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Dynamo FC - 4 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Labed Murazel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jartsa Raatis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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155 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
KO power |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Labed Murazel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jartsa Raatis!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Richard Clark and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murazel swats away the attempt to clinch by Raatis.
Murazel tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Raatis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Raatis drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Murazel looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Raatis slips nicely into half guard.
Murazel tries to get to full guard but Raatis has control of the leg.
Murazel is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Raatis pulls his head out easily.
Raatis is thwarting Murazel's attempts to control the position.
Raatis passes into side control, despite Murazel's attempt to control the position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Raatis is looking to take a break and control but Murazel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've been hearing good reports from Murazel'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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raatis misses with the ground and pound.
Murazel is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Murazel is trying to get back to full guard.
Raatis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Murazel keeps working.
Murazel is looking to improve his position.
Murazel trying to hold on to Raatis's head to control him but Raatis postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raatis thows a huge punch but Murazel dodges it nicely.
Murazel is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Murazel is trying to maintain the position but Raatis is very close to passing his half guard.
Raatis trying to mount his opponent but Murazel defends it.
Murazel is trying to control but can't.
We're going to have a standup here because Labed Murazel wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Raatis has closed the distance and engaged Murazel in a clinch.
Murazel is trying to maintain a safe position but Raatis gets an underhook and turns Murazel into the ropes.
Murazel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Murazel.
Raatis fails with the takedown
enabling Murazel to counter with a crisp jab.
A low kick from Murazel is predictable there
and Raatis counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Raatis.
Raatis tries to stall but Murazel uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Raatis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Murazel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Murazel scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Raatis missing with punches from the bottom.
Raatis moves into full guard.
Raatis trying to keep a closed guard but Murazel is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raatis 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.
Raatis wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Murazel is now in half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murazel is thwarting Raatis's attempts to control the position.
Murazel is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Raatis defends it well.
Murazel missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Murazel seems to be working for a kimura but Raatis defends the submission attempt.
Murazel is looking to pass Raatis's guard but actually Raatis recovers to full guard.
Raatis wants to sweep here but Murazel controlling him for the moment.
Raatis manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Murazel manages to get himself to full guard.
Raatis lands a couple of elbows.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Raatis slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Raatis takes a little break here. Murazel wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Murazel tries to improve position but can't.
Raatis working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Raatis tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Murazel looks to move to half guard but instead Raatis has passed into mount! Damn!
Raatis with a couple of short strikes.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Raatis is landing with some decent strikes but Murazel is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Raatis tries to control but Murazel wriggling away.
Murazel is in a horrible position here. Raatis smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Murazel is trying to reverse the position but instead Raatis has taken his back - oops!
Raatis struggling to keep hold of the position.
Raatis gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Raatis just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Murazel preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Raatis.
That's eight 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!
Raatis is not going to allow Murazel to sit and survive in this position.
Murazel has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Raatis.
Murazel tries to roll but Raatis sticks to his back.
Murazel covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Raatis not allowing Murazel to control his hands.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Murazel is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Raatis trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Raatis avoiding Murazel 's attempts to control his hands.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Murazel turns into Raatis and is now in his guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Murazel wants to control from the top but Raatis keeps moving.
Raatis is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jartsa Raatis dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Raatis tries to clinch but Murazel is having none of it.
Murazel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Raatis walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Raatis shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Murazel as he avoids it easily.
Raatis doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Murazel counters with a straight right hand.
Murazel circles away from the clinch attempt
and Murazel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Murazel throws out a powerful jab.
Raatis darts in looking for a takedown but Murazel gets double underhooks and turns Raatis into the ropes.
Labed Murazel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jartsa Raatis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raatis can't break the clinch.
Murazel has picked Raatis up - he's going for a ride! Murazel dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Murazel is keen to just control but Raatis is a slippery customer.
Raatis avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Murazel.
Murazel is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Raatis sees it coming and defends easily.
