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GAMMA#441 Stoppers v Mangragon PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Bonham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Umberto Sotto Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Umberto Sotto Jr has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with John Bonham's chin.
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146 lbs
16 - 12 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, John Bonham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Umberto Sotto Jr!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sotto Jr dives in and grabs Bonham's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bonham pushes down on Sotto Jr's head and hops out.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sotto Jr.
Bonham misses with a body shot.
Bonham takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bonham slips under a jab from Sotto Jr.
Sotto Jr moves away from the strike by Bonham.
Bonham throws a leg kick but Sotto Jr moved away.
John Bonham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab lands there for Sotto Jr.
Sotto Jr connects with a body shot.
Bonham thuds his right hand into Sotto Jr's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bonham looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sotto Jr darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bonham takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bonham walks forward, straight into a front kick from Sotto Jr.
Bonham throws a jab when Sotto Jr was well out of range.
Bonham gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sotto Jr on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bonham tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sotto Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Bonham.
Bonham looks to land a left hand but Sotto Jr moved out of range nicely.
Bonham stalks Sotto Jr and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sotto Jr's face. Sotto Jr staggers backwards, shaken.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sotto Jr connects with a solid leg kick.
Bonham 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.
A telegraphed right hand from Bonham misses the target.
Bonham takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sotto Jr scores with a jab. Bonham acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sotto Jr misses with a body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Bonham. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bonham.
Bonham takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sotto Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sotto Jr takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Bonham avoids a kick to the body.
Sotto Jr connects with a leg kick. Bonham looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bonham throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bonham lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sotto Jr's sensitive parts.
Sotto Jr connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bonham. Bonham circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bonham pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bonham throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sotto Jr lands a glancing blow to the side of Bonham's head.
Bonham blocks a head kick by Sotto Jr.
Bonham throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bonham scores with a jab.
Bonham on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bonham throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sotto Jr counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bonham is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sotto Jr with a nice cross.
Bonham throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Sotto Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
Bonham is rocked!
Bonham throws a nice inside leg kick.
Oh Bonham is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sotto Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bonham seems to have got his legs back now.
Sotto Jr connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bonham lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sotto Jr backs up against the cage.
Bonham throws a hook but Sotto Jr avoids it easily.
Bonham uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sotto Jr.
Sotto Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sotto Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bonham. Sotto Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bonham lands with an uppercut that bounces Sotto Jr off the cage and back into range.
A right-left combo lands from Sotto Jr.
Sotto Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bonham.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sotto Jr.
Bonham misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sotto Jr.
Sotto Jr lands a head shot.
Sotto Jr takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sotto Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sotto Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Donk. Sotto Jr catches Bonham right on the button with a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sotto Jr fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bonham sprawls well initially but Sotto Jr persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Sotto Jr slows the pace down in half guard.
Bonham really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bonham wants to control but Sotto Jr is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sotto Jr is keen to just control but Bonham is a slippery customer.
Bonham is trying to maintain the position but Sotto Jr is very close to passing his half guard.
Bonham is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Sotto Jr jumps into side control!
Sotto Jr trying to control the action but Bonham is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sotto Jr thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Umberto Sotto Jr dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sotto Jr on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bonham. Bonham obviously looking to wear him down.
Sotto Jr goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bonham moves out of range as Sotto Jr throws a body kick.
Bonham lands a lovely overhand right.
Sotto Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bonham.
Sotto Jr closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bonham struggling a bit here.
Sotto Jr laying and praying for a moment but Bonham takes advantage and regains half guard.
Bonham is refusing to be controlled, as Sotto Jr sits in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonham controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Sotto Jr is controlling the pace.
Bonham avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sotto Jr.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Sotto Jr trying to control the action but Bonham is working from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Sotto Jr blocks a leg kick.
Bonham wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bonham looks to score with a jab to the body but Sotto Jr is just out of range.
A head kick by Bonham misses
and Sotto Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Sotto Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Umberto Sotto Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bonham scores with a nice strike.
Sotto Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bonham throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sotto Jr.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bonham. Sotto Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good standup being displayed there by Bonham as he connects with a hook.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bonham looks to land a left hand but Sotto Jr moved out of range nicely.
Sotto Jr has a takedown stuffed.
Sotto Jr shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Bonham eats them both and turns towards Sotto Jr to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
John Bonham is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sotto Jr throws a leg kick but Bonham sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sotto Jr scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Sotto Jr is trying to control. Bonham wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Sotto Jr is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Sotto Jr has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Sotto Jr controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sotto Jr can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bonham is looking to escape.
My spies in KO Gym inform me that Sotto Jr has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Bonham is trying desperately to improve position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bonham is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Umberto Sotto Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Bonham is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sotto Jr.
Bonham throws a lazy body kick
and Sotto Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Bonham stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bonham wants it to stay on the feet.
Bonham steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Sotto Jr. That one must have hurt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sotto Jr.
Sotto Jr connects with a leg kick. Bonham looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bonham misses with a hook to the body
and Sotto Jr counters with a nice leg kick.
Sotto Jr swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bonham.
Sotto Jr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bonham wants to clinch up but Sotto Jr keeps it at a distance.
Bonham takes one to the side of the head.
Sotto Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sotto Jr throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sotto Jr slips a jab from Bonham.
Bonham defending well as Sotto Jr loads up on a big left hand.
A shot to the body from Bonham misses
and Sotto Jr counters with a nice leg kick.
Bonham misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sotto Jr.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bonham misses with a body shot
and Sotto Jr counters with a body kick that stops Bonham in his tracks momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sotto Jr throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bonham throws a leg kick but Sotto Jr sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bonham takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sotto Jr closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bonham to the mat! Bonham manages to get full guard.
Sotto Jr scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bonham managing to control the position.
Umberto Sotto Jr has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sotto Jr advances to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sotto Jr keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Sotto Jr is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonham is not content to let Sotto Jr control the position.
Sotto Jr is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Sotto Jr crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bonham - the referee stops the clock and Sotto Jr gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bonham. Sotto Jr manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Sotto Jr moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bonham clobbers Sotto Jr with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bonham rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sotto Jr counters with an outside leg kick.
Bonham takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sotto Jr lands a big head kick that sends Bonham tumbling to the mat! Sotto Jr takes a step backwards and waves Bonham back to his feet - he wants the finish!
