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LMS 13th War PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phil Willian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Hirano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bobby Hirano has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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300 lbs
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260 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Phil Willian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bobby Hirano!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Alyssa Summers and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Willian manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Hirano on his heels. He'll look to pass Hirano's guard now, I'm sure.
Hirano has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Tokyo Totally Gym + Sauna. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Willian controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hirano has his hands on Willian's head, controlling the position.
Willian is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Phil Willian wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Willian gets tackled into the cage by Hirano. Hirano maintains the clinch.
Willian tries to break the clinch but Hirano is controlling the position.
Willian is trying to break the clinch but Hirano has him pressed against the cage.
Willian is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hirano gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hirano is leaning against Willian and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A knee to the head by Hirano.
Hirano jumps guard.
Hirano bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Willian's guard.
Hirano wants to stand but Willian has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Hirano drops back, looking for a kneebar! Willian looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Willian looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Willian!
The referee asks Willian politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Willian prefers to stall for the moment though.
Willian looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Hirano is looking to reverse the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willian content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hirano is looking to reverse the position.
Hirano takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Hirano is being controlled here.
Hirano tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Willian presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Willian is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hirano.
Hirano throws a combination. Willian tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Willian shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hirano as he jumps to the side.
Willian shoots in and gets a takedown into Hirano's guard.
Willian advances position into side control!
Hirano struggling a bit here.
Willian will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Willian slows the pace down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Willian lands some shots froms side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hirano gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Hirano is desperately trying to improve his position but Willian has a good base and remains in mount.
Willian controlling the position easily from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hirano working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Willian dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Willian tries for a takedown but Hirano circles away easily
and Hirano counters with a left and a right that stings Willian.
Willian shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hirano misses with a head kick.
Hirano tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Willian paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Phil Willian is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Willian shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Willian was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Willian tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Willian stands up.
Hirano gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Willian counters with a takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hirano is letting Willian control him for a moment.
Hirano can't do much from the bottom here.
Willian just content to control the position.
Hirano is trying to get back to half guard.
Hirano is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willian tries to advance to mount but Hirano denies him.
Hirano tries to buck Willian off but Willian is having none of it.
Phil Willian overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Willian lands a few punches from side control.
Hirano is letting Willian control him for a moment.
Willian stands up and beckons Hirano to his feet.
Willian fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Hirano to the ground. Willian is now in Hirano's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hirano working a defensive guard here.
Hirano is breathing heavily.
Willian stands and throws Hirano's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willian works to advance to full mount. Hirano defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Willian putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Willian tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Willian lands a couple of good shots and Hirano has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Willian biding his time, looking for the opening.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Willian looking for the choke from the back.
Willian is riding his opponent, not letting Hirano buck him off.
Willian loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Hirano hold on?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hirano turns into Willian and is now in his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Willian dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Willian looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Willian postures up and lands a big shot to Hirano's brow.
Hirano is trying to control the position but Willian postures up.
Willian is working Hirano over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Willian content to stall in guard here.
Willian 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.
Willian working some strikes from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hirano is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Willian is stalling in the full guard.
Willian stops Hirano from standing up.
Hirano takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Willian with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Willian controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phil Willian has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Willian dives in and scores a takedown into Hirano's guard.
Willian passes easily into side control. Nice work.
You can see the frustration on Hirano's face as Willian controls the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Willian has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willian is working to tighten his grip on Hirano's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Hirano has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Willian is really squeezing tight and eventually Hirano passes out! Willian breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Phil Willian!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dwayne Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trevis Brayn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dwayne Michaels has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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184 lbs
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192 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart |
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Brawler
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dwayne Michaels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Trevis Brayn!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Bruno Lombardi and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Michaels.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Michaels stands up and beckons Brayn to his feet.
Michaels gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Brayn to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Brayn sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Michaels's guard.
Michaels is refusing to be controlled, as Brayn sits in half guard.
Brayn controlling the pace.
Brayn postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Michaels to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels scores with a decent looking hook.
Michaels connects with a crisp jab.
Michaels looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Michaels will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brayn tries to score a power double leg takedown but Michaels sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Brayn somewhat.
Brayn ducks right into an uppercut from Michaels.
Brayn fails with a takedown attempt.
Brayn looks up at the clock. Bad move! Michaels lands a right hand from hell, dropping Brayn. Michaels pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dwayne Michaels!
