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MFN 114: Wagner vs. Dogu PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Adam Ash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Felder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Felder has chosen cat man will ef you up as his entrance music. James Felder 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Adam Ash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, James Felder!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Ian Loll and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ash is looking to clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Ash. Those never looked like landing.
Ash ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ash scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Ash content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Felder avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ash.
Ash thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Felder's head.
Ash wants to take a breather but Felder is having none of it.
Ash thows a huge punch but Felder dodges it nicely.
Ground and pound from Ash.
Ash is stalling here. Felder is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Ash seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Felder has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Felder is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ash has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ash struggling a bit here.
Felder lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Ash is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Felder is controlling him well.
Felder stands up and beckons Ash to his feet.
Felder misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ash shoots in for a takedown but Felder shows good takedown defense.
Ash jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Felder moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Ash has closed the distance and engaged Felder in a clinch.
Ash pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A combination from Felder does no damage.
James Felder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Felder enables Ash to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Felder manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ash chips away with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ash in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ash throws a big right hand that misses.
Ash content to stall in guard here.
Ash tries to free his leg and advance position but Felder is retaining full guard.
Ash with a flurry of punches that miss.
Felder preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Felder keeping moving, preventing Ash from controlling successfully.
Felder is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ash throws an elbow that misses. Felder uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ash's guard. Nice move by Felder!
Felder seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Felder gets to his feet. Ash looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Felder tries to clinch but Ash moves out of range.
Felder throws a series of punches but Ash moves out of range.
Ash moves into the clinch.
Ash is pushing Felder up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ash pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ash throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Felder looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Ash.
Felder stuffs the takedown.
Felder misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ash misses the jab.
Ash throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Felder stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ash moves away from the strike by Felder.
Ash on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice takedown defense from Felder. No joy for Ash on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adam Ash. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Felder throws a series of punches but Ash avoids them all with ease.
Ash looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Some wild striking there from Felder.
A punch combination from Felder misses.
Felder leaves Ash with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ash misses with the combination.
Felder pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Ash back to the cage. Felder follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Ash fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Ash dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ash looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Felder wants to improve his position but Ash is controlling well.
Ash drops an elbow to the side of Felder's head.
Ash prevents Felder from improving his position.
Felder works his way to full guard. Good work.
Ash stopping the sweep attempt from Felder.
Ash advances to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ash is trying to control the action in half guard but Felder is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ash is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Felder!
Ash controlling the pace for now.
Felder suckers Ash into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Felder is now in Ash's guard!
Felder lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Felder tries to stand but Ash is controlling from the bottom.
Ash is trying to control the position but Felder postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Felder trying to control but Ash is working from the bottom.
Ash controls Felder momentarily but Felder frees himself.
Adam Ash overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Ash has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Felder can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ash has control of Felder's left arm, preventing Felder from doing any damage.
Felder wants to stand but Ash has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Felder pushes down on Ash's leg and manages to get into half guard.
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!
Ash has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Felder is working away from the top position though.
Felder prevents Ash from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Felder is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Ash regains full guard. Nicely done.
Felder is looking to stand up but Ash won't let him.
Ash looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Felder preventing the sweep.
Felder trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ash throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Ash is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Felder trying to control but Ash is working from the bottom.
Felder tries to stand but Ash is controlling from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ash striking from the bottom here.
Felder wants to stand but Ash is controlling his posture from full guard.
Felder works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Ash avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Felder.
Ash wants to improve his position but Felder is controlling well.
Felder blocks the strikes from Ash.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ash makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Ash.
Felder trying to control but Ash is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ash pulls Felder in to control the position.
Felder avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Felder preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Ash dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Ash throws a big shot that misses.
Ash lands a lovely overhand right.
Felder misses with a jab, cross combination.
Felder throws a series of punches but Ash avoids them all with ease.
Ash drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Ash wants to pass the guard but Felder is keeping the position.
Ash wants to control from the top but Felder keeps moving.
Ash stands up over Felder, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ash advances position into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ash scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Felder to see if he's OK.
Ash working the head and body with strikes.
Ash trying to control the position but Felder is working away.
Felder takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
James Felder has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Felder seems a little lost for a moment, as Ash dominates the positioning.
Ash tries to score with some ground and pound. Felder controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Ash working the head and body with strikes.
Ash cracks Felder with an elbow. That is naaassty.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Felder is not content to let Ash control the position.
Ash throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Ash scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ash is trying to ground and pound but Felder uses the momentary lack of control by Ash to regain half guard.
Ash prevents Felder from improving his position.
Ash is keen to just control but Felder is a slippery customer.
Ash lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ash is trying to control. Felder wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Felder felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ash with the ground and pound but Felder uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Ash wants to control from the top but Felder keeps moving.
Felder controls Ash momentarily but Ash frees himself.
Ash controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Adam Ash is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Ash's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
We're going to have a standup here because Adam Ash wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Ash dodges the punch combination from Felder.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adam Ash showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ash, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adam Ash!
After the big win, Adam Ash made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Vandal Fight Boutique & Laundry and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Keith Glenn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordan Belfort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Glenn comes to the cage accompanied by Seven Nation Army. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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176 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Good gas tank |
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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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Keith Glenn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jordan Belfort !
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Glenn lands a really nice looking cross but Belfort seems unphased.
Glenn fails to land with a series of punches.
Belfort scores with a punch to the head.
Belfort takes one to the chin there.
Glenn takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Glenn misses with a wild body shot.
Belfort darts in trying to clinch
and Glenn makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Glenn misses with a double jab
and Belfort counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Belfort throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Glenn to regain full guard.
Glenn avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Belfort throws a big elbow that misses.
Belfort stops Glenn from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belfort trying to control the position from guard on top but Glenn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Glenn not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Glenn keeping full guard, as Belfort tries to pass.
Belfort has gone for a leg lock! Glenn slips out almost immediately though and dives into Belfort 's guard.
Glenn postures up.
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.
Belfort had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Glenn defends it easily.
Belfort is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Glenn defends well.
Belfort looking for a guillotine here but Glenn defends easily.
Glenn will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Belfort working for a triangle but Glenn defends it easily.
Glenn is looking to advance position but Belfort has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belfort tries to control but Glenn wriggling away.
Belfort controlling his opponent.
Glenn wants to control but Belfort is having none of it.