John Bonham has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bonham looks to land a left hand but Sotto Jr moved out of range nicely.
Sotto Jr thumps Bonham with a low kick.
Sotto Jr's corner calls for a 1-2. Sotto Jr obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bonham with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sotto Jr takes a swing at Bonham's ribcage but misses.
Sotto Jr has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bonham.
Sotto Jr bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Bonham throws a lazy right hand but Sotto Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bonham has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sotto Jr finds it's way round the side to connect with Bonham's head.
Sotto Jr tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bonham swivels and escapes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sotto Jr fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bonham has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sotto Jr cracks Bonham with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sotto Jr cracks Bonham with an open hand slap.
Bonham punishes Sotto Jr's body with a nice straight punch.
Sotto Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bonham.
Bonham blocks a head kick by Sotto Jr.
The fighters circle, before Sotto Jr throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Bonham's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Sotto Jr lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Umberto Sotto Jr!
After winning the bout, Umberto Sotto Jr thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Oberyn Martell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Melvin Manhoef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manhoef has chosen The Prodigy - Take Me To The Hospital as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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182 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 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
29 - 16 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Melvin Manhoef!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manhoef tried to score with a low kick but Martell checks it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Manhoef.
Manhoef uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Martell.
A head kick from Manhoef lands but Martell takes it in his stride.
It looks like Oberyn Martell has been cut.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Martell 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 Manhoef has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Manhoef and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Manhoef swings away with a body shot that misses
and Martell counters with an outside leg kick.
Manhoef misses with a leg kick
and Martell counters with a nice leg kick.
A low kick from Manhoef misses
and Martell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Manhoef looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A jab from Manhoef misses.
Manhoef lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Manhoef misses with a leg kick
and Martell counters with a good low kick that Manhoef was not able to check.
Martell loads up on a big right hand but Manhoef slips the punch.
Manhoef jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martell misses the shot to the body.
Manhoef moves out of range as Martell throws a body kick.
Manhoef lands a head kick. Martell smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Martell cracks the inside of Manhoef's front leg.
Manhoef darts in and clinches Martell up against the cage.
Martell throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Martell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Manhoef.
A body shot lands from Martell.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martell throws a punch but it's blocked by Manhoef.
Martell looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Martell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Manhoef takes a knee right on the jaw!
Manhoef leaning against his opponent.
I was talking to Martell's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Martell scores with a hook to the body.
Martell misses with a punch to the body.
Martell struggles to land a body shot inside as Manhoef controls his hands.
Martell missing with knees to the body.
Martell looking to stall.
Martell lands a knee to the body.
Manhoef avoiding damage as Martell throws knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Martell misses with an elbow strike.
Martell lands a hook to the side of the head.
Manhoef tries to work over Martell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Manhoef blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martell blocking some punches.
Manhoef lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Martell backwards.
Martell putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Manhoef in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Manhoef.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martell pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Martell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Manhoef has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Martell seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Manhoef can turn it around.
Manhoef dodges an elbow strike from Martell.
Martell pushes off an throws an elbow but Manhoef leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A short left from Martell.
Manhoef misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Manhoef blocking some punches.
Martell wants to break the clinch but can't.
Martell landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Martell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Martell misses with a punch to the body.
Manhoef lands with a right to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Martell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Manhoef.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef leaning against his opponent.
Manhoef lands a hook to the side of the head.
Martell lands with a left to the head.
Martell blocks a body shot from Manhoef.
Manhoef misses with the head strike.
Martell throws an elbow but it misses.
Martell wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Manhoef softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Manhoef takes an elbow to the forehead.
Martell misses with a body punch.
Martell throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Manhoef blocks an uppercut.
Manhoef lands a right hand that snaps the head of Martell backwards.
Martell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Martell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Martell wants to break the clinch but can't.
Martell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Manhoef lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Martell backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martell takes a shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Manhoef dodges an elbow strike from Martell.
Manhoef misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Manhoef.
Manhoef struggles to land a body shot inside as Martell controls his hands.
Martell lands a body punch.
Martell swings wildly with an uppercut but Manhoef uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martell lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Manhoef backwards.
Martell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Martell lands a good knee to the midsection. Manhoef won't want to take too many of those.
Martell misses with an elbow strike.
Martell is trying to force a seperation but Manhoef has the dominant position.
Manhoef lands a body shot in the clinch.
Manhoef avoiding damage as Martell throws knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Martell.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Martell lands a nice knee to the body.
Manhoef blocks an uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Oberyn Martell will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Oberyn Martell's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Manhoef throws a leg kick
and Martell counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Martell displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Melvin Manhoef seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manhoef throws a head kick but Martell moves out of range.
Martell slips under a jab.
Manhoef pushes Martell up against the cage in a clinch.
Martell misses with some punches.
Manhoef blocks an elbow strike.
Martell struggles to land a body shot inside as Manhoef controls his hands.
Martell tries to throw a body punch but Manhoef avoids it by throwing Martell back against the cage.
Manhoef trying to stall but Martell improves his position.
Martell is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Manhoef is defending well for now.
Manhoef misses with a punch to the body.
Manhoef lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Martell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Manhoef.
Martell looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Martell taking a breather.
Manhoef avoiding damage as Martell throws knees to the body.
Martell manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Manhoef on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manhoef blocks a body shot from Martell.
Martell wants to break the clinch but can't.
Martell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Manhoef has a couple of punches blocked by Martell.
Manhoef blocks an elbow strike.
Manhoef is leaning against Martell and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Manhoef misses with a hook from the clinch.
Manhoef prevents a body shot from Martell.
Oberyn Martell has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Manhoef blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short right from Manhoef on the inside.
Martell throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Martell misses with an elbow strike.
Manhoef digs a right hand underneath Martell's ribcage. Martell let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Martell misses with a body punch.
Come on Manhoef - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Martell lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Manhoef backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Manhoef.
Manhoef struggles to land a body shot inside as Martell controls his hands.
Manhoef on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Martell creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Martell taking a breather.
Manhoef presses Martell against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Manhoef lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Martell backwards.
A right hand to the body from Manhoef.
A short right from Manhoef on the inside.
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!
Martell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Manhoef tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Martell's elbow.