Dwayne Michaels spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Fletcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Callum Wardrop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
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182 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryan Fletcher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Callum Wardrop!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Franklyn Lucas and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fletcher fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Wardrop sprawls well initially but Fletcher persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Wardrop is looking to improve his position.
Fletcher tries to stand and escape but Wardrop is controlling the position.
Fletcher is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Fletcher landing strikes from the mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wardrop is in all sorts of trouble here.
Wardrop regains half guard.
Fletcher looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Wardrop is not content to let Fletcher control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fletcher prevents Wardrop from improving his position.
Wardrop is trying to stand up here but Fletcher is controlling him well.
Fletcher has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Wardrop taking shots to the head.
Wardrop is working to get back to half guard.
Fletcher sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Wardrop is trying to escape the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fletcher tries to control but Wardrop wriggling away.
Wardrop sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Wardrop is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wardrop really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fletcher. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wardrop is refusing to be controlled, as Fletcher sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fletcher is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Wardrop doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Fletcher.
Wardrop moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Wardrop will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Wardrop is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Fletcher is aware though and is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fletcher pushes down on Wardrop's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Wardrop is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Fletcher's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Fletcher's back!
Wardrop struggling to land strikes to the head as Fletcher covers up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wardrop is persistently looking for the submission but Fletcher is defending it well.
Wardrop punishes Fletcher with strikes from the back mount.
Fletcher rolls, trying to escape but Wardrop keeps control of the position.
Fletcher tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
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!
Fletcher is in a horrible position here. Wardrop smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Wardrop lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Fletcher hang on?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wardrop working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Wardrop raining down shots from the mount!
Wardrop jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Fletcher is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Fletcher and Wardrop has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Callum Wardrop will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Wardrop looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Wardrop wants to pass the guard but Fletcher is keeping the position.
Fletcher trying to control the position.
Fletcher manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Wardrop manages to get himself to full guard.
Wardrop looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wardrop looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fletcher's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Wardrop tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wardrop looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Fletcher puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Fletcher seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Wardrop does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Fletcher looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Wardrop tries to get to full guard but Fletcher has control of the leg.
Fletcher wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wardrop keeps working.
Fletcher throwing shots but Wardrop is blocking nicely.
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.
Wardrop wants to get back to full guard.
Fletcher is keen to just control but Wardrop is a slippery customer.
Ryan Fletcher has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Wardrop shoots in for a takedown but Fletcher shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Fletcher shoots in and gets a takedown into Wardrop's guard.
Wardrop is breathing heavily.
Wardrop keeping moving, preventing Fletcher from controlling successfully.
Wardrop wants to sweep but no luck.
Fletcher will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fletcher prevents Wardrop from getting back to his feet.
Wardrop looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Fletcher passes into half guard.
Fletcher looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Wardrop with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Fletcher is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Wardrop sees it coming and defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wardrop gets back to full guard.
Fletcher has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Wardrop is proving hard to escape from.
Fletcher stopping the sweep attempt from Wardrop.
Wardrop is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wardrop has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Fletcher can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Wardrop keeping moving, preventing Fletcher from controlling successfully.
Fletcher forces his way into half guard.
Wardrop is trying to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wardrop moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Callum Wardrop will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Fletcher closes the distance and clinches.
Fletcher manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Wardrop connects with a couple of short punches.
Wardrop looking to pass the guard.
Wardrop is still trying to improve position.
Wardrop throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fletcher works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wardrop trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fletcher looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wardrop is one step ahead there.
Callum Wardrop has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wardrop with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Wardrop stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fletcher swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wardrop postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wardrop throws a big elbow that misses.
Fletcher not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fletcher looking for a sweep. Not yet Fletcher, not yet.
Wardrop has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Fletcher is proving hard to escape from.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fletcher looking to control.
Wardrop working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fletcher is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Ryan Fletcher just wasn't active enough.
Fletcher gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wardrop wants to pass the guard but Fletcher is keeping the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wardrop must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Wardrop with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wardrop with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fletcher avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wardrop stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fletcher swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fletcher bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Wardrop's guard.
Wardrop will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Fletcher postures up in Wardrop's guard and throws a big left but Wardrop blocks it.
Wardrop tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fletcher postures up and lands a big shot to Wardrop's brow.
Callum Wardrop is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Fletcher is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fletcher looking to pass the guard.
Wardrop pulls Fletcher in to control the position.
Wardrop looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fletcher is one step ahead there.
