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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Wing Wang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Armstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wing Wang could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bruce Armstrong's chin.
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wing Wang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bruce Armstrong!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Armstrong dives in for a single leg takedown but Wang sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Wang tries a body shot but Armstrong blocks it.
Wang breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wang doesn't manage to clinch there - Armstrong circles away.
Armstrong has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Wang finds it's way round the side to connect with Armstrong's head.
Armstrong misses with a hook.
Wang throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Armstrong lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Wang has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Wang and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Wang darts in and clinches Armstrong up against the cage.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Armstrong 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.
Wang breaks the clinch.
Wang tries to close the distance and clinch up but Armstrong swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Armstrong shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Wang on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Wang tries to get out of the position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Armstrong trying to control the position from guard on top but Wang is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wang keeping full guard, as Armstrong tries to pass.
Wang is looking to stand back up but Armstrong counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Wang.
Armstrong wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wang keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Wang tries to hold on but Armstrong postures up.
Armstrong is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Wang has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Armstrong looking for the RNC.
Armstrong struggling to keep hold of the position.
Wang fending off the submission attempt from Armstrong.
Well, with Armstrong on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Wang is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wang is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Wang wants to control his opponent's hands but Armstrong gets his hands free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wang is really stuck here.
Armstrong working for a choke but Wang is defending well.
Wang staying busy and making it hard for Armstrong to control.
Wang wants to escape the position.
Armstrong working for a choke but Wang is defending well.
Wang might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Wang trying to control the hands but Armstrong breaks the grip.
Wang is trying to defend against the choke here but Armstrong has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Armstrong Tightens the hold and Wang taps out furiously! Armstrong displays superior BJJ to win the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Bruce Armstrong!
Bruce Armstrong thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wes Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcelo Dobzinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dobzinski has chosen Waters Of Nazareth - Justice as his entrance music. Wes Walker could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Marcelo Dobzinski's chin.
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223 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Wes Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcelo Dobzinski!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Walker cracks Dobzinski with an open hand slap.
Dobzinski avoids the body shot from Walker.
Walker scores with a body shot.
Walker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dobzinski.
Dobzinski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dobzinski thuds a left hand into Walker's body.
Dobzinski looks to score with a jab to the body but Walker is just out of range.
Walker keeps the fight on the outside.
Walker connects with a jab.
Dobzinski misses the jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Walker as he connects with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Walker misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Dobzinski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dobzinski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Walker manages to avoid it.
Walker swats away the attempt to clinch by Dobzinski.
Walker throws a right and a left that both miss.
Walker shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dobzinski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dobzinski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dobzinski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Walker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dobzinski clinches.
Walker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dobzinski.
Walker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A shot to the body from Dobzinski misses
and Walker counters with a stiff right hand.
Walker lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Walker looks to land a right hand but Dobzinski moved out of range.
A big right from Dobzinski misses.
Dobzinski looks for the body kick but Walker saw that one coming.
Walker fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dobzinski pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dobzinski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dobzinski on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Walker scores with the left hand. Dobzinski knows he should have avoided that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Walker takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dobzinski throws a jab but it's blocked by Walker.
Dobzinski wants to clinch up but Walker keeps it at a distance.
Walker throws a lazy right hand but Dobzinski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A jab from Walker misses.
Walker swings widly with a right hand
and Dobzinski moves into the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Walker.
Walker blocks a body shot from Dobzinski.
Dobzinski lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Walker backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dobzinski.
Walker swings wildly with an uppercut but Dobzinski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dobzinski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Walker scores with a shoulder strike.
Dobzinski lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Dobzinski.
Walker manages to break the clinch.
Dobzinski takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dobzinski fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dobzinski jabs Walker right on the nose. Walker blinks but takes it well.
Dobzinski fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Walker. Dobzinski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Walker's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dobzinski connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Walker scrambles back to his feet.
Walker swats away the attempt to clinch by Dobzinski.
Dobzinski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Walker misses the jab.
Walker lands a really nice looking cross but Dobzinski seems unphased.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dobzinski shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dobzinski is rocked!
Walker connects with a body shot.
Dobzinski is still on wobbly legs! Can Walker finish him?
Dobzinski walks straight into a right hand from Walker - that's dropped him! Walker jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Dobzinski from any more punishment! Dobzinski complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Wes Walker!
Wes Walker thanked the fans post fight for their support.
In defeat, Marcelo Dobzinski stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'm embarrassed. I wasn't supposed to lose this fight. I must figure out what just happened and improve to next one. Sorry.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tshering Wangchuck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wangchuck comes to the cage accompanied by Rapa - Rang Sem Kar Ga Mikar. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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294 lbs
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258 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tshering Wangchuck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Lee Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wangchuck throws a head kick but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson keeps the fight on the outside.
Wangchuck tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jackson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Wangchuck tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Jackson is in Wangchuck's guard.
Jackson works over Wangchuck with some ground and pound from guard.
Jackson wants to control from the top but Wangchuck keeps moving.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Wangchuck holds on and takes a little breather.
Jackson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wangchuck bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jackson's guard.
Jackson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wangchuck won't allow Jackson to sweep him here.
Jackson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson pulls Wangchuck in close to his closed guard and prevents Wangchuck from doing any damage or advancing position.
Wangchuck knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jackson on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Wangchuck defends it easily.
Wangchuck wanted to stand there but Jackson had control of the position.
Wangchuck avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Wangchuck throws a big right hand that misses.
Wangchuck wanted to stand there but Jackson had control of the position.
Jackson is adopting a defensive guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wangchuck decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Jackson, up you get!
Wangchuck leaves Jackson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jackson fails with the takedown.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wangchuck tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jackson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wangchuck tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jackson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
No luck for Jackson with that takedown attempt.
Tshering Wangchuck has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lee Jackson.
Nice body kick from Wangchuck.
Jackson shoots in and bounces Wangchuck off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Jackson tries to free his leg and advance position but Wangchuck is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Wangchuck's guard.
