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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Greg Dellaria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Hollyfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hollyfield is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Paris. Tyson Hollyfield told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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156 lbs
12 - 11 - 0 |
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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
10 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Greg Dellaria!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Tyson Hollyfield!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dellaria has Hollyfield up against the cage in a clinch.
Hollyfield misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dellaria.
Dellaria avoids the elbow strike from Hollyfield, against the cage.
Dellaria dodges an elbow strike from Hollyfield.
Hollyfield throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hollyfield with a knee to the head.
Dellaria blocks an elbow strike from Hollyfield.
Hollyfield lands a knee to the head.
Hollyfield misses with a punch to the body.
Hollyfield pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dellaria blocks an elbow strike from Hollyfield.
Hollyfield misses with an elbow over the top.
Dellaria lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dellaria with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hollyfield connects with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hollyfield lands an elbow inside that Dellaria shrugs off.
Dellaria breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hollyfield swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Dellaria counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Dellaria.
Hollyfield tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dellaria has had enough of the clinch but Hollyfield keeps him there for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dellaria avoids the elbow strike from Hollyfield, against the cage.
Dellaria blocks an elbow strike.
Dellaria throws an elbow but it misses.
Hollyfield misses with a knee strike.
Hollyfield avoids a wild elbow strike from Dellaria.
Hollyfield throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dellaria blocks it with crossed arms.
Dellaria working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dellaria escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dellaria fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hollyfield slips under a jab from Dellaria.
Dellaria shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hollyfield manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Hollyfield wants to sweep here but Dellaria controlling him for the moment.
Dellaria trying to control but Hollyfield is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hollyfield is trying to control the position but Dellaria postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dellaria throws a strike but Hollyfield rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Dellaria is looking to sweep but instead, Hollyfield has passed into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hollyfield controlling the action here.
Dellaria is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dellaria gets back to full guard.
Dellaria is trying to control the position but Hollyfield postures up.
Dellaria is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Hollyfield rolls with it to try and escape but Dellaria cranks on the arm and Hollyfield is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Greg Dellaria!
Greg Dellaria decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Monte Melkonian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tubbins Stewfis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Melkonian kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Artsakh Music. The crowd seem to be enjoying Stewfis's choice of entrance music: like a hurricane!. This should be a great matchup!
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221 lbs
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285 lbs
9 - 8 - 0 |
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Excellent MT
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Monte Melkonian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tubbins Stewfis!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Melkonian fails with a takedown attempt.
Melkonian shoots in but no luck this time.
Nice sprawl there from Stewfis as Melkonian shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Monte Melkonian. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stewfis lands the left hand.
Melkonian takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Melkonian doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Melkonian.
Good shot there by Stewfis.
Stewfis connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Stewfis scores with a shot to the body.
Jab, jab by Stewfis - just one landing.
Melkonian is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stewfis circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Melkonian tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Stewfis wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tubbins Stewfis!
A relieved looking Tubbins Stewfis thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Ruanti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pita Liva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daniel Ruanti has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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213 lbs
43 - 22 - 1 |
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280 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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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
43 - 22 - 1, fighting out of New York, Daniel Ruanti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pita Liva!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liva lands a really nice looking cross but Ruanti seems unphased.
Ruanti dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ruanti lands with a thumping leg kick.
Liva tries a low kick but Ruanti avoids it.
Ruanti has been working on his boxing with his coaches at GreatWall MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Ruanti wants to slow Liva down by chopping away at his legs.
Ruanti checks a leg kick.
Ruanti slips under a jab.
Liva turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Liva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ruanti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ruanti throws a nice outside leg kick.
Liva scoring well with a low kick there.
Liva lands a glancing blow to the side of Ruanti's head.
Liva throws a jab when Ruanti was well out of range.
Ruanti throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
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 Liva.
Ruanti lands a nice looking kick to the body. Liva takes a step back to recover.
Ruanti feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Livas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruanti fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
An inside leg kick from Ruanti misses.
