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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ichi Ijima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Warm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ijima comes to the cage accompanied by Alphabetical #1 - Karera Musication. Warm is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Walk like an Egyptian. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Luke Warm enters the cage!
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30
202 lbs
19 - 15 - 1 |
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185 lbs
17 - 16 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ichi Ijima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luke Warm!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Warm keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ijima.
Ijima walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Warm checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ijima takes a swing at Warm's ribcage but misses.
Ijima ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Warm moves away.
Warm bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ijima's head backwards.
Warm lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ijima jabs Warm right on the nose. Warm blinks but takes it well.
Warm needs to keep his hands up - Ijima had a free shot at his head there.
Ijima just misses with a punch to the body.
Ijima misses with a low kick as Warm jumps back.
Ijima throws the left hand but Warm avoids the punch easily.
Warm uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ijima.
Ijima misses with a hook
and Warm counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Ijima's guard now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Warm tries to free his leg and advance position but Ijima is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warm with a flurry of punches that miss.
Warm keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ijima's head.
Warm wants to control from the top but Ijima keeps moving.
Ijima looking for a sweep. Not yet Ijima, not yet.
Ijima looking to control.
Warm looking to sit in guard and control but Ijima gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ijima stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Warm swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ijima is working hard here to advance position.
Ijima loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Warm is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ijima stops Warm from standing up.
Warm looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ijima is one step ahead there.
Ijima trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Warm is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ijima won't allow Warm to sweep him here.
Ijima throws a big elbow that misses.
Ijima trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ijima distracts Warm with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ijima throwing strikes but missing.
Ijima missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Warm is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ijima looking to sit in guard and control but Warm gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Warm looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ijima has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Warm can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ijima has momentary wrist control but Warm slips an elbow through the middle.
Ijima might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warm stopping the sweep attempt from Ijima.
Ijima is pulling down on Warm's head to control his posture.
Warm throwing strikes from guard but Ijima blocks nicely.
Ijima looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Warm puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Warm looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Warm seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Ijima blocking the ground and pound attempt from Warm.
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.
Warm is trying to control the action in half guard but Ijima is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Warm is thwarting Ijima's attempts to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Luke Warm will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ijima throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Warm has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Warm just misses with a punch to the body.
Warm has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Warm there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ijima throws a body punch but Warm moves out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Warm as Ijima shoots in.
A looping hook to the body misses from Warm. Ijima does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ijima darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Warm scores with a punch to the head.
Ijima throws a right hand that Warm ducks under and follows up with a left that Warm also avoids with ease.
Warm keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Warm rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ijima counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Luke Warm has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Warm is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ijima is pressing down on Warm's thigh, looking to free his foot. Warm is holding on for now.
Ijima throws a strike but Warm avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Ijima trying to control but Warm is working from the bottom.
Warm tries to land a sweep but no joy.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ijima accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ijima wants to control from the top but Warm keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ijima looking to sit in guard and control but Warm gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Warm cracks Ijima with a solid left hand.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ijima is on top in guard.
Warm seems keen to control Ijima's posture.
Warm looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ijima lands a couple of digs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ijima stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Warm swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ijima is working Warm over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ijima advances position into side control!
Ijima throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Ijima throws a strike aimed at the side of Warm's head but Warm avoids it well.
Ijima 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.
Ijima tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Ijima trying to control the action but Warm is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warm tries to buck Ijima off but Ijima is having none of it.
Ijima throws a strike aimed at the side of Warm's head but Warm avoids it well.
Ijima throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Ijima working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Warm is looking to regain half guard here but Ijima keeps moving and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ichi Ijima dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Ijima misses with a wild body shot.
Ijima tries to land a leg kick but Warm saw it coming and moves away.
Ijima will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ijima shoots in for a takedown but Warm shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ijima shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ichi Ijima seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ijima jabs Warm to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Warm throws a good cross that connects.
Warm throws out a powerful jab.
Ijima shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Warm sprawls well. Warm wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ijima gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ichi Ijima. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ijima cracks Warm with an open hand slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ijima misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ijima is looking to wear down Warm with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Warm lands a glancing blow to the side of Ijima's head.
Warm lands a glancing blow to the side of Ijima's head.
Ijima tries to score a power double leg takedown but Warm sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ijima somewhat.
Ijima fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Warm lands a nice shot that snaps Ijima's head back.
Warm lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ijima at a distance.
Ichi Ijima is winning the standup battle so far.
Ijima looks to land a right hand but Warm moved out of range.
Ijima misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warm looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Warm pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Ijima back to the cage. Warm follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Warm shoots in for a takedown but Ijima shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ijima gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nice shot by Ijima.
Ijima shoots in looking for a takedown. Warm tries to sprawl out of it but Ijima keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Warm manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ijima is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Warm.
