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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Raiymbek Batyr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerry Herrera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raiymbek Batyr could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jerry Herrera's chin.
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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
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raiymbek Batyr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jerry Herrera!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Chad Campbell and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Batyr bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Herrera's head.
Herrera avoids the head kick by Batyr.
Batyr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Batyr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Batyr pushes Herrera up against the cage in a clinch.
Batyr lands a left hand that snaps the head of Herrera backwards.
Batyr using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Herrera has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Batyr comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Batyr lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Herrera backwards.
Batyr tries a knee to the head but Herrera blocks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Batyr lands a damaging elbow.
Batyr is leaning against Herrera and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Batyr pushes Herrera back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Herrera is rocked!
Herrera goes for a takedown attempt but Batyr pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Herrera is still on wobbly legs! Can Batyr finish him?
Batyr knocks Herrera to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Herrera avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Batyr.
Batyr working the ground and pound but Herrera is defending the strikes.
The strikes coming from Batyr are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Herrera seems to have recovered his senses.
Herrera taking punishment in the form of punches.
Sloppy strikes there by Batyr.
Batyr working the head with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Batyr in side control lands a decent elbow.
Herrera is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Batyr cracks Herrera with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Batyr immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Herrera is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Batyr!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raiymbek Batyr!
Raiymbek Batyr decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mingo Deems (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Richards (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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mingo Deems!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sean Richards!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Jonathan Paton and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deems misses with a left hand
and Richards counters with a nice uppercut.
Deems cracks Richards with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Deems bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Richards's head backwards.
It looks like Sean Richards has been cut.
Mingo Deems seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Richards comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Mingo Deems has been cut.
Nice elbow from Richards.
Richards tries to land a knee to the head but Deems blocks with his arms.
Richards with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Richards misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Deems.
Richards takes a shot to the head.
Richards throws a knee to the head but misses.
Deems lands with a light punch inside.
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!
Deems takes an elbow to the forehead.
Deems looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Richards connects with a knee to the head.
Richards lands a nice shot to the body.
Richards lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Richards.
Deems looking for a takedown.
Richards misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Deems has Richards pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Deems pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Richards tumbling to the mat - Deems dives into Richards's guard.
Richards has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Deems can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Deems has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Deems postures up in Richards's guard and throws a big left but Richards blocks it.
Deems stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Richards swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Deems trying to control the position from guard on top but Richards is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Richards wants to sweep here but Deems controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deems looking to pass the guard.
Deems preventing the sweep.
Deems throwing strikes from guard but Richards blocks nicely.
Deems trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Richards is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Richards is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Deems is aware though and is defending well.
Richards throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deems throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Richards's waist but Richards gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Deems off to one side.
Richards throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Deems has his takedown stuffed
and Richards counters with a nice kick to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mingo Deems. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Deems pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Deems tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sean Richards is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Deems avoids a kick to the body.
Deems doesn't manage to clinch there - Richards circles away.
Richards looks to score with a jab to the body but Deems is just out of range.
Richards misses with a low kick.
Deems lands a glancing blow to the side of Richards's head.
Deems shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Richards works his way to full guard. Good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards wants to sweep but no luck.
Richards throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Deems wants to control from the top but Richards keeps moving.
Deems slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Richards preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Deems avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Richards not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sean Richards will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Richards takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Deems lands a nice leg kick that just misses Richards's sensitive parts.
Deems shoots in and drives through. Richards sprawls well.
Deems changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Richards tries to avoid it but Deems manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Richards to the ground. Richards escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Deems staying out of range there.
Richards misses with an attempted mid kick.
Deems cracks Richards with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Deems tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Deems moves away from the strike by Richards.
Deems half committed to a counter leg kick.
Deems shoots in and drives through. Richards sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mingo Deems. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Deems shoots in and bounces Richards off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Richards trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards keeping moving, preventing Deems from controlling successfully.
Richards is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Richards wants to lay and pray for a moment but Deems keeps working.
Richards lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deems is concentrating on defense, preventing Richards from advancing position.
