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EP 16: James vs Watson PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Akamai Hoi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Rico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hoi comes into the arena with Blood Red Sky blaring out of the sound system. 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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Akamai Hoi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Rico!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rico throws a front kick that sends Hoi stumbling back into the cage.
Hoi definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hoi checks a leg kick.
Rico throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rico 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.
Rico misses with a leg kick
and Hoi counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hoi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rico.
Rico throws a head kick but Hoi moves out of range.
Rico takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hoi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rico has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hoi throws a push kick but Rico slaps the foot to one side.
Hoi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hoi is looking to land body kicks.
Rico scores with a jab to the body.
Rico lands with a good body shot.
Hoi checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rico dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hoi. That did some damage!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hoi moves out of range as Rico throws a body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rico, right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoi clobbers Rico with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hoi feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ricos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hoi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rico. That did some damage!
A head kick misses from Hoi.
Hoi misses with a low kick.
Rico swings widly with a right hand
and Hoi counters with a nice body kick.
Hoi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rico.
Hoi just misses with a punch to the body.
Rico looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hoi takes a kick to the side of the head.
Nice shot by Rico.
Rico misses with a leg kick
and Hoi counters with a slapping leg kick.
Rico throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hoi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rico circles away quickly and effectively.
Rico tries to land a front kick but Hoi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rico tries to work over Hoi's front leg with a kick but Hoi checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Rico.
Rico misses with a leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hoi.
Rico is looking for the big counter here.
Hoi throws a hook but Rico avoids it easily.
A low kick from Rico misses
and Hoi counters with a thumping low kick.
Hoi thumps Rico with a low kick.
A low kick from Rico misses
and Hoi counters with a body kick.
Rico throws a leg kick but Hoi moved away.
Rico throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hoi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rico on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rico dodges the punch combination from Hoi.
Rico connects with the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rico chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hoi drops Rico with a beautiful combination! Rico stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Hoi is looking for the KO!
It looks like Johnny Rico has been cut.
Hoi blocks a low kick nicely.
Rico lands with a shot to the body.
Hoi scores with a push kick.
Hoi tries to land a front kick but Rico steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hoi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
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!
Hoi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rico. Rico obviously looking to wear him down.
Hoi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rico throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rico throws a jab when Hoi was well out of range.
Hoi seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Rico lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Rico takes one on the button.
Hoi scores with a hook to the body. Rico takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rico moves out of range of the leg kick from Hoi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rico throws a jab when Hoi was well out of range.
Hoi throws a sloppy head kick and Rico moves out of range easily.
Hoi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hoi cracks Rico with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hoi blocks a head kick by Rico.
Hoi moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Rico thows a leg kick but Hoi checks it
and Hoi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rico moves out of range of the body kick.
Rico throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hoi appears to be looking for a big counter.
Rico throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hoi.
Hoi half committed to a counter leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rico misses with a low kick.
Nice shot by Rico.
Rico moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rico looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akamai Hoi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Rico's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hoi avoids the head kick by Rico.
Hoi thinks about countering with a head kick.
Rico is looking to chop away at Hoi's legs.
Hoi fires out a quick counter leg kick but Rico just manages to avoid it.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Rico might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Hoi has got the better of the exchanges.
Rico misses with a body kick.
Rico pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hoi staying out of range there.
Rico misses with a low kick.
Hoi appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Rico pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hoi is out of range and Rico settles back down.
Rico misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hoi lands a nice shot that snaps Rico's head back.
Rico on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rico steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hoi.
Hoi cracks Rico with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rico with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hoi misses with a wild body shot.
Rico misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hoi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rico thows a body kick. Hoi tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A lazy body kick from Hoi
and Rico counters with a slapping leg kick.
Rico rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hoi counters with a left to the body.
Rico misses the shot to the body.
Hoi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A lazy left from Hoi finds it's target.
Hoi blocks the body kick.
Hoi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hoi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd cheers as Hoi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rico doesn't seem phased though.
Rico throws a lazy head kick
and Hoi counters with a stiff right hand.
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!
Hoi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rico has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hoi steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Rico. That one must have hurt.
Hoi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rico connects with a high kick.
Rico attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rico throws the kick towards the body but Hoi avoids it.
Rico connects with a high kick.