Wangchuck moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Jackson trying to control but Wangchuck is working from the bottom.
Jackson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wangchuck is keeping the position for now.
Jackson passes Wangchuck's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Jackson is looking for a kimura here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson wants to pass the guard but Wangchuck is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Wangchuck has managed to free his arm - good work.
Jackson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Jackson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson seems to be working for a kimura but Wangchuck defends the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Jackson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jackson has a takedown stuffed.
Wangchuck lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Lee Jackson has been cut.
Jackson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Jackson wants to control but Wangchuck is keeping him busy.
Jackson throws a strike aimed at the side of Wangchuck's head but Wangchuck avoids it well.
Jackson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wangchuck keeps working.
Jackson is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Wangchuck wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wangchuck tries to improve position but can't.
Wangchuck is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Jackson has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Jackson has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Jackson has control of Wangchuck's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Wangchuck regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Jackson forces the positional change into back control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Jackson's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Jackson is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Jackson lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Jackson.
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!
Wangchuck looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Jackson is not going to allow Wangchuck to sit and survive in this position.
Jackson has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Wangchuck has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Wangchuck is trying to get back to his feet but Jackson has full control of the position and if anything, Wangchuck has just worked his way into a worse spot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Jackson is looking to control Wangchuck but Wangchuck is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Wangchuck defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Jackson's arms.
I would not like to be Wangchuck right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Wangchuck staying busy and making it hard for Jackson to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wangchuck has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Jackson sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Wangchuck taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Lee Jackson!
Lee Jackson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Asano Arai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abed Nadir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arai's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Fantastic Baby - BIG BANG. The crowd seem to be enjoying Nadir's choice of entrance music: M.A.S.H Theme. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Asano Arai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Abed Nadir!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nadir tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Arai.
Arai misses with an attempted mid kick.
Arai takes one to the side of the head.
Arai misses with an uppercut.
Arai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nadir.
Arai fails to land the takedown.
Arai tries for a takedown but Nadir sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Good work by Arai as he checks the leg kick.
Arai tries for a takedown but Nadir sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Asano Arai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nadir keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nadir throws a jab when Arai was well out of range.
Nadir looks to land a combination but Arai avoids it well.
Arai lands a nice looking body shot.
Arai avoids a punch combination nicely.
Arai throws a sloppy head kick and Nadir moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nadir swings for the body but Arai moves out of range.
Nadir lands a nice shot to the body.
Nadir misses with the combination.
Nadir goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Nadir wants to clinch.
Arai scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nadir fails with the takedown.
Nadir tries to work over Arai's front leg with a kick but Arai checks it.
Nadir takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Arai has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
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!
Arai lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nadir throws a hook but Arai blocks it.
Arai is looking to slow Nadir down with leg kicks.
Nadir throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Arai on the side of the head.
A head kick by Arai misses
and Nadir counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Arai misses with a double jab.
Abed Nadir seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arai throws a body punch but Nadir moves out of range.
Nadir tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Arai counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A head kick by Arai misses
and Nadir counters with a shoot takedown. Arai fights it but they end up in guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Arai pulls Nadir in close to his closed guard and prevents Nadir from doing any damage or advancing position.
Nadir working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Arai tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nadir trying to control the position from guard on top but Arai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Nadir working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arai wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Arai utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Arai manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Nadir manages to get himself to full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Arai accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nadir manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Nadir tries to control but Arai wriggling away.
Arai tries to hold on but Nadir pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arai is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Arai is in all sorts of trouble here.
Arai takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Nadir trying to control but Arai is having none of it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Arai sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nadir frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Nadir looking to ground and pound but Arai is blocking nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nadir lands a big shot there that rocks Arai but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Nadir with shots to the head and body - Arai looks very uncomfortable down there.
Arai is rocked!
Arai is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Ceiba Video Games, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Arai tries to lock up and control but Nadir gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abed Nadir dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Arai fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nadir feints and then cracks Arai's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Arai down.
Nadir scores with a hook to the body. Arai takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Arai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nadir was well out of range. Poor timing from Arai.
Nadir connects with an inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Arai. Nadir does a little dance to reset his feet.
Abed Nadir seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nadir fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Arai has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nadir comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nadir gets a takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arai is controlling Nadir's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Nadir throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nadir scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arai is refusing to be controlled, as Nadir sits in half guard.
Nadir missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Arai is trying to get back to full guard.
Nadir scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
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. Nadir connects with a nice short shot to Arai's temple.
Oh Arai is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Arai taking some punishment here, with Nadir in his half guard.
Nadir is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nadir scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Arai is looking to improve his position.
Nadir not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Arai is doing well to control the position and prevent Nadir from advancing to side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nadir thows a huge punch but Arai dodges it nicely.
The fighters are battling for position here. Arai manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Nadir trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nadir slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Arai seems to have got his legs back now.
Nadir in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nadir trying to control the position from guard on top but Arai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Arai is on top in guard.
Arai wants to control from the top but Nadir keeps moving.
Arai stopping the sweep attempt from Nadir.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arai throws a strike but Nadir rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Nadir with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nadir trying to control but Arai is working from the bottom.
Arai wants to sweep but no luck.
Arai keeping moving, preventing Nadir from controlling successfully.
Nadir lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nadir wants to pass the guard but Arai is keeping the position.
Arai pulls Nadir in close to prevent any damage.
Arai not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Nadir being controlled here momentarily.
Nadir wants to control from the top but Arai keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Arai avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Arai just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abed Nadir showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Nadir shoots in but no luck this time.
Arai takes one to the chin there.
Nadir throws a right hand that misses
and Arai counters with a straight right hand.
Arai ducks under a wild hook from Nadir.
Nadir throws a low kick, looking for Arai's leg but Arai calmly moves out of range.
Abed Nadir is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nadir throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Arai just misses with a punch to the body.
Nadir lands a body shot.
Nadir tests Arai's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nadir takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arai getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nadir digs a good body shot into Arai's ribs.
