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HFC 198 Open The Gates PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ippo Ribeiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lay Pray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ribeiro comes into the arena with bubble pop blaring out of the sound system. Pray has chosen Don't Fear the Reaper- Blue Oyster Cult as his entrance music. Lay Pray will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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300 lbs
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300 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ippo Ribeiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 38 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lay Pray!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pray shoots in for a takedown but Ribeiro shows good takedown defense.
It looked like Ribeiro was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Pray shoots for a double leg takedown but Ribeiro sprawls well. He's pushed Pray's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ribeiro closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Pray to the mat! Pray manages to get full guard.
Pray wants to stand up but Ribeiro is controlling him.
Pray utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pray wants to stand and escape but Ribeiro is having none of it.
Pray looking for a sweep. Not yet Pray, not yet.
Ribeiro in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pray wants to stand but Ribeiro is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ribeiro loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ribeiro postures up in Pray's guard and throws a big left but Pray blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pray wants to stand and escape but Ribeiro is having none of it.
Ribeiro postures up in Pray's guard and throws a big left but Pray blocks it.
Ribeiro throws a strike but Pray rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Pray prevents Ribeiro from getting back to his feet.
Pray engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pray won't allow Ribeiro to get back to his feet.
Pray's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Pray stops Ribeiro from standing up.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pray.
Ippo Ribeiro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lay Pray.
Pray swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ribeiro counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ribeiro.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ribeiro accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pray pushes Ribeiro off and gets back to his feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pray.
Pray throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ribeiro counters with a nice double leg into side control. Pray won't be happy with that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Ribeiro landing strikes.
Ribeiro misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Pray is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Ribeiro has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Ribeiro misses with the ground and pound.
Ribeiro looks up at the clock and then as Pray takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Ribeiro smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Ribeiro wants to control but Pray is keeping him busy.
Ribeiro creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Pray pushes Ribeiro away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Ribeiro gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Ribeiro working away.
Ribeiro is putting a hurting on Pray here, landing some big shots from side control.
Ribeiro wants to control but Pray is keeping him busy.
Ribeiro misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Ribeiro landing a few strikes.
Pray is looking for a sweep.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Sloppy strikes there by Ribeiro.
Pray takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro grinds an elbow into Pray's temple.
The ground and pound from Ribeiro seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Pray sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Ribeiro seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pray does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ribeiro stops Pray from getting back to his feet.
Ribeiro looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ribeiro lands a nice short elbow.
Pray wants to improve his position but Ribeiro is controlling well.
Pray is positioning himself well to prevent Ribeiro advancing to mount.
Ribeiro missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ribeiro not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ribeiro wants to pass to mount but Pray is defending the position.
Ribeiro scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ribeiro lands strikes from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pray is not content to let Ribeiro control the position.
Ribeiro seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Pray pushes Ribeiro off looking to stand but Ribeiro dives back in and keeps control.
Pray won't allow Ribeiro to pass to mount.
Pray manages to get to full guard.
Ribeiro postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ribeiro stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pray swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pray is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ribeiro is controlling him.
Ribeiro postures up and lands a big shot to Pray's brow.
Pray seems keen to control Ribeiro's posture.
Ribeiro working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ribeiro is in close to Pray's body, working some short punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ippo Ribeiro dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Pray shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ribeiro as he jumps to the side.
Pray misses with a takedown attempt
and Ribeiro counters with a three punch combo that has Pray backing up. Pray nods at Ribeiro to acknowledge the strikes.
Ribeiro darts in looking for a takedown but Pray gets double underhooks and turns Ribeiro into the cage.
Ribeiro fails with a takedown attempt.
Pray shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ribeiro pinned against the cage. Ribeiro gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ippo Ribeiro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lay Pray.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pray misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Pray gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
so Ribeiro counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Ribeiro trying to control the position from guard on top but Pray is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pray has Ribeiro pulled in close to control his posture.
Pray is looking to stand up but Ribeiro isn't so interested in that idea.
Ribeiro working some strikes from top position.
Pray wants to stand but Ribeiro is controlling the position.
Pray tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ribeiro is looking to work some ground and pound but Pray has wrist control.
Pray keeping moving, preventing Ribeiro from controlling successfully.
Pray trying to keep a closed guard but Ribeiro is proving a slippery customer.
Ribeiro throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ribeiro throws a big right hand that misses.
Ribeiro makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ribeiro throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pray works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro lands a couple of digs.
Ribeiro landing with the ground and pound.
Ribeiro with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pray lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Ribeiro is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Pray trying to control but Ribeiro is working from the bottom.
Ribeiro keeping full guard, as Pray tries to pass.
Ribeiro is looking to stand up but Pray isn't so interested in that idea.
