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EP 12: Suzinuki vs DeSilva PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Harrison Yates (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greg Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harrison Yates has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Harrison Yates!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Greg Smith!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
Yates appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Yates blocks the body kick.
Yates is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yates paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Smith throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Smith misses with a series of wild punches.
Smith misses with a two punch combination.
Yates is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Yates cracks Smith with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
It looks like Greg Smith has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Smith misses with a wild combination.
Smith misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yates tries to land a leg kick but Smith saw it coming and moves away.
No joy there for Smith, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Smith moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Yates throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Yates. Smith shrugs it off though.
Smith takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Smith misses with a double jab.
Yates misses with a jab, cross combination.
Smith swings widly with a right hand
and Yates counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Yates fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Smith has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yates, right into the meat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Yates connects with a looping right hand.
Smith misses with a body kick.
Yates drops Smith with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Smith! Yates dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harrison Yates!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ho Chi Min (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Simpson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ho Chi Min is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ho Chi Min!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ben Simpson!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simpson misses with a looping left.
Simpson lands a nice shot that snaps Chi Min's head back.
Simpson looks to land a right hand but Chi Min moved out of range.
Chi Min displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Simpson.
Chi Min just misses with a punch to the body.
Simpson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ben Simpson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Simpson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Simpson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Chi Min, pushing him back against the cage.
Knees to the body from Chi Min.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simpson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chi Min backwards.
Chi Min misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Simpson.
Simpson managing to block the knees to the body from Chi Min.
Simpson avoids the elbow strike from Chi Min, against the cage.
Simpson blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simpson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chi Min throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Our sources have told us that Chi Min has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Chi Min swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Chi Min.
Chi Min swings wildly with an uppercut but Simpson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Simpson takes an elbow to the temple.
Simpson working aggressively here.
Chi Min misses with some punches.
Chi Min is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Simpson is defending well for now.
Chi Min pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Chi Min doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chi Min controlling the action here for a moment.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Chi Min for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chi Min will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Simpson up against the cage.
Simpson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Chi Min pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Chi Min lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Chi Min swings wildly with an uppercut but Simpson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Simpson blocks an elbow strike from Chi Min.
Simpson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Simpson cracks Chi Min with a right hand to the side of the head.
Chi Min leaves Simpson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Chi Min looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Ho Chi Min has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Simpson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simpson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Chi Min blocks the body kick.
As Simpson looks to move away, Chi Min throws a big counter combo bu Simpson just gets out of the way.
Simpson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Simpson misses with a double jab.
Simpson has Chi Min up against the cage in a clinch.
Simpson dodges an elbow strike from Chi Min.
Simpson goes for a takedown attempt but Chi Min pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Simpson throws a jab when Chi Min was well out of range.
Chi Min is looking to clinch.
Simpson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chi Min manages to avoid it.
Chi Min moves out of range as Simpson strikes.
Simpson takes a swing at Chi Min's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simpson moves into the clinch.
Chi Min landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Chi Min using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chi Min pressing his opponent against the cage.
Chi Min swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Chi Min.
The referee is keeping an eye on Chi Min - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
With the fighters up against the cage, Chi Min throws an elbow but misses.
Chi Min unloads a knee to the mid-section. Simpson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Chi Min is stalling here.
Chi Min tries to land knees in the clinch but Simpson avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ho Chi Min will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Simpson shoots for a double leg takedown but Chi Min sprawls well. He's pushed Simpson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Chi Min ducks under a wild hook from Simpson.
Simpson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Chi Min's hands.
Chi Min scores with a nice body kick.
Simpson misses with a combination
and Chi Min counters with a thumping low kick.
Simpson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chi Min fires out a quick counter leg kick but Simpson just manages to avoid it.
Chi Min dodges the punch combination from Simpson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chi Min moves out of range of the body kick.
Chi Min looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Simpson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Chi Min throws a head kick that misses.
Jab, jab by Simpson - just one landing.
A slow jab from Simpson misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simpson misses with a takedown
and Chi Min counters with an outside leg kick.
Simpson throws a shot from downtown. Chi Min moves away and avoids it.
Chi Min ducks under a wild hook from Simpson.
Chi Min tries to close the distance and clinch up but Simpson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Simpson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nice takedown defense from Chi Min. No joy for Simpson on that attempt.
Ho Chi Min has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Simpson.
Chi Min throws a push kick but Simpson slaps the foot to one side.