Wardrop has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Fletcher is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wardrop drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Fletcher gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Wardrop can't break the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Callum Wardrop comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Wardrop winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Callum Wardrop!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Callum Wardrop made sure he mentioned Kemists ↑ 5x160Q, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcos Pontes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mohammed Talebi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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186 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcos Pontes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mohammed Talebi!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Eddie Farnsworth and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pontes shoots in looking for a takedown. Talebi tries to sprawl out of it but Pontes keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Talebi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Talebi shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Pontes napping and manages to drive through into side control!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Talebi avoids the strikes from the bottom by Pontes.
Pontes is trying to improve his position.
Talebi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pontes keeps working.
Pontes is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Talebi's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Talebi seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pontes does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Talebi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Pontes is looking to control Talebi's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Pontes avoid being mounted?
Talebi seems to be working for a kimura but Pontes defends the submission attempt.
Pontes manages to get to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talebi got a little sloppy there for a moment and Pontes has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Talebi has managed to get both his arms back between Pontes's legs - danger averted.
Talebi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pontes is keeping the position for now.
Pontes escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Talebi gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Talebi lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Pontes is breathing heavily.
Talebi lands a couple of digs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Talebi is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pontes has momentary wrist control but Talebi slips an elbow through the middle.
Talebi trying to control the position from guard on top but Pontes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pontes looking for a guillotine here but Talebi defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Talebi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Talebi looking to pass the guard.
Talebi got a little sloppy there for a moment and Pontes has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Talebi has managed to get both his arms back between Pontes's legs - danger averted.
Pontes keeping full guard, as Talebi tries to pass.
Talebi trying to control but Pontes is working from the bottom.
Talebi not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Pontes is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Talebi is aware though and is defending well.
Pontes keeping moving, preventing Talebi from controlling successfully.
Pontes has momentary wrist control but Talebi slips an elbow through the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talebi lands a couple of elbows.
Talebi controlling from the top position.
Talebi avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Talebi showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Talebi trying to control but Pontes is working from the bottom.
Talebi must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Talebi with a nice head shot there.
Talebi working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pontes's head.
Pontes has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Talebi can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Talebi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pontes. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Talebi trying to control the position from guard on top but Pontes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pontes had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Talebi defends it easily.
Talebi trying to control but Pontes is working from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Pontes working for a triangle but Talebi defends it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Talebi scoring with punches to the head and body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mohammed Talebi dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Pontes misses with a takedown attempt
and Talebi counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Pontes's guard now.
Pontes wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Talebi postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Pontes throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Talebi is in close to Pontes's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Pontes is rocked!
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!
Talebi looking to pass the guard.
Mohammed Talebi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Talebi working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Oh Pontes is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Talebi got a little sloppy there for a moment and Pontes has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Talebi has managed to get both his arms back between Pontes's legs - danger averted.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pontes keeping moving, preventing Talebi from controlling successfully.
Pontes seems to have got his legs back now.
Talebi with a nice head shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talebi connects with a couple of short punches.
Talebi gets to his feet and stands over Pontes, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Pontes felt that one! Talebi unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Pontes from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mohammed Talebi!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eddie MacArthur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoshi Kamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yoshi Kamura acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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197 lbs
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177 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eddie MacArthur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yoshi Kamura!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Russell Pearce and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kamura has his takedown stuffed
and MacArthur counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kamura dives in and grabs MacArthur's left leg, looking for a takedown. MacArthur pushes down on Kamura's head and hops out.
A left lands for MacArthur.
MacArthur throws a series of punches but Kamura moves out of range.
MacArthur drops Kamura with a beautiful combination! Kamura stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - MacArthur is looking for the KO!
Kamura is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
MacArthur shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Kamura takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - MacArthur sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Kamura bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Eddie MacArthur!
A victorious Eddie MacArthur thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scott Cliffton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ville Alasin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Alasin's choice of entrance music: Be Aggressive - Faith No More. Scott Cliffton could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ville Alasin's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scott Cliffton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ville Alasin!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Anthony Taglia and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Alasin. Those never looked like landing.
Alasin slips under a jab.
Cliffton lands with an overhand left.
Alasin connects with a looping right hand.
Alasin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A punch combination from Cliffton misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cliffton slips under a jab.
Cliffton lands a big uppercut and Alasin crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Alasin looks OK. Cliffton waves Alasin back to his feet!
Alasin is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alasin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cliffton.
Cliffton sends Alasin crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Cliffton is motioning to the referee to let Alasin up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Alasin is still on wobbly legs! Can Cliffton finish him?