Richards tries to pass the half guard into mount. Deems knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Deems is trying to stand back up but Richards is controlling him
Deems is looking to control Richards's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Deems avoid being mounted?
Richards sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Richards trying to control the action but Deems is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards wants to free his trapped foot but Deems is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Richards is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Deems defends it well.
Deems tries to roll over but Richards keeps him under control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Deems shoots in for a takedown but Richards shows good takedown defense.
Richards only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Richards on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Richards pushes Deems away with a front kick.
Richards throws out a leg kick but Deems moves out of range and Richards only half commits.
Deems shoots in for a double leg but Richards sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deems shoots for a takedown but Richards saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Deems throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Richards's waist but Richards gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Deems off to one side.
Richards lands the left hand.
Deems feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Richardss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Deems lands an overhand right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Richards. Deems does a little dance to reset his feet.
Richards moves out of range of the leg kick from Deems.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Deems.
Deems is looking to clinch but Richards is avoiding it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Richards thuds his shin into the meat of Deems's side.
Richards closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Richards connects with a nasty looking knee right to Deems's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Richards showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Richards fails to land with a series of punches.
Richards lands with a kick to the temple. Deems shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Deems shoots in for a takedown but Richards shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Deems is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Deems tries for a takedown but Richards sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Deems shoots in for a takedown but Richards shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mingo Deems. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Deems shoots for a double leg takedown but Richards sprawls well. He's pushed Deems's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Richards swats away the attempt to clinch by Deems.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Richards leaves Deems with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Richards pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Deems shoots for a double leg takedown but Richards sprawls well. He's pushed Deems's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards throws a looping overhand right but Deems ducks down to avoid it.
Richards fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sean Richards seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Deems takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Richards jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Richards throws a sloppy head kick
and Deems counters with a right hand to the body.
Richards tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Deems dips to his left and cracks Richards with an uppercut!
Deems looks for a takedown but Richards sprawls well.
Deems bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It looked like Deems wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Richards throws a hook to the side of Deems's head but Deems sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Deems shoots in and drives through. Richards sprawls well.
Richards throws a leg kick which misses Deems's front leg but catches the back leg as Deems tries to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deems has a takedown stuffed.
Richards throws a nice outside leg kick.
Richards thows a left - swing and a miss!
Richards has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Deems on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Richards cracks Deems with a good jab.
Deems fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Deems checks the leg kick nicely there.
Deems shoots in and drives through. Richards sprawls well.
Richards connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards misses with a right hand
and Richards takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Richards lands with a thumping leg kick.
A right-left combo lands from Richards.
Richards connects with the punch.
Deems tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Richards swivels and escapes.
Deems sets himself, and Richards steps forward looking for the clinch! Deems avoids it this time.
Deems is trying hard to land a takedown here. Richards sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Mingo Deems has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A solid body kick from Richards.
Richards closes the distance and clinches.
Richards lands an elbow inside that Deems shrugs off.
Richards swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Richards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Richards on the inside.
Deems scores with a shot to the side of Richards's head.
Deems tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Richards just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Richards lands a shoulder strike.
Richards lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Deems goes for a takedown in the clinch but Richards prevents it.
Richards tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Knees in the clinch landing for Richards.
Deems manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Richards avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Deems being controlled here, momentarily.
Deems avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sean Richards comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Richards winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sean Richards!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Oscar Avila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Olson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Andrew Olson was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oscar Avila!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andrew Olson!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jonathan Paton and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olson misses with a combination
and Avila counters with a stiff right hand.
Avila throws a body punch but Olson moves out of range.
Olson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Olson feints a jab promting Avila to slip. Olson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Avila slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Olson fails to land with a series of punches.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Olson is defended easily by Avila.
Olson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Olson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Avila appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Avila fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Olson manages to avoid it.
Oscar Avila is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Avila lands an impressive looking overhand right. Olson doesn't seem phased though.
Olson moves in looking to clinch but Avila pushes him off.
Olson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Avila with a nice cross.