Raatis misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Still in half guard, Murazel seems content to control.
Raatis wants to control but Murazel is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Raatis blocking the ground and pound attempt from Murazel.
Raatis is not content to let Murazel control the position.
Raatis is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Murazel's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Murazel's back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raatis wants to control but Murazel is keeping busy.
Raatis is punishing Murazel with strikes - can he finish him?!
Raatis has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murazel rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Murazel is trying to get back to full guard.
Raatis throwing shots but Murazel is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murazel trying to control here.
Jartsa Raatis has got the better of the ground game so far.
Raatis tries to pass the half guard into mount. Murazel knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Raatis seems to be looking for submissions.
Raatis is trying to control. Murazel wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Raatis is looking to advance position but Murazel won't allow it.
Murazel trying to control from the bottom.
Raatis wants to control but Murazel is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Murazel is looking to improve his position.
Jartsa Raatis has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Raatis darts in looking for a takedown but Murazel gets double underhooks and turns Raatis into the ropes.
Raatis has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Murazel is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Murazel drops down looking for an ankle pick but Raatis pulls his leg out and moves away.
Raatis instigates a clinch.
Raatis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Raatis shoots in for a takedown but Murazel shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Raatis is looking to clinch.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Murazel punishes Raatis's body with a nice straight punch.
Murazel wants to clinch.
Raatis fails with the takedown
and Murazel counters with a stiff right hand.
Raatis is breathing heavily.
Murazel fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Murazel doesn't manage to clinch there - Raatis circles away.
Murazel is looking to clinch.
Murazel tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Raatis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Raatis fails with the takedown
and Murazel counters with a stiff right hand.
Jab, jab by Murazel - just one landing.
Labed Murazel is winning the standup battle so far.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Raatis misses with a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Raatis scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Murazel looking for a sweep but Raatis has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Murazel looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Murazel rolls, trying to escape but Raatis keeps control of the position.
Murazel is trying to get back to his feet but Raatis has full control of the position and if anything, Murazel has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Murazel tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Raatis wants to control the pace but Murazel is squirming around nicely.
Raatis prevents Murazel from getting the reversal.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Murazel is working hard here to advance position.
Raatis lands with some strikes.
Murazel is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Raatis is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Raatis fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Raatis looking to control but Murazel is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Raatis is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Raatis has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Murazel taking shots to the head.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Raatis with good strikes from the mount here!
Raatis with the ground and pound from mount.
Murazel slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murazel is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Murazel wants to control but Raatis passes into side.
Raatis working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Murazel tries to buck Raatis off but Raatis is having none of it.
Murazel is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Raatis off and has taken his back!
Raatis trying to control the action but Murazel just sinks the hooks in.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Murazel is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Raatis defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Murazel is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Murazel is trying to stick to Raatis's back but Raatis is turning into Murazel. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Murazel's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Raatis.
Raatis forces his way into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Raatis not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Murazel tries to get to full guard but Raatis has control of the leg.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Labed Murazel.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight for Jartsa Raatis!
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for Jartsa Raatis!
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight for Jartsa Raatis!
Jartsa Raatis wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sparka Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Punch Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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130 lbs
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133 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Sparka Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Punch Man!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Glass and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Punch Man ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sparka Man moves away.
Punch Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Punch Man misses with a double jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Punch Man. Sparka Man does a little dance to reset his feet.
Punch Man closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Punch Man thuds a left hand into Sparka Man's body.
Sparka Man on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sparka Man misses with an uppercut. Punch Man saw that one coming.
Punch Man throws a nice looking combination but Sparka Man bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Punch Man throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Punch Man misses the shot to the body.
Punch Man misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sparka Man misses with a lunging right hand
and Punch Man makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Punch Man lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sparka Man at a distance.
Sparka Man takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparka Man dodges the punch combination from Punch Man.
Punch Man misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sparka Man avoids a punch combination nicely.
