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KAISER Presents: Sun Scraps 12 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between George Formaran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pascal Kraus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). George Formaran could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Pascal Kraus's chin.
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143 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, George Formaran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pascal Kraus!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Formaran.
Kraus is rocked!
Formaran leaves Kraus with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kraus is still on wobbly legs! Can Formaran finish him?
Formaran tries a head kick but it misses.
Kraus fails to land the takedown.
Kraus seems to have recovered his senses.
Kraus shoots in for a takedown but Formaran shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
George Formaran has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pascal Kraus.
Kraus fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Formaran throws a series of punches but Kraus moves out of range.
Kraus avoids a punch combination nicely.
Formaran tries a head kick but it misses.
Formaran tries a head kick but it misses.
Kraus looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Formaran is fending him off so far but Kraus persists. Nope, Formaran circles away and we're back to standing.
Kraus shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Formaran throws a head kick that misses.
Formaran misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kraus shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Formaran gets caught napping as Kraus dives in and scores a takedown. Formaran manages to retain guard.
Kraus wants to pass the guard but Formaran is keeping the position.
Formaran keeping moving, preventing Kraus from controlling successfully.
Kraus wants to stand but Formaran is controlling his posture from full guard.
Kraus looking to pass the guard.
Kraus would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kraus is stalling in the full guard.
Pascal Kraus has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Formaran drops Kraus with a left right combo! Formaran follows him down to the ground into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Formaran tries to stand but Kraus is controlling his head.
Formaran stands up and beckons Kraus to his feet.
Kraus tries to score a power double leg takedown but Formaran sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kraus somewhat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Formaran defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kraus.
Formaran dodges the punch combination from Kraus.
Formaran throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kraus avoids the body shot from Formaran.
Formaran misses with a series of wild punches.
Kraus has a takedown stuffed.
Kraus shoots in for a double leg but Formaran sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Formaran tries a head kick but it misses.
Kraus shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Kraus is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kraus looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Formaran knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kraus on the ground.
Kraus is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Kraus wants to stand up but Formaran has a hold of him and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Formaran dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kraus tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Formaran defends well and Kraus ends up having to push Formaran into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Kraus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Formaran moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Formaran drops Kraus with a straight right hand, right on the button! Formaran follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). George Formaran!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tebato Nakara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Knife (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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169 lbs
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169 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
7 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tebato Nakara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Knife!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Knife, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nakara gets the takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Nakara sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Knife is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Nakara goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Knife has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Nakara but great work by Knife.
Nakara is trying to improve his position.
Knife tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Nakara tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Knife wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Nakara struggling a bit here.
Knife working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knife tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Knife trying to control the action but Nakara is working from the bottom.
Knife advances to mount.
Nakara is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Nakara avoids a series of strikes thrown by Knife.
Knife punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakara is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Knife is stalling here but it's allowed Nakara to get half guard.
Knife trying to control from Nakara's half guard. Nakara has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Knife working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nakara looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Knife is defending well. Nakara quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Knife has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Nakara celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tebato Nakara!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mookie Hamfist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Pierre Hennard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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212 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mookie Hamfist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, George Pierre Hennard!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hamfist swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hamfist looking to score a takedown here. Hennard is defending well but Hamfist drives through and ends up in Hennard's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Hamfist landing with the ground and pound.
Hamfist avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hamfist thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hamfist wants to pass the guard but Hennard is keeping the position.
We've been hearing good reports from Hamfist's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Hennard throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hennard avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hennard can't keep his opponent in guard - Hamfist advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Hamfist is looking to stall here but Hennard recovers full guard.
Hennard utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hennard throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hamfist throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamfist throws a strike but Hennard rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hennard must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hamfist is trying to control the position but Hennard postures up.
Hennard seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Hennard won't allow Hamfist to sweep him here.
Hennard drops back looking for a leg! Hamfist is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hamfist manages to kick Hennard off! Hennard jumps back into Hamfist's guard.
