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LVC #56 Oosteroom vs. B. Belt PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Faded Ganja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franklin Worner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Faded Ganja has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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135 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Faded Ganja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Franklin Worner!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ganja changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A cross from Ganja lands.
Worner looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ganja stuffs the takedown.
Worner scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Ganja is pushing Worner's head away, looking to escape. Worner manages to hold on to the position though.
Ganja tries to improve position but can't.
Ganja manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Ganja is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Worner wants to control but Ganja is keeping busy.
Ganja seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Ganja stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Worner will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ganja lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nice shot by Ganja.
Ganja clinches.
Worner fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Faded Ganja has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Franklin Worner.
Worner drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ganja pulls his leg out and moves away.
Faded Ganja seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ganja lands a glancing blow to the side of Worner's head.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Worner.
Ganja scores with a punch to the head.
Worner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Worner loads up on a big right hand but Ganja slips the punch.
Ganja listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ganja shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Worner eats them both and turns towards Ganja to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ganja scores with a jab. Worner acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Worner pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Worner clinches with his opponent.
Worner tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ganja smiles and moves away.
Ganja works the jab nicely.
Worner on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Worner takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Worner shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Ganja gets full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ganja manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Worner manages to get himself to full guard.
Ganja wants to stand but Worner has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Worner not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Worner lands a decent shot there.
Worner has a closed guard, preventing Ganja from standing up.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Worner trying to keep a closed guard but Ganja is proving a slippery customer.
Worner had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ganja defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Worner working a defensive guard but Ganja manages to pass into side control anyway.
Ganja stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Worner tries to clinch up.
Ganja throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Worner on the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ganja misses with a jab, cross combination.
Worner takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Worner shoots for a double leg takedown but Ganja sprawls well. He's pushed Worner's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ganja throws a hook but Worner avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Faded Ganja dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ganja looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ganja closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Worner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Worner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Worner walks into a left hand.
Worner has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Worner there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ganja lands a really nice looking cross but Worner seems unphased.
Worner throws a wild body kick that Ganja sees coming a mile off.
Ganja misses with a looping right.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ganja.
Ganja is trying to force a seperation but Worner has the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ganja is trying to break the clinch but Worner has him pressed against the ropes.
Ganja is trying to break the clinch but Worner has him pressed against the ropes.
Worner is trying to pull guard but Ganja has him pressed against the ropes.
Worner is trying to pull guard but Ganja turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Worner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Franklin Worner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Worner has a takedown stuffed.
Faded Ganja has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Franklin Worner.
A left and a right from Ganja both land. Nice combination.
Ganja with a jab.
Worner tries to clinch but Ganja is having none of it.
Ganja jabs Worner to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ganja doesn't manage to clinch there - Worner circles away.
Ganja closes the distance and pushes Worner back into the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Worner swings wildly with an uppercut but Ganja uses good head movement to avoid it.
Worner misses with a punch to the body.
Ganja on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ganja is trying to push Worner away but Worner has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Ganja is looking to break free of the clinch but Worner has double underhooks.
Worner looking to slow down the pace here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Worner is trying to pull guard but Ganja turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Ganja is looking to break free of the clinch but Worner has double underhooks.
Ganja lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Worner is trying to trip Ganja. He has hold of a leg but Ganja is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Worner persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Ganja trying to control the position here.
Worner must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ganja manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the ropes.
Worner tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ganja avoids it.
Ganja works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Worner is trying to pull guard but Ganja turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Worner prevents Ganja from breaking the clinch.
Worner jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ganja walks away with a smile on his face. Worner gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ganja has Worner up against the ropes in a clinch.
Worner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ganja throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Worner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ganja swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Worner is defended easily by Ganja.
Ganja fails with an attempt to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Worner walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Faded Ganja dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Ganja throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Worner counters with a nice uppercut.
Worner fails with the takedown.
Worner fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ganja avoids it really well and circles away.