Arai misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nadir takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nadir stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Arai.
Nadir lands a nice hook to Arai's body. Arai takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Arai throws a leg kick but Nadir sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nadir fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nadir motions for Arai to come forward. Nadir throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Arai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Arai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Arai walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nadir shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Arai but Arai pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Asano Arai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Abed Nadir.
Arai throws a head kick but Nadir moves out of range.
Nadir throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nadir.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nadir throws a hook to the side of Arai's head but Arai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nadir walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Arai checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Arai misses with a looping right.
Arai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nadir.
Nadir waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Arai.
Arai shoots in for a takedown but Nadir shows good takedown defense.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nadir goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Arai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nadir.
Nadir lands with a straight right. Arai didn't see that one coming.
Nadir tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Arai was well out of range. Poor timing from Nadir.
Arai thuds a left hand into Nadir's body.
Arai gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Nadir gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Arai is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Abed Nadir!
During a confident post fight interview, Abed Nadir 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 Dom DeNardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Palmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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240 lbs
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265 lbs
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dom DeNardo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris Palmer!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palmer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Palmer takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Palmer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Palmer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
DeNardo closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Palmer quickly recovers to half guard.
Palmer manages to get to full guard.
DeNardo tries to free his leg and advance position but Palmer is retaining full guard.
DeNardo distracts Palmer with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Palmer is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and DeNardo defends well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
DeNardo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
DeNardo passes easily into side control. Nice work.
DeNardo is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Palmer has escaped the position, nice work there.
Palmer is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmer manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
DeNardo looking for submissions off his back.
DeNardo is looking for a sweep. Palmer is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
DeNardo moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Palmer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Palmer postures up in DeNardo's guard and throws a big left but DeNardo blocks it.
DeNardo trying to keep a closed guard but Palmer is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palmer throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as DeNardo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
DeNardo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
DeNardo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Palmer scoring with punches to the head and body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
DeNardo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Palmer.
Palmer throws a big elbow that misses.
Palmer trying to control but DeNardo is working from the bottom.
Palmer scoring with some ground and pound.
DeNardo working a defensive guard here.
Palmer wants to pass the guard but DeNardo is keeping the position.
DeNardo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmer throws a big right hand that misses.
DeNardo looking for a guillotine here but Palmer defends easily.
DeNardo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
DeNardo looking for a sweep. Not yet DeNardo, not yet.
DeNardo working for submissions but it's allowed Palmer to get to half guard.
DeNardo manages to get to full guard.
DeNardo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
DeNardo wants to control the position but Palmer says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeNardo on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
DeNardo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Palmer throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nice strikes from Palmer there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
DeNardo trying to control but Palmer postures up.
Palmer is looking to take a break and control but DeNardo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
DeNardo looking for submissions off his back.
DeNardo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Palmer seems to be looking for submissions.
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 Dom DeNardo will probably get the nod.
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.
Palmer misses with a kick to the body.
Palmer misses with a low kick.
Palmer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by DeNardo.
DeNardo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Palmer throws a nice inside leg kick.
Palmer turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
DeNardo misses the shot to the body.
DeNardo thuds his right hand into Palmer's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Palmer thows a leg kick but DeNardo checks it
and DeNardo counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by DeNardo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Palmer keeping moving, preventing DeNardo from controlling successfully.
Palmer manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. DeNardo manages to get himself to full guard.
DeNardo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
DeNardo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. DeNardo is keeping the position for now.
DeNardo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dom DeNardo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Palmer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
DeNardo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Palmer is one step ahead there.
Palmer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Palmer is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Palmer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
DeNardo keeping moving, preventing Palmer from controlling successfully.
DeNardo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeNardo throws his legs up looking for a submission but Palmer uses it to pass to side control.
Palmer lands a few punches from side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
DeNardo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Palmer misses with the ground and pound.
Palmer scores with punches from side control.
Check out the look on Palmer's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
DeNardo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Palmer working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The ground and pound from Palmer seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeNardo looking for a sweep but Palmer has passed into full mount! Oh no!
DeNardo is working to get back to half guard.
Palmer landing strikes from the mount.
DeNardo sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
DeNardo moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Palmer trying to control the position from guard on top but DeNardo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
DeNardo is looking for a triangle here but Palmer uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
DeNardo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palmer advances to mount.
DeNardo is wriggling around trying to escape.
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!
Palmer tries to control but DeNardo wriggling away.
DeNardo tries to lock up and control but Palmer gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Palmer controlling the pace for now.
DeNardo wants to hold on but Palmer pushes him away.
Palmer putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Palmer lands a big elbow - DeNardo is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and DeNardo is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Chris Palmer!
An intense looking Chris Palmer took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Stop wasting my time with these scrubs and give me Khanom Tom. It's about time he takes the loss he rightfully deserved once already. '.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Preston Leopold Bootyshanks The 3rd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kabuto Wakizashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bootyshanks The 3rd's entrance music is When You Least Expect It. A fine choice. Kabuto Wakizashi will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Preston Leopold Bootyshanks The 3rd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kabuto Wakizashi!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wakizashi tries to work over Bootyshanks The 3rd's front leg with a kick but Bootyshanks The 3rd checks it.
Bootyshanks The 3rd misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wakizashi.
Bootyshanks The 3rd misses with a looping right.
Wakizashi throws a sloppy head kick and Bootyshanks The 3rd moves out of range easily.
A lazy left from Bootyshanks The 3rd finds it's target.
Wakizashi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wakizashi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wakizashi takes a swing at Bootyshanks The 3rd's ribcage but misses.
Wakizashi throws a sloppy head kick and Bootyshanks The 3rd moves out of range easily.
Wakizashi lands a body shot.
Wakizashi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bootyshanks The 3rd shoots in but no luck this time.
A big left from Bootyshanks The 3rd misses.
Wakizashi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bootyshanks The 3rd.
Bootyshanks The 3rd has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Main Event Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Bootyshanks The 3rd looks to land a left hand but Wakizashi moved out of range nicely.