Avila lands with a right hand.
Olson slips a jab from Avila.
Olson drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Avila defends it well.
Avila ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Olson moves away.
Olson blocks a jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Olson! But no joy.
Avila misses with an uppercut.
Avila ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Olson moves away.
Avila scores with a nice strike.
No joy there for Avila, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Avila misses with a body shot.
Olson with a poor takedown
and Avila counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Avila scores with a decent looking hook.
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!
Olson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Avila pinned against the cage. Avila gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Oscar Avila has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrew Olson.
Avila lands a nice hook to Olson's body. Olson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Olson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Avila.
Olson slips a jab from Avila.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Avila misses with a wild body shot.
Olson moves to clinch but Avila breaks away
and Avila counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Olson swinging wildly here.
Olson looks to land a combination but Avila avoids it well.
Olson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Avila.
Olson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Olson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Olson's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olson gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Olson shoots in looking for a takedown. Avila tries to sprawl out of it but Olson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Avila manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Olson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Avila sprawls well. Avila wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Olson gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oscar Avila dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Avila will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A little jabbing left from Olson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Avila tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Olson was well out of range. Poor timing from Avila.
Olson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Avila connects with a jab.
Avila throws a hook but Olson avoids it easily.
Olson throws a right hand that Avila ducks under and follows up with a left that Avila also avoids with ease.
Avila thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Avila scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Oscar Avila is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Olson moves forwards but Avila connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A combination from Avila does no damage.
Olson lands a right hook to the body.
Avila is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Olson can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Avila displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Olson.
A quick step to the side and Avila tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Avila gets caught flat footed, as Olson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Olson won't allow Avila to get back to his feet.
Olson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Avila swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Avila keeping moving, preventing Olson from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Avila misses the shot to the body.
Avila connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Olson momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avila bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Olson's head backwards.
Olson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Olson looking to pass the guard.
Olson trying to control but Avila is working from the bottom.
Olson looking to sit in guard and control but Avila gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Olson looking to control.
We've been hearing good reports from Avila'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 four minutes gone in the round.
Avila wanted to stand there but Olson had control of the position.
Olson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Olson is striking off his back. Avila thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The fighters are battling for position here. Olson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
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 Oscar Avila will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Avila jabs at Olson's body.
Olson tries to bum rush Avila with a series of wild strikes but Avila uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Avila throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Olson unleashes a big counter combination but Avila bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Avila looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Avila works over Olson's head and body with a nice combination.
Avila fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Olson throws a nice looking combination but Avila bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A swing and a miss from Avila.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Avila connects with a looping right hand.
Avila uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Olson.
Avila is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Olson tries to clinch but Avila moves away
and Avila counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Olson thinking.
Olson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Avila misses with a double jab
and Olson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Olson stalling.
Olson passes to full mount!
Olson looking to finish with strikes here!
Olson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olson is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Avila to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Avila shrugs it off.
Olson controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olson tries to control but Avila wriggling away.
Avila tries to buck Olson off but he can't manage it.
Olson goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Avila is on top in guard.
Olson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Avila is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Avila wanted to stand there but Olson had control of the position.
Avila won't allow Olson to sweep him here.
Olson working a defensive guard here.
Avila has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Andrew Olson.
I think Avila 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Oscar Avila!
A relieved looking Oscar Avila thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gareth Bale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lorenzo Sulphur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Lorenzo Sulphur enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gareth Bale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Lorenzo Sulphur!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Lou da Vinci and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sulphur throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bale moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sulphur throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bale lands with a kick to the temple. Sulphur shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Sulphur avoids the head kick by Bale.
Bale lands with a right hand.
Sulphur throws a one two combo.
Jab by Bale.
We've been informed that Sulphur has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Sloppy strikes from Sulphur. Those never looked like landing.
Bale wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bale fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bale stuns Sulphur with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sulphur tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bale paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lorenzo Sulphur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bale.
Sulphur dives in for a single leg takedown but Bale sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Bale blocks a head kick by Sulphur.
