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Bushido FC 85: 420 Scraps PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Ingram (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hunter Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hunter Thompson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marcus Ingram!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hunter Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Ingram. That's going to slow Thompson down.
Ingram tries to clinch but Thompson moves away
and Thompson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ingram drops his hands momentarily and Thompson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ingram takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Thompson throws a sloppy head kick and Ingram moves out of range easily.
Ingram lands with a kick to the ribs.
Ingram pushes Thompson away with a front kick.
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!
Ingram avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Thompson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ingram tries to clinch but Thompson is having none of it.
Ingram buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ingram throws a head kick that misses.
Ingram looks to land a body kick but Thompson moved away.
Ingram looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ingram keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hunter Thompson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thompson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ingram keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thompson.
Thompson throws a sloppy head kick and Ingram moves out of range easily.
Thompson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ingram counters with a straight right hand.
Thompson with a nice cross.
Ingram throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ingram throws a low kick but Thompson moves out of range easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ingram.
Ingram throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Thompson thuds a left hand into Ingram's body.
Ingram moves away from the strike by Thompson.
Thompson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Thompson misses with a head kick.
Thompson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ingram lands a leg kick that knocks Thompson off balance momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thompson misses with a hook
and Ingram counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Hunter Thompson has been cut.
Thompson misses with a straight left.
Ingram jabs at Thompson's body.
Thompson throws a jab but it's blocked by Ingram.
Ingram scores with a kick to the body.
Ingram walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Thompson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ingram throws a front kick aimed at Thompson's knee but Thompson avoids it well.
Thompson checks the leg kick.
Ingram uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ingram lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Thompson at a distance.
A jab from Thompson misses.
Thompson tries a head kick but it misses.
Thompson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson throws a sloppy head kick and Ingram moves out of range easily.
Ingram cracks a nice hook into Thompson's ribs.
Thompson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ingram.
Ingram throws a leg kick
and Thompson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ingram swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thompson swings for the body but Ingram moves out of range.
Ingram moves out of range of the leg kick from Thompson.
Ingram moves out of range of the leg kick from Thompson.
Thompson misses with a double jab.
Ingram tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thompson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sloppy strikes from Thompson. Those never looked like landing.
Donk. Thompson catches Ingram right on the button with a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ingram lands with a good body shot.
Ingram throws a low kick but Thompson avoids it.
Thompson throws a wild body kick that Ingram sees coming a mile off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thompson throws a head kick that misses.
Thompson misses with a looping right.
Ingram buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Thompson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ingram wants to land a leg kick but Thompson is out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ingram throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Thompson's head.
Thompson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ingram holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ingram takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice elbow from Thompson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Ingram dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hunter Thompson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
A low kick from Thompson is predictable there
and Ingram counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ingram.
Ingram lands with a light punch inside.
Ingram tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ingram has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Ingram pushes Thompson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Thompson throws an elbow but misses.
Ingram makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Thompson is trying to break the clinch but Ingram is controlling him.
Thompson tries a knee to the head but Ingram blocks it.
A short right from Thompson.
Thompson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Thompson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thompson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ingram takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Marcus Ingram is winning the standup battle so far.
A slow jab from Thompson misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ingram takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ingram throws a push kick but Thompson slaps the foot to one side.
Ingram bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Thompson's head backwards.
Ingram misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thompson.
Thompson cracks Ingram with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ingram is rocked!
Thompson misses the jab.
Oh Ingram is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thompson throws a hook but Ingram blocks it.
That kick from Thompson tenderised Ingram's leg. Ingram is trying to keep his angry face on.
Thompson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ingram ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thompson throws a jab but it's blocked by Ingram.
Thompson throws a sloppy head kick and Ingram moves out of range easily.
Thompson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A swing and a miss from Thompson.
Thompson throws the left hand but Ingram avoids the punch easily.
Thompson blocks a head kick by Ingram.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thompson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thompson tries a head kick but it misses.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Thompson! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Hunter Thompson!
Hunter Thompson bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Zach Hainer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesus of Nazareth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hainer comes to the cage accompanied by Diabolic "Frontlines" . Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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149 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Zach Hainer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 21 - 4, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jesus of Nazareth!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hainer scores with a jab. of Nazareth acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hainer closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
of Nazareth has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at CW's Elite Kung-Fu Academy. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
of Nazareth is trying to stand.
Hainer lands strikes from half guard.
of Nazareth pushes Hainer off looking to stand but Hainer dives back in and keeps control.
of Nazareth keeping control of the position.
We've been hearing that Hainer has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hainer missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
of Nazareth is looking for a sweep. Hainer is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hainer performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
of Nazareth tries to get to full guard but Hainer has control of the leg.
Hainer not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
of Nazareth tries to kick Hainer off but Hainer keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hainer is trying to control the action in half guard but of Nazareth is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hainer takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hainer wants to slow of Nazareth down by chopping away at his legs.
of Nazareth lands with a straight right. Hainer didn't see that one coming.
of Nazareth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hainer was well out of range. Poor timing from of Nazareth.
Hainer connects with a right hand. of Nazareth shakes it off.
of Nazareth swings widly with a right hand
and Hainer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
of Nazareth lands with a shot to the body.
Hainer connects with a nice looking jab.
Hainer checks a low kick from of Nazareth.
of Nazareth misses with a low kick.
Hainer tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A leg kick checked by of Nazareth.
of Nazareth digs a good body shot into Hainer's ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hainer tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but of Nazareth swivels and escapes.
Hainer misses with a wild body shot.
of Nazareth throws a leg kick but Hainer checks it.
Hainer fails to land the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
of Nazareth moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice takedown defense from of Nazareth. No joy for Hainer on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zach Hainer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
of Nazareth lands a jab to the nose.
Hainer takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
of Nazareth misses with a body shot.
Hainer swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by of Nazareth.
of Nazareth wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
of Nazareth connects with an inside leg kick.
Hainer throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
An inside leg kick lands from of Nazareth.
Hainer checks a low kick from of Nazareth.
A looping hook to the body misses from of Nazareth. Hainer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good standup being displayed there by Hainer as he connects with a hook.
Hainer bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of of Nazareth's head.
of Nazareth fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hainer.
Hainer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hainer throws a leg kick
and of Nazareth counters with a leg kick.
of Nazareth misses the shot to the body.
Hainer looks to land a left hand but of Nazareth moved out of range nicely.
Hainer loads up on a big right hand but of Nazareth slips the punch.
of Nazareth moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
of Nazareth tried to score with a low kick but Hainer checks it.
of Nazareth comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
of Nazareth drops his hands momentarily and Hainer takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
of Nazareth motions for Hainer to come forward. of Nazareth throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hainer punishes of Nazareth's body with a nice straight punch.
Hainer is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
of Nazareth swings away with a leg kick that misses.
of Nazareth throws a head kick but Hainer moves out of range.
Hainer lands with a thumping leg kick.
of Nazareth slips a straight right by Hainer.