Hennard avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hennard trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamfist keeping moving, preventing Hennard from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hamfist is on top in guard.
Hennard working for submissions but it's allowed Hamfist to get to half guard.
Hamfist is working for a kimura but Hennard is defending it quite comfortably.
Hennard has a hand on Hamfist's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Hamfist takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamfist has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hennard's face.
Hamfist is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hamfist is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Hamfist in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Hennard tries to reverse the position but Hamfist maintains control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hamfist putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Hamfist sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hamfist in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mookie Hamfist 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.
Hamfist shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hennard sprawls well. Hennard wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hamfist gets slowly back to his feet.
Hennard showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hamfist.
Hennard closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hamfist to the mat! Hamfist manages to get full guard.
Hennard advances to half guard.
Hennard is working for a kimura but Hamfist is defending it quite comfortably.
Hamfist moves into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hamfist is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hennard is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Hamfist has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Hennard is looking to defend but Hamfist has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Hennard! Hamfist pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Hennard taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Mookie Hamfist!
Mookie Hamfist took some time post fight to say the following; 'F U Laz Vargus!!!!! I hate this place!!!! '.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mario Ferrari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wilfrid Laurier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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260 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Mario Ferrari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Wilfrid Laurier!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferrari tries to score with a low kick but Laurier moves his leg out of the way.
Ferrari bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Laurier pushes Ferrari away with a front kick.
Ferrari moves out of range as Laurier throws a body kick.
Ferrari throws a low kick but Laurier avoids it.
Laurier throws a wild body kick that Ferrari sees coming a mile off.
We've been told by Ferrari's head coaches at Buddha Palm Elite that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ferrari moves in looking to clinch but Laurier pushes him off.
Ferrari wants to clinch up but Laurier keeps it at a distance.
Ferrari clinches with his opponent.
Laurier tries a body shot but Ferrari blocks it.
Ferrari with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Laurier can't find room to land a body shot as Ferrari controls the action.
Ferrari manages to break the clinch.
Laurier fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ferrari.
Ferrari tries to close the distance and clinch but Laurier swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Laurier connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ferrari. Ferrari circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ferrari misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laurier wants to slow Ferrari down by chopping away at his legs.
Ferrari checks a leg kick.
Ferrari misses with a double jab
and Laurier counters with a body kick that stops Ferrari in his tracks momentarily.
Ferrari closes the distance looking to clinch
and Laurier counters with a left and a right that stings Ferrari.
Laurier lands with a nice body kick.
Laurier connects with a right hand. Ferrari shakes it off.
Ferrari misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Laurier avoids the head kick by Ferrari.
A combination from Laurier does no damage.
Laurier scores with a hook to the body. Ferrari takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Laurier fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ferrari manages to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ferrari tries to clinch but Laurier is having none of it.
Laurier throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laurier ducks under a wild hook from Ferrari.
Nice defenses there by Ferrari.
Laurier avoids a kick to the body.
Ferrari connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Laurier momentarily.
Laurier takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ferrari moves away from the strike by Laurier.
Laurier walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Laurier connects with a leg kick. Ferrari looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Laurier throws a right and a left that both miss.
Laurier lands with a right hand.
A head kick misses from Ferrari.
Mario Ferrari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ferrari throws a head kick but Laurier moves out of range.
Laurier lands a head shot.
Ferrari tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Laurier manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Laurier misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari takes a swing at Laurier's ribcage but misses.
Laurier works Ferrari's body with a nice hook.
Ferrari fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ferrari digs a good hook to Laurier's body.
Ferrari ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ferrari tries to close the distance and clinch up but Laurier swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ferrari tries to close the distance and clinch up but Laurier swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A left lands for Laurier.
Ferrari throws a body kick that misses.
Ferrari throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ferrari closes the distance and pushes Laurier back into the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ferrari creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Laurier prevents Ferrari from breaking the clinch.