Liva connects with a body shot.
Liva stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ruanti.
Liva walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ruanti checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ruanti scores with a nice right hand.
Ruanti throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ruanti connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ruanti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Liva.
Liva takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Liva uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Liva feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ruantis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Liva throws a right hand that misses
and Ruanti counters with a stiff right hand.
Liva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ruanti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Liva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruanti throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Liva chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ruanti can pounce on him.
Ruanti fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Liva looks to score with a jab to the body but Ruanti is just out of range.
Ruanti lands with a thumping leg kick.
A slow jab from Liva misses its intended target.
Ruanti throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Liva. Ruanti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ruanti keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Liva.
A jab lands there for Liva.
Ruanti scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Liva moves out of range as Ruanti strikes.
Liva throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ruanti makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ruanti moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Liva looks winded!
Liva tries to land a leg kick but Ruanti saw it coming and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liva on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Liva looks to land a body kick but Ruanti moved away.
Liva lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A good leg kick by Ruanti.
Liva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ruanti moves away.
Ruanti will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Liva pushes Ruanti up against the cage in a clinch.
Ruanti misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ruanti tries to break free but Liva pushes him back against the cage.
Liva scores with a shoulder strike.
Ruanti manages to break the clinch.
Ruanti slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Liva is rocked!
A head kick by Ruanti - that's a beauty! Liva is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Ruanti can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Daniel Ruanti!
An out of breath Daniel Ruanti thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lay Pray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Matrix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pray comes to the cage accompanied by Don't Fear the Reaper- Blue Oyster Cult. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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300 lbs
15 - 36 - 0 |
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183 lbs
15 - 9 - 1 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
15 - 36 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lay Pray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Matrix!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pray falls off balance throwing a combination
and Matrix counters with an inside leg kick.
Pray shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Matrix defends it nicely.
Pray tries for a takedown but Matrix circles away easily
and Matrix counters with a good low kick that Pray was not able to check.
Pray tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Matrix defends well and Pray ends up having to push Matrix into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lay Pray. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Matrix lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pray is breathing heavily.
Pray's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Matrix 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.
A good leg kick by Matrix.
Pray fails with the takedown
and Matrix counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Matrix lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oooooh!!! Matrix has knocked Pray down with a huge combo! Matrix steps away and waves a wobbly Pray back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Lay Pray has been cut.
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 jab from Matrix finds it's way through Pray's defenses.
Matrix throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Matrix lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pray on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pray misses the shot to the body.
Matrix lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pray misses with a takedown
and Matrix counters with an inside leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Matrix lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pray doesn't seem phased though.
Matrix fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pray on the side of the head.
Pray is rocked!
That kick from Matrix tenderised Pray's leg. Pray is trying to keep his angry face on.
Oh Pray is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Matrix moves in close and cracks Pray with a massive right hand! Pray, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Matrix!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). John Matrix!
An out of breath John Matrix thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nobero Shimasaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Flint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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211 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
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205 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
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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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nobero Shimasaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Travis Flint!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shimasaki gets tackled into the cage by Flint. Flint maintains the clinch.
Flint wants to break free but Shimasaki has control.
Flint struggles to land a body shot inside as Shimasaki controls his hands.
The referee is keeping an eye on Shimasaki - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Shimasaki lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Travis Flint has been cut.
Shimasaki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Flint gets tackled into the cage by Shimasaki. Shimasaki maintains the clinch.
Flint is working for takedown but Shimasaki is calmly controlling the position for now.
Shimasaki unloads a knee to the mid-section. Flint lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Flint drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Flint wants a takedown.
Our sources have told us that Shimasaki has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Nobero Shimasaki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Travis Flint.
Flint looks winded!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shimasaki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shimasaki lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Shimasaki lands a nice shot that snaps Flint's head back.
Nice body kick there by Shimasaki.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shimasaki connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Shimasaki fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flint tries to keep at a distance but Shimasaki has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nice elbow from Shimasaki.