Belfort wants to control but Glenn has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Belfort missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belfort scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Glenn is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Belfort lands a nice short elbow.
Glenn gets full guard.
Glenn manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Glenn.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Belfort lands an uppercut.
Belfort 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Belfort on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jordan Belfort 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.
Glenn takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Belfort walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Glenn works Belfort 's body with a nice hook.
Glenn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Belfort manages to avoid it.
Belfort pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Glenn misses with a body shot.
A lazy body kick from Belfort
and Glenn counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Belfort thinking.
Glenn misses with a straight left.
Glenn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Glenn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Glenn fails to land with a series of punches.
Belfort staying out of range there.
Glenn throws a right and a left that Belfort avoids nicely.
Keith Glenn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Belfort throws out a leg kick but Glenn moves out of range and Belfort only half commits.
Glenn misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glenn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A big left from Glenn misses.
Glenn slips a straight right by Belfort .
Glenn blocks a head kick by Belfort .
A solid body kick from Belfort .
Glenn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Keith Glenn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A looping hook to the body misses from Glenn. Belfort does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jab by Glenn.
Horrible takedown by Glenn or perhaps it was just good defense by Belfort which made him look bad.
The crowd cheers as Glenn lands an impressive looking overhand right. Belfort doesn't seem phased though.
Belfort pushes Glenn away with a front kick.
A jab from Belfort misses.
Glenn cracks Belfort with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glenn shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Belfort 's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Glenn trying to control the position from guard on top but Belfort is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Glenn has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Belfort bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Glenn's guard.
Belfort chips away with some ground and pound.
Belfort scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Belfort trying to control but Glenn is working from the bottom.
Belfort won't allow Glenn to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belfort stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Glenn swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Glenn preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Belfort trying to control the position from guard on top but Glenn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jordan Belfort was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Belfort misses with a kick to the body.
Glenn throws a hook but Belfort avoids it easily.
Belfort pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Glenn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Belfort was well out of range. Poor timing from Glenn.
Glenn throws a chopping leg kick but Belfort manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Glenn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Keith Glenn is winning the standup battle so far.
Glenn doesn't manage to clinch there - Belfort circles away.
Belfort misses with a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Glenn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Belfort displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Glenn throws out the jab.
Glenn is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Belfort has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Glenn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Belfort manages to avoid it.
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 Keith Glenn will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Glenn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Glenn shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Belfort as he jumps to the side.
Horrible takedown by Glenn or perhaps it was just good defense by Belfort which made him look bad.
Belfort is looking to clinch but Glenn is avoiding it.
Belfort lands a glancing blow to the side of Glenn's head.
Glenn throws an overhand right that lands on Belfort 's shoulder, as Belfort tries to avoid the shot.
Glenn lands a really nice looking cross but Belfort seems unphased.
Belfort swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Belfort looks to land a body kick but Glenn moved away.
Nice jab there from Glenn.
Belfort shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Glenn defends it nicely.
Glenn lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Glenn - just one landing.
Glenn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Belfort checks the leg kick.
Belfort doesn't manage to clinch there - Glenn circles away.
Glenn swinging wildly here.
Glenn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Belfort moves away.
Belfort tries to score a power double leg takedown but Glenn sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Belfort somewhat.
Glenn tries to keep at a distance but Belfort has taken the fight into the clinch.
Glenn misses with an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belfort misses with a short punch on the inside.
Come on Glenn - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Belfort jumps guard but Glenn turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Keith Glenn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jordan Belfort .
Belfort lands with a right to the head.
Glenn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Belfort tries to pull guard but Glenn forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Belfort presses Glenn against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Glenn lands a left hand.
Belfort working aggressively here.
Belfort swings wildly with an uppercut but Glenn uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Belfort .
Glenn is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Belfort pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Glenn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Glenn gets through Belfort 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glenn changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Belfort fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Belfort closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Glenn did well to prevent Belfort getting side control.
Belfort prevents Glenn from improving his position.
Belfort thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Glenn won't allow Belfort to pass to mount.
Glenn is pressing down on Belfort 's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Glenn controls Belfort momentarily but Belfort frees himself.
Glenn working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Belfort .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belfort in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Belfort working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Belfort pushes down on Glenn's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Belfort throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Belfort sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Glenn defending well though.
Belfort 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.
Belfort has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Belfort wants to free his trapped foot but Glenn is holding on for dear life with his legs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jordan Belfort comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Belfort 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jordan Belfort !
Jordan Belfort 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Antoine De La Morte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Hoffer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De La Morte comes to the cage accompanied by The Prodigy - Spitfire . Jimmy Hoffer 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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Antoine De La Morte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jimmy Hoffer!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De La Morte misses with a double jab
and Hoffer counters with a three punch combo that has De La Morte backing up. De La Morte nods at Hoffer to acknowledge the strikes.
Hoffer just misses with a punch to the body.
De La Morte really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hoffer looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hoffer scores with a hook to the body. De La Morte takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
De La Morte throws a jab but it's blocked by Hoffer.
Hoffer connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed De La Morte momentarily.
De La Morte moves into the clinch successfully.
De La Morte breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
De La Morte dodges the punch combination from Hoffer.
Hoffer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
De La Morte misses with a double jab.
Hoffer misses with the combination.
De La Morte is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
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!
De La Morte misses with an uppercut
and Hoffer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
De La Morte throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoffer slips under a jab from De La Morte.
Antoine De La Morte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hoffer's hands are dropping dangerously low here and De La Morte connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hoffer scrambles back to his feet.
De La Morte just misses with a punch to the body.
De La Morte closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hoffer scores with a shot to the body.
De La Morte takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hoffer throws the left hand but De La Morte avoids the punch easily.
Hoffer throws a right hand that De La Morte ducks under and follows up with a left that De La Morte also avoids with ease.
De La Morte avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hoffer scores with a body shot.
Hoffer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De La Morte was well out of range. Poor timing from Hoffer.
De La Morte moves in looking to clinch but Hoffer pushes him off.
Hoffer connects with the punch.
A combination from Hoffer does no damage.
Hoffer connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed De La Morte momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big right from Hoffer misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoffer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De La Morte throws out the jab.
De La Morte darts in and clinches Hoffer up against the cage.
A short uppercut from De La Morte.
De La Morte tries to work over Hoffer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hoffer taking a breather.