Bale fakes the leg kick and cracks Sulphur in the body.
Bale delivers a nice body kick.
Sulphur misses with a kick to the body
enabling Bale to counter with a crisp jab.
Bale scores with a punch to the head.
Sulphur is rocked!
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Bale! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Gareth Bale!
Gareth Bale managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, SP Ultimate Nutrition, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Faulk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nebojsa Mihattovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mihattovic has chosen Geto Boys - Still as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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179 lbs
17 - 12 - 2 |
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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
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arthur Faulk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 2, fighting out of New York, Nebojsa Mihattovic!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Russell Pearce and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faulk lands a jab to the head.
Faulk misses with a hook to the body
and Mihattovic counters with a nice uppercut.
Faulk cracks Mihattovic with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mihattovic shoots in looking for a takedown but Faulk manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mihattovic's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Mihattovic chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Faulk can pounce on him.
Faulk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mihattovic manages to avoid it.
Faulk fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Faulk swinging wildly here.
Mihattovic takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mihattovic staying out of range there.
Mihattovic tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Mihattovic walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Faulk stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Faulk wants it to stay on the feet.
Faulk throws a counter high kick but Mihattovic was just alert enough to avoid it.
A punch combination from Faulk misses.
Faulk swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mihattovic counters with a series of strikes that really hurt Faulk! The ref looks into his eyes and sees nobody home - he's called the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nebojsa Mihattovic!
After winning the bout, Nebojsa Mihattovic 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Alex De Paiva Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnnie Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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195 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alex De Paiva Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Johnnie Walker!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Jorge Garcia and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Paiva Santos throws a head kick that misses.
Walker connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
De Paiva Santos looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Walker connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed De Paiva Santos momentarily.
De Paiva Santos wants to slow Walker down by chopping away at his legs.
De Paiva Santos pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A punch lands to the side of De Paiva Santos 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from De Paiva Santos. Walker shrugs it off though.
Walker shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts De Paiva Santos as he jumps to the side.
Walker throws a nice looking combination but De Paiva Santos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
De Paiva Santos tests Walker's chin there with a solid looking shot.
De Paiva Santos pushes Walker away with a front kick.
We've been informed that Walker has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
De Paiva Santos misses with a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Paiva Santos goes for a double leg but Walker avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Walker continues to drive forward.
De Paiva Santos throws a leg kick but Walker moved away.
De Paiva Santos takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Walker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Paiva Santos moves away.
De Paiva Santos appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
De Paiva Santos chopping away at his opponent's legs.
De Paiva Santos lands a glancing blow to the side of Walker's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker slips a jab from De Paiva Santos.
De Paiva Santos tests Walker's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Walker just misses with a punch to the body.
De Paiva Santos is looking to chop away at Walker's legs.
De Paiva Santos throws a head kick that misses.
Walker is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Walker closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Walker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Walker softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
De Paiva Santos gets control of Walker's arms and successfully pulls guard. De Paiva Santos will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Walker in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Walker looking to pass the guard.
Walker stands and throws De Paiva Santos's legs to the side, diving into side control.
De Paiva Santos tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Walker working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Paiva Santos taking a bit of punishment here - Walker scoring with strikes.
Walker working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Paiva Santos is looking to regain half guard here but Walker keeps moving and retains side control.
Walker trying to control the position but De Paiva Santos is working away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Walker scoring with punches and elbows.
Walker landing a few strikes.
Walker tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Walker has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Paiva Santos is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Walker trying to control the position but De Paiva Santos is working away.
Walker has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Walker is trying to get an arm triangle but De Paiva Santos is defending well.
De Paiva Santos tries to buck Walker off but Walker is having none of it.
Walker throws a strike aimed at the side of De Paiva Santos's head but De Paiva Santos avoids it well.
De Paiva Santos is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Walker trying to control the action but De Paiva Santos is working from the bottom.
Walker working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Walker working the body and head with strikes.
De Paiva Santos is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
De Paiva Santos gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Johnnie Walker 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.
A jab from De Paiva Santos does it's job there.