Manhoef scores with a nice hook to the head.
Manhoef working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Martell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Manhoef throws the kick towards the body but Martell avoids it.
Manhoef tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Martell was well out of range. Poor timing from Manhoef.
Martell smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef feints and then cracks Martell's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Martell down.
Manhoef thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Martell if he has to take too many more of those.
Manhoef fails with an attempt to clinch.
Martell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Manhoef.
Manhoef lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Crunch! Manhoef slams his shin into Martell's torso.
Martell on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Manhoef. Manhoef obviously looking to wear him down.
Manhoef throws a leg kick but Martell sees it coming and moves out of range.
Manhoef fails with an attempt to clinch.
Martell takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Martell avoids the head kick by Manhoef.
Manhoef connects with a solid leg kick.
Manhoef is looking to land body kicks.
Martell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Manhoef.
Manhoef blocks the body kick.
Martell blocks the body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Manhoef throws a low kick, looking for Martell's leg but Martell calmly moves out of range.
Manhoef throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martell misses with a low kick.
Martell attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Martell punishes Manhoef's body with a nice straight punch.
Manhoef tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Martell throws a looping overhand right but Manhoef ducks down to avoid it.
Martell throws a half hearted mid kick.
A head kick misses from Manhoef.
Manhoef looks to throw the jab but Martell is out of range.
Martell misses with a kick to the body.
Martell closes the distance and pushes Manhoef back into the cage.
Manhoef takes an elbow to the temple.
Manhoef lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Martell backwards.
Martell lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Manhoef backwards.
Manhoef keeps control of Martell as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Manhoef's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Manhoef working aggressively here.
Manhoef swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Manhoef avoiding damage as Martell throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Melvin Manhoef showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Oberyn Martell's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Manhoef lands a head kick!
Manhoef fails with an attempt to clinch.
Martell throws a low kick, looking for Manhoef's leg but Manhoef calmly moves out of range.
Manhoef connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Manhoef displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Martell throws out the jab.
Martell tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Martell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Manhoef manages to avoid it.
Martell ducks under a wild hook from Manhoef.
Martell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Manhoef throws a sloppy head kick and Martell moves out of range easily.
Martell misses with the combination.
Martell has closed the distance and engaged Manhoef in a clinch.
Manhoef dodges an elbow strike from Martell.
A short right from Manhoef on the inside.
Martell tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Manhoef avoids it.
A bit of stalling here from Manhoef.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manhoef throws a punch but it's blocked by Martell.
Martell is struggling to control the position.
Manhoef lands with a short shot to the head.
Martell is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Manhoef makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Martell swings wildly with an uppercut but Manhoef uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martell misses with some punches.
Martell misses with a body punch.
Manhoef blocks an uppercut.
Martell trying to control the position but instead, Manhoef has worked for underhooks and has pushed Martell into the cage.
Manhoef scores with a shoulder strike.
Manhoef lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Manhoef.
Manhoef blocks an elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Manhoef.
Manhoef prevents a body shot from Martell.
Manhoef dodges an elbow strike from Martell.
Martell misses with a knee to the head.
Martell using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Martell misses with an elbow strike.
Manhoef lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Manhoef tries a body shot but Martell blocks it.
Martell tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Manhoef avoids it.
Manhoef lands a right hand that snaps the head of Martell backwards.
Martell tries to land knees in the clinch but Manhoef avoids the damage to the body.
Manhoef gets through Martell's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Martell lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Manhoef.
Martell trying to stall but Manhoef improves his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Manhoef misses with a punch to the body.
Martell tries to throw a body punch but Manhoef avoids it by throwing Martell back against the cage.
Manhoef tries a body shot but Martell blocks it.
Manhoef tries to stall but Martell uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nice body punch from Manhoef - that landed with a thud.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Manhoef.
A nice left hand lands by Manhoef.
Martell creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Manhoef digs a right hand underneath Martell's ribcage. Martell let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Manhoef misses with a punch to the body.
Martell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Martell just misses with a elbow thrown towards Manhoef's brow.
Martell trying to land knees to the body.
Manhoef lands with a light punch inside.
Manhoef blocks an elbow strike.
Manhoef pushes Martell back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Martell.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Manhoef dodges an elbow strike from Martell.
Manhoef tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Manhoef looking to stall.
Manhoef on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Manhoef avoids the elbow strike from Martell, against the cage.
Martell misses with a body punch.
Martell tries to work over Manhoef's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Manhoef prevents a body shot from Martell.
Manhoef stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Martell missing with knees to the body.
Manhoef is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martell is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Manhoef is keeping busy.
Martell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that's the end of the fight!
Melvin Manhoef comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Manhoef has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Melvin Manhoef!
Melvin Manhoef tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
In defeat, Oberyn Martell stepped up to the mic, saying 'Through adversity we triumph. Can't know the glory of Success without failure.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Demarcus Bate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sick Puppy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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165 lbs
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32
166 lbs
20 - 13 - 1 |
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World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Demarcus Bate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sick Puppy!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Chris Edwards and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puppy throws a hook but Bate blocks it.
Bate scores with a crisp jab that stopped Puppy in his tracks.
Bate moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Puppy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bate can pounce on him.
Bate cracks the inside of Puppy's front leg.
Bate misses with a body shot.
Puppy misses with a wild combination.
Puppy moves away from the strike by Bate.
Puppy misses with an uppercut. Bate saw that one coming.
Bate lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puppy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bate digs a good body shot into Puppy's ribs.
Puppy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bate.
Puppy rushes Bate and presses him up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Puppy is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puppy lands a left hand.
Bate lands an elbow just above Puppy 's eye.
Puppy with a knee to the head.
Puppy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Puppy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bate tries to stall but Puppy uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bate has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Puppy is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Puppy drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bate pulls his leg out and moves away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bate checks a leg kick.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Puppy has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Bate swings for the body but Puppy moves out of range.
Puppy looks to score with a jab to the body but Bate is just out of range.
Puppy looks for a takedown but Bate sprawls well.
Bate fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Puppy is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bate throws a wild body kick that Puppy sees coming a mile off.
Puppy closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bate to the mat! Bate manages to get full guard.
Puppy postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Puppy postures up in Bate's guard and throws a big left but Bate blocks it.
Bate working for a triangle but Puppy defends it easily.