Ganja moves into the clinch.
Ganja is looking to break free of the clinch but Worner has double underhooks.
Ganja blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ganja working hard to break the clinch.
Worner has Ganja pressed against the ropes, preventing Ganja from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ganja can't break the clinch.
Worner is looking for a takedown.
Faded Ganja has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Franklin Worner.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Worner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Worner is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Ganja to keep the fight standing.
Worner wants to take the fight to the mat but Ganja manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Ganja breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Worner has closed the distance and engaged Ganja in a clinch.
Ganja prevents the takedown attempt.
Ganja working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ganja is trying to break free.
Worner is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ganja scores with a shot to the side of Worner's head.
Ganja is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Worner has Ganja pressed against the ropes, preventing Ganja from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Worner has Ganja pressed against the ropes, preventing Ganja from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ganja wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Worner taking a breather.
Worner tries to land knees in the clinch but Ganja avoids the damage to the body.
Ganja scores with a hook to the body.
Faded Ganja is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Worner's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Worner has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ganja avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Worner decides to pull guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Ganja wants to stand but Worner is controlling his posture from full guard.
Worner is looking for a triangle here but Ganja uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Worner takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ganja tries to stand but Worner is controlling his head.
Ganja trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ganja stands up.
Worner takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ganja defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Worner.
Worner misses with a takedown
and Ganja counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Worner's guard now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ganja is looking to stand up but Worner won't let him.
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 fight!
Faded Ganja showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ganja 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Faded Ganja!
Faded Ganja thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mini Me (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Moses Rington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rington has chosen Ring The Alarm by Tenor Saw as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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167 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
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Excellent boxer
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mini Me!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Moses Rington !
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Me tries to clinch but Rington is having none of it.
Rington missing with a left hand there. Me was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Me swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice sprawl there from Me as Rington shoots in.
Me avoids the body shot from Rington .
Me has Rington up against the ropes in a clinch.
Rington 's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Me tries a body shot but Rington blocks it.
Rington is struggling to control the position.
Me is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rington is keeping busy.
Rington working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rington wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Me blocks an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Rington .
Me tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rington 's elbow.
Me tries a knee to the head but Rington blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rington struggles to land a body shot inside as Me controls his hands.
Rington breaks the clinch.
Rington misses with a hook.
Mini Me seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Me tries to close the distance and clinch but Rington swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rington throws a lazy right hand but Me sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rington pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rington misses with a hook. Me ducked under it nicely.
Me tries to clinch up.
Me is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Me moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Rington 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.
Me stuffs the takedown attempt from Rington . Rington gets slowly back to his feet.
Me throws a jab when Rington was well out of range.
Rington fails with a takedown attempt.
Mini Me has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Moses Rington .
Me darts in trying to clinch
enabling Rington to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rington lands a jab to the nose.
Me is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Me staying out of range there.
Oh Me is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Me throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rington .
Rington lands a nice shot to the body.
Rington knocks out Me with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Rington before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Rington picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Moses Rington !
Our winner, Moses Rington , made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Gibson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Thyme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Justin Thyme will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyrone Gibson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Justin Thyme!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Thyme does no damage.
Gibson shoots in but Thyme avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Horrible takedown by Gibson or perhaps it was just good defense by Thyme which made him look bad.
Gibson gets a takedown into half guard.
Gibson throws a strike but Thyme avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Gibson looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Gibson chips away with some ground and pound.
Our spies down at at BLACKSMITH GYM - THE 25 Coach Las Vegas Mega-Gym inform us that Thyme has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Gibson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Gibson wants to pass the guard but Thyme is keeping the position.
Gibson throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibson looking to sit in guard and control but Thyme gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Gibson controlling Thyme's posture.
Gibson trying to keep a closed guard but Thyme is proving a slippery customer.
Gibson is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Gibson seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
We're going to have a standup here because Tyrone Gibson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Gibson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Thyme bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Gibson! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
Gibson is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thyme is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Oh Gibson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gibson is on top in guard.