Hainer attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hainer is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
of Nazareth moves out of range as Hainer strikes.
Hainer throws a lazy uppercut
and of Nazareth counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
of Nazareth takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hainer. of Nazareth does a little dance to reset his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
of Nazareth throws a sloppy head kick and Hainer moves out of range easily.
Hainer throws a big shot that misses.
Hainer throws an off balance right hand
and of Nazareth counters with a nice body kick.
of Nazareth pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hainer is out of range and of Nazareth settles back down.
A big right from Hainer misses.
Hainer misses with a hook. of Nazareth ducked under it nicely.
of Nazareth lands a front kick.
of Nazareth chopping away at his opponent's legs.
of Nazareth tries to sprawl but Hainer drives through with a takedown into half guard.
of Nazareth is trying to get back to full guard.
Hainer not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hainer wants to control but of Nazareth is keeping him busy.
of Nazareth is looking for a sweep. Hainer is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
of Nazareth trying to control from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jesus of Nazareth will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A slapping leg kick lands for of Nazareth.
Hainer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hainer swings for the body but of Nazareth moves out of range.
Hainer misses with a head kick.
Hainer misses with a telegraphed body shot
and of Nazareth counters with a nice leg kick.
of Nazareth is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hainer rather than just go for the knockout.
Hainer throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. of Nazareth was covering up waiting for the punch and Hainer finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Hainer won't allow of Nazareth to get back to his feet.
Hainer throwing strikes but missing.
of Nazareth wants to get back to his feet but Hainer is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hainer has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
of Nazareth not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
of Nazareth keeping moving, preventing Hainer from controlling successfully.
of Nazareth is trying to control the position from the bottom.
of Nazareth wants to stand but Hainer is controlling the position.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jesus of Nazareth wasn't active enough on the ground.
of Nazareth checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hainer misses with a right hand
and of Nazareth counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hainer takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hainer misses with a wild body shot.
Hainer fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hainer misses with a looping left.
Hainer jabs of Nazareth right on the nose. of Nazareth blinks but takes it well.
Jesus of Nazareth is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hainer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by of Nazareth. of Nazareth obviously looking to wear him down.
of Nazareth swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hainer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hainer looks to throw the jab but of Nazareth is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
of Nazareth swings away with a leg kick that misses.
of Nazareth scores with a hook to the body. Hainer takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hainer lands a really nice looking cross but of Nazareth seems unphased.
of Nazareth misses with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hainer buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
of Nazareth ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hainer moves away.
Hainer shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in of Nazareth's guard.
Hainer will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
of Nazareth pulls Hainer in close to his closed guard and prevents Hainer from doing any damage or advancing position.
Hainer stops of Nazareth from standing up.
of Nazareth looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
of Nazareth is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hainer controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hainer trying to control the position from guard on top but of Nazareth is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Zach Hainer wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Hainer cracks of Nazareth with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hainer looks to land a right hand but of Nazareth moved out of range.
Hainer misses with a hook. of Nazareth ducked under it nicely.
of Nazareth gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hainer.
Hainer is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
of Nazareth lands with a good body shot.
of Nazareth moves away from the strike by Hainer.
of Nazareth just misses with a punch to the body.
Jesus of Nazareth seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hainer misses with a low kick.
Hainer throws a jab but it's blocked by of Nazareth.
A combination from Hainer does no damage.
Hainer fails with a takedown attempt.
A chopping leg kick lands by of Nazareth.
Hainer swings widly with a right hand
and Hainer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
of Nazareth throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
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!
An inside leg kick lands from of Nazareth.
of Nazareth fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hainer.
of Nazareth scores with a leg kick.
Hainer misses with a hook.
of Nazareth buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hainer takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
of Nazareth misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hainer dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on of Nazareth. That did some damage!
Crunch! of Nazareth slams his shin into Hainer's torso.
of Nazareth doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Hainer checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
of Nazareth thumps Hainer with a low kick.
Hainer throws a leg kick but of Nazareth checks it.
of Nazareth uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hainer.
of Nazareth lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus of Nazareth showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hainer 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 of Nazareth has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from of Nazareth and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
of Nazareth thuds a left hand into Hainer's body.
of Nazareth misses with a low kick.
Hainer blocks a leg kick.
Hainer scores with a head kick. of Nazareth tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by of Nazareth.
Hainer avoids the body shot from of Nazareth.
Hainer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by of Nazareth.
Hainer misses with a hook. of Nazareth ducked under it nicely.
Hainer ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hainer takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hainer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by of Nazareth. of Nazareth obviously looking to wear him down.
of Nazareth throws a quick inside leg kick.
Good leg kick by of Nazareth there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hainer loads up on a big right hand but of Nazareth slips the punch.
A head kick misses from of Nazareth.
Hainer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
of Nazareth tries to land a leg kick but Hainer saw it coming and moves away.
of Nazareth showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hainer.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
of Nazareth moves out of range of the leg kick from Hainer.
Hainer misses with a wild body shot.
of Nazareth tried to score with a low kick but Hainer checks it.
of Nazareth stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and of Nazareth wants it to stay on the feet.
Hainer ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hainer misses with a straight left.
of Nazareth misses with a lunging right hand
so Hainer counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Hainer won't allow of Nazareth to get back to his feet.
of Nazareth is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hainer wants to control from the top but of Nazareth keeps moving.
Zach Hainer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
of Nazareth wants to stand and escape but Hainer is having none of it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hainer looking to pass the guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Hainer passes of Nazareth's left leg - he's now in half guard.
of Nazareth is looking to control Hainer's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can of Nazareth avoid being mounted?
Hainer is controlling the pace.
of Nazareth tries to kick Hainer off in order to stand up. Hainer Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Hainer scoring with punches from side control.
Hainer fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hainer scoring with punches from side control.
of Nazareth struggling a bit here.
of Nazareth is looking to regain half guard here but Hainer keeps moving and retains side control.
Hainer has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Hainer content just to control the position here.
of Nazareth is looking to improve his position but Hainer isn't that keen on the idea.
Hainer won't let of Nazareth get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Hainer tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hainer lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
of Nazareth tries to hold on but Hainer postures up.
Zach Hainer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
of Nazareth is in all sorts of trouble here.
of Nazareth is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Hainer lands a big elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
of Nazareth trying desperately to get to his feet.
Hainer with the ground and pound from mount.
Hainer landing punches.
of Nazareth manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Hainer prevents of Nazareth from standing back up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
of Nazareth tries to kick Hainer off in order to stand up. Hainer Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Hainer is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but of Nazareth is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zach Hainer showed his dominance in that final round.
I think of Nazareth 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jesus of Nazareth!
Jesus of Nazareth 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Thurgood Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pierre Silverhielm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jenkins comes to the cage accompanied by Mary Jane. The crowd seem to be enjoying Silverhielm's choice of entrance music: Theme Tune to Islam. This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Thurgood Jenkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Pierre Silverhielm!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silverhielm lands a nice hook to Jenkins's body. Jenkins takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Silverhielm scores with a leg kick.