Chi Min avoids a kick to the body.
Chi Min takes the fight into the clinch.
Chi Min lands an uppercut.
Chi Min lands an elbow inside that Simpson shrugs off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chi Min gets underhooks to prevent Simpson's takedown attempt.
Simpson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Simpson has a couple of punches blocked by Chi Min.
Chi Min misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chi Min missing with knees to the body.
Chi Min lands an elbow that stopped Simpson in his tracks for a moment.
Chi Min creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Simpson's defenses.
It looks like Ben Simpson has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chi Min lands a nice knee to the body.
Simpson is breathing heavily.
Chi Min lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Simpson goes for a takedown attempt but Chi Min pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Simpson closes the distance and clinches up with Chi Min, looking for a takedown. Simpson pushes Chi Min against the cage but Chi Min circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Simpson misses with a two punch combination.
Chi Min misses with a body kick.
Simpson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Chi Min counters with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chi Min closes the distance and clinches.
Chi Min lands a good knee to the midsection. Simpson won't want to take too many of those.
Simpson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Simpson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Simpson.
Chi Min trying to land knees to the body.
Chi Min swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chi Min.
Still in the clinch, Chi Min scores with a nice short uppercut.
Chi Min is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Simpson can do to turn this around?
Chi Min softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Simpson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simpson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chi Min lands an elbow inside.
Simpson avoids a wild elbow strike from Chi Min.
Chi Min is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Simpson is keeping busy.
Chi Min misses with a hook from the clinch.
Simpson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A shot in the inside from Chi Min.
Simpson is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chi Min lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Simpson to his knees! Chi Min keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ho Chi Min!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between George Baba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dale McCann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). George Baba could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dale McCann's chin.
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Baba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dale McCann!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCann throws a shot from downtown. Baba moves away and avoids it.
Baba keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McCann.
McCann lands a nice shot to the body.
McCann scores with a one two! Baba had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like George Baba has been cut.
McCann blocks a low kick nicely.
Decent striking displayed by McCann there.
Baba moves out of range of the strikes.
Baba half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
McCann misses with a jab, cross combination.
Baba half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A clash of legs there as McCann blocks the low kick.
McCann throws a leg kick that is checked
and Baba counters with a single leg into guard. McCann didn't expect that.
We've been hearing that Baba has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McCann can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Baba controls the pace.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Baba accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Baba stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McCann swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baba trying to control the position from guard on top but McCann is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McCann wants to stand but Baba is controlling the position.
Baba working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
McCann has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Montreal's Finest. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
McCann wants to get back to his feet but Baba is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A swing and a miss from McCann.
Baba closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Baba tries to pull guard but McCann forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Baba is trying to trip McCann. He has hold of a leg but McCann is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Baba persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McCann keeping full guard, as Baba tries to pass.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Baba accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
McCann keeping moving, preventing Baba from controlling successfully.
McCann wants to stand and escape but Baba is having none of it.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCann misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Baba.
McCann moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
McCann checks a leg kick nicely.
McCann looks to land a left hand but Baba moved out of range nicely.
Baba slips under a jab from McCann.
McCann scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Baba doesn't seem bothered though.
Baba misses with a low kick.
McCann throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McCann scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
McCann keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Baba swats away the attempt to clinch by McCann.
McCann connects with a body shot that sends Baba's belly button to the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baba throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Baba tries for a takedown but McCann circles away easily
and McCann connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
George Baba's cut is getting worse.
Baba connects with a right hand. McCann shakes it off.
Baba tries to clinch there but McCann circles away.
Baba takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Baba throws a head kick that misses.
McCann cracks Baba with a right hand to the side of the head.
Baba moves into the clinch successfully.
McCann lands with a light punch inside.
Baba looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Baba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McCann lands a left hand that snaps the head of Baba backwards.
Baba takes a shot to the head.
McCann pushes Baba back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dale McCann dominated that round.
The cut man is working on George Baba's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
McCann scores with a body shot.
Baba misses with a leg kick.
McCann is looking for the big counter here.
McCann has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McCann closes the distance and clinches.
Baba is trying to drag McCann to the mat but McCann just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A left hand lands to the body for Baba.
A nice right hand lands inside from McCann.
Baba drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
McCann using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baba trying to stall but McCann improves his position.
Baba tries to pull guard but McCann holds him up against the cage and eventually Baba drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Baba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Baba has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. McCann is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Baba tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCann lands a nice uppercut.