Gibson seems to have got his legs back now.
Gibson wants to control from the top but Thyme keeps moving.
Gibson stops Thyme from standing up.
Gibson wants to control from the top but Thyme keeps moving.
Gibson postures up in Thyme's guard and throws a big left but Thyme blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thyme is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gibson is controlling him.
Gibson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gibson trying to control the position from guard on top but Thyme is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gibson throws a big right hand that misses.
Gibson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gibson trying to control but Thyme is working from the bottom.
Gibson landing some decent shots from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gibson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Gibson slips nicely into half guard.
Gibson working Thyme over with strikes.
Gibson is working for a kimura here but Thyme manages to reverse the position and he's now in Gibson's guard.
Gibson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Thyme is one step ahead there.
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!
Thyme drops back, looking for a kneebar! Gibson looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Gibson looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Gibson!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thyme wants to get back to his feet but Gibson drags him back down.
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 Tyrone Gibson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Gibson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Thyme punishes Gibson's body with a nice straight punch.
Thyme tries to bum rush Gibson with a series of wild strikes but Gibson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gibson with a poor takedown
and Thyme counters with a one-two to the body.
Gibson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Gibson connects with a nice short shot to Thyme's temple.
Thyme wants to get back to his feet.
Gibson seems to be looking for submissions.
Gibson winds up and cracks Thyme with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Gibson connects with a nice short shot to Thyme's temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibson looks to land a strike but Thyme avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Gibson wants to control from the top but Thyme keeps moving.
Gibson wants to pass the guard but Thyme is keeping the position.
Gibson trying to move into half guard but instead Thyme has managed to sweep!
Thyme is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Gibson is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Gibson has escaped and now he's on top!
Gibson is looking to work some ground and pound but Thyme has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gibson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tyrone Gibson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gibson scoring with some ground and pound.
Gibson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Gibson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Gibson looks to land a strike but Thyme avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Thyme keeping moving, preventing Gibson from controlling successfully.
Gibson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gibson trying to control but Thyme is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thyme has momentary wrist control but Gibson slips an elbow through the middle.
Gibson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Gibson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Gibson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Gibson wants to control from the top but Thyme keeps moving.
Gibson throws an elbow that misses. Thyme uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gibson's guard. Nice move by Thyme!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gibson pulls Thyme in to control the position.
Thyme is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Gibson is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Gibson has escaped and now he's on top!
Gibson with a nice head shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gibson prevents Thyme from getting back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gibson trying to control but Thyme is working from the bottom.
Gibson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrone Gibson dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A shot to the liver by Thyme. Beautiful body shot.
Gibson has his takedown stuffed
and Thyme counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gibson thinking.
Thyme punishes Gibson's body with a nice straight punch.
Tyrone Gibson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gibson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gibson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyrone Gibson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thyme swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gibson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Thyme as he avoids it easily.
Gibson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Thyme as he avoids it easily.
Thyme gets in close and tags Gibson with a short punch that almost sends Gibson to the mat! Oh Gibson is in big trouble! He turns his back on Thyme, trying to create some distance but Thyme rushes him, striking wildly and Gibson goes down! The referee tackles Thyme into the ropes to end the fight! Thyme is one violent man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Justin Thyme!
A victorious Justin Thyme thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sean Hollywood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eduard Iriskhanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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178 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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184 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
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Decent boxing
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sean Hollywood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eduard Iriskhanov!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Iriskhanov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hollywood throws a lazy uppercut
and Iriskhanov counters with a nice uppercut.
Hollywood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Iriskhanov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hollywood will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hollywood scores with a crisp jab that stopped Iriskhanov in his tracks.
Hollywood instigates a clinch.
Hollywood doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hollywood lands an uppercut.
Hollywood misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Hollywood scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've been informed that Iriskhanov has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hollywood tries to work over Iriskhanov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Iriskhanov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Hollywood fails to land.
