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SFC 111: Williams vs Sackett PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hunting Humans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Optimus Prime (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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175 cm
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180 lbs
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180 lbs
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Olympic wrestler
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hunting Humans! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Optimus Prime! The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Humans throws a looping overhand right but Prime ducks down to avoid it. Humans throws a body kick that misses. Humans misses with a straight right. A looping hook to the body misses from Prime. Humans does a little dance to reset his feet. A quick step to the side and Humans tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect. Humans throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. Humans throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Sloppy strikes from Humans. Those never looked like landing. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Prime shoots in but doesn't get the takedown and Humans counters with a nice uppercut. Humans thows a leg kick but Prime checks it and Prime counters with a single leg into guard. Humans didn't expect that. Prime trying to control the position from guard on top but Humans is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round. Prime with a flurry of punches that miss. Prime has gone for a leg lock! Humans slips out almost immediately though and dives into Prime's guard. Prime looking to hit a scissor sweep but Humans is one step ahead there. Prime not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Humans trying to control the position from guard on top but Prime is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Prime working for a triangle but Humans defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Humans works a leg free and moves into half guard. Humans wants to pass to mount but Prime is defending the position. Prime looking for submissions off his back. Prime works his way to full guard. Good work. Prime looking for a guillotine here but Humans defends easily.
Prime looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Humans passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Prime is trying to get back to full guard. Prime looking to work for a kimura from the bottom. Prime is defending against the submission attempts here by Humans.
Prime gets full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Prime had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Humans defends it easily. Prime looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Prime looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Prime keeping full guard, as Humans tries to pass. Humans has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Humans sitting in guard here, content to control. 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 Hunting Humans will probably get the nod. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Humans misses with a body shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Prime misses. Humans lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Humans misses with a hook. Prime tries to score a power double leg takedown but Humans sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Prime somewhat. Humans is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Prime can do to turn this around? Humans lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Humans slaps away a takedown attempt from Prime, before circling back to the center of the mat. Humans swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round. Humans throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Prime now looks to counter with a shot at the body. Humans fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Prime shoots for a double leg takedown but Humans sprawls well. He's pushed Prime's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Hunting Humans has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Optimus Prime. Prime misses the shot to the body. Prime tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Humans swivels and escapes. Humans misses with a body kick. Prime wants to clinch. A little feinted left hand from Humans on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Prime shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Humans as he jumps to the side. A quick step to the side and Humans tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect. Humans looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Prime slips a jab from Humans. A slow jab from Humans misses its intended target. Prime throws out a counter right but Humans avoids it with no problem. Prime looks for a takedown but Humans sprawls well. Prime scores with a jab to the body. Nice sprawl there from Humans as Prime shoots in.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Prime with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Humans to score with a decent uppercut. Humans looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Prime on the wrong end of a nice hook. Humans throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Prime bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Humans throws the kick towards the body but Prime avoids it. Humans throws a predictable looking body shot
and Prime counters with a nice body shot. Prime dives in and grabs Humans's left leg, looking for a takedown. Humans pushes down on Prime's head and hops out. Prime misses with a hook to the body
and Humans counters with a stiff right hand. Humans thows a body kick. Prime tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Humans walks into a straight right hand from Prime. Prime fails to land the takedown. It looked like Humans wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Prime swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Humans looks to throw the jab but Prime is out of range. Prime let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land. Humans tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Prime now looks to counter with a shot at the body. Hunting Humans is winning the standup battle so far. Humans throws a jab but it's blocked by Prime. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Humans displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Prime. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hunting Humans dominated that second round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A punch lands to the side of Humans 's head but he takes it in his stride. Prime tries to close the distance and clinch up but Humans swats him away and circles back towards the center. Hunting Humans seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. A punch combination from Prime misses. Humans misses with a straight right. A decent looking body kick lands there for Humans. Humans throws a lazy uppercut
and Prime counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Humans trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Prime trying to control but Humans is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round. Prime won't allow Humans to sweep him here. Prime wants to pass the guard but Humans is keeping the position. Humans pulls Prime in close to prevent any damage. Prime in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up. Prime content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Prime pushing down on Humans's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. Prime seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Humans does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight. Humans is defending against the submission attempts here by Prime.
Prime seems to be working for a kimura but Humans defends the submission attempt. Humans is pressing down on Prime's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it. Humans trying to control the position.
Prime looking to sit in guard and control but Humans gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Humans got a little sloppy there for a moment and Prime has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Humans has managed to get both his arms back between Prime's legs - danger averted.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Prime wants to control but Humans passes easily into half guard.
Prime makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Prime. Prime manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Humans manages to get himself to full guard.
Humans keeping moving, preventing Prime from controlling successfully. Humans bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Prime's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Prime working for a triangle but Humans defends it easily.