Laurier working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ferrari goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ferrari.
A right hand to the body from Laurier.
Ferrari blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ferrari scores with a nice hook to the head.
Laurier is trying to stall.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Laurier.
Laurier tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ferrari is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Laurier is defending well for now.
Laurier has a couple of punches blocked by Ferrari.
Laurier stalling.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Laurier tries a knee to the head but Ferrari blocks it.
Ferrari misses with a hook from the clinch.
Laurier misses with a body punch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wilfrid Laurier 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.
Ferrari fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ferrari tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Laurier paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ferrari tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Laurier counters with a big head kick but Ferrari shrugs it off.
A clash of legs there as Ferrari blocks the low kick.
Ferrari is looking to score with low kicks.
Ferrari dodges the punch combination from Laurier.
Ferrari looks to throw the jab but Laurier is out of range.
Wilfrid Laurier seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ferrari darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ferrari gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short body shot lands from Laurier as the two fighters clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ferrari misses with a hook from the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Ferrari misses with a knee strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laurier keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ferrari's efforts to push away.
Laurier swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ferrari lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ferrari tries to break the clinch but Laurier is controlling the position.
Ferrari lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ferrari gets through Laurier's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ferrari tries to work over Laurier's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ferrari lands a right hand.
Ferrari looking to throw knees to the head but Laurier is blocking nicely.
Ferrari's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Laurier is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Laurier with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ferrari wants to stall.
Mario Ferrari has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Laurier lands a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Laurier lands a shoulder strike.
It looks like Mario Ferrari has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laurier scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ferrari misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Laurier.
Ferrari is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ferrari tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ferrari misses with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Laurier.
Laurier lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Laurier in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Ferrari trying to stall but Laurier improves his position.
Laurier throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ferrari looking to slow down the pace here.
Laurier swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ferrari stalling in the clinch but Laurier improves position.
Laurier cracks Ferrari with a nice body shot.
Ferrari misses with a short punch on the inside.
Laurier holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari is looking to break free of the clinch but Laurier has double underhooks.
Ferrari with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Laurier swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ferrari blocks an uppercut.
Ferrari pushes Laurier back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Laurier stalling against the cage.
Ferrari throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Laurier blocks it with crossed arms.
Ferrari wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Laurier has him pressed against the cage.
Ferrari wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ferrari tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Laurier's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Laurier fails to land.
Laurier letting Ferrari take a breather here.
A head punch on the inside from Ferrari fails to land.
Laurier scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Ferrari fails to land.
Ferrari misses with a knee strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ferrari.
A short right from Ferrari on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Laurier.
Laurier is trying to stall.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Laurier.
Ferrari is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Laurier is keeping busy.
Laurier avoids a wild elbow strike from Ferrari.
Ferrari blocking some punches.
Laurier lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ferrari breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mario Ferrari is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ferrari fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Laurier, pushing him back against the cage.
Ferrari lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Laurier backwards.
Ferrari tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
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 Mario Ferrari will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mario Ferrari's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Laurier thuds his right hand into Ferrari's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ferrari walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ferrari moves into the clinch.
Ferrari escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ferrari tries to clinch but Laurier is having none of it.
Laurier chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ferrari wants to clinch up but Laurier keeps it at a distance.
Ferrari slips under a jab.
Ferrari tries to close the distance and clinch up but Laurier swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Laurier waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ferrari.
Ferrari tries to close the distance and clinch up but Laurier swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Laurier swats away the attempt to clinch by Ferrari.
Laurier swats away the attempt to clinch by Ferrari.
Laurier connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ferrari momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferrari tries to clinch but Laurier moves away
and Laurier counters with a three punch combo that has Ferrari backing up. Ferrari nods at Laurier to acknowledge the strikes.
Ferrari dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ferrari tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Laurier counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ferrari's knee momentarily.