Ribeiro keeping moving, preventing Pray from controlling successfully.
Ippo Ribeiro overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ribeiro wants to get back to his feet but Pray is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ribeiro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pray can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pray engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Pray won't allow Ribeiro to get back to his feet.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Pray stays in close to Ribeiro's body and controls the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pray shoots in looking for a takedown but Ribeiro manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Pray's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ribeiro half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Pray closes the distance and clinches up with Ribeiro, looking for a takedown. Pray pushes Ribeiro against the cage but Ribeiro circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A right-left combo lands from Ribeiro.
Ribeiro throws a head kick but Pray moves out of range.
Pray fails with the takedown.
Pray is breathing heavily.
Pray fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ribeiro avoids it really well and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pray shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Pray stuffs the takedown.
Ribeiro avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ribeiro attempts a counter takedown but Pray avoids it well and moves away.
Pray closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ribeiro counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pray is trying to get back to full guard.
Pray tries to kick Ribeiro off but Ribeiro keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pray is looking for a sweep. Ribeiro is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ribeiro has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ribeiro cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ippo Ribeiro dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Horrible takedown attempt by Pray or perhaps it was just good defense by Ribeiro, which made it look bad.
Pray looks for a takedown but Ribeiro sprawls well.
Ribeiro 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.
Pray is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ribeiro is trying to stand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pray is keen to just control but Ribeiro is a slippery customer.
Pray stops Ribeiro from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pray wants to take a breather but Ribeiro is having none of it.
Pray controlling the action here.
Ribeiro is looking to escape.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Pray throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ribeiro half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Ribeiro feints and as Pray raises his hands in defense, Ribeiro changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ribeiro wants to control from the top but Pray keeps moving.
Pray preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ippo Ribeiro is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Pray has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Ribeiro is looking to defend but Pray has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Ribeiro! Pray pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Ribeiro taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Lay Pray!
After the fight, Lay Pray was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
Ippo Ribeiro spoke after the fight, saying 'i'm injured'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manof TheDingos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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142 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Good knees
Big right hand |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Manof TheDingos!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Palmeiras takes one on the chin but seems OK.
O Palmeiras tries to clinch there but TheDingos circles away.
TheDingos lands with a good body shot.
TheDingos cracks O Palmeiras with a right hand to the side of the head.
TheDingos misses with a leg kick.
O Palmeiras wants to clinch up but TheDingos keeps it at a distance.
TheDingos gets caught flat footed, as O Palmeiras shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
TheDingos trying to keep a closed guard but O Palmeiras is proving a slippery customer.
O Palmeiras works over TheDingos with some ground and pound from guard.
TheDingos working a defensive guard here.
TheDingos will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
TheDingos doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
O Palmeiras stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. TheDingos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
O Palmeiras wants to control from the top but TheDingos keeps moving.
O Palmeiras has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
TheDingos is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
I've been told that TheDingos has been drilling his wrestling of late, which has already helped him take this fight to the mat. Let's see how much of an impact it has on the outcome of the ground game.
TheDingos not landing any meaningful shots this time.
O Palmeiras tries to kick TheDingos off but TheDingos keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
TheDingos content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
O Palmeiras is looking for a sweep. TheDingos is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
TheDingos trying to control from half guard but O Palmeiras is working away.
TheDingos tries to pass to full mount but O Palmeiras defends it.
TheDingos trying to control from half guard but O Palmeiras is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Palmeiras wants to control but TheDingos is keeping busy.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
O Palmeiras works his way to full guard. Good work.
TheDingos stops O Palmeiras from standing up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
TheDingos goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
O Palmeiras looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
TheDingos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
TheDingos misses with a looping left.
O Palmeiras looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
O Palmeiras instigates a clinch.
TheDingos lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
O Palmeiras tries to circle away but TheDingos has him pinned against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
TheDingos gets through O Palmeiras's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
TheDingos with an attempt at a knee that misses.
TheDingos lands a knee to the body.
O Palmeiras drops down looking for an ankle pick but TheDingos pulls his leg out and moves away.
TheDingos feints a jab promting O Palmeiras to slip. TheDingos then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. O Palmeiras slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras has been cut.
TheDingos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
TheDingos wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice shot by TheDingos.
O Palmeiras moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
O Palmeiras tries to clinch but TheDingos is having none of it.
O Palmeiras tries to close the distance and clinch up but TheDingos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
TheDingos fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches O Palmeiras on the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
TheDingos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but O Palmeiras manages to avoid it.
O Palmeiras tries to clinch but TheDingos is having none of it.
TheDingos is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
TheDingos throws a body kick that misses.
As TheDingos tries to get set, O Palmeiras tries to push him back and clinch up but TheDingos manages to avoid the attempt.