Rico tries a low kick but Hoi avoids it.
Rico misses with a body kick.
Rico takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hoi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rico.
Rico checks a leg kick nicely.
Rico throws a solid leg kick but Hoi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rico.
Hoi jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Rico throws a wild body kick that Hoi sees coming a mile off.
A cross from Hoi lands.
Hoi catches Rico with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hoi feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ricos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rico misses with an uppercut
and Hoi counters with a huge left! Rico is in big trouble! He's backing up but Hoi isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Rico from any more damage. A dominating finish by Hoi!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Akamai Hoi!
Akamai Hoi 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Leiro Nayr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Simpson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nayr comes to the cage accompanied by Thunderstruck - AC/DC. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Leiro Nayr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ben Simpson!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simpson misses with a few strikes there.
Ben Simpson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nayr misses with a straight left.
Nayr is looking to clinch but Simpson is avoiding it.
It seemed like Simpson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Simpson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Nayr is looking for a sweep. Simpson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Simpson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nayr's head.
Simpson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nayr keeps working.
Simpson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Simpson is trying to control the action in half guard but Nayr is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Nayr knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Simpson on the ground.
Simpson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nayr is staying active underneath Simpson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Simpson tries to pass to full mount but Nayr defends it.
Simpson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Nayr does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Nayr won't allow Simpson to pass to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nayr tries to get to full guard but Simpson has control of the leg.
Simpson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nayr trying to control but Simpson postures up.
Nayr is trying to get back to full guard.
Simpson wants to control but Nayr is keeping him busy.
Simpson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Nayr defends it well.
Simpson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Nayr is just riding it out for now. Simpson eventually gives up the hold.
Simpson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nayr defending well though.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Simpson working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Simpson frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The referee warns Nayr that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nayr is bucking up trying to escape but Simpson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Simpson postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Nayr badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Simpson around the waist but Simpson pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Simpson is the winner by TKO! Simpson jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ben Simpson!
Ben Simpson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Homero Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brogan Kearney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brogan Kearney has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Homero Lopez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brogan Kearney!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez fails with the takedown.
Nice jab there from Kearney.
It looks like Homero Lopez has been cut.
Kearney tries to close the distance and clinch but Lopez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lopez has a takedown stuffed.
Lopez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kearney as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Homero Lopez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No joy there for Lopez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lopez tried to score with a low kick but Kearney checks it.
It seemed like Kearney was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lopez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lopez shoots in but Kearney avoids the takedown attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kearney pushes Lopez away with a front kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Kearney.
Lopez is rocked!
A combination from Kearney does no damage.
Oh Lopez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kearney throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lopez seems to have got his legs back now.
Kearney misses with a leg kick.
Lopez attempts a counter takedown but Kearney avoids it well and moves away.
Kearney lunges at Lopez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lopez's hand.
Kearney connects with a nice cross there... Lopez is looking wobbly and Kearney recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Lopez to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Kearney jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Brogan Kearney!
After the big win, Brogan Kearney made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Walhalla Clothing + 10 % LAUNDRY and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rasputin Erasmus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shezzo Wicked (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Erasmus comes to the cage accompanied by Rasputin. Wicked is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Takin U' High by Greyhoundz. 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rasputin Erasmus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shezzo Wicked!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Erasmus lands the left hand.
Wicked fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Erasmus is out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Erasmus on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Shezzo Wicked seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Erasmus throws a jab but it's blocked by Wicked.
Wicked with a jab.
It looks like Rasputin Erasmus has been cut.
Wicked uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Erasmus.
Erasmus takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wicked throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Erasmus lunges at Wicked with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wicked's hand.
Wicked takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Erasmus swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wicked.
We've been told by Erasmus's head coaches at Fighting Fitness & Freedom that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A slow jab from Wicked misses its intended target.
Wicked keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice shot by Erasmus.
Erasmus avoids a punch combination nicely.
Erasmus attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wicked.
Erasmus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wicked pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looked like Erasmus wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wicked.
Erasmus fails to land with a series of punches.
Erasmus slips a jab and a cross from Wicked.
Wicked moves out of range as Erasmus strikes.
Wicked misses with a wild body shot.
Erasmus rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wicked counters with a nice kick to the body.
Wicked thows a left - swing and a miss!