Prime is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Humans is aware though and is defending well. Humans wants to pass the guard but Prime is keeping the position. Prime looking to hit a scissor sweep but Humans is one step ahead there. Optimus Prime has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Humans wants to control from the top but Prime keeps moving. Hunting Humans is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight! Optimus Prime comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think Humans has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28 Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28 Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hunting Humans! A relieved looking Hunting Humans thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacopo Faithful (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spurt Reynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Faithful comes into the arena with Be Faithful blaring out of the sound system. Spurt Reynolds has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 cm
25
265 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
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203 cm
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245 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
KO power |
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Excellent MT
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jacopo Faithful! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Spurt Reynolds! The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Faithful swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Reynolds counters with a single leg into guard. Faithful didn't expect that. Reynolds with a nice head shot there. Faithful is looking to stand up but Reynolds isn't so interested in that idea. Reynolds working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Reynolds with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Faithful wants to stand up but Reynolds is controlling him. Faithful looking to sweep here. No luck so far. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Reynolds is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. Reynolds has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Reynolds sitting in guard, not really doing much. Reynolds is in close to Faithful's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round. Faithful wants to stand up but Reynolds is controlling him. Reynolds connects with a couple of short punches. Reynolds chips away with some ground and pound. Faithful wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Reynolds is now in half guard. Reynolds looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Reynolds seems to be working for a kimura but Faithful defends the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Faithful tries to get to full guard but Reynolds has control of the leg. Reynolds winds up and cracks Faithful with a swinging punch to the side of the head. Faithful wants to control but Reynolds is keeping busy.
Reynolds takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Reynolds missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Reynolds working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that. Reynolds not doing much here.
We've been hearing good reports from Faithful'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.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Faithful is looking to improve his position.
Faithful is trying to stand.
Faithful won't allow Reynolds to pass to mount. Reynolds is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. Reynolds is working for a submission of some sort.
Reynolds prevents Faithful from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Faithful has hold of Reynolds's hands but Reynolds slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. Reynolds passes to side control. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Reynolds landing a few strikes. Faithful tries to get back to half guard but can't. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Spurt Reynolds dominated that round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sloppy strikes from Faithful. Those never looked like landing. Reynolds lands a jab to the head.
Faithful moves in looking to clinch but Reynolds pushes him off. Faithful ducks right into an uppercut from Reynolds. Faithful uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reynolds.
Reynolds moves into range and clinches up with Faithful. Faithful lands a hook to the side of the head. Reynolds tries to throw a body punch but Faithful avoids it by throwing Reynolds back against the cage. Faithful breaks the clinch.
Reynolds lands a nice looking body shot.
Reynolds takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Reynolds bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Faithful's head backwards. Reynolds tries to move into range but Faithful moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Jacopo Faithful is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Faithful takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Reynolds cracks Faithful with a good jab. Reynolds has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Faithful misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round. Faithful looks to land a left hand but Reynolds moved out of range nicely. Faithful lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. Faithful keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Faithful is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Faithful walks into a straight right hand from Reynolds. Faithful jabbing away but nothing is landing. Faithful wants to clinch. Reynolds shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Reynolds showed some decent athleticism there. Reynolds working the head and body with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Reynolds scores with a couple of good hammerfists. Reynolds lands with a punch from half guard. Spurt Reynolds has got the better of the ground game so far. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Reynolds trying to control the action but Faithful is working from the bottom. Reynolds trying to control the pace. Reynolds slips a nice elbow through Faithful's hands, connecting with Faithful's forehead. Reynolds stalling. Faithful wants to control but Reynolds is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Reynolds is pressing down on Faithful's thigh, looking to free his foot. Faithful is holding on for now. Reynolds looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Faithful with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. Reynolds is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. Reynolds looks to score some points with some ground and pound. In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Reynolds working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well. Reynolds is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Faithful has managed to free his arm - good work. Reynolds tries to pass to full mount but Faithful defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Reynolds is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. Reynolds is thwarting Faithful's attempts to control the position. Faithful tries to roll over but Reynolds keeps him under control. Reynolds slows the pace down in half guard. Faithful taking some punishment here, with Reynolds in his half guard. Reynolds working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Spurt Reynolds showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Faithful throws the left hand but Reynolds avoids the punch easily. Spurt Reynolds seems to be getting the better of the standup. Reynolds scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Reynolds has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. Faithful is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Reynolds tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away. Reynolds slips a jab and a cross from Faithful.
Faithful throws the left hand but Reynolds avoids the punch easily. Reynolds connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Faithful's hands. Faithful doesn't manage to clinch there - Reynolds circles away.
Reynolds lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Reynolds takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Faithful slaps away a takedown attempt from Reynolds, before circling back to the center of the mat. Faithful thuds his right hand into Reynolds's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Faithful throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Faithful misses with a few strikes there.
Faithful throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Faithful drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Faithful lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Faithful drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. The fight stays on the outside here - Faithful looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Faithful drives through and clinches with Reynolds against the cage.
Reynolds breaks the clinch.
Faithful throws a lazy right hand but Reynolds sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Faithful wants to clinch. Faithful fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Reynolds shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Faithful napping and manages to drive through into side control! The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Faithful is not content to let Reynolds control the position. Faithful struggling a bit here. Jacopo Faithful has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Reynolds lands a decent elbow from side control. Reynolds in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows. Faithful tries to get back to half guard but can't. Faithful taking punishment in the form of punches.
Reynolds in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Faithful looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Reynolds turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Spurt Reynolds!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Stapleton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dark Violence (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stapleton's entrance music is Stick To Your Guns - Against Them All. A fine choice. Dark Violence has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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194 cm
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215 lbs
9 - 8 - 0 |
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215 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class 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
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeremy Stapleton! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dark Violence! The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Stapleton closes the distance and pushes Violence back into the cage. A short uppercut from Stapleton. Stapleton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Violence moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Violence on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Stapleton rushes Violence and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Stapleton throws a punch but it's blocked by Violence. Violence missing with knees to the body.
Violence tries a knee to the head but Stapleton blocks it.
Stapleton wants a takedown.