Baba takes a shot to the head.
George Baba's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
McCann makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Baba is rocked!
McCann utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Oh Baba is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McCann unloads a knee to the mid-section. Baba lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
McCann throws a big uppercut that drops Baba! More strikes from McCann and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Baba lies dazed against the cage as McCann celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dale McCann!
A very excited looking Dale McCann made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Boreste Bardanos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Homero Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bardanos comes to the cage accompanied by My Kingdom Will Come. On his way into the cage it seems that Boreste Bardanos has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Boreste Bardanos 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Boreste Bardanos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Homero Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bardanos is out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Lopez.
Bardanos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lopez moves away.
Lopez throws a sloppy head kick and Bardanos moves out of range easily.
Bardanos takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bardanos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lopez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lopez throws a hook but Bardanos avoids it easily.
Bardanos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lopez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lopez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lopez feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Lopez's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Bardanos is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lopez won't allow Bardanos to sweep him here.
Bardanos working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lopez doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lopez manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lopez wants to control from the top but Bardanos keeps moving.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Lopez working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Bardanos might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lopez's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Lopez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bardanos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lopez passes Bardanos's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Bardanos is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Ryōzanpaku Dojo, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Lopez is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bardanos defends it well.
Bardanos moves into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bardanos throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bardanos keeping moving, preventing Lopez from controlling successfully.
Bardanos had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lopez defends it easily.
Bardanos looking for a sweep. Not yet Bardanos, not yet.
Lopez tries to free his leg and advance position but Bardanos is retaining full guard.
Lopez sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Bardanos's guard.
Lopez is keen to just control but Bardanos is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez prevents Bardanos from improving his position.
Bardanos is working hard here to advance position.
Lopez is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bardanos defends it well.
Bardanos is looking for a sweep. Lopez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
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.
Bardanos gets full guard.
Lopez is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Lopez won't allow Bardanos to sweep him here.
Lopez wants to control from the top but Bardanos keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bardanos connects with a jab.
Bardanos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lopez moves away.
Lopez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bardanos moves away.
Bardanos throws a lazy right hand but Lopez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bardanos misses with a straight left.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lopez lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bardanos has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bardanos and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lopez misses with a body kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bardanos checks a leg kick.
Bardanos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Homero Lopez will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bardanos misses with a body shot.
Bardanos looks to score with a jab to the body but Lopez is just out of range.
Bardanos throws a series of punches but Lopez avoids them all with ease.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lopez.
Lopez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lopez moves out of range as Bardanos strikes.
Bardanos just misses with a punch to the body.
Lopez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bardanos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lopez.
Bardanos throws out a loose jab but Lopez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bardanos with a jab.
Lopez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bardanos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bardanos connects with a nice looking jab.
Bardanos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lopez.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bardanos takes a swing at Lopez's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bardanos. Lopez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boreste Bardanos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lopez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bardanos is looking to wear down Lopez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bardanos misses with an uppercut. Lopez saw that one coming.
Bardanos's corner calls for a 1-2. Bardanos obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lopez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bardanos in his tracks.
Lopez dodges the punch combination from Bardanos.
Lopez tries a head kick but it misses.
Lopez misses the jab.
A jab from Lopez misses.
Bardanos checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lopez looks to land a combination but Bardanos avoids it well.
Bardanos cracks a nice hook into Lopez's ribs.
Lopez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bardanos manages to avoid it.
Bardanos throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lopez on the side of the head.
Lopez is rocked!
It looks like Homero Lopez has been cut.
Bardanos lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Lopez falls backwards - clearly groggy! Bardanos dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Boreste Bardanos!
An out of breath Boreste Bardanos thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andy Barclay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacek Moczymorda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barclay comes to the cage accompanied by Roxy Music - Avalon. Moczymorda has chosen Django Unchained OST - Ain't no grave (Johnny Cash) as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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184 lbs
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180 lbs
8 - 3 - 1 |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Andy Barclay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacek Moczymorda!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Moczymorda is defended easily by Barclay.
Moczymorda takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Moczymorda throws a left and a right that both miss
and Barclay counters with a head kick that drops Moczymorda to the mat! Moczymorda scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Moczymorda throws a sloppy head kick and Barclay moves out of range easily.
Moczymorda misses with a double jab.
As Moczymorda backs away, Barclay returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Moczymorda fails to land the takedown.
