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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Willy Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kelvin Tatum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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275 lbs
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225 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Willy Green!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kelvin Tatum!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Green scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
It looks like Kelvin Tatum has been cut.
Willy Green seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Green throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Green scores with a body shot.
Green throws a leg kick but Tatum checks it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Green, as that shot connected.
Green throws an overhand right that lands on Tatum's shoulder, as Tatum tries to avoid the shot.
Tatum's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Green connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tatum scrambles back to his feet.
Green paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Green throws a lazy right hand but Tatum sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tatum is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Green steps into range and cracks Tatum with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Tatum flops backwards and Green dives into his guard looking to finish!
Tatum is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tatum seems keen to control Green's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Let's hope that Tatum has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
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.
Tatum is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tatum controlling Green's posture.
Tatum looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Green is defending well. Tatum quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Green has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Tatum celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kelvin Tatum!
Post fight, Kelvin Tatum took to the microphone: 'That's how it feels when you get BITCHSLAPPED!!!!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kenlow Enlow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Malek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that John Malek was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kenlow Enlow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Malek!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malek is looking to clinch but Enlow is avoiding it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Malek is defended easily by Enlow.
Enlow quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Malek fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Enlow 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.
Enlow closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Malek did well to prevent Enlow getting side control.
Enlow seems to be working for a kimura but Malek defends the submission attempt.
Enlow wants to work for an arm triangle but Malek is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Enlow is working for a kimura but Malek is defending it quite comfortably.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malek is trying to control but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Enlow is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Malek defends it well.
Enlow is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Enlow tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Malek.
Enlow looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Enlow is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Malek sees it coming and defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Enlow is looking for a kimura here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Malek trying to control from the bottom.
Enlow is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Malek tries to roll over but Enlow keeps him under control.
Enlow passes into side control, despite Malek's attempt to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Enlow is trying to get an arm triangle but Malek is defending well.
Malek wants to control but Enlow postures up.
Enlow is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Malek has escaped the position, nice work there.
Malek is trying to control Enlow's posture but Enlow avoids it.
Enlow has an Americana. Malek didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Enlow is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Enlow hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Kenlow Enlow!
Kenlow Enlow managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Dissolution Fight Wear, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maksymilian Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christopher Webb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie comes to the cage accompanied by Nneka - Heartbeat (Chase&Status Remix). Webb comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Fort Minor - Remember the name kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The key to victory for Maksymilian Gracie has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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216 lbs
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Maksymilian Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Christopher Webb!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie shoots in for a double leg but Webb sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Gracie looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Webb throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Webb throws a body shot but no joy.
Webb takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
Gracie tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Webb manages to circle out of the way.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Webb.
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.
Gracie can't do much from the bottom here.
Gracie is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Webb scoring with punches and elbows.
Webb really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gracie. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie wants to control but Webb postures up.
Webb lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Gracie down.
Gracie gets back to half guard.
Gracie is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Webb pulls his head out easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Webb working Gracie over with strikes.
Gracie is refusing to be controlled, as Webb sits in half guard.
Webb throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gracie wants to control but Webb is keeping busy.
Gracie wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Webb is keen to just control but Gracie is a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Webb missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gracie is trying to maintain the position but Webb is very close to passing his half guard.
Gracie is looking for a sweep. Webb is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gracie gets back to full guard.
Gracie looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Webb working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gracie's head.
Webb stands up over Gracie, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Webb is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Webb with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Webb cracks Gracie with a solid left hand.
Webb trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Webb is looking to work some ground and pound but Gracie has wrist control.
Webb stands up over Gracie, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Webb works over Gracie with some ground and pound from guard.
Gracie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie is looking for a triangle but Webb pushes his legs off easily.
Webb connects with a couple of short punches.
Gracie is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gracie working for a triangle but Webb defends it easily.
Gracie will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Gracie looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Webb keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gracie's head.
Webb with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gracie wants to sweep but no luck.
Gracie is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Gracie trying to control the action but Webb is working from the bottom.
Webb tries to get to full guard but Gracie has control of the leg.
Gracie throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Webb is looking for a sweep. Gracie is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to pass the half guard into mount. Webb knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Webb is looking to improve his position.
Gracie passes to full mount!
Webb has left one of his arms exposed and Gracie doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Webb screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Maksymilian Gracie!
Maksymilian Gracie 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 Marcio Figueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Serge Decker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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300 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcio Figueira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Serge Decker!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decker slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
It looks like Marcio Figueira has been cut.