Wakizashi misses with a body shot.
Wakizashi throws out a loose jab but Bootyshanks The 3rd uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bootyshanks The 3rd throws a lazy right hand but Wakizashi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wakizashi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bootyshanks The 3rd stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bootyshanks The 3rd. Wakizashi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bootyshanks The 3rd scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Bootyshanks The 3rd tries for a kimura but Wakizashi is defending well.
Wakizashi is trying to control Bootyshanks The 3rd's posture but Bootyshanks The 3rd avoids it.
Bootyshanks The 3rd postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Bootyshanks The 3rd happy to just control the position for now.
Bootyshanks The 3rd wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wakizashi keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wakizashi wants to control but Bootyshanks The 3rd postures up.
Wakizashi manages to work his way to half guard, despite Bootyshanks The 3rd's best efforts.
Bootyshanks The 3rd thows a huge punch but Wakizashi dodges it nicely.
Bootyshanks The 3rd is looking to take a break and control but Wakizashi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wakizashi trying to control here.
Bootyshanks The 3rd missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Wakizashi makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Wakizashi.
Bootyshanks The 3rd is in close to Wakizashi's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bootyshanks The 3rd is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bootyshanks The 3rd throws a big elbow that misses.
Bootyshanks The 3rd is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bootyshanks The 3rd throws a big elbow that misses.
Bootyshanks The 3rd is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Bootyshanks The 3rd in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bootyshanks The 3rd wants to control from the top but Wakizashi keeps moving.
Bootyshanks The 3rd sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Wakizashi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bootyshanks The 3rd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bootyshanks The 3rd in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wakizashi is trying to control the position but Bootyshanks The 3rd postures up.
Bootyshanks The 3rd connects with a couple of short punches.
Wakizashi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Wakizashi pulls Bootyshanks The 3rd in close to prevent any damage.
Wakizashi looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bootyshanks The 3rd trying to control the position from guard on top but Wakizashi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Preston Leopold Bootyshanks The 3rd dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A big right from Wakizashi misses.
Bootyshanks The 3rd closes the distance and pushes Wakizashi back into the cage.
Wakizashi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wakizashi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wakizashi looks to land a left hand but Bootyshanks The 3rd moved out of range nicely.
Bootyshanks The 3rd shoots in but no luck this time.
Wakizashi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wakizashi lands a jab.
It looks like Preston Leopold Bootyshanks The 3rd has been cut.
Bootyshanks The 3rd throws a lazy right hand but Wakizashi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A punch lands to the side of Bootyshanks The 3rd 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wakizashi throws a leg kick that misses.
Bootyshanks The 3rd throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wakizashi needs to keep his hands up - Bootyshanks The 3rd had a free shot at his head there.
Wakizashi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Wakizashi there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wakizashi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wakizashi goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Wakizashi checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bootyshanks The 3rd waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wakizashi.
Bootyshanks The 3rd is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bootyshanks The 3rd scores with a hook to the body. Wakizashi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bootyshanks The 3rd throws a lazy uppercut
and Wakizashi makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Bootyshanks The 3rd really felt that one!
Wakizashi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bootyshanks The 3rd shoots in for a takedown but Wakizashi shows good takedown defense.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bootyshanks The 3rd shoots for a takedown but Wakizashi saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Preston Leopold Bootyshanks The 3rd. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wakizashi misses with a head kick.
The fighters circling - Bootyshanks The 3rd throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wakizashi scores with a nice body kick.
Bootyshanks The 3rd scores with a nice head shot.
Bootyshanks The 3rd is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wakizashi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice body kick from Wakizashi.
A low kick from Bootyshanks The 3rd is predictable there
and Wakizashi counters with a head kick.
Bootyshanks The 3rd tries to clinch
and Wakizashi counters with a left to the body.
Wakizashi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wakizashi slips under a jab from Bootyshanks The 3rd.
Wakizashi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bootyshanks The 3rd to score with a decent uppercut.
Bootyshanks The 3rd is looking to chop away at Wakizashi's legs.
Wakizashi throws a right and a left that Bootyshanks The 3rd avoids nicely.
Bootyshanks The 3rd is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wakizashi is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bootyshanks The 3rd rather than just go for the knockout.
Bootyshanks The 3rd shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Wakizashi but Wakizashi pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bootyshanks The 3rd walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wakizashi throws a sloppy head kick and Bootyshanks The 3rd moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bootyshanks The 3rd throws a jab but it's blocked by Wakizashi.
Bootyshanks The 3rd misses with an uppercut.
Bootyshanks The 3rd lands a jab.
Bootyshanks The 3rd shoots in for a double leg but Wakizashi sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Wakizashi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bootyshanks The 3rd avoids a kick to the body.
Bootyshanks The 3rd swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wakizashi motions for Bootyshanks The 3rd to come forward. Wakizashi throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bootyshanks The 3rd takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wakizashi throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bootyshanks The 3rd.
Bootyshanks The 3rd is rocked!
Donk. Wakizashi catches Bootyshanks The 3rd right on the button with a cross.
Oh Bootyshanks The 3rd is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bootyshanks The 3rd fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Wakizashi is out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bootyshanks The 3rd fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Wakizashi connects with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wakizashi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bootyshanks The 3rd misses with a body shot.
Bootyshanks The 3rd closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Wakizashi's guard.
Bootyshanks The 3rd looking to sit in guard and control but Wakizashi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wakizashi stopping the sweep attempt from Bootyshanks The 3rd.
Wakizashi controls from within his opponent's guard.
Bootyshanks The 3rd seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wakizashi's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kabuto Wakizashi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Preston Leopold Bootyshanks The 3rd's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Bootyshanks The 3rd tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wakizashi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bootyshanks The 3rd looks for a takedown but Wakizashi sprawls well.
Bootyshanks The 3rd drives through with a takedown into Wakizashi's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Bootyshanks The 3rd being controlled here momentarily.