Erasmus misses with a straight right.
Erasmus takes a swing at Wicked's ribcage but misses.
Wicked fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Erasmus has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Erasmus looks to land a body kick but Wicked moved away.
Erasmus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wicked chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wicked throws a right and a left that Erasmus avoids nicely.
Erasmus swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Erasmus sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Wicked misses with a looping left.
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!
A lazy body kick from Erasmus
and Wicked connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Good exchange - Erasmus coming out on top.
Wicked throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wicked dips to his left and cracks Erasmus with an uppercut!
Jab from Wicked.
Wicked sizes up Erasmus with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wicked scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Erasmus 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.
Erasmus throws a body punch but Wicked moves out of range.
Wicked scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wicked has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Wicked throws a quick inside leg kick.
Erasmus is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Wicked.
Wicked swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Erasmus.
Wicked buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Erasmus throws a looping overhand right but Wicked ducks down to avoid it.
Wicked unleashes a big counter combination but Erasmus bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Erasmus takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wicked chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wicked chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Erasmus on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Erasmus throws a head kick that misses.
Wicked scores with a kick to the midsection.
Wicked is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Erasmus had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Wicked moves out of range of the body kick.
Wicked goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Erasmus is looking to counter punch.
Erasmus throws the left hand but Wicked avoids the punch easily.
Wicked is trying to counter with his kicks.
Wicked throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wicked misses with a straight left.
Erasmus throwing a counter right hand but Wicked manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Wicked misses the target.
Erasmus misses with a low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wicked.
Wicked looks to land a right hand but Erasmus moved out of range.
Erasmus slips a straight right by Wicked.
Erasmus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wicked manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Erasmus moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wicked turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jab by Wicked.
An inside leg kick lands from Wicked.
Erasmus misses with a kick to the body.
Erasmus misses with a lunging right hand
and Wicked cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wicked connects with an inside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wicked, right into the meat.
Wicked scores with a body shot.
Erasmus avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wicked connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wicked drops his hands momentarily and Erasmus takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Erasmus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wicked.
Erasmus is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shezzo Wicked dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rasputin Erasmus's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Wicked checks a leg kick.
Erasmus misses with a hook. Wicked ducked under it nicely.
Wicked connects with a right hand. Erasmus shakes it off.
Wicked takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Erasmus lands with a hook. Wicked tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Erasmus throws a low kick but it's checked well by Wicked.
Erasmus slips under a jab from Wicked.
It looked like Erasmus wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Erasmus throws a low kick but it's checked well by Wicked.
Erasmus lands a nice looking body shot.
Erasmus steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Wicked. That one must have hurt.
A combination from Wicked does no damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Erasmus throws a low kick but Wicked moves out of range easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wicked. That's going to slow Erasmus down.
Erasmus walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Wicked checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Wicked shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wicked lands with an overhand left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Erasmus cracks Wicked with an open hand slap.
Wicked lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Erasmus at a distance.
Wicked uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Erasmus.
Wicked tries to move into range but Erasmus moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Erasmus connects with a looping right hand.
Wicked is rocked!
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Wicked. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Erasmus closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Wicked! Erasmus dives in looking to finish! Wicked is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rasputin Erasmus!
Shezzo Wicked was interviewed post fight and said 'Kemists ↑ 5x160Q'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Hoop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harrison Yates (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Hoop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Harrison Yates!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yates takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
We've been told by Hoop's head coaches at Cylon Training Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hoop ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hoop scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Yates doesn't seem bothered though.
Hoop displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yates throws out the jab.
Hoop tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Yates looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Yates.
Yates lands a jab.
Hoop displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yates is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hoop.
John Hoop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hoop tries a head kick but it misses.
Yates looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hoop throws a body shot but no joy.
Yates misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd cheers as Hoop lands an impressive looking overhand right. Yates doesn't seem phased though.
Hoop tries to bum rush Yates with a series of wild strikes but Yates uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hoop misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yates.
Hoop lands a glancing blow to the side of Yates's head.
Hoop 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.
Yates works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yates wants to land a leg kick but Hoop is out of range.
Yates closes the distance and clinches.
Yates tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Yates blocks an uppercut.