De Paiva Santos is looking to land body kicks.
Walker feints the counter takedown.
Johnnie Walker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
De Paiva Santos shoots in and drives through. Walker sprawls well.
Walker lands a nice shot to the body.
De Paiva Santos throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
And Walker tries to counter it with a takedown but De Paiva Santos pushes his down on his head and steps out.
De Paiva Santos misses with a straight left.
Walker is looking to clinch but De Paiva Santos is avoiding it.
De Paiva Santos tries to counter with a takedown but Walker is quick to defend against it.
Walker shoots in looking for a takedown but De Paiva Santos manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Walker's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
De Paiva Santos moves into range and connects with a jab.
Walker feints and as De Paiva Santos raises his hands in defense, Walker changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
De Paiva Santos looking for a sweep. Not yet De Paiva Santos, not yet.
Walker missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Walker preventing the sweep.
Walker trying to control the position from guard on top but De Paiva Santos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Walker accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Johnnie Walker has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker stopping the sweep attempt from De Paiva Santos.
Walker working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
De Paiva Santos working for a triangle but Walker defends it easily.
De Paiva Santos 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.
De Paiva Santos working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Walker.
De Paiva Santos isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Walker stacks De Paiva Santos on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Walker!
Walker trying to control the position but De Paiva Santos is working away.
Walker advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Paiva Santos is looking to improve his position but Walker isn't that keen on the idea.
Walker with good strikes from the mount here!
De Paiva Santos regains half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Paiva Santos tries to get to full guard but Walker has control of the leg.
De Paiva Santos is staying active underneath Walker, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
De Paiva Santos wants to get back to full guard.
De Paiva Santos gets full guard.
De Paiva Santos working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Walker doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Walker manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
De Paiva Santos will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker wants to control from the top but De Paiva Santos keeps moving.
Walker slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
De Paiva Santos bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Walker's guard.
De Paiva Santos trying to control but Walker is working from the bottom.
De Paiva Santos tries to free his leg and advance position but Walker is retaining full guard.
De Paiva Santos stopping the sweep attempt from Walker.
Walker is pulling down on De Paiva Santos's head to control his posture.
Walker is trying to keep De Paiva Santos in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Walker wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and De Paiva Santos is now in half guard.
De Paiva Santos trying to pass the guard but Walker defending well.
Walker tries to get to full guard but De Paiva Santos has control of the leg.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
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 Alex De Paiva Santos will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
De Paiva Santos lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Alex De Paiva Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Paiva Santos fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Walker.
Walker cracks De Paiva Santos with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Walker fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with De Paiva Santos, pushing him back against the cage.
De Paiva Santos lands a shoulder strike.
De Paiva Santos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Walker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Paiva Santos throws a head punch that misses.
Walker is working for takedown but De Paiva Santos is calmly controlling the position for now.
De Paiva Santos misses with the head strike.
De Paiva Santos drags the fight down to the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker preventing the sweep.
De Paiva Santos lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
De Paiva Santos trying to control but Walker is working from the bottom.
Walker controls De Paiva Santos momentarily but De Paiva Santos frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in De Paiva Santos's guard.
De Paiva Santos looking for a sweep. Not yet De Paiva Santos, not yet.
Walker trying to control but De Paiva Santos is working from the bottom.
Walker with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Walker postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
De Paiva Santos looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Walker trying to control but De Paiva Santos is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Paiva Santos working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Walker.
Walker is sitting in close to De Paiva Santos's body. De Paiva Santos has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Walker is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Walker is tapping! That was a very nice submission by De Paiva Santos.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Alex De Paiva Santos!
After winning the bout, Alex De Paiva Santos 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hoy Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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38
263 lbs
36 - 30 - 0 |
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247 lbs
13 - 3 - 0 |
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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
36 - 30 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hoy Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Gabriel Lewis!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Reed Andrews and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nelson checks a leg kick.
Lewis misses with a hook to the body
and Nelson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lewis throws a good cross that connects.
A leg kick checked by Nelson.
Lewis misses with a kick to the body.