Bootyshanks The 3rd wants to control from the top but Wakizashi keeps moving.
Wakizashi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bootyshanks The 3rd trying to control the position from guard on top but Wakizashi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bootyshanks The 3rd loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wakizashi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wakizashi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bootyshanks The 3rd with a nice head shot there.
Wakizashi keeping full guard, as Bootyshanks The 3rd tries to pass.
Wakizashi is controlling Bootyshanks The 3rd's posture.
Bootyshanks The 3rd trying to control but Wakizashi is working from the bottom.
Bootyshanks The 3rd is fighting to break Wakizashi's control of his arms but Wakizashi is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Preston Leopold Bootyshanks The 3rd overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Kabuto Wakizashi.
Bootyshanks The 3rd scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wakizashi.
Wakizashi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bootyshanks The 3rd was well out of range. Poor timing from Wakizashi.
Bootyshanks The 3rd looks to land a right hand but Wakizashi moved out of range.
Wakizashi misses with a looping right.
Wakizashi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bootyshanks The 3rd.
Bootyshanks The 3rd avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bootyshanks The 3rd throws a hook to the side of Wakizashi's head but Wakizashi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bootyshanks The 3rd misses with an uppercut
and Wakizashi counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bootyshanks The 3rd changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Wakizashi tries to avoid it but Bootyshanks The 3rd manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Wakizashi to the ground. Wakizashi escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bootyshanks The 3rd takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wakizashi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Wakizashi scores with a four punch combination!
Wakizashi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bootyshanks The 3rd.
Bootyshanks The 3rd looks to score with a jab to the body but Wakizashi is just out of range.
Bootyshanks The 3rd misses the shot to the body.
Wakizashi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bootyshanks The 3rd misses with a few strikes there.
Wakizashi has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bootyshanks The 3rd sizes up Wakizashi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wakizashi connects with a jab.
Wakizashi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wakizashi slips under a jab from Bootyshanks The 3rd.
Kabuto Wakizashi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Wakizashi!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A slapping body kick lands there for Wakizashi.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bootyshanks The 3rd slips under a jab from Wakizashi.
Wakizashi throws a right and a left that Bootyshanks The 3rd avoids nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Bootyshanks The 3rd misses the target.
Wakizashi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bootyshanks The 3rd in his tracks.
Bootyshanks The 3rd is looking to chop away at Wakizashi's legs.
Wakizashi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Preston Leopold Bootyshanks The 3rd. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheers as Bootyshanks The 3rd lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wakizashi doesn't seem phased though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bootyshanks The 3rd looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wakizashi looks to score with a jab to the body but Bootyshanks The 3rd is just out of range.
Bootyshanks The 3rd throws a body punch but Wakizashi moves out of range.
A nice combination there by Wakizashi.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kabuto Wakizashi.
I think Wakizashi has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kabuto Wakizashi!
Kabuto Wakizashi thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Preston Leopold Bootyshanks The 3rd spoke after the fight, saying 'Bollocks! You cheeky bastard, I want anotha go.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bam Margera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien Lok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Margera comes to the cage accompanied by Clutch - The Regulator. Lok has chosen Butthole Surfers - Pepper as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be fireworks!
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160 lbs
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165 lbs
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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
15 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Bam Margera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Damien Lok!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Margera.
Margera misses with a wild body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Lok as he connects with a hook.
Margera takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Margera has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lok finds it's way round the side to connect with Margera's head.
Lok rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Margera moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Margera tries to clinch but Lok moves out of range.
Margera misses the shot to the body.
Lok dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lok drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Lok throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lok is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Margera has escaped the position, nice work there.
Margera takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Lok is looking to take a break and control but Margera is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lok prevents Margera from escaping the position.
Margera is trying to get back to half guard.
Lok has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lok is working Margera over with some ground and pound from side control.
Margera is looking for a sweep.
Margera dodges the ground and pound from Lok.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sloppy strikes there by Lok.
Lok trying to control the position but Margera is working away.
Lok is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Lok scoring with punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lok creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Margera sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Lok tries for a kimura but Margera is defending well.
Margera is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
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!
Margera is looking for a sweep.
Lok cracks Margera with a big elbow.
Lok is trying to ground and pound but Margera uses the momentary lack of control by Lok to regain half guard.
Lok missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Margera is in trouble now - Lok has advanced to mount!
Lok prevents Margera from getting the reversal.
Lok postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Margera looks a forlorn figure.
Lok throws some wild stikes that Margera manages to avoid easily.
Lok throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Lok lands a big shot there that rocks Margera but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Margera slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Lok stops Margera from getting back to his feet.
Lok sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Margera defending well though.
Margera is trying to control but Lok manages to pass to 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!
Lok goes for an armbar but Margera turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Margera.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Margera preventing the sweep.
Lok throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Margera is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Lok is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lok has an active guard here but Margera has managed to pass into half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lok tries to roll over but Margera keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damien Lok dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lok cracks Margera with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That kick from Margera tenderised Lok's leg. Lok is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lok closes the distance and clinches.
Margera missing with knees to the body.
Margera lands a body shot in the clinch.
Margera misses with the head strike.
Lok digs a right hand underneath Margera's ribcage. Margera let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lok obliges.
Lok misses with a hook from the clinch.
I was talking to Margera's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Margera working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Margera looking to throw knees to the head but Lok is blocking nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Margera.
Lok is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lok tries to land a knee to the head but Margera blocks with his arms.
Margera putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lok in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lok.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lok swings wildly with an uppercut but Margera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lok lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lok goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lok is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Margera is defending well.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lok.
Lok tries a knee to the head but Margera blocks it.
Lok misses with some punches.
Margera misses with a hook from the clinch.
Margera has a couple of punches blocked by Lok.
Lok tries for a takedown. No joy.
Margera lands a hook to the side of the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lok.
Lok softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Margera lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lok tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lok blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Margera unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lok lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Margera is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lok is defending well for now.
Lok throws a head punch that misses.
Lok prevents a body shot from Margera.