Ijima swats away the attempt to clinch by Warm.
Warm sizes up Ijima with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ijima throws a series of punches but Warm avoids them all with ease.
Warm misses with a wild combination.
Warm with a hook.
Warm connects with a crisp jab.
Some wild striking there from Ijima.
Ijima ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ijima connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Warm is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Ijima shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Warm defends it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ijima is defended easily by Warm.
A big left from Warm misses.
Ijima goes for a double leg but Warm avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Warm continues to drive forward.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ijima.
Warm has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Warm working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ijima blocking some punches.
Warm misses with the head strike.
Warm gets underhooks to prevent Ijima's takedown attempt.
Ijima misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Luke Warm just about did enough to take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Warm misses the shot to the body.
Warm tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ijima manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ijima throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Warm misses with a looping left.
Warm closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Warm lands in his opponent's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ijima is on top in guard.
Warm keeping moving, preventing Ijima from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warm can't keep his opponent in guard - Ijima advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Warm is trying to control but can't.
Warm wants to get back to full guard.
Warm is trying to stand up here but Ijima is controlling him well.
Warm is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ijima scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ijima prevents Warm from improving his position.
Ijima 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ijima prevents Warm from improving his position.
Ijima with the ground and pound but Warm uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Warm is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Warm is on top in guard.
Warm must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ijima looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Warm cracks Ijima with a solid left hand.
Warm controls from within his opponent's guard.
Warm working some strikes from top position.
Ijima 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.
Ijima is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Warm is working Ijima over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Warm accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ijima has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Warm can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Warm is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Ijima not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Warm's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Warm trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Luke Warm is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ijima is looking for a triangle but Warm pushes his legs off easily.
Warm working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Warm trying to control the position from guard on top but Ijima is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ijima has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Warm can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ichi Ijima has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Warm connects with a couple of short punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luke Warm comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Warm 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 4 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 37:39
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 38:38
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 38:39
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Luke Warm!
Luke Warm managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, GREEN!160, into his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Larry David (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse Wolfe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think David might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to PRINCE RAMA - RAGHUPATI. Wolfe is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Immortal Technique- Internally Bleeding. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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33
160 lbs
20 - 12 - 0 |
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36
158 lbs
27 - 15 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Larry David!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jesse Wolfe!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Steven Brown and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
David lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wolfe's sensitive parts.
David lands a nice shot that snaps Wolfe's head back.
David tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jab by Wolfe.
Wolfe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but David was well out of range. Poor timing from Wolfe.
David takes the fight into the clinch.
Wolfe wants to break the clinch but can't.
David tries a body shot but Wolfe blocks it.
Wolfe throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wolfe prevents a body shot from David.
Wolfe has David pressed against the cage, preventing David from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
David struggles to land a body shot inside as Wolfe controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolfe scores with an uppercut up the middle.
David misses with some punches.
David goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
David doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Good body shot from David.
Wolfe blocks a body shot from David.
A nice right hand lands inside from David.
Wolfe is trying to push David away but David has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
David lands with a short head shot on the inside.
David misses with a hook to the ribs.
David misses with a body punch.
David misses with a hook from the clinch.
David breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolfe throws a right and a left that both miss.
David tries to close the distance and clinch but Wolfe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
David tries to clinch up but Wolfe circles away and keeps his distance.
Wolfe fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. David looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
David has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
David misses with a low kick.
Wolfe misses with a wild body shot.
David throws a body shot but no joy.
David throws a half hearted mid kick.
The crowd cheers as David lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wolfe doesn't seem phased though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
David misses with an uppercut.
David takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wolfe. David does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from David. Wolfe does a little dance to reset his feet.
David lands a front kick.
David throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wolfe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. David sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wolfe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract David.
Larry David is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wolfe wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
David throws a right and a left that Wolfe avoids nicely.
David bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wolfe's head backwards.
Wolfe throws a leg kick
and David counters with a nice kick to the body.
Wolfe scores with a nice strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
David fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wolfe misses with a wild body shot.
Wolfe misses with a right hand
and David counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
David lands with a cross.
Wolfe is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down David rather than just go for the knockout.
David scores with a kick to the midsection.
Wolfe takes a swing at David's ribcage but misses.
David takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nice defenses there by David.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good shot there by David.
David moves in looking to clinch but Wolfe pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Larry David dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
David uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wolfe.
David fails with an attempt to clinch.
David with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
David with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
David lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Wolfe tries to land a body kick
and David counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wolfe shoots in but no luck this time.
Wolfe walks forward, straight into a front kick from David.
Wolfe lands with a straight right. David didn't see that one coming.
David delivers a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
David digs a good hook to Wolfe's body.