Violence with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stapleton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Stapleton throws a head punch that misses. Stapleton lands a right hand. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Stapleton misses with the head strike.
Violence can't break the clinch.
Stapleton has Violence pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Stapleton pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Violence tumbling to the mat - Stapleton dives into Violence's guard. Violence is trying to control the position but Stapleton postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round. Stapleton would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. Stapleton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Violence is keeping the position for now. Violence keeping moving, preventing Stapleton from controlling successfully. Stapleton looking to control the position here, rather than advance. Violence trying to control the position here.
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. Stapleton tries to stand but Violence is controlling from the bottom. Stapleton tries to free his leg and advance position but Violence is retaining full guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet. Violence ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Violence tries to clinch there but Stapleton circles away.
Violence takes one to the chin there. Stapleton looks to throw the jab but Violence is out of range. Violence tries to clinch up. Stapleton lands a big right hand that sends Violence crashing to the mat! Stapleton stays standing though and waves Violence back to his feet!
Violence is rocked!
It looks like Dark Violence has been cut. Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Stapleton! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jeremy Stapleton! An out of breath Jeremy Stapleton 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Projekti Mies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikki Tysson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mikki Tysson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Projekti Mies's chin.
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170 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Projekti Mies! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mikki Tysson! The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Mies gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard. Tysson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mies works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Tysson cracks Mies with a solid left hand. Mies preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Mies working a defensive guard here.
Tysson advances position into side control! Mies is trying to get back to half guard. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Tysson looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Mies is avoiding damage well.
Mies really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's one minute gone in the round. Tysson throwing strikes but missing, from side control. Tysson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Mies to see if he's OK. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Tysson lands a few punches from side control. Tysson working the ground and pound. Mies managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Tysson.
Tysson goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Mies rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Tysson's guard! Nice work there by Mies! Mies wanted to stand there but Tysson had control of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Mies tries to free his leg and advance position but Tysson is retaining full guard. Tysson has his foot on Mies's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mies works his way back into a safe position though. Mies tries to free his leg and advance position but Tysson is retaining full guard. Mies wanted to stand there but Tysson had control of the position. Mies throws a strike but Tysson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Tysson showing good wrestling skills to control the position. Tysson throws a big elbow that misses. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Tysson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mies is keeping the position for now. Tysson passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Mies is refusing to be controlled, as Tysson sits in half guard. Mies pushes Tysson off looking to stand but Tysson dives back in and keeps control.
Tysson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that. Mies is pressing down on Tysson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Mies is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. Mies lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikki Tysson dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tysson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mies stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Tysson checks the leg kick nicely there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mies. Tysson does a little dance to reset his feet. A leg kick checked by Mies. Mies swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Projekti Mies seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Mies cracks Tysson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
It looks like Mikki Tysson has been cut. A slapping leg kick lands for Mies.
Mies takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Tysson misses with a double jab.
Mies gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Tysson to score an easy takedown into full guard. Mies trying to control the position.
Tysson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round. Tysson looking to sit in guard and control but Mies gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Mies tries to stand but Tysson is controlling from the bottom. Mies stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tysson swivels though and keeps the full guard. Mies looking to sit in guard and control but Tysson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Tysson trying to control the position from guard on top but Mies is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Mies manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tysson manages to get himself to full guard.
Mikki Tysson has got the better of the ground game so far. Mies has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Tysson is proving hard to escape from. Tysson working a defensive guard here.
Mies looking to pass the guard. Mies sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Tysson's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Tysson wants to control but Mies is keeping busy and won't allow it. Mies is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. Tysson moves into full guard.
Mies stands and steps away. Tysson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game. Mies is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tysson. Jab from Mies.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Mies slips a jab from Tysson. Mies misses with a leg kick and Tysson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Mies throws a leg kick that is checked and Tysson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Mies won't be happy with that. Tysson postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Tysson goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Mies has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Tysson but great work by Mies. 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! Tysson can't do much from the bottom here. Mies goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Tysson rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Mies's guard! Nice work there by Tysson! Tysson looking to sit in guard and control but Mies gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Mies wants to get up but he can't break Tysson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mikki Tysson will probably get the nod - 10:9. The cut man is working on Mikki Tysson's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Mies!
Tysson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard. Mies avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tysson. Tysson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Tysson stops Mies from getting back to his feet.
Mies wants to get back to full guard but Tysson has mounted him! We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A nice elbow there by Tysson. Tysson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
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! Tysson landing strikes from the mount and Mies is in trouble! Tysson cracks Mies with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mikki Tysson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vahan Karamyenyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Storm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karamyenyan comes to the cage accompanied by Saw Theme - Bonecrusher ft. Lil Jon. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vahan Karamyenyan! 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, Fred Storm! The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Karamyenyan misses with a takedown attempt - Storm sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Karamyenyan scoring well with a low kick there.
Storm throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Karamyenyan. Storm works Karamyenyan's body with a nice hook. Storm throws a series of punches but Karamyenyan moves out of range. Karamyenyan throws a head kick that misses. Karamyenyan throws a sloppy head kick and Storm moves out of range easily. Karamyenyan slips a jab from Storm. Karamyenyan lands with a slapping head kick. No joy there for Storm, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Karamyenyan tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Storm manages to circle out of the way. Karamyenyan defending well as Storm loads up on a big left hand. Storm loads up on a big right hand but Karamyenyan slips the punch. Karamyenyan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Karamyenyan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Karamyenyan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Karamyenyan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Karamyenyan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Storm moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Storm takes a swing at Karamyenyan's ribcage but misses. Karamyenyan scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Storm lands a left and a right that send Karamyenyan crashing to the mat, dazed. Storm thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Karamyenyan is rocked!