TheDingos stuffs the takedown.
A solid leg kick lands there for TheDingos.
TheDingos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
O Palmeiras fails in his attempt to clinch.
TheDingos throws a big shot that misses.
As TheDingos tries to get set, O Palmeiras tries to push him back and clinch up but TheDingos manages to avoid the attempt.
O Palmeiras shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with TheDingos but TheDingos pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras. That's going to take a lot out of him.
TheDingos lands a lovely overhand right.
O Palmeiras throws a nice looking combination but TheDingos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from TheDingos! But no joy.
TheDingos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by O Palmeiras.
O Palmeiras walks into a jab.
TheDingos has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
O Palmeiras drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Some wild striking there from TheDingos.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manof TheDingos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
TheDingos swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by O Palmeiras.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from O Palmeiras.
O Palmeiras misses with an attempted mid kick.
O Palmeiras fails with a takedown attempt.
Donk. TheDingos catches O Palmeiras right on the button with a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
TheDingos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
O Palmeiras walks into a left hand.
TheDingos throws a jab but it's blocked by O Palmeiras.
TheDingos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
TheDingos throws a head kick that half lands.
O Palmeiras throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. TheDingos was covering up waiting for the punch and O Palmeiras finishes the takedown easily into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Palmeiras with a nice head shot there.
O Palmeiras with a nice head shot there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as O Palmeiras accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
O Palmeiras wants to control from the top but TheDingos keeps moving.
TheDingos is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. O Palmeiras is aware though and is defending well.
O Palmeiras wants to control from the top but TheDingos keeps moving.
TheDingos is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and O Palmeiras defends well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
O Palmeiras trying to control the position from guard on top but TheDingos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now TheDingos is on top in guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now O Palmeiras is on top in guard.
O Palmeiras thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
O Palmeiras preventing the sweep.
TheDingos is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
O Palmeiras has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. TheDingos is working away from the top position though.
O Palmeiras tries to roll over but TheDingos keeps him under control.
TheDingos wants to pass the guard but O Palmeiras is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
TheDingos trying to control the action but O Palmeiras is working from the bottom.
O Palmeiras manages to get to full guard.
TheDingos trying to control the position from guard on top but O Palmeiras is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
TheDingos forces his way into half guard.
O Palmeiras is trying to control but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
TheDingos sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. O Palmeiras defending well though.
O Palmeiras is defending against the submission attempts here by TheDingos.
TheDingos passes to full mount!
TheDingos controlling the pace for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
TheDingos wants to take his opponent's back but O Palmeiras doesn't allow it.
TheDingos trying to control but O Palmeiras is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manof TheDingos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
O Palmeiras throws a right and a left that TheDingos avoids nicely.
O Palmeiras throws a head kick that misses
and TheDingos counters with a left and a right that stings O Palmeiras.
O Palmeiras darts in looking for a takedown but TheDingos gets double underhooks and turns O Palmeiras into the cage.
Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
O Palmeiras has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from TheDingos finds it's way round the side to connect with O Palmeiras's head.
O Palmeiras jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
O Palmeiras has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from TheDingos.
O Palmeiras moves in looking to clinch but TheDingos pushes him off.
O Palmeiras dives in and scores a takedown into TheDingos's guard.
TheDingos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
TheDingos keeping moving, preventing O Palmeiras from controlling successfully.
TheDingos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
TheDingos is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
O Palmeiras won't allow TheDingos to sweep him here.
TheDingos throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Palmeiras controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
O Palmeiras in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
TheDingos is trying to control the position from the bottom.
TheDingos scores with a short punch from the bottom.
O Palmeiras distracts TheDingos with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
TheDingos lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
TheDingos looking to pass the guard.
TheDingos postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! O Palmeiras is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of TheDingos, into his guard.
TheDingos is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
TheDingos keeping moving, preventing O Palmeiras from controlling successfully.
TheDingos trying to control the position.
O Palmeiras stopping the sweep attempt from TheDingos.
O Palmeiras postures up in TheDingos's guard and throws a big left but TheDingos blocks it.
TheDingos trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now TheDingos is on top in guard.
TheDingos wants to control from the top but O Palmeiras keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Palmeiras trying to keep a closed guard but TheDingos is proving a slippery customer.
TheDingos tries to free his leg and advance position but O Palmeiras is retaining full guard.
TheDingos advances position into side control!
TheDingos is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but O Palmeiras is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
O Palmeiras is trying to improve his position.
Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
TheDingos advances to full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Palmeiras manages to regain half guard. Good work.
O Palmeiras wants to improve his position but TheDingos is controlling well.
O Palmeiras might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
TheDingos not landing any meaningful shots this time.