Wolfe is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
David buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
David jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Good leg kick by Wolfe there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wolfe misses with a wild body shot.
David fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wolfe manages to avoid it.
David throws a sloppy head kick and Wolfe moves out of range easily.
David digs a good body shot into Wolfe's ribs.
Wolfe looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A jab from David finds it's way through Wolfe's defenses.
Wolfe moves forwards but David connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
David tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wolfe manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wolfe checks a low kick from David.
David moves out of range of the body kick from Wolfe.
Wolfe throws a nice looking combination but David bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
David throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Wolfe walks forward, straight into a front kick from David.
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!
David misses with a body shot
letting Wolfe counter with a right hand.
Wolfe has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from David.
Wolfe misses with a body kick.
David takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wolfe digs a good hook to David's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolfe lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
David misses with a head kick.
David works Wolfe's body with a nice hook.
Wolfe takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
David throws a body shot but no joy.
Wolfe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but David was well out of range. Poor timing from Wolfe.
David closes the distance and pushes Wolfe back into the cage.
Wolfe has had enough of the clinch but David keeps him there for the moment.
David misses with a punch to the body.
David lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wolfe or not.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolfe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with David's elbow.
David lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
David tries to throw a body punch but Wolfe avoids it by throwing David back against the cage.
Wolfe is trying to break free.
Wolfe working aggressively here.
David misses with a body punch.
Wolfe throws a punch but it's blocked by David.
Wolfe wants to get back to striking at distance but David won't allow it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
David tries to work over Wolfe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
David misses with a punch to the body.
David tries a body shot but Wolfe blocks it.
David tries to throw a body punch but Wolfe avoids it by throwing David back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Larry David dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
David comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
David steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wolfe.
David swings for the body but Wolfe moves out of range.
David looks for the body kick but Wolfe saw that one coming.
David throws a low kick but Wolfe avoids it.
David cracks the inside of Wolfe's front leg.
David throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
David looks to score with a jab to the body but Wolfe is just out of range.
David lands a leg kick that knocks Wolfe off balance momentarily.
Nice body kick from David.
Wolfe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wolfe throws a low kick but David avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
David showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wolfe.
Wolfe lands a nice leg kick that just misses David's sensitive parts.
David tries to clinch up but Wolfe circles away and keeps his distance.
An inside leg kick lands from David.
Wolfe lands a slapping body shot.
David lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Wolfe throws an ugly left hook that misses
and David counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wolfe is rocked!
David throws a body shot but no joy.
Wolfe throws an overhand right that lands on David's shoulder, as David tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
David jabs Wolfe to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wolfe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from David.
David misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wolfe walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. David checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Wolfe lands with a cross.
Wolfe looks to score with a jab to the body but David is just out of range.
Larry David is winning the standup battle so far.
David tried to score with a low kick but Wolfe checks it.
David pivots, looking for a leg kick but Wolfe is out of range and David settles back down.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from David, right into the meat.
David has managed to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
David avoiding damage as Wolfe throws knees to the body.
David lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wolfe backwards.
A short left from Wolfe.
Wolfe is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
David misses with a punch to the body.
Good body shot from David.
David lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wolfe backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, David creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
David tries to throw a body punch but Wolfe avoids it by throwing David back against the cage.
Wolfe lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt David or not.
A right hook to the body lands for David.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
David misses with a punch to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
David lands a shoulder strike.
David tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wolfe's elbow.
David goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
David blocks an elbow strike from Wolfe.
David misses with a hook to the ribs.
David misses with a body punch.
David misses with a shot to the kidneys.
David can't find room to land a body shot as Wolfe controls the action.
Larry David has scored more points in the clinch so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wolfe scores with a shoulder strike.
David struggles to land a body shot inside as Wolfe controls his hands.
Wolfe throws a punch but it's blocked by David.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Larry David clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Wolfe gets tackled into the cage by David. David maintains the clinch.
Wolfe misses with a punch to the body.
Wolfe has had enough of the clinch but David keeps him there for the moment.
Wolfe goes for a takedown attempt but David pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Wolfe avoids the body shot from David.
Wolfe connects with a body shot.
A big left from David misses.
Wolfe throws a left and a right that both miss
and David cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A swing and a miss from Wolfe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolfe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
David misses with a low kick as Wolfe jumps back.
Wolfe avoids a kick to the body.
Wolfe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
David throws a body punch but Wolfe moves out of range.
Wolfe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from David.
David throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Wolfe on the side of the head.
Wolfe's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Wolfe misses with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Wolfe.
Larry David seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
David cracks Wolfe with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
David punishes Wolfe's body with a nice straight punch.
David bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wolfe's head backwards.
Wolfe throws a poor cross that misses
and David counters with a right hand to the body.
David thows a body kick. Wolfe tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Wolfe is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
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!
