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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Armando Elcock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pera Pulkkinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pulkkinen is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Unbreakable. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
8 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Armando Elcock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pera Pulkkinen!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick from Elcock lands but Pulkkinen takes it in his stride.
It looks like Pera Pulkkinen has been cut.
We've been told by Elcock's head coaches at Midnight MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Pulkkinen throws a body punch but Elcock moves out of range.
Pulkkinen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pulkkinen misses with a wild body shot.
Pulkkinen is looking to slow Elcock down with leg kicks.
Elcock 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.
Elcock keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pulkkinen.
Elcock moves out of range of the body kick from Pulkkinen.
Nice jab there from Elcock.
Elcock throws a nice looking combination but Pulkkinen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pulkkinen. That's going to slow Elcock down.
Elcock misses with a hook.
Pulkkinen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Elcock. That did some damage!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Elcock misses with a two punch combination.
Elcock doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Elcock scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pulkkinen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Elcock swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elcock lands a front kick.
Pulkkinen just misses with a punch to the body.
Elcock misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pulkkinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Elcock manages to avoid it.
Pulkkinen cracks Elcock with a good jab.
Pulkkinen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Elcock connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pulkkinen scrambles back to his feet.
Pulkkinen misses with a straight left.
Pulkkinen blocks a head kick by Elcock.
Elcock will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A combination from Elcock does no damage.
Elcock scores with a hook.
Pulkkinen punishes Elcock's body with a nice straight punch.
Elcock uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen 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.
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!
No joy there for Elcock, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pulkkinen lands with a straight right. Elcock didn't see that one coming.
Pulkkinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Elcock takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pulkkinen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pulkkinen. That's going to slow Elcock down.
Elcock throws a nice looking combination but Pulkkinen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Armando Elcock is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Some wild striking there from Elcock.
Pulkkinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Elcock was well out of range. Poor timing from Pulkkinen.
Elcock swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Armando Elcock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Elcock does no damage.
Pulkkinen connects with a leg kick. Elcock looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pulkkinen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Elcock throws a lazy right hand but Pulkkinen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Elcock throws a jab when Pulkkinen was well out of range.
Pulkkinen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Elcock rather than just go for the knockout.
Elcock slips a jab from Pulkkinen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen cracks a nice hook into Elcock's ribs.
Elcock checks a leg kick.
Elcock takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pulkkinen needs to keep his hands up - Elcock had a free shot at his head there.
Pulkkinen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Elcock tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pulkkinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Elcock.
A little jabbing left from Pulkkinen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Elcock slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Elcock lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Elcock throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pulkkinen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Elcock.
Pulkkinen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Elcock doesn't seem bothered though.
Elcock takes a swing at Pulkkinen's ribcage but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pulkkinen throws a body punch but Elcock moves out of range.
Pulkkinen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Elcock checks it well.
Elcock throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pulkkinen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen blocks a jab.
Elcock tries to work over Pulkkinen's front leg with a kick but Pulkkinen checks it.
Pulkkinen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Elcock takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pulkkinen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Elcock throws a head kick that misses.
Pulkkinen misses with a body shot.
Pulkkinen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Elcock checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Elcock avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Elcock connects with a jab.
Jab, jab by Pulkkinen - just one landing.
It looks like Armando Elcock has been cut.
Pulkkinen cracks a nice hook into Elcock's ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pulkkinen lands a nice shot that snaps Elcock's head back.
Elcock lands an overhand right.
Pulkkinen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Elcock is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Elcock misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Pera Pulkkinen will probably get the nod.
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.
Pulkkinen ducks right into an uppercut from Elcock.
Pulkkinen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Elcock.
A bone on bone clash there as Elcock blocks the leg kick.
Elcock throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pulkkinen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pulkkinen shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Pulkkinen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Elcock keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Elcock wants to get back to his feet.
Elcock pushes Pulkkinen off and gets back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elcock takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Elcock throws a push kick but Pulkkinen slaps the foot to one side.
Pulkkinen throws an overhand right that lands on Elcock's shoulder, as Elcock tries to avoid the shot.
Elcock throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Elcock lands a head shot.
Elcock looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Good work by Pulkkinen as he checks the leg kick.
Elcock takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pulkkinen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Elcock looks to throw the jab but Pulkkinen is out of range.