Ferrari displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Ferrari on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ferrari blocks a head kick by Laurier.
Ferrari tries a head kick but it misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ferrari!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ferrari wants to clinch
and Laurier counters with a leg kick.
Ferrari is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ferrari is looking to clinch but Laurier is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ferrari tries to clinch
and Laurier counters with a straight right hand.
Laurier looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ferrari tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Laurier paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ferrari closes the distance and pushes Laurier back into the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Ferrari's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Laurier.
Laurier lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A short right from Laurier.
Laurier misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Laurier lands a right hand.
Ferrari tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ferrari with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Laurier stalling.
Laurier lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ferrari backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari blocking some punches.
Laurier taking a breather.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ferrari creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Laurier misses with a knee to the head.
Ferrari lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ferrari.
Ferrari misses with a short punch on the inside.
Laurier with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Laurier leaning his opponent against the cage.
Laurier swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ferrari blocks an uppercut.
Ferrari throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Laurier blocks it with crossed arms.
Ferrari swings wildly with an uppercut but Laurier uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ferrari has a couple of punches blocked by Laurier.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ferrari.
Ferrari swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Laurier is working Ferrari over against the cage.
Ferrari misses with a body punch.
Laurier stalling.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ferrari throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Laurier blocks it with crossed arms.
Ferrari with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Laurier tries a knee to the head but Ferrari blocks it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ferrari throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Laurier blocks it with crossed arms.
Laurier blocks an elbow strike.
Ferrari is trying to break the clinch but Laurier has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Laurier misses with a punch to the body.
Ferrari lands a nice knee to the body.
Ferrari looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Laurier stalling the fight.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wilfrid Laurier comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Laurier has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wilfrid Laurier!
Wilfrid Laurier thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rashad Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Chandler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chandler has chosen Rocky's Theme Song as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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223 lbs
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207 lbs
11 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rashad Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Chandler!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chandler throws a good cross that connects.
Evans tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chandler was well out of range. Poor timing from Evans.
Evans has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hilo Training Center in the buildup to the fight.
Chandler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chandler throws a right and a left that Evans avoids nicely.
Chandler gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Evans trying to move into half guard but instead Chandler has managed to sweep!
Chandler stands and steps away. Evans gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Chandler lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Evans backs up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chandler jabs Evans right on the nose. Evans blinks but takes it well.
Chandler has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Evans is landing a low percentage of strikes.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Evans.
Chandler lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Evans circles away quickly and effectively.
Evans fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Chandler sprawls well initially but Evans persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Chandler!
Chandler is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Chandler is in a horrible position here. Evans smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Evans landing shots from mount.
Evans is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Chandler can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Evans working the ground and pound effectively.
Chandler really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Evans. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Evans postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Chandler in real trouble here! The ref calls for Chandler to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rashad Evans!
Rashad Evans thanked the fans post fight for their support.
In defeat, Chris Chandler stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'll be back better than before !'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kyriakos Seikkeris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Tentheros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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210 lbs
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205 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kyriakos Seikkeris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Ken Tentheros!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tentheros tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Seikkeris was well out of range. Poor timing from Tentheros.
Tentheros lands with a right hand.
It looks like Kyriakos Seikkeris has been cut.
Tentheros ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Seikkeris moves away.
Seikkeris pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tentheros throws a series of punches but Seikkeris moves out of range.
Seikkeris drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We've been told by Seikkeris's head coaches at Black Hand Gymnasium LV that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Seikkeris stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Seikkeris wants it to stay on the feet.
Seikkeris fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tentheros swats away the attempt to clinch by Seikkeris.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Seikkeris.
Seikkeris avoids the body shot from Tentheros.
Tentheros lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tentheros avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tentheros just misses with a punch to the body.
Seikkeris throws a head kick but Tentheros moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A combination from Tentheros does no damage.
Seikkeris tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Seikkeris is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Good work by Seikkeris as he checks the leg kick.