Punch Man scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sparka Man dodges the punch combination from Punch Man.
Punch Man misses with a double jab.
Sparka Man definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Punch Man throws a nice looking combination but Sparka Man bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Punch Man misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Punch Man lands with a good body shot.
Sparka Man really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Punch Man swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sparka Man moves into the clinch.
Punch Man wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sparka Man breaks the clinch.
Sparka Man throws a lazy uppercut
and Punch Man counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sparka Man looks to land a combination. Punch Man sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Punch Man throws a series of punches but Sparka Man avoids them all with ease.
Punch Man is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sparka Man rather than just go for the knockout.
Punch Man throws a combination that misses
and Sparka Man counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sparka Man lands with a good body shot.
Punch Man looks winded!
Punch Man misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sparka Man dodges the punch combination from Punch Man.
A combination from Punch Man does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Punch Man swings for the body but Sparka Man moves out of range.
Punch Man throws a series of punches but Sparka Man avoids them all with ease.
Punch Man misses with a body punch
and Sparka Man counters by moving into the clinch.
Sparka Man tries for a takedown but Punch Man manages to get underhooks.
Punch Man has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sparka Man breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Punch Man misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sparka Man.
Punch Man misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Punch Man throws a nice looking combination but Sparka Man bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Punch Man rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sparka Man moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Punch Man misses with a double jab
letting Sparka Man counter with a right hand.
Punch Man avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Punch Man swings for the body but Sparka Man moves out of range.
Punch Man misses with a combination
and Punch Man takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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!
Punch Man throws a hook to the side of Sparka Man's head but Sparka Man sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Punch Man ducks under a wild hook from Sparka Man.
Punch Man fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Punch Man lands with a nice combination. Sparka Man backs away looking to recover.
Punch Man misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Punch Man falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Sparka Man to counter with a crisp jab.
Punch Man is rocked!
Sparka Man steps in with a hook that catches Punch Man right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Sparka Man follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Punch Man looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sparka Man!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hazem Hannachi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carter Madison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Madison has chosen Heaven Nor Hell as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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150 lbs
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hazem Hannachi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Carter Madison!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Steven Brown and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Madison misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hannachi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Madison clinches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hannachi is trying to trip Madison. He has hold of a leg but Madison is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Hannachi persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Madison looking for a guillotine here but Hannachi defends easily.
Madison wants to get back to his feet but Hannachi passes into half guard.
Hannachi landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hannachi drops an elbow to the side of Madison's head.
Madison is looking to improve his position.
Hannachi prevents Madison from standing back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madison is trying to get back to full guard.
Hannachi is trying to control. Madison wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ground and pound from Hannachi.
Hannachi is keen to just control but Madison is a slippery customer.
Hannachi seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hannachi works his way into side control.
Madison is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Hannachi is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Madison will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Check out the look on Hannachi's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Madison tries to bench press Hannachi off him but Hannachi keeps the position.
Madison pushes Hannachi away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Hannachi gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Madison can't do much from the bottom here.
Hannachi cracks Madison with an elbow. That is naaassty.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Madison is trying to control Hannachi's posture but Hannachi avoids it.
Hannachi trying to control the action but Madison is working from the bottom.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Madison is looking to regain half guard here but Hannachi keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Hannachi scoring with punches from side control.
Hannachi is chipping away with strikes.
Hannachi in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Hannachi scores with punches from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hannachi trying to control the action but Madison is working from the bottom.
Madison is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Madison seems a little lost for a moment, as Hannachi dominates the positioning.
Hannachi trying to control the action but Madison is working from the bottom.
Hannachi lands a nice forearm strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Madison tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Madison takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Hannachi scores with punches and elbows.
Madison is taking damage to the body and head.
Hannachi lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Madison hold on?!
Madison trying to control the position but Hannachi manages to sink in the hooks.
Hannachi controls the position.
Hannachi tries to keep control of the position but Madison is staying busy.