Cliffton lands an uppercut, right on the button! Alasin tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Scott Cliffton!
An out of breath Scott Cliffton thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gibson Rickenbacker v.2 (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Attilius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 2 and Marcus Attilius. Rickenbacker v.2 comes to the cage accompanied by Back Stabber!. Marcus Attilius told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gibson Rickenbacker v.2!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcus Attilius!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Jonathan Paton and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rickenbacker v.2 tries to clinch up.
Rickenbacker v.2 with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Attilius keeps the fight on the outside.
Gibson Rickenbacker v.2 seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rickenbacker v.2 throws a right and a left that Attilius avoids nicely.
Rickenbacker v.2 throws a sloppy head kick and Attilius moves out of range easily.
Nice body kick there by Rickenbacker v.2.
Attilius stuffs the takedown attempt from Rickenbacker v.2. Rickenbacker v.2 gets slowly back to his feet.
Rickenbacker v.2 misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rickenbacker v.2 throws a leg kick but Attilius checks it.
Rickenbacker v.2 throws a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Attilius moves out of range of the body kick from Rickenbacker v.2.
Rickenbacker v.2 throws a body kick that misses
and Attilius counters with a stiff right hand.
Rickenbacker v.2 is looking to land body kicks.
Attilius stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rickenbacker v.2.
Rickenbacker v.2 fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Attilius has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rickenbacker v.2 misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rickenbacker v.2 has Attilius up against the cage in a clinch.
Rickenbacker v.2 keeps control of Attilius as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Attilius wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Rickenbacker v.2.
Rickenbacker v.2 with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rickenbacker v.2 keeps control of Attilius as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rickenbacker v.2 misses with a short punch on the inside.
Attilius wants to get back to striking at distance but Rickenbacker v.2 won't allow it.
A bit of stalling here from Rickenbacker v.2.
Attilius breaks the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rickenbacker v.2 tries to clinch up but Attilius circles away and keeps his distance.
Rickenbacker v.2 throws a push kick but Attilius slaps the foot to one side.
Rickenbacker v.2 tries to close the distance and clinch up but Attilius swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Attilius moves out of range of the body kick from Rickenbacker v.2.
Rickenbacker v.2 dives in for a single leg takedown but Attilius sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Attilius has had enough of the clinch but Rickenbacker v.2 keeps him there for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Attilius wants to get back to striking at distance but Rickenbacker v.2 won't allow it.
Rickenbacker v.2 tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rickenbacker v.2 throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Attilius blocks it with crossed arms.
Rickenbacker v.2 keeps control of Attilius as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rickenbacker v.2 tries to land a knee to the head but Attilius blocks with his arms.
Rickenbacker v.2 taking a breather.
Attilius is trying to break free.
Attilius tries to break free but Rickenbacker v.2 pushes him back against the cage.
Attilius tries to break the clinch but Rickenbacker v.2 is controlling the position.
Attilius's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rickenbacker v.2 throws the kick towards the body but Attilius avoids it.
Rickenbacker v.2 throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Attilius checks a low kick from Rickenbacker v.2.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Attilius is looking to break free of the clinch but Rickenbacker v.2 has double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Attilius is trying to break the clinch but Rickenbacker v.2 has him pressed against the cage.
Attilius breaks the clinch.
Rickenbacker v.2 is looking to clinch but Attilius is avoiding it.
Marcus Attilius is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rickenbacker v.2 misses with a leg kick.
Rickenbacker v.2 is looking to clinch but Attilius is avoiding it.
Rickenbacker v.2 connects with a solid leg kick.
Rickenbacker v.2 buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Attilius checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rickenbacker v.2 misses with a series of wild punches.
Rickenbacker v.2 throws a push kick but Attilius slaps the foot to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gibson Rickenbacker v.2 dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Rickenbacker v.2 tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice takedown defense from Attilius. No joy for Rickenbacker v.2 on that attempt.
Rickenbacker v.2 looks for the body kick but Attilius saw that one coming.
Rickenbacker v.2 finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rickenbacker v.2 tries to clinch
and Attilius counters with a left to the body.
Rickenbacker v.2 fails with a takedown attempt.
Gibson Rickenbacker v.2 is winning the standup battle so far.
Rickenbacker v.2 throws a nice head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Attilius takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rickenbacker v.2 pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rickenbacker v.2 throws a leg kick that is checked
and Attilius counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Attilius moves out of range of the leg kick from Rickenbacker v.2.