It looks like Vahan Karamyenyan has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round. Storm circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Karamyenyan tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Storm wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Fred Storm!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ville Ahlo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Armstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ville Ahlo! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
14 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Eddie Armstrong! The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Ahlo moves into the clinch. Ahlo misses with an elbow over the top. Ahlo stalling in the clinch but Armstrong improves position. Armstrong avoids a wild elbow strike from Ahlo. Armstrong lands a takedown into guard.
Armstrong connects with a couple of short punches. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Ahlo looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Ahlo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Armstrong is doing well to control the position and prevent Ahlo from advancing to side control. Armstrong wants to get back to full guard. Ahlo wants to pass the guard but Armstrong is defending well. Armstrong has his hands clasped together around Ahlo's back. He's all about the action. Armstrong is looking to improve his position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ahlo connects with a nice short shot to Armstrong's temple. Armstrong is trying to control but Ahlo manages to pass to mount!
That's one minute gone in the round. Ahlo prevents Armstrong from getting the reversal. Armstrong wants to control but Ahlo is having none of it. Armstrong blocking the ground and pound. Ahlo breaks from Armstrong's wrist control and lands an elbow.
It looks like Eddie Armstrong has been cut. Ahlo cracks Armstrong with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Armstrong tries to hold on but Ahlo pushes him away. Armstrong really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Ahlo thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage. Armstrong is in a horrible position here. Ahlo smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Ahlo unloading with bombs!
Armstrong is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round. This has been an exciting period of action! Oooh a big shot lands for Ahlo! Armstrong is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ville Ahlo! Our winner, Ville Ahlo, 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Henry Longbow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuki Takano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henry Longbow! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yuki Takano! The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Longbow swats away the attempt to clinch by Takano. Longbow attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Takano dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Longbow. That did some damage! Longbow throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Takano's head. Longbow scores with a jab to the jaw. Takano swings for the body but Longbow moves out of range.
Longbow appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick. Longbow misses with a body kick. We've been told by Longbow's head coaches at Wrecking Crew Elite MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight. Longbow misses with a body kick. Longbow has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Takano finds it's way round the side to connect with Longbow's head. Longbow throws a hook to the side of Takano's head but Takano sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Longbow tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Takano throws a leg kick that misses. Takano jabbing away but nothing is landing. Longbow takes a swing at Takano's ribcage but misses. Longbow on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Takano. Takano obviously looking to wear him down.
Longbow is looking to chop away at Takano's legs. As Longbow backs off Takano throws a huge counter combo but Longbow manages to avoid it all. Yuki Takano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round. Takano gets off balance looking for a body kick and Longbow counters with a good low kick that Takano was not able to check. Takano takes a shot right to the bread basket. A looping hook to the body misses from Longbow. Takano does a little dance to reset his feet. Longbow misses with a body shot.
Longbow blocks a jab. Longbow misses with a wild body shot. Longbow scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Takano doesn't seem bothered though. Takano on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Takano swings away with a leg kick that misses. Longbow appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick. Longbow scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Longbow gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Longbow moves out of range of the body kick. Takano scores with a spinning back kick! Longbow is looking to wear down Takano with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Takano blocks the body kick.
Takano throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Longbow stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Longbow checks a leg kick nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Longbow with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Takano clinches. Takano tries to work over Longbow's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Longbow trying to land knees to the body.
Takano's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Takano fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Longbow is out of range. Longbow misses with a straight left. Longbow misses with a wild body shot. Longbow connects with a body shot. Longbow scores with a leg kick.
Takano throws a low kick but Longbow moves out of range easily. Takano fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Longbow. Longbow moves out of range of the body kick. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Longbow.
Takano scores with a hook to the body. Longbow takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Nice body kick from Longbow. A bone on bone clash there as Takano blocks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Longbow lands with a thumping leg kick.
Longbow walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Takano blocks a head kick by Longbow.
Takano tried to score with a low kick but Longbow checks it. Takano scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Takano throws a head kick but Longbow moves out of range.
It looked like Longbow was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Takano. Takano has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. Longbow tries to land a leg kick but Takano saw it coming and moves away.
Takano is trying to counter with his kicks. Longbow throws a nice outside leg kick. Longbow throws a quick inside leg kick. Takano misses with a looping left. Takano throws a right and a left that Longbow avoids nicely. Good shot there by Takano. Longbow looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Longbow misses with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. A nice leg kick lands there from Longbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Longbow misses with a body shot.
Longbow misses with a body shot.
Takano misses with a low kick.
Longbow jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit. Donk. Takano catches Longbow right on the button with a cross. Longbow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Takano moves away. A nice leg kick lands there from Longbow. Takano tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Takano throws a leg kick that is checked and Longbow counters with an inside leg kick. Takano has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Longbow. Longbow tries to work over Takano's front leg with a kick but Takano checks it. Takano misses with a jab to the body
and Longbow counters with a thumping low kick. Longbow throws a sloppy head kick and Takano makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Longbow misses with a wild body shot. Takano throws a fast counter high kick but Longbow manages to duck under it in time. Takano misses with a low kick. Longbow half committed to a counter leg kick. Takano avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Takano flicks out a counter leg kick but Longbow steps away. Takano's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Longbow swings for the body but Takano moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Longbow dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!