Puppy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bate looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bate is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Puppy is aware though and is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puppy wants to control from the top but Bate keeps moving.
Bate is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Puppy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bate thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Puppy's head.
Puppy is refusing to be controlled, as Bate sits in half guard.
Puppy is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bate's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bate's back!
Bate tries to escape the position.
Puppy lands shots from the back.
Bate wants to control his opponent's hands but Puppy gets his hands free.
Puppy lands a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bate covers up after that shot from Puppy.
Bate manages to scramble and ends up in full guard, under a barage of strikes . Great composure from Bate.
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!
Bate is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Puppy defends well.
Puppy working some strikes from top position.
Puppy postures up in Bate's guard and throws a big left but Bate blocks it.
Puppy is fighting to break Bate's control of his arms but Bate is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bate is on top in guard.
Bate loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sick Puppy will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Bate lands a body shot.
Puppy keeps Bate at a distance using the push kick.
Puppy scores with a leg kick.
Puppy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bate swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Puppy misses with a left hand
and Bate holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bate working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Puppy is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bate to keep the fight standing.
Puppy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Puppy looking for a takedown.
Puppy looking for a takedown.
Demarcus Bate has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sick Puppy.
Puppy is trying to drag Bate to the mat but Bate just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puppy changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bate fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bate misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bate attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Puppy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Puppy throws a head kick but Bate moves out of range.
Demarcus Bate is winning the standup battle so far.
Puppy goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Puppy tries to clinch but Bate moves out of range.
Bate scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Puppy tries to score with a low kick but Bate moves his leg out of the way.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bate 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 Puppy has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Puppy and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A left lands for Bate.
Bate is looking to wear down Puppy with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Puppy throws a jab when Bate was well out of range.
Bate pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Puppy lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puppy swings for the body but Bate moves out of range.
Bate shoots in but Puppy avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Puppy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bate moves away.
Puppy throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bate shoots in for a double leg but Puppy sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Puppy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Puppy misses.
Puppy misses with a series of wild punches.
Puppy throws a jab when Bate was well out of range.
A big right from Puppy misses.
Puppy throws a hook but Bate avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puppy gets a clinch.
Bate lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Puppy misses with the head strike.
Bate lands an elbow just above Puppy 's eye.
Bate gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Puppy drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bate pulls his leg out and moves away.
Bate throws the left hand but Puppy avoids the punch easily.
Bate throws a body punch but Puppy moves out of range.
Puppy shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Bate is holding on to half guard well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bate looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Puppy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bate is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Puppy is tapping! Great win for Bate!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Demarcus Bate!
A very excited looking Demarcus Bate rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Rosenthal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freddie Mercury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mercury has chosen Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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270 lbs
31 - 18 - 2 |
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263 lbs
23 - 10 - 2 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Rosenthal !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 10 - 2, fighting out of London, Freddie Mercury!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mercury uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rosenthal .
Mercury takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rosenthal ducks right into an uppercut from Mercury.
Rosenthal drives through and clinches with Mercury against the cage.
A short right from Rosenthal on the inside.
It looks like Freddie Mercury has been cut.
Rosenthal scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mercury tries to work over Rosenthal 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rosenthal misses with some punches.
Mercury lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rosenthal .
Rosenthal swings wildly with an uppercut but Mercury uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mercury has a couple of punches blocked by Rosenthal .
Mercury tries to throw a body punch but Rosenthal avoids it by throwing Mercury back against the cage.
Mercury can't find room to land a body shot as Rosenthal controls the action.
Mercury lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rosenthal softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mercury's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosenthal connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mercury's hands.
Mercury ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mercury slips a straight right by Rosenthal .
Mercury throws a wild body kick that Rosenthal sees coming a mile off.
Rosenthal takes a kick to the side of the head.
Rosenthal displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mercury throws out the jab.
Mercury throws a leg kick which misses Rosenthal 's front leg but catches the back leg as Rosenthal tries to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Mercury misses the target.
Rosenthal has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Ballas Only in the buildup to the fight.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rosenthal .
Rosenthal pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rosenthal misses with an uppercut.
A good leg kick by Mercury.
Mercury misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rosenthal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mercury moves away.
Rosenthal swings for the body but Mercury moves out of range.
Rosenthal throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mercury sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosenthal throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mercury on the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rosenthal throws a hook to the side of Mercury's head but Mercury sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Freddie Mercury seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rosenthal throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rosenthal throws a hook to the side of Mercury's head but Mercury sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rosenthal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mercury lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Mercury throws a big shot that misses.
Rosenthal needs to keep his hands up - Mercury had a free shot at his head there.
Mercury scores with a spinning back kick!
Mercury lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rosenthal 's sensitive parts.
Rosenthal sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Rosenthal throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mercury stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mercury lands with a thumping leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mercury.
Mercury moves away from the strike by Rosenthal .
Rosenthal tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mercury manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercury keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mercury is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Rosenthal takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mercury darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Good work by Rosenthal as he checks the leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Mercury.
Mercury with a jab.
Mercury bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rosenthal looks to throw the jab but Mercury is out of range.
Mercury lands with a good body shot.
Mercury throws a good cross that connects.
Mercury has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Rosenthal wants to clinch up but Mercury keeps it at a distance.
Mercury jabs Rosenthal to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rosenthal moves out of range of the strikes.
Mercury lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rosenthal fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosenthal throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rosenthal bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rosenthal wants to clinch up but Mercury keeps it at a distance.
Rosenthal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mercury moves away.
Mercury looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rosenthal checks a low kick from Mercury.
Mercury getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mercury scores with a decent looking hook.
Rosenthal has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Mercury.
Mercury looks to land a right hand but Rosenthal moved out of range.
Mercury throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rosenthal scores with a nice head shot.
Mercury is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Rosenthal had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mercury fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rosenthal .
Mercury scores with a push kick.
Mercury lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Rosenthal throws a shot from downtown. Mercury moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Freddie Mercury dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Freddie Mercury's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mercury moves out of range of the strikes.
Rosenthal throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rosenthal is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mercury avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rosenthal misses the shot to the body.
Rosenthal misses with a hook to the body
and Mercury makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Rosenthal really felt that one!
Mercury lands a really nice looking cross but Rosenthal seems unphased.