Iriskhanov blocks a body shot from Hollywood.
Iriskhanov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd cheers as Hollywood lands an impressive looking overhand right. Iriskhanov doesn't seem phased though.
Iriskhanov slips under a jab.
Hollywood throws a lazy right hand but Iriskhanov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Iriskhanov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hollywood.
Hollywood misses with a left hand
and Iriskhanov counters with a left and a right that stings Hollywood.
Iriskhanov moves away from the strike by Hollywood.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hollywood tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Iriskhanov was well out of range. Poor timing from Hollywood.
Iriskhanov throws a nice looking combination but Hollywood bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Iriskhanov throws a body punch but Hollywood moves out of range.
Hollywood lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Iriskhanov fails to land with a series of punches.
Hollywood misses with a body punch
and Iriskhanov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hollywood misses with a shot to the body
and Iriskhanov counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hollywood misses with a body shot.
Hollywood works Iriskhanov's body with a nice hook.
We've been told by Hollywood's head coaches at Restricted area that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sean Hollywood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hollywood misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hollywood misses with a right hand
and Iriskhanov counters with a left and a right that stings Hollywood.
Iriskhanov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hollywood.
Hollywood misses with a hook
and Iriskhanov counters with a right hand to the body.
Hollywood misses with an uppercut
and Iriskhanov counters with a left and a right that stings Hollywood.
Hollywood jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hollywood ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Iriskhanov moves away.
Iriskhanov throws a series of punches but Hollywood moves out of range.
Hollywood swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Iriskhanov counters with a left and a right that hurts Hollywood! He wobbles and falls to the floor - he's in big trouble! Iriskhanov jumps into full mount!
Hollywood is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Iriskhanov sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Oh Hollywood is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hollywood is trying to stand up.
Hollywood seems to have got his legs back now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iriskhanov fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Iriskhanov controlling from mount.
Hollywood tries to hold on but Iriskhanov postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eduard Iriskhanov dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hollywood pivots, looking for a leg kick but Iriskhanov is out of range and Hollywood settles back down.
Hollywood misses with a jab to the body
and Iriskhanov counters with a nice body shot.
Iriskhanov connects with a body shot.
Hollywood throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hollywood swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Iriskhanov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hollywood attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hollywood.
Hollywood thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hollywood throws a series of punches but Iriskhanov avoids them all with ease.
Hollywood darts in trying to clinch
and Iriskhanov counters with a nice uppercut.
Hollywood swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Iriskhanov.
Hollywood lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Iriskhanov is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hollywood rather than just go for the knockout.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hollywood.
Hollywood swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hollywood misses with a left hand
and Iriskhanov counters with a left and a right that stings Hollywood.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hollywood throws a leg kick but Iriskhanov sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hollywood on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Iriskhanov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hollywood throws out the jab.
Hollywood tries a low kick but Iriskhanov avoids it.
Hollywood misses with a straight right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Iriskhanov tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hollywood attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hollywood misses with a series of wild punches.
Iriskhanov avoids the body shot from Hollywood.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hollywood throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Iriskhanov.
Hollywood throws a jab when Iriskhanov was well out of range.
Hollywood throws a right hand that misses
and Iriskhanov counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hollywood throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Iriskhanov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hollywood can pounce on him.
Iriskhanov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hollywood.
Hollywood misses with a hook
and Iriskhanov counters with a series of strikes. Hollywood will be more careful next time no doubt.
Iriskhanov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hollywood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Iriskhanov manages to avoid it.
Hollywood looks for the body kick but Iriskhanov saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hollywood throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Iriskhanov counters with a three punch combo that has Hollywood backing up. Hollywood nods at Iriskhanov to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Iriskhanov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hollywood.
Iriskhanov swats away the attempt to clinch by Hollywood.
Hollywood swings widly with a right hand
and Iriskhanov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Iriskhanov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hollywood connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hollywood throws a series of punches but Iriskhanov moves out of range.