Elcock misses with a two punch combination.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Elcock throws a looping overhand right but Pulkkinen ducks down to avoid it.
Pulkkinen shoots in and bounces Elcock off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pulkkinen trying to control the position from guard on top but Elcock is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pulkkinen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Elcock's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Elcock wants to get back to his feet but Pulkkinen is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Elcock preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pulkkinen postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Pulkkinen trying to control the position from guard on top but Elcock is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pulkkinen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pulkkinen scoring with punches to the head and body.
Pulkkinen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Elcock working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen scoring with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pulkkinen prevents Elcock from getting back to his feet.
Elcock keeping moving, preventing Pulkkinen from controlling successfully.
Pulkkinen scoring with punches to the head and body.
Pulkkinen looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen trying to control but Elcock is working from the bottom.
Pulkkinen is standing up over Elcock. Elcock looks to escape but Pulkkinen dives into side control.
Elcock being controlled for a moment.
Elcock taking punishment in the form of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pera Pulkkinen 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.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Elcock on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Pulkkinen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Elcock misses with a straight left.
Jab by Elcock.
Elcock is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Elcock takes a swing at Pulkkinen's ribcage but misses.
A left and a right from Elcock both land. Nice combination.
Elcock stalks Pulkkinen and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Pulkkinen's face. Pulkkinen staggers backwards, shaken.
Pulkkinen swinging wildly here.
Elcock fails to land with a series of punches.
Despite the aggression on Pulkkinen's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
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!
Elcock throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pulkkinen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Elcock sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pulkkinen blocks the body kick.
Armando Elcock is winning the standup battle so far.
Pulkkinen connects with a looping right hand.
Elcock throws a leg kick but Pulkkinen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Pulkkinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Elcock manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elcock takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pulkkinen is looking to chop away at Elcock's legs.
Pulkkinen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pulkkinen scoring well with a low kick there.
Elcock throws an off balance right hand
and Pulkkinen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pulkkinen with a hook.
Elcock is rocked!
Elcock throws a body kick that misses.
Oh Elcock is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pulkkinen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Elcock stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pulkkinen.
Elcock keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Elcock seems to have got his legs back now.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen tries to clinch there but Elcock circles away.
Pulkkinen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pulkkinen throws a series of punches but Elcock avoids them all with ease.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pulkkinen shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elcock avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen working the head and body with strikes.
Elcock is not content to let Pulkkinen control the position.
Elcock is trying to stand.
Pulkkinen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Elcock defending well though.
Pulkkinen is trying to control. Elcock wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Pulkkinen is working for a kimura but Elcock is defending it quite comfortably.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elcock is not content to let Pulkkinen control the position.
Armando Elcock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pulkkinen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pulkkinen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Elcock looks like he's trying to stand up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Elcock lands a high kick!
Nice body kick there by Elcock.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pulkkinen. That's going to slow Elcock down.
Pulkkinen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elcock bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pulkkinen's head.
Pulkkinen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pulkkinen fails to land with a series of punches.
Elcock ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Elcock takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Elcock is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Pulkkinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Elcock rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pulkkinen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
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!
Pulkkinen throws a lazy head kick
and Elcock counters with a right hand to the body.
Elcock looks to land a body kick but Pulkkinen moved away.
Elcock steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Pulkkinen. That one must have hurt.
Pulkkinen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Elcock throws the kick towards the body but Pulkkinen avoids it.
Pulkkinen throws out a counter right but Elcock avoids it with no problem.
Elcock throws a body kick that misses.
Pera Pulkkinen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A head kick misses from Pulkkinen.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pera Pulkkinen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pulkkinen 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pera Pulkkinen!
A relieved looking Pera Pulkkinen 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shang Chi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Holden Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Gracie's choice of entrance music: Metallica Enter Sandman. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
27 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Shang Chi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 15 - 4, fighting out of St Petersburg, Holden Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie fails to land with a series of punches.
Chi avoids the body shot from Gracie.
Gracie checks a leg kick.
Gracie lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chi.
Nice defenses there by Chi.
Gracie takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Chi misses with a low kick.
Chi connects with a solid leg kick.
Chi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gracie.
Gracie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gracie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie misses with a low kick.
Chi avoids a kick to the body.
Gracie 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.