Rickenbacker v.2 pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rickenbacker v.2 throws a push kick but Attilius slaps the foot to one side.
Attilius takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Attilius circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gibson Rickenbacker v.2 is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rickenbacker v.2 looks to land a body kick but Attilius moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rickenbacker v.2 shoots in for a takedown but Attilius shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gibson Rickenbacker v.2. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rickenbacker v.2 lands a high kick!
Attilius swats away the attempt to clinch by Rickenbacker v.2.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick misses from Rickenbacker v.2.
Some bone on bone action there as Attilius checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A clash of legs there as Attilius blocks the low kick.
Rickenbacker v.2 throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Rickenbacker v.2 is looking to land body kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rickenbacker v.2 doesn't manage to clinch there - Attilius circles away.
Rickenbacker v.2 misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rickenbacker v.2 fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Attilius avoids the head kick by Rickenbacker v.2.
Attilius blocks the body kick.
Attilius moves out of range of the body kick from Rickenbacker v.2.
Rickenbacker v.2 tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rickenbacker v.2 tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Attilius paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rickenbacker v.2 forces Attilius back against the cage and clinches.
Attilius is trying to push Rickenbacker v.2 away but Rickenbacker v.2 has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Attilius wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rickenbacker v.2 has him pressed against the cage.
Attilius is trying to break the clinch but Rickenbacker v.2 is controlling him.
Rickenbacker v.2 tries to land a knee to the head but Attilius blocks with his arms.
Attilius breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rickenbacker v.2 dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Attilius. That did some damage!
Rickenbacker v.2 looks for the body kick but Attilius saw that one coming.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Attilius keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Attilius circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gibson Rickenbacker v.2 dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! 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.
Attilius takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Rickenbacker v.2 pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Some wild striking there from Rickenbacker v.2.
Good work by Attilius as he checks the leg kick.
Rickenbacker v.2 pushes Attilius away with a front kick.
Rickenbacker v.2 goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rickenbacker v.2 throws a series of strikes that have Attilius backpedaling.
Rickenbacker v.2 throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rickenbacker v.2 tries to clinch up but Attilius circles away and keeps his distance.
Some bone on bone action there as Attilius checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rickenbacker v.2 throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rickenbacker v.2 throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Attilius counters with a head kick. That will keep Rickenbacker v.2 thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Rickenbacker v.2 looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Attilius staying out of range there.
Rickenbacker v.2 looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A solid body kick from Rickenbacker v.2.
Marcus Attilius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gibson Rickenbacker v.2 is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rickenbacker v.2 fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rickenbacker v.2 misses with a head kick.
Rickenbacker v.2 keeps Attilius at a distance using the push kick.
Rickenbacker v.2 shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Attilius pinned against the cage. Attilius gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Rickenbacker v.2 pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rickenbacker v.2 tries to score a power double leg takedown but Attilius sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rickenbacker v.2 somewhat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Rickenbacker v.2.
Rickenbacker v.2 throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rickenbacker v.2 throws a series of punches but Attilius moves out of range.
Rickenbacker v.2 misses with a kick to the body.
Rickenbacker v.2 buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rickenbacker v.2 misses with a jab to the body
and Attilius counters with a head kick that drops Rickenbacker v.2 to the mat! Rickenbacker v.2 scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Rickenbacker v.2 is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rickenbacker v.2 rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Attilius moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Oh Rickenbacker v.2 is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rickenbacker v.2 tries a head kick but it misses.
Rickenbacker v.2 shoots in looking for a takedown but Attilius manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rickenbacker v.2's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gibson Rickenbacker v.2. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rickenbacker v.2 throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rickenbacker v.2 seems to have got his legs back now.
Attilius has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Rickenbacker v.2.
A bone on bone clash there as Attilius blocks the leg kick.
Rickenbacker v.2 lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Attilius circles away quickly and effectively.
Rickenbacker v.2 connects with a leg kick. Attilius looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A head kick by Rickenbacker v.2 misses
and Attilius rattles Rickenbacker v.2 with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Rickenbacker v.2 tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Attilius dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Rickenbacker v.2 stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Marcus Attilius!
Marcus Attilius 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sean McMorrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Athan Stamatis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stamatis comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Lose Yourself kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Athan Stamatis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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273 lbs
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184 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
44 - 19 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sean McMorrow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 19 - 0, fighting out of New York, Athan Stamatis!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, John Kavanagh and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McMorrow moves out of range of the body kick.