Hollywood looks to land a left hand but Iriskhanov moved out of range nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hollywood just misses with a punch to the body.
Iriskhanov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
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 Sean Hollywood will probably get the nod.
That's time! Hollywood's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Hollywood throws an off balance right hand
and Iriskhanov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hollywood ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Iriskhanov moves away.
Iriskhanov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hollywood.
Iriskhanov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hollywood.
Eduard Iriskhanov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
An inside leg kick lands from Hollywood.
Hollywood misses with a hook
and Iriskhanov counters with a series of strikes. Hollywood will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hollywood looks to land a combination but Iriskhanov avoids it well.
Hollywood rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Iriskhanov counters with a three punch combo that has Hollywood backing up. Hollywood nods at Iriskhanov to acknowledge the strikes.
Iriskhanov misses with a wild combination.
Hollywood misses with a double jab.
Eduard Iriskhanov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hollywood throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Iriskhanov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hollywood swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hollywood is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hollywood looks to clinch
and Iriskhanov counters with a stiff right hand.
Hollywood thows a body shot but no joy.
A shot to the body from Hollywood misses
and Iriskhanov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hollywood looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hollywood is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hollywood throws a front kick aimed at Iriskhanov's knee but Iriskhanov avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iriskhanov takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Hollywood throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hollywood swings widly with a right hand
and Iriskhanov counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Iriskhanov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A big right from Hollywood misses.
Hollywood throws a looping overhand right but Iriskhanov ducks down to avoid it.
Hollywood misses with a low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Hollywood misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hollywood throws a left and a right that both miss
and Iriskhanov counters with a series of strikes. Hollywood will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hollywood 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.
Hollywood misses the body punch
and Iriskhanov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A combination from Hollywood does no damage.
Hollywood throws an overhand right that lands on Iriskhanov's shoulder, as Iriskhanov tries to avoid the shot.
Iriskhanov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hollywood looks to land a left hand but Iriskhanov moved out of range nicely.
Hollywood punishes Iriskhanov's body with a nice straight punch.
Hollywood connects with a solid leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iriskhanov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hollywood has time to react.
Hollywood throws a predictable looking body shot
and Iriskhanov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Iriskhanov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hollywood jabs at Iriskhanov's body.
Hollywood swings widly with a right hand
and Iriskhanov counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Iriskhanov throws a nice looking combination but Hollywood bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hollywood swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hollywood. Iriskhanov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hollywood moves into the clinch.
Iriskhanov blocks an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sean Hollywood showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hollywood has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sean Hollywood!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Sean Hollywood made sure he mentioned GREEN!160, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Teo Christofi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francois Permitis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Francois Permitis was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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24
197 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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27
190 lbs
10 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Teo Christofi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Francois Permitis!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christofi connects with a good right hand that stumbles Permitis. Permitis circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nice shot lands for Christofi.
It looks like Francois Permitis has been cut.
Christofi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Permitis.
Nice takedown defense from Permitis. No joy for Christofi on that attempt.
Christofi 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.
Christofi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Christofi looks to score with a jab to the body but Permitis is just out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Christofi. Those never looked like landing.
Christofi shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Permitis's guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Permitis trying to keep a closed guard but Christofi is proving a slippery customer.
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!
Permitis had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Christofi defends it easily.
Christofi has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Permitis 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Permitis trying to control the position.
Permitis is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Christofi trying to control but Permitis is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christofi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Permitis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Christofi looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Teo Christofi.
No luck for Christofi with that takedown attempt.
Christofi closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Permitis to the mat! Permitis manages to get full guard.
Christofi slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christofi throws a big elbow that misses.
Christofi with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Permitis throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Christofi escapes and throws Permitis's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Christofi throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Permitis tries to buck Christofi off but Christofi is having none of it.
Christofi is chipping away with strikes.
Christofi lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Permitis parries the strikes from Christofi easily there. Christofi is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Permitis to escape.
