck.
Maubee Away has got the better of the ground game so far.
Away pulls Immanuel in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Away tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Immanuel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Immanuel lands with a kick to the temple. Away shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Yeshua Immanuel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Immanuel tries to land a leg kick but Away saw it coming and moves away.
Immanuel listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Yeshua Immanuel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Away takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Away fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Immanuel sprawls well initially but Away persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Immanuel blocking the ground and pound attempt from Away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Away is looking for a kimura here.
Immanuel is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Immanuel is trying to control but can't.
Away passes to full mount!
A nice elbow there by Away.
Away trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Immanuel manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Immanuel, under a barage of strikes from Away.
Immanuel avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Away is keen to just control but Immanuel is a slippery customer.
Away might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Immanuel haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Away throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Immanuel is concentrating on defense, preventing Away from advancing position.
Immanuel tries to get to full guard but Away has control of the leg.
Away is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Immanuel doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Away.
Away wants to pass to mount but Immanuel is defending the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Immanuel moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Maubee Away will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Immanuel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Immanuel throws a one two combo.
Away shoots in but Immanuel avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nice takedown defense from Immanuel. No joy for Away on that attempt.
An inside leg kick lands from Immanuel.
Immanuel tries a head kick but it misses.
Away fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Yeshua Immanuel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maubee Away.
A big right from Immanuel misses.
Immanuel tries to work over Away's front leg with a kick but Away checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Away 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.
Good leg kick by Immanuel there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Immanuel throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Away fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Immanuel avoids it really well and circles away.
Away throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Immanuel jabs Away to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Immanuel misses with a head kick.
Away has a takedown stuffed.
Immanuel tries to close the distance and clinch but Away swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Immanuel.
A slapping body kick lands there for Immanuel.
Immanuel doesn't manage to clinch there - Away circles away.
Yeshua Immanuel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Immanuel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Maubee Away is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Immanuel misses the shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Away dives in and grabs Immanuel's left leg, looking for a takedown. Immanuel pushes down on Away's head and hops out.
Immanuel looks to land a combination but Away avoids it well.
Immanuel misses with an uppercut. Away saw that one coming.
Immanuel instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Immanuel.
With the fighters up against the cage, Immanuel throws an elbow but misses.
Immanuel throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Immanuel misses with some punches.
Immanuel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Away blocking some punches.
A short body shot lands from Immanuel as the two fighters clinch.
Immanuel stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Away tries to pull guard but Immanuel holds him up against the cage and eventually Away drops back down to his feet.
Immanuel lands with a left to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Immanuel stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Away.
Yeshua Immanuel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Immanuel misses with a punch to the body.
Immanuel lands a nice shot to the body.
Away blocks an elbow strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Away avoiding damage as Immanuel throws knees to the body.
Away avoids a wild elbow strike from Immanuel.
Away works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Immanuel controlling the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Immanuel looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Away trying to control but Immanuel is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yeshua Immanuel showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Away 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vladik Fedotov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taz Rutten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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184 lbs
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171 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
30 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladik Fedotov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Taz Rutten!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fedotov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fedotov tries to clinch up.
Fedotov swings for the body but Rutten moves out of range.
Fedotov is looking to clinch.
Rutten keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rutten jabs Fedotov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rutten lands a big head kick that sends Fedotov tumbling to the mat! Rutten takes a step backwards and waves Fedotov back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rutten looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rutten lands a nice looking body shot.
Rutten drops Fedotov with a big left hand! Fedotov is injured, injured bad! Rutten jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Taz Rutten!
Taz Rutten thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Auguste Grimm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ein Stein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grimm comes to the cage accompanied by David Gilmour - There's No Way Out Of Here. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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156 lbs
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145 lbs
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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
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Auguste Grimm!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ein Stein!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grimm throws a low kick but Stein avoids it.
Grimm swings widly with a right hand
and Stein decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Grimm's guard.
Grimm is trying to keep Stein in close.
Stein throwing strikes but missing.
Grimm is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Stein defends well.
Stein passes Grimm's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Grimm wants to get back to full guard.
Grimm is trying to control but can't.
Stein keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Stein tries to pass the half guard into mount. Grimm knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stein working Grimm over with strikes.
