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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Napoleon Dynamite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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167 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
17 - 13 - 2, fighting out of London, Napoleon Dynamite!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruce Lee!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy left from Dynamite finds it's target.
Dynamite looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dynamite scores with a nice strike.
Napoleon Dynamite seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dynamite misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
Lee changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Dynamite misses with a straight left.
A shot to the liver by Dynamite. Beautiful body shot.
Dynamite misses with a shot to the body
and Dynamite takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Crunch! Dynamite slams his shin into Lee's torso.
Dynamite misses with a left hand
and Lee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dynamite moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dynamite connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lee's hands.
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!
Dynamite lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Dynamite.
Dynamite seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Good work by Lee as he checks the leg kick.
Dynamite throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Dynamite checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Dynamite appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Lee takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lee blocks a head kick by Dynamite.
Dynamite misses with an uppercut. Lee saw that one coming.
Dynamite takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lee throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dynamite counters with a nice double leg into side control. Lee won't be happy with that.
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.
Dynamite lands an elbow.
Dynamite tries to move into full mount but can't pass Lee's legs.
Lee gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Dynamite unloads with some shots from mount but Lee bucks and avoids them well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dynamite thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Lee keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Dynamite landing strikes, looking to finish!
Dynamite trying to control but Lee is having none of it.
Dynamite fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dynamite unloads with some shots from mount but Lee bucks and avoids them well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dynamite tries to control but Lee wriggling away.
Lee tries to hold on but Dynamite postures up.
Dynamite throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Dynamite throws a wild left hand from mount and Lee manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.
Lee is staying active underneath Dynamite, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dynamite is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Lee is refusing to be controlled, as Dynamite sits in half guard.
Lee avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dynamite.
Lee avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dynamite.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Napoleon Dynamite dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lee moves out of range of the strikes.
Lee only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Bruce Lee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dynamite closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Dynamite misses with a wild body shot.
Lee is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee walks into a straight right hand from Dynamite.
A jab from Lee misses.
Dynamite is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lee.
Dynamite cracks Lee with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dynamite misses with a double jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dynamite punishes Lee's body with a nice straight punch.
Dynamite tests Lee's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lee moves out of range of the leg kick from Dynamite.
Dynamite throws a chopping leg kick but Lee manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee gets caught flat footed, as Dynamite shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Dynamite wants to pass the guard but Lee is keeping the position.
Dynamite looking to sit in guard and control but Lee gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Dynamite looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Napoleon Dynamite overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dynamite is working hard here to advance position.
Dynamite looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dynamite looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dynamite is looking to stand up but Lee isn't so interested in that idea.
Lee is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Dynamite is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lee can do to turn this around?
Lee stands up from Dynamite's guard - Lee perhaps looking for a knockout.
Dynamite throws a body shot but no joy.
Bruce Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good exchange - Lee coming out on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dynamite digs a good hook to Lee's body.
Lee throws a solid leg kick but Dynamite takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lee.
Dynamite is looking to chop away at Lee's legs.
Dynamite throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lee is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A head kick by Dynamite misses
and Lee counters with a three punch combo that has Dynamite backing up. Dynamite nods at Lee to acknowledge the strikes.
Dynamite dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Dynamite moves out of range easily.
Dynamite misses with a head kick.
Dynamite throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range.
Napoleon Dynamite is winning the standup battle so far.
Lee throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dynamite.
Dynamite misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
Dynamite pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lee is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries to clinch up but Dynamite circles away and keeps his distance.
A good leg kick by Dynamite.
Lee misses with a wild combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dynamite misses with the combination.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dynamite.
Lee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dynamite.
Dynamite takes one on the button.
Dynamite misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
Dynamite keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dynamite throws a leg kick but Lee sees it coming and moves out of range.
Lee throws out a counter right but Dynamite avoids it with no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Napoleon Dynamite dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Dynamite throws a sloppy head kick and Lee moves out of range easily.
Dynamite throws a body shot but no joy.
Lee tries a quick counter leg kick but Dynamite is wise to it.
Jab by Dynamite.
Dynamite throws a lazy head kick
enabling Lee to counter with a crisp jab.
Dynamite swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lee misses with a hook
and Dynamite counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dynamite scores with a nice right hand.
Dynamite scores with a hook.