Christofi is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Permitis is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Christofi is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Teo Christofi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Francois Permitis's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Christofi jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Permitis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Christofi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Permitis in his tracks.
Permitis dodges the punch combination from Christofi.
Christofi throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Permitis tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Christofi is in Permitis's guard.
Teo Christofi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Permitis throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Permitis trying to keep a closed guard but Christofi is proving a slippery customer.
Christofi is stalling in the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christofi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Permitis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Permitis preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Christofi trying to control but Permitis is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Teo Christofi wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Christofi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christofi tries to bum rush Permitis with a series of wild strikes but Permitis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Permitis looks for a takedown but Christofi sprawls well.
Christofi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Christofi lands a jab to the head.
Christofi displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Christofi shoots for a double leg takedown but Permitis sprawls well. He's pushed Christofi's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Christofi misses with a straight left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Christofi tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Permitis defends well and Christofi ends up having to push Permitis into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Permitis is looking for a takedown.
Christofi is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Teo Christofi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Permitis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Permitis is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Christofi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A jab from Christofi does it's job there.
Permitis closes this distance looking for a takedown but Christofi circles away.
Permitis stuffs the takedown.
Permitis blocks a jab.
Permitis dodges the punch combination from Christofi.
Christofi misses with a hook.
Christofi drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Christofi throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christofi scores with punches from 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!
Christofi postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Christofi looks up at the clock and then as Permitis takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Christofi smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Christofi working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Permitis managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Christofi.
Christofi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Permitis can do to turn this around?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Christofi sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Permitis is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Christofi controlling from side mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Teo Christofi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Francois Permitis's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Christofi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Christofi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Teo Christofi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No luck for Christofi with that takedown attempt.
Christofi shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Permitis eats them both and turns towards Christofi to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Christofi throws a one two combo.
That has opened up Francois Permitis's cut even more.
Christofi thows a body shot but no joy.
Christofi dives in and grabs Permitis's left leg, looking for a takedown. Permitis pushes down on Christofi's head and hops out.
No luck for Christofi with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Teo Christofi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Permitis misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Christofi misses.
Christofi clobbers Permitis with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Christofi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Permitis.
Teo Christofi is winning the standup battle so far.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Christofi.
Christofi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jab, jab by Christofi - just one landing.
Christofi looks to land a combination. Permitis sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Christofi decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Permitis makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Permitis.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Permitis looking for a guillotine here but Christofi defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Permitis is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Christofi defends well.
Christofi throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christofi lands a couple of digs.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Christofi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Christofi is looking to stand up but Permitis won't let him.
Teo Christofi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Christofi looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Permitis escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Christofi gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Permitis keeping full guard, as Christofi tries to pass.
Permitis keeping moving, preventing Christofi from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Teo Christofi just wasn't active enough.
Christofi closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Christofi lands in his opponent's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Teo Christofi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Christofi, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Teo Christofi!
After winning the bout, Teo Christofi thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Balthasar Oosteroom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blue Belt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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256 lbs
11 - 10 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Balthasar Oosteroom!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Blue Belt!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oosteroom connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Oosteroom has closed the distance and engaged Belt in a clinch.
Oosteroom definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Oosteroom escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Belt shoots for a double leg takedown but Oosteroom sprawls well. He's pushed Belt's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Oosteroom tries to close the distance and clinch but Belt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Belt shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Oosteroom manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
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!
Belt throwing strikes from guard but Oosteroom blocks nicely.
Belt is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Belt postures up in Oosteroom's guard and throws a big left but Oosteroom blocks it.
Belt with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oosteroom avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Belt postures up in Oosteroom's guard and throws a big left but Oosteroom blocks it.
Belt throwing strikes from guard but Oosteroom blocks nicely.
Belt has gone for a leg lock! Oosteroom slips out almost immediately though and dives into Belt's guard.
Oosteroom wants to stand but Belt has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Belt wants to sweep but no luck.