Chi darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Chi tries to land a front kick but Gracie steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie scores with a hook to the body. Chi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Gracie checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Chi throws a body kick that misses
and Gracie counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chi throws a leg kick
enabling Gracie to counter with a crisp jab.
Chi lands an overhand right.
Gracie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gracie scores with a head kick. Chi tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Chi misses with a leg kick.
Gracie raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Chi lands a head kick!
It looks like Holden Gracie has been cut.
Chi throws a chopping leg kick but Gracie manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Chi 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.
Chi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gracie has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gracie is out of range.
Gracie is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Nice body kick there by Gracie.
Gracie throws a shot from downtown. Chi moves away and avoids it.
Chi tries to land a leg kick but Gracie saw it coming and moves away.
Gracie throws a body kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie blocks the body kick.
Gracie fails to land with a series of punches.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Gracie. Chi shrugs it off though.
Chi throws a leg kick
and Gracie counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Chi.
Chi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chi throws a head kick that misses.
A good leg kick by Chi.
Chi throws a nice outside leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gracie checks a leg kick.
Gracie has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Chi takes the fight into the clinch.
Gracie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Gracie.
Chi prevents a body shot from Gracie.
Chi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gracie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Chi scores with a hook to the body.
A short left from Chi.
Gracie doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chi prevents a body shot from Gracie.
Gracie throws a head punch that misses.
Gracie scores with a shot to the side of Chi's head.
Gracie stalling in the clinch.
Gracie misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gracie misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie swings wildly with an uppercut but Chi uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from Chi.
Gracie will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Chi up against the cage.
Gracie misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gracie misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chi misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Chi.
Chi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gracie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gracie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Gracie.
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!
Gracie managing to block the knees to the body from Chi.
Gracie lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gracie works on Chi's body with a couple of short punches.
Chi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gracies head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Holden Gracie will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Holden Gracie's cut.
That's time! Chi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gracie checks a low kick from Chi.
Chi throws a leg kick
and Gracie counters with a series of strikes. Chi will be more careful next time no doubt.
Gracie lands with a cross.
Chi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Holden Gracie seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gracie lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gracie 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.
Chi throws a solid leg kick but Gracie takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Chi.
Chi tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gracie counters with a nice kick to the body.
Chi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Chi has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Gracie.
Gracie thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chi tries to work over Gracie's front leg with a kick but Gracie checks it.
Chi misses with a leg kick
and Gracie counters with a good, hard body kick but Chi shrugs it off.
A swing and a miss from Chi.
A combination from Chi does no damage.
Gracie lands a slapping body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chi tries a head kick but it misses.
Gracie sizes up Chi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gracie throws a sloppy head kick and Chi moves out of range easily.
Gracie lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Chi checks a low kick from Gracie.
Chi feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Gracie throws a leg kick but Chi sees it coming and moves out of range.
Chi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gracie moves out of range as Chi throws a body kick.
Chi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gracie's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Chi blocks a head kick by Gracie.
A thudding body kick lands there by Gracie!
Gracie feints and then cracks Chi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chi down.
Chi takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Chi lands a head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chi pushes Gracie up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gracie can't find room to land a body shot as Chi controls the action.
Gracie tries to throw a body punch but Chi avoids it by throwing Gracie back against the cage.
Chi misses with a body punch.
Gracie is trying to stall.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Gracie wants to stall.
Gracie pushes Chi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gracie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chi will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Holden Gracie seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gracie stalling.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Gracie.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Holden Gracie.
Chi throws a leg kick
and Gracie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chi throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Chi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A solid leg kick lands there for Chi.
Chi defending well as Gracie loads up on a big left hand.
Gracie has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Chi misses with a head kick.
Nice uppercut there from Gracie.
Gracie throws a wild body kick that Chi sees coming a mile off.
Chi throws a front kick aimed at Gracie's knee but Gracie avoids it well.
Gracie just misses with a punch to the body.
Chi throws a low kick, looking for Gracie's leg but Gracie calmly moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chi moves out of range of the body kick.
Chi drops down looking for a counter takedown but Gracie sprawls and moves away.
Gracie moves out of range of the body kick from Chi.
Chi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gracie misses with a low kick.
Gracie throws a front kick aimed at Chi's knee but Chi avoids it well.
A head kick misses from Gracie.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gracie takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gracie cracks Chi with an open hand slap.
Gracie tries a head kick but it misses.
Gracie's jab looks to have found its range, popping Chi under the eye.