TheDingos is trying to control the action in half guard but O Palmeiras is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
TheDingos is looking to pass O Palmeiras's guard but actually O Palmeiras recovers to full guard.
O Palmeiras is trying to control the position but TheDingos postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
TheDingos wants to pass the guard but O Palmeiras is keeping the position.
Manof TheDingos is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
TheDingos sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed O Palmeiras's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Manof TheDingos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well TheDingos has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manof TheDingos!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ric Flores (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flores has chosen Napalm & Erruption- In San Francisco as his entrance music. Jeff Li could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ric Flores's chin.
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155 lbs
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168 lbs
11 - 12 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jeff Li!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ric Flores!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li throws a jab when Flores was well out of range.
Flores looks to land a combination. Li sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Li scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Flores closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Li quickly recovers to half guard.
Flores is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Li sees it coming and defends easily.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Li pushes Flores off looking to stand but Flores dives back in and keeps control.
Flores is working for a submission of some sort.
Flores thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Li's head.
Flores seems to be working for a kimura but Li defends the submission attempt.
Flores seems to be working for a kimura but Li defends the submission attempt.
Flores sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Li defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flores trying to mount his opponent but Li defends it.
Li blocking the ground and pound attempt from Flores.
Flores has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Li defend it? Flores steps over the head and cranks it - Li is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Flores!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ric Flores!
Ric Flores took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dermy Best (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marshawn Lynch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marshawn Lynch is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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255 lbs
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260 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dermy Best!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marshawn Lynch!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Best with a poor takedown
and Lynch counters by clinching up.
Nice elbow from Lynch.
It looks like Dermy Best has been cut.
Best avoids a wild elbow strike from Lynch.
Lynch displaying some good clinch control by pressing Best up against the cage.
Best tries to pull guard but Lynch forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Lynch lands a nice elbow.
Lynch looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lynch pushes off an throws an elbow but Best leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Best takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dermy Best's cut is getting worse.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lynch.
Best is breathing heavily.
Nice elbow from Lynch.
Jeez, Dermy Best's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Dermy Best's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Marshawn Lynch!
Marshawn Lynch decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Norbert Grupe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Connor McGuinness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grupe comes to the cage accompanied by Organized Konfusion - Bring It On (Buckwild Remix) . The crowd seem to be enjoying McGuinness's choice of entrance music: Foggy Dew / Hypnotize Remix . Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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178 lbs
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185 lbs
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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
20 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Norbert Grupe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Connor McGuinness!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGuinness shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Grupe manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Grupe avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Grupe keeping moving, preventing McGuinness from controlling successfully.
Grupe tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grupe controlling McGuinness's posture.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
McGuinness throws a big right hand that misses.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuinness wants to clinch but Grupe slips to the side
and Grupe counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Grupe swings for the body but McGuinness moves out of range.
Grupe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that McGuinness has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
McGuinness fails with an attempt to clinch.
Grupe's jab looks to have found its range, popping McGuinness under the eye.
It looks like Connor McGuinness has been cut.
McGuinness tries to clinch up.
Grupe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Connor McGuinness seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGuinness gets a double leg takedown into Grupe's guard.
Grupe pulls McGuinness in close to prevent any damage.
Grupe keeping moving, preventing McGuinness from controlling successfully.
McGuinness is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuinness stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Grupe swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Grupe is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Grupe wants to stand and escape but McGuinness is having none of it.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
McGuinness tries to clinch up.
McGuinness gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Grupe blocks a body shot from McGuinness.
McGuinness fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuinness lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
McGuinness is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Grupe is looking for a sweep. McGuinness is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
McGuinness seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Grupe has recovered full guard.
Grupe keeping moving, preventing McGuinness from controlling successfully.
Grupe controlling McGuinness's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grupe working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from McGuinness.
Grupe trying to control the position.
Grupe has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. McGuinness has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
McGuinness lands with a light punch inside.
Grupe throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McGuinness blocks it with crossed arms.
Grupe throws an elbow but it's blocked.
McGuinness successfully pulls guard.
Grupe trying to control the position from guard on top but McGuinness is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McGuinness is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Grupe is aware though and is defending well.
Grupe got a little sloppy there for a moment and McGuinness has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Grupe has managed to get both his arms back between McGuinness's legs - danger averted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Connor McGuinness dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Connor McGuinness's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Grupe gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows McGuinness to score an easy takedown into full guard.
McGuinness scoring with some ground and pound.
Grupe is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Grupe lands a body shot in the clinch.
Grupe lands with a light punch inside.
Grupe manages to break the clinch.
McGuinness clinches up against the cage.
Grupe tries to land knees in the clinch but McGuinness avoids the damage to the body.
Grupe manages to break the clinch.