Yates utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Yates holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Yates looking to throw knees to the head but Hoop is blocking nicely.
Yates is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hoop is keeping busy.
Yates lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Yates softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hoop swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hoop misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yates blocks the elbow strike.
Yates is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Yates lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoop goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hoop lands a nice uppercut.
Hoop lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hoop on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hoop blocking some punches.
Yates unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Yates lands with a short shot to the head.
Yates misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Hoop scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hoop lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Yates backwards.
Hoop misses with a body punch.
Hoop tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hoop goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hoop misses with some punches.
Yates is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yates.
A nice left hand lands by Hoop.
Yates with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yates tries a knee to the head but Hoop blocks it.
Hoop takes a knee to the side of the body.
Yates misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hoop.
Hoop managing to block the knees to the body from Yates.
Yates tries to land knees in the clinch but Hoop avoids the damage to the body.
Yates taking a breather.
Yates is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hoop is defending well for now.
Hoop takes a knee right on the jaw!
Yates connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hoop's face.
Hoop effectively controlling the action here.
A short right from Yates on the inside.
Yates landing knees to the body.
Hoop is breathing heavily.
Hoop throws a punch but it's blocked by Yates.
Hoop tries to stall but Yates uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Yates trying to stall but Hoop improves his position.
Yates tries a knee to the head but Hoop blocks it.
Hoop takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoop avoiding damage as Yates throws knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hoop cracks Yates with a nice body shot.
Hoop tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hoop avoiding damage as Yates throws knees to the body.
Hoop lands a shot to the body.
Yates tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yates tries to land a knee to the head but Hoop blocks with his arms.
Hoop blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hoop misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hoop throws a punch but it's blocked by Yates.
Hoop swings wildly with an uppercut but Yates uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Hoop fails to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hoop lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hoop is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Yates looking to throw knees to the head but Hoop is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harrison Yates dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hoop fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hoop avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hoop digs a good hook to Yates's body.
Yates throws a looping overhand right but Hoop ducks down to avoid it.
Hoop is looking to wear down Yates with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hoop takes a swing at Yates's ribcage but misses.
Yates closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Yates. Hoop shrugs it off though.
Hoop scores with a nice strike.
Yates shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hoop tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yates was well out of range. Poor timing from Hoop.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoop misses the shot to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yates! But no joy.
John Hoop is winning the standup battle so far.
Good standup being displayed there by Hoop as he connects with a hook.
Yates throws a leg kick but Hoop checks it.
A quick step to the side and Hoop tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yates 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.
Yates motions for Hoop to come forward. Yates throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yates throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Yates takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hoop looks to score with a jab to the body but Yates is just out of range.
Yates lands a head shot.
Yates fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hoop is out of range.
Yates slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Yates throws a quick inside leg kick.
Yates closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hoop uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Yates throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hoop fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Yates looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yates throws a wild body kick that Hoop sees coming a mile off.
Yates lands with a thumping leg kick.
Yates throws a solid leg kick but Hoop takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Yates.
Hoop was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yates.
Hoop throws a right hand that Yates ducks under and follows up with a left that Yates also avoids with ease.
Yates swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoop 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.
Yates takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Good work by Hoop as he checks the leg kick.
Yates avoids the body shot from Hoop.
Yates explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Yates fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hoop.
Yates lands a slapping body shot.
Yates swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hoop digs a good body shot into Yates's ribs.
Hoop throws a jab but it's blocked by Yates.
Hoop lands with a good body shot.
Nice cross by Yates.
Hoop throws a body shot but no joy.
Hoop misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Yates counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoop misses with a hook
and Yates counters with an inside leg kick.
Yates throws out a leg kick but Hoop moves out of range and Yates only half commits.
Yates misses with a low kick.
Yates blocks a jab.
Yates has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A jab from Hoop does it's job there.
Hoop misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yates.
Hoop drops his hands momentarily and Yates takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hoop thuds a left hand into Yates's body.
Yates misses with the body kick
and Hoop counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yates throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hoop.
Hoop staying out of range there.
Yates throws a wild body kick that Hoop sees coming a mile off.
Hoop cracks Yates with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hoop throws an overhand right that lands on Yates's shoulder, as Yates tries to avoid the shot.