Figueira misses with a takedown attempt
and Decker makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Figueira fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Decker throws a monster overhand right that drops Figueira! Decker follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Serge Decker!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Turbo Dave (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Baki Hanma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Turbo Dave has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Turbo Dave seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Turbo Dave!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Baki Hanma!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dave shoots in looking for a takedown. Hanma tries to sprawl out of it but Dave keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hanma manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dave tries to clinch but Hanma moves out of range.
Dave tries to clinch up.
Dave fails with a takedown attempt.
Dave doesn't manage to clinch there - Hanma circles away.
Nice jab there from Dave.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dave avoids the body shot from Hanma.
Dave shoots in for a takedown but Hanma shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Turbo Dave. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dave wants to clinch up but Hanma keeps it at a distance.
Hanma tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanma misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dave is looking to counter the offense by Hanma and move into the clinch.
Hanma closes the distance and pushes Dave back into the cage.
Hanma's coach down at ELITE University of Hard Knocks was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Hanma's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Hanma with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Turbo Dave has been cut.
Hanma stops a takedown attempt from Dave.
Hanma tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hanma lands a damaging elbow.
Hanma lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hanma misses with the head strike.
Hanma gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dave is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hanma using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hanma misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dave takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hanma lands an elbow inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hanma lands an elbow inside that Dave shrugs off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hanma.
Hanma can't get the takedown.
Dave drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hanma pulls his leg out and moves away.
Dave tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hanma paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Turbo Dave seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hanma bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Dave! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
Dave is rocked!
Hanma working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Oh Dave is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dave controls Hanma momentarily but Hanma frees himself.
Hanma throws a big elbow that misses.
Dave seems to have got his legs back now.
Hanma throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dave not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hanma should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Hanma throws a big right hand that misses.
Hanma in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hanma throws a big right hand that misses.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dave is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Dave tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hanma fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hanma throws a looping overhand right but Dave ducks down to avoid it.
Hanma lands with a good body shot.
Dave with a poor takedown
and Hanma counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dave avoids the head kick by Hanma.
Dave appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Hanma swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dave throws a lazy head kick
enabling Hanma to counter with a crisp jab.
Hanma clinches with his opponent.
Hanma prevents the takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanma with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dave throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hanma scores with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hanma is trying to drag Dave to the mat but Dave just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dave is trying to drag Hanma to the mat but Hanma just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hanma misses with some punches.
Hanma prevents the takedown attempt.
Hanma with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hanma breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Baki Hanma dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Turbo Dave's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dave.
Dave tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hanma manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hanma wants to counter with a clinch but Dave pushes him away.
A big right from Hanma misses.
Dave is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Hanma.
Dave misses with a takedown attempt - Hanma sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dave tries to clinch but Hanma is having none of it.
Dave tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dave fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Turbo Dave. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dave takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dave clinches with his opponent.
Hanma breaks the clinch.
Dave tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hanma paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Baki Hanma seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hanma gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hanma gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dave is trying to stall.
Hanma changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Dave fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Dave tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hanma sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dave somewhat.
Hanma has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dave throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hanma's waist but Hanma gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dave off to one side.
Dave manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Hanma on his heels. He'll look to pass Hanma's guard now, I'm sure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dave wants to stand but Hanma has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Hanma wants to get back to his feet but Dave is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hanma has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Dave off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dave gets the takedown into side control.
Hanma is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Dave is controlling him well.
Hanma is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Hanma explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanma slaps away a takedown attempt from Dave, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dave tries to clinch there but Hanma circles away.
Dave throws a hook but Hanma blocks it.
Hanma replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Dave blocks it well.
Dave tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dave moves in looking to clinch but Hanma pushes him off.
Dave tries to clinch but Hanma moves away
and Hanma counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Dave tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hanma swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hanma has managed to clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hanma obliges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dave scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A knee to the head by Hanma.
A shot in the inside from Hanma.
Dave is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hanma is defending well.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hanma creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dave throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hanma lands a knee to the head.
Dave tries to score a body lock takedown but Hanma shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hanma tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hanma.
Hanma lands an elbow that stopped Dave in his tracks for a moment.
Dave has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hanma avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hanma gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hanma connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dave's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Baki Hanma showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Turbo Dave'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!
Dave staying out of range there.
Dave avoids the head kick by Hanma.
Hanma misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dave.
A slow jab from Hanma misses its intended target.
Dave blocks a head kick by Hanma.
Dave wants to clinch.
Hanma thinks about the counter body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dave tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hanma swivels and escapes.
Hanma throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hanma looks for the body kick but Dave saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dave tries to clinch up but Hanma circles away and keeps his distance.
Dave is looking to clinch.
Dave tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dave closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hanma circles away.