David throws a solid leg kick but Wolfe takes the impact on his shin and smiles at David.
David thumps Wolfe with a low kick.
David lands a right hook to the body.
Wolfe throws a series of strikes that have David backpedaling.
Wolfe has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from David.
David stuns Wolfe with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolfe takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Wolfe throws a lazy uppercut
and David makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Wolfe really felt that one!
A looping hook to the body misses from David. Wolfe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wolfe takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wolfe avoids the body shot from David.
David uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wolfe.
The crowd cheers as David lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wolfe doesn't seem phased though.
David is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wolfe can do to turn this around?
Wolfe lands a body shot.
David throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
David misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
David throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Wolfe is still on wobbly legs! Can David finish him?
A looping hook to the body misses from Wolfe. David does a little dance to reset his feet.
David moves in looking to clinch but Wolfe pushes him off.
Nice defenses there by David.
Jesse Wolfe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wolfe seems to have recovered his senses.
Wolfe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wolfe moves forwards but David connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
David slips a jab from Wolfe.
David tries a head kick but it misses.
David walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
And that's the end of the fight!
Larry David showed his dominance in that final round.
Well David 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 4 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 40:36
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 40:36
Judge William Gold scores the fight 40:36
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Larry David!
Larry David made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Man I am so glad I was able to get the win tonight! That guy was one heck of a pain in the ass! Oi ! He took one heck of a whollop ! If I hadn't one this fight my manager was planning on giving me the axe, so it's good to know you all will be seeing me again! Bagles and locks on me at the deli'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Oberyn Martell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taisto Rahapussi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rahapussi comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Caged in A Rage kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Oberyn Martell had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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183 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Oberyn Martell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Taisto Rahapussi!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Rahapussi. That's going to slow Martell down.
Rahapussi misses with a leg kick
and Martell counters by moving into the clinch.
Rahapussi fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Rahapussi is trying to pull guard but Martell has him pressed against the cage.
Martell lands an elbow that stopped Rahapussi in his tracks for a moment.
A hook to the body from Martell.
Martell lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Martell presses Rahapussi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rahapussi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Martell has him pressed against the cage.
We've been hearing reports that Martell has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Martell lands a nice knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rahapussi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Martell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rahapussi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rahapussi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Martell.
Martell scores with a hook.
Martell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rahapussi throws a leg kick which misses Martell's front leg but catches the back leg as Martell tries to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martell feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rahapussi's calf.
Martell slips under a jab from Rahapussi.
Rahapussi throws a sloppy head kick and Martell moves out of range easily.
Rahapussi tried to score with a low kick but Martell checks it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rahapussi, as that shot connected.
Rahapussi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rahapussi cracks the inside of Martell's front leg.
Martell tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rahapussi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rahapussi is looking to chop away at Martell's legs.
Rahapussi moves out of range of the body kick from Martell.
Martell doesn't manage to clinch there - Rahapussi circles away.
Rahapussi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Martell misses with a hook
and Rahapussi counters with a nice leg kick.
Rahapussi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Taisto Rahapussi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martell throws a big shot that misses.
Rahapussi lands an overhand right.
Rahapussi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Martell. That did some damage!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martell clinches with his opponent.
Martell lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Martell tries to land knees in the clinch but Rahapussi avoids the damage to the body.
Martell taking a breather.
Martell swings wildly with an uppercut but Rahapussi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rahapussi taking a breather.
Martell landing knees to the body.
Rahapussi can't break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rahapussi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Martell has him pressed against the cage.
Rahapussi tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Martell just stands there and leans against the cage.
Oberyn Martell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Taisto Rahapussi.
Martell misses with an elbow strike.
Martell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Martell lands a nice elbow.
Martell tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rahapussi avoids it.
Rahapussi has Martell pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Martell manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Rahapussi jumps guard and drags Martell to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Rahapussi is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Martell passes Rahapussi's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Rahapussi wants to improve his position but Martell is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martell lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Rahapussi tries to get to full guard but Martell has control of the leg.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martell working Rahapussi over with strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martell is nestled in close to Rahapussi, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rahapussi is trying to get back to full guard.
Martell throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oberyn Martell dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rahapussi throws a low kick but Martell moves out of range easily.
Martell takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Martell scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rahapussi tries to land a leg kick but Martell saw it coming and moves away.
Martell moves into range and clinches up with Rahapussi.
Rahapussi taking a breather.
Martell pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Martell scores with a hook to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Rahapussi's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Martell lands an elbow just above Rahapussi 's eye.
Martell leaning his opponent against the cage.
Rahapussi jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Martell walks away with a smile on his face. Rahapussi gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rahapussi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Martell holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Rahapussi blocks an uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Martell.
Martell can't find room to land a body shot as Rahapussi controls the action.
Martell lands an elbow inside.