Yates wants to clinch up but Hoop keeps it at a distance.
Yates looks to land a body kick but Hoop moved away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yates bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yates wants to counter the offense by Hoop and move into the clinch position.
Hoop throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hoop scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hoop misses the jab.
Hoop misses the body punch
and Yates counters by clinching up.
Yates is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hoop is defending well for now.
Hoop fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yates landing knees to the head.
Yates gets through Hoop's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hoop lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hoop takes a shot to the head.
Hoop on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yates has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Hoop seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Yates can turn it around.
Hoop lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Yates backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hoop tries to land knees in the clinch but Yates avoids the damage to the body.
Hoop lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yates backwards.
Still in the clinch, Yates scores with a nice short uppercut.
Yates with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Harrison Yates will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Yates slips under a jab.
Yates throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hoop.
Yates takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Yates throws a leg kick but Hoop moved away.
Hoop swings widly with a right hand
and Yates counters with a series of strikes. Hoop will be more careful next time no doubt.
Yates scores with a head kick. Hoop tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Yates tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hoop paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A big right from Hoop misses.
Hoop moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hoop ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hoop misses the jab.
Yates moves out of range of the strikes.
Hoop misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yates.
Hoop staying out of range there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yates throws a lazy right hand but Hoop sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hoop jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Yates 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.
Yates tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hoop was well out of range. Poor timing from Yates.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoop defending well as Yates loads up on a big left hand.
Hoop misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yates.
Yates scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hoop takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Yates connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Yates scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hoop doesn't seem bothered though.
Hoop lands a jab.
Yates avoids the body shot from Hoop.
Hoop has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Yates finds it's way round the side to connect with Hoop's head.
Hoop uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yates.
Hoop moves out of range of the strikes.
Hoop misses with an uppercut.
Hoop lands a nice shot to the body.
Hoop throws a series of punches but Yates moves out of range.
Hoop pulls out of a head kick attempt.
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!
Hoop ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yates moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yates avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yates catches Hoop with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hoop ducks right into an uppercut from Yates.
Yates throws a head kick that misses.
Hoop on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Yates tries to clinch up.
Yates chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Yates throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hoop misses with a series of wild punches.
Hoop throws the kick towards the body but Yates avoids it.
Yates tries to counter by closing the distance.
Yates moves away from the strike by Hoop.
Hoop stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yates.
Hoop tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hoop misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yates slips a jab from Hoop.
Hoop misses with a wild body shot.
Yates shapes to counter with a head kick.
Yates lands a nice looking body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hoop swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yates is looking to slow Hoop down with leg kicks.
Yates thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hoop appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Hoop misses with a looping left.
Hoop on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Yates takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Yates tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hoop misses with an uppercut.
Yates misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hoop.
Yates misses with a low kick as Hoop jumps back.
Yates throws a body shot but no joy.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yates.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hoop. Yates does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoop wants to slow Yates down by chopping away at his legs.
Hoop stuns Yates with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Yates.
Yates misses with a straight left.
John Hoop has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yates connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Yates fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hoop.
Yates jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hoop keeps the fight on the outside.
Yates throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yates uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hoop.
Hoop swings for the body but Yates moves out of range.
Hoop showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yates.
Hoop is looking to land body kicks.
Yates tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Hoop wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harrison Yates comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Yates has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harrison Yates!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ho Chi Min (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stefan Kung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ho Chi Min!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stefan Kung!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kung closes the distance and clinches up with Chi Min, looking for a takedown. Kung pushes Chi Min against the cage but Chi Min circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Stefan Kung seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kung misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Chi Min to counter with a crisp jab.
Chi Min misses with a straight left.
Kung shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Chi Min defends it nicely.
We've been told by Chi Min's head coaches at Restricted area that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ho Chi Min has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stefan Kung.
Chi Min stuffs the takedown.
Chi Min looks to land a body kick but Kung moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kung darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Kung seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Chi Min does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
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.
Kung is looking to stall here but Chi Min recovers full guard.
Kung makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kung trying to control the position from guard on top but Chi Min is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kung drops back, looking for a kneebar! Chi Min looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Chi Min looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Chi Min!
Kung tries to buck Chi Min off but Chi Min is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chi Min wants to control but Kung is keeping him busy.