Seikkeris fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seikkeris throws a head kick but Tentheros moves out of range.
Seikkeris tries to close the distance and clinch but Tentheros swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tentheros ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Seikkeris moves away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Seikkeris throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Seikkeris blocking some punches.
Seikkeris taking a breather.
Tentheros avoids a wild elbow strike from Seikkeris.
Tentheros pulls guard effortlessly.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Tentheros is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Seikkeris with a flurry of punches that miss.
Seikkeris throws a big elbow that misses.
Tentheros is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Seikkeris preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seikkeris throws a strike but Tentheros rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Tentheros wants to pass the guard but Seikkeris is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tentheros loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tentheros trying to control the position from guard on top but Seikkeris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tentheros accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Seikkeris manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Seikkeris is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Seikkeris takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Tentheros that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Tentheros is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Seikkeris tries to control but Tentheros wriggling away.
Tentheros wants to control but Seikkeris is having none of it.
Seikkeris lands a nice shot to the head.
The referee warns Tentheros that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Tentheros tries to reverse the position but Seikkeris maintains control.
Seikkeris unloading with bombs!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tentheros is looking to get to half guard.
Tentheros tries to hold on but Seikkeris pushes him away.
Seikkeris lands a big shot there that rocks Tentheros but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seikkeris scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Tentheros tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Seikkeris landing strikes, looking to finish!
Seikkeris raining down shots from the mount!
It looks like Ken Tentheros has been cut.
Tentheros is trying desperately to improve position.
The referee warns Tentheros that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Seikkeris working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Seikkeris looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Tentheros is in all sorts of trouble here.
Tentheros is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Seikkeris looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That has opened up Ken Tentheros's cut even more.
Seikkeris breaks from Tentheros's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Tentheros is rocked!
Ken Tentheros's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ken Tentheros's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kyriakos Seikkeris!
An out of breath and clearly excited Kyriakos Seikkeris thanked CEC Nutrition Q160 for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Courtney Upshaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abraham Safforn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Upshaw comes to the cage accompanied by Retaliation. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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261 lbs
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279 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Courtney Upshaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abraham Safforn!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Safforn fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Upshaw misses with an uppercut.
Upshaw drops his hands momentarily and Safforn takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
It looks like Courtney Upshaw has been cut.
A head kick from Upshaw lands but Safforn takes it in his stride.
It looks like Abraham Safforn has been cut.
Safforn buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Upshaw keeps the fight on the outside.
Safforn rushes Upshaw and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Safforn takes a shot to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Safforn.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Safforn 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.
A nice left hand lands by Safforn.
Upshaw blocking some punches.
Safforn lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Safforn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
No joy there for Upshaw, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Upshaw takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Safforn.
Upshaw takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Upshaw is breathing heavily.
Upshaw gets his head snapped back by a nice shot 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!
Safforn buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Safforn digs a good body shot into Upshaw's ribs.
Safforn is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Upshaw takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Upshaw is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Courtney Upshaw's cut is getting worse.
Safforn turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Upshaw on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Courtney Upshaw's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Upshaw misses with a lunging right hand
and Safforn counters with a nice double leg into side control. Upshaw won't be happy with that.
Upshaw is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Safforn creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Upshaw sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Safforn scoring with punches and elbows.
Safforn grinds an elbow into Upshaw's temple.
Jeez, Courtney Upshaw's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Courtney Upshaw's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Abraham Safforn!
During a confident post fight interview, Abraham Safforn 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Bourne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krzysztof Kothciushco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bourne's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Bawitdaba. Krzysztof Kothciushco has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with John Bourne's chin.
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31
280 lbs
25 - 11 - 1 |
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250 lbs
7 - 10 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, John Bourne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Krzysztof Kothciushco!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bourne gets tackled into the cage by Kothciushco. Kothciushco maintains the clinch.
Kothciushco throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kothciushco takes an elbow to the temple.