McGuinness changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Grupe looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grupe is not content to let McGuinness control the position.
Grupe tries to escape but McGuinness is in control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuinness trying to control the position but Grupe is working away.
Grupe is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
McGuinness is working for a kimura but Grupe is defending it quite comfortably.
Grupe is trying to stand up here but McGuinness is controlling him well.
McGuinness tries to pass to full mount but Grupe defends it.
Grupe works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
McGuinness trying to control the position from guard on top but Grupe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Grupe wants to get back to his feet but McGuinness is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Grupe utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Grupe has his hands on McGuinness's head, controlling the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
McGuinness doesn't manage to clinch there - Grupe circles away.
Grupe throws a big counter combination but McGuinness scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
McGuinness tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Grupe counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
McGuinness gets a clinch.
Grupe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McGuinness cracks Grupe with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grupe with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McGuinness has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Grupe clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Grupe rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Grupe tries to kick McGuinness off but McGuinness keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
McGuinness wants to lay and pray for a moment but Grupe keeps working.
McGuinness throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Grupe wants to get back to his feet.
McGuinness is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Grupe is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuinness is working for a submission of some sort.
McGuinness seems to be working for a kimura but Grupe defends the submission attempt.
Grupe has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but McGuinness is on him like a limpet, forcing Grupe back against the cage.
McGuinness is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Grupe prevents a body shot from McGuinness.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Connor McGuinness will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Connor McGuinness's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
McGuinness fails in his attempt to clinch.
Grupe drops down looking for a counter takedown but McGuinness sprawls and moves away.
McGuinness fails with an attempt to clinch.
Grupe swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Grupe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McGuinness.
Grupe scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
McGuinness closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
McGuinness trying to control from Grupe's half guard. Grupe has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
McGuinness won't allow Grupe to get back to his feet.
McGuinness wants to pass the guard but Grupe is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grupe has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
McGuinness trying to control but Grupe is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grupe throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
McGuinness pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Grupe is keeping the position for now.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Grupe kicks McGuinness off and gets to his feet.
McGuinness takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
McGuinness gets a double leg takedown into Grupe's guard.
McGuinness takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Grupe bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in McGuinness's guard.
Grupe is looking to stand up but McGuinness won't let him.
Grupe has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Grupe postures up in McGuinness's guard and throws a big left but McGuinness blocks it.
McGuinness trying to keep a closed guard but Grupe is proving a slippery customer.
Grupe got a little sloppy there for a moment and McGuinness has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Grupe has managed to get both his arms back between McGuinness's legs - danger averted.
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.
McGuinness is trying to control the position but Grupe postures up.
Connor McGuinness has got the better of the ground game so far.
Grupe gets to his feet. McGuinness looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Grupe lands a right hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGuinness wants to clinch.
McGuinness gets a takedown into half guard.
Grupe is controlling McGuinness's position as best he can from this difficult position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grupe trying to control here.
Grupe is pressing down on McGuinness's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Grupe avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Grupe keeping moving, preventing McGuinness from controlling successfully.
McGuinness in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Grupe wants to sweep here but McGuinness controlling him for the moment.
Grupe keeping full guard, as McGuinness tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Grupe manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. McGuinness manages to get himself to full guard.
Norbert Grupe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Grupe wants to stand but McGuinness is controlling his posture from full guard.
McGuinness had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Grupe defends it easily.
McGuinness looking for a guillotine here but Grupe defends easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Grupe tries to stand but McGuinness is controlling from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Norbert Grupe showed his dominance in that final round.
I think McGuinness has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Connor McGuinness!
A less than humble Connor McGuinness misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
In defeat, Norbert Grupe stepped up to the mic, saying 'sorry fans, sorry boss, sorry organisation but i will retire now!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Major Hardwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jozef Jankowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hardwood comes into the arena with Ali Bomaye by The Game blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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29
214 lbs
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32
205 lbs
18 - 11 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Major Hardwood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jozef Jankowski!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardwood lands a front kick.
Hardwood misses with a series of wild punches.
Jankowski blocks a head kick by Hardwood.
Jankowski now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Jankowski misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hardwood changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Hardwood misses with a right hand
and Jankowski counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Hardwood pulls Jankowski in close to prevent any damage.
Hardwood trying to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jankowski is posturing up here but Hardwood has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Jankowski tries to roll out but it's too tight and Jankowski has to tap! Slick submission there by Hardwood!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Major Hardwood!
Post fight, an emotional Major Hardwood said 'AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bart Simpson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kj Barakus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bart Simpson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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28
185 lbs
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200 lbs
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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
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bart Simpson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kj Barakus!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simpson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Barakus taking a breather.
Barakus managing to block the knees to the body from Simpson.