Stamatis looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
McMorrow wants to control but Stamatis is keeping busy.
McMorrow is looking for a sweep. Stamatis is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
McMorrow trying to hold on to Stamatis's head to control him but Stamatis postures up.
McMorrow moves into full guard.
Stamatis preventing the sweep.
McMorrow controls Stamatis momentarily but Stamatis frees himself.
Stamatis throws a big right hand that misses.
Stamatis trying to control the position from guard on top but McMorrow is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McMorrow seems keen to control Stamatis's posture.
McMorrow is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
McMorrow utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Stamatis wants to control from the top but McMorrow keeps moving.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Athan Stamatis hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
McMorrow feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Stamatis's calf.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McMorrow throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
McMorrow misses with a right hand
and Stamatis counters with a head kick. That will keep McMorrow thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
McMorrow thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Stamatis if he has to take too many more of those.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stamatis shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
McMorrow loads up on a big right hand but Stamatis slips the punch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McMorrow.
A chopping leg kick lands by Stamatis.
McMorrow shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Stamatis manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
McMorrow postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Stamatis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
McMorrow throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McMorrow loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McMorrow looking to sit in guard and control but Stamatis gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
McMorrow looking to hit a scissor sweep but Stamatis is one step ahead there.
Stamatis postures up.
McMorrow keeping moving, preventing Stamatis from controlling successfully.
Stamatis might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control McMorrow haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McMorrow controls Stamatis momentarily but Stamatis frees himself.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Athan Stamatis.
McMorrow throws a half hearted mid kick.
Stamatis just misses with a punch to the body.
McMorrow throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stamatis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McMorrow was well out of range. Poor timing from Stamatis.
Stamatis works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Stamatis ducks under a wild hook from McMorrow.
Good standup being displayed there by Stamatis as he connects with a hook.
McMorrow connects with a body shot that sends Stamatis's belly button to the back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McMorrow leaves Stamatis with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
McMorrow with a body punch. A glancing blow.
McMorrow scores with a jab to the body.
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 Sean McMorrow will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
McMorrow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stamatis.
McMorrow swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stamatis avoids the head kick by McMorrow.
McMorrow looks to land a body kick but Stamatis moved away.
Stamatis dives in and scores a takedown into McMorrow's guard.
Stamatis being controlled here momentarily.
Stamatis looking to sit in guard and control but McMorrow gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
McMorrow missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sean McMorrow overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as McMorrow accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McMorrow postures up in Stamatis's guard and throws a big left but Stamatis blocks it.
McMorrow throws a big right hand that misses.
Stamatis avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
McMorrow trying to control but Stamatis is working from the bottom.
McMorrow wants to pass the guard but Stamatis is keeping the position.
McMorrow throws an elbow that misses. Stamatis uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in McMorrow's guard. Nice move by Stamatis!
McMorrow can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Stamatis controls the pace.
Stamatis postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stamatis is stalling in the full guard.
McMorrow working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stamatis.
McMorrow striking off his back but it's not causing Stamatis any problems.
McMorrow pulls Stamatis in to control the position.
Stamatis trying to control the position from guard on top but McMorrow is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McMorrow has his hands on Stamatis's head, controlling the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Athan Stamatis.
McMorrow throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McMorrow throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stamatis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McMorrow throws a head kick but Stamatis moves out of range.
McMorrow avoids the head kick by Stamatis.
Stamatis ducks right into an uppercut from McMorrow.
Stamatis jabs McMorrow to the body, keeping him at a distance.
McMorrow lands a nice hook to Stamatis's body. Stamatis takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Stamatis slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Stamatis gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and McMorrow counters with a body kick that stops Stamatis in his tracks momentarily.
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!
Stamatis throws a series of punches but McMorrow moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by McMorrow. That's going to slow Stamatis down.
Sean McMorrow is winning the standup battle so far.
Stamatis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stamatis punishes McMorrow's body with a nice straight punch.
Stamatis takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Stamatis is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McMorrow moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Stamatis lands with an overhand left.
Stamatis looks to score with a jab to the body but McMorrow is just out of range.
Stamatis leaves McMorrow with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
McMorrow lands a nice looking kick to the body. Stamatis takes a step back to recover.
Stamatis connects with a body shot that sends McMorrow's belly button to the back.
Stamatis misses with a straight right.
McMorrow goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
McMorrow pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McMorrow throws an overhand right that lands on Stamatis's shoulder, as Stamatis tries to avoid the shot.