Martell lands a nice elbow.
Rahapussi trying to control the position but instead, Martell has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rahapussi into the cage.
Rahapussi wants to break free but Martell has control.
Martell misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Martell just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rahapussi's brow.
Rahapussi is looking to control Martell's arms but Martell gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rahapussi has his back to the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rahapussi dodges an elbow strike from Martell.
Martell makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rahapussi pulls guard successfully.
Rahapussi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Martell.
Martell scoring with some ground and pound.
Martell postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martell postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Martell landing with the ground and pound.
Martell is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Rahapussi has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Martell is looking to defend but Rahapussi has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Martell! Rahapussi pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Martell taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Taisto Rahapussi!
During a confident post fight interview, Taisto Rahapussi thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
The defeated Oberyn Martell had this to say: 'Through adversity we triumph. Can't know the glory of Success without failure.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rick James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dirk Pitt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pitt is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Pitt Don't Play Dat. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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183 lbs
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184 lbs
22 - 14 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rick James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dirk Pitt!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Atkins and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James misses with a head kick.
James has closed the distance and engaged Pitt in a clinch.
Pitt takes a shot to the head.
Pitt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
James ducks under a wild hook from Pitt.
James tries to clinch up but Pitt circles away and keeps his distance.
James throws a right hand that Pitt ducks under and follows up with a left that Pitt also avoids with ease.
James throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
James slips a jab from Pitt.
Pitt slips a jab from James.
The fighters circling - James throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
James misses with a few strikes there.
James tries to close the distance and clinch but Pitt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pitt throws out a loose jab but James uses good head movement to avoid it.
James ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pitt moves away.
Pitt throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by James.
James misses with a straight left.
We've been told by James's head coaches at Restricted area that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
James connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pitt thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on James if he has to take too many more of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pitt.
A lazy body kick from Pitt
and James counters with a nice body shot.
Pitt tries to bum rush James with a series of wild strikes but James uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pitt loads up on a big right hand but James slips the punch.
Pitt with a hook.
James throws a lazy head kick
and Pitt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
James throws a push kick but Pitt slaps the foot to one side.
James on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pitt. Pitt obviously looking to wear him down.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Pitt checks a leg kick.
James bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pitt dodges the punch combination from James.
Pitt listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pitt throws a leg kick but James moved away.
James steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pitt.
A punch combination from Pitt misses.
James slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
James tries to clinch there but Pitt circles away.
James slips under a jab from Pitt.
James misses with a looping left.
James scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pitt in his tracks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by James.
Pitt throws a head kick that misses.
Pitt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pitt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pitt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but James moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pitt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. James sees it coming and avoids it easily.
James pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pitt misses with a wild body shot.
James tries to close the distance and clinch but Pitt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A head kick misses from Pitt.
Pitt walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James looks to land a combination but Pitt avoids it well.
Pitt misses with a head kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pitt.
Pitt takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pitt is rocked!
It looks like Dirk Pitt has been cut.
Pitt takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pitt is still on wobbly legs! Can James finish him?
Pitt looks winded!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
James rushes Pitt and presses him up against the cage.
James throws a big uppercut that drops Pitt! More strikes from James and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Pitt lies dazed against the cage as James celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rick James!
Rick James was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mr Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sho Shinjo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Black kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is yes. Shinjo has chosen Theme of Sho as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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171 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
45 - 23 - 3, fighting out of London, Mr Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sho Shinjo!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Paul Tew and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shinjo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Shinjo throws a jab when Black was well out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Shinjo. That's going to slow Black down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Shinjo. That's going to slow Black down.
Shinjo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shinjo scores with a leg kick.
Black connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Black throws a nice inside leg kick.
Shinjo tries to clinch up but Black circles away and keeps his distance.
Black shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Shinjo pinned against the cage. Shinjo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Shinjo scores with a takedown into Black's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Black wants to sweep here but Shinjo controlling him for the moment.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Shinjo wants to stand but Black has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Shinjo stopping the sweep attempt from Black.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shinjo has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Black to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Shinjo is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Black pulls down on the head and he's put Shinjo to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Mr Black!
Mr Black made sure to mention his sponsor, GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paul Poulter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ulysses Grant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grant is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: United States of America's National Anthem. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, Paul Poulter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ulysses Grant!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poulter with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Grant swings for the body but Poulter moves out of range.
Poulter tries a head kick but it misses.
Grant swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Poulter counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Poulter is looking to clinch but Grant is avoiding it.
Grant swings for the body but Poulter moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Grant.
Grant steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Poulter. That one must have hurt.
Grant throws a lazy right hand but Poulter sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Poulter scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Grant doesn't seem bothered though.
Grant throws a leg kick that is checked
and Poulter counters with a solid body kick.