Simpson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Barakus blocks an elbow strike.
Simpson trying to land knees to the body.
Simpson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Barakus is defending well for now.
Simpson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Simpson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Simpson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Barakus in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Barakus goes for a takedown attempt but Simpson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Barakus throws a body kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simpson tries to close the distance and clinch but Barakus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Barakus keeps the fight on the outside.
Simpson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Barakus counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Simpson misses with an elbow strike.
Barakus lands a takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barakus postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Barakus wants to control from the top but Simpson keeps moving.
Barakus decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Simpson, up you get!
Simpson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barakus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Simpson closes the distance and pushes Barakus back into the cage.
Simpson misses with an elbow over the top.
We've been hearing reports that Simpson has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Barakus successfully pulls guard.
Simpson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Simpson throws a strike but Barakus rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Barakus drops back looking for a leg! Simpson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Simpson manages to kick Barakus off! Barakus jumps back into Simpson's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barakus throws a big right hand that misses.
Simpson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Simpson tries to get out of the position.
Barakus pushing down on Simpson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Barakus is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Barakus wants to work for an arm triangle but Simpson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simpson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Barakus.
Barakus throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Barakus throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Simpson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Barakus on the ground.
Barakus has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Simpson defend it? Barakus steps over the head and cranks it - Simpson is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Barakus!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kj Barakus!
Kj Barakus took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Squirrel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lorenzo Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Squirrel comes to the cage accompanied by Bio Crisis - Delirio. Ortiz is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Cisco Kid. 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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24
226 lbs
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220 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Steve Squirrel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lorenzo Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortiz stuffs the takedown attempt from Squirrel. Squirrel gets slowly back to his feet.
Squirrel 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.
Squirrel trying to control but Ortiz is working from the bottom.
Squirrel in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Squirrel is looking to advance position but Ortiz has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Ortiz with good strikes from the mount here!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Squirrel regains half guard.
Squirrel has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Squirrel is staying active underneath Ortiz, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
We've been hearing good reports from Squirrel's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Squirrel keeping control of the position.
Squirrel regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz trying to control the position from guard on top but Squirrel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ortiz might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Squirrel haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Ortiz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Squirrel throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Squirrel pulls Ortiz in close to his closed guard and prevents Ortiz from doing any damage or advancing position.
Ortiz looking to sit in guard and control but Squirrel gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
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.
Squirrel postures up and lands a big shot to Ortiz's brow.
Ortiz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Squirrel is fighting to break Ortiz's control of his arms but Ortiz is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Squirrel wants to control from the top but Ortiz keeps moving.
Ortiz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Squirrel.
Squirrel being controlled here momentarily.
Squirrel postures up in Ortiz's guard and throws a big left but Ortiz blocks it.
Ortiz tries to strike from the bottom.
Squirrel stands up over Ortiz, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Squirrel throws a big right hand that misses.
Squirrel content to stall in guard here.
Squirrel is looking to work some ground and pound but Ortiz has wrist control.
Squirrel throws an elbow that misses. Ortiz uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Squirrel's guard. Nice move by Ortiz!
Squirrel looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ortiz landing some decent shots from guard.
Squirrel is trying to control the position but Ortiz postures up.
Ortiz passes easily into side control. Nice work.
You can see the frustration on Squirrel's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Squirrel is trying to improve his position.
The ground and pound from Ortiz seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Ortiz looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Squirrel is avoiding damage well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Squirrel can't do much from the bottom here.
Squirrel manages to get back to half guard.
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 Steve Squirrel will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Squirrel misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ortiz looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Squirrel checks a leg kick.
Squirrel misses with a two punch combination.
Ortiz leaves Squirrel with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ortiz throws out a counter right but Squirrel avoids it with no problem.
Steve Squirrel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ortiz lands a nice shot to the body.
Squirrel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Squirrel misses with a jab, cross combination.
Squirrel takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Squirrel shoots in for a double leg but Ortiz sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ortiz now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Squirrel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ortiz gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Squirrel misses with the head strike.
Good body shot from Ortiz.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ortiz tries to throw a body punch but Squirrel avoids it by throwing Ortiz back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz lands with a short shot to the head.
Ortiz has Squirrel pressed against the cage.
Squirrel is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ortiz pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ortiz lands a hook that snaps the head of Squirrel backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Squirrel.
Ortiz lands a body shot.
Ortiz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ortiz lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Squirrel.
Squirrel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ortiz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ortiz has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Ortiz is looking to land body kicks.
Squirrel wants to clinch up but Ortiz keeps it at a distance.
Squirrel fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Squirrel fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ortiz works Squirrel's body with a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Squirrel takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Squirrel slips a jab and a cross from Ortiz.