Chi scores with a nice strike.
Gracie is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Nice body kick from Chi.
Chi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Chi moves out of range of the body kick.
Gracie throws a looping overhand right but Chi ducks down to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Holden Gracie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Holden Gracie's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Chi avoids the head kick by Gracie.
A clash of legs there as Gracie blocks the low kick.
Chi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gracie counters with a body kick.
Chi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gracie.
Gracie throws a nice looking combination but Chi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Chi feinted with a counter takedown.
Chi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chi scores with a hook.
Chi connects with a solid leg kick.
Chi's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Chi.
Chi throws a lazy uppercut
and Gracie counters with a leg kick.
Gracie scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chi sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Chi tries to clinch up.
Chi lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chi misses with a left hand
letting Gracie counter with a right hand.
Gracie moves out of range as Chi strikes.
Chi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gracie has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chi misses with a hook. Gracie ducked under it nicely.
Gracie appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gracie. Chi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gracie has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Chi.
Chi looks to land a body kick but Gracie moved away.
Gracie throws a head kick but Chi moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Chi, right into the meat.
Gracie loads up on a big right hand but Chi slips the punch.
Chi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gracie throws out the jab.
A solid body kick from Gracie.
Gracie tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Chi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chi misses with a low kick.
It seemed like Gracie was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Chi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gracie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chi.
Chi walks into a straight right hand from Gracie.
Gracie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chi drops down looking for a counter takedown but Gracie sprawls and moves away.
Gracie throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gracie doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Chi falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gracie counters with a nice low kick that buckles Chi's knee momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie lands a high kick!
Chi throws a low kick but Gracie moves out of range easily.
Chi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Chi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gracie.
Gracie connects with a high kick.
Gracie tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Chi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gracie throws a low kick but it's checked well by Chi.
A head kick misses from Chi.
Chi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chi.
The crowd cheers as Gracie lands an impressive looking overhand right. Chi doesn't seem phased though.
Chi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Gracie checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gracie tries a head kick but it misses.
Chi connects with a high kick.
A jab from Chi finds it's way through Gracie's defenses.
Gracie lands a brutal head kick. Chi looks out on his feet and Gracie throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Holden Gracie!
Holden Gracie 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Donnie Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yehia Kamel (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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137 lbs
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130 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donnie Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yehia Kamel!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Robert Douchet and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson looking to score a takedown here. Kamel is defending well but Jackson drives through and ends up in Kamel's guard.
Kamel utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kamel wants to stand and escape but Jackson is having none of it.
Jackson wants to control from the top but Kamel keeps moving.
Kamel is looking to stand up but Jackson isn't so interested in that idea.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kamel keeping full guard, as Jackson tries to pass.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Kamel is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Yehia Kamel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kamel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jackson.
Kamel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jackson.
Kamel moves out of range of the strikes.
Kamel counters with a body kick.
Jackson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kamel.
Kamel 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.
Kamel takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jackson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jackson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jackson misses with a body punch
and Kamel counters with a big head kick but Jackson shrugs it off.
Kamel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jackson.
Jackson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kamel closes the distance and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson gets through Kamel's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jackson throws an elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamel swings wildly with an uppercut but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackson is trying to break the clinch but Kamel has him pressed against the cage.
Jackson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kamel is defending well for now.
Jackson lands with a left to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A frustrated look appears on Kamel's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kamel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jackson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kamel is defending well for now.
Jackson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jackson lands with a light punch inside.
Kamel misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kamel.
A short left from Kamel.
Kamel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kamel lands with a left to the head.
Kamel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jackson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jackson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Kamel scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kamel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kamel has had enough of the clinch but Jackson keeps him there for the moment.
Jackson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kamel.
Kamel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jackson's elbow.
Kamel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kamel misses with a body punch.
Jackson lands with a right to the head.
Kamel swings wildly with an uppercut but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kamel backwards.
Jackson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kamel softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kamel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jackson lands a left hand.
Kamel is rocked!
Jackson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kamel avoids it.
Kamel is still on wobbly legs! Can Jackson finish him?
Jackson missing with knees to the body.
Kamel lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kamel seems to have recovered his senses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right from Jackson on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses with the head strike.
Jackson swings wildly with an uppercut but Kamel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kamel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jackson's elbow.
A short left from Jackson.