We've been informed that Grant has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grant throws a leg kick
and Poulter counters with a low kick, right behind Grant 's knee.
Ulysses Grant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grant connects with a nice looking jab.
Grant connects with a body shot that sends Poulter's belly button to the back.
Poulter pushes Grant up against the cage in a clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Grant.
Grant wants to get back to striking at distance but Poulter won't allow it.
Poulter breaks the clinch.
Poulter keeps the fight on the outside.
Grant has Poulter up against the cage in a clinch.
Poulter has Grant pressed against the cage, preventing Grant from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Poulter keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Grant's efforts to push away.
Poulter manages to break the clinch.
Grant throws a looping overhand right but Poulter ducks down to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Poulter.
Poulter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grant swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sloppy strikes from Grant. Those never looked like landing.
Grant throws a head kick that misses
and Poulter makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Poulter as he checks the leg kick.
Grant goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Grant swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grant uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Poulter.
Grant wants to clinch up but Poulter keeps it at a distance.
Poulter has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Bricktop's House of Hard Knocks in the buildup to the fight.
Poulter takes one to the chin there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Poulter clinches with his opponent.
Poulter keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Grant's efforts to push away.
Poulter lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Grant.
Poulter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Grant scoring well with a low kick there.
Poulter tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Grant is able to avoid easily.
Poulter scores with a kick to the body.
Grant wants to land a leg kick but Poulter is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Grant misses.
Grant misses with a body kick.
Poulter takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Grant throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Grant misses the shot to the body.
Grant connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Poulter.
Grant showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Poulter.
Poulter blocks a jab.
Grant tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Poulter was well out of range. Poor timing from Grant.
Poulter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grant swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Grant finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Poulter looks for the body kick but Grant saw that one coming.
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!
Grant wants to slow Poulter down by chopping away at his legs.
Poulter takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Grant goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Grant.
Grant throws a shot from downtown. Poulter moves away and avoids it.
Poulter moves out of range of the strikes.
Poulter throws a body kick that misses.
Grant misses with a looping right.
Poulter cracks the inside of Grant's front leg.
Grant looks to throw the jab but Poulter is out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A punch lands to the side of Poulter 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Poulter shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A jab from Grant misses.
Poulter tries to clinch but Grant moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ulysses Grant will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Poulter slips under a jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Grant checks a leg kick.
Poulter throws a head kick that misses.
Grant has closed the distance and engaged Poulter in a clinch.
Poulter manages to break the clinch.
Poulter ducks under a wild hook from Grant.
Poulter scores with a push kick.
Ulysses Grant is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Poulter delivers a nice body kick.
Grant misses with a combination
and Poulter counters with an inside leg kick.
Poulter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Grant misses with a double jab.
Grant takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Grant is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grant waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Poulter.
Grant has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Poulter.
Grant checks a low kick from Poulter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Grant takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Poulter connects with a solid leg kick.
Grant throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Poulter.
Grant will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Good leg kick by Poulter there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Poulter rushes Grant and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Grant misses with a hook from the clinch.
Poulter breaks from the clinch.
Grant throws a predictable looking body shot
and Poulter counters with a nice low kick that buckles Grant's knee momentarily.
Grant fails to land with a series of punches.
Poulter gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Grant tries a head kick but it misses.
Grant's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poulter is looking to land body kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Poulter blocks a head kick by Grant.
Grant checks the leg kick.
Grant has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Poulter is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Poulter tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Grant misses with a leg kick
and Poulter counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Grant tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Poulter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Paul Poulter is winning the standup battle so far.
Poulter gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Grant looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Poulter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Poulter dodges the punch combination from Grant.
An inside leg kick from Grant misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant throws a right hand that Poulter ducks under and follows up with a left that Poulter also avoids with ease.
Grant looks to clinch
and Poulter counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Poulter clinches up against the cage.
Poulter is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A head punch on the inside from Grant fails to land.
Poulter breaks the clinch.
Grant throws a body punch but Poulter moves out of range.
Poulter looks for the body kick but Grant saw that one coming.
Grant throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Grant throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Poulter stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Poulter scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poulter is looking to clinch.
Donk. Poulter catches Grant right on the button with a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Poulter lands a nice leg kick that just misses Grant's sensitive parts.
Poulter lands a slapping body shot.
A good leg kick by Poulter.
Grant fails in his attempt to clinch.
Poulter lands a jab to Grant's midsection.
Poulter walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Grant checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Poulter feints and then cracks Grant's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Grant down.
Poulter circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Grant to the canvas! Grant doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Poulter keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paul Poulter!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Paul Poulter waved his t-shirt featuring Milwaukee's Best Nutrition's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Curry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and KJ Talley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). KJ Talley 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 4 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
38 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arthur Curry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, KJ Talley!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Steven Brown and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Talley fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Talley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Curry.