Hanma fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dave manages to avoid it.
Dave shoots in for a takedown but Hanma shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Turbo Dave. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hanma checks a low kick from Dave.
Hanma shoots in but no luck this time.
Dave looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hanma is fending him off so far but Dave persists. Nope, Hanma circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dave misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hanma only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Dave closes the distance and clinches up with Hanma, looking for a takedown. Dave pushes Hanma against the cage but Hanma circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hanma let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanma misses with a looping left.
Dave fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dave avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dave fails with a takedown attempt.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hanma!
Hanma moves into the clinch.
Hanma tries to land a knee to the head but Dave blocks with his arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dave can't break the clinch.
Dave takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hanma has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head and Dave goes down! Hanma dives on top of him - Dave manages to get guard.
Hanma works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Hanma throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hanma has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hanma not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hanma looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Hanma is keen to just control but Dave is a slippery customer.
Dave blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hanma.
Hanma is controlling the pace.
Dave avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hanma.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dave gets back to full guard.
Hanma throws a big right hand that misses.
Dave looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Hanma passes into side control.
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!
Hanma creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Dave sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Turbo Dave has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Baki Hanma is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hanma prevents Dave from escaping the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Baki Hanma comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hanma 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 25:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 26:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Baki Hanma!
Baki Hanma decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Duncan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paco Gutierrez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jimmy Duncan has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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192 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jimmy Duncan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paco Gutierrez!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gutierrez looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Duncan being controlled here, momentarily.
Duncan working a defensive guard here.
Duncan looking for a sweep. Not yet Duncan, not yet.
Gutierrez has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Fighting Fitness & Freedom. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Gutierrez seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Duncan definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gutierrez postures up in Duncan's guard and throws a big left but Duncan blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gutierrez works over Duncan with some ground and pound from guard.
Duncan is trying to keep Gutierrez in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duncan wants to sweep but no luck.
Gutierrez stands up over Duncan, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Duncan 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.
Duncan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gutierrez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Duncan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gutierrez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Gutierrez is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gutierrez slaps away a takedown attempt from Duncan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Duncan has Gutierrez up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gutierrez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gutierrez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gutierrez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Duncan.
Duncan tries for a takedown. No joy.
Gutierrez has hold of one of Duncan's legs. Duncan is fighting the takedown attempt but Gutierrez gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Gutierrez trying to control the position from guard on top but Duncan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Duncan wants to sweep here but Gutierrez controlling him for the moment.
Gutierrez landing some decent shots from guard.
Duncan is trying to control the position but Gutierrez postures up.
Gutierrez sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Gutierrez must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gutierrez postures up and lands a big shot to Duncan's brow.
Gutierrez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gutierrez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gutierrez slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Gutierrez scoring with punches to the head and body.
Gutierrez scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Duncan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gutierrez.
Gutierrez looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gutierrez lands a couple of elbows.
Duncan has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gutierrez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Duncan looking for a guillotine here but Gutierrez defends easily.
Gutierrez sitting in guard here, content to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paco Gutierrez dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gutierrez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Duncan avoids it really well and circles away.
Gutierrez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Duncan.
Duncan's corner calls for a 1-2. Duncan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Gutierrez misses with a wild body shot.
Duncan throws a right and a left that Gutierrez avoids nicely.
Duncan with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gutierrez counters with a nice double leg into side control. Duncan won't be happy with that.
Duncan dodges the ground and pound from Gutierrez.
Gutierrez working the ground and pound from side control.
Duncan managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Gutierrez.
Gutierrez misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
You can see the frustration on Duncan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duncan taking a bit of punishment here - Gutierrez scoring with strikes.
Duncan taking punishment in the form of punches.
Duncan is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Gutierrez trying to control the action but Duncan is working from the bottom.
Duncan on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Duncan is rocked!
Gutierrez creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Duncan sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Gutierrez in side control lands a decent elbow.
Gutierrez lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gutierrez lands a few punches from side control.
Duncan is trying to get back to his feet.
Duncan is trying to escape the position but Gutierrez is controlling the position.
You can see the frustration on Duncan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gutierrez works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Gutierrez has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Duncan!
Gutierrez postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Duncan badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Gutierrez around the waist but Gutierrez pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Gutierrez is the winner by TKO! Gutierrez jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paco Gutierrez!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Adegoke Olujimi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sebastian Siegward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Olujimi comes to the cage accompanied by Jovivaa - Vigilant. Siegward has chosen Das Panzerlied as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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196 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Adegoke Olujimi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sebastian Siegward!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olujimi misses with a double jab.
Siegward throws a nice looking combination but Olujimi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Olujimi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Siegward finds it's way round the side to connect with Olujimi's head.