Kung is trying to control Chi Min's posture but Chi Min avoids it.
Kung is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chi Min tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Kung struggling a bit here.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Kung is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
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.
Kung is trying to maintain the position but Chi Min is very close to passing his half guard.
Kung has a hand on Chi Min's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Chi Min takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Kung tries to hold on but Chi Min pushes him away.
Kung is looking to improve his position but Chi Min isn't that keen on the idea.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ho Chi Min dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
No luck for Kung with that takedown attempt.
Kung gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Chi Min makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Chi Min pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kung scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
You can see the frustration on Chi Min's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Chi Min is not content to let Kung control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chi Min prevents Kung from improving position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kung wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chi Min keeps working.
Kung goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Chi Min has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Kung but great work by Chi Min.
Kung is looking to regain half guard here but Chi Min keeps moving and retains side control.
Kung is trying to control Chi Min's posture but Chi Min avoids it.
Kung gets back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kung is trying to maintain the position but Chi Min is very close to passing his half guard.
Kung works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kung is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Chi Min trying to control the position from guard on top but Kung is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stefan Kung has got the better of the ground game so far.
Chi Min stopping the sweep attempt from Kung.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kung is looking for a triangle here but Chi Min uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Kung manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Kung is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kung misses with a head shot. Chi Min uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kung accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kung trying to control but Chi Min is working from the bottom.
Kung loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kung throwing strikes from guard but Chi Min blocks nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kung pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chi Min is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stefan Kung showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Chi Min looks to land a combination but Kung avoids it well.
Chi Min gets a clinch.
Chi Min lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kung or not.
Chi Min stalling in the clinch but Kung improves position.
Chi Min lands with a left to the head.
Kung is looking to take this one to the mat.
Chi Min lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Chi Min.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kung.
Kung fails to pull guard.
Kung is trying to drag Chi Min to the mat but Chi Min just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Ho Chi Min has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stefan Kung.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chi Min unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kung lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Chi Min stalling.
Chi Min makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Chi Min misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chi Min lands an elbow that stopped Kung in his tracks for a moment.
Chi Min is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kung can do to turn this around?
Chi Min missing with knees to the body.
Kung tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Chi Min smiles and moves away.
Kung shoots for a double leg takedown but Chi Min sprawls well. He's pushed Kung's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Chi Min gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Chi Min lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kung backwards.
Kung takes a shot to the head.
Kung misses with the head strike.
Chi Min gets underhooks to prevent Kung's takedown attempt.
Kung wants a takedown.
Kung struggles to land a body shot inside as Chi Min controls his hands.
Chi Min lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kung backwards.
Chi Min working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kung has a couple of punches blocked by Chi Min.
Chi Min lands a hook that snaps the head of Kung backwards.
Chi Min gets underhooks to prevent Kung's takedown attempt.
Kung has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Chi Min clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Kung takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Even with his hooks in, Kung manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Kung is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Kung is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Chi Min defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Kung somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kung tightening his grip on Chi Min, looking for the choke.
Kung is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Chi Min has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Even with his hooks in, Kung manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Well, with Kung on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Chi Min is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
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.
Kung connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Chi Min to escape the position.
Kung missing with strikes.
You can see the frustration on Chi Min's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Kung missing with punches from the back.
Kung gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Chi Min fending off the submission attempt from Kung.
Kung controlling well, preventing Chi Min from escaping the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ho Chi Min showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Chi Min 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ho Chi Min!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Serder Serderov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zoey Malone Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malone Jr has chosen Who Let the Dogs Out as his entrance music. Zoey Malone Jr has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Serder Serderov's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Serder Serderov!
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, Zoey Malone Jr!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Serderov just misses with a punch to the body.
Serderov throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Malone Jr's head.
It looks like Zoey Malone Jr has been cut.
Serderov tries a head kick but it misses.
Serderov throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Serderov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Malone Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Serderov.
It looked like Serderov was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Malone Jr.
Malone Jr misses with a wild combination.
Serderov misses with a lunging right hand
and Malone Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Serderov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Malone Jr circles away quickly and effectively.
Serderov takes a swing at Malone Jr's ribcage but misses.
Serderov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Malone Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Serderov.