Hannachi is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Madison up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Madison tries to escape the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hannachi has good solid back control here.
Hannachi tries to get the hooks in deep but Madison pushed the leg off.
Madison rolls, trying to escape but Hannachi keeps control of the position.
Madison is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hannachi cracks Madison with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Madison from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Hannachi controls the position.
Madison tries to escape but Hannachi has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Hannachi trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Madison is in bad spot here.
Madison is trying to remain composed but Hannachi is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Hannachi punishes Madison with strikes from the back mount.
Hannachi trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Hannachi is punishing Madison with strikes - can he finish him?!
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Hannachi.
Madison is trying to stand back up.
Hannachi is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
That's eight 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!
Madison is trying to remain composed but Hannachi is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Hannachi is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Hannachi is punishing Madison with strikes - can he finish him?!
Madison trying to control the position but Hannachi manages to sink in the hooks.
Hannachi is punishing Madison with some ground and pound.
Hannachi lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Hannachi.
Madison is rocked!
Hannachi lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Madison is still in real trouble! Can Hannachi finish him?
Hannachi is looking to control Madison but Madison is wriggling around and keeping busy.
We've been informed that Madison has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Hannachi has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Madison.
Hannachi connects with a big shot to the side of Madison's head.
Hannachi connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Madison to escape the position.
Madison is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
A helpless look comes across Madison 's face. He knows he's trapped as Hannachi lands a series of unanswered strikes. The ref steps in to stop the fight and this one is in the books!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hazem Hannachi!
An out of breath Hazem Hannachi thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Carter Madison was interviewed post fight and said 'This really, really sucks! Trained big time. Guess we need a new game plan. '.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Philip Irwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Morgan Lightning (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Philip Irwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Morgan Lightning!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Chris Edwards and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lightning lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lightning.
Irwin lands a nice shot to the body.
Lightning swings for the body but Irwin moves out of range.
Lightning connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lightning lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Irwin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Irwin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lightning swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Irwin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Irwin there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sloppy strikes from Lightning. Those never looked like landing.
Irwin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lightning takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Irwin slips a jab and a cross from Lightning.
Irwin throws a head kick that misses.
Lightning throws a hook but Irwin blocks it.
Lightning takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lightning scores with a shot to the body.
Irwin feints and then cracks Lightning's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lightning down.
Irwin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lightning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lightning uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Irwin has time to react.
Lightning scores with a decent looking hook.
Lightning takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Irwin feints and then cracks Lightning's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lightning down.
A slow jab from Lightning misses its intended target.
Lightning misses with a two punch combination.
Danga de danga de dang - Lightning scores with a four punch combination!
Lightning throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lightning misses with a straight left.
The fighters circle momentarily. Irwin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Irwin defending well as Lightning loads up on a big left hand.
Irwin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Irwin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Irwin really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Irwin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Irwin misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lightning takes a swing at Irwin's ribcage but misses.
Lightning falls off balance throwing a combination
and Irwin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Irwin connects with the punch.
Lightning misses the shot to the body.
Lightning looks to land a combination but Irwin avoids it well.
Lightning throws a lazy uppercut
and Irwin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Irwin tries a head kick but it misses.
Irwin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lightning tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Irwin was well out of range. Poor timing from Lightning.
Lightning throws a left and a right that both miss
and Irwin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Irwin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lightning's head.
Lightning throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lightning throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lightning throws a jab when Irwin was well out of range.
Irwin lands a head kick. Lightning smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Lightning is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lightning misses with a double jab.
Irwin blocks a jab.
Irwin looks to score with a jab to the body but Lightning is just out of range.
Morgan Lightning seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Irwin throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lightning on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Irwin. Irwin obviously looking to wear him down.
Lightning swings for the body but Irwin moves out of range.
Lightning stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Irwin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
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 kick lands to the mid section there for Irwin.
A punch combination from Lightning misses.