Dynamite lands a leg kick that knocks Lee off balance momentarily.
Dynamite connects with a looping right hand.
Dynamite with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A slow jab from Dynamite misses its intended target.
A little jabbing left from Lee on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dynamite lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dynamite throws a sloppy head kick
and Lee counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dynamite. Lee does a little dance to reset his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lee! But no joy.
Dynamite throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Lee to counter with a crisp jab.
Lee staying out of range there.
Dynamite throws a leg kick but Lee moved away.
Dynamite pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dynamite tries to land a front kick but Lee steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lee misses with a wild combination.
Dynamite appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Dynamite checks the leg kick.
Dynamite misses with a body shot.
Lee walks into a left hand.
Bruce Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dynamite stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lee.
Dynamite swats away the attempt to clinch by Lee.
Lee avoids the body shot from Dynamite.
Lee is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Lee throws a hook but Dynamite blocks it.
Dynamite throws a body kick that misses
and Lee counters with a thumping low kick.
Dynamite swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dynamite swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lee counters with a crisp one two that drops Dynamite! Lee thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Dynamite to his feet! Dynamite is in big trouble!
Dynamite is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee closes the distance and clinches.
Dynamite doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dynamite tries to throw a body punch but Lee avoids it by throwing Dynamite back against the cage.
Dynamite tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lee avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dynamite gets through Lee's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lee taking a breather.
Lee tries to throw a body punch but Dynamite avoids it by throwing Lee back against the cage.
Lee just leaning against Dynamite, taking a breather.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lee.
Lee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lee throws a head punch that misses.
Lee avoiding damage as Dynamite throws knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lee takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Lee lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dynamite throws a head punch that misses.
Dynamite misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Dynamite fails to land.
Dynamite looking to throw knees to the head but Lee is blocking nicely.
Dynamite is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lee gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dynamite.
Dynamite landing knees to the head.
Dynamite missing with knees to the body.
Lee softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dynamite tries to land knees in the clinch but Lee avoids the damage to the body.
Dynamite's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee struggles to land a body shot inside as Dynamite controls his hands.
Dynamite wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lee has a couple of punches blocked by Dynamite.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lee misses with the head strike.
Dynamite blocks an uppercut.
Lee takes a knee right on the jaw!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lee.
Dynamite misses with a body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Napoleon Dynamite.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dynamite, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Napoleon Dynamite!
Napoleon Dynamite decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lyes Badaoui (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phill Bunce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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284 lbs
12 - 8 - 0 |
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26
241 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Good knees
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lyes Badaoui!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Phill Bunce!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bunce.
Badaoui fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bunce avoids it really well and circles away.
Badaoui shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bunce counters with a nice body shot.
Lyes Badaoui seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bunce digs a good body shot into Badaoui's ribs.
Bunce circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Bunce counter with a right hand.
Bunce connects with a good right hand that stumbles Badaoui. Badaoui circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bunce steps in with a hook that catches Badaoui right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Bunce follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Badaoui looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Phill Bunce!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Phill Bunce made sure he mentioned PayDay Fightwear, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sofoklis Aristotelis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chance The Rapper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chance The Rapper 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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259 lbs
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300 lbs
16 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sofoklis Aristotelis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chance The Rapper!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Rapper takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The Rapper circles away from the clinch attempt.
Aristotelis sets himself, and The Rapper steps forward looking for the clinch! Aristotelis avoids it this time.
A head kick misses from Aristotelis.
The Rapper swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The Rapper shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Aristotelis tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting The Rapper counter with a right hand.
The Rapper misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Aristotelis appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
The Rapper slips a straight right by Aristotelis.
The Rapper cracks a nice hook into Aristotelis's ribs.
Aristotelis looks to clinch
and The Rapper counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Aristotelis takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Rapper closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Aristotelis is rocked!
Aristotelis tries to clinch up
and The Rapper counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Oh Aristotelis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Aristotelis 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Rapper throws a poor cross that misses
and Aristotelis counters with a big head kick but The Rapper shrugs it off.
Aristotelis seems to have got his legs back now.
Aristotelis tries to clinch but The Rapper is having none of it.
Aristotelis has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by The Rapper.
The Rapper taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Aristotelis is leaning against The Rapper and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The Rapper blocks an elbow strike.
The Rapper stalling against the cage.