Lok drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bam Margera has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damien Lok.
A short right from Margera.
Margera throws a punch but it's blocked by Lok.
Lok throws a head punch that misses.
Margera working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Margera prevents a body shot from Lok.
A hook to the body from Lok.
Margera prevents a body shot from Lok.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Margera.
Margera misses with a short punch on the inside.
Margera misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lok swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bam Margera has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Margera fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lok.
Margera misses with a knee to the head.
Lok tries to score a body lock takedown but Margera shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Margera tries a body shot but Lok blocks it.
Margera lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lok.
Lok misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Margera.
A left hand lands to the body for Margera.
A short body shot lands from Margera as the two fighters clinch.
Lok tries to stall but Margera uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Margera trying to land knees to the body.
Lok wants to stall.
Margera blocks a body shot from Lok.
Lok landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Margera blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lok blocks an elbow strike.
Margera working aggressively here.
Margera lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Margera fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lok goes for a takedown attempt but Margera pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A big left from Margera misses.
Margera tries to clinch up but Lok circles away and keeps his distance.
Margera drops Lok with a big left hand! Lok is injured, injured bad! Margera jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bam Margera!
After winning the bout, Bam Margera 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Slevin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrei Kersikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slevin's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Metallica - Enter Sandman. Kersikov has chosen Avicii - Wake Me Up ft Aloe Blacc as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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275 lbs
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275 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
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tony Slevin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andrei Kersikov!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Slevin.
Kersikov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Slevin.
Slevin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kersikov. That did some damage!
Kersikov misses with a leg kick.
Slevin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Slevin throws a head kick that misses.
Slevin throws a right and a left that Kersikov avoids nicely.
Kersikov with a nice cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Slevin misses with an uppercut. Kersikov saw that one coming.
Slevin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kersikov moves into the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Slevin.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Slevin.
Kersikov can't find room to land a body shot as Slevin controls the action.
Kersikov told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
A short left from Kersikov.
A head punch on the inside from Kersikov fails to land.
Kersikov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kersikov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Slevin backwards.
Kersikov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kersikov avoids the elbow strike from Slevin, against the cage.
Kersikov lands a nice uppercut.
Kersikov pushes off an throws an elbow but Slevin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Slevin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kersikov lands a damaging elbow.
A short right from Kersikov on the inside.
Kersikov lands a nice elbow.
Kersikov throws a punch but it's blocked by Slevin.
Slevin avoids the elbow strike from Kersikov, against the cage.
Slevin throws a punch but it's blocked by Kersikov.
Kersikov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kersikov stalls.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Slevin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kersikov's brow.
Slevin throws an elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Slevin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Slevin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kersikov cracks Slevin with a nice body shot.
Kersikov crunches a lovely knee into Slevin's ribcage.
Slevin is breathing heavily.
Kersikov lands a body shot.
Kersikov lands a left hand.
Kersikov lands with a right to the head.
Kersikov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Slevin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Slevin takes a shot to the head.
Slevin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Slevin blocks a body shot from Kersikov.
A left hand lands to the body for Kersikov.
A nice left hand lands by Kersikov.
Kersikov lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kersikov.
Kersikov lands with a light punch inside.
Slevin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Slevin working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Kersikov scores with a nice short uppercut.
The referee calls for Kersikov to work.
Kersikov lands with a light punch inside.
Slevin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Slevin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kersikov lands a nice shot to the body.
Kersikov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice elbow from Kersikov.
It looks like Tony Slevin has been cut.
Kersikov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Slevin backwards.
Kersikov lands a good knee to the midsection. Slevin won't want to take too many of those.
Kersikov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Slevin backwards.
Kersikov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Slevin backwards.
Kersikov lands with a left to the head.
Kersikov lands a shoulder strike.
Slevin is rocked!
Kersikov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Oh Slevin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kersikov creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Slevin's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Slevin drops to his knees and Kersikov pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andrei Kersikov!
A very excited looking Andrei Kersikov made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Klinkhammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bartholomew Roach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roach has chosen The Simpsons Theme Song as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
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210 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
14 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Roberto Klinkhammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bartholomew Roach!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roach slips under a jab from Klinkhammer.
Klinkhammer misses with a lunging right hand
and Roach counters with an inside leg kick.
Roach takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Roach has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Roach stalks Klinkhammer and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Klinkhammer's face. Klinkhammer staggers backwards, shaken.
Klinkhammer ducks under a wild hook from Roach.
Roach throws a hook but Klinkhammer blocks it.
Roach takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
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!
Roach throws a jab but it's blocked by Klinkhammer.
Roach dodges the punch combination from Klinkhammer.
Roach showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Klinkhammer.
Roach misses with a head kick.
Roach scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Roach rushes Klinkhammer and presses him up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Klinkhammer.
Klinkhammer misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Roach on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Roach.
Klinkhammer dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Roach lands a knee to the body.
Roach digs a right hand underneath Klinkhammer's ribcage. Klinkhammer let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Roach lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Klinkhammer is trying to force a seperation but Roach has the dominant position.
Roach tries to land knees in the clinch but Klinkhammer avoids the damage to the body.
Roach creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Klinkhammer's defenses.
Roach can't find room to land a body shot as Klinkhammer controls the action.
Klinkhammer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Klinkhammer takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Roberto Klinkhammer has been cut.
Klinkhammer avoids the elbow strike from Roach, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roach throws an elbow that misses.
Klinkhammer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Roach throws an elbow but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Klinkhammer fails to land.
Klinkhammer manages to break the clinch.
Roach feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Klinkhammer's calf.
Roach moves out of range of the strikes.
A big right from Klinkhammer misses.
Klinkhammer misses with an uppercut.
Klinkhammer walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A shot to the liver by Klinkhammer. Beautiful body shot.
Roach throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Klinkhammer misses with an uppercut
and Roach counters with a nice kick to the body.
Roach is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Klinkhammer scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Roach gets a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roach putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Klinkhammer in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Roach doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Roach lands a left hand that snaps the head of Klinkhammer backwards.