Barclay lands a big head kick that sends Moczymorda tumbling to the mat! Barclay takes a step backwards and waves Moczymorda back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Moczymorda is rocked!
It looks like Jacek Moczymorda has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Moczymorda misses with a series of wild punches.
Moczymorda tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Moczymorda avoids the head kick by Barclay.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Moczymorda lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Barclay has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Barclay and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Barclay lands a big head kick that sends Moczymorda tumbling to the mat! Barclay takes a step backwards and waves Moczymorda back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Moczymorda is still on wobbly legs! Can Barclay finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barclay tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Moczymorda will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Barclay is looking to counter with a body kick.
Moczymorda seems to have recovered his senses.
Andy Barclay has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jacek Moczymorda.
Moczymorda throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Moczymorda throws the left hand but Barclay avoids the punch easily.
Moczymorda throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Barclay counters with a leg kick.
Barclay has taken the fight to the clinch.
Barclay tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Moczymorda avoids it.
Barclay gets through Moczymorda's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Barclay landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Barclay lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Moczymorda or not.
Barclay escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barclay throws a head kick but Moczymorda moves out of range.
Moczymorda circles away from the clinch attempt.
Moczymorda fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A counter left hand to the body from Barclay misses its target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Barclay.
Moczymorda looks winded!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barclay looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Andy Barclay is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barclay thuds a left hand into Moczymorda's body.
Jacek Moczymorda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barclay lands with a thumping leg kick.
Barclay tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Moczymorda avoids a kick to the body.
Moczymorda throws a half hearted mid kick.
Barclay throws a head kick that misses.
Barclay lands a leg kick that knocks Moczymorda off balance momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barclay. Moczymorda does a little dance to reset his feet.
Moczymorda throws a series of punches but Barclay avoids them all with ease.
Barclay looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Moczymorda darts in looking for a takedown but Barclay gets double underhooks and turns Moczymorda into the cage.
Barclay takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A quick step to the side and Barclay tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moczymorda tries a head kick but it misses.
Moczymorda looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Barclay tries to close the distance and clinch up but Moczymorda swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Barclay avoids a kick to the body.
Moczymorda tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Barclay swivels and escapes.
A head kick by Moczymorda misses
and Barclay counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Barclay looks to land a body kick but Moczymorda moved away.
Barclay lands a nice looking body kick.
Barclay tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Moczymorda tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Moczymorda throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Barclay's waist but Barclay gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Moczymorda off to one side.
Moczymorda avoids the body shot from Barclay.
Moczymorda throws a nice looking combination but Barclay bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Moczymorda on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Barclay. Barclay obviously looking to wear him down.
Moczymorda ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barclay moves away.
Moczymorda moves out of range of the body kick.
And Moczymorda tries to counter it with a takedown but Barclay pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barclay fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Barclay throws a right and a left that Moczymorda avoids nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barclay throws a front kick that sends Moczymorda stumbling back into the cage.
Barclay blocks a head kick by Moczymorda.
Barclay fires out a quick counter leg kick but Moczymorda just manages to avoid it.
Moczymorda on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Moczymorda looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Barclay is fending him off so far but Moczymorda persists. Nope, Barclay circles away and we're back to standing.
Barclay slips a jab from Moczymorda.
Barclay throws a head kick that misses
so Moczymorda counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Moczymorda being controlled here momentarily.
Moczymorda postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Barclay dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jacek Moczymorda's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jab from Barclay.
Barclay moves out of range as Moczymorda throws a body kick.
Barclay throws a head kick but Moczymorda moves out of range.
Moczymorda stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Barclay.
Moczymorda blocks the body kick.
Moczymorda throws a head kick but Barclay moves out of range.
Barclay is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Moczymorda can do to turn this around?
Barclay misses with a low kick.
Moczymorda fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Moczymorda misses with a body kick.
Moczymorda closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Barclay did well to prevent Moczymorda getting side control.
Moczymorda trying to control the action but Barclay is working from the bottom.
Moczymorda seems to be looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barclay wants to get back to full guard but Moczymorda has mounted him!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moczymorda tries to control but Barclay wriggling away.
Moczymorda goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Barclay is on top in guard.
Moczymorda has a closed guard, preventing Barclay from standing up.
Barclay has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Moczymorda to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Barclay is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Moczymorda pulls down on the head and he's put Barclay to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jacek Moczymorda!