A knee to the head by Shimasaki.
That has opened up Travis Flint's cut even more.
Flint wants to take the fight to the mat but Shimasaki manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Shimasaki lands an elbow just above Flint 's eye.
Shimasaki with a knee to the head.
Shimasaki leaning against his opponent.
Shimasaki breaks from the clinch.
Nobero Shimasaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Shimasaki enables Flint to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Shimasaki manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Flint accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Flint accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Shimasaki wants to stand and escape but Flint is having none of it.
Shimasaki is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Flint throws a strike but Shimasaki rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shimasaki throws a big elbow that misses.
Shimasaki trying to control but Flint is working from the bottom.
Shimasaki tries to stand but Flint is controlling from the bottom.
Shimasaki wants to pass the guard but Flint is keeping the position.
Shimasaki throwing strikes but missing.
Flint keeping full guard, as Shimasaki tries to pass.
Flint has his foot on Shimasaki's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Shimasaki works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shimasaki throws an elbow that misses. Flint uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Shimasaki's guard. Nice move by Flint!
Flint throws a strike but Shimasaki rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Shimasaki throws a big right hand that misses.
Shimasaki avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Flint not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Flint is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Flint escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Shimasaki gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Flint is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flint is trying to keep Shimasaki in close.
Shimasaki knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Flint on the ground.
Shimasaki is stalling in the full guard.
Shimasaki trying to control but Flint is working from the bottom.
Shimasaki in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Shimasaki landing with the ground and pound.
Flint has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Shimasaki throws a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nobero Shimasaki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Travis Flint's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Shimasaki fails in his attempt to clinch.
A thudding body kick lands there by Shimasaki!
Flint takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Shimasaki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Flint shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Shimasaki as he avoids it easily.
Shimasaki connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Shimasaki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shimasaki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shimasaki fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Flint.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shimasaki throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Flint.
Flint tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Shimasaki swivels and escapes.
Flint has a takedown stuffed.
Nobero Shimasaki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Travis Flint.
Shimasaki thuds a left hand into Flint's body.
Nobero Shimasaki is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flint gets tackled into the cage by Shimasaki. Shimasaki maintains the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Flint.
Flint tries to pull guard but Shimasaki holds him up against the cage and eventually Flint drops back down to his feet.
Shimasaki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shimasaki fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Flint.
Shimasaki throws a sloppy head kick and Flint moves out of range easily.
Flint gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Shimasaki lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The cut above Travis Flint's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Flint is looking to take this one to the mat.
Flint tries to pull guard but Shimasaki won't allow it.
Shimasaki scores with a knee to the head.
Shimasaki is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Flint can do to turn this around?
Shimasaki lands a nice elbow.
Shimasaki landing knees to the head.
Travis Flint's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
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!
Shimasaki is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Shimasaki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flint misses with a body shot.
Flint shoots in for a double leg but Shimasaki sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Shimasaki keeps Flint at a distance using the push kick.
Flint is breathing heavily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Shimasaki.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Travis Flint's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Nobero Shimasaki!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Nobero Shimasaki waved his t-shirt featuring Kore Fight Nutrition [TG]'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Duncan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Paul Fish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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240 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
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224 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
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Brawler
Good chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eddie Duncan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Paul Fish!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fish works the jab nicely.
Duncan fails with the takedown
and Fish counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Duncan with a lazy takedown attempt
and Fish counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Duncan shoots and misses
and Fish counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eddie Duncan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Duncan drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The strikes coming from Duncan are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Fish is looking to regain half guard here but Duncan keeps moving and retains side control.
The strikes coming from Duncan are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Fish wants to control but Duncan postures up.
Duncan has knee on belly and moves into mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fish is bucking up trying to escape but Duncan cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duncan lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Fish hang on?
Fish wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Duncan lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Duncan scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Fish?