Roach softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Klinkhammer is trying to break the clinch but Roach is controlling him.
Klinkhammer throws a head punch that misses.
Klinkhammer misses with a punch on the inside.
Klinkhammer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Roach has him pressed against the cage.
Roach lands an elbow just above Klinkhammer 's eye.
A short body shot lands from Klinkhammer as the two fighters clinch.
Roach creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Klinkhammer slows down the pace here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Klinkhammer pushes Roach back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Roach lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roach taking a breather.
Klinkhammer is looking to control Roach's arms but Roach gets an underhook and turns him. Now Klinkhammer has his back to the cage.
Klinkhammer breaks the clinch.
Roach lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Klinkhammer lands with a straight right. Roach didn't see that one coming.
Klinkhammer throws a nice inside leg kick.
Roach wants to clinch.
An inside leg kick from Klinkhammer misses.
Klinkhammer thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice cross by Roach.
Nice uppercut there from Klinkhammer.
Klinkhammer jabs Roach right on the nose. Roach blinks but takes it well.
Roach tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bartholomew Roach will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Roberto Klinkhammer'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.
Roach is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Klinkhammer.
Roach drives through and clinches with Klinkhammer against the cage.
Klinkhammer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Klinkhammer is trying to stall.
Knees to the body from Roach.
Roach misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Klinkhammer.
Roach with a knee to the head.
Roach tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Klinkhammer's elbow.
Roach working Klinkhammer over with knees to the body.
Roach tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Klinkhammer avoids it.
Klinkhammer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Klinkhammer avoids a wild elbow strike from Roach.
Klinkhammer avoids the elbow strike from Roach, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Klinkhammer wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Klinkhammer has a couple of punches blocked by Roach.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klinkhammer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Klinkhammer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Klinkhammer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Klinkhammer misses with a punch on the inside.
Roach scores with a nice hook to the head.
Roach lands a left hand.
Klinkhammer is rocked!
Klinkhammer tries to work over Roach's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Roach has Klinkhammer pressed against the cage, preventing Klinkhammer from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Roach.
Roach working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Oh Klinkhammer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Klinkhammer working hard to break the clinch.
Roach pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Roach ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Klinkhammer's jaw. Klinkhammer's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Roach does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bartholomew Roach!
Our winner, Bartholomew Roach, 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dmitry Borschev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hannibal Lyons (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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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
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dmitry Borschev!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Hannibal Lyons!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borschev connects with a leg kick. Lyons looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Borschev misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Lyons.
Lyons digs a good body shot into Borschev's ribs.
Lyons uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Borschev.
Borschev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lyons.
Borschev throws out a leg kick but Lyons moves out of range and Borschev only half commits.
Borschev misses with a wild body shot.
A low kick from Borschev misses
and Lyons counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Borschev's guard now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Lyons with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lyons loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Borschev looking for a sweep. Not yet Borschev, not yet.
Lyons wants to control from the top but Borschev keeps moving.
Lyons has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lyons controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Lyons cracks Borschev with a solid left hand.
Borschev avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Borschev looking to control.
Borschev is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Lyons wants to pass the guard but Borschev is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Borschev lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lyons's sensitive parts.
Borschev throws a leg kick that misses.
Lyons throws a leg kick but Borschev checks it.
Lyons lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Lyons 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.
Dmitry Borschev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Borschev lands with a kick to the ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Borschev blocks the body kick.
Borschev tries to land a leg kick but Lyons saw it coming and moves away.
Borschev throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lyons dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Borschev buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from Lyons.
Lyons throws a hook but Borschev blocks it.
Borschev thuds his shin into the meat of Lyons's side.
Lyons thows a body shot but no joy.
Borschev buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borschev delivers a nice body kick.
Lyons looks winded!
Lyons keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Borschev thows a body shot but no joy.
That kick from Borschev tenderised Lyons's leg. Lyons is trying to keep his angry face on.
Borschev moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Borschev fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lyons.
Borschev chopping away at his opponent's legs.
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!
Nice body kick from Borschev.
Borschev connects with an inside leg kick.
Lyons takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Borschev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Borschev dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lyons. That did some damage!
Dmitry Borschev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Borschev connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lyons. Lyons circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Borschev is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Borschev chopping away at his opponent's legs.
An inside leg kick lands from Borschev.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lyons has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Borschev finds it's way round the side to connect with Lyons's head.
Borschev moves into the clinch.
Lyons's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Borschev lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lyons backwards.
Borschev tries a body shot but Lyons blocks it.
Lyons looking to slow down the pace here.
Lyons wants to break free but Borschev has control.
Borschev's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Borschev 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.
Borschev misses with a wild body shot.
Borschev lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Borschev on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lyons misses with a low kick.
Borschev lands with a right hand.
Borschev lands with a kick to the ribs.
Borschev pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dmitry Borschev dominated that round.
That's time! Borschev's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Borschev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lyons moves away.
Lyons lands with a good body shot.
Borschev 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.
Borschev misses with a body kick.
Lyons swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Borschev scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Lyons looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Borschev throws a lazy uppercut
and Lyons counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Borschev!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Borschev prevents Lyons from improving position.
Lyons in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Borschev wants to control but Lyons postures up.
Borschev tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lyons in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Borschev struggling a bit here.
Lyons in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lyons lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Borschev down.
Borschev avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Lyons.
Borschev tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lyons tries to score with some ground and pound. Borschev controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lyons wants to control but Borschev is keeping him busy.
Lyons wants to control for a moment but Borschev uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Lyons trying to control from half guard but Borschev is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borschev slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Borschev 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.
Borschev keeping full guard, as Lyons tries to pass.
Lyons throwing strikes from guard but Borschev blocks nicely.
Lyons wants to control from the top but Borschev keeps moving.
Lyons throws a strike but Borschev rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lyons is trying to keep Borschev in close.
Borschev wants to control from the top but Lyons keeps moving.