Lightning misses with a few strikes there.
Lightning takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Irwin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lightning throws a hook but Irwin blocks it.
Irwin thuds his right hand into Lightning's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lightning throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Irwin counters with a stiff right hand.
Irwin throws a head kick that Lightning semi-blocks.
Lightning tries to bum rush Irwin with a series of wild strikes but Irwin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lightning takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lightning swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lightning tries to bum rush Irwin with a series of wild strikes but Irwin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lightning looks winded!
Some wild striking there from Lightning.
Lightning throws a hook but Irwin blocks it.
Irwin feints and then cracks Lightning's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lightning down.
Irwin connects with an inside leg kick.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Lightning misses with a straight right.
Lightning stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Irwin.
Irwin is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Lightning throws a leg kick that is checked
and Irwin finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Lightning misses with an uppercut
and Irwin counters with an outside leg kick.
A big right from Lightning misses.
Irwin connects with a single shot there.
Irwin tries to close the distance and clinch but Lightning swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Irwin. Lightning shrugs it off though.
A head kick from Irwin lands but Lightning takes it in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Irwin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Irwin dodges the punch combination from Lightning.
Lightning drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lightning throws an overhand right that lands on Irwin's shoulder, as Irwin tries to avoid the shot.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Irwin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lightning.
Irwin lands a right hook to the body.
Irwin staying out of range there.
Nice shot lands for Lightning.
Irwin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lightning manages to avoid it.
Irwin is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Irwin throws a front kick that sends Lightning stumbling back into the ropes.
Lightning swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Irwin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lightning throws a shot from downtown. Irwin moves away and avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Irwin.
Lightning misses with a double jab
and Irwin counters with a head kick. That will keep Lightning thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Irwin feints and then cracks Lightning's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lightning down.
Irwin moves in looking to clinch but Lightning pushes him off.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lightning throws a looping overhand right but Irwin ducks down to avoid it.
Lightning uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lightning waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Irwin.
Lightning connects with a jab.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Irwin - that will leave a mark!
Lightning thows a leg kick but Irwin checks it
and Irwin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Irwin is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Irwin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Irwin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lightning throws a lazy uppercut
and Irwin counters with a nice leg kick.
Irwin shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Lightning eats them both and turns towards Irwin to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Irwin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lightning stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Irwin.
A solid leg kick lands there for Irwin.
Lightning throws the kick towards the body but Irwin avoids it.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Irwin.
Irwin scores with a kick to the body.
Lightning blocks a head kick by Irwin.
Irwin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A low kick from Lightning is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Irwin cracks Lightning with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lightning misses with a hook.
Irwin throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice body punch from Irwin.
Lightning has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Irwin.
Irwin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lightning was well out of range. Poor timing from Irwin.
Good leg kick by Irwin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Irwin seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Lightning chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Irwin can pounce on him.
Irwin throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Irwin scores with a kick to the body.
Irwin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lightning takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lightning pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Irwin moves out of range as Lightning strikes.
Lightning throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Irwin.
Lightning misses with an uppercut
and Irwin counters with a head kick.
Lightning just misses with a punch to the body.
Irwin ducks under a wild hook from Lightning.
Lightning misses with the combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lightning takes a kick to the side of the head.
Lightning takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A low kick from Lightning is predictable there
and Irwin counters with a head kick that drops Lightning to the mat! Lightning scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Philip Irwin dominated that 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. This is the final round!
Lightning ducks right into an uppercut from Irwin.
Lightning is rocked!
Lightning looks to score with a jab to the body but Irwin is just out of range.
Irwin checks a leg kick.
Lightning's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Irwin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lightning manages to avoid it.
Lightning blocks a head kick by Irwin.
A slapping body kick lands there for Irwin.
Irwin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lightning is still on wobbly legs! Can Irwin finish him?
Irwin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lightning.
Lightning seems to have recovered his senses.
Irwin slips a jab and a cross from Lightning.