De La Morte misses with a body punch.
De La Morte prevents a body shot from Hoffer.
De La Morte tries to throw a body punch but Hoffer avoids it by throwing De La Morte back against the cage.
De La Morte tries a body shot but Hoffer blocks it.
Hoffer wants to get back to striking at distance but De La Morte won't allow it.
Good body shot from De La Morte.
De La Morte misses with a body punch.
Hoffer has hold of one of De La Morte's legs. De La Morte is fighting the takedown attempt but Hoffer gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Hoffer stopping the sweep attempt from De La Morte.
De La Morte seems keen to control Hoffer's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoffer trying to control the position from guard on top but De La Morte is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hoffer got a little sloppy there for a moment and De La Morte has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hoffer has managed to get both his arms back between De La Morte's legs - danger averted.
We've been hearing good reports from De La Morte's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
De La Morte working for a triangle but Hoffer defends it easily.
Hoffer postures up and lands a big shot to De La Morte's brow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De La Morte looking for a guillotine here but Hoffer defends easily.
De La Morte looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
De La Morte has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hoffer can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoffer looking to pass the guard.
De La Morte looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hoffer postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hoffer advances to half guard.
De La Morte is refusing to be controlled, as Hoffer sits in half guard.
De La Morte is concentrating on defense, preventing Hoffer from advancing position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De La Morte tries to get to full guard but Hoffer has control of the leg.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hoffer lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hoffer works his way into full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Hoffer dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hoffer thuds his right hand into De La Morte's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
De La Morte lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hoffer circles away quickly and effectively.
Sloppy strikes from De La Morte. Those never looked like landing.
Hoffer throws a series of punches but De La Morte avoids them all with ease.
Hoffer throws a predictable looking body shot
and De La Morte counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jab by De La Morte.
De La Morte avoids the body shot from Hoffer.
Jimmy Hoffer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
De La Morte lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hoffer lands a glancing blow to the side of De La Morte's head.
De La Morte looks to land a combination but Hoffer avoids it well.
De La Morte takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hoffer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De La Morte manages to avoid it.
De La Morte takes one to the chin there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hoffer misses with a straight right.
De La Morte swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hoffer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoffer throws a jab but it's blocked by De La Morte.
Hoffer fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and De La Morte has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hoffer gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A punch lands to the side of De La Morte 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by De La Morte!
De La Morte walks into a stiff left hand from Hoffer.
Hoffer shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches De La Morte napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Hoffer in side control lands a decent elbow.
Hoffer wants to control but De La Morte is keeping him busy.
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!
De La Morte manages to get back to half guard.
Hoffer content to control rather than advance.
De La Morte avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hoffer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De La Morte avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hoffer.
My spies in Gentlemanly Scholars Fight Club Gym(4 Sprbt 4*+) inform me that Hoffer has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Hoffer trying to control from half guard but De La Morte is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De La Morte won't allow Hoffer to pass to mount.
De La Morte has hold of Hoffer's hands but Hoffer slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hoffer tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
De La Morte has hold of Hoffer's hands but Hoffer slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hoffer controlling the action here.
Hoffer is thwarting De La Morte's attempts to control the position.
Hoffer uses his free foot to push down on De La Morte's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for De La Morte.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoffer working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Hoffer raining down hammerfists from mount.
De La Morte is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hoffer with good strikes from the mount here!
De La Morte working to try and regain half guard.
De La Morte is working hard here to advance position.
BOOM! Hoffer connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Hoffer lands a big shot there that rocks De La Morte but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hoffer lands a big shot there that rocks De La Morte but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Hoffer with a couple of short strikes.
De La Morte is rocked!
Hoffer lands a heavy elbow.
Oh De La Morte is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hoffer lands a big shot there that rocks De La Morte but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Hoffer trying to control but De La Morte is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De La Morte bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Hoffer looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
De La Morte seems to have got his legs back now.
De La Morte trying to control the position from guard on top but Hoffer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hoffer working a defensive guard here.
De La Morte wants to control from the top but Hoffer keeps moving.
Hoffer is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hoffer working a defensive guard here.
De La Morte trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Hoffer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Hoffer misses with a straight left.
Hoffer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De La Morte.
De La Morte throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De La Morte pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hoffer defending well as De La Morte loads up on a big left hand.
Hoffer misses with a straight right.
De La Morte is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hoffer.
Hoffer clobbers De La Morte with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hoffer cracks De La Morte with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hoffer misses with a looping left.
De La Morte misses with a hook.
A combination from Hoffer does no damage.
De La Morte looks to throw the jab but Hoffer is out of range.
De La Morte swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
De La Morte fails to land with a series of punches.
De La Morte swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De La Morte throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hoffer scores with a jab to the head.
Nice cross by Hoffer.
De La Morte misses with a hook
and Hoffer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Antoine De La Morte is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hoffer walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. De La Morte checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hoffer misses with a straight left.
Hoffer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De La Morte.
De La Morte throws an overhand right that lands on Hoffer's shoulder, as Hoffer tries to avoid the shot.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Hoffer.
Hoffer working the head and body with strikes.
Hoffer is looking to take a break and control but De La Morte is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hoffer postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De La Morte on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Hoffer throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
De La Morte takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Hoffer is looking to take a break and control but De La Morte is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hoffer cracks De La Morte with an elbow. That is naaassty.
De La Morte manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Hoffer moves into full guard.
De La Morte will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
De La Morte in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hoffer is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoffer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. De La Morte is keeping the position for now.
De La Morte escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hoffer gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
De La Morte working for a triangle but Hoffer defends it easily.
De La Morte controls Hoffer momentarily but Hoffer frees himself.
Hoffer scoring with some ground and pound.
Hoffer wants to pass the guard but De La Morte is keeping the position.
Hoffer loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jimmy Hoffer 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.
Hoffer controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hoffer scoring with punches to the head and body.
De La Morte looking for a guillotine here but Hoffer defends easily.
Hoffer trying to control the position from guard on top but De La Morte is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De La Morte is trying to control the position from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De La Morte keeping moving, preventing Hoffer from controlling successfully.
Antoine De La Morte has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
De La Morte is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Hoffer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hoffer 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Hoffer!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Jimmy Hoffer made sure he mentioned KAISER Nutrition (160!/220$), along with how happy he was to win his fight.