Lorenzo Ortiz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ortiz lands a nice shot to the body.
Ortiz punishes Squirrel's body with a nice straight punch.
Ortiz lands a nice looking body shot.
Ortiz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Squirrel takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ortiz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Squirrel doesn't seem bothered though.
An inside leg kick lands from Ortiz.
Squirrel tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ortiz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Squirrel doesn't seem bothered though.
Ortiz jabs at Squirrel's body.
Ortiz throws a front kick that sends Squirrel stumbling back into the cage.
Ortiz's corner calls for a 1-2. Ortiz obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ortiz moves into range and connects with a jab.
It looks like Steve Squirrel has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Squirrel is able to avoid easily.
Ortiz throws a body kick that misses.
Ortiz drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Squirrel right on the button. Squirrel goes down! Ortiz follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Ortiz gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lorenzo Ortiz!
Lorenzo Ortiz decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Uhtred Bebbanburg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Howard Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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25
179 lbs
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29
180 lbs
8 - 9 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter fighter
Cardio machine |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
13 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Uhtred Bebbanburg!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Howard Li!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Bebbanburg shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Bebbanburg was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Bebbanburg throws an elbow but Li slips to the side and avoids it well.
Li is looking for a sweep.
Li pushes Bebbanburg away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Bebbanburg gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Bebbanburg working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Bebbanburg is working Li over with some ground and pound from side control.
We've been hearing that Bebbanburg has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Bebbanburg working away.
The strikes coming from Bebbanburg are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Bebbanburg throws an elbow but Li slips to the side and avoids it well.
Li regains half guard.
Bebbanburg landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Li keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Li taking some punishment here, with Bebbanburg in his half guard.
Bebbanburg not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Li is trying to stand back up but Bebbanburg is controlling him
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bebbanburg looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bebbanburg thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Li's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bebbanburg thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Li's head.
Li tries to roll over but Bebbanburg keeps him under control.
Li wants to get back to his feet.
Li is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Li regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Bebbanburg.
Li wants to stand but Bebbanburg is controlling the position.
Bebbanburg wants to control from the top but Li keeps moving.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bebbanburg stops Li from standing up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bebbanburg darts in looking for a takedown but Li gets double underhooks and turns Bebbanburg into the cage.
And Li tries to counter it with a takedown but Bebbanburg pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Li fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bebbanburg drops down looking for a counter takedown but Li sprawls and moves away.
Bebbanburg dives in and grabs Li's left leg, looking for a takedown. Li pushes down on Bebbanburg's head and hops out.
Bebbanburg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bebbanburg goes for a double leg but Li avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Li continues to drive forward.
Li feints the counter takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Uhtred Bebbanburg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bebbanburg slips a jab and a cross from Li.
Bebbanburg attempts a counter takedown but Li avoids it well and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li scores with a jab. Bebbanburg acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bebbanburg closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Li did well to prevent Bebbanburg getting side control.
Bebbanburg passes to full mount!
Li tries to lock up and control but Bebbanburg gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bebbanburg scoring with strikes but Li is staying in there.
Li slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Bebbanburg slips a nice elbow through Li's hands, connecting with Li's forehead.
Bebbanburg prevents Li from improving his position.
Li blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bebbanburg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bebbanburg is pressing down on Li's thigh, looking to free his foot. Li is holding on for now.
Bebbanburg scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Li moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
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!
Li wants to stand and escape but Bebbanburg is having none of it.
Bebbanburg will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bebbanburg lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bebbanburg looking to pass the guard.
Bebbanburg throwing strikes but missing.
Li utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bebbanburg lands a couple of digs.
Bebbanburg trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Uhtred Bebbanburg dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Li misses with a body kick.
Bebbanburg half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Li throws a head kick but Bebbanburg moves out of range.
Bebbanburg appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Li.
Bebbanburg looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Li throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bebbanburg half committed to a counter leg kick.
Bebbanburg blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bebbanburg shoots in and gets a takedown into Li's guard.
Bebbanburg looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bebbanburg sitting in guard here, content to control.
Li looking to control.
Bebbanburg forces his way into half guard.
Bebbanburg lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bebbanburg takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Li tries to get to full guard but Bebbanburg has control of the leg.
Bebbanburg throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bebbanburg lands with a punch from half guard.
Li blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bebbanburg.
Bebbanburg slips a nice elbow through Li's hands, connecting with Li's forehead.
Bebbanburg has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bebbanburg.
Bebbanburg lands strikes from half guard.
Bebbanburg lands with a punch from half guard.
Li is looking for a sweep. Bebbanburg is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bebbanburg lands with a punch from half guard.
Li trying to hold on to Bebbanburg's head to control him but Bebbanburg postures up.