Takano connects with a body shot that sends Longbow's belly button to the back. Longbow is looking to land body kicks. Takano has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off. Takano throws a solid leg kick but Longbow takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Takano. Takano takes a shot right to the bread basket. Takano moves out of range of the body kick. Longbow moves forwards but Takano connects with a nice, crisp jab. Takano avoids the head kick by Longbow.
Longbow throws a sloppy head kick and Takano moves out of range easily. Takano throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. Takano connects with an inside leg kick. Longbow just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Takano thows a left - swing and a miss! A low kick from Takano is predictable there and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. Longbow throws a body kick that misses. Longbow explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Longbow throws a combination that misses and Takano connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round. Good leg kick by Longbow there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Longbow bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Longbow connects with a single shot there. Longbow throws a head kick that Takano semi-blocks.
Takano misses with a body kick. Henry Longbow is winning the standup battle so far. Takano misses with a body shot.
Takano buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Takano keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Takano pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Longbow feinted there with a counter leg kick. Takano throws a leg kick but Longbow checks it. A lazy body kick from Takano and Longbow counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Longbow takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A nice leg kick lands there from Takano. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Longbow takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Takano pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Takano misses with a hook to the body
and Longbow counters with a nice body kick. Longbow moves out of range of the body kick from Takano.
Takano misses with a few strikes there.
Longbow swings for the body but Takano moves out of range.
Takano has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Longbow. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Takano. Longbow avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Longbow scores with a jab. Takano acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Takano takes one to the chin there. Longbow lands a nice looking kick to the body. Takano takes a step back to recover. Both fighters circling a little - Longbow finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. Longbow avoids the head kick by Takano.
Longbow with a body punch. A glancing blow. Takano throws a wild body kick that Longbow sees coming a mile off.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Takano is looking to chop away at Longbow's legs. Takano misses with a kick to the body.
Longbow throws a leg kick that is checked and Takano counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Takano takes a body punch but keeps moving. Takano doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Takano tries to clinch but Longbow is having none of it. Longbow is looking to chop away at Takano's legs. Takano blocks a head kick by Longbow.
Longbow throws a body kick that misses. Longbow swings away with a leg kick that misses. Longbow misses with a wild combination.
Takano counters with a body kick. Longbow avoids the head kick by Takano.
Longbow scores with a jab to the body. Longbow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Takano.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Longbow scores with a sloppy right hand. Takano should have avoided that one. Takano fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Longbow has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. 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! Takano feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Longbows jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Longbow digs a good body shot into Takano's ribs. Longbow takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Longbow throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Takano.
Takano scores with a decent looking hook. Longbow throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Longbow throws a body shot but no joy. Longbow looks to land a body kick but Takano moved away. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Nice jab there from Takano. Takano avoids a kick to the body.
Takano throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Longbow sees it coming and avoids it easily. Longbow half committed to a counter leg kick. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Henry Longbow will probably get the nod. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Longbow takes a jab right on the kisser.
Longbow just misses with a punch to the body.
Takano tries to work over Longbow's front leg with a kick but Longbow checks it. Longbow loads up on a big right hand but Takano slips the punch. A head kick misses from Longbow. Takano has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Longbow. Both fighters circling a little - Takano finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. Takano misses with an attempted mid kick.
Takano is looking to land body kicks. Longbow throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Takano works the jab nicely. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Takano avoids the head kick by Longbow.
Takano wants to counter the offense by Longbow and move into the clinch position. Takano lands a head shot. Takano lands a nice leg kick that just misses Longbow's sensitive parts. Longbow moves out of range of the leg kick from Takano. Longbow lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round. Longbow throws a leg kick that misses. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Takano 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 Longbow has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Longbow and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Longbow ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Longbow misses with a hook. Takano moves out of range of the leg kick from Longbow. Longbow connects with the punch. Longbow 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. Longbow lands with a nice combination. Takano backs away looking to recover. It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Longbow here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man. Takano misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Takano moves out of range of the body kick from Longbow.
Takano bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Longbow's head backwards. Takano misses the shot to the body. A low kick from Longbow misses and Takano counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Takano. Takano working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Takano doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Takano misses with a punch on the inside.
Longbow is trying to break the clinch but Takano has him pressed against the cage. Takano looking to stall.
Takano tries a body shot but Longbow blocks it.
Takano breaks the clinch.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Longbow. Longbow throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. A kick lands to the mid section there for Longbow. Longbow throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Takano finds it's way through Longbow's defenses. Longbow throws a leg kick but Takano sees it coming and moves out of range. Takano takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Longbow misses with a double jab.
Takano lands a jab to the nose. A bone on bone clash there as Longbow blocks the leg kick.
Longbow looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger. Henry Longbow is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Takano lands a nice shot that snaps Longbow's head back.
Longbow blocks a jab. Longbow's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Takano connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Longbow scrambles back to his feet. Takano checks the leg kick nicely there.
Longbow throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Longbow lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. Longbow thuds a left hand into Takano's body. Longbow on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Longbow throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Takano is looking to slow Longbow down with leg kicks. Longbow moves out of range of the body kick. Longbow throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Longbow looks to score with a jab to the body but Takano is just out of range. Takano throws a leg kick but Longbow sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Longbow connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Longbow avoids a low kick by using good footwork. This has been an exciting period of action! Takano throws a low kick but it's checked well by Longbow. Takano misses with a double jab.