Bourne lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kothciushco tries to land a knee to the head but Bourne blocks with his arms.
Bourne creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kothciushco's defenses.
It looks like Krzysztof Kothciushco has been cut.
Bourne avoiding damage as Kothciushco throws knees to the body.
Bourne lands a nice uppercut.
Kothciushco tries to land a knee to the head but Bourne blocks with his arms.
Kothciushco wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kothciushco misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bourne.
Bourne lands an elbow inside.
Kothciushco tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bourne lands a body shot.
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!
Bourne lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kothciushco backwards.
Kothciushco is rocked!
Bourne is leaning against Kothciushco and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kothciushco is still on wobbly legs! Can Bourne finish him?
Kothciushco looks winded!
Kothciushco's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kothciushco is trapped in a tight thai clinch here. Bourne pulls him left and then right before unleashing a vicious knee to the head. Oh damn - Kothciushco is out cold! That's some serious business! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). John Bourne!
John Bourne very nearly forgot to thank BeastMode amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Godbolt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Fleming (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Godbolt comes to the cage accompanied by Trenches by Pop Evil. Fleming is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by T.N.T.. Matthew Godbolt has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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202 lbs
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195 lbs
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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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matthew Godbolt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scott Fleming!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Godbolt throws a hook but Fleming blocks it.
Fleming tries to close the distance and clinch but Godbolt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fleming misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Godbolt.
The fighters circling - Godbolt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice shot lands for Godbolt.
Godbolt misses with a hook. Fleming ducked under it nicely.
Godbolt throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice body punch from Godbolt.
Godbolt misses the shot to the body.
Godbolt definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Fleming throws a nice outside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Fleming misses the target.
Fleming goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Godbolt swings for the body but Fleming moves out of range.
Godbolt scores with a nice strike.
Godbolt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fleming tries for a takedown but Godbolt sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Fleming.
Fleming uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Godbolt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Godbolt. Fleming does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fleming thuds a left hand into Godbolt's body.
Fleming misses the jab.
Godbolt with a nice cross.
The fighters circling - Godbolt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Matthew Godbolt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Godbolt lands with a right hand.
Godbolt lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Godbolt misses with a wild combination.
Godbolt listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Godbolt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fleming changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Godbolt looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Godbolt tries to bench press Fleming off him but Fleming keeps the position.
Godbolt manages to get back to half guard.
Fleming throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Godbolt wants to control but Fleming is keeping busy.
Fleming takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Fleming seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Godbolt does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Godbolt is pressing down on Fleming's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Godbolt controls Fleming momentarily but Fleming frees himself.
Fleming trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fleming keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Godbolt's head.
Fleming pushing down on Godbolt's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Godbolt works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fleming is looking to work some ground and pound but Godbolt has wrist control.
Godbolt trying to keep a closed guard but Fleming is proving a slippery customer.
Godbolt will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Fleming connects with a couple of short punches.
Fleming has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Fleming lands a couple of elbows.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Fleming's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Fleming loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Godbolt tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fleming trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Godbolt keeping moving, preventing Fleming from controlling successfully.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Fleming's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Godbolt is trying to keep Fleming in close.
Fleming is looking to work some ground and pound but Godbolt has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Godbolt managing to control the position.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Fleming working his ground and pound in the gym.
Godbolt trying to keep a closed guard but Fleming 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!
Fleming throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fleming throws a big elbow that misses.
Godbolt not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fleming working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fleming in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Godbolt has his hands on Fleming's head, controlling the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fleming stands and throws Godbolt's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The strikes coming from Fleming are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Scott Fleming will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Godbolt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fleming.
Fleming clinches.
Godbolt breaks from the clinch.
Scott Fleming is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fleming connects with a right hand. Godbolt shakes it off.
Fleming steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Godbolt.
Fleming cracks Godbolt with a right hand to the side of the head.
Godbolt looks to score with a jab to the body but Fleming is just out of range.