Li tries to get to full guard but Bebbanburg has control of the leg.
Uhtred Bebbanburg overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Li avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bebbanburg.
Li gets back to full guard.
Bebbanburg stops Li from standing up.
Bebbanburg is working Li over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li keeping full guard, as Bebbanburg tries to pass.
Bebbanburg trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bebbanburg lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bebbanburg landing with the ground and pound.
Li is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Bebbanburg presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Bebbanburg fails to pull guard.
Li pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bebbanburg ducks right into an uppercut from Li.
It looks like Uhtred Bebbanburg has been cut.
A head kick by Li misses
and Bebbanburg counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Bebbanburg dives into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bebbanburg lands some shots froms side control.
Bebbanburg is looking to take a break and control but Li is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bebbanburg looks up at the clock and then as Li takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Bebbanburg smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Li wants to get back to his feet.
Bebbanburg working away.
Bebbanburg sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Li is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Bebbanburg working the ground and pound from side control.
Bebbanburg working the head and body with strikes.
Li managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Bebbanburg.
Li is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Li sneaks out the side door and pushes Bebbanburg away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Uhtred Bebbanburg dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Uhtred Bebbanburg's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Li misses with a two punch combination.
Li throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bebbanburg drops down looking for a counter takedown but Li sprawls and moves away.
Li throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bebbanburg tries to counter with a takedown but Li is quick to defend against it.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Li misses with a few strikes there.
Bebbanburg attempts a counter takedown but Li avoids it well and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bebbanburg drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Bebbanburg cracks Li with a big elbow.
Li wants to control but Bebbanburg postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bebbanburg scores with punches from side control.
Li is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Bebbanburg has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Bebbanburg working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Li is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Bebbanburg looks up at the clock and then as Li takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Bebbanburg smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Li is rocked!
Bebbanburg scoring with punches from side control.
Li is still in real trouble! Can Bebbanburg finish him?
Bebbanburg lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Bebbanburg creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Bebbanburg cracks Li with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Bebbanburg immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Li is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Bebbanburg!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Uhtred Bebbanburg!
Uhtred Bebbanburg retains his welterweight title!
A very excited looking Uhtred Bebbanburg 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tomasz Adamek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitar Miric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Adamek might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to I Am The Sword - Motorhead . Miric has chosen Mitar Miric - Ko je onaj mladic as his entrance music. Mitar Miric is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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37
230 lbs
20 - 31 - 0 |
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23
258 lbs
16 - 1 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 31 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tomasz Adamek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mitar Miric!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miric paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
It looks like Tomasz Adamek has been cut.
Adamek tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Miric! But no joy.
Adamek shoots for a takedown but Miric saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Miric fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Adamek manages to avoid it.
Adamek takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Adamek uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Miric.
Miric misses with a straight right.
Miric throws a body shot but no joy.
Adamek tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Miric manages to circle out of the way.
Adamek looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Miric!
Miric manages to work his way to half guard, despite Adamek's best efforts.
Adamek is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Adamek not doing much here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adamek tries to pass to full mount but Miric defends it.
Miric felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Adamek is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Miric preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Adamek prevents Miric from improving his position.
Miric holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Miric is looking to control Adamek's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Miric avoid being mounted?
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Adamek wants to work for an arm triangle but Miric is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Adamek is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Adamek shoots in and drives through. Miric sprawls well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adamek displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Miric throws out the jab.
Adamek changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Miric tries to avoid it but Adamek manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Miric to the ground. Miric escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A countering left hand to the body from Miric misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tomasz Adamek. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice takedown defense from Miric. No joy for Adamek on that attempt.
Miric misses with a hook.
Adamek drops down looking for a counter takedown but Miric sprawls and moves away.
Miric misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Adamek shoots in and drives through. Miric sprawls well.
Miric throws a counter combo.
Miric throws out a loose jab but Adamek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Miric throws the left hand but Adamek avoids the punch easily.
Adamek darts in looking for a takedown but Miric gets double underhooks and turns Adamek into the cage.
Miric cracks a nice hook into Adamek's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miric looks to throw the jab but Adamek is out of range.
Miric throws out a loose jab but Adamek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adamek half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Adamek slips under a jab.
Miric misses with an uppercut.
Miric lunges at Adamek with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Adamek's hand.
Adamek closes the distance and clinches up with Miric, looking for a takedown. Adamek pushes Miric against the cage but Miric circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Adamek slips a straight right by Miric.
Adamek tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Miric defends well and Adamek ends up having to push Miric into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Adamek moves away from the strike by Miric.
Miric cracks Adamek with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Adamek falls to his knees and Miric doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mitar Miric!
Our winner, Mitar Miric, 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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