Jackson trying to land knees to the body.
Kamel has Jackson pressed against the cage, preventing Jackson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jackson misses with a punch to the body.
Jackson misses with a punch on the inside.
Kamel tries a body shot but Jackson blocks it.
Jackson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jackson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kamel gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kamel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kamel avoiding damage as Jackson throws knees to the body.
Jackson tries to land knees in the clinch but Kamel avoids the damage to the body.
Jackson misses with a body punch.
Kamel gets through Jackson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Jackson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donnie Jackson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jackson fails to land with a series of punches.
Kamel takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kamel.
Jackson missing with a left hand there. Kamel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kamel stuffs the takedown.
Kamel is looking for the big counter here.
Jackson lands a jab.
Kamel fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jackson.
Kamel gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jackson.
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.
Jackson lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Kamel falls backwards - clearly groggy! Jackson dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Donnie Jackson!
Donnie Jackson tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Retsu Kaioh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Professor Subzero (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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42
265 lbs
32 - 20 - 0 |
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32
267 lbs
10 - 8 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 20 - 0, fighting out of London, Retsu Kaioh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Professor Subzero!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Subzero lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Kaioh blocks the leg kick.
Kaioh tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Subzero feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kaioh's calf.
Subzero finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Subzero tries to work over Kaioh's front leg with a kick but Kaioh checks it.
Subzero misses with a head kick.
Kaioh pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kaioh takes a swing at Subzero's ribcage but misses.
Subzero wants to counter the offense by Kaioh and move into the clinch position.
We've been informed that Subzero 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.
Subzero tries a head kick but it misses.
It looked like Kaioh was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Subzero wants to slow Kaioh down by chopping away at his legs.
Kaioh fires out a quick counter leg kick but Subzero just manages to avoid it.
Subzero misses with a low kick as Kaioh jumps back.
Subzero moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kaioh stalks Subzero and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Subzero's face. Subzero staggers backwards, shaken.
A clash of legs there as Kaioh blocks the low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Subzero throws a leg kick but Kaioh sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Subzero feints and then cracks Kaioh's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kaioh down.
Professor Subzero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kaioh pivots, looking for a leg kick but Subzero is out of range and Kaioh settles back down.
Subzero wants to slow Kaioh down by chopping away at his legs.
Kaioh throws a hook but Subzero blocks it.
Kaioh checks a leg kick nicely.
Subzero dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kaioh. That did some damage!
Subzero checks a leg kick.
Kaioh takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Subzero blocks a head kick by Kaioh.
Kaioh throws a half hearted mid kick.
Subzero throws a head kick that misses.
Kaioh was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Subzero fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kaioh checks it well.
Kaioh keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Subzero moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kaioh looks for the body kick but Subzero saw that one coming.
Subzero lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Subzero misses with a kick to the body
and Kaioh cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Subzero throws a front kick that sends Kaioh stumbling back into the cage.
Kaioh sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kaioh checks a low kick from Subzero.
Subzero thumps Kaioh with a low kick.
Kaioh throws a solid leg kick but Subzero takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kaioh.
Subzero tries a quick counter leg kick but Kaioh is wise to it.
Kaioh lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Subzero tries to work over Kaioh's front leg with a kick but Kaioh checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Subzero there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Subzero throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Subzero lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kaioh has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kaioh and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kaioh lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Subzero throws a front kick aimed at Kaioh's knee but Kaioh avoids it well.
Kaioh was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Subzero avoids a punch combination nicely.
Subzero throws out a leg kick but Kaioh moves out of range and Subzero only half commits.
Subzero connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kaioh throws a head kick that misses.
Kaioh misses with a straight left.
Subzero walks into a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Subzero throws a half hearted mid kick.
A head kick misses from Subzero.
Subzero throws a body punch but Kaioh moves out of range.
Subzero with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kaioh misses with an uppercut.
Kaioh pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Subzero throws a front kick aimed at Kaioh's knee but Kaioh avoids it well.
Subzero throws a head kick but Kaioh moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Subzero tries to land a body kick
and Kaioh counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Subzero looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A leg kick checked by Kaioh.
Kaioh lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Subzero circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Professor Subzero dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kaioh throws a sloppy head kick and Subzero moves out of range easily.
Subzero avoids the head kick by Kaioh.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Kaioh might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Kaioh throws a shot from downtown. Subzero moves away and avoids it.