Jenkins shoots in for a takedown but Silverhielm shows good takedown defense.
Jenkins lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Silverhielm pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jenkins fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Silverhielm sprawls well initially but Jenkins persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Silverhielm is trying to stand.
Jenkins not doing much here.
Jenkins has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Jenkins stops Silverhielm from getting back to his feet.
Jenkins looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Silverhielm wants to get back to his feet.
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.
Jenkins is working for a submission of some sort.
Jenkins wants to take a breather but Silverhielm is having none of it.
Silverhielm kicks off Jenkins and gets to his feet.
Silverhielm walks into a jab.
Jenkins takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Silverhielm scores with a shot to the body.
Silverhielm misses with a kick to the body
and Jenkins counters with a nice double leg into side control. Silverhielm won't be happy with that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silverhielm is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Jenkins is controlling him well.
Jenkins is looking to take a break and control but Silverhielm is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jenkins looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins wants to control but Silverhielm is keeping him busy.
Silverhielm wants to get back to his feet but Jenkins drags him back down.
Jenkins throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Jenkins looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Silverhielm tries to escape but Jenkins is in control.
Jenkins trying to control the position but Silverhielm is working away.
Silverhielm is trying to improve his position.
Jenkins tries for a kimura but Silverhielm is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins is looking to take a break and control but Silverhielm is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jenkins is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Silverhielm has escaped the position, nice work there.
Jenkins looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Silverhielm is trying to get back to half guard.
Silverhielm tries to escape but Jenkins is in control.
Silverhielm prevents Jenkins from moving into mount.
Jenkins looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Silverhielm is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Jenkins's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins wants to take a breather but Silverhielm is having none of it.
Jenkins looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Silverhielm wants to improve his position but Jenkins is controlling well.
Jenkins prevents Silverhielm from standing back up.
Jenkins is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Silverhielm doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Jenkins.
Silverhielm is trying to control but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silverhielm is defending against the submission attempts here by Jenkins.
Still in half guard, Jenkins seems content to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thurgood Jenkins dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Silverhielm gets caught flat footed, as Jenkins shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Silverhielm working a defensive guard here.
Silverhielm has his feet on Jenkins's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Jenkins checks a low kick from Silverhielm.
Nice uppercut lands for Jenkins. That snapped Silverhielm's head back.
Silverhielm throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silverhielm throws a lazy right hand but Jenkins sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Silverhielm tests Jenkins's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Good leg kick by Silverhielm there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nice sprawl there from Silverhielm as Jenkins shoots in.
Silverhielm takes the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silverhielm is trying to stall.
Jenkins is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Silverhielm is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Silverhielm throws an elbow but it misses.
Silverhielm pushes off an throws an elbow but Jenkins leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jenkins tries to pull guard but Silverhielm forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thurgood Jenkins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silverhielm wants to stall.
Jenkins drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Silverhielm lands a shoulder strike.
Jenkins doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins dodges an elbow strike from Silverhielm.
Silverhielm fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jenkins keeps control of Silverhielm as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jenkins looking for a takedown.
Jenkins manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Silverhielm must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Jenkins working a defensive guard here.
Silverhielm showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Jenkins trying to control the position.
Silverhielm wants to get up but he can't break Jenkins's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Silverhielm is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Silverhielm pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jenkins throws a hook to the side of Silverhielm's head but Silverhielm sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Silverhielm gets a clinch.
Jenkins has Silverhielm pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Silverhielm manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Silverhielm just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jenkins's brow.
Jenkins has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Silverhielm after a bit of a struggle.
A right hook to the body lands for Silverhielm.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Silverhielm.
Jenkins misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jenkins is looking for a takedown.
Silverhielm lands an elbow that stopped Jenkins in his tracks for a moment.
Jenkins gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Jenkins is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Silverhielm wants to control but Jenkins is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jenkins is looking to advance position but Silverhielm won't allow it.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Jenkins is looking to advance position but Silverhielm won't allow it.
Silverhielm has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Bromance Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Silverhielm is trying to stand up here but Jenkins is controlling him well.
Silverhielm trying to hold on to Jenkins's head to control him but Jenkins postures up.
Silverhielm is looking to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Jenkins is keen to just control but Silverhielm is a slippery customer.
Jenkins is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Thurgood Jenkins overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jenkins is trying to control. Silverhielm wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Pierre Silverhielm will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Jenkins's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Jenkins scoring well with a low kick there.
Jenkins wants to slow Silverhielm down by chopping away at his legs.
Silverhielm attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Silverhielm has closed the distance and engaged Jenkins in a clinch.
Silverhielm lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Thurgood Jenkins has been cut.
Silverhielm makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jenkins lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Silverhielm or not.
Jenkins wants to take the fight to the mat but Silverhielm manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Silverhielm is trying to stall.
Silverhielm can't break the clinch.
Silverhielm is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Silverhielm throws an elbow that misses.
Jenkins drops down looking for an ankle pick but Silverhielm pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thurgood Jenkins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silverhielm misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silverhielm takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jenkins shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Silverhielm clinches.
Jenkins is looking to take this one to the mat.
A right handed body shot lands from Silverhielm.
Silverhielm looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Silverhielm has a couple of punches blocked by Jenkins.
Jenkins fails to pull guard.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Silverhielm creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Silverhielm stops a takedown attempt from Jenkins.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silverhielm lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jenkins lands a body shot in the clinch.
Silverhielm is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silverhielm lands a damaging elbow.
Jenkins struggles to land a body shot inside as Silverhielm controls his hands.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Silverhielm just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jenkins's brow.
Jenkins is trying to maintain a safe position but Silverhielm gets an underhook and turns Jenkins into the cage.
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!
Silverhielm misses with a punch on the inside.
Jenkins throws a punch but it's blocked by Silverhielm.
Jenkins is looking for a takedown.
With the fighters up against the cage, Silverhielm throws an elbow but misses.
Jenkins tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Silverhielm just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jenkins leaning his opponent against the cage.
Jenkins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jenkins takes an elbow to the forehead.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silverhielm.
Silverhielm misses with some punches.
Silverhielm misses with an elbow over the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silverhielm comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Silverhielm lands a left hand.
Silverhielm throws an elbow but it misses.
Jenkins avoids the elbow strike from Silverhielm, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jenkins.
Silverhielm tries to land knees in the clinch but Jenkins avoids the damage to the body.
Jenkins slows down the pace here.
Silverhielm struggles to land a body shot inside as Jenkins controls his hands.
Silverhielm throws a head punch that misses.
Silverhielm misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silverhielm prevents the takedown attempt.
Silverhielm gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jenkins.
Jenkins is trying to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silverhielm manages to break the clinch.
Silverhielm blocks a head kick by Jenkins.
Jenkins blocks the body kick.
Pierre Silverhielm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jenkins is trying hard to land a takedown here. Silverhielm sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice shot lands for Silverhielm.
Jenkins swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Silverhielm looks to land a left hand but Jenkins moved out of range nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Silverhielm.