Takano blocks a head kick by Longbow.
Longbow tries to land a front kick but Takano steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Longbow misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Takano looks like he wants to counter punch here. Decent striking displayed by Takano there. Longbow misses with a head kick.
Longbow is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Longbow moves out of range of the body kick from Takano.
Longbow looks to land a body kick but Takano moved away. Takano lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Yuki Takano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Longbow throws a shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Yuki Takano. I think Longbow has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27 Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28 Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henry Longbow! A very excited looking Henry Longbow 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zlato Kuzmejniev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tevin Mangrove Jr (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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246 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zlato Kuzmejniev! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tevin Mangrove Jr! The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A nice inside leg kick there by Kuzmejniev. That's going to slow Mangrove Jr down. Kuzmejniev misses with a low kick. Mangrove Jr avoids the head kick by Kuzmejniev.
Zlato Kuzmejniev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Mangrove Jr misses with a body kick. Kuzmejniev looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit. Mangrove Jr thows a leg kick but Kuzmejniev checks it and Kuzmejniev counters with a good, hard body kick but Mangrove Jr shrugs it off. Mangrove Jr throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Mangrove Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Kuzmejniev is just out of range. Kuzmejniev looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Kuzmejniev throws a nice inside leg kick. Kuzmejniev throws a hook but Mangrove Jr blocks it. Mangrove Jr is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. A slow jab from Mangrove Jr misses its intended target. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Mangrove Jr throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. Kuzmejniev tries a head kick but it misses.
Kuzmejniev takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Mangrove Jr throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Kuzmejniev tumbling to the canvas!
Kuzmejniev is rocked! Mangrove Jr pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kuzmejniev is keeping the position for now. Oh Kuzmejniev is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! Mangrove Jr is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. Kuzmejniev seems to have got his legs back now. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mangrove Jr preventing the sweep. Kuzmejniev is trying to keep Mangrove Jr in close.
Kuzmejniev managing to control the position. Mangrove Jr looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
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. Mangrove Jr moves out of range as Kuzmejniev throws a body kick.
Mangrove Jr doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter. Mangrove Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kuzmejniev paws at him with a jab and circles away. Kuzmejniev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mangrove Jr moves away. Kuzmejniev throws a sloppy head kick and Mangrove Jr moves out of range easily. Mangrove Jr walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Kuzmejniev is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mangrove Jr. Kuzmejniev lands with a kick to the temple. Mangrove Jr shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" Mangrove Jr avoids the body shot from Kuzmejniev.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mangrove Jr looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Kuzmejniev misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Mangrove Jr tries to land a front kick but Kuzmejniev steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Kuzmejniev thinks about countering with a head kick. Kuzmejniev scores with a nice body kick.
Nice shot lands for Mangrove Jr. Donk. Mangrove Jr catches Kuzmejniev right on the button with a cross. Mangrove Jr wants to clinch. A leg kick checked by Mangrove Jr. Mangrove Jr feints a counter leg kick. Kuzmejniev throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Kuzmejniev keeps Mangrove Jr at a distance using the push kick. Kuzmejniev is looking to chop away at Mangrove Jr's legs. Kuzmejniev misses with a leg kick and Mangrove Jr counters with a body kick that stops Kuzmejniev in his tracks momentarily. Kuzmejniev keeps the fight on the outside. Kuzmejniev fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Kuzmejniev throws a head kick that half lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Mangrove Jr misses with a body kick. A right-left combo lands from Kuzmejniev. Kuzmejniev swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Mangrove Jr looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mangrove Jr takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Kuzmejniev lands a big head kick that sends Mangrove Jr tumbling to the mat! Kuzmejniev takes a step backwards and waves Mangrove Jr back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Mangrove Jr is rocked! Kuzmejniev has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Mangrove Jr. Mangrove Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Kuzmejniev moves out of range easily. Kuzmejniev on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mangrove Jr. Mangrove Jr obviously looking to wear him down.
Mangrove Jr blocks a head kick by Kuzmejniev.
A head kick misses from Kuzmejniev. Mangrove Jr throws the left hand but Kuzmejniev avoids the punch easily. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Kuzmejniev avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zlato Kuzmejniev dominated that round. That's time! Kuzmejniev's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Mangrove Jr throws a body punch but Kuzmejniev moves out of range. Kuzmejniev pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Kuzmejniev moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Mangrove Jr moves out of range as Kuzmejniev throws a body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kuzmejniev. Kuzmejniev throws a head kick but Mangrove Jr moves out of range.
Mangrove Jr moves out of range as Kuzmejniev throws a body kick.
Kuzmejniev moves away from the strike by Mangrove Jr. We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Mangrove Jr in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off. Kuzmejniev misses with a head kick.
Kuzmejniev catches Mangrove Jr with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Mangrove Jr with a nice cross. Kuzmejniev throws a nice outside leg kick. Kuzmejniev scoring well with a low kick there.
Kuzmejniev lands a head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round. Mangrove Jr misses the shot to the body. Kuzmejniev cracks the inside of Mangrove Jr's front leg. Mangrove Jr has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. Kuzmejniev thows a leg kick but Mangrove Jr checks it and Mangrove Jr counters with a body kick. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Kuzmejniev misses with a head kick.
Kuzmejniev throws a sloppy head kick and Mangrove Jr moves out of range easily. Mangrove Jr throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mangrove Jr. A slapping leg kick lands for Kuzmejniev.