Rosenthal fails in his attempt to clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mercury. That's going to slow Rosenthal down.
Mercury keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rosenthal has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Mercury.
Mercury throws a series of punches but Rosenthal moves out of range.
Mercury slips under a jab.
Mercury pushes Rosenthal away with a front kick.
Mercury misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosenthal looks to score with a jab to the body but Mercury is just out of range.
Mercury scores with a punch to the head.
Mercury has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rosenthal throws a body shot but no joy.
Mercury lands with a slapping head kick.
Rosenthal jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rosenthal checks a low kick from Mercury.
Rosenthal tries to keep at a distance but Mercury has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rosenthal lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mercury throws a punch but it's blocked by Rosenthal .
Rosenthal blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mercury misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Mercury.
Mercury blocks an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Mercury.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosenthal blocks a body shot from Mercury.
Rosenthal misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mercury misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mercury goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rosenthal lands a right hand.
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!
Rosenthal blocks a body shot from Mercury.
Rosenthal will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Rosenthal working aggressively here.
Rosenthal misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mercury breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rosenthal avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rosenthal takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mercury misses with a body kick.
A slow jab from Rosenthal misses its intended target.
Mercury throws a right hand that misses
and Rosenthal counters by clinching up.
Mercury blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mercury fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosenthal scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mercury swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Frank Rosenthal has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mercury throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mercury tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rosenthal 's elbow.
Rosenthal throws a head punch that misses.
Mercury blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rosenthal prevents a body shot from Mercury.
Mercury tries to work over Rosenthal 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mercury tries to work over Rosenthal 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Rosenthal fails to land.
A short left from Mercury.
A short right from Mercury.
Rosenthal doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rosenthal misses with some punches.
Rosenthal is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mercury struggles to land a body shot inside as Rosenthal controls his hands.
Mercury tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercury misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Mercury.
Mercury lands a hook that snaps the head of Rosenthal backwards.
Mercury prevents a body shot from Rosenthal .
Mercury tries to throw a body punch but Rosenthal avoids it by throwing Mercury back against the cage.
Mercury can't find room to land a body shot as Rosenthal controls the action.
Nice body punch from Mercury - that landed with a thud.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mercury swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mercury blocks an uppercut.
Mercury tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mercury blocking some punches.
Mercury doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mercury misses with a body punch.
Mercury has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rosenthal lands with a light punch inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Freddie Mercury showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Freddie Mercury's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mercury.
Mercury connects with a single shot there.
Mercury misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Mercury - that will leave a mark!
Mercury is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Some wild striking there from Rosenthal .
An inside leg kick lands from Mercury.
Rosenthal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mercury moves away.
Mercury lands with a nice body kick.
Rosenthal misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rosenthal lands a jab to Mercury's midsection.
Mercury will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rosenthal looks to score with a jab to the body but Mercury is just out of range.
Rosenthal throws a body punch but Mercury moves out of range.
Rosenthal tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mercury was well out of range. Poor timing from Rosenthal .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercury fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mercury misses with a shot to the body
and Rosenthal counters by clinching up.
Mercury doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mercury lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rosenthal goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rosenthal scores with a shot to the side of Mercury's head.
Mercury tries to throw a body punch but Rosenthal avoids it by throwing Mercury back against the cage.
Rosenthal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mercury breaks from the clinch.
Mercury misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mercury lands with a good body shot.
Rosenthal misses the jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mercury.
Mercury moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Mercury throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosenthal misses the shot to the body.
Good shot there by Mercury.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mercury lands a nice looking kick to the body. Rosenthal takes a step back to recover.
Crunch! Mercury slams his shin into Rosenthal 's torso.
A telegraphed right hand from Mercury misses the target.
Rosenthal misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mercury.
Mercury avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mercury.
Frank Rosenthal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rosenthal throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mercury stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A good leg kick by Mercury.
A nice combination there by Mercury.
Some wild striking there from Mercury.
Rosenthal slips a straight right by Mercury.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Mercury!
Mercury finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Freddie Mercury is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rosenthal clinches.
Mercury misses with a punch on the inside.
Rosenthal takes a shot to the head.
Rosenthal scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mercury tries to work over Rosenthal 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mercury has a couple of punches blocked by Rosenthal .
Mercury wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mercury pushes Rosenthal back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Rosenthal .
Rosenthal blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mercury blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosenthal stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rosenthal doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mercury blocking some punches.
Rosenthal works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mercury tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Rosenthal .
Still in the clinch, Rosenthal scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mercury misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Rosenthal - that landed with a thud.
Mercury takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mercury tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rosenthal lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mercury backwards.
Mercury misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mercury.
A short right from Mercury.
And that's the end of the fight!
Freddie Mercury comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mercury winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Freddie Mercury!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Holden Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pegg Frost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie comes to the cage accompanied by Metallica Enter Sandman. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 13 - 4, fighting out of St Petersburg, Holden Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pegg Frost!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, William Gold and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gracie makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A shot to the liver by Frost. Beautiful body shot.
Gracie keeps the fight on the outside.
Frost tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gracie counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gracie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gracie swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Frost gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gracie keeps Frost at a distance using the push kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frost slips a straight right by Gracie.
Frost has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Gracie scores with a leg kick.
Pegg Frost seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie throws a leg kick which misses Frost's front leg but catches the back leg as Frost tries to avoid it.
Frost looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gracie counters with a straight right hand.
Frost tries to clinch up.
Frost swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
Frost ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
Frost misses with the combination.
Frost fails with an attempt to clinch.
Frost on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Frost looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Frost tries to clinch but Gracie is having none of it.
Frost misses with a body shot.
Gracie moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gracie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie digs a good hook to Frost's body.
Gracie lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gracie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Frost fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gracie circles away from the clinch attempt.
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!
Frost throws a head kick that misses.
Frost tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gracie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Frost fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gracie fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Frost checks it well.
Frost throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
An inside leg kick lands from Gracie.
Frost tries to clinch but Gracie moves away
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Gracie is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Gracie fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frost closes the distance looking to clinch
and Gracie makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Frost looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Frost tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gracie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Frost throws a nice looking combination but Gracie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Frost tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gracie bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Frost scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Holden Gracie has been cut.