Poor strikes thrown by Duncan there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Duncan unloads with some shots from mount but Fish bucks and avoids them well.
Fish is looking to get to half guard.
Fish is still trying to improve position.
Fish told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Duncan scoring with strikes but Fish is staying in there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fish regains half guard.
Duncan wants to take a breather but Fish is having none of it.
Fish is looking for a sweep. Duncan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Duncan seems to be looking for submissions.
Fish trying to control here.
Duncan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Fish wants to control but Duncan is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Fish is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duncan is looking to take a break and control but Fish is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duncan trying to work for an americana but Fish has managed to regain full guard.
Duncan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fish works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Duncan preventing the sweep.
Duncan with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Duncan throws a strike but Fish rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Fish wants to get up but he can't break Duncan's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Duncan controls Fish momentarily but Fish frees himself.
Fish passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fish performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Duncan is refusing to be controlled, as Fish sits in half guard.
Duncan is looking to improve his position.
Duncan is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Bi-polar Asylum, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Duncan is working hard here to advance position.
Fish is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Duncan missing with punches from the bottom.
Duncan is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Duncan dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Fish scores with a one two! Duncan had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Duncan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Fish.
Fish connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Duncan throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Fish was covering up waiting for the punch and Duncan finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Duncan has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Fish trying to keep a closed guard but Duncan is proving a slippery customer.
Fish wants to stand but Duncan is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fish is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Eddie Duncan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fish is thwarting Duncan's attempts to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duncan punching from the bottom.
Duncan is in trouble now - Fish has advanced to mount!
Fish punishing his opponent with strikes.
Fish is landing with some decent strikes but Duncan is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Fish landing strikes from the mount.
Duncan is wriggling around trying to escape.
The referee warns Duncan that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Fish sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Duncan flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Duncan wants to hold on but Fish pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fish content just to control the position here.
Duncan is looking to get to half guard.
Fish wants to control the pace but Duncan is squirming around nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duncan is wriggling around trying to escape.
Fish lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Fish controlling the pace for now.
Fish tries to control but Duncan wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duncan sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Duncan throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Fish is thwarting Duncan's attempts to control the position.
Fish trying to advance position but Duncan counters by regaining guard.
Duncan throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Duncan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fish lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duncan keeping moving, preventing Fish from controlling successfully.
Fish with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fish scoring with punches to the head and body.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fish wants to pass the guard but Duncan is keeping the position.
Duncan throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Fish working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Duncan wants to get back to his feet but Fish is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Duncan tries to strike from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Eddie Duncan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Duncan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Fish as he avoids it easily.
Fish feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Duncan's calf.
Fish manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Duncan on his heels. He'll look to pass Duncan's guard now, I'm sure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Paul Fish 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! This is the final round!
Fish stuffs the takedown attempt from Duncan. Duncan gets slowly back to his feet.
Fish has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Duncan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Fish counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Duncan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Fish is fending him off so far but Duncan persists. Nope, Fish circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eddie Duncan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Duncan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Fish swivels and escapes.
Fish chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Duncan misses with a takedown attempt
and Fish counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Duncan thinking.
Fish throws a head kick that half lands.
Duncan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Fish is fending him off so far but Duncan persists. Nope, Fish circles away and we're back to standing.
Fish keeps Duncan at a distance using the push kick.
Duncan forces Fish back against the cage and clinches.
A left hand lands to the body for Fish.
Fish using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fish lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fish pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Duncan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fish listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jon Paul Fish seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duncan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Fish sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Fish connects with an inside leg kick.
Fish lands with a kick to the temple. Duncan shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Fish closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Fish stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Fish lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Duncan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Duncan with a poor takedown
and Fish counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fish scores with a sloppy right hand. Duncan should have avoided that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Duncan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Duncan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fish bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Duncan's head backwards.
Fish throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duncan sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A shot to the liver by Fish. Beautiful body shot.
Fish shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Fish was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Duncan stops Fish from passing to mount.