Jenkins misses with a head kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jenkins connects with a nice looking jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot to the liver by Jenkins. Beautiful body shot.
Silverhielm slaps away a takedown attempt from Jenkins, before circling back to the center of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Pierre Silverhielm.
I think Silverhielm 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pierre Silverhielm!
Pierre Silverhielm took to the mic in his post fight interview and said '9/11 was the start of the next Jihad. Don't let it be completed people. Every year which passes more and more Muslims become more and more radical... It's time to fight back.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Duece Delta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viktor Kafka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Delta comes to the cage accompanied by the tough guy song. Kafka has chosen Welcome to the Jungle as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Viktor Kafka has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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203 lbs
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192 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Duece Delta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 18 - 1, fighting out of New York, Viktor Kafka!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Delta doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kafka counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Delta shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Kafka has his hands clasped together around Delta's back. He's all about the action.
Delta is looking to take a break and control but Kafka is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Delta seems to be looking for submissions.
Delta is trying to control. Kafka wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kafka is looking to improve his position.
Delta trying to control from half guard but Kafka is working away.
Kafka controlling the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delta is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Delta is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Still in half guard, Delta seems content to control.
Delta has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Kafka trying to control from the bottom.
Delta is looking for a kimura here.
Kafka is defending against the submission attempts here by Delta.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kafka is not content to let Delta control the position.
Delta has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Kafka keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Delta trying to control from Kafka's half guard. Kafka has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Kafka escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Delta gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kafka keeping moving, preventing Delta from controlling successfully.
Kafka is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Delta wants to pass the guard but Kafka is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delta is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Delta pushing down on Kafka's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Delta missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Delta wants to take a breather but Kafka is having none of it.
Kafka makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kafka.
Delta might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kafka is trying to keep Delta in close.
Delta throws a big right hand that misses.
Delta preventing the sweep.
Delta not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kafka keeping moving, preventing Delta from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Duece Delta.
Delta tries for a takedown but Kafka circles away easily
and Kafka counters with a straight right hand.
Kafka cracks Delta with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Delta takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A thudding body kick lands there by Kafka!
Delta shoots in and drives through. Kafka sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Duece Delta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Delta darts in looking for a takedown but Kafka gets double underhooks and turns Delta into the cage.
Kafka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kafka lands with a short shot to the head.
Kafka lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kafka lands a hook that snaps the head of Delta backwards.
Delta has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Kafka uses from the top position.
Kafka wants to pass the guard but Delta is keeping the position.
Kafka wants to control from the top but Delta keeps moving.
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 Duece Delta will probably get the nod.
That's time! Delta's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Delta drops his hands momentarily and Kafka takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kafka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Delta moves away.
Nice takedown defense from Kafka. No joy for Delta on that attempt.
Kafka feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Deltas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Delta takes one to the chin there.
Delta throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kafka sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Delta rushes Kafka and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kafka tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kafka working aggressively here.
Delta has Kafka pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kafka manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Delta tries to pull guard but Kafka forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Duece Delta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Delta has Kafka pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kafka manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kafka lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kafka lands a nice shot to the body.
Delta has Kafka pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Delta pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Kafka tumbling to the mat - Delta dives into Kafka's guard.
Delta drops back, looking for a kneebar! Kafka looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Kafka looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Kafka!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kafka wants to control but Delta is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Delta is looking to regain half guard here but Kafka keeps moving and retains side control.
Delta is letting Kafka control him for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Viktor Kafka has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Nice sprawl there from Kafka as Delta shoots in.
Kafka lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kafka tries a head kick but it misses.
Kafka has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kafka throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Delta looks for a takedown but Kafka sprawls well.
Kafka stuffs the takedown.
Kafka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Delta manages to avoid it.
Delta shoots for a double leg takedown but Kafka sprawls well. He's pushed Delta's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kafka connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Viktor Kafka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Delta shoots in but Kafka avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Duece Delta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kafka avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kafka misses with a straight right.
Kafka throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Delta stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kafka scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Delta fails with a takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Delta.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kafka.
Delta avoids the body shot from Kafka.
Delta shoots in looking for a takedown but Kafka manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Delta's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Delta wants to clinch.
Delta tries to close the distance and clinch but Kafka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kafka lands a nice looking body shot.
Delta changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kafka tries to avoid it but Delta manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kafka to the ground. Kafka escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Kafka as Delta shoots in.
Delta takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Delta is rocked!
Kafka scores with a kick to the midsection.
Oh Delta is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice shot lands for Kafka.
Kafka lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kafka feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Delta's calf.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kafka thows a body kick. Delta tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Kafka connects with a right hand. Delta shakes it off.
Delta with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kafka counters with a nice low kick that buckles Delta's knee momentarily.
Kafka changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Delta looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Delta is not content to let Kafka control the position.
Delta 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!
Kafka in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Viktor Kafka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Kafka gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kafka keeping moving, preventing Delta from controlling successfully.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Kafka holds on and takes a little breather.
Delta trying to control but Kafka is working from the bottom.
Kafka trying to keep a closed guard but Delta is proving a slippery customer.
Kafka wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Delta ducks under a wild hook from Kafka.
Kafka lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Delta shoots and misses
and Kafka counters with a right hand to the body.
Kafka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Delta moves away.
Kafka lands a big head kick that sends Delta tumbling to the mat! Kafka takes a step backwards and waves Delta back to his feet - he wants the finish!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delta doesn't manage to clinch there - Kafka circles away.
Kafka jabs Delta to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Delta is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kafka sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Delta looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kafka is fending him off so far but Delta persists. Nope, Kafka circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Duece Delta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kafka lands a head shot.
Kafka lands a body shot.
Kafka lands a two punch combo.
Kafka stuns Delta with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kafka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Delta walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kafka.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kafka thows a body shot but no joy.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kafka.
Delta takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kafka scores with a push kick.
Delta walks straight into a right hand from Kafka - that's dropped him! Kafka jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Delta from any more punishment! Delta 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 1:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Viktor Kafka!
Viktor Kafka thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Payton Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien Satan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Satan is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bullet For My Valentine - Hit The Floor. Payton Wright could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Damien Satan's chin.
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164 lbs
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36
168 lbs
30 - 12 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 15 - 1, fighting out of London, Payton Wright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Damien Satan!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Satan dodges the punch combination from Wright.
Satan lands with a right hand.
Wright lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Satan backs up against the cage.
It looks like Damien Satan has been cut.
Satan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wright throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Satan moves out of range of the strikes.
Wright thuds his right hand into Satan's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Satan misses with a straight right.
Wright throws a shot from downtown. Satan moves away and avoids it.
Wright pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Satan slips under a jab from Wright.
Satan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Satan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Satan connects with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Satan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A jab from Wright does it's job there.
Satan staying out of range there.
Satan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Wright tries to avoid it but Satan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Wright to the ground. Wright escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Satan has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wright, as that shot connected.