Antoine De La Morte spoke after the fight, saying 'Ce soir, j'ai rencontré un meilleur combattant tout en tous. J'ai essayé de mon mieux mais ce n'était pas assez bon. Je m'excuse auprès de tous mes fans pour ma performance ce soir.
And to my opponent; Congratulations man. It was a nice fight.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dave Klincko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Puempel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dave Klincko has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dave Klincko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Matt Puempel!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klincko lands a high kick!
Klincko throws a series of punches but Puempel moves out of range.
Dave Klincko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Puempel throws a hook but Klincko avoids it easily.
Klincko throws the kick towards the body but Puempel avoids it.
Klincko circles away from the clinch attempt.
Puempel throws a nice outside leg kick.
Puempel shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Klincko takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Puempel scores with a takedown into Klincko's guard.
Puempel missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Klincko preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Puempel throws a strike but Klincko rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Puempel is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Klincko defends well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puempel is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Klincko missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Klincko working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Puempel preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Puempel avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Puempel has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Puempel is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Puempel looking for a sweep. Not yet Puempel, not yet.
Puempel throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Klincko escapes and throws Puempel's legs to the side, diving into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puempel can't do much from the bottom here.
Klincko tries for a kimura but Puempel is defending well.
Puempel is looking for a sweep.
Klincko working the ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Puempel gets back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Klincko is thwarting Puempel's attempts to control the position.
Klincko not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puempel tries to get to full guard but Klincko has control of the leg.
Klincko throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Klincko wants to pass the guard but Puempel is defending well.
Klincko sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Puempel defending well though.
Klincko not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Klincko is nestled in close to Puempel, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Klincko sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Puempel defending well though.
Klincko wants to control but Puempel is keeping him busy.
Klincko throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Klincko is thwarting Puempel's attempts to control the position.
Puempel regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puempel has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Klincko can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Klincko throwing strikes but missing.
Klincko preventing the sweep.
Klincko controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Klincko throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Dave Klincko just wasn't active enough.
Klincko throws a half hearted mid kick.
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 Dave Klincko will probably get the nod.
That's time! Klincko's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Puempel lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Puempel tries to clinch up but Klincko circles away and keeps his distance.
Klincko stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Puempel.
Klincko bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Puempel's head.
Klincko blocks a head kick by Puempel.
Puempel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Klincko moves away.
Puempel has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Klincko thows a body shot but no joy.
Puempel moves out of range of the strikes.
Puempel lands a nice leg kick that just misses Klincko's sensitive parts.
Puempel avoids the body shot from Klincko.
Puempel stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Klincko.
Puempel keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Puempel misses with a right hand
and Klincko counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Puempel is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Klincko lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dave Klincko!
Dave Klincko managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Fury Nutrition Inc., into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wolfram Stelzer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raijin Kage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Stelzer might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Satyricon - K.I.N.G.. Kage has chosen Gojira - Oroborus as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wolfram Stelzer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raijin Kage!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kage steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stelzer.
Stelzer really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Stelzer throws a hook but Kage blocks it.
Stelzer throws a hook but Kage avoids it easily.
Stelzer scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kage blocks a jab.
Kage blocks a jab.
Stelzer throws the left hand but Kage avoids the punch easily.
Stelzer misses with an uppercut. Kage saw that one coming.
Stelzer throws a hook to the side of Kage's head but Kage sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stelzer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kage moves away.
Kage ducks right into an uppercut from Stelzer.
Stelzer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kage moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stelzer scores with a decent looking hook.
Stelzer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kage moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stelzer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kage sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kage avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stelzer throws out a loose jab but Kage uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kage avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stelzer closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Stelzer lands in his opponent's guard.
Stelzer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kage is keeping the position for now.
Stelzer postures up.
Kage is controlling Stelzer's posture.
Stelzer passes Kage's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Stelzer prevents Kage from improving his position.
Stelzer has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Stelzer is looking for a kimura but Kage is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Stelzer to get the leverage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kage manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Stelzer stands and throws Kage's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Stelzer tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kage is trying to control Stelzer's posture but Stelzer avoids it.
Stelzer tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Stelzer has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Stelzer is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kage is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Stelzer will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Stelzer swings around for an armbar but Kage sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Stelzer's guard.
Kage slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stelzer tries to bench press Kage off him but Kage keeps the position.
Stelzer is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Kage is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Kage tries to control but Stelzer wriggling away.
Stelzer wants to hold on but Kage pushes him away.
Kage lands a couple of good shots and Stelzer has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Kage is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Stelzer knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Stelzer for a finish.
Kage throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Stelzer!
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!
Stelzer is in bad spot here.
Kage avoiding Stelzer 's attempts to control his hands.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kage looking for the RNC.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kage working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Kage tightening his grip on Stelzer, looking for the choke.
Stelzer tries to escape but Kage has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Raijin Kage will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Stelzer scores with a nice head shot.
Stelzer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kage sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kage defending well as Stelzer loads up on a big left hand.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Stelzer is defended easily by Kage.
A jab from Stelzer misses.
Stelzer is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Stelzer misses with an uppercut. Kage saw that one coming.
Stelzer misses with a hook
and Kage counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Kage with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stelzer throws his legs up looking for a submission but Kage uses it to pass to side control.
Stelzer prevents Kage from moving into mount.
Kage trying to control the position but Stelzer is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stelzer gets back to half guard.
Kage tries to pass to full mount but Stelzer defends it.
Stelzer is refusing to be controlled, as Kage sits in half guard.
Raijin Kage has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kage is looking to advance position but Stelzer won't allow it.
Stelzer wants to improve his position but Kage is controlling well.
Kage takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Stelzer won't allow Kage to pass to mount.
Stelzer looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kage wants to pass to mount but Stelzer is defending the position.
Kage trying to control the action but Stelzer is working from the bottom.
Kage wants to pass the guard but Stelzer is defending well.
Kage is trying to control the action in half guard but Stelzer is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Stelzer is looking for a sweep. Kage is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kage wants to free his trapped foot but Stelzer is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Stelzer trying to hold on to Kage's head to control him but Kage postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kage is trying to control. Stelzer wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Raijin Kage was stalling too much, according to the referee.
A big left from Stelzer misses.
A jab lands there for Stelzer.
Stelzer misses with a straight left.
Stelzer throws an overhand right that lands on Kage's shoulder, as Kage tries to avoid the shot.