Fish scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Duncan to see if he's OK.
Fish working away.
Fish has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Duncan!
Fish working Duncan over with strikes here.
Duncan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Fish controlling his opponent.
Fish breaks from Duncan's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duncan tries to hold on but Fish pushes him away.
Fish lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Duncan hang on?
The referee warns Duncan that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Fish landing punches.
Fish working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Fish sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Fish is continuing to stall.
Fish can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Duncan is looking to escape.
Duncan slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duncan has his hands clasped together around Fish's back. He's all about the action.
Duncan wants to improve his position but Fish is controlling well.
Duncan flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Fish stops Duncan from getting back to his feet.
Fish content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Duncan punching from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Paul Fish comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Fish has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Paul Fish!
Jon Paul Fish thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Gragula (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reginald Leslie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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220 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Decent knees
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Viktor Gragula!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Reginald Leslie!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leslie tries to clinch but Gragula moves out of range.
Leslie gets a clinch.
Gragula drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Leslie gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Gragula definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gragula looking for a takedown.
Leslie prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Viktor Gragula. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gragula tries to break the clinch but Leslie is controlling the position.
Leslie lands an elbow inside that Gragula shrugs off.
Leslie is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Leslie trying to land knees to the body.
Gragula manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leslie darts in and clinches Gragula up against the cage.
Gragula is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Leslie gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Gragula avoids a wild elbow strike from Leslie.
A short right from Leslie.
Gragula on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Leslie misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gragula.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leslie misses with a knee to the head.
Leslie tries to land a knee to the head but Gragula blocks with his arms.
Leslie scores with a nice hook to the head.
Leslie throws an elbow that misses.
Leslie lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Viktor Gragula has been cut.
Leslie trying to land knees to the body.
Leslie lands a body punch.
Leslie throws a knee to the head but misses.
Leslie prevents a takedown attempt there.
Gragula takes a knee to the side of the body.
Gragula is trying to pull guard but Leslie turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Leslie scores with a hook to the body.
Leslie lands a nice knee to the body.
Gragula is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gragula tries to pull guard but Leslie won't allow it.
A shot in the inside from Leslie.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gragula is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Leslie to keep the fight standing.
Leslie lands a nice knee to the body.
Leslie crunches a lovely knee into Gragula's ribcage.
Leslie scores with a hook to the body.
Leslie manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Leslie comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gragula is trying to break free.
Gragula tries to pull guard but Leslie won't allow it.
A hook to the body from Leslie.
Leslie with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Leslie crunches a lovely knee into Gragula's ribcage.
Leslie putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gragula in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leslie lands an elbow inside that Gragula shrugs off.
Leslie pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Leslie landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Leslie putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gragula in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Leslie lands a shot to the body.
Leslie comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Leslie lands a body punch in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Leslie.
Leslie makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Leslie gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Leslie.
Leslie lands a nice shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leslie softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Leslie lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Leslie.
Leslie lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Leslie tries to land a knee to the head but Gragula blocks with his arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gragula drops down looking for an ankle pick but Leslie pulls his leg out and moves away.
Leslie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gragula paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gragula keeps the fight on the outside.
Leslie takes the fight into the clinch.
Gragula drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Leslie landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gragula fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Leslie lands with a short shot to the head.
Gragula tries to pull guard but Leslie forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Leslie scores with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reginald Leslie dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Viktor Gragula's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Leslie tries to clinch up but Gragula circles away and keeps his distance.
Leslie has Gragula up against the cage in a clinch.
Leslie landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Leslie.
Leslie throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gragula blocks it with crossed arms.
Leslie tries to work over Gragula's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gragula tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Leslie smiles and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leslie rushes Gragula and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Reginald Leslie seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Leslie using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gragula is working for takedown but Leslie is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leslie stalling.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Leslie obliges.
Leslie lands an elbow inside that Gragula shrugs off.
Gragula misses with a punch on the inside.