Aristotelis lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Chance The Rapper has been cut.
Aristotelis struggles to land a body shot inside as The Rapper controls his hands.
Aristotelis creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The Rapper content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Aristotelis tries to stall but The Rapper uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The Rapper has a couple of punches blocked by Aristotelis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Rapper pressing his opponent against the cage.
Aristotelis throws an elbow but it misses.
The Rapper working aggressively here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by The Rapper as Aristotelis tries to tie him up.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Aristotelis as The Rapper tries to tie him up.
The Rapper dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Aristotelis prevents a body shot from The Rapper.
The Rapper avoids a wild elbow strike from Aristotelis.
Aristotelis pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The Rapper throws a punch but it's blocked by Aristotelis.
Aristotelis really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aristotelis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The Rapper throws a punch but it's blocked by Aristotelis.
Aristotelis stalling against the cage.
The Rapper has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Aristotelis seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if The Rapper can turn it around.
The Rapper swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Rapper lands a hook that snaps the head of Aristotelis backwards.
Aristotelis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Aristotelis.
The Rapper tries to stall but Aristotelis uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Aristotelis is trying to maintain a safe position but The Rapper gets an underhook and turns Aristotelis into the cage.
The Rapper misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The Rapper.
The Rapper avoids the elbow strike from Aristotelis, against the cage.
Come on Aristotelis - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Aristotelis lands a hook to the side of the head.
Aristotelis lands a body punch.
The Rapper swings wildly with an uppercut but Aristotelis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Aristotelis misses with a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Aristotelis.
The Rapper throws a punch but it's blocked by Aristotelis.
Aristotelis's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Rapper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters up against the cage, Aristotelis throws an elbow but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aristotelis.
A shot in the inside from The Rapper.
The Rapper just leaning against Aristotelis, taking a breather.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A head punch on the inside from The Rapper fails to land.
The Rapper scores with a shot to the side of Aristotelis's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aristotelis is looking to control The Rapper's arms but The Rapper gets an underhook and turns him. Now Aristotelis has his back to the cage.
The Rapper swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Aristotelis lands a right hand.
The Rapper lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Aristotelis creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through The Rapper's defenses.
The Rapper stalling the fight.
The Rapper lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Aristotelis backwards.
Aristotelis pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Aristotelis creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chance The Rapper dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chance The Rapper's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
The Rapper swats away the attempt to clinch by Aristotelis.
Aristotelis blocks a low kick nicely.
Some bone on bone action there as The Rapper checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Aristotelis moves into the clinch successfully.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The Rapper misses with a hook from the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Aristotelis blocks a body shot from The Rapper.
Aristotelis comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Rapper misses with the head strike.
The Rapper presses Aristotelis against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Aristotelis can't find room to land a body shot as The Rapper controls the action.
The Rapper misses with some punches.
Aristotelis gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The Rapper misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aristotelis holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Aristotelis tries to throw a body punch but The Rapper avoids it by throwing Aristotelis back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, The Rapper creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Aristotelis takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Aristotelis blocking some punches.
The Rapper takes an elbow to the forehead.
Aristotelis misses with an elbow strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Aristotelis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chance The Rapper seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Aristotelis is pushing The Rapper up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The Rapper trying to control the position but instead, Aristotelis has worked for underhooks and has pushed The Rapper into the cage.
Aristotelis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aristotelis swings wildly with an uppercut but The Rapper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aristotelis throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The Rapper looking to slow down the pace here.
A body shot lands from The Rapper.
A nice left hand lands by The Rapper.
The Rapper is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The Rapper misses with the head strike.
The Rapper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The Rapper lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Aristotelis backwards.
Aristotelis is trying to maintain a safe position but The Rapper gets an underhook and turns Aristotelis into the cage.
The Rapper is looking to control Aristotelis's arms but Aristotelis gets an underhook and turns him. Now The Rapper has his back to the cage.
Aristotelis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The Rapper drops Aristotelis onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Aristotelis is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aristotelis is pushing The Rapper up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A short body shot lands from The Rapper as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Rapper lands a big right hand that drops Aristotelis! The killer instinct kicks in and The Rapper finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by The Rapper!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chance The Rapper!
Chance The Rapper was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Blanco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Butch Copeland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Copeland has chosen A Country Boy Can Survive as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roberto Blanco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Butch Copeland!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Copeland takes one to the chin there.