Gracie lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Pegg Frost has been cut.
Gracie throws out a leg kick but Frost moves out of range and Gracie only half commits.
Gracie closes the distance and pushes Frost back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gracie lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Frost backwards.
Frost lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gracie lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Frost is rocked!
Gracie working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Frost is still on wobbly legs! Can Gracie finish him?
Gracie lands a body shot.
Gracie lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Frost to his knees! Gracie keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Holden Gracie!
A very excited looking Holden Gracie 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 Rufus McTearson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jurmas Uusisto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Uusisto has chosen System Of A Down - B.Y.O.B. as his entrance music. Rufus McTearson had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 171.4lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 2, fighting out of New York, Rufus McTearson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jurmas Uusisto!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Colin Fotheringham and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uusisto moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
McTearson works Uusisto's body with a nice hook.
McTearson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Beast in the buildup to the fight.
McTearson staying out of range there.
McTearson moves out of range of the leg kick from Uusisto.
Uusisto moves out of range of the strikes.
McTearson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Uusisto decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in McTearson's guard.
Uusisto wants to control from the top but McTearson keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McTearson is trying to control the position but Uusisto postures up.
McTearson keeping moving, preventing Uusisto from controlling successfully.
Uusisto wants to pass the guard but McTearson is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McTearson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McTearson keeping moving, preventing Uusisto from controlling successfully.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
McTearson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Uusisto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Uusisto throws a quick inside leg kick.
Uusisto tries to land a front kick but McTearson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Uusisto lands a lovely overhand right.
We've been informed that Uusisto 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.
Uusisto takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A low kick from McTearson misses
and Uusisto counters with a takedown into side control.
Uusisto working the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McTearson is not content to let Uusisto control the position.
Uusisto working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uusisto working the body and head with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McTearson tries to control but Uusisto manages to take his back.
Uusisto looking to break McTearson's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. McTearson remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Uusisto will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
McTearson is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Uusisto gets his way!
Uusisto missing with strikes.
Uusisto is not going to allow McTearson to sit and survive in this position.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Uusisto.
McTearson trying to control but not successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uusisto is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged McTearson with him. McTearson is trying to defend but Uusisto has an arm under the chin now! McTearson grimaces and is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jurmas Uusisto!
Jurmas Uusisto seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Giordano Bruno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pops Cama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruno comes to the cage accompanied by Preliator. Cama is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Lollipop. Pops Cama has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Giordano Bruno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Pops Cama!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Andrew Berry and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cama throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Bruno counters with a nice body shot.
Bruno throws a jab but it's blocked by Cama.
Bruno takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pops Cama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cama throws a nice head kick!
Cama throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bruno walks into a left hand.
Bruno looks to score with a jab to the body but Cama is just out of range.
Bruno throws a solid leg kick but Cama takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bruno.
Some bone on bone action there as Cama checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cama defending well as Bruno loads up on a big left hand.
Cama tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bruno. Cama does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cama has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Cama has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bruno.
Cama walks into a straight right hand from Bruno.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Cama.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cama tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cama throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cama delivers a nice body kick.
Bruno will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bruno misses with a hook.
Cama cracks Bruno with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bruno avoids a kick to the body.
Bruno steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Cama. That one must have hurt.
Cama ducks under a wild hook from Bruno.
Cama plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Cama lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Bruno blocks the body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Bruno.
A head kick misses from Cama.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cama pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bruno throws a nice looking combination but Cama bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A jab from Bruno misses.
A good leg kick by Bruno.
Cama throws a sloppy head kick and Bruno moves out of range easily.
Bruno looks to land a left hand but Cama moved out of range nicely.
Bruno is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Cama's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
A big left from Bruno misses.
Bruno rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cama counters with a one-two to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bruno crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Cama - the referee stops the clock and Bruno gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Cama. Bruno manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Sloppy strikes from Bruno. Those never looked like landing.
Cama scores with a nice right hand.
Cama throws a head kick but Bruno moves out of range.
Cama tries a head kick but it misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bruno.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cama misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bruno throws out a loose jab but Cama uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cama slips a jab from Bruno.
Bruno misses the shot to the body.
Cama throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cama misses with a head kick.
Cama looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bruno avoids the head kick by Cama.
Bruno lands a jab to the head.
Bruno just misses with a punch to the body.
Cama looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cama displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bruno throws out the jab.
Bruno looks to score with a jab to the body but Cama is just out of range.
Bruno on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruno moves out of range as Cama throws a body kick.
Bruno looks to land a left hand but Cama moved out of range nicely.
Bruno throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cama swats away the attempt to clinch by Bruno.
Cama looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cama misses with a head kick.
Bruno stuns Cama with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cama goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cama throws a lazy head kick
and Bruno counters with a three punch combo that has Cama backing up. Cama nods at Bruno to acknowledge the strikes.
Bruno avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cama throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Cama lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bruno takes a step back to recover.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Pops Cama will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bruno fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cama, pushing him back against the cage.
Cama working aggressively here.
Cama manages to break the clinch.
Cama throws a wild body kick that Bruno sees coming a mile off.
Bruno will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Bruno takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Bruno misses with a body shot.
Bruno throws a leg kick which misses Cama's front leg but catches the back leg as Cama tries to avoid it.
Bruno slips under a jab from Cama.
Cama ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Bruno misses the target.
Bruno throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bruno doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cama throws a head kick that Bruno semi-blocks.
Bruno swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruno scores with a hook.
Cama takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bruno pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bruno tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cama misses with a hook.
Cama tries a head kick but it misses.
Bruno pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cama is out of range and Bruno settles back down.
Bruno clinches up against the cage.
Cama tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bruno is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Cama stalling.
A head punch on the inside from Bruno fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cama.
Bruno tries to land knees in the clinch but Cama avoids the damage to the body.
Bruno is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Cama managing to block the knees to the body from Bruno.
Cama breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cama tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cama tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pops Cama seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bruno scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cama moves out of range as Bruno strikes.
Bruno throws a head kick that misses
and Cama counters with a straight right hand.
Cama throws a head kick that Bruno semi-blocks.
Crunch! Cama slams his shin into Bruno's torso.
Bruno throws out a loose jab but Cama uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cama with a hook.