Leslie comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Leslie lands a good knee to the midsection. Gragula won't want to take too many of those.
Leslie lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Leslie lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gragula.
A body shot lands from Leslie.
Leslie throws a knee to the head but misses.
Leslie lands a hook to the side of the head.
Leslie lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gragula.
Gragula takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Leslie obliges.
Leslie landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leslie leaning against his opponent.
A short right from Leslie.
Gragula throws an elbow but it misses.
Leslie tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gragula's elbow.
Leslie is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Leslie with a knee to the head.
Leslie lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Leslie.
Gragula goes for a takedown attempt but Leslie pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Viktor Gragula. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Leslie closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gragula takes a knee to the side of the body.
Leslie tries to work over Gragula's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gragula takes a shot to the head.
Leslie doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Leslie lands with a left to the head.
Leslie lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gragula is working for takedown but Leslie is calmly controlling the position for now.
Leslie lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Leslie tries to land a knee to the head but Gragula blocks with his arms.
Leslie scores with a hook to the body.
Gragula takes a knee to the side of the body.
Leslie leaning his opponent against the cage.
Nice body punch from Leslie - that landed with a thud.
Gragula takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leslie lands a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leslie lands with a right to the head.
Leslie working Gragula over with knees to the body.
Leslie lands a shot to the body.
Leslie crunches a lovely knee into Gragula's ribcage.
Gragula is trying to push Leslie away but Leslie has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gragula letting Leslie take a breather here.
Leslie is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Leslie lands a hook that snaps the head of Gragula backwards.
Leslie lands a nice shot to the body.
Leslie unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A right hand to the body from Leslie.
A short body shot lands from Leslie as the two fighters clinch.
Leslie is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Leslie lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gragula backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reginald Leslie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Viktor Gragula's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Leslie is looking to clinch.
Gragula circles away from the clinch attempt.
Viktor Gragula is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Leslie tries to clinch but Gragula moves away
and Gragula counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Leslie wants to clinch up but Gragula keeps it at a distance.
Leslie tries to close the distance and clinch but Gragula swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Leslie moves to clinch but Gragula breaks away
and Gragula counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Gragula is keen to just control but Leslie is a slippery customer.
Leslie wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gragula missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Leslie makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Leslie has closed the distance and engaged Gragula in a clinch.
Leslie throws an elbow but it misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gragula is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Leslie obliges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Leslie crunches a lovely knee into Gragula's ribcage.
Leslie softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gragula managing to block the knees to the body from Leslie.
Leslie gets through Gragula's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Leslie scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Leslie lands a knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Leslie.
Leslie lands a nice shot to the body.
Leslie lands a knee to the body.
Leslie lands an elbow inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leslie pushes Gragula back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Leslie lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Leslie lands a knee to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Leslie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leslie misses with a punch to the body.
Leslie lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Leslie gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gragula.
Leslie lands a nice knee to the body.
Leslie lands a nice knee to the body.
Leslie creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gragula's defenses.
Gragula takes a knee right on the jaw!
Leslie works on Gragula's body with a couple of short punches.
A knee to the head by Leslie.
Leslie stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Leslie lands a shoulder strike.
Leslie utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leslie unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gragula lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Leslie scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Leslie with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Leslie lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A knee to the head by Leslie.
Leslie lands a nice knee to the body.
Leslie scores a nice knee to the body.
Gragula prevents a body shot from Leslie.
A right handed body shot lands from Leslie.
Leslie with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Leslie can't find room to land a body shot as Gragula controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leslie lands a body punch in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leslie slowing the pace effectively.
Leslie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Leslie lands a body shot in the clinch.
Leslie slows down the pace here.
Leslie scores with a knee to the head.
Leslie with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Leslie has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Leslie lands a nice knee to the body.
Gragula wants a takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reginald Leslie really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Viktor Gragula's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gragula keeps the fight on the outside.
Leslie is looking to clinch but Gragula is avoiding it.