McMorrow avoids the head kick by Stamatis.
McMorrow misses with a low kick.
Stamatis lands with a good body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean McMorrow dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
McMorrow stuffs the takedown attempt from Stamatis. Stamatis gets slowly back to his feet.
Stamatis looks to score with a jab to the body but McMorrow is just out of range.
Stamatis dodges the punch combination from McMorrow.
A bone on bone clash there as Stamatis blocks the leg kick.
Stamatis scores with a one two! McMorrow had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Stamatis checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
McMorrow looking to land some kicks to the body here.
McMorrow takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
McMorrow blocks a low kick nicely.
McMorrow throws a push kick but Stamatis slaps the foot to one side.
McMorrow takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sloppy strikes from Stamatis. Those never looked like landing.
A big left from McMorrow misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from McMorrow.
Stamatis works over McMorrow's head and body with a nice combination.
McMorrow tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Stamatis.
Stamatis moves out of range of the body kick from McMorrow.
A head kick misses from McMorrow.
McMorrow misses with a body kick.
McMorrow walks into a jab.
It looks like Sean McMorrow has been cut.
Stamatis connects with a single shot there.
Stamatis moves forwards but McMorrow connects with a nice, crisp jab.
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!
Stamatis takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Stamatis throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Stamatis looking to land some kicks to the body here.
McMorrow fails to land the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McMorrow throws a solid leg kick but Stamatis takes the impact on his shin and smiles at McMorrow.
McMorrow misses the shot to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from McMorrow.
McMorrow scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McMorrow throws a strike but Stamatis avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Stamatis manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. McMorrow manages to get himself to full guard.
Stamatis trying to control the position from guard on top but McMorrow is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McMorrow is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stamatis passes McMorrow's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
McMorrow wants to control but Stamatis is keeping busy.
McMorrow is staying active underneath Stamatis, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sean McMorrow is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McMorrow is looking for a sweep. Stamatis is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Athan Stamatis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ground and pound from Stamatis.
Stamatis thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McMorrow's head.
McMorrow tries to roll over but Stamatis keeps him under control.
McMorrow trying to control from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stamatis is trying to control the action in half guard but McMorrow is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Stamatis throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing McMorrow to regain full guard.
McMorrow is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
McMorrow is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Stamatis postures up and lands a big shot to McMorrow's brow.
McMorrow utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stamatis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McMorrow looking for a sweep. Not yet McMorrow, not yet.
McMorrow working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stamatis.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Athan Stamatis.
I think McMorrow 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sean McMorrow!
An out of breath Sean McMorrow thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mustaffa Spliff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ralfus Presting (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 20 - 0, fighting out of London, Mustaffa Spliff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Ralfus Presting!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Steve Montenegro and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spliff thows a body kick. Presting tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Spliff lands a lovely overhand right.
Spliff throws a sloppy head kick and Presting moves out of range easily.
Presting avoids the body shot from Spliff.
Nice takedown defense from Spliff. No joy for Presting on that attempt.
Presting decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Spliff is defending against the submission attempts here by Presting.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Spliff looking for submissions off his back.
Spliff gets full guard.
Spliff is trying to keep Presting in close.
Spliff keeping full guard, as Presting tries to pass.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spliff is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Presting scoring with some ground and pound.
Spliff is trying to keep Presting in close.
Spliff looking for a guillotine here but Presting defends easily.
Spliff manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Presting manages to get himself to full guard.
Spliff stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Presting swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Spliff preventing the sweep.
Presting keeping moving, preventing Spliff from controlling successfully.
Spliff avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Spliff wants to pass the guard but Presting is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Presting utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Presting is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Spliff trying to control the position from guard on top but Presting is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Presting is trying to keep Spliff in close.
Spliff throws a big elbow that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spliff wants to pass the guard but Presting is keeping the position.
Presting keeping moving, preventing Spliff from controlling successfully.
Spliff pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Presting is keeping the position for now.
Spliff wants to control from the top but Presting keeps moving.
Presting is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spliff cracks Presting with a solid left hand.
Presting is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Spliff is aware though and is defending well.
Spliff lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Spliff working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Spliff chips away with some ground and pound.
Spliff working some strikes from top position.
Spliff throws a big right hand that misses.
Spliff working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Presting's head.
Presting is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Spliff distracts Presting with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spliff lands a couple of digs.
Spliff is working Presting over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Presting looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Spliff trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Spliff postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spliff scoring with some ground and pound.