Lewis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nelson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lewis throws a lazy body kick
and Nelson counters with a head kick. That will keep Lewis thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Lewis misses with the body kick
and Nelson counters with an outside leg kick.
Lewis scores with a jab to the head.
Lewis throws out a loose jab but Nelson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lewis lands with a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lewis throws a push kick but Nelson slaps the foot to one side.
Lewis takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lewis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nelson is looking to counter the offense by Lewis and move into the clinch.
Nelson slips a jab from Lewis.
Nelson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lewis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nelson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lewis circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis stuns Nelson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lewis has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nelson.
Lewis avoids a kick to the body.
Nelson throws an off balance right hand
and Lewis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lewis misses with a right hand
and Nelson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lewis throws a body kick, spinning off balance
enabling Nelson to counter with a crisp jab.
Lewis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nelson.
Nelson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lewis's calf.
Lewis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Nelson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lewis scores with a jab to the body.
Nelson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lewis has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Lewis misses with a hook.
Lewis looks to score with a jab to the body but Nelson is just out of range.
Lewis 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.
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!
Lewis staying out of range there.
Lewis throws a head kick but Nelson moves out of range.
Nelson seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis looks to throw a body kick
and Nelson counters with a nice uppercut.
Lewis misses with a straight left.
Lewis misses with an uppercut. Nelson saw that one coming.
Nelson throwing a counter right hand but Lewis manages to avoid it.
Nelson with a nice cross.
Lewis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nelson manages to avoid it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lewis checks a leg kick.
Nelson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lewis misses with an uppercut
and Nelson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lewis's knee momentarily.
Nelson throws a nice looking combination but Lewis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A head kick misses from Nelson.
Lewis swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A telegraphed right hand from Lewis misses the target.
It looks like Nelson has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Nelson misses with a few strikes there.
Lewis's corner calls for a 1-2. Lewis obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lewis throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nelson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Nelson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lewis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Lewis.
Lewis misses with a leg kick
and Lewis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nelson, right into the meat.
Lewis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nelson moves away.
Lewis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nelson was well out of range. Poor timing from Lewis.
Lewis throws a jab when Nelson was well out of range.
Lewis is looking to land body kicks.
Nelson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Lewis back to the cage. Nelson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Lewis looks to score with a jab to the body but Nelson is just out of range.
Lewis throws a sloppy body shot
and Nelson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lewis is rocked!
Lewis is aggressively charging in as Nelson backs up avoiding any damage. Nelson tosses out a jab and Lewis runs right into it face first! Lewis is out cold! Nelson dropped down on all fours and is barking in Lewis's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hoy Nelson!
Hoy Nelson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mitchell is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Voices- Rev Theory. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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215 lbs
10 - 15 - 1 |
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29
210 lbs
13 - 11 - 0 |
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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
10 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Frank Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, James Mitchell!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Steve Montenegro and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson darts in and clinches Mitchell up against the cage.
Henderson has hold of one of Mitchell's legs. Mitchell is fighting the takedown attempt but Henderson gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Mitchell escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Henderson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Mitchell tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Henderson throwing strikes from guard but Mitchell blocks nicely.
Henderson with a nice head shot there.
Henderson postures up in Mitchell's guard and throws a big left but Mitchell blocks it.
Henderson preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henderson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Henderson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Henderson postures up and lands a big shot to Mitchell's brow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mitchell is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mitchell seems to be working for a kimura but Henderson defends the submission attempt.
Henderson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Mitchell's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Mitchell's back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson has the hooks in. Mitchell is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Henderson connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Mitchell to escape the position.
Henderson lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Mitchell.
You can see the frustration on Mitchell's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Mitchell is still trying to improve position.
Henderson doesn't have the hooks in and Mitchell manages to turn into his guard.
Henderson seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Henderson is trying to control the position but Mitchell postures up.
Henderson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Henderson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Henderson throws a big right hand that misses.
Henderson won't allow Mitchell to sweep him here.
Henderson postures up and lands a big shot to Mitchell's brow.
Henderson preventing the sweep.