Subzero tries a head kick but it misses.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Subzero 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.
Subzero throws a poor cross that misses
and Kaioh counters with a thumping low kick.
Subzero lands a high kick!
Subzero throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kaioh.
Kaioh blocks a head kick by Subzero.
Kaioh throws a looping overhand right but Subzero ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Subzero uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kaioh.
Subzero tries to counter with a clinch but Kaioh shakes him off and moves away.
Kaioh throws an overhand right that lands on Subzero's shoulder, as Subzero tries to avoid the shot.
Kaioh blocks a head kick by Subzero.
Kaioh misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaioh throws a jab but it's blocked by Subzero.
Subzero throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kaioh avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kaioh looks to land a left hand but Subzero moved out of range nicely.
Kaioh misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Kaioh misses the target.
Subzero throws a leg kick that misses.
Kaioh is looking to counter with a body kick.
Subzero misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kaioh throws a leg kick but Subzero sees it coming and moves out of range.
Subzero wants to counter with a clinch but Kaioh pushes him away.
Subzero throws a sloppy head kick and Kaioh moves out of range easily.
Subzero misses with a body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Subzero.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Subzero checks a low kick from Kaioh.
Subzero throws a leg kick that misses.
Subzero fakes the leg kick and cracks Kaioh in the body.
Professor Subzero seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Subzero fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kaioh checks it well.
Subzero is looking to chop away at Kaioh's legs.
Subzero throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Kaioh counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kaioh looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Subzero tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kaioh is able to avoid easily.
Subzero takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kaioh is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kaioh is looking to chop away at Subzero's legs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Subzero on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Subzero throws a head kick that misses.
Kaioh swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kaioh throws a jab when Subzero was well out of range.
Kaioh throws a front kick aimed at Subzero's knee but Subzero avoids it well.
Subzero steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kaioh.
Subzero throws a head kick that misses.
Subzero throws a low kick but Kaioh avoids it.
Kaioh scores with a punch to the head.
Kaioh goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Professor Subzero has been cut.
Subzero throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kaioh counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Subzero steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kaioh.
Kaioh on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Subzero. Subzero obviously looking to wear him down.
Subzero thows a leg kick but Kaioh checks it
and Kaioh counters with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaioh misses with a wild body shot.
Subzero throws a chopping leg kick but Kaioh manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
It looked like Kaioh wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kaioh blocks a leg kick.
A big left from Kaioh misses.
Subzero connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kaioh moves out of range of the body kick from Subzero.
Subzero misses with a body shot.
Kaioh tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Subzero swats away the attempt to clinch by Kaioh.
Kaioh's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Kaioh misses with an uppercut.
Kaioh checks a leg kick nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Retsu Kaioh dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Professor Subzero's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Subzero uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kaioh.
Subzero scores with a leg kick.
Subzero uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kaioh.
Subzero ducks under a wild hook from Kaioh.
Subzero feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kaioh's calf.
Subzero keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kaioh.
Kaioh takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Subzero throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Subzero feints and then cracks Kaioh's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kaioh down.
A head kick by Subzero misses
and Kaioh finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Subzero.
A slapping body kick lands there for Subzero.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Subzero throws out a leg kick but Kaioh moves out of range and Subzero only half commits.
Kaioh avoids the head kick by Subzero.
Subzero throws a low kick but Kaioh moves out of range easily.
Kaioh pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Subzero back to the cage. Kaioh follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Subzero scoring well with a low kick there.
Subzero tries to work over Kaioh's front leg with a kick but Kaioh checks it.
Kaioh takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A low kick from Subzero is predictable there
and Kaioh counters with an inside leg kick.
Subzero throws a head kick that misses.
Subzero takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kaioh avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Subzero. Kaioh shrugs it off though.
Subzero throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Kaioh counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Subzero misses with a leg kick
and Kaioh counters with an outside leg kick.
Subzero looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Subzero throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kaioh misses with a low kick.
Subzero is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Kaioh tries a head kick but it misses.
Subzero tries a head kick but it misses.
Subzero just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromKaioh.
Subzero checks a low kick from Kaioh.
Subzero defending well as Kaioh loads up on a big left hand.
Kaioh scores with a head kick.