Jacek Moczymorda tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zlatko Zahovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brogan Kearney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brogan Kearney has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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24
160 lbs
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23
165 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zlatko Zahovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brogan Kearney!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kearney throws the left hand but Zahovic avoids the punch easily.
Kearney misses with a looping left.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kearney.
A leg kick checked by Zahovic.
Kearney throws a low kick but Zahovic avoids it.
Kearney has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Zahovic is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Kearney throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kearney scores with a jab. Zahovic acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kearney throws a right hand that Zahovic ducks under and follows up with a left that Zahovic also avoids with ease.
Kearney tries to work over Zahovic's front leg with a kick but Zahovic checks it.
Zahovic takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kearney dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Zahovic. That did some damage!
Kearney attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A swing and a miss from Zahovic.
Zahovic misses with a two punch combination.
Some wild striking there from Kearney.
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!
Zahovic lands a jab to Kearney's midsection.
Kearney fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zahovic manages to avoid it.
Kearney swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Zahovic was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zahovic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zahovic throwing a counter right hand but Kearney manages to avoid it.
Kearney throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kearney lands a slapping body shot.
Zahovic avoids a punch combination nicely.
Zahovic moves away from the strike by Kearney.
Zahovic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kearney.
Zahovic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kearney.
Kearney is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kearney misses with an uppercut. Zahovic saw that one coming.
Zahovic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zahovic has a takedown stuffed.
Kearney scores with a nice right hand.
Kearney jabs Zahovic right on the nose. Zahovic blinks but takes it well.
Kearney misses with a combination
and Zahovic counters with a nice uppercut.
Kearney lands a head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Donk. Kearney catches Zahovic right on the button with a cross.
Zahovic throws a good cross that connects.
Zahovic tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kearney swivels and escapes.
Kearney jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab from Kearney finds it's way through Zahovic's defenses.
Kearney is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Zahovic had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Kearney misses the shot to the body.
Zahovic misses with a body shot.
Zahovic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zahovic's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kearney connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Zahovic scrambles back to his feet.
Zahovic ducks under a wild hook from Kearney.
Kearney throws a quick inside leg kick.
Zahovic paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kearney tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zahovic was well out of range. Poor timing from Kearney.
Zahovic lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kearney at a distance.
Kearney takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Zahovic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jab from Kearney.
Zahovic throws a body punch but Kearney moves out of range.
Kearney throws a body punch but Zahovic moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zahovic scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Zahovic has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zlatko Zahovic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A big left from Kearney misses.
Kearney scores with a punch to the head.
Kearney throws a predictable looking body shot
and Zahovic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Zahovic misses with a hook. Kearney ducked under it nicely.
Zahovic takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Zahovic dodges the punch combination from Kearney.
Zahovic catches Kearney with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Zahovic misses with a takedown attempt
and Kearney counters with a nice uppercut.
Zahovic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zahovic changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kearney tries to avoid it but Zahovic manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kearney to the ground. Kearney escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kearney wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kearney lands with a nice combination. Zahovic backs away looking to recover.
Kearney avoids the body shot from Zahovic.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zahovic takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kearney lands a leg kick that knocks Zahovic off balance momentarily.
Kearney jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zahovic throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kearney stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Zahovic cracks Kearney with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Zahovic ducks under a wild hook from Kearney.
Zahovic appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Zahovic misses with an uppercut. Kearney saw that one coming.
A jab lands there for Kearney.
Zahovic takes a swing at Kearney's ribcage but misses.
Zahovic looking to score a takedown here. Kearney is defending well but Zahovic drives through and ends up in Kearney's guard.
Zahovic trying to control the position from guard on top but Kearney is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kearney really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Zahovic. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Zahovic controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zahovic drops back looking for a leg! Kearney is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kearney manages to kick Zahovic off! Zahovic jumps back into Kearney's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brogan Kearney dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kearney looks to score with a jab to the body but Zahovic is just out of range.
Kearney thuds a left hand into Zahovic's body.
Kearney falls off balance throwing a combination
and Zahovic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kearney. Zahovic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zahovic swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kearney just misses with a punch to the body.
Zahovic misses with a wild body shot.
Kearney unleashes a big counter combination but Zahovic bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Zahovic misses with an uppercut. Kearney saw that one coming.
Kearney is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Kearney throws a jab but it's blocked by Zahovic.
Zahovic ducks under a wild hook from Kearney.