Kage takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kage blocks a jab.
Kage keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stelzer scores with a decent looking hook.
Kage moves forwards but Stelzer connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stelzer tries to bum rush Kage with a series of wild strikes but Kage uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stelzer is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Stelzer scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kage bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stelzer cracks Kage with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Stelzer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kage sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stelzer throws a looping overhand right but Kage ducks down to avoid it.
Kage uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stelzer.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stelzer throws the left hand but Kage avoids the punch easily.
Kage displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stelzer throws out the jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kage keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stelzer.
Kage moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kage slips a jab from Stelzer.
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 Wolfram Stelzer will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Stelzer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kage.
Wolfram Stelzer is winning the standup battle so far.
Stelzer cracks Kage with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kage moves out of range of the strikes.
Stelzer throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kage on the side of the head.
Stelzer paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kage slips a straight right by Stelzer.
Stelzer takes a swing at Kage's ribcage but misses.
A combination from Stelzer does no damage.
Stelzer tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kage defends well and Stelzer ends up having to push Kage into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Kage stalls.
Stelzer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stelzer has a couple of punches blocked by Kage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kage has hold of one of Stelzer's legs. Stelzer is fighting the takedown attempt but Kage gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Stelzer working for submissions but it's allowed Kage to get to half guard.
Kage passes the guard and advances to mount!
Kage wants to control the pace but Stelzer is squirming around nicely.
Stelzer taking shots to the head.
Stelzer is wriggling around trying to escape.
Kage sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Stelzer can't escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kage landing punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stelzer is wriggling around trying to escape.
Kage with shots to the head and body - Stelzer looks very uncomfortable down there.
Kage lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Stelzer wants to hold on but Kage pushes him away.
Kage lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Stelzer really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kage looking to control but Stelzer is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kage sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kage is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Stelzer is squirming around, avoiding Kage's attempts to control the action.
Kage working for a submission but Stelzer is keeping him at bay.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stelzer working to try and regain half guard.
Stelzer is squirming around, avoiding Kage's attempts to control the action.
Stelzer is wriggling around trying to escape.
Stelzer in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Kage connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
It looks like Wolfram Stelzer has been cut.
Kage prevents Stelzer from getting the reversal.
Kage is landing with some decent strikes but Stelzer is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Kage looking to control but Stelzer is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kage pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Stelzer 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!
Stelzer tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Oh Stelzer is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stelzer seems to have got his legs back now.
Kage tries to control but Stelzer wriggling away.
Stelzer tries to reverse the position but Kage maintains control.
Stelzer tries to hold on but Kage pushes him away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kage lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Stelzer hang on?
Kage landing strikes, looking to finish!
Kage pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Stelzer tries to lock up and control but Kage gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Raijin Kage comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kage 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Maubee Away (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Phoenix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Away comes to the cage accompanied by Rude Boy Dreams. Phoenix has chosen Phoenix as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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184 lbs
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180 lbs
12 - 2 - 0 |
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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
15 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Maubee Away!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Simon Phoenix!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phoenix ducks under a wild hook from Away.
Phoenix uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Away.
Phoenix tries to close the distance and clinch but Away swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Phoenix falls off balance throwing a combination
and Away counters with a right hand to the body.
Away works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Away scores with a shot to the body.
Away scores with a nice strike.
Away misses with an uppercut. Phoenix saw that one coming.
Phoenix throws a body punch but Away moves out of range.
Maubee Away seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Away throws a poor cross that misses
and Phoenix counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Away thinking.
Away thows a left - swing and a miss!
Away looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Away misses with an uppercut.
Phoenix slips under a jab from Away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phoenix throws a hook but Away blocks it.
Away throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big left from Away misses.
Away comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Phoenix ducks under a wild hook from Away.
Phoenix moves out of range of the strikes.
Phoenix throws a right and a left that Away avoids nicely.
Away pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Some wild striking there from Phoenix.
Away misses with a straight right.
Phoenix rushes Away and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Away jumps guard but Phoenix turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Away tries to pull guard but Phoenix holds him up against the cage and eventually Away drops back down to his feet.
Phoenix has hold of one of Away's legs. Away is fighting the takedown attempt but Phoenix gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Phoenix is pushing down on Away's leg trying to pass to half guard. Away is fighting to maintain full guard but Phoenix has managed to sneak the leg through.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Phoenix tries to pass to full mount but Away defends it.
Away wants to improve his position but Phoenix is controlling well.
Phoenix is looking to advance position but Away won't allow it.
Phoenix trying to control from half guard but Away is working away.
Away tries to roll over but Phoenix keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Away regains full guard. Nicely done.
Phoenix content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Away has locked up a guillotine! Away's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Phoenix is holding on here and Away must be using up a lot of energy. Phoenix has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Away gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Maubee Away!
Maubee Away 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Tristin Shonuck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nir Sosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shonuck comes to the cage accompanied by Johnny Cash - God's Gonna Cut You Down. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tristin Shonuck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nir Sosa!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Sosa.
Shonuck throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sosa counters with a takedown into side control.
Sosa in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Sosa working the ground and pound but Shonuck is defending the strikes.
Sosa slows the pace down.
Sosa is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Shonuck has escaped the position, nice work there.
Shonuck is looking for a sweep.
Sosa misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Sosa is staying tight to Shonuck's torso, preventing him from escaping.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sosa wants to take a breather but Shonuck manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Sosa.
Sosa wants to control from the top but Shonuck keeps moving.
Sosa with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Shonuck trying to control the position.
Sosa trying to control the position from guard on top but Shonuck is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sosa looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sosa sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Shonuck's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shonuck avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sosa.
Sosa thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Shonuck's head.
Sosa wants to work for an arm triangle but Shonuck is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Sosa is trying to control. Shonuck wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Sosa wants to work for an arm triangle but Shonuck is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Sosa tries to pass the half guard into mount. Shonuck knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Shonuck is defending against the submission attempts here by Sosa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sosa not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sosa is looking to advance position but Shonuck won't allow it.
Sosa keeps trying to improve his position.
Shonuck avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sosa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sosa not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Shonuck is not content to let Sosa control the position.
Sosa thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Shonuck's head.
Sosa is trying to control. Shonuck wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Shonuck is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Nights Watch MMA Academy that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Still in half guard, Sosa seems content to control.