Lightning misses with a body shot.
Lightning is breathing heavily.
A head kick from Irwin lands but Lightning takes it in his stride.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Lightning might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Irwin has got the better of the exchanges.
A punch combination from Lightning misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lightning misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lightning looks to land a left hand but Irwin moved out of range nicely.
Lightning swinging wildly here.
Irwin lands with a slapping head kick.
Irwin lands with a good body shot.
Irwin slips a straight right by Lightning.
Lightning jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lightning avoids the body shot from Irwin.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Irwin - that will leave a mark!
Irwin throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Lightning on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sloppy strikes from Lightning. Those never looked like landing.
Lightning misses with a leg kick
and Irwin counters with a head kick that wobbles Lightning - left then right he sways and one more bomb from Irwin sends him down. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Philip Irwin!
During a confident post fight interview, Philip Irwin thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Morgan Lightning stepped up to the mic, saying 'I only lost because i broke my toe in the build up to this fight'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Floyd Star (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Weidman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Weidman has chosen King Fantastic- West Coast Synthesizer as his entrance music. The key to victory for Floyd Star has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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25
145 lbs
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25
152 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Floyd Star!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Anderson Weidman!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Star stuffs the takedown.
Weidman fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Weidman closes this distance looking for a takedown but Star circles away.
Floyd Star has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Weidman.
Star shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Weidman but Weidman pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Star throws a body shot but no joy.
Weidman shoots in and bounces Star off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Star is trying to control the position but Weidman postures up.
Weidman trying to control the position from guard on top but Star is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Weidman is working Star over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Weidman pushes down on Star's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Star trying to control from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weidman seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Star does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Weidman drops an elbow to the side of Star's head.
Weidman is looking to take a break and control but Star is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Weidman wants to work for an arm triangle but Star is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Weidman in particular looking to stall.
Weidman looking for a submission but Star manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Weidman trying to control the position from guard on top but Star is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Star controls Weidman momentarily but Weidman frees himself.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Anderson Weidman wasn't active enough on the ground.
Star shoots in and drives through. Weidman sprawls well.
Weidman gets a double leg takedown into Star's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Weidman wants to pass the guard but Star is keeping the position.
Star is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Weidman is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weidman is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Star's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Star's back!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Weidman working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Star is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Weidman has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Star taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Anderson Weidman!
An intense looking Anderson Weidman took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Floyd just wasn't ready, I'm the best in the division, I think I proved that tonight and thats why I'll remain Undefeated and Undisputed. '.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between The Master (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damon Reigns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Master's entrance music is DVBBS & Borgeous - Tsunami. A fine choice. Reigns comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Truth Reigns kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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159 lbs
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161 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, The Master!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Damon Reigns!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Master lands a nice leg kick that just misses Reigns's sensitive parts.
Good leg kick by Master there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Reigns throws out a loose jab but Master uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reigns takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Reigns will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Reigns chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Master can pounce on him.
Reigns lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Reigns drives through with a takedown into guard.
Reigns won't allow Master to get back to his feet.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Reigns trying to control the position from guard on top but Master is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reigns drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Master dives on top into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reigns looking for subs off his back but Master has passed one foot through into half guard.
Master wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Damon Reigns.
Reigns takes a swing at Master's ribcage but misses.
Master avoids the body shot from Reigns.
Reigns looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Master is fending him off so far but Reigns persists. Nope, Master circles away and we're back to standing.
An inside leg kick lands from Master.
Reigns takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Master throws a sloppy head kick and Reigns moves out of range easily.
Damon Reigns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reigns takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Damon Reigns has been cut.
We've been told by Master's head coaches at Hell's Kitchen Hellions that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Master.
Reigns misses with a left hand
and Master counters with an inside leg kick.
Master throws a nice head kick!
Reigns is rocked!
Master throws a nice inside leg kick.
Reigns is still on wobbly legs! Can Master finish him?