Kearney scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kearney lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kearney misses with a hook. Zahovic ducked under it nicely.
Zahovic moves into range and connects with a jab.
Zahovic takes one to the chin there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zahovic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zahovic connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kearney momentarily.
Kearney scores with a nice head shot.
Zahovic gets a takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zahovic content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Zahovic lands a nice short elbow.
Kearney is looking to get back to is feet but Zahovic passes into side control.
Kearney is trying to buck Zahovic off.
Zahovic thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kearney is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Zahovic tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Zahovic has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zahovic scoring with punches from side control.
Zahovic prevents Kearney from escaping the position.
Kearney is looking for a sweep.
Kearney struggling a bit here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kearney is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Zahovic off and has taken his back!
Zlatko Zahovic overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Zahovic covering up well and avoiding damage.
Zahovic tries to roll but Kearney sticks to his back.
Kearney thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Zahovic rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Zahovic is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kearney pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kearney throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Zahovic trying to control here.
Kearney is pressing down on Zahovic's thigh, looking to free his foot. Zahovic is holding on for now.
Zahovic trying to control here.
Kearney lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kearney has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kearney throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Zahovic avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kearney.
Zahovic trying to hold on to Kearney's head to control him but Kearney postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kearney missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kearney wants to stand up but Zahovic is controlling the position.
Zahovic makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Zahovic.
Kearney postures up.
Zahovic wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Kearney trying to control but Zahovic is working from the bottom.
Kearney throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Zahovic works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Zahovic has a closed guard, preventing Kearney from standing up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Brogan Kearney will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Kearney misses with a straight right.
Zahovic cracks Kearney with an open hand slap.
Zahovic misses with a straight right.
Kearney throws a leg kick but Zahovic checks it.
Zahovic connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kearney. Kearney circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Zahovic loads up on a big right hand but Kearney slips the punch.
Kearney throws out a counter right but Zahovic avoids it with no problem.
Zahovic lands with a cross.
Kearney is rocked!
Zahovic ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kearney is still on wobbly legs! Can Zahovic finish him?
Zahovic weaves into range and cracks Kearney right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Kearney goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Zahovic is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Zlatko Zahovic!
Our winner, Zlatko Zahovic, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Hoop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leiro Nayr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nayr has chosen Thunderstruck - AC/DC as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
10 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Hoop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Leiro Nayr!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nayr loads up on a big right hand but Hoop slips the punch.
Nayr lands with a straight right. Hoop didn't see that one coming.
Nayr lands a nice shot that snaps Hoop's head back.
Jab from Hoop.
Hoop does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nayr avoids the body shot from Hoop.
Hoop avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nayr throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hoop stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hoop lands a really nice looking cross but Nayr seems unphased.
Nayr misses with a straight left.
Hoop throws an overhand right that lands on Nayr's shoulder, as Nayr tries to avoid the shot.
Nayr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hoop 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.
Hoop tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nayr throws a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Hoop misses.
Hoop lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nayr swings for the body but Hoop moves out of range.
Hoop takes a swing at Nayr's ribcage but misses.
John Hoop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nayr misses with a body shot.
Nayr looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nayr 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.
Hoop fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nayr stuns Hoop with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hoop swings for the body but Nayr moves out of range.
Nayr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hoop was well out of range. Poor timing from Nayr.
Nayr swings for the body but Hoop moves out of range.
Hoop takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nayr misses with a hook.
Nayr scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice body punch from Nayr.
Hoop cracks Nayr with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hoop avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hoop looks to score with a jab to the body but Nayr is just out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nayr throws a shot from downtown. Hoop moves away and avoids it.
Nayr misses with an uppercut. Hoop saw that one coming.
Nayr walks into a stiff left hand from Hoop.
Nayr is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoop throws an uppercut from hell that sends Nayr clean off his feet! He's out cold! Hoop stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). John Hoop!
A relieved looking John Hoop 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lotus Suzinuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DeMarcus DeSilva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lotus Suzinuki has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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184 lbs
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171 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lotus Suzinuki!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, DeMarcus DeSilva!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DeSilva throws an overhand right that lands on Suzinuki's shoulder, as Suzinuki tries to avoid the shot.
DeSilva throws a nice outside leg kick.
DeSilva slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
DeSilva takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
It looks like DeMarcus DeSilva has been cut.
Suzinuki misses with a low kick.
Suzinuki throws a lazy uppercut
letting DeSilva counter with a right hand.