Zlato Kuzmejniev is winning the standup battle so far. Mangrove Jr lands a jab-cross combination. Mangrove Jr takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Mangrove Jr avoids the body shot from Kuzmejniev.
A lazy body kick from Kuzmejniev and Mangrove Jr counters with a straight that turns Kuzmejniev's legs to rubber! Mangrove Jr pushes forward with more strikes and Kuzmejniev goes down, battered and bloody! That's a wrap folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tevin Mangrove Jr! Tevin Mangrove Jr was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Aristides Leopoldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tigran Sikhouasvili (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leopoldo's entrance music is Carmina Burana - Carl Orff. A fine choice. Tigran Sikhouasvili will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pedro Aristides Leopoldo! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Tigran Sikhouasvili! The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Sikhouasvili fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Leopoldo takes a swing at Sikhouasvili's ribcage but misses. Nice defenses there by Sikhouasvili. Nice sprawl there from Sikhouasvili as Leopoldo shoots in. We've been told by Leopoldo's head coaches at Weed Nation that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight. Leopoldo catches Sikhouasvili with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Sikhouasvili swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Leopoldo attempts a counter takedown but Sikhouasvili avoids it well and moves away. Some wild striking there from Sikhouasvili.
Sikhouasvili lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Pedro Aristides Leopoldo has been cut. Leopoldo shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Leopoldo was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! 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! Leopoldo tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. Sikhouasvili is not in a great position here, taking some shots. Leopoldo lands a nice forearm strike. Sikhouasvili takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Sikhouasvili tries to bench press Leopoldo off him but Leopoldo keeps the position.
That's one minute gone in the round. Leopoldo working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. Sikhouasvili pushes Leopoldo away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Leopoldo gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control. Leopoldo scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Sikhouasvili to see if he's OK. We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sikhouasvili can do anything to dispel that myth. Leopoldo is putting a hurting on Sikhouasvili here, landing some big shots from side control. Sikhouasvili wants to control but Leopoldo postures up. Sikhouasvili is positioning himself to get back to half guard. Sikhouasvili is working to avoid the ground and pound but Leopoldo connects with a decent elbow. Leopoldo landing a few strikes. Sikhouasvili is trying to control Leopoldo's posture but Leopoldo avoids it. Leopoldo landing with strikes to the head and body from side control. Leopoldo lands an elbow.
Sikhouasvili is rocked! Leopoldo is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Sikhouasvili is trying to escape and Leopoldo transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Sikhouasvili is forced to tap! Nice work there by Leopoldo! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Pedro Aristides Leopoldo! After winning the bout, Pedro Aristides Leopoldo thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Flagon Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ash Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sackett's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, RATM: Killing in the Name. Williams has chosen Hail To The King as his entrance music. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Flagon Sackett! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ash Williams! The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Sackett misses with a body shot.
Williams shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Sackett eats them both and turns towards Williams to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Flagon Sackett has been cut. Sackett chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Williams on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sackett. Sackett obviously looking to wear him down.
A head kick misses from Williams. A shot to the liver by Williams. Beautiful body shot. Good exchange - Sackett coming out on top. Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sackett manages to avoid it. Sackett misses with a head kick.
Sackett has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Broken Halo Vegas in the buildup to the fight. Williams throws a mid kick that lands with a slap. Flagon Sackett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. This has been an exciting period of action! Sackett scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Williams 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 Sackett has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sackett and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Sackett throws a body punch but Williams moves out of range. A looping hook to the body misses from Sackett. Williams does a little dance to reset his feet. Williams swings for the body but Sackett moves out of range.
Williams avoids the head kick by Sackett.
Williams misses with the body kick and Sackett counters with a thumping low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Williams bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Williams throws a quick inside leg kick. Williams connects with a high kick. Sackett misses with a leg kick. Flagon Sackett is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Williams defending well as Sackett loads up on a big left hand. Williams misses with a hook. Williams with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sackett closes the distance and pushes Williams back into the cage. A nice left hand lands by Williams.
Sackett works on Williams's body with a couple of short punches. Sackett's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Sackett lunges at Williams with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Williams's hand. A lazy left from Williams finds it's target.
Flagon Sackett's cut is getting worse. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Nice takedown defense from Sackett. No joy for Williams on that attempt. Sackett lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Williams fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Sackett scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Sackett feints and then cracks Williams's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Williams down. Sackett looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sackett thows a leg kick but Williams checks it enabling Williams to counter with a crisp jab. Sackett feints a jab promting Williams to slip. Sackett then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Williams slips again and ducks right into an uppercut. Sackett throws a front kick aimed at Williams's knee but Williams avoids it well. Sackett goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Sackett lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Williams throws a push kick but Sackett slaps the foot to one side. Sackett fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Sackett leaves Williams with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Williams tries to land a leg kick but Sackett saw it coming and moves away.