Curry definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nice defenses there by Talley.
A slow jab from Curry misses its intended target.
Curry misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Talley.
Talley scores with a hook to the body. Curry takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Talley lands with a shot to the body.
Curry connects with a looping right hand.
Talley scores with a nice strike.
Talley lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Curry at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Talley lands a glancing blow to the side of Curry's head.
Talley drops his hands momentarily and Curry takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Talley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Curry.
Curry feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Talleys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Talley connects with a nice looking jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curry walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Curry keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Talley.
Curry lands a glancing blow to the side of Talley's head.
Curry misses with a looping left.
Talley scoring well with a low kick there.
Talley jabs Curry right on the nose. Curry blinks but takes it well.
Curry misses with a body punch
and Talley counters with a low kick, right behind Curry 's knee.
Curry throws a right hand that misses
and Talley makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Talley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Curry.
Curry misses with a straight left.
We've been informed that Talley has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Talley attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Curry jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Talley misses with an uppercut.
Curry swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curry misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Talley.
Curry throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Talley blocks a head kick by Curry.
Curry tries to bum rush Talley with a series of wild strikes but Talley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Curry uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Talley.
Talley connects with a jab.
Curry misses the shot to the body.
Talley avoids a kick to the body.
Talley wants to slow Curry down by chopping away at his legs.
A clash of legs there as Talley blocks the low kick.
Arthur Curry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Left hook, right uppercut from Talley.
Curry misses with a lunging right hand
and Talley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Talley tries to move into range but Curry moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curry works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Talley tests Curry's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Curry connects with a right hand. Talley shakes it off.
Curry throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Talley.
Curry falls off balance throwing a combination
and Talley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice cross by Curry.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Curry tests Talley's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Talley lands a head kick that stumbles Curry and the fighters go to the mat.
Curry is rocked!
It looks like Arthur Curry has been cut.
Curry controlling the position.
Curry tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curry wants to stand but Talley is controlling the position.
Curry looking to hit a scissor sweep but Talley is one step ahead there.
Talley looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Curry is trying to keep Talley in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
KJ Talley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arthur Curry's cut.
That's time! Curry's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Curry fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A cross from Talley lands.
Curry takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A jab from Curry misses.
Curry ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Talley moves away.
Curry throws a combination. Talley tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like KJ Talley has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Curry digs a good hook to Talley's body.
Talley goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Talley walks into a jab.
KJ Talley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A chopping leg kick lands by Talley.
Curry lands a nice shot to the body.
Curry staying out of range there.
Curry looks to land a right hand but Talley moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curry scores with a decent looking hook.
Curry connects with a single shot there.
Talley lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Curry fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Talley manages to avoid it.
Curry slips a straight right by Talley.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Talley on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Curry connects with a leg kick. Talley looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Curry pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Curry clobbers Talley with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Talley lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jab from Curry.
A telegraphed right hand from Curry misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curry cracks Talley with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Talley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Curry.
Curry steps in with a hook that catches Talley right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Curry follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Talley looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arthur Curry!
Arthur Curry 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Yeshua Immanuel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marshall Noir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Noir has chosen Pride as his entrance music. Marshall Noir has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Yeshua Immanuel's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yeshua Immanuel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marshall Noir!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Atkins and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Noir closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Immanuel misses with a shot to the body
and Noir counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Immanuel closes the distance looking to clinch
and Noir counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Noir passes Immanuel's left leg - he's now in half guard.
My spies in Ryōzanpaku Dojo inform me that Noir has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Immanuel is concentrating on defense, preventing Noir from advancing position.
Immanuel keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noir is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Immanuel doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Noir.
Noir thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Immanuel's head.
Noir throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Immanuel to regain full guard.
Immanuel is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Immanuel in particular looking to stall.
Noir moves into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Immanuel stopping the sweep attempt from Noir.
Immanuel stands up and waves to Noir to follow him.
Noir shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Immanuel as he avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Immanuel.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Immanuel swings widly with a right hand
and Noir counters with a takedown into side control.
Noir 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.
Immanuel gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
BOOM! Noir connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Noir throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Noir pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Immanuel is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Noir avoids the attempt from Immanuel to control.
BOOM! Noir connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noir thowing shots but they're missing.
A big strike lands for Noir! That's really hurt Immanuel and he's turned his back - Noir keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Noir jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marshall Noir!
A very excited looking Marshall Noir made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Renan St Juste (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jurmas Uusisto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Uusisto comes into a darkened arena with his song building. System Of A Down - B.Y.O.B. kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
36 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Renan St Juste!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jurmas Uusisto!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Chris Edwards and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Juste takes one to the side of the head.