Subzero throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kaioh counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kaioh throws a right and a left that Subzero avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Subzero will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Subzero with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Subzero scoring well with a low kick there.
Kaioh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Subzero misses with a low kick.
Subzero throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kaioh throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kaioh tries a head kick but it misses.
Subzero follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Kaioh lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Subzero feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kaioh's calf.
Kaioh plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Kaioh blocks a head kick by Subzero.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Subzero tries to score with a low kick but Kaioh moves his leg out of the way.
Subzero throws a body kick that misses
and Kaioh counters with a left and a right that stings Subzero.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Subzero attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Subzero throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Subzero 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.
Subzero misses with a body kick.
A shot to the liver by Subzero. Beautiful body shot.
Kaioh throws a right and a left that Subzero avoids nicely.
A bone on bone clash there as Kaioh blocks the leg kick.
Kaioh throws a quick counter head kick but Subzero was just out of range.
Subzero plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Kaioh throws a jab but it's blocked by Subzero.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Retsu Kaioh.
Well Kaioh has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Retsu Kaioh!
A victorious Retsu Kaioh 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Foles (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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jim Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Foles!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Ian Loll and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Good work by Foles as he checks the leg kick.
Foles 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.
Foles throws a leg kick that misses.
Foles loads up on a big right hand but Brown slips the punch.
Brown looks to throw a body kick
and Foles counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Jim Brown has been cut.
Brown changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Brown lands a nice looking body kick.
Brown misses with a low kick.
Foles tries to counter by closing the distance.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch up but Foles swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brown throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Foles lands with a nice body kick.
Foles ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Brown misses with a low kick as Foles jumps back.
Brown throws a head kick that misses.
Brown has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Sweat Lodge in the buildup to the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown tries to work over Foles's front leg with a kick but Foles checks it.
Brown connects with an inside leg kick.
Brown uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Foles.
Brown takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Foles throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brown.
Brown throws a body kick that misses
and Foles counters with a left to the body.
Brown fails with an attempt to clinch.
A nice side step and Foles releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Jim Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown misses with a leg kick
and Foles connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brown throws a low kick but Foles avoids it.
A telegraphed right hand from Foles misses the target.
Brown tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Foles is able to avoid easily.
Brown throws a front kick aimed at Foles's knee but Foles avoids it well.
Brown goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Foles lands an impressive looking overhand right. Brown doesn't seem phased though.
Foles swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brown buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Foles fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brown manages to avoid it.
Brown lands a high kick!
Brown is looking to score with low kicks.
Brown throws an off balance right hand
and Foles counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Brown, right into the meat.
Foles gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Foles tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Brown on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Brown lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Foles missing with knees to the body.
Brown putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Foles in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foles misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brown throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Brown keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Foles's efforts to push away.
Brown lands an elbow inside.
Foles dodges an elbow strike from Brown.
Brown lands a nice elbow.
A bit of stalling here from Brown.
Foles takes an elbow to the temple.
Brown lands a knee to the head.
Brown pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Brown throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Brown lands a nice knee to the body.
Brown tries to land knees in the clinch but Foles avoids the damage to the body.
Foles drops down looking for an ankle pick but Brown pulls his leg out and moves away.
Brown scores with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A jab lands there for Brown.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Foles gets tackled into the cage by Brown. Brown maintains the clinch.
Brown throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Brown blocks an elbow strike.
Foles throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brown blocks it with crossed arms.
Brown has Foles pressed against the cage, preventing Foles from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Foles blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Foles lands a damaging elbow.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Brown obliges.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Brown just misses with a elbow thrown towards Foles's brow.
Brown lands a nice elbow.
Brown tries to land a knee to the head but Foles blocks with his arms.
Foles pushes Brown back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Foles throws an elbow that misses.
Foles misses with an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Brown dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jim Brown's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Brown looks for the body kick but Foles saw that one coming.
Foles misses the jab.
Brown throws a front kick aimed at Foles's knee but Foles avoids it well.
Brown tries to clinch up.
Brown has taken the fight to the clinch.
Brown blocking some punches.
Foles misses with the head strike.
Foles tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Foles takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Nick Foles has been cut.
Brown throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice elbow from Brown.
Foles is trying to break free.
Brown utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Foles looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Brown is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Foles can do to turn this around?
Foles looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foles with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Brown lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Foles misses with a knee to the head.