DeSilva chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Suzinuki cracks a nice hook into DeSilva's ribs.
Suzinuki on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by DeSilva. DeSilva obviously looking to wear him down.
Suzinuki walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. DeSilva checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
DeSilva tries to clinch up.
DeSilva chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Suzinuki tries to land a front kick but DeSilva steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
DeSilva lands a head kick. Suzinuki smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A momentary lapse in concentration from DeSilva enables Suzinuki to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. DeSilva manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
DeSilva escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Suzinuki gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeSilva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
DeSilva has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Suzinuki is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for DeSilva.
Suzinuki moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
DeSilva can't do much from the bottom here.
DeSilva is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Suzinuki is looking to take a break and control but DeSilva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
DeSilva tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Suzinuki wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Suzinuki lands some shots froms side control.
Suzinuki controls the position from side control.
DeSilva is looking to reverse the position.
Suzinuki working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeSilva prevents Suzinuki from moving into mount.
Suzinuki is working DeSilva over with some ground and pound from side control.
Suzinuki wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by DeSilva, who protects the arm well.
Suzinuki trying to control the position but DeSilva is working away.
DeSilva is looking to reverse the position.
DeSilva wants to control but Suzinuki postures up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
DeSilva keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeSilva throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Suzinuki's waist but Suzinuki gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing DeSilva off to one side.
Suzinuki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Suzinuki throws a head kick that DeSilva semi-blocks.
DeSilva walks into a stiff left hand from Suzinuki.
A head kick misses from Suzinuki.
DeSilva changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A low kick from Suzinuki is predictable there
and DeSilva counters with a slapping leg kick.
DeSilva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Suzinuki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Suzinuki was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
DeSilva scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Suzinuki throws a hook but DeSilva blocks it.
DeSilva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Suzinuki throws a predictable looking body shot
and DeSilva counters with a leg kick.
Suzinuki misses with a low kick.
DeSilva scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Suzinuki lands an overhand right.
DeSilva doesn't manage to clinch there - Suzinuki circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lotus Suzinuki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on DeMarcus DeSilva's cut.
That's time! Suzinuki's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
DeSilva takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Suzinuki misses with a wild body shot.
Suzinuki is looking to score with low kicks.
DeSilva lands the left hand.
DeSilva shoots in but no luck this time.
DeSilva throws a jab when Suzinuki was well out of range.
DeSilva feints and then cracks Suzinuki's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Suzinuki down.
Suzinuki throws a lazy body kick
and DeSilva counters with a low kick, right behind Suzinuki 's knee.
Suzinuki misses with a few strikes there.
Suzinuki throws a poor cross that misses
and DeSilva counters with a low kick, right behind Suzinuki 's knee.
Suzinuki throws a combination that misses
so DeSilva counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
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!
Suzinuki has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but DeSilva can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
DeSilva wants to control from the top but Suzinuki keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeSilva postures up in Suzinuki's guard and throws a big left but Suzinuki blocks it.
DeSilva is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Suzinuki is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Suzinuki has escaped and now he's on top!
DeSilva looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Suzinuki stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. DeSilva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
DeSilva looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeSilva working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Suzinuki has passed into half guard!
Suzinuki is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. DeSilva doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Suzinuki.
Suzinuki looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeSilva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
DeSilva tries to get to full guard but Suzinuki has control of the leg.
DeSilva is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Suzinuki pulls his head out easily.
DeSilva trying to get back to full guard but Suzinuki takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
DeSilva tries to reverse the position but Suzinuki maintains control.
DeSilva slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suzinuki lands with a punch from half guard.
DeSilva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
DeSilva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
DeSilva looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
DeSilva trying to control here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but DeMarcus DeSilva will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on DeMarcus DeSilva's cut.
That's time! Suzinuki's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
DeSilva throws a sloppy head kick
and Suzinuki counters with a big head kick but DeSilva shrugs it off.
DeSilva checks a low kick from Suzinuki.
Suzinuki is looking to chop away at DeSilva's legs.
Nice uppercut there from Suzinuki.
Suzinuki throws a body shot but no joy.
DeSilva on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Suzinuki throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
DeSilva is rocked!
Lotus Suzinuki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Suzinuki knocks out DeSilva with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Suzinuki before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Suzinuki picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lotus Suzinuki!
Lotus Suzinuki is the new welterweight champion!
Lotus Suzinuki decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.
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