Satan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wright. Satan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jab, jab by Wright - just one landing.
Wright lands a jab to Satan's midsection.
Satan throws a leg kick but Wright sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Wright ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Satan moves away.
Satan lands a body shot.
Payton Wright seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Satan looks to score with a jab to the body but Wright is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Satan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Satan scores with a decent looking hook.
Satan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Satan there as he acknowledges the shot.
Satan misses the jab.
Nice body punch from Wright.
Satan lands a nice hook to Wright's body. Wright takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wright throws a leg kick which misses Satan's front leg but catches the back leg as Satan tries to avoid it.
Satan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wright scoring well with a low kick there.
Wright changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Satan tries to avoid it but Wright manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Satan to the ground. Satan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Wright scores with a punch to the head.
Satan lands a right hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Satan tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wright throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wright scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Satan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wright.
Satan fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Wright is out of range.
Wright moves out of range of the body kick.
Wright throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A nice combination there by Satan.
It looks like Payton Wright has been cut.
Wright's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Wright duly obliges.
A jab lands there for Satan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Satan shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Wright looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Satan wants to control from the top but Wright keeps moving.
Wright is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Wright keeping full guard, as Satan tries to pass.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Payton Wright just wasn't active enough.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wright checks a leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wright.
Satan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Satan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wright.
Wright throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Satan thuds his right hand into Wright's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Payton Wright dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Satan throws a leg kick
and Wright counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Satan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Wright. Wright circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wright fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That kick from Wright tenderised Satan's leg. Satan is trying to keep his angry face on.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wright. Satan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Satan shoots in looking for a takedown. Wright tries to sprawl out of it but Satan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Wright manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Wright throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Satan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wright.
Satan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wright moves out of range of the strikes.
Wright throws an overhand right that lands on Satan's shoulder, as Satan tries to avoid the shot.
Wright tries to clinch but Satan is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Satan.
Wright thuds his right hand into Satan's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Good leg kick by Satan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wright with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wright fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Satan manages to avoid it.
Wright cracks a nice hook into Satan's ribs.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Wright is defended easily by Satan.
Payton Wright is winning the standup battle so far.
Satan scores with a jab. Wright acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Satan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wright moves away.
Wright lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright misses with a lunging right hand
and Satan counters with a thumping low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wright misses with a wild body shot.
Satan shoots in but Wright avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Wright throws a leg kick but Satan sees it coming and moves out of range.
Satan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wright ducks under a wild hook from Satan.
Wright 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.
Wright throws a shot to the body.
Wright misses with a wild body shot.
Satan gets tackled into the cage by Wright. Wright maintains the clinch.
Satan blocks a body shot from Wright.
Satan gets through Wright's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Satan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wright misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wright misses with a punch to the body.
Satan stalling in the clinch but Wright improves position.
Satan tries to work over Wright's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right handed body shot lands from Satan.
Wright tries a body shot but Satan blocks it.
Wright fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Satan is leaning against Wright and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Satan is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Wright is defending well.
Payton Wright has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damien Satan.
Satan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Satan connects with a body shot that sends Wright's belly button to the back.
Wright tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Satan is able to avoid easily.
Satan misses with a hook.
Satan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Satan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright misses with an attempted mid kick.
Satan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Wright avoids it really well and circles away.
Satan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wright.
Wright lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Satan circles away quickly and effectively.
Satan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wright ducks under a wild hook from Satan.
Wright misses with a jab, cross combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wright. Satan does a little dance to reset his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Satan drops his hands momentarily and Wright takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wright shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Satan defends it nicely.
A big left from Wright misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Payton Wright dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Wright swings for the body but Satan moves out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Wright.
Wright slips under a jab from Satan.
The fighters circling - Wright throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Satan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wright.
Wright swings for the body but Satan moves out of range.
Satan walks into a left hand.
Wright misses with a wild body shot.
Satan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wright is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Satan.
Wright misses with a series of wild punches.
Wright ducks under a wild hook from Satan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright clinches with his opponent.
Satan is trying to maintain a safe position but Wright gets an underhook and turns Satan into the cage.
Satan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Satan pressing his opponent against the cage.
Satan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wright lands with a short shot to the head.
Satan works on Wright's body with a couple of short punches.
Satan drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Wright gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Wright lands with a left to the head.
Wright doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Satan is trying to trip Wright. He has hold of a leg but Wright is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Satan persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Satan wants to control from the top but Wright keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wright wants to stand but Satan is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Satan postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Satan throws a big elbow that misses.
Satan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wright swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wright bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Satan's guard.
Damien Satan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wright has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Satan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wright.
Wright stands up over Satan, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Satan is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Satan working a defensive guard here.
Satan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wright is one step ahead there.
Wright throws a big right hand that misses.
Satan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Satan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Wright manages to get himself to full guard.
Satan throws a big right hand that misses.
Satan wants to control from the top but Wright keeps moving.
Wright wants to get back to his feet but Satan is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Satan drops back looking for a leg! Wright is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Wright manages to kick Satan off! Satan jumps back into Wright's guard.
Satan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Damien Satan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Wright has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Payton Wright!
Payton Wright decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between James Torello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eriku Landstrimma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eriku Landstrimma has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with James Torello's chin.
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138 lbs
13 - 3 - 0 |
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144 lbs
27 - 12 - 1 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Torello!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Eriku Landstrimma!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Landstrimma tries to clinch but Torello is having none of it.
Landstrimma takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Landstrimma throws a head kick that half lands.
Torello connects with a jab.
Landstrimma lands with a nice body kick.
A good leg kick by Landstrimma.
Landstrimma smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A combination from Landstrimma does no damage.
Torello is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Torello connects with a jab.
Landstrimma checks a low kick from Torello.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Landstrimma avoids a kick to the body.
Torello lands a leg kick that knocks Landstrimma off balance momentarily.
Torello tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Landstrimma was well out of range. Poor timing from Torello.
Landstrimma misses with a body shot.
Landstrimma thumps Torello with a low kick.
Landstrimma avoids the body shot from Torello.
Torello misses the body punch
and Landstrimma counters with an outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Landstrimma avoids the head kick by Torello.
Landstrimma scores with a head kick.
Landstrimma tries to clinch there but Torello circles away.
Landstrimma throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Landstrimma tests Torello's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Torello.
Torello avoids a kick to the body.
Torello misses with a shot to the body
and Landstrimma counters with a thumping low kick.
Landstrimma throws a hook but Torello blocks it.
Landstrimma staying out of range there.
Torello wants to slow Landstrimma down by chopping away at his legs.
Landstrimma misses with a body kick.
Landstrimma misses with a low kick as Torello jumps back.
Torello scores with a crisp jab that stopped Landstrimma in his tracks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Landstrimma uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Torello.
Landstrimma throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Torello misses with a wild body shot.
Torello misses with a hook. Landstrimma ducked under it nicely.
Torello moves out of range of the body kick from Landstrimma.
Torello jabs Landstrimma to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Landstrimma misses with a hook. Torello ducked under it nicely.