Henderson with a nice head shot there.
Henderson scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mitchell is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Mitchell missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Henderson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Mitchell scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Henderson is looking for a sweep. Mitchell is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mitchell is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Henderson sees it coming and defends easily.
Mitchell sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Henderson defending well though.
Henderson manages to get to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson looking for a sweep. Not yet Henderson, not yet.
Henderson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Mitchell is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Henderson won't allow Mitchell to pass to mount.
Mitchell with the ground and pound but Henderson uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Mitchell postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mitchell working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mitchell working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Henderson wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Henderson wants to pass the guard but Mitchell is defending well.
Henderson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Henderson prevents Mitchell from improving his position.
Mitchell works his way to full guard. Good work.
Mitchell utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Mitchell looking for a sweep. Not yet Mitchell, not yet.
Henderson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Henderson distracts Mitchell with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
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!
Henderson postures up and lands a big shot to Mitchell's brow.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mitchell is on top in guard.
Henderson pulls Mitchell in close to prevent any damage.
Henderson wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Henderson dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Mitchell looks to land a combination but Henderson avoids it well.
Henderson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mitchell can do to turn this around?
A punch combination from Mitchell misses.
Henderson is looking to counter the offense by Mitchell and move into the clinch.
Mitchell throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Some wild striking there from Mitchell.
Mitchell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Henderson darts in looking for a takedown but Mitchell gets double underhooks and turns Henderson into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mitchell slaps away a takedown attempt from Henderson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mitchell swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell fails to land with a series of punches.
Henderson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mitchell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mitchell.
Henderson fails to land the takedown.
Mitchell changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Henderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mitchell misses with a few strikes there.
Henderson is looking to counter the offense by Mitchell and move into the clinch.
Henderson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell is looking for a sweep. Henderson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mitchell is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Henderson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Henderson 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.
Mitchell makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Mitchell.
Mitchell wants to sweep but no luck.
Henderson with a nice head shot there.
Henderson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mitchell's head.
Henderson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
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!
Mitchell manages to work his way to half guard, despite Henderson's best efforts.
Mitchell keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Henderson passes to full mount!
Mitchell is trying desperately to improve position.
Mitchell is bucking up trying to escape but Henderson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Mitchell keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Henderson with the ground and pound from mount.
Mitchell is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Mitchell out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Henderson goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Frank Henderson!
A victorious Frank Henderson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Keiran Corkhill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Burley Haines (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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152 lbs
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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
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Keiran Corkhill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Burley Haines!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Reed Andrews and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corkhill closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Corkhill tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Corkhill has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Corkhill is looking to take a break and control but Haines is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Haines manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Corkhill is working for a submission of some sort.
Haines moves into full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Corkhill trying to control but Haines is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haines 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.
Haines is still trying to improve position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Corkhill works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Corkhill trying to control from Haines's half guard. Haines has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Haines wants to sweep but no luck.
Corkhill wants to pass the guard but Haines is keeping the position.
Corkhill trying to control but Haines is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Corkhill won't allow Haines to sweep him here.
Corkhill got a little sloppy there for a moment and Haines has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Corkhill has managed to get both his arms back between Haines's legs - danger averted.
Corkhill pushing down on Haines's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Haines is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Corkhill pulls his head out easily.
Corkhill is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Haines doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Corkhill.
Corkhill is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Corkhill has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corkhill is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Haines sees it coming and defends easily.
Haines looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Corkhill tries to pass to full mount but Haines defends it.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Corkhill is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Haines has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Corkhill is working away from the top position though.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's four 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.
Haines closes the distance and clinches.
Corkhill on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Corkhill gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Haines regains guard.
Haines wants to sweep but no luck.
Haines looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Haines wants to sweep but no luck.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Haines looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Haines pulls Corkhill in close to his closed guard and prevents Corkhill from doing any damage or advancing position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keiran Corkhill dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
No luck for Corkhill with that takedown attempt.
Haines instigates a clinch.
Haines stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Haines prevents a takedown attempt there.