Stein wants to take a breather but Grimm is having none of it.
Stein thows a huge punch but Grimm dodges it nicely.
Grimm looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Grimm is trying to control but can't.
Grimm looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Stein controlling the action here.
Stein seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Grimm has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Stein is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Stein looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Stein is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Grimm defends it well.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Grimm is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Grimm actively working from the bottom here.
Stein is looking to take a break and control but Grimm is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stein looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Grimm tries to roll over but Stein keeps him under control.
Stein thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Grimm's head.
Grimm is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grimm looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Stein not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Stein is looking to take a break and control but Grimm is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Stein trying to control the pace.
Stein thows a huge punch but Grimm dodges it nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grimm looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Stein slips a nice elbow through Grimm's hands, connecting with Grimm's forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ein Stein 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.
Stein darts in and clinches Grimm up against the cage.
Grimm tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stein dodges an elbow strike from Grimm.
Stein lands with a left to the head.
Stein misses with a body punch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Grimm lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Grimm gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Ein Stein has been cut.
Grimm utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Stein has Grimm pressed against the cage.
Grimm tries a body shot but Stein blocks it.
Grimm goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stein dodges an elbow strike from Grimm.
Grimm is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stein is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimm tries to land knees in the clinch but Stein avoids the damage to the body.
Grimm lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Stein looking to slow down the pace here.
Stein slowing the pace effectively.
Grimm lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Stein tries a body shot but Grimm blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grimm.
Grimm swings wildly with an uppercut but Stein uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stein is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Grimm has a couple of punches blocked by Stein.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimm throws an elbow but it misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stein.
Grimm misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Grimm scores with a nice short uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Grimm scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stein dodges an elbow strike from Grimm.
Grimm gets through Stein's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Stein blocks an uppercut.
Grimm tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Grimm lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Grimm prevents a takedown attempt there.
Stein looking to slow down the pace here.
Stein avoiding damage as Grimm throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimm lands an uppercut.
The referee is keeping an eye on Stein - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Grimm looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Stein slows down the pace here.
Grimm misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Grimm is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stein is defending well for now.
Stein blocks an uppercut.
Stein is trying to pull guard but Grimm turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Stein manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Grimm stays in close to Stein's body and controls the position.
Grimm postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Stein holds on and takes a little breather.
Stein looking for a guillotine here but Grimm defends easily.
Grimm trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stein looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Grimm passes into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grimm is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Stein sees it coming and defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Auguste Grimm dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ein Stein's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Stein takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Grimm takes one to the side of the head.
Grimm throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Grimm misses with a left hand
and Stein counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Stein.
Stein content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Grimm has locked up a guillotine! Grimm's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Stein is holding on here and Grimm must be using up a lot of energy. Stein has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Grimm gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Auguste Grimm!
Auguste Grimm retains his featherweight title!
In his post fight interview, Auguste Grimm started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Janos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Kilpatrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Janos's entrance music is Predator Theme. A fine choice. Kilpatrick comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Parkway Drive - Dark Days kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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32
255 lbs
22 - 11 - 1 |
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262 lbs
16 - 5 - 0 |
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World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jim Janos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Luke Kilpatrick!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Janos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kilpatrick manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kilpatrick connects with a right hand. Janos shakes it off.
Janos takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kilpatrick misses with a two punch combination.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Kilpatrick has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Kilpatrick connects with a looping right hand.
Janos tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kilpatrick counters with a takedown into side control.
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!
Janos is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Janos can't do much from the bottom here.
Kilpatrick landing strikes.
Kilpatrick tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Kilpatrick is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Janos is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Kilpatrick lands a few punches from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilpatrick creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Janos on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Janos can't do much from the bottom here.
Janos sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Janos moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Kilpatrick wants to pass the guard but Janos is keeping the position.
Janos tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kilpatrick postures up in Janos's guard and throws a big left but Janos blocks it.
Janos controlling the position.
Kilpatrick postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Janos utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kilpatrick trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Janos is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kilpatrick has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kilpatrick chips away with some ground and pound.
Kilpatrick in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kilpatrick drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Janos manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Kilpatrick has Janos in his guard.