Torello throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Landstrimma throws a nice inside leg kick.
Landstrimma sizes up Torello with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Landstrimma tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Landstrimma is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Landstrimma misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Torello lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Landstrimma lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Landstrimma lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Eriku Landstrimma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Torello uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Landstrimma.
Torello lands with a nice body punch.
Torello leaves Landstrimma with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Landstrimma tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Torello fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Landstrimma drops his hands momentarily and Torello takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Torello attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Torello paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Landstrimma scores with a nice right hand.
Landstrimma connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Landstrimma drives through and clinches with Torello against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Torello is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Landstrimma misses with a hook to the ribs.
Torello lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Landstrimma or not.
Torello is trying to break the clinch but Landstrimma is controlling him.
Torello is looking for a takedown.
Torello throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Landstrimmas head.
Torello is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Landstrimma.
Landstrimma scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A shot in the inside from Landstrimma.
Torello is looking to control Landstrimma's arms but Landstrimma gets an underhook and turns him. Now Torello has his back to the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Landstrimma fails to land.
Torello swings away with an uppercut that misses.
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 James Torello will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Torello connects with a body shot.
Landstrimma fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Torello looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Landstrimma keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Torello moves out of range of the strikes.
Torello gets a takedown into half guard.
Landstrimma is not content to let Torello control the position.
Torello working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Landstrimma's thigh. Landstrimma counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Torello scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torello trying to control the position from guard on top but Landstrimma is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Torello is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Landstrimma is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Torello is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Landstrimma keeping moving, preventing Torello from controlling successfully.
Landstrimma manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Torello manages to get himself to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Landstrimma throwing strikes but missing.
Torello wants to stand up but Landstrimma is controlling him.
Landstrimma wants to control from the top but Torello keeps moving.
Torello seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Torello working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Landstrimma.
Landstrimma stopping the sweep attempt from Torello.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torello is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Landstrimma tries to free his leg and advance position but Torello is retaining full guard.
Landstrimma must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Landstrimma trying to control the position from guard on top but Torello is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Landstrimma takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Torello throws a leg kick that misses.
Torello moves out of range of the body kick.
Landstrimma throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Torello misses with a body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Landstrimma. That's going to slow Torello down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torello blocks a head kick by Landstrimma.
Landstrimma goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Torello swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Landstrimma scores with a jab. Torello acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Landstrimma shoots in for a takedown but Torello shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Landstrimma misses with an uppercut.
Landstrimma scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Landstrimma misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
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!
Torello works Landstrimma's body with a nice hook.
Eriku Landstrimma seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Torello chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Landstrimma can pounce on him.
Landstrimma looks to score with a jab to the body but Torello is just out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters circling - Torello throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Torello throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Landstrimma moves into the clinch.
Landstrimma tries to throw a body punch but Torello avoids it by throwing Landstrimma back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Eriku Landstrimma will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!
Landstrimma throws a nice outside leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Torello.
Landstrimma is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Landstrimma throws a wild body kick that Torello sees coming a mile off.
Landstrimma misses the shot to the body.
Torello throws a head kick that misses
and Landstrimma counters with a stiff right hand.
Torello jabs at Landstrimma's body.
Torello swings for the body but Landstrimma moves out of range.
Landstrimma thuds a left hand into Torello's body.
An inside leg kick from Torello misses.
Torello is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Torello lands with a cross.
Landstrimma misses with a jab, cross combination.
Torello throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Landstrimma on the side of the head.
Nice uppercut lands for Landstrimma. That snapped Torello's head back.
Landstrimma throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Landstrimma on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Torello. Torello obviously looking to wear him down.
Torello throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Torello takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Torello throws a looping overhand right but Landstrimma ducks down to avoid it.
Landstrimma connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Torello scores with a jab to the head.
A bone on bone clash there as Torello blocks the leg kick.
Landstrimma throws a head kick but Torello moves out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Landstrimma finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Landstrimma connects with the punch.
Nice straight punches there by Torello. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Torello.
Torello scores with a head kick. Landstrimma tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Landstrimma, right into the meat.
Torello on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Landstrimma fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Torello on the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Torello stuns Landstrimma with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Landstrimma looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Landstrimma throws a push kick but Torello slaps the foot to one side.
Landstrimma throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Torello slips under a jab from Landstrimma.
Landstrimma bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Torello just misses with a punch to the body.
Torello throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Landstrimma slips under a jab.
Torello swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Torello.
Landstrimma finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Torello throws a right and a left that both miss.
Landstrimma looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torello is looking for a sweep. Landstrimma is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Torello won't allow Landstrimma to pass to mount.
Torello looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Landstrimma with the ground and pound but Torello uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Landstrimma keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Torello's head.
Landstrimma passes Torello's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Landstrimma wants to lay and pray for a moment but Torello keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torello is trying to get back to full guard.
Landstrimma thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Torello's head.
Torello keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Landstrimma not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Landstrimma thows a huge punch but Torello dodges it nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Torello manages to get to full guard.
Landstrimma working some strikes from top position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Eriku Landstrimma.
I think Landstrimma 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... James Torello!
During a confident post fight interview, James Torello 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clay Pearson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Zoidberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pearson comes to the cage accompanied by Five Finger Death Punch White Knuckles. Clay Pearson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to John Zoidberg's chin.
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222 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
20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Clay Pearson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
39 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Zoidberg!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pearson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zoidberg takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Zoidberg throws a front kick that sends Pearson stumbling back into the cage.
A solid leg kick lands there for Zoidberg.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pearson.
Zoidberg feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pearson's calf.
Pearson throws a leg kick
and Zoidberg counters by clinching up.
Zoidberg 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.
Zoidberg pushes off an throws an elbow but Pearson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Zoidberg just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pearson's brow.
Zoidberg blocks the elbow strike.
Zoidberg comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Zoidberg misses with an elbow strike.
Zoidberg blocks an elbow strike from Pearson.
Pearson takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Clay Pearson has been cut.
Zoidberg blocks an elbow strike from Pearson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zoidberg with a knee to the head.
Zoidberg throws an elbow that misses.
Pearson swings wildly with an uppercut but Zoidberg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pearson swings wildly with an uppercut but Zoidberg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Our sources have told us that Pearson has been working on his elbows in the gym.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearson swings wildly with an uppercut but Zoidberg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zoidberg avoids the elbow strike from Pearson, against the cage.
Pearson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pearson blocks an elbow strike.
Pearson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Zoidberg pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Pearson fails to land.
Zoidberg landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pearson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pearson lands a right hand.
Pearson has a couple of punches blocked by Zoidberg.
Pearson managing to block the knees to the body from Zoidberg.
Zoidberg scores a nice knee to the body.
Pearson is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zoidberg lands a damaging elbow.
Zoidberg avoids a wild elbow strike from Pearson.
Zoidberg lands a damaging elbow.
Pearson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zoidberg is defending well for now.