Malone Jr is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Serderov. Malone Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Malone Jr looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Malone Jr gets tackled into the cage by Serderov. Serderov maintains the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Malone Jr misses with some punches.
Malone Jr takes an elbow to the temple.
Malone Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malone Jr lands a hook to the side of the head.
Malone Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Malone Jr blocks the elbow strike.
Serderov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Serderov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Malone Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Malone Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Serderov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A head punch on the inside from Malone Jr fails to land.
Serderov lands a damaging elbow.
Serderov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Malone Jr.
Malone Jr tries to work over Serderov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Serderov as Malone Jr tries to tie him up.
Serderov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Serderov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Malone Jr works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malone Jr lands with a left to the head.
Malone Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Malone Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malone Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Malone Jr has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Serderov seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Malone Jr can turn it around.
Serderov being controlled against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Serderov.
That has opened up Zoey Malone Jr's cut even more.
Serderov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Malone Jr as Serderov tries to tie him up.
Malone Jr dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Serderov tries to throw a body punch but Malone Jr avoids it by throwing Serderov back against the cage.
Serderov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Malone Jr or not.
Nice body punch from Malone Jr.
Malone Jr lands with a short shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Serderov throws an elbow that misses.
A hook to the body from Serderov.
Serderov is pressed up against the cage. Malone Jr has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Serderov down to the mat. Serderov avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Serderov misses the shot to the body.
Serderov missing with a left hand there. Malone Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Serderov.
Malone Jr listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Serderov throws a head kick that Malone Jr semi-blocks.
A bone on bone clash there as Malone Jr blocks the leg kick.
Serderov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Serderov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Malone Jr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Serderov stuns Malone Jr with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Malone Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Serderov.
Malone Jr misses the shot to the body.
Malone Jr lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Malone Jr. Serderov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Serderov looks to land a left hand but Malone Jr moved out of range nicely.
Serder Serderov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Serderov throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Malone Jr counters with a nice right hand that sends Serderov toppling to the canvas! Serderov scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Malone Jr finish him?!
Serderov is rocked!
Malone Jr lands an uppercut, right on the button! Serderov tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Zoey Malone Jr!
Zoey Malone Jr made sure to mention his sponsor, One stop Shop $30 and below in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Watson has chosen The Offspring - You're Gonna Go Far, Kid as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Peter James!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sean Watson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watson misses with a hook.
Watson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but James was well out of range. Poor timing from Watson.
Watson misses with a right hand
letting James counter with a right hand.
It looks like Sean Watson has been cut.
James closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Watson shoots in for a takedown but James shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Watson lands a nice hook to James's body. James takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Watson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
James slips under a jab.
James throwing a counter right hand but Watson manages to avoid it.
Watson slips under a jab.
James has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Black Widow Gym in the buildup to the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James thows a left - swing and a miss!
Watson misses with a takedown attempt
and James counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Watson lands a lovely overhand right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Watson misses with an uppercut.
James swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
James throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by James.
Sean Watson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Watson throws a sloppy head kick and James moves out of range easily.
James lands a jab to the nose.
Watson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've been informed that Watson 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.
James slips under a jab from Watson.
James stuffs the takedown attempt from Watson. Watson gets slowly back to his feet.
Peter James has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sean Watson.
Watson scores with a hook to the body. James takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Watson dives in and scores a takedown into James's guard.
James throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Watson won't allow James to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson works over James with some ground and pound from guard.
Watson lands a couple of digs.
Watson working some strikes from top position.
Watson pushes down on James's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Watson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Watson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
James actively working from the bottom here.
Watson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Watson lands a nice short elbow.
Watson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks James with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Watson.
James on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if James tries to get out of the position.
Watson is trying to control the action in half guard but James is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
James wants to get back to full guard.
Watson working James over with strikes.
James wants to improve his position but Watson is controlling well.
James is not content to let Watson control the position.
James looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Watson prevents James from improving his position.
Watson trying to control the action but James is working from the bottom.
James is looking to improve his position.
Watson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but James does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Watson moves nicely into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Watson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Watson working the ground and pound.
Watson lands some shots froms side control.
Watson creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Watson landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
James is rocked!
A big shot lands for Watson! That's hurt James! Will he recover? Watson fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sean Watson! Sean Watson retains his heavyweight title!
In his post fight interview, Sean Watson started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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