Godbolt shoots and misses
and Fleming cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Godbolt changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Fleming tries to avoid it but Godbolt manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Fleming to the ground. Fleming escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Godbolt misses with a body punch
and Fleming counters with a good low kick that Godbolt was not able to check.
Fleming shoots in looking for a takedown. Godbolt tries to sprawl out of it but Fleming keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Godbolt manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Fleming swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fleming scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fleming scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Godbolt works Fleming's body with a nice hook.
Godbolt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fleming was well out of range. Poor timing from Godbolt.
A big right from Godbolt misses.
Godbolt scores with a hook to the body. Fleming takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Godbolt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Good standup being displayed there by Godbolt as he connects with a hook.
Matthew Godbolt is winning the standup battle so far.
Godbolt swings for the body but Fleming moves out of range.
Godbolt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fleming.
Nice sprawl there from Fleming as Godbolt shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matthew Godbolt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Godbolt misses with a hook. Fleming ducked under it nicely.
Godbolt cracks Fleming with a good jab.
Fleming slips under a jab from Godbolt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fleming tries to land a body kick
and Godbolt counters with a single leg into guard. Fleming didn't expect that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fleming wants to sweep but no luck.
Godbolt trying to control but Fleming is working from the bottom.
Fleming not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Godbolt trying to control but Fleming is working from the bottom.
Fleming avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Godbolt throws a big elbow that misses.
Godbolt won't allow Fleming to sweep him here.
Godbolt with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fleming is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godbolt landing with the ground and pound.
Godbolt in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fleming wants to sweep here but Godbolt controlling him for the moment.
Fleming is trying to keep Godbolt in close.
Godbolt lands a couple of digs.
Godbolt throws a strike but Fleming rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Scott Fleming has got the better of the ground game so far.
Godbolt striking off his back but it's not causing Fleming any problems.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fleming throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Godbolt works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Godbolt is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Fleming trying to control but Godbolt postures up.
Fleming tries to get to full guard but Godbolt has control of the leg.
Godbolt works his way into full mount!
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!
Godbolt landing shots from mount.
It looks like Scott Fleming has been cut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fleming is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Godbolt has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Fleming's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matthew Godbolt dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Scott Fleming's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Fleming ducks under a wild hook from Godbolt.
Fleming is rocked!
Godbolt throws an overhand right that has Fleming reeling! Godbolt follows up with more punches and Fleming is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:07 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Matthew Godbolt!
A relieved looking Matthew Godbolt thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bill Clinton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daryl Sharp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clinton comes to the cage accompanied by Break Ya Neck. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bill Clinton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daryl Sharp!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sharp throws a right and a left that both miss.
Clinton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sharp on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
It looks like Daryl Sharp has been cut.
Clinton on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sharp throws a nice looking combination but Clinton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The fighters circling - Clinton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Clinton dives in and scores a takedown into Sharp's guard.
Clinton trying to control but Sharp is working from the bottom.
Clinton throwing strikes but missing.
Clinton throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Clinton trying to control but Sharp is working from the bottom.
Sharp avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clinton is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Clinton controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Clinton is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Clinton with a nice head shot there.
Sharp looking to hit a scissor sweep but Clinton is one step ahead there.
Clinton throws an elbow that misses. Sharp uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Clinton's guard. Nice move by Sharp!
Clinton seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharp wants to control from the top but Clinton keeps moving.
Sharp throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Clinton works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sharp tries to stand but Clinton is controlling from the bottom.
Sharp pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Clinton is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharp trying to stand up but can't free himself from Clinton's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Daryl Sharp hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
A jab from Clinton finds it's way through Sharp's defenses.
Clinton shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sharp as he avoids it easily.
Clinton blocks a low kick nicely.
Daryl Sharp is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Clinton lands a glancing blow to the side of Sharp's head.
Sharp clinches with his opponent.
Clinton can't get the takedown.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sharp manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Sharp looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clinton misses with a punch on the inside.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Clinton throws a head punch that misses.