It looks like Renan St Juste has been cut.
Uusisto connects with a right hand. St Juste shakes it off.
Nice body kick from St Juste.
Uusisto scores with a jab to the body.
Uusisto lands a nice shot to the body.
St Juste scores with a spinning back kick!
St Juste swings for the body but Uusisto moves out of range.
Uusisto cracks St Juste with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Uusisto blocks a low kick nicely.
Uusisto moves into range and clinches up with St Juste.
St Juste trying to stall but Uusisto improves his position.
Uusisto tries to throw a body punch but St Juste avoids it by throwing Uusisto back against the cage.
Uusisto tries to work over St Juste's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Uusisto blocks a body shot from St Juste.
Uusisto lands a hook that snaps the head of St Juste backwards.
Uusisto is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Uusisto is pushing St Juste up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uusisto misses with the head strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Uusisto is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
St Juste pushes Uusisto back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Uusisto wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but St Juste has him pressed against the cage.
St Juste is pressed up against the cage. Uusisto has hold of a leg and is looking to drag St Juste down to the mat. St Juste avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That kick from St Juste tenderised Uusisto's leg. Uusisto is trying to keep his angry face on.
Uusisto misses with a shot to the body
and St Juste counters with a one-two to the body.
Renan St Juste is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Uusisto takes a swing at St Juste's ribcage but misses.
St Juste jabs Uusisto right on the nose. Uusisto blinks but takes it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oooooh!!! St Juste has knocked Uusisto down with a huge combo! St Juste steps away and waves a wobbly Uusisto back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Uusisto is rocked!
It looks like Jurmas Uusisto has been cut.
BOOM! St Juste lands a beautiful left hook that drops Uusisto. Uusisto tries to recover but St Juste is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Uusisto lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Renan St Juste!
Renan St Juste 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Russ Rutger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cole River (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rutger's entrance music is Hall & Oates - Out of Touch. A fine choice. River has chosen Creedence Clearwater Revival - Born On The Bayou as his entrance music. 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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39 - 15 - 1 |
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175 lbs
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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
39 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Russ Rutger!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Cole River!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Steven Brown and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by River.
A slapping body kick lands there for River.
An inside leg kick from Rutger misses.
Rutger connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between River's hands.
Rutger does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Rutger misses with a straight right.
The fighters circling - Rutger throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rutger misses with a looping right.
Rutger has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rutger there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rutger throws a hook but River blocks it.
Rutger is really struggling to find his range with his punches. River's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Rutger scoring well with a low kick there.
Rutger just misses with a punch to the body.
Rutger buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rutger looks to land a right hand but River moved out of range.
River takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rutger looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
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!
River checks a low kick from Rutger.
River misses with a body kick.
River has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rutger finds it's way round the side to connect with River's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River throws a body shot but no joy.
River tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rutger was well out of range. Poor timing from River.
River throws a front kick aimed at Rutger's knee but Rutger avoids it well.
River throws a series of punches but Rutger avoids them all with ease.
River throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rutger misses with a looping left.
River blocks a leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rutger, right into the meat.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from River.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as River checks a leg kick.
Rutger throws a head kick but River moves out of range.
Rutger takes one to the side of the head.
River checks a leg kick.
River ducks under a wild hook from Rutger.
River is looking to clinch.
River takes one to the chin there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutger walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. River checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Cole River seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
River misses with a low kick.
River fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A nice inside leg kick there by River. That's going to slow Rutger down.
River connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rutger's hands are dropping dangerously low here and River connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rutger scrambles back to his feet.
River feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rutgers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
River scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rutger in his tracks.
River turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rutger scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
River is trying to improve his position.
Rutger misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Rutger throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
River tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Rutger wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
River keeping his opponent close.
River defending against the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
River can't do much from the bottom here.
Rutger sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but River is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
River tries to buck Rutger off but Rutger is having none of it.
Rutger misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Rutger throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Rutger 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.
Rutger working the body and head with strikes.
River wants to control but Rutger postures up.
Rutger lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear River down.
Rutger cracks River with a big elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rutger working the body and head with strikes.
Rutger in side control, throwing shots but River defends.
Rutger misses with the ground and pound.
Rutger working away.
Rutger misses with the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutger lands a nice forearm strike.
Rutger scoring with punches and elbows.
Rutger is chipping away with strikes.
River holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rutger scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at River to see if he's OK.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rutger throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Rutger cracks River with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Rutger fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Rutger lands an elbow.
River is rocked!
Rutger working the ground and pound from side control.
River is still in real trouble! Can Rutger finish him?
Rutger lands a strong strike to the head of River. That's dazed him! Rutger looking to finish here. River is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Rutger lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Russ Rutger!
Russ Rutger retains his welterweight title!
A very excited looking Russ Rutger made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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