Blanco circles away from the clinch attempt.
Blanco bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Copeland's head.
No luck for Blanco with that takedown attempt.
Copeland takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Copeland darts in looking for a takedown but Blanco gets double underhooks and turns Copeland into the cage.
Nice defenses there by Blanco.
Blanco throws a jab when Copeland was well out of range.
Blanco dives in and grabs Copeland's left leg, looking for a takedown. Copeland pushes down on Blanco's head and hops out.
Copeland ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Blanco looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Copeland takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Copeland avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Blanco stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Copeland's coach down at The Fortress of Solitude was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Copeland's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blanco's corner calls for a 1-2. Blanco obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Blanco shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Copeland defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roberto Blanco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blanco rushes Copeland and presses him up against the cage.
Copeland fails to pull guard.
Copeland pulls guard.
Blanco won't allow Copeland to sweep him here.
Blanco got a little sloppy there for a moment and Copeland has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Blanco has managed to get both his arms back between Copeland's legs - danger averted.
Copeland trying to control the position.
Blanco looking to pass the guard.
Blanco trying to control but Copeland is working from the bottom.
Blanco slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blanco pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Copeland is keeping the position for now.
Copeland keeping moving, preventing Blanco from controlling successfully.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Copeland has an active guard here but Blanco has managed to pass into half guard.
Copeland is trying to control but Blanco passes into side control!
Copeland on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Copeland is looking to reverse the position.
Blanco working away.
The referee asks Blanco politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Blanco prefers to stall for the moment though.
Blanco's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Blanco is looking to take a break and control but Copeland is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Copeland's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Blanco trying to control the action but Copeland is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Blanco is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Blanco smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Blanco keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Blanco fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Copeland blocks a jab.
Copeland throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Copeland throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Copeland doesn't manage to clinch there - Blanco circles away.
Blanco works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Blanco is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Blanco fails to land with a series of punches.
Blanco moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Copeland misses the jab.
Roberto Blanco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Copeland wants to land a leg kick but Blanco is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roberto Blanco dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Blanco scores with a decent looking hook.
Copeland on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A punch combination from Blanco misses.
Blanco takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Blanco is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Copeland can do to turn this around?
Blanco circles away from the clinch attempt.
Butch Copeland is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blanco misses with a hook.
Blanco throws a jab but it's blocked by Copeland.
Copeland tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Blanco defends well and Copeland ends up having to push Blanco into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Blanco uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Copeland.
Blanco feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Copelands jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Copeland on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Blanco moves out of range of the body kick.
Copeland tries to close the distance and clinch but Blanco swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Blanco fails with a takedown attempt.
Blanco sets himself, and Copeland steps forward looking for the clinch! Blanco avoids it this time.
Blanco connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Copeland tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Blanco manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Copeland on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Blanco keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Copeland.
Copeland throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Copeland moves away from the strike by Blanco.
Copeland feints the counter takedown.
Blanco misses with a straight right.
Blanco connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Blanco loads up on a big right hand but Copeland slips the punch.
Copeland showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blanco.
Blanco throws a looping overhand right but Copeland ducks down to avoid it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Copeland.
Copeland takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Copeland takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Blanco throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Copeland sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blanco missing with a left hand there. Copeland was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Copeland pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
An attempted straight right counter from Blanco misses the target.
Copeland slaps away a takedown attempt from Blanco, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Roberto Blanco is winning the standup battle so far.
Copeland drives through with a takedown into Blanco's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Copeland drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Blanco dives on top into guard.
Blanco trying to control the position from guard on top but Copeland is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Copeland is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Copeland has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Blanco can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Blanco looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Blanco wants to control from the top but Copeland keeps moving.
That's four 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.
Copeland 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.
Copeland looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Copeland looking for a guillotine here but Blanco defends easily.
Blanco slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roberto Blanco dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Copeland is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Copeland on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Blanco lands with a straight right. Copeland didn't see that one coming.
Copeland keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blanco.
Blanco misses with a hook. Copeland ducked under it nicely.
Blanco sets himself, and Copeland steps forward looking for the clinch! Blanco avoids it this time.
Copeland tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Blanco paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Blanco throws a shot from downtown. Copeland moves away and avoids it.
Copeland steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Blanco.
Blanco misses with a hook. Copeland ducked under it nicely.