Zoidberg prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pearson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pearson tries to throw a body punch but Zoidberg avoids it by throwing Pearson back against the cage.
Zoidberg lands a damaging elbow.
Pearson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zoidberg lands an elbow that stopped Pearson in his tracks for a moment.
Clay Pearson's cut is getting worse.
Zoidberg lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Clay Pearson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Pearson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zoidberg using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pearson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Zoidberg landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pearson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pearson misses with the head strike.
Zoidberg landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Zoidberg obliges.
Zoidberg creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pearson's defenses.
Zoidberg lands a nice elbow.
Jeez, Clay Pearson's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Clay Pearson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). John Zoidberg!
John Zoidberg seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Napoleon Complex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Peppers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Complex comes to the cage accompanied by Johnny Cash-When the Man Comes Around. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Napoleon Complex!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
40 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Brian Peppers!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Complex keeps the fight on the outside.
Peppers misses with a leg kick
and Complex counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Peppers swings for the body but Complex moves out of range.
Peppers fails to land with a series of punches.
Peppers ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Complex moves away.
Complex tries to land a front kick but Peppers steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Complex throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Complex has been working on his boxing with his coaches at *Nelson Fight Camp* in the buildup to the fight.
Jab, jab by Complex - just one landing.
Complex throws a hook to the side of Peppers's head but Peppers sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Complex tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Peppers was well out of range. Poor timing from Complex.
Peppers tries to close the distance and clinch but Complex swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Complex tests Peppers's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Peppers attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Complex takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Complex steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Peppers.
Complex uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Peppers.
Brian Peppers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Complex loads up on a big right hand but Peppers slips the punch.
Complex throws a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peppers connects with a body shot that sends Complex's belly button to the back.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Complex.
Peppers is looking to clinch but Complex is avoiding it.
Peppers scores with a jab to the body.
Complex closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Brian Peppers has been cut.
Complex is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Complex ducks under a wild hook from Peppers.
Complex misses with a kick to the body.
Peppers with a nice cross.
Brian Peppers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Peppers takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A looping hook to the body misses from Peppers. Complex does a little dance to reset his feet.
Complex fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Peppers manages to avoid it.
Peppers looks to land a right hand but Complex moved out of range.
Peppers tries to bum rush Complex with a series of wild strikes but Complex uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Complex ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Peppers moves away.
Peppers is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Complex rather than just go for the knockout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A telegraphed right hand from Peppers misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Complex moves out of range of the strikes.
Complex throws a hook to the side of Peppers's head but Peppers sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Complex throws a poor cross that misses
and Peppers counters with a left to the body.
Peppers is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Peppers tries to land a front kick but Complex steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Peppers throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Complex tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Complex with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Complex throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Complex chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Peppers gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Peppers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Complex on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Peppers scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Complex connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Peppers momentarily.
Peppers scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Complex finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Complex thumps Peppers with a low kick.
Complex pivots, looking for a leg kick but Peppers is out of range and Complex settles back down.
Peppers uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Complex.
Peppers tries a low kick but Complex avoids it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Peppers looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Complex lands an overhand right.
Complex misses with a hook.
Complex throws a low kick, looking for Peppers's leg but Peppers calmly moves out of range.
Complex misses with a head kick.
Peppers misses with an uppercut. Complex saw that one coming.
Peppers lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A slapping leg kick lands for Peppers.
Complex tries to keep at a distance but Peppers has taken the fight into the clinch.
Complex wants to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peppers lands a knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Peppers scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Complex's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Peppers pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Peppers buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Complex misses with a head kick.
Complex takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Peppers looks to score with a jab to the body but Complex is just out of range.
Peppers scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Peppers fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Complex has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Peppers clinches.
Complex throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A short left from Peppers.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Brian Peppers will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Brian Peppers's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Complex on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Complex misses with a straight right.
Peppers dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Complex keeps the fight on the outside.
Complex fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Peppers blocks a leg kick.
Horrible takedown by Complex or perhaps it was just good defense by Peppers which made him look bad.
Peppers has closed the distance and engaged Complex in a clinch.
Peppers gets underhooks to prevent Complex's takedown attempt.
Peppers pushes off an throws an elbow but Complex leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Complex misses with a punch to the body.
Peppers working aggressively here.
Peppers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Complex has a couple of punches blocked by Peppers.
Peppers swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peppers trying to land knees to the body.
Peppers missing with knees to the body.
Complex is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Peppers is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Napoleon Complex. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Peppers lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Peppers tries a body shot but Complex blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Peppers.
Complex takes a knee to the side of the body.
Complex goes for a takedown in the clinch but Peppers prevents it.
Complex tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Complex looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Complex tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Peppers's elbow.
Peppers looking to stall.
Complex avoids a wild elbow strike from Peppers.
Peppers is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Complex.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Peppers is pressed up against the cage. Complex has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Peppers down to the mat. Peppers avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Peppers throws a push kick but Complex slaps the foot to one side.
Complex attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Peppers ducks under a wild hook from Complex.
Complex throws a shot to the body.
Peppers thuds a left hand into Complex's body.
A punch combination from Complex misses.
Complex cracks Peppers with a good jab.
Peppers fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Complex looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Peppers throws a shot to the body.
Peppers fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Complex.
Peppers throws a hook to the side of Complex's head but Complex sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Complex looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Peppers!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peppers is trying to get back to half guard.
Complex misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Complex throwing strikes but Peppers manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Peppers taking a break here but Complex is having none of it and regains half guard.
Peppers tries to pass to full mount but Complex defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Complex trying to control but Peppers postures up.
Peppers is keen to just control but Complex is a slippery customer.
Peppers tries to pass the half guard into mount. Complex knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Peppers wants to stand up but Complex is controlling the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Complex is looking to control Peppers's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Complex avoid being mounted?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Peppers is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Peppers showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Brian Peppers's cut.
That's time! Complex's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Complex avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Peppers throws a looping overhand right but Complex ducks down to avoid it.
Complex moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Peppers avoids the body shot from Complex.
Peppers lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Complex at a distance.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Complex - that will leave a mark!
Complex lands with a hook. Peppers tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Peppers.
Brian Peppers seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Complex misses with a wild body shot.
Peppers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Complex.
Peppers throws a shot from downtown. Complex moves away and avoids it.
Complex throws a leg kick which misses Peppers's front leg but catches the back leg as Peppers tries to avoid it.
Peppers comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Complex checks a leg kick nicely.
Peppers misses the jab.
Complex is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peppers connects with a high kick.
Complex throws a body punch but Peppers moves out of range.
Complex tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Peppers is able to avoid easily.
Complex throws the left hand but Peppers avoids the punch easily.
Peppers rushes Complex and presses him up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Complex.
Peppers throws a punch but it's blocked by Complex.
Peppers with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Complex is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Complex throws a head punch that misses.
Complex tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Peppers misses with some punches.
Complex digs a right hand underneath Peppers's ribcage. Peppers let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Complex blocks an elbow strike.