Sackett misses with a hook. Williams ducked under it nicely. Sackett feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Williams's calf.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Sackett throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. Sackett tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Sackett connects with a solid leg kick. Williams keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sackett. Williams throws a combination. Sackett tries to block but a couple of punches get through. Sackett misses with a low kick as Williams jumps back. Sackett with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sackett keeps the fight on the outside. Sackett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Williams was well out of range. Poor timing from Sackett. Sackett waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Williams. Sackett throws a nice inside leg kick. A low kick from Williams is predictable there and Sackett counters with a thumping low kick. Williams gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Sackett takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Flagon Sackett's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Williams finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sackett lands a glancing blow to the side of Williams's head. Williams has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Sackett. Sackett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Williams moves away. Sackett throws a mid kick that lands with a slap. Williams closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Williams shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sackett pinned against the cage. Sackett gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Flagon Sackett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ash Williams. Williams swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sackett counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sackett, right into the meat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Nice shot by Williams. Williams misses with a combination
and Sackett counters with a thumping low kick. Williams looks winded! Sackett gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Flagon Sackett dominated that round. The cut man is working on Flagon Sackett's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Williams moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. Williams throws a right and a left that both miss. Williams on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sackett. Sackett obviously looking to wear him down.
Sackett slips a jab from Williams. Sackett tries a head kick but it misses.
As Sackett backs off Williams throws a huge counter combo but Sackett manages to avoid it all. Williams takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sackett, right into the meat.
Ash Williams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Sackett lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Williams. Williams's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Williams takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Williams is breathing heavily. Williams chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sackett can pounce on him.
This has been an exciting period of action! Williams takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sackett connects with a leg kick. Williams looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Williams misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round. Williams throws a half hearted mid kick. A nice leg kick lands there from Sackett. Sackett throws a chopping leg kick but Williams manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Sackett scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Williams connects with a looping right hand.
Williams has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. Williams moves in looking to clinch but Sackett pushes him off. Sackett tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Williams manages to circle out of the way. Sackett scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Flagon Sackett is winning the standup battle so far. Williams moves out of range as Sackett strikes. Williams tries to clinch but Sackett moves out of range. Sackett misses with a low kick.
Sackett cracks the inside of Williams's front leg. A low kick from Sackett is predictable there and Williams counters with a right hand to the body. A nice inside leg kick there by Sackett. That's going to slow Williams down. Sackett 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. A jab from Williams does it's job there.
That's two minutes gone in the round. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Sackett throws a quick inside leg kick. Sackett fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Williams swats away the attempt to clinch by Sackett. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Williams. Williams dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sackett. That did some damage! Sackett fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Sackett feints and then cracks Williams's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Williams down. Sackett is looking to clinch. Williams fails with a takedown attempt. Flagon Sackett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ash Williams. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sackett, right into the meat.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Sackett has taken the fight to the clinch.
Williams escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
You can see that Williams has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks Sackett lands a nice looking kick to the body. Williams takes a step back to recover. Williams shoots in but no luck this time. Sackett gets a clinch. Williams has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Sackett. Sackett lands a body punch in the clinch. Sackett can't find room to land a body shot as Williams controls the action.
Sackett pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Good work by Williams as he checks the leg kick. Sackett rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Williams moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Sackett throws a chopping leg kick but Williams manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Williams looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it. Sackett pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. An inside leg kick from Williams misses. Williams takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Williams takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Williams tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sackett manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Sackett appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body. A leg kick checked by Williams. Williams wants to clinch. Sackett tries to close the distance and clinch up but Williams swats him away and circles back towards the center. This has been an exciting period of action! Sackett lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Williams at a distance.
Williams rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sackett moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Sackett lands a nice leg kick that just misses Williams's sensitive parts. Sackett with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Williams misses with a right hand and Sackett counters with an inside leg kick. Sackett bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Williams throws a nice head kick!
Jeez, Flagon Sackett's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked. Sackett tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Williams manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Flagon Sackett dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Flagon Sackett's cut. 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. This is the final round!
Sackett lands a glancing blow to the side of Williams's head. Sackett avoids the head kick by Williams.
Williams looks to land a left hand but Sackett moved out of range nicely. Williams is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Sackett delivers a nice body kick. Sackett will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sackett throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Williams stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Williams throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sackett sees it coming and avoids it easily. A slapping leg kick lands for Sackett.
Williams closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Sackett's guard. Williams takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Sackett manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Williams manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sackett working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. Sackett trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Sackett working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Williams's head. Williams wants to hit a switch here but Sackett passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Williams there! Williams is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Williams has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it. Williams gets back to half guard. Sackett is trying to control. Williams wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. Sackett trying to control from Williams's half guard. Williams has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Sackett distracts Williams with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Sackett throwing strikes from guard but Williams blocks nicely. Williams looking to control.
Williams wants to stand and escape but Sackett is having none of it. Williams trying to keep a closed guard but Sackett is proving a slippery customer.
Williams looking for a sweep. Not yet Williams, not yet. Sackett slips nicely into half guard. Williams blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sackett. Sackett 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. Sackett throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Williams avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sackett. Williams wants to sweep but Sackett has passed to side control! Sackett creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots. Williams is looking to reverse the position. Sackett scoring with punches and elbows. Sackett landing strikes. Williams tries to get back to half guard but can't. Sackett grinds an elbow into Williams's temple. Ash Williams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Williams is rocked! Sackett trying to control the action but Williams is working from the bottom. Williams is still in real trouble! Can Sackett finish him? The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Williams is trying to control Sackett's posture but Sackett avoids it. Williams seems to have recovered his senses.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Williams is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard. Williams misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Sackett working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that. Sackett lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. Sackett sitting and controlling from the half guard. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Williams is trying to maintain the position but Sackett is very close to passing his half guard.
And that's the end of the fight! Flagon Sackett showed his dominance in that final round. Well Sackett has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27 Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27 Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Flagon Sackett! An out of breath and clearly excited Flagon Sackett thanked GREEN!160 for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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