Siegward scores with a sloppy right hand. Olujimi should have avoided that one.
Olujimi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
It looks like Adegoke Olujimi has been cut.
Olujimi thuds a left hand into Siegward's body.
Siegward displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Olujimi throws out the jab.
Siegward shoots and misses
and Olujimi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Olujimi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Siegward dives in for a single leg takedown but Olujimi sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice shot by Olujimi.
Olujimi fails to land with a series of punches.
Olujimi just misses with a punch to the body.
Olujimi scores with a sloppy right hand. Siegward should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siegward uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Olujimi.
Siegward fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Olujimi lands a right hook to the body.
Olujimi 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.
Siegward throws a hook but Olujimi blocks it.
Olujimi throws a right and a left that Siegward avoids nicely.
Olujimi is looking to wear down Siegward with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Olujimi just misses with a punch to the body.
Siegward 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.
Siegward misses with a looping right.
Olujimi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Siegward fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Siegward misses with a few strikes there.
Olujimi appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Siegward. Those never looked like landing.
Olujimi throws a body punch but Siegward moves out of range.
Adegoke Olujimi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olujimi looks to score with a jab to the body but Siegward is just out of range.
Nice cross by Olujimi.
It looks like Sebastian Siegward has been cut.
Siegward fails to land with a series of punches.
Sebastian Siegward seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
The fighters circling - Siegward throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Siegward throws a right and a left that Olujimi avoids nicely.
Siegward cracks a nice hook into Olujimi's ribs.
Siegward misses with a few strikes there.
Siegward throws a combination that misses
and Olujimi counters with a straight right hand.
Siegward tries for a takedown but Olujimi sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Adegoke Olujimi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sebastian Siegward.
Olujimi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A combination from Siegward does no damage.
Siegward swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Olujimi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Siegward looks winded!
Siegward misses with a wild body shot.
Olujimi thuds his right hand into Siegward's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olujimi feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Siegward sprawling to the canvas! Siegward rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Olujimi finish him?!
Siegward is rocked!
Siegward throws a lazy uppercut
and Olujimi counters with a huge left! Siegward is in big trouble! He's backing up but Olujimi isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Siegward from any more damage. A dominating finish by Olujimi!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adegoke Olujimi!
Adegoke Olujimi decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kazushi Tanba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Salvatore Pellegrini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pellegrini has chosen Nicola Piovani - Il Camorrista as his entrance music. Kazushi Tanba has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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192 lbs
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186 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kazushi Tanba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Salvatore Pellegrini!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pellegrini cracks a nice hook into Tanba's ribs.
Kazushi Tanba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tanba bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tanba takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tanba swings away with a body shot that misses
so Pellegrini counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Pellegrini is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Tanba is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Tanba has escaped and now he's on top!
Pellegrini is looking for a triangle but Tanba pushes his legs off easily.
Pellegrini escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Tanba gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
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!
Pellegrini working for a triangle but Tanba defends it easily.
Pellegrini is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Tanba has his hands clasped together but Pellegrini extends and breaks Tanba's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Pellegrini.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Salvatore Pellegrini!
A relieved looking Salvatore Pellegrini 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Psycho Russell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mosi Amadi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Amadi's choice of entrance music: DR Congo National Anthem. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Mosi Amadi was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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195 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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198 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Psycho Russell!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mosi Amadi!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amadi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Russell throws a body shot but no joy.
Amadi throws a lazy head kick
letting Russell counter with a right hand.
A punch combination from Russell misses.
Amadi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Amadi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Russell scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Amadi doesn't seem bothered though.
Russell blocks a head kick by Amadi.
Amadi looks to land a body kick but Russell moved away.
Russell instigates a clinch.
I was talking to Russell's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Russell lands a nice uppercut.
Amadi is rocked!
Russell controlling the action here for a moment.
Russell scores with a nice hook to the head.
Amadi is still on wobbly legs! Can Russell finish him?
A short left from Russell.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Amadi taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Amadi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Amadi trying to stall but Russell improves his position.
Amadi seems to have recovered his senses.
Russell breaks the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Russell.
Amadi misses with a kick to the body.
Amadi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Russell looks to land a right hand but Amadi moved out of range.
Amadi throws a fast counter high kick but Russell manages to duck under it in time.
Russell blocks a head kick by Amadi.
Amadi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Russell lands a jab to Amadi's midsection.
A lazy body kick from Amadi
and Russell counters with a big right hand! Oh Amadi is in trouble here! Russell follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Psycho Russell!
Psycho Russell retains his middleweight title!
In his post fight interview, Psycho Russell started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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