Sosa misses with a head shot. Shonuck uses the momentum to regain guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sosa working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nir Sosa dominated that round.
That's time! Shonuck's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A low kick from Sosa is predictable there
and Shonuck counters with a big head kick but Sosa shrugs it off.
Shonuck attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sosa finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Shonuck takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Shonuck fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jab by Shonuck.
Sosa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sosa throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sosa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nir Sosa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Shonuck.
Shonuck throws a series of punches but Sosa moves out of range.
Shonuck moves out of range of the strikes.
Shonuck with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sosa to score with a decent uppercut.
Sosa cracks Shonuck with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sosa connects with a body shot.
Shonuck takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Shonuck takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sosa misses with a body shot.
Shonuck feints a jab promting Sosa to slip. Shonuck then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Sosa slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Shonuck throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sosa.
Sosa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shonuck moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sosa throws out a loose jab but Shonuck uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nir Sosa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shonuck throws the left hand but Sosa avoids the punch easily.
Sosa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Shonuck throws a lazy head kick
and Sosa counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sosa.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shonuck keeping full guard, as Sosa tries to pass.
Sosa trying to control but Shonuck is working from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sosa's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shonuck keeping moving, preventing Sosa from controlling successfully.
Sosa looking to pass the guard.
Sosa lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sosa controls from within his opponent's guard.
Sosa 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.
Sosa is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Sosa throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Shonuck works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sosa accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sosa tries to free his leg and advance position but Shonuck is retaining full guard.
Sosa showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Sosa trying to control the position from guard on top but Shonuck is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sosa tries to free his leg and advance position but Shonuck is retaining full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sosa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Shonuck swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shonuck tries to sprawl but Sosa drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Sosa wants to pass to mount but Shonuck is defending the position.
Shonuck wants to improve his position but Sosa is controlling well.
Shonuck keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sosa 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nir Sosa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A decent looking cross lands there for Sosa.
Shonuck scores with a one two! Sosa had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Sosa scores with a crisp jab that stopped Shonuck in his tracks.
Shonuck takes one to the side of the head.
Sosa is looking to score with low kicks.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sosa.
Sosa shoots in but no luck this time.
Sosa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sosa throws a leg kick which misses Shonuck's front leg but catches the back leg as Shonuck tries to avoid it.
Sosa tries a head kick but it misses.
Shonuck avoids the body shot from Sosa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sosa slips under a jab from Shonuck.
Sosa tries to land a front kick but Shonuck steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A telegraphed right hand from Shonuck misses the target.
Sosa misses with a takedown attempt - Shonuck sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sosa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sosa lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Shonuck at a distance.
Sosa throws out a loose jab but Shonuck uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sosa slips under a jab from Shonuck.
Shonuck throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shonuck misses with a body kick.
Sosa tries to bum rush Shonuck with a series of wild strikes but Shonuck uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shonuck blocks a head kick by Sosa.
Sosa goes for a double leg but Shonuck avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Shonuck continues to drive forward.
Tristin Shonuck has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nir Sosa.
Sosa misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shonuck is looking to control Sosa's arms but Sosa gets an underhook and turns him. Now Shonuck has his back to the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Shonuck manages to break the clinch.
Sosa sizes up Shonuck with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sosa throws a leg kick which misses Shonuck's front leg but catches the back leg as Shonuck tries to avoid it.
Sosa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Shonuck.
Sosa throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Shonuck's waist but Shonuck gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sosa off to one side.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sosa works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sosa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sosa has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Shonuck finds it's way round the side to connect with Sosa's head.
Jab from Shonuck.
Sosa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sosa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shonuck.
Sosa misses with a straight left.
Sosa throws a hook but Shonuck blocks it.
Sosa shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Shonuck misses.
Sosa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sosa thuds his shin into the meat of Shonuck's side.
Shonuck is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Shonuck moves away from the strike by Sosa.
Shonuck misses with an uppercut. Sosa saw that one coming.
Shonuck throws a head kick that misses.
Shonuck uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sosa.
Tristin Shonuck has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shonuck throws a series of punches but Sosa avoids them all with ease.
Sosa takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Good leg kick by Shonuck there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Shonuck with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sosa to score with a decent uppercut.
Shonuck misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shonuck throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sosa connects with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shonuck takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A big left from Shonuck misses.
Sosa fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sosa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg 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!
Sosa fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Shonuck looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sosa tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Shonuck is able to avoid easily.
Sosa tests Shonuck's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Shonuck dips to his left and cracks Sosa with an uppercut!
Sosa throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Shonuck on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shonuck pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sosa is out of range and Shonuck settles back down.
Shonuck scoring well with a low kick there.
Sosa fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sosa feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Shonucks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
And that's the end of the fight!
Nir Sosa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sosa 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nir Sosa!
Nir Sosa made sure to mention his sponsor, Conquer in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Butcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Olov Hermansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hermansson has chosen Rammstein - Ich Will! as his entrance music. Jan Olov Hermansson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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167 lbs
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158 lbs
15 - 9 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Butcher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jan Olov Hermansson!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hermansson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hermansson defending well as Butcher loads up on a big left hand.
Hermansson dodges the punch combination from Butcher.
Butcher gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hermansson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Hermansson trying to control the position from guard on top but Butcher is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've been hearing good reports from Butcher's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Butcher is pulling down on Hermansson's head. It's preventing any offense from Hermansson, at least for the moment.
Hermansson trying to control the position from guard on top but Butcher is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Butcher working a defensive guard but Hermansson passes into half guard.
Butcher is trying to stand back up but Hermansson is controlling him
Hermansson is working for a submission of some sort.
Hermansson seems to be looking for submissions.
Butcher keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hermansson seems to be working for a kimura but Butcher defends the submission attempt.
Hermansson is trying to control. Butcher wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hermansson slows the pace down in half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Butcher has hold of Hermansson's hands but Hermansson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hermansson is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Butcher is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jan Olov Hermansson!
Jan Olov Hermansson thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jaska Jalovaara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roberto Sturmpruegel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jalovaara comes into the arena with Die for Metal blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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193 lbs
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196 lbs
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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
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jaska Jalovaara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roberto Sturmpruegel!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jalovaara with a nice cross.
It looks like Roberto Sturmpruegel has been cut.
Jalovaara looks to score with a jab to the body but Sturmpruegel is just out of range.
Sturmpruegel throws a series of punches but Jalovaara avoids them all with ease.