Borschev passes Lyons's left leg - he's now in half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Borschev seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lyons does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hannibal Lyons showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Borschev tries a low kick but Lyons avoids it.
Borschev misses with an uppercut.
Lyons throws a jab but it's blocked by Borschev.
Lyons blocks a head kick by Borschev.
Lyons tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dmitry Borschev is winning the standup battle so far.
Lyons throws a low kick but Borschev moves out of range easily.
Lyons ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Borschev moves away.
Borschev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lyons manages to avoid it.
Good work by Borschev as he checks the leg kick.
Borschev misses the jab.
Lyons pivots, looking for a leg kick but Borschev is out of range and Lyons settles back down.
Lyons misses with a hook. Borschev ducked under it nicely.
Lyons chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Borschev can pounce on him.
Borschev swings for the body but Lyons moves out of range.
An inside leg kick from Lyons misses.
Borschev goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lyons scores with a head kick.
Borschev misses with a leg kick
and Lyons counters with a takedown into side control.
Borschev tries to bench press Lyons off him but Lyons keeps the position.
Lyons misses with the ground and pound.
Lyons looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Borschev is avoiding damage well.
Borschev takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lyons wants to lay and pray for a moment but Borschev keeps working.
Lyons sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Borschev is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Lyons seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Lyons sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Borschev is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Lyons works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Lyons grinds an elbow into Borschev's temple.
The ground and pound from Lyons seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Lyons working the head and body with strikes.
Lyons grinds an elbow into Borschev's temple.
Borschev struggling a bit here.
Lyons is looking to take a break and control but Borschev is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lyons tries to score with some ground and pound. Borschev controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Borschev managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Lyons.
Lyons wants to lay and pray for a moment but Borschev keeps working.
The ground and pound from Lyons seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lyons cracks Borschev with a big right hand but Borschev just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Lyons lands a decent elbow from side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Borschev tries to buck Lyons off but Lyons is having none of it.
Lyons throwing strikes but Borschev manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Lyons gets back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lyons is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hannibal Lyons really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Borschev tries to bum rush Lyons with a series of wild strikes but Lyons uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice shot by Lyons.
Lyons connects with an inside leg kick.
Borschev lands a jab to the head.
Borschev takes a jab right on the kisser.
Borschev throws the left hand but Lyons avoids the punch easily.
Lyons throws a lazy right hand but Borschev sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lyons lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Borschev throws a hook but Lyons avoids it easily.
Lyons misses with a low kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lyons darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Borschev misses the shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Borschev keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lyons misses with a left hand
letting Borschev counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borschev throws a hook but Lyons avoids it easily.
Borschev missing with a left hand there. Lyons was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Borschev with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Borschev lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Borschev throws a head kick that misses.
Borschev ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Borschev.
Nice shot lands for Lyons.
Borschev scores with a hook to the body. Lyons takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Borschev moves to clinch but Lyons breaks away
and Lyons counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Lyons is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lyons not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lyons stalling away here and it's allowed Borschev to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borschev trying to keep a closed guard but Lyons is proving a slippery customer.
Borschev has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Borschev preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Borschev pulls Lyons in close to prevent any damage.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Lyons throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borschev trying to keep a closed guard but Lyons is proving a slippery customer.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Dmitry Borschev just wasn't active enough.
Lyons scoring well with a low kick there.
Lyons works Borschev's body with a nice hook.
Lyons throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lyons throws a low kick, looking for Borschev's leg but Borschev calmly moves out of range.
Lyons shoots in but no luck this time.
Borschev moves out of range of the leg kick from Lyons.
Lyons ducks under a wild hook from Borschev.
Lyons throws a low kick, looking for Borschev's leg but Borschev calmly moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borschev moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Borschev connects with a solid leg kick.
Borschev swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lyons counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Borschev is doing well to control the position and prevent Lyons from advancing to side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Borschev regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Lyons.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Hannibal Lyons will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Borschev chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Borschev blocks the body kick.
Borschev steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lyons.
Borschev misses the body punch
and Lyons counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Lyons trying to control the action but Borschev is working from the bottom.
Borschev is trying to control but can't.
Lyons wants to free his trapped foot but Borschev is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Lyons looks to land a strike but Borschev avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borschev 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.
Lyons is looking to work some ground and pound but Borschev has wrist control.
Borschev is controlling Lyons's posture.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Borschev looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lyons is one step ahead there.
Lyons trying to control the position from guard on top but Borschev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dmitry Borschev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Dmitry Borschev wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Borschev tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lyons swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lyons fails to land with a series of punches.
Lyons throws a leg kick but Borschev checks it.
Borschev throws the left hand but Lyons avoids the punch easily.
Borschev misses with a body shot.
Lyons lands a nice leg kick that just misses Borschev's sensitive parts.
Borschev looks to land a left hand but Lyons moved out of range nicely.
Borschev misses the shot to the body.
Borschev throws a leg kick but Lyons checks it.
Borschev throws a leg kick but Lyons checks it.
Lyons lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borschev just misses with a punch to the body.
That kick from Lyons tenderised Borschev's leg. Borschev is trying to keep his angry face on.
Borschev is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lyons is looking to slow Borschev down with leg kicks.
Lyons drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lyons trying to control the position from guard on top but Borschev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Borschev utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lyons throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lyons postures up in Borschev's guard and throws a big left but Borschev blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lyons sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Borschev's guard.
Borschev won't allow Lyons to pass to mount.
Borschev regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Lyons.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Borschev bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lyons's guard.
Hannibal Lyons is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lyons looking to control but Borschev passes into half guard.
Borschev content to control rather than advance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Borschev is thwarting Lyons's attempts to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hannibal Lyons comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lyons has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 47:48
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 47:48
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 47:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hannibal Lyons! Hannibal Lyons retains his super heavyweight title!
In his post fight interview, Hannibal Lyons gave a big smile as he said 'I'm the Natural Born Killer! Who's next??'.
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