Janos with a flurry of punches that miss.
Janos scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kilpatrick wants to sweep here but Janos controlling him for the moment.
Kilpatrick working for a triangle but Janos defends it easily.
Janos scoring with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Janos throws a strike but Kilpatrick rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Janos is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Janos manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kilpatrick manages to get himself to full guard.
Kilpatrick looking to hit a scissor sweep but Janos is one step ahead there.
Kilpatrick manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Janos manages to get himself to full guard.
Janos is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilpatrick looking to sit in guard and control but Janos gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Janos content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Janos loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kilpatrick manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kilpatrick landing shots from mount.
Kilpatrick is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Janos can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Janos is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kilpatrick lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Janos is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Janos is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Kilpatrick dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kilpatrick misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Janos closes the distance but Kilpatrick moves to the side
and Kilpatrick counters with a takedown into side control.
Janos gets back to half guard.
Luke Kilpatrick has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kilpatrick thows a huge punch but Janos dodges it nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Janos keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Janos wants to improve his position but Kilpatrick is controlling well.
Kilpatrick wants to work for an arm triangle but Janos is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Janos is looking to improve his position.
Janos is trying to control but can't.
Kilpatrick is looking to stall here but Janos recovers full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilpatrick with a flurry of punches that miss.
Janos bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kilpatrick's guard.
Janos got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kilpatrick has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Janos has managed to get both his arms back between Kilpatrick's legs - danger averted.
Janos advances to half guard.
Kilpatrick is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Janos scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kilpatrick trying to control from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kilpatrick might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Janos haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Kilpatrick is refusing to be controlled, as Janos sits in half guard.
Janos throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kilpatrick avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Janos.
Kilpatrick gets full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Janos works over Kilpatrick with some ground and pound from guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Janos postures up in Kilpatrick's guard and throws a big left but Kilpatrick blocks it.
Kilpatrick working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Janos.
Janos has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kilpatrick keeping moving, preventing Janos from controlling successfully.
Kilpatrick had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Janos defends it easily.
Janos is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kilpatrick pushes a forearm under Janos's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Janos is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Luke Kilpatrick!
Luke Kilpatrick 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Custer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Ivey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Ivey's choice of entrance music: Friday. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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212 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jesse Custer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
41 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Phil Ivey!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ivey throws a hook but Custer blocks it.
Custer lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ivey's sensitive parts.
Sloppy strikes from Ivey. Those never looked like landing.
Ivey misses with a lunging right hand
and Custer counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Ivey felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Custer winds up and cracks Ivey with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Custer wants to pass to mount but Ivey is defending the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Custer is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Custer controlling the action here.
Ivey is looking for a sweep. Custer is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Custer thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ivey's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ivey is refusing to be controlled, as Custer sits in half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ivey manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Custer passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Custer prevents Ivey from improving his position.
Custer tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ivey knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Custer thows a huge punch but Ivey dodges it nicely.
Ivey is refusing to be controlled, as Custer sits in half guard.
Ivey is looking for a sweep. Custer is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ivey is refusing to be controlled, as Custer sits in half guard.
Ivey manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Custer keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Ivey lands a body punch.
Custer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Custer has Ivey pressed against the cage, preventing Ivey from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Custer seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Ivey is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Ivey misses with some punches.
Custer prevents a body shot from Ivey.
Custer misses with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Custer.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good body shot from Ivey.
Custer trying to control the position but instead, Ivey has worked for underhooks and has pushed Custer into the cage.
Custer tries to throw a body punch but Ivey avoids it by throwing Custer back against the cage.
Custer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Custer stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ivey misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Custer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Custer is trying to stall.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ivey's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Phil Ivey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ivey pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ivey wants to land a leg kick but Custer is out of range.
Ivey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Custer misses with a body kick.
Custer throws a poor cross that misses
and Ivey decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Custer's guard.
Ivey trying to control but Custer is working from the bottom.
Ivey is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Ivey lying in Custer's guard like a wet fish here, stalling away. Custer decides he's had enough of all that nonsense - he escapes his hips and locks up an armbar! Wow, that was slick! Ivey taps! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jesse Custer!
Jesse Custer retains his light heavyweight title!
Jesse Custer 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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