Jalovaara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sturmpruegel was well out of range. Poor timing from Jalovaara.
Sturmpruegel looks to score with a jab to the body but Jalovaara is just out of range.
Jalovaara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sturmpruegel scores with a nice right hand.
Sturmpruegel lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sturmpruegel throws a nice looking combination but Jalovaara bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jalovaara cracks Sturmpruegel with a good jab.
No luck for Jalovaara with that takedown attempt.
Jalovaara chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sturmpruegel can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Sturmpruegel there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sturmpruegel thows a body shot but no joy.
Jalovaara throws a leg kick
and Sturmpruegel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jalovaara ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jalovaara throws a head kick that misses.
Sturmpruegel with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jalovaara uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sturmpruegel.
Sturmpruegel doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sturmpruegel throws a looping overhand right but Jalovaara ducks down to avoid it.
Sturmpruegel throws out a leg kick but Jalovaara moves out of range and Sturmpruegel only half commits.
Jalovaara misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sturmpruegel looks to land a combination but Jalovaara avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sturmpruegel cracks Jalovaara with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jalovaara misses with a hook. Sturmpruegel ducked under it nicely.
Jalovaara lands with a kick to the ribs.
Sturmpruegel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jalovaara. That's going to slow Sturmpruegel down.
Sturmpruegel swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jalovaara counters with a single leg into guard. Sturmpruegel didn't expect that.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Jalovaara pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sturmpruegel is keeping the position for now.
Jalovaara landing some decent shots from guard.
Sturmpruegel really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jalovaara. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sturmpruegel keeping moving, preventing Jalovaara from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jalovaara throws a big right hand that misses.
Jalovaara throwing strikes but missing.
Jalovaara working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jalovaara throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sturmpruegel works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sturmpruegel trying to control the position here.
We've been hearing that Jalovaara has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Jalovaara throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jalovaara loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sturmpruegel tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jalovaara throwing strikes from guard but Sturmpruegel blocks nicely.
Sturmpruegel preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jalovaara wants to pass the guard but Sturmpruegel is keeping the position.
Jalovaara is looking to work some ground and pound but Sturmpruegel has wrist control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sturmpruegel utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jalovaara in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaska Jalovaara dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roberto Sturmpruegel's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sturmpruegel blocks a leg kick.
Jalovaara ducks right into an uppercut from Sturmpruegel.
Sturmpruegel throws a jab but it's blocked by Jalovaara.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sturmpruegel. Jalovaara does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sturmpruegel pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jalovaara is out of range and Sturmpruegel settles back down.
Jalovaara moves away from the strike by Sturmpruegel.
Jalovaara pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jalovaara's corner calls for a 1-2. Jalovaara obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jalovaara pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sturmpruegel connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
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!
Jalovaara moves out of range of the strikes.
Jalovaara throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sturmpruegel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sturmpruegel tests Jalovaara's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sturmpruegel moves out of range as Jalovaara strikes.
Jalovaara darts in looking for a takedown but Sturmpruegel gets double underhooks and turns Jalovaara into the cage.
Jalovaara manages to break the clinch.
Jalovaara tries to bum rush Sturmpruegel with a series of wild strikes but Sturmpruegel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sturmpruegel jabs Jalovaara right on the nose. Jalovaara blinks but takes it well.
Jalovaara cracks Sturmpruegel with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jalovaara lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jalovaara stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sloppy strikes from Jalovaara. Those never looked like landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sturmpruegel with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jalovaara changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Sturmpruegel looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Sturmpruegel takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Jalovaara lands a decent elbow from side control.
Jalovaara tries to score with some ground and pound. Sturmpruegel controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Sturmpruegel prevents Jalovaara from moving into mount.
Sturmpruegel is looking for a sweep.
Jalovaara throws an elbow but Sturmpruegel slips to the side and avoids it well.
Sturmpruegel tries to bench press Jalovaara off him but Jalovaara keeps the position.
Jalovaara working the ground and pound from side control.
Jalovaara is trying to get an arm triangle but Sturmpruegel is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jalovaara tries to score with some ground and pound. Sturmpruegel controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Jalovaara in side control, throwing shots but Sturmpruegel defends.
Jalovaara is looking to take a break and control but Sturmpruegel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sturmpruegel is trying to improve his position.
Jalovaara sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Sturmpruegel is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Jalovaara seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Sloppy strikes there by Jalovaara.
Jalovaara postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Jalovaara creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Sturmpruegel sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Jalovaara is chipping away with strikes.
Sturmpruegel dodges the ground and pound from Jalovaara.
Jalovaara in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sturmpruegel avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Jalovaara.
Sturmpruegel tries to improve position but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaska Jalovaara dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Roberto Sturmpruegel's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Sturmpruegel takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sturmpruegel is looking to score with low kicks.
Jalovaara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jaska Jalovaara is winning the standup battle so far.
Jalovaara defending well as Sturmpruegel loads up on a big left hand.
Sturmpruegel thuds a left hand into Jalovaara's body.
Sturmpruegel misses with an uppercut.
Jalovaara tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Sturmpruegel defends well and Jalovaara ends up having to push Sturmpruegel into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Sturmpruegel works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short body shot lands from Jalovaara as the two fighters clinch.
Sturmpruegel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jalovaara swings wildly with an uppercut but Sturmpruegel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jalovaara tries to throw a body punch but Sturmpruegel avoids it by throwing Jalovaara back against the cage.
Sturmpruegel working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jalovaara lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jalovaara is looking to take this one to the mat.
Sturmpruegel lands a hook that snaps the head of Jalovaara backwards.
Sturmpruegel swings wildly with an uppercut but Jalovaara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jalovaara lands a right hand.
Jalovaara blocking some punches.
Jalovaara tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jalovaara.
Jalovaara tries to pull guard but Sturmpruegel forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jaska Jalovaara. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jalovaara lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sturmpruegel lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jalovaara jumps guard but Sturmpruegel stands there with Jalovaara around his waist. Jalovaara gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sturmpruegel lands an uppercut.
Sturmpruegel throws a punch but it's blocked by Jalovaara.
Roberto Sturmpruegel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jalovaara working aggressively here.
Sturmpruegel tries a body shot but Jalovaara blocks it.