Master throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Reigns's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reigns throws a right and a left that both miss.
Reigns shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Master but Master pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The Master has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damon Reigns.
Reigns looks winded!
Master throws a nice inside leg kick.
Master scores with a leg kick.
Reigns seems to have recovered his senses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Master.
Master moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Master lands a leg kick that knocks Reigns off balance momentarily.
Master chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A slapping body kick lands there for Master.
An inside leg kick lands from Master.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Master lands a big head kick that sends Reigns tumbling to the mat! Master takes a step backwards and waves Reigns back to his feet - he wants the finish!
A head kick from Master lands but Reigns takes it in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Master is looking to slow Reigns down with leg kicks.
Master lands a nice looking kick to the body. Reigns takes a step back to recover.
Good leg kick by Master there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Master chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Master throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Master lands a big head kick that sends Reigns to the canvas! Master follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). The Master!
The Master is the new lightweight champion!
A very excited looking The Master 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between DJ Benn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Hansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hansen has chosen Valravn - Marsk as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Daniel Hansen was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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144 lbs
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135 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, DJ Benn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daniel Hansen!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Andrew Berry and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benn throws a right hand that Hansen ducks under and follows up with a left that Hansen also avoids with ease.
Hansen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Benn connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hansen scrambles back to his feet.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hansen.
Benn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Benn swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Benn looks to land a combination but Hansen avoids it well.
Benn misses with a wild combination.
Benn misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hansen has a takedown stuffed.
Benn closes the distance and pushes Hansen back into the ropes.
Benn wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Benn.
Hansen gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Benn preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Hansen content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Benn drives through and clinches with Hansen against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
DJ Benn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab from Benn misses.
Benn is looking to score with low kicks.
Benn throws a nice looking combination but Hansen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Benn clinches up with Hansen and pushes him back against the ropes.
Benn wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hansen as Benn tries to tie him up.
Hansen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benn manages to break the clinch.
Benn throws a series of punches but Hansen avoids them all with ease.
Benn throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Benn slaps away a takedown attempt from Hansen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
DJ Benn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Hansen.
Benn throws a series of punches but Hansen avoids them all with ease.
Benn misses with a few strikes there.
Benn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Benn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hansen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Benn avoids it really well and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hansen avoids the body shot from Benn.
Benn goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Benn throws a series of punches but Hansen moves out of range.
DJ Benn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hansen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hansen tries to keep at a distance but Benn has taken the fight into the clinch.
Benn trying to control the position but instead, Hansen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Benn into the ropes.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hansen is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Benn is defending well.
Benn prevents the takedown attempt.
Benn avoiding damage as Hansen throws knees to the body.
Hansen tries to pull guard but Benn forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Benn looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Benn has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hansen keeps control of Benn as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Benn wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hansen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Hansen keeps control of Benn as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hansen tries for a takedown. No joy.
Hansen tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hansen is working for takedown but Benn is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hansen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Benn's efforts to push away.
Benn is trying to push Hansen away but Hansen has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Benn is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hansen is keeping busy.
Benn has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hansen is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Benn is defending well.
Benn is trying to break free.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hansen has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Benn after a bit of a struggle.
Hansen is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Benn to keep the fight standing.
Hansen wants a takedown but no success here.
Benn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Benn throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hansen on the side of the head.
Hansen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Benn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hansen was well out of range. Poor timing from Benn.
Benn wants to slow Hansen down by chopping away at his legs.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Benn dips to his left and cracks Hansen with an uppercut!
It looks like Daniel Hansen has been cut.
Benn throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sloppy strikes from Benn. Those never looked like landing.
Hansen moves out of range of the leg kick from Benn.
Benn has Hansen up against the ropes in a clinch.
Benn wants to get back to striking at distance but Hansen won't allow it.
Benn tries to break the clinch but Hansen is controlling the position.
Benn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DJ Benn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Hansen's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Benn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hansen tries to clinch there but Benn circles away.