Leslie clinches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Leslie takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Leslie with a knee to the head.
Leslie misses with a knee to the head.
Leslie stops a takedown attempt from Gragula.
Leslie tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gragula avoids it.
Leslie tries to work over Gragula's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gragula.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Leslie obliges.
Leslie missing with knees to the body.
Gragula blocks an elbow strike from Leslie.
Gragula tries to score a body lock takedown but Leslie shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leslie scores with a shoulder strike.
Gragula goes for a takedown in the clinch but Leslie prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Viktor Gragula. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Leslie throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gragula blocks it with crossed arms.
Gragula prevents a body shot from Leslie.
Leslie softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Leslie is looking to control Gragula's arms but Gragula gets an underhook and turns him. Now Leslie has his back to the cage.
Leslie lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Leslie misses with a knee strike.
Leslie struggles to land a body shot inside as Gragula controls his hands.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Leslie.
Leslie struggles to land a body shot inside as Gragula controls his hands.
Leslie using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Leslie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Leslie.
Leslie tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gragula pulls guard successfully.
Leslie got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gragula has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Leslie has managed to get both his arms back between Gragula's legs - danger averted.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leslie has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Gragula is proving hard to escape from.
Gragula is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Leslie defends well.
Leslie wants to get up but he can't break Gragula's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Gragula wants to stand and escape but Leslie is having none of it.
Gragula looking to control.
Gragula has a closed guard, preventing Leslie from standing up.
Leslie stands and steps away. Gragula gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leslie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gragula paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gragula closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Leslie's guard.
Leslie wants to stand up but Gragula is controlling him.
Gragula wants to control from the top but Leslie keeps moving.
Leslie wants to stand up but Gragula is controlling him.
Gragula wants to pass the guard but Leslie is keeping the position.
Gragula wants to control from the top but Leslie keeps moving.
Gragula stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Leslie swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gragula prevents Leslie from getting back to his feet.
Gragula wants to control from the top but Leslie keeps moving.
Gragula stops Leslie from standing up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Leslie has taken the fight to the clinch.
Leslie putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gragula in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gragula takes a knee right on the jaw!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Knees to the body from Leslie.
Leslie throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gragula looking for a takedown.
Gragula letting Leslie take a breather here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reginald Leslie dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Viktor Gragula's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Leslie tries to clinch but Gragula is having none of it.
Leslie tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gragula counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Leslie connects with a knee to the head.
Leslie stalling in the clinch.
Gragula tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Leslie smiles and moves away.
Leslie stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Leslie wants it to stay on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leslie tries to clinch up but Gragula circles away and keeps his distance.
Leslie tries to clinch there but Gragula circles away.
Leslie tries to clinch there but Gragula circles away.
Leslie tries to close the distance and clinch but Gragula swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gragula swats away the attempt to clinch by Leslie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leslie tries to clinch but Gragula moves out of range.
Gragula shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Leslie but Leslie pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Viktor Gragula. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Leslie tries to clinch up.
Gragula closes the distance and clinches up with Leslie, looking for a takedown. Gragula pushes Leslie against the cage but Leslie circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Leslie tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gragula manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Leslie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gragula swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Leslie defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gragula.
Leslie closes the distance and clinches.
Gragula drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Gragula wants to get back to striking at distance but Leslie won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leslie lands a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Leslie.
Gragula jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Leslie walks away with a smile on his face. Gragula gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Leslie tries to clinch up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Leslie tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gragula avoids it.
Leslie tries to throw a body punch but Gragula avoids it by throwing Leslie back against the cage.
Leslie misses with a knee strike.
Leslie with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Leslie working Gragula over with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leslie works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Leslie is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Leslie tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gragula's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leslie lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Leslie presses Gragula against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Leslie lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gragula backwards.
Leslie with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Leslie lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Leslie scores with a knee to the head.
Gragula tries to pull guard but Leslie won't allow it.
Leslie lands an elbow just above Gragula 's eye.