Sturmpruegel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jalovaara backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jalovaara's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jalovaara swings widly with a right hand
and Sturmpruegel counters with a nice body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Sturmpruegel checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sturmpruegel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sturmpruegel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sturmpruegel staying out of range there.
Jalovaara misses the jab.
Jalovaara shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Sturmpruegel napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Jalovaara misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Jalovaara crashes against the mat.
Sturmpruegel dodges the ground and pound from Jalovaara.
Jalovaara working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Jalovaara is trying to get an arm triangle but Sturmpruegel is defending well.
Sturmpruegel regains half guard, as Jalovaara was trying to land strikes.
Sturmpruegel is defending against the submission attempts here by Jalovaara.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jalovaara missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jalovaara 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.
Sturmpruegel avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jalovaara.
Jalovaara throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jalovaara wants to pass to mount but Sturmpruegel is defending the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jalovaara thows a huge punch but Sturmpruegel dodges it nicely.
Jalovaara thows a huge punch but Sturmpruegel dodges it nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jaska Jalovaara showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jalovaara has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jaska Jalovaara!
After the fight, Jaska Jalovaara was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Wagner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Orkan Dogu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Ryan Wagner has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ryan Wagner!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Orkan Dogu!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dogu dives in and scores a takedown into Wagner's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Dogu being controlled here momentarily.
Dogu lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dogu slips nicely into half guard.
Dogu lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Wagner preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Wagner has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Dogu is looking to take a break and control but Wagner is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dogu has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dogu working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Wagner's thigh. Wagner counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Dogu throws a strike but Wagner rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Wagner trying to control but Dogu is working from the bottom.
Dogu tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dogu keeps trying to improve his position.
Dogu has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Wagner has passed into side control.
Dogu looks to move to half guard but instead Wagner has passed into mount! Damn!
Wagner looking to control and managing it successfully.
Dogu is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wagner takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Dogu working to try and regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dogu is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dogu is still trying to improve position.
Dogu bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Dogu throws a strike but Wagner rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Wagner looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dogu looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Orkan Dogu dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dogu changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dogu takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wagner fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wagner misses with an uppercut
and Dogu counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Wagner utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dogu advances to half guard.
Dogu looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Wagner with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Wagner wants to get back to full guard.
Wagner moves into full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dogu trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wagner working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dogu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dogu trying to control but Wagner is working from the bottom.
Dogu passes Wagner's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Dogu lands with a punch from half guard.
Orkan Dogu has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dogu thows a huge punch but Wagner dodges it nicely.
Dogu throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dogu throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Wagner blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dogu.
Dogu is keen to just control but Wagner is a slippery customer.
Wagner is holding on to half guard well.
Dogu throwing shots but Wagner is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dogu trying to control from Wagner's half guard. Wagner has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Dogu postures up in Wagner's guard and throws a big left but Wagner blocks it.
Wagner working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dogu.
Dogu trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dogu throws an elbow that misses. Wagner uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dogu's guard. Nice move by Wagner!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dogu is looking to sweep but instead, Wagner has passed into half guard.
Dogu is looking for a sweep. Wagner is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dogu is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
Dogu is desperately trying to improve his position but Wagner has a good base and remains in mount.
Dogu tries to lock up and control but Wagner gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Dogu is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dogu 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.
Dogu is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Wagner trying to control the action but Dogu is working from the bottom.
Dogu 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.
Wagner seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Dogu wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Orkan Dogu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Wagner's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dogu takes a swing at Wagner's ribcage but misses.
Dogu lands a lovely overhand right.
Dogu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wagner.
A thudding body kick lands there by Wagner!
Wagner throws a jab when Dogu was well out of range.
Dogu missing with a left hand there. Wagner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dogu thows a left - swing and a miss!
A looping hook to the body misses from Dogu. Wagner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wagner paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dogu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wagner.
Dogu lands a jab to the nose.
Wagner sizes up Dogu with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wagner throws a jab when Dogu was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dogu ducks under a wild hook from Wagner.
Wagner takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wagner throws a push kick but Dogu slaps the foot to one side.
Dogu throws an overhand right that lands on Wagner's shoulder, as Wagner tries to avoid the shot.
Dogu walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wagner misses with a left hand
and Dogu counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Dogu.
Wagner working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dogu.
Wagner controls Dogu momentarily but Dogu frees himself.
Dogu throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dogu working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Wagner's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wagner is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dogu throwing strikes but missing.
Wagner has momentary wrist control but Dogu slips an elbow through the middle.
Dogu landing with the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dogu throws a big right hand that misses.
Dogu is stalling in the full guard.
Dogu lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dogu is looking to work some ground and pound but Wagner has wrist control.
Dogu throwing strikes but missing.
Wagner keeping moving, preventing Dogu from controlling successfully.
Wagner utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dogu throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dogu accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dogu postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dogu looking to sit in guard and control but Wagner gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Dogu wants to improve his position but instead Wagner has moved into half guard.
Dogu is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Wagner's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Wagner's back!
Wagner has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Dogu.
Well, with Dogu on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Wagner is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Dogu misses with punches from the back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dogu wants to control but Wagner is keeping busy.
Wagner tries to break free.
Wagner turns into Dogu and is now in his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Orkan Dogu really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dogu takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Wagner on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ryan Wagner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wagner looks to score with a jab to the body but Dogu is just out of range.
Dogu tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Wagner defends well and Dogu ends up having to push Wagner into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Dogu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A slow jab from Wagner misses its intended target.
Wagner attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Wagner rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dogu counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Wagner wants to sweep here but Dogu controlling him for the moment.
Dogu with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dogu stands and throws Wagner's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dogu tries to score with some ground and pound. Wagner controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Dogu works to advance to full mount. Wagner defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Dogu with a couple of short strikes.
Wagner is trying desperately to improve position.
Dogu with the ground and pound from mount.
Dogu putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dogu lands a heavy elbow.
Poor strikes thrown by Dogu there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Dogu trying to control but Wagner is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dogu putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Dogu misses with a head shot.
Wagner avoids a series of strikes thrown by Dogu.
Poor strikes thrown by Dogu there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Dogu looking to finish with strikes here!
Wagner in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Wagner is rocked!
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Dogu postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Wagner badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Dogu around the waist but Dogu pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Dogu is the winner by TKO! Dogu jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Orkan Dogu!
Orkan Dogu is the new welterweight champion!
Orkan Dogu 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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