Corkhill is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Haines is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keiran Corkhill. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice right hand lands inside from Haines.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haines pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Haines shoots for a takedown but Corkhill saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Corkhill shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Haines appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Haines slaps away a takedown attempt from Corkhill, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corkhill gets the takedown into side control.
Haines manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Haines is looking for a sweep. Corkhill is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Corkhill tries to pass the half guard into mount. Haines knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Haines wants to get back to full guard.
Haines is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Corkhill pulls his head out easily.
Corkhill is working for a kimura but Haines is defending it quite comfortably.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corkhill is looking for a kimura but Haines is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Corkhill to get the leverage.
Haines 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.
Haines is trying to maintain the position but Corkhill is very close to passing his half guard.
Haines works his way to full guard. Good work.
Corkhill wants to control from the top but Haines keeps moving.
Haines keeping full guard, as Corkhill tries to pass.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Haines holds on and takes a little breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corkhill tries to free his leg and advance position but Haines is retaining full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Corkhill shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Haines as he jumps to the side.
Corkhill shoots in for a takedown but Haines shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Corkhill scores with a takedown into Haines's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Haines is on top in guard.
Haines controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Haines trying to control the position from guard on top but Corkhill is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haines tries to free his leg and advance position but Corkhill is retaining full guard.
Keiran Corkhill overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Haines wants to control from the top but Corkhill keeps moving.
Haines postures up in Corkhill's guard and throws a big left but Corkhill blocks it.
Corkhill working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Haines doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Haines manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Corkhill looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Corkhill avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Burley Haines will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
No luck for Corkhill with that takedown attempt.
Haines rushes Corkhill and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Corkhill is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Haines pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Haines is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keiran Corkhill. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Haines has Corkhill pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Haines pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Corkhill tumbling to the mat - Haines dives into Corkhill's guard.
Haines is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Corkhill is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Haines defends well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corkhill looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Corkhill is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Haines is aware though and is defending well.
Corkhill keeping moving, preventing Haines from controlling successfully.
Haines pushes down on Corkhill's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Haines is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Corkhill has managed to free his arm - good work.
Corkhill is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Haines tries to pass the half guard into mount. Corkhill knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Corkhill wants to get back to full guard.
Haines drops an elbow to the side of Corkhill's head.
Haines is looking to take a break and control but Corkhill is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Haines is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Corkhill defends it well.
Haines trying to control from Corkhill's half guard. Corkhill has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corkhill is trying to control the position but Haines postures up.
Corkhill working for a triangle but Haines defends it easily.
Corkhill had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Haines defends it easily.
Corkhill is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Haines scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Corkhill throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Haines escapes and throws Corkhill's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Haines takes a little break here. Corkhill wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Haines scoring with punches from side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Corkhill wants to control but Haines postures up.
Haines in side control lands a decent elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Burley Haines comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Haines has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Burley Haines!
In his post fight interview, Burley Haines started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ichabod Crane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crane comes to the cage accompanied by Way of The Ninja. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Pedro Lopez was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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155 lbs
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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
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ichabod Crane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pedro Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Dean Styles and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crane 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.
No luck for Lopez with that takedown attempt.
Lopez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Crane throws a big shot that misses.
Lopez with the counter takedown but Crane avoids it easily.
Lopez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lopez is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Crane swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lopez connects with a body shot that sends Crane's belly button to the back.
Lopez misses with a hook.
Lopez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Crane circles away.
Lopez misses with a body shot
and Crane counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Crane looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lopez ducks under a wild hook from Crane.
And Lopez tries to counter it with a takedown but Crane pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Lopez fails to land the takedown.
Ichabod Crane has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pedro Lopez.
Lopez slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crane fails to land with a series of punches.
Lopez shoots in looking for a takedown. Crane tries to sprawl out of it but Lopez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Crane manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Crane throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lopez scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Lopez wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Crane, who protects the arm well.
Lopez has an Americana. Crane didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Lopez is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Lopez hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Pedro Lopez!
A victorious Pedro Lopez thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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