Spliff with a nice head shot there.
Spliff trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Presting is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Spliff defends well.
Spliff postures up and lands a big shot to Presting's brow.
Presting escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Spliff gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Presting looking to hit a scissor sweep but Spliff is one step ahead there.
Spliff lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Presting is looking for a triangle but Spliff pushes his legs off easily.
Spliff lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Spliff advances to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mustaffa Spliff dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ralfus Presting'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.
Spliff throws a right and a left that both miss.
Spliff throws a hook but Presting avoids it easily.
Spliff throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Spliff scores with a hook to the body. Presting takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Presting gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Presting putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Spliff in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Presting missing with knees to the body.
Spliff jumps guard but Presting turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Spliff misses with a punch to the body.
Spliff lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Spliff.
Spliff escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Spliff scoring well with a low kick there.
Presting blocks a head kick by Spliff.
Presting closes this distance looking for a takedown but Spliff circles away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Presting fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Spliff lands a head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Presting throws a head kick that misses.
Presting goes for a double leg but Spliff avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Spliff continues to drive forward.
Mustaffa Spliff has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ralfus Presting.
Spliff prevents a takedown attempt there.
A shot in the inside from Spliff.
Spliff blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Spliff has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Presting after a bit of a struggle.
Spliff's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Spliff 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 Presting has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Presting and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Spliff throws out a loose jab but Presting uses good head movement to avoid it.
Presting is looking to clinch but Spliff is avoiding it.
Spliff tries a head kick but it misses.
Presting throws a sloppy head kick and Spliff moves out of range easily.
Presting checks the leg kick nicely there.
Spliff lands with a hook. Presting tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That has opened up Ralfus Presting's cut even more.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spliff throws a low kick but Presting moves out of range easily.
Presting shoots in for a takedown but Spliff shows good takedown defense.
Presting avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Spliff wants to clinch up but Presting keeps it at a distance.
Donk. Spliff catches Presting right on the button with a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Presting is looking to clinch but Spliff is avoiding it.
An inside leg kick lands from Spliff.
Presting looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Presting tries to clinch
and Spliff counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Presting tries to clinch but Spliff moves out of range.
Presting is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Spliff's half guard.
Spliff tries to roll over but Presting keeps him under control.
Spliff has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Presting is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Presting is trying to work for a kimura but Spliff is defending well.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Presting passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Spliff!
Presting is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Spliff is surviving well by controlling Presting's body position as best he can.
Mustaffa Spliff overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Spliff wants to control but Presting is having none of it.
Spliff is trying to escape the mount.
Spliff in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Presting has control of Spliff's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Spliff regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spliff is trying desperately to improve position.
Spliff wants to control but Presting is having none of it.
Spliff working to try and regain half guard.
Spliff is working hard here to advance position.
Presting fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Spliff slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Spliff tries to get to full guard but Presting has control of the leg.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Presting passes the guard and advances to mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mustaffa Spliff will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ralfus Presting's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.
Presting fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Presting shoots in and drives through. Spliff sprawls well.
Presting has managed to clinch.
Spliff breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mustaffa Spliff is winning the standup battle so far.
Presting closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Spliff manages to get to full guard.
Presting is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Spliff manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Presting manages to get himself to full guard.
Spliff scoring with some ground and pound.
Spliff looking to pass the guard.
Spliff is looking to work some ground and pound but Presting has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Presting has an active guard here but Spliff has managed to pass into half guard.
Presting works his way to full guard. Good work.
Spliff stands up over Presting, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Spliff slips nicely into half guard.
Presting on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Spliff is looking for a kimura but Presting is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Spliff to get the leverage.
Spliff is trying to control the action in half guard but Presting is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Spliff slows the pace down in half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Spliff connects with a nice short shot to Presting's temple.
Presting is pressing down on Spliff's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Presting not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Presting had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Spliff defends it easily.
Presting is trying to control the position but Spliff postures up.
Presting takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Presting looking for a guillotine here but Spliff defends easily.
Spliff landing with the ground and pound.
Spliff passes Presting's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Presting is looking to control Spliff's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Presting avoid being mounted?
Nice strikes from Spliff there.
Spliff working Presting over with strikes.
Presting tries to get to full guard but Spliff has control of the leg.
Spliff takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spliff has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Presting defend it? Spliff steps over the head and cranks it - Presting is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Spliff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mustaffa Spliff!
An out of breath and clearly excited Mustaffa Spliff thanked GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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