Complex lands a body shot in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Peppers just misses with a elbow thrown towards Complex's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peppers tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brian Peppers seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Complex lands a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Peppers.
Complex lands with a short shot to the head.
Complex lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Complex scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Complex blocks an uppercut.
Complex misses with a punch on the inside.
Peppers dodges an elbow strike from Complex.
Nice elbow from Peppers.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Peppers takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Good body shot from Complex.
Complex misses with a punch to the body.
Complex pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peppers lands a nice hook to Complex's body. Complex takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Peppers is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Good work by Peppers as he checks the leg kick.
Complex is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Peppers ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Complex moves away.
Napoleon Complex has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Peppers wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Peppers takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Peppers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Complex manages to avoid it.
Peppers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Complex.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Peppers.
Peppers fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Complex has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Complex misses with a hook.
Complex misses with a low kick.
Complex tries to land a front kick but Peppers steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Peppers throws a quick inside leg kick.
Brian Peppers is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peppers fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Peppers ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Peppers drives through and clinches with Complex against the cage.
Complex lands with a light punch inside.
Peppers lands an elbow inside that Complex shrugs off.
It looks like Napoleon Complex has been cut.
Peppers blocking some punches.
Complex avoiding damage as Peppers throws knees to the body.
Complex lands with a short shot to the head.
Peppers creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Complex tries to throw a body punch but Peppers avoids it by throwing Complex back against the cage.
Peppers swings wildly with an uppercut but Complex uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Peppers lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Complex swings wildly with an uppercut but Peppers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Peppers misses with an elbow strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Napoleon Complex.
Well Peppers has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gunner Malone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugo Chavez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malone's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Jimmy Hendrix - Vodoo Child. Hugo Chavez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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211 lbs
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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
22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gunner Malone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hugo Chavez!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malone will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Malone throws a head kick that misses.
Chavez tries to clinch up.
Malone misses with a body shot.
Malone misses with an uppercut. Chavez saw that one coming.
Chavez needs to keep his hands up - Malone had a free shot at his head there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Malone.
Malone paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gunner Malone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Malone lands a really nice looking cross but Chavez seems unphased.
Chavez is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Malone lands a leg kick that knocks Chavez off balance momentarily.
Chavez is still on wobbly legs! Can Malone finish him?
Malone moves in close and cracks Chavez with a massive right hand! Chavez, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Malone!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gunner Malone!
Gunner Malone seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between M J Shain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slopey Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shain comes to the cage accompanied by Thunderstruck. Smith has chosen Jawga Boyz - Rollin Like A Redneck as his entrance music. M J Shain has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
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171 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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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
34 - 23 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, M J Shain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Slopey Smith!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Shain.
Shain throws a leg kick which misses Smith's front leg but catches the back leg as Smith tries to avoid it.
Smith fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Shain looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Smith checks a low kick from Shain.
Smith throws a nice inside leg kick.
Smith stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Shain.
Shain misses with a straight left.
A bone on bone clash there as Shain blocks the leg kick.
Shain stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Smith.
Smith on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Smith with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shain misses with a hook.
Shain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
Smith scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Smith scores with a leg kick.
Shain swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
Shain throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Smith connects with a leg kick. Shain looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Shain is predictable there
and Smith counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Smith trying to mount his opponent but Shain defends it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shain is looking to escape.
Shain is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Smith trying to control the action but Shain is working from the bottom.
Smith keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Smith lands a nice short elbow.
Smith wants to lay and pray for a moment but Shain keeps working.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shain manages to get to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith is looking to work some ground and pound but Shain has wrist control.
Shain preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Shain wants to sweep but no luck.
Smith controls from within his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith distracts Shain with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Shain looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Smith content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shain tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Shain trying to control the position.
Smith tries to free his leg and advance position but Shain is retaining full guard.
Smith avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Shain has his foot on Smith's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Smith works his way back into a safe position though.
Smith slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shain is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Smith is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Smith punishing his opponent with strikes.
Smith lands a nice shot to the head.
Smith trying to control but Shain is having none of it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith lands with some strikes.
Smith with the ground and pound from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shain is squirming around, avoiding Smith's attempts to control the action.
Smith fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Slopey Smith dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Smith fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Smith checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Shain has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Smith.
A bone on bone clash there as Shain blocks the leg kick.
Shain swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Shain avoids it really well and circles away.
The crowd cheers as Smith lands an impressive looking overhand right. Shain doesn't seem phased though.
Slopey Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shain on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Smith. Smith obviously looking to wear him down.
Smith looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Shain checks the leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Smith. That's going to slow Shain down.
Smith scores with a hook.
Shain throws a head kick but Smith moves out of range.
Shain throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith throws a solid leg kick but Shain takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Smith.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shain.
Shain throws a body punch but Smith moves out of range.
Smith fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Shain.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smith throws a low kick but Shain avoids it.
Smith will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Shain crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Smith - the referee stops the clock and Shain gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Smith. Shain manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Smith is looking to land body kicks.
Shain is looking to wear down Smith with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Shain avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Shain checks a leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Smith blocks the low kick.
Shain rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smith moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Smith throws a low kick but Shain avoids it.
Smith lands a nice leg kick that just misses Shain's sensitive parts.
Shain lands with a right hand.
Shain lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Smith misses with a body kick.
Shain turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shain checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Slopey Smith seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Smith throws an overhand right that lands on Shain's shoulder, as Shain tries to avoid the shot.
Shain is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Shain jabs Smith to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Smith wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Shain takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A big left from Smith misses.
Smith catches Shain with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Smith fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Shain is out of range.
Smith bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
M J Shain is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shain ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Smith misses with a series of wild punches.
Shain uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smith.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shain.
Smith throws a body punch but Shain moves out of range.
Shain connects with a nice looking jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Smith takes one to the chin there.
Smith connects with a crisp jab.
Nice uppercut there from Smith.
Smith tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Shain cracks Smith with a good jab.
Shain on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Smith. Smith obviously looking to wear him down.
Shain lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A good leg kick by Shain.
Smith tries a low kick but Shain avoids it.
Shain swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
Smith throws a leg kick but Shain sees it coming and moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith fails with the takedown.
M J Shain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Slopey Smith.
Jab, jab by Smith - just one landing.
Smith scores with a spinning back kick!
Smith misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shain attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Smith avoids the head kick by Shain.
Smith goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Smith tries to land a front kick but Shain steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Smith cracks Shain with a right hand to the side of the head.
Smith fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Shain.
Shain lands with a nice body punch.
Smith tests Shain's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Shain scores with a nice head shot.
Smith cracks the inside of Shain's front leg.
Shain throws a one two combo.
Smith is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shain will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Smith is still on wobbly legs! Can Shain finish him?
Nice uppercut lands for Shain. That snapped Smith's head back.
Shain wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Shain lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Shain pounces like a tiger and cracks Smith with a vicious hook! Smith is down but not out! Shain follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). M J Shain!
M J Shain thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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FIGHT
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