Oosteroom will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belt is looking for a triangle but Oosteroom pushes his legs off easily.
Our spies down at at SWF GYM inform us that Belt has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Belt looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Belt trying to control the position.
Belt is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Oosteroom is aware though and is defending well.
Oosteroom controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Belt escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Oosteroom gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Belt has a closed guard, preventing Oosteroom from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belt working a defensive guard but Oosteroom manages to pass into side control anyway.
Belt tries to buck Oosteroom off but Oosteroom is having none of it.
Belt has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Oosteroom wants to stand but Belt is controlling his arm.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Belt sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Belt is looking to improve his position.
Belt actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oosteroom tries to stand and escape but Belt is controlling the position.
Belt punching from the bottom.
Oosteroom decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Belt tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Oosteroom swivels and escapes.
Oosteroom forces Belt back against the ropes and clinches.
Oosteroom connects with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oosteroom lands a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Oosteroom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Belt tries to pull guard but Oosteroom forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Balthasar Oosteroom has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Blue Belt.
Oosteroom with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Belt looks winded!
Oosteroom pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Oosteroom looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Balthasar Oosteroom dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Oosteroom gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Belt jumps guard but Oosteroom stands there with Belt around his waist. Belt gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Oosteroom breaks the clinch.
Oosteroom is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Belt closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Oosteroom did well to prevent Belt getting side control.
Oosteroom looks like he's trying to stand up.
Belt with the ground and pound but Oosteroom uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Oosteroom wants to stand but Belt is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belt missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Belt stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Oosteroom swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Blue Belt has got the better of the ground game so far.
Belt is pushing down on Oosteroom's leg trying to pass to half guard. Oosteroom is fighting to maintain full guard but Belt has managed to sneak the leg through.
Belt is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belt is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Oosteroom avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Belt.
Belt thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Belt is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Oosteroom sees it coming and defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belt missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Belt throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Belt missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Oosteroom avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Belt.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Belt is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Oosteroom is just riding it out for now. Belt eventually gives up the hold.
Oosteroom wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oosteroom keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Belt throwing shots but Oosteroom is blocking nicely.
Oosteroom tries to kick Belt off but Belt keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Belt is working for a kimura but Oosteroom is defending it quite comfortably.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blue Belt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Belt shoots and misses
and Oosteroom counters with a straight right hand.
Oosteroom fails with an attempt to clinch.
Belt shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Oosteroom is looking to escape.
Oosteroom trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Oosteroom avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Belt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oosteroom keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oosteroom has hold of Belt's hands but Belt slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Belt not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Belt is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Oosteroom sees it coming and defends easily.
Belt throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Oosteroom keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Belt missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Belt is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Oosteroom is just riding it out for now. Belt eventually gives up the hold.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belt missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Belt trying to pass the guard but Oosteroom defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oosteroom is trying to stand up here but Belt is controlling him well.
Belt passes to full mount!
Belt misses with a head shot.
Belt throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Oosteroom because Belt loaded up on that one.
Belt jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Oosteroom is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Oosteroom and Belt has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Oosteroom stops Belt from passing to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Belt.
Oosteroom is trying to buck Belt off.
Belt fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Belt scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Oosteroom to see if he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blue Belt really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Belt tries for a takedown but Oosteroom sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Oosteroom has Belt up against the ropes in a clinch.
Oosteroom lands an uppercut.
Oosteroom using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Belt has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Oosteroom lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Belt backwards.
Oosteroom unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oosteroom lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Oosteroom lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Belt backwards.
Oosteroom breaks the clinch.
Oosteroom gets a clinch.
Balthasar Oosteroom has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Oosteroom drops Belt with a big knee straight up the middle! Belt is covering up against the ropes but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Belt is rocked!
It looks like Blue Belt has been cut.
Belt gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Balthasar Oosteroom!
Balthasar Oosteroom retains his super heavyweight title!
Balthasar Oosteroom bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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