Leslie looking to throw knees to the head but Gragula is blocking nicely.
Gragula blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Leslie gets underhooks to prevent Gragula's takedown attempt.
Gragula blocks an elbow strike from Leslie.
Leslie cracks Gragula with a nice body shot.
Leslie scores a nice knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A hook to the body from Leslie.
Leslie lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Leslie digs a right hand underneath Gragula's ribcage. Gragula let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nice elbow from Leslie.
The referee is keeping an eye on Leslie - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Leslie is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Leslie unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Leslie tries a body shot but Gragula blocks it.
Leslie lands an elbow inside.
A nice left hand lands by Leslie.
Gragula is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Leslie pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Viktor Gragula has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gragula as Leslie tries to tie him up.
Leslie lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Reginald Leslie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Leslie 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 43:50
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 43:50
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 43:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reginald Leslie!
Reginald Leslie is the new light heavyweight champion!
Viktor Gragula was interviewed post fight and said 'I hate werewolves'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ljuti Hrcak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Ricardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ricky Ricardo will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ljuti Hrcak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricky Ricardo!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ricardo lands with a hook. Hrcak tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hrcak looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Hrcak is taking a breather. Ricardo says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Hrcak has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Ricardo tries to reverse the position but Hrcak maintains control.
Hrcak tries to control but Ricardo wriggling away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hrcak is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Ricardo is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ljuti Hrcak!
Ljuti Hrcak thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Ricky Ricardo spoke after the fight, saying 'Eu não lutei para o meu potencial. Eu vou voltar para o ginásio e isso não vai acontecer novamente.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Jyllendael (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rikiya Sonoda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake Jyllendael!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rikiya Sonoda!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sonoda pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sonoda connects with an inside leg kick.
Jyllendael tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sonoda looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jyllendael darts in looking for a takedown but Sonoda gets double underhooks and turns Jyllendael into the cage.
Jyllendael looking for a takedown.
Jyllendael tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Jyllendael. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice elbow from Sonoda.
It looks like Jake Jyllendael has been cut.
Jyllendael avoids a wild elbow strike from Sonoda.
Jyllendael escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jyllendael darts in looking for a takedown but Sonoda gets double underhooks and turns Jyllendael into the cage.
Jyllendael struggles to land a body shot inside as Sonoda controls his hands.
Sonoda is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jyllendael is defending well for now.
Jyllendael has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Jyllendael wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sonoda obliges.
Jyllendael blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A knee to the head by Sonoda.
Sonoda blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sonoda looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jyllendael is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Sonoda lands a good knee to the midsection. Jyllendael won't want to take too many of those.
Jyllendael is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonoda gets underhooks to prevent Jyllendael's takedown attempt.
Jyllendael blocks the elbow strike.
Jyllendael goes for a takedown in the clinch but Sonoda prevents it.
Sonoda misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jyllendael.
Sonoda using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jyllendael has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sonoda is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Sonoda.
Jyllendael takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sonoda with a knee to the head.
Jake Jyllendael's cut is getting worse.
Sonoda connects with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sonoda.
Sonoda lands an elbow inside that Jyllendael shrugs off.
Jake Jyllendael's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sonoda connects with a knee to the head.
Jyllendael blocks an elbow strike from Sonoda.
Jyllendael blocks an elbow strike.
Jyllendael blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sonoda scores with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jyllendael manages to break the clinch.
Sonoda fakes the leg kick and cracks Jyllendael in the body.
Sonoda lands with a nice body kick.
Sonoda clinches up against the cage.
Sonoda lands an elbow inside.
Jeez, Jake Jyllendael's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Jyllendael takes an elbow to the forehead.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jake Jyllendael's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Rikiya Sonoda! Rikiya Sonoda retains his heavyweight title!
Rikiya Sonoda managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Kore Fight Nutrition [TG], into his post fight interview.
Jake Jyllendael was interviewed post fight and said 'oh, that was just bad luck'.
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