Blanco scores with a jab to the head.
Blanco throws a hook to the side of Copeland's head but Copeland sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Blanco takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Copeland throws a jab when Blanco was well out of range.
Blanco throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Blanco misses with a looping left.
Copeland tries to counter by closing the distance.
Blanco tries for a takedown but Copeland circles away easily
and Copeland counters by clinching up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blanco swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Copeland blocking some punches.
Copeland blocks an uppercut.
Blanco working aggressively here.
Blanco swings wildly with an uppercut but Copeland uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blanco prevents the takedown attempt.
Blanco tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A bit of stalling here from Copeland.
Blanco throws a head punch that misses.
Copeland fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Copeland.
Copeland is trying to pull guard but Blanco has him pressed against the cage.
Roberto Blanco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Butch Copeland.
Blanco swings wildly with an uppercut but Copeland uses good head movement to avoid it.
Copeland has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Copeland is working for takedown but Blanco is calmly controlling the position for now.
Blanco blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blanco throws a punch but it's blocked by Copeland.
Copeland's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Blanco.
Blanco throws a head punch that misses.
Copeland is trying to pull guard but Blanco has him pressed against the cage.
Copeland can't find room to land a body shot as Blanco controls the action.
Copeland wants a takedown but no success here.
Copeland blocking some punches.
Blanco lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Blanco misses with the head strike.
Copeland blocks a punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blanco.
Copeland blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Copeland has Blanco pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Copeland pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Blanco tumbling to the mat - Copeland dives into Blanco's guard.
Copeland controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Copeland wants to control from the top but Blanco keeps moving.
Blanco managing to control the position.
Copeland trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Copeland sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's four 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.
Copeland tries to free his leg and advance position but Blanco is retaining full guard.
Copeland is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Blanco is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Blanco has escaped and now he's on top!
Copeland escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Blanco gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Butch Copeland has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blanco is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roberto Blanco showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Blanco, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roberto Blanco!
Roberto Blanco seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Butch Copeland spoke after the fight, saying 'I've taken plenty of whoopins in my time. I'll be back for another one.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dickie Felterbush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Donnelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dickie Felterbush!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian Donnelly!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donnelly misses with a straight right.
A punch combination from Donnelly misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Felterbush.
Felterbush looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Donnelly comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Felterbush connects with a nice looking jab.
Felterbush blocks a head kick by Donnelly.
Donnelly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Felterbush was well out of range. Poor timing from Donnelly.
Donnelly lands with a hook. Felterbush tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Felterbush takes a swing at Donnelly's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donnelly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Felterbush moves away.
Brian Donnelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Felterbush avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Felterbush drops down looking for a counter takedown but Donnelly sprawls and moves away.
Horrible takedown attempt by Felterbush or perhaps it was just good defense by Donnelly, which made it look bad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donnelly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Felterbush.
Donnelly throws a looping overhand right but Felterbush ducks down to avoid it.
Felterbush changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
We've been informed that Donnelly has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Donnelly swats away the attempt to clinch by Felterbush.
Donnelly blocks the body kick.
Donnelly looks to land a right hand but Felterbush moved out of range.
Felterbush moves forwards but Donnelly connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Donnelly thuds a left hand into Felterbush's body.
Felterbush misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Donnelly displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Felterbush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Felterbush.
Donnelly lands with a shot to the body.
Felterbush takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Donnelly comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Felterbush throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Donnelly counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Felterbush slips a jab from Donnelly.
Felterbush was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice uppercut there from Donnelly.
Felterbush throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Donnelly is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Felterbush with a body shot.
Felterbush tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Donnelly swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dickie Felterbush. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Donnelly takes a swing at Felterbush's ribcage but misses.
Donnelly waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Felterbush.
Felterbush takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Felterbush tries a head kick but it misses.
Donnelly misses with a combination
and Felterbush counters with a series of strikes. Donnelly will be more careful next time no doubt.
Felterbush uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Donnelly.
An attempted straight right counter from Felterbush misses the target.
Donnelly misses the shot to the body.
Brian Donnelly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Felterbush takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Felterbush is rocked!
Felterbush walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Donnelly! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Brian Donnelly! Brian Donnelly retains his middleweight title!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Brian Donnelly made sure he mentioned Affordable Quality + Reliable Laundry, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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