Hansen fails with a takedown attempt.
Hansen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Benn as he jumps to the side.
Nice takedown defense from Benn. No joy for Hansen on that attempt.
DJ Benn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Hansen.
Benn has Hansen up against the ropes in a clinch.
Benn has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hansen tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Benn just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Benn is looking to break free of the clinch but Hansen has double underhooks.
Hansen is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Benn is defending well.
Benn is trying to break the clinch but Hansen has him pressed against the ropes.
Hansen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A frustrated look appears on Benn's face as he tries to break the clinch.
DJ Benn has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Benn wants to break free but Hansen has control.
Hansen looking for a takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benn is trying to force a seperation but Hansen has the dominant position.
Benn looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Benn has had enough of the clinch but Hansen keeps him there for the moment.
Hansen drops down looking for an ankle pick but Benn pulls his leg out and moves away.
Benn has managed to clinch.
Benn gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benn managing to block the knees to the body from Hansen.
Benn is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Benn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hansen wants to take the fight to the mat but Benn manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Hansen has Benn pressed against the ropes, preventing Benn from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Benn has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Benn is trying to force a seperation but Hansen has the dominant position.
Hansen prevents Benn from breaking the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hansen is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Benn gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Benn working hard to break the clinch.
Benn wants to break free but Hansen has control.
Benn is trying to force a seperation but Hansen has the dominant position.
Hansen looking to throw knees to the head but Benn is blocking nicely.
Benn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Benn throws a leg kick that misses.
DJ Benn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Benn displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hansen.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Benn misses with a leg kick.
Benn wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hansen jumps guard but Benn stands there with Hansen around his waist. Hansen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Benn looking to slow down the pace here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hansen avoids the elbow strike from Benn, against the ropes.
Benn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hansen backwards.
Hansen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Benn is keeping busy.
Hansen has Benn pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Benn manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Benn tries to circle away but Hansen has him pinned against the ropes.
Hansen wants a takedown but no success here.
I was talking to Benn's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Benn is looking to break free of the clinch but Hansen has double underhooks.
Benn breaks the clinch.
Hansen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Hansen tries to pull guard but Benn won't allow it.
Hansen jumps guard but Benn turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Benn wants to break free but Hansen has control.
Benn is trying to break the clinch but Hansen is controlling him.
Benn prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hansen has Benn pressed against the ropes, preventing Benn from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hansen tries for a takedown. No joy.
Benn is looking to break free of the clinch but Hansen has double underhooks.
Benn is trying to force a seperation but Hansen has the dominant position.
Benn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Hansen goes for a takedown in the clinch but Benn prevents it.
Benn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Benn misses with the combination.
Benn throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hansen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hansen takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Benn lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Benn scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Benn throws a body kick that misses.
Daniel Hansen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hansen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Benn.
And that's the end of the fight!
DJ Benn showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Benn has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for DJ Benn!
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for DJ Benn!
Judge William Gold scores the fight for DJ Benn!
DJ Benn wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brian Viloria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derick Steve (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steve comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Happy Day kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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133 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brian Viloria!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Derick Steve!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steve throws a quick inside leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Steve 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nice body kick from Steve.
Viloria throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Steve.
Steve scores with a head kick.
It looks like Brian Viloria has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Viloria thuds a left hand into Steve's body.
We've been hearing reports that Viloria has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Steve moves out of range of the strikes.
Viloria takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Steve with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Viloria to score with a decent uppercut.
Viloria scores with a sloppy right hand. Steve should have avoided that one.
Viloria looks to score with a jab to the body but Steve is just out of range.
Good leg kick by Steve there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Steve lands a head kick. Viloria smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A slapping body kick lands there for Steve.
Viloria is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Steve! Viloria is out on his feet! Steve rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Viloria is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Viloria is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Derick Steve!
Derick Steve is the new bantamweight champion!
Derick Steve thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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