Good work by Cama as he checks the leg kick.
Cama moves out of range as Bruno strikes.
Cama throws a front kick that sends Bruno stumbling back into the cage.
Cama goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Cama blocks a leg kick.
Bruno misses the shot to the body.
Bruno misses with a wild combination.
Cama throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bruno steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Cama. That one must have hurt.
Bruno walks forward, straight into a front kick from Cama.
Cama listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruno blocks the body kick.
Cama pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cama blocks a head kick by Bruno.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cama throws a lazy body kick
and Bruno counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cama throws a wild body kick that Bruno sees coming a mile off.
Cama lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cama getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cama misses the shot to the body.
Cama throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cama lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bruno misses with a low kick.
Cama misses with a head kick.
Bruno avoids the head kick by Cama.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pops Cama showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A big right from Bruno misses.
Bruno cracks Cama with a good jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cama.
Bruno misses with a body shot.
A head kick from Cama lands but Bruno takes it in his stride.
Cama throws a head kick but Bruno moves out of range.
Bruno stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bruno delivers a nice body kick.
Bruno misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cama.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cama ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cama thows a body kick. Bruno tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Bruno lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Both fighters circling a little - Cama finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bruno misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruno takes a kick to the side of the head.
Cama takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bruno uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cama.
Cama misses with a body kick.
Cama dodges the punch combination from Bruno.
Cama throws a front kick that sends Bruno stumbling back into the cage.
Cama looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bruno takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A leg kick checked by Bruno.
Bruno throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cama misses with a kick to the body.
Cama has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruno misses with a hook
and Cama counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Bruno takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bruno tries a head kick but it misses.
Cama scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bruno misses with a right hand
and Cama counters with a body kick that stops Bruno in his tracks momentarily.
Cama throws a head kick but Bruno moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Cama.
Bruno looks for the body kick but Cama saw that one coming.
A head kick misses from Cama.
Bruno moves out of range as Cama throws a body kick.
Cama throws a leg kick
and Bruno counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cama thinking.
Bruno throws a solid leg kick but Cama takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bruno.
Bruno misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruno blocks a head kick by Cama.
Bruno has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cama.
Giordano Bruno has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bruno slips under a jab from Cama.
Bruno throws a body shot but no joy.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bruno.
Bruno swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bruno walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cama scores with a leg kick.
Bruno uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cama.
Cama checks a low kick from Bruno.
Cama lands with a kick to the ribs.
Bruno throws a right hand that misses
and Cama counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Pops Cama is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bruno misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruno throws a body shot but no joy.
Cama scores with a nice body kick.
Bruno takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cama throws a lazy head kick
and Bruno counters with a low kick, right behind Cama 's knee.
Cama takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bruno throws a head kick but Cama moves out of range.
A low kick from Bruno is predictable there
enabling Cama to counter with a crisp jab.
Bruno 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.
Cama connects with a nice looking jab.
Bruno missing with a left hand there. Cama was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cama takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cama throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cama throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pops Cama comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Cama winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pops Cama!
A very excited looking Pops Cama 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pierre Trudeau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiki Toke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Toke is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bonecracker- Shocore. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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35
215 lbs
27 - 13 - 1 |
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220 lbs
16 - 8 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 13 - 1, fighting out of London, Pierre Trudeau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tiki Toke!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Steven Brown and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toke just misses with a punch to the body.
Trudeau missing with a left hand there. Toke was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Toke misses with a double jab.
Toke closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A head kick by Toke misses
and Trudeau counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Trudeau trying to control the position from guard on top but Toke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Trudeau drops back looking for a leg! Toke is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Toke manages to kick Trudeau off! Trudeau jumps back into Toke's guard.
Toke has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Our spies down at at WOLFPAC Elite M.M.A. inform us that Toke has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trudeau stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Toke swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Trudeau preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trudeau working some strikes from top position.
Trudeau landing some decent shots from guard.
Trudeau content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Toke has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Trudeau can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Toke escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Trudeau gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Toke is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Trudeau is aware though and is defending well.
Toke looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Trudeau content to stall in guard here.
Trudeau looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toke has his foot on Trudeau's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Trudeau works his way back into a safe position though.
Toke looking for a guillotine here but Trudeau defends easily.
Toke is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Toke working for a triangle but Trudeau defends it easily.
Trudeau landing with the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trudeau postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Toke has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Trudeau can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Toke is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Trudeau defends well.
Toke is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Toke keeping moving, preventing Trudeau from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Toke keeping full guard, as Trudeau tries to pass.
Toke wants to control the position but Trudeau says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trudeau sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Toke defending well though.
Trudeau not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Toke is trying to get back to full guard.
Trudeau is looking to advance position but Toke won't allow it.
Trudeau controlling the action here.
Toke looking for submissions off his back.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Toke keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pierre Trudeau dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Trudeau ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Toke shoots in looking for a takedown but Trudeau manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Toke's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Toke misses with a takedown attempt
and Trudeau cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Trudeau looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Toke swings for the body but Trudeau moves out of range.
Toke throws a body shot but no joy.
Trudeau throws a shot from downtown. Toke moves away and avoids it.
Trudeau feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tokes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Trudeau closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Toke has picked Trudeau up - he's going for a ride! Toke dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Toke seems to be working for a kimura but Trudeau defends the submission attempt.
Trudeau is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Trudeau is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Toke can do to turn this around?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trudeau wants to control but Toke is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toke throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Trudeau holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Toke throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Toke thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Trudeau 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.
Toke is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Trudeau has managed to free his arm - good work.
Pierre Trudeau overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Toke trying to control from half guard but Trudeau is working away.
Trudeau is doing well to control the position and prevent Toke from advancing to side control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Trudeau throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
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.
Nice body kick from Toke.
Trudeau tries to close the distance and clinch but Toke swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Toke takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Toke tries for a takedown but Trudeau circles away easily
and Trudeau connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pierre Trudeau has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tiki Toke.
Trudeau takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Trudeau tries to work over Toke's front leg with a kick but Toke checks it.
Trudeau misses with a wild body shot.
Toke takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Trudeau pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Toke darts in looking for a takedown but Trudeau gets double underhooks and turns Toke into the cage.