Clinton misses with the head strike.
Sharp tries to stall but Clinton uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Clinton is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Sharp is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bill Clinton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sharp is trying to force a seperation but Clinton has the dominant position.
Sharp taking a breather.
Clinton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sharp as Clinton tries to tie him up.
Clinton misses with a punch to the body.
Sharp is trying to force a seperation but Clinton has the dominant position.
Sharp tries to break the clinch but Clinton is controlling the position.
Clinton has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Sharp regains guard immediately.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clinton's corner is telling him to maintain position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Clinton accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Clinton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Daryl Sharp's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sharp waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Clinton.
Sharp tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sharp throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sharp swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Clinton moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Clinton tries to close the distance and clinch but Sharp swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sharp chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Clinton can pounce on him.
Sharp has managed to clinch.
Sharp wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sharp escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sharp throws a head kick but Clinton moves out of range.
Sharp tries a head kick but it misses.
Clinton misses with a looping right.
Sharp closes the distance and lands a one-two.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sharp misses with a right hand
and Clinton counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Clinton lands strikes from half guard.
Clinton is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clinton thows a huge punch but Sharp dodges it nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Clinton perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Sharp tries to kick Clinton off but Clinton keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Clinton seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sharp does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Clinton with the ground and pound but Sharp uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Sharp has control of Clinton's left arm, preventing Clinton from doing any damage.
Clinton landing with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clinton postures up in Sharp's guard and throws a big left but Sharp blocks it.
Sharp trying to keep a closed guard but Clinton is proving a slippery customer.
Sharp keeping full guard, as Clinton tries to pass.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Clinton's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Clinton throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Clinton looking to pass the guard.
Sharp is trying to keep Clinton in close.
Clinton has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clinton is stalling in the full guard.
Clinton throws a big right hand that misses.
Clinton chips away with some ground and pound.
Clinton with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Clinton throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sharp works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sharp wants to stand up but Clinton is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clinton is standing up over Sharp. Sharp looks to escape but Clinton dives into side control.
Clinton scores with punches from side control.
Clinton postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Clinton tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Sharp on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Clinton dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Daryl Sharp'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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Sharp lands an overhand right.
Clinton lunges at Sharp with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sharp's hand.
Clinton throws a leg kick that is checked
and Clinton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sharp clinches up against the cage.
Sharp wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Clinton has him pressed against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Clinton.
Clinton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sharp.
Sharp breaks from the clinch.
Clinton shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Clinton showed some decent athleticism there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clinton stalling away here and it's allowed Sharp to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Sharp is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clinton looking to sit in guard and control but Sharp gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sharp has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Clinton is proving hard to escape from.
Bill Clinton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sharp trying to control the position from guard on top but Clinton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Clinton looking for a sweep. Not yet Clinton, not yet.
Daryl Sharp has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharp would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Daryl Sharp was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Sharp pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sharp lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sharp clobbers Clinton with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Clinton shoots in and gets a takedown into Sharp's guard.
Sharp is trying to keep Clinton in close.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Clinton throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sharp works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sharp is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Clinton is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clinton postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Clinton throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Clinton trying to control the position from guard on top but Sharp is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Clinton sitting in guard here, content to control.
Bill Clinton has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sharp.
Clinton defending well as Sharp loads up on a big left hand.
Bill Clinton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharp misses with the combination.
Sharp misses with a two punch combination.
Clinton ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sharp uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Clinton.
Some wild striking there from Clinton.
Sharp throws a left and a right that both miss
and Clinton counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sharp keeping moving, preventing Clinton from controlling successfully.
Sharp avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sharp will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clinton forces his way into half guard.
Clinton misses with a head shot. Sharp uses the momentum to regain guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bill Clinton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Clinton, 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bill Clinton!
Bill Clinton made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'That's how you're gonna beat 'em, Billy. They keep underestimating you.'.
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