Trudeau pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Toke has a takedown stuffed.
Toke looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trudeau tries to close the distance and clinch up but Toke swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Toke takes one on the button.
Trudeau is looking to clinch but Toke is avoiding it.
A telegraphed right hand from Toke misses the target.
Trudeau is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Toke with a jab.
Toke throws out a loose jab but Trudeau uses good head movement to avoid it.
A slow jab from Toke misses its intended target.
Trudeau misses with a looping right.
Toke closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Trudeau manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Trudeau wants to control but Toke is keeping busy.
Trudeau is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Toke is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trudeau is positioning himself well to prevent Toke advancing to mount.
Toke tries to pass to full mount but Trudeau defends it.
Toke not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Toke seems to be looking for submissions.
Trudeau has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Toke is working away from the top position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Pierre Trudeau will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Toke takes one to the chin there.
Trudeau fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Toke is out of range.
Toke missing with a left hand there. Trudeau was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Toke wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Some wild striking there from Toke.
Pierre Trudeau is winning the standup battle so far.
Toke swings for the body but Trudeau moves out of range.
Toke fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Trudeau scores with a shot to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Trudeau.
Toke is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Trudeau rather than just go for the knockout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toke fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Trudeau.
A looping hook to the body misses from Trudeau. Toke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Trudeau uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Toke has time to react.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Toke tries to move into range but Trudeau moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toke looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Trudeau throws a big shot that misses.
Trudeau lands a slapping body shot.
Trudeau tries to close the distance and clinch up but Toke swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Toke circles away from the clinch attempt.
Trudeau tries to clinch up but Toke circles away and keeps his distance.
Toke connects with a leg kick. Trudeau looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Trudeau scores with a punch to the head.
Trudeau moves away from the strike by Toke.
Pierre Trudeau is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Trudeau with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Toke to score with a decent uppercut.
Trudeau misses with an uppercut.
Toke shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Trudeau drives through and clinches with Toke against the cage.
Trudeau working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Trudeau lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Toke.
Toke takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Toke is looking to break free of the clinch but Trudeau has double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toke tries for a takedown but Trudeau manages to get underhooks.
Pierre Trudeau has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tiki Toke.
Trudeau has clasped his hands together around Toke's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Toke is trying to improve his position.
Toke takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Trudeau controls the position from side control.
Toke is not content to let Trudeau control the position.
Pierre Trudeau is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Toke is looking to reverse the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trudeau working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Check out the look on Trudeau's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Toke is looking for a sweep.
Trudeau trying to control the action but Toke is working from the bottom.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Toke is not content to let Trudeau control the position.
Toke gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Toke actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Trudeau in particular looking to stall.
Trudeau looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Trudeau performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Trudeau is working for a kimura but Toke is defending it quite comfortably.
Tiki Toke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Trudeau sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Toke defending well though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pierre Trudeau showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Trudeau has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pierre Trudeau!
A very excited looking Pierre Trudeau 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marshall Noir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yngve Ingvar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Noir comes to the cage accompanied by Pride. Marshall Noir could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Yngve Ingvar's chin.
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35
177 lbs
26 - 12 - 2 |
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32
173 lbs
29 - 11 - 1 |
Great wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marshall Noir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yngve Ingvar!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ingvar throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Noir misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ingvar.
Noir looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ingvar throws a lazy head kick
and Noir counters with a shoot takedown. Ingvar fights it but they end up in guard.
Noir trying to control the position from guard on top but Ingvar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Noir loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Noir wants to pass the guard but Ingvar is keeping the position.
Noir is working hard here to advance position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Noir looking to sit in guard and control but Ingvar gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Noir seems keen to control Ingvar's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ingvar passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Noir sneaks back into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Noir is staying active underneath Ingvar, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ingvar looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Ingvar is working for a submission of some sort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Noir is not content to let Ingvar control the position.
Ingvar is trying to work for a kimura but Noir is defending well.
Ingvar is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Noir has managed to free his arm - good work.
Ingvar wants to pass the guard but Noir is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ingvar sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Noir wants to get back to full guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Noir ducks under a wild hook from Ingvar.
Ingvar throws an off balance right hand
and Noir counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Noir.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ingvar keeping full guard, as Noir tries to pass.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Noir's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Noir stands up over Ingvar, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Noir being controlled here momentarily.
Ingvar is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marshall Noir dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Noir shoots in looking for a takedown. Ingvar tries to sprawl out of it but Noir keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ingvar manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ingvar misses with a left hand
and Noir counters with a takedown into side control.
Noir working the ground and pound.
Noir throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Ingvar works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Noir is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Noir avoids the attempt from Ingvar to control.
Noir working the ground and pound effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noir lands a nice shot to the head.
Ingvar tries to lock up and control but Noir gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Noir raining down shots from the mount!
Ingvar is rocked!
Noir can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ingvar is looking to escape.
Noir postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Ingvar is out cold - huge knockout for Noir!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Marshall Noir!
Marshall Noir seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Willy Stoppers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lan Mandragoran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lan Mandragoran has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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36
303 lbs
41 - 16 - 0 |
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30
257 lbs
24 - 11 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
41 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Willy Stoppers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lan Mandragoran!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Sam Margolis and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mandragoran lands a nice leg kick that just misses Stoppers's sensitive parts.
A head kick misses from Stoppers.
Mandragoran connects with a right hand. Stoppers shakes it off.
Mandragoran throws a quick inside leg kick.
Stoppers goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Mandragoran. That snapped Stoppers's head back.
Stoppers takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Stoppers goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Stoppers bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mandragoran moves out of range as Stoppers throws a body kick.
Stoppers's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mandragoran connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Stoppers scrambles back to his feet.
Mandragoran misses with a straight left.
Stoppers lands a really nice looking cross but Mandragoran seems unphased.
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 head kick misses from Stoppers.
Mandragoran connects with a crisp jab.
A swing and a miss from Mandragoran.
Stoppers looks to land a right hand but Mandragoran moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mandragoran cracks Stoppers with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Stoppers throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mandragoran throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stoppers keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mandragoran.
Stoppers looks up at the clock. Bad move! Mandragoran lands a right hand from hell, dropping Stoppers. Mandragoran pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lan Mandragoran!
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A |
G |
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B |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
63% |
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