Foles doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brown blocks an elbow strike from Foles.
Brown lands an elbow inside.
Foles wants to break the clinch but can't.
Foles misses with a body punch.
Foles lands a nice shot to the body.
Foles with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Foles blocks an elbow strike.
Jim Brown has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Brown lands a nice elbow.
Brown avoids the elbow strike from Foles, against the cage.
Foles creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Brown's defenses.
Brown looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Brown.
Foles throws an elbow but it misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Foles tries to throw a body punch but Brown avoids it by throwing Foles back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brown.
A hook to the body from Foles.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Foles misses with some punches.
Brown avoids a wild elbow strike from Foles.
Foles scores with a nice hook to the head.
Foles connects with a knee to the head.
Foles throws an elbow that misses.
Brown avoids the elbow strike from Foles, against the cage.
Foles misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Foles on the inside.
Foles takes an elbow to the temple.
Brown keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Foles's efforts to push away.
Brown lands an elbow inside that Foles shrugs off.
Foles takes an elbow to the temple.
Brown lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Brown blocks an elbow strike from Foles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foles connects with a nasty looking knee right to Brown's face.
Foles looking to throw knees to the head but Brown is blocking nicely.
Foles misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brown.
Foles manages to break the clinch.
Foles takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Brown misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A lazy left from Foles finds it's target.
Brown misses with a low kick.
Brown misses with a head kick.
Brown throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A big left from Foles misses.
Brown appears to be looking for a big counter.
Brown feints and then cracks Foles's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Foles down.
Brown gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Foles.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Brown here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown instigates a clinch.
Foles managing to block the knees to the body from Brown.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown blocks the elbow strike.
Brown crunches a lovely knee into Foles's ribcage.
Brown trying to land knees to the body.
Foles pushes off an throws an elbow but Brown leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Brown tries to land knees in the clinch but Foles avoids the damage to the body.
Foles can't break the clinch.
Foles on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Brown.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Brown managing to block the knees to the body from Foles.
Foles landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A head punch on the inside from Foles fails to land.
Brown misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Foles.
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 Jim Brown will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Brown throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Foles blocks a head kick by Brown.
Brown tries to clinch up.
A low kick from Brown is predictable there
and Foles counters with a straight right hand.
Brown misses with a head kick.
As Brown backs off Foles throws a huge counter combo but Brown manages to avoid it all.
Foles smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Brown moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Brown throws a half hearted mid kick.
Foles swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Brown cracks the inside of Foles's front leg.
Brown buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Brown 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.
Nick Foles seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foles misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Foles avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Foles lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Foles uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Brown has time to react.
Foles takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Foles throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brown closes the distance and pushes Foles back into the cage.
Brown blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Foles pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A good leg kick by Brown.
Brown throws a leg kick but Foles sees it coming and moves out of range.
Brown fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Foles is out of range.
A slow jab from Foles misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foles tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brown throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Brown scoring well with a low kick there.
Brown lands a head kick!
Brown is looking to clinch but Foles is avoiding it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown throws a sloppy head kick
and Foles finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brown throws a head kick that misses.
Foles tries a head kick but it misses.
Brown appears to be looking for a big counter.
Foles misses with a head kick.
Brown throws a body kick that misses.
Brown looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Foles lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown avoids the body shot from Foles.
A big right from Foles misses.
Foles looks to throw the jab but Brown is out of range.
Foles slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Brown turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Brown tries to clinch up.
Foles doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Foles throws an off balance right hand
and Brown makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Brown throws the kick towards the body but Foles avoids it.
Foles tries to counter by closing the distance.
Foles thuds a left hand into Brown's body.
Foles throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Foles throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown has taken the fight to the clinch.
Brown gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Foles looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Brown blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Foles tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brown avoids it.
Brown on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Brown blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Brown lands a nice elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Brown just misses with a elbow thrown towards Foles's brow.
Brown keeps control of Foles as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Foles lands a nice elbow.
Brown's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Brown gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nick Foles has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jim Brown is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Brown with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jim Brown.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Brown, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jim Brown!
An out of breath Jim Brown thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Nick Foles was interviewed post fight and said 'Thanks for giving me the opportunity to fight for TTFC. I will take this loss as a learning experience, and train harder than ever'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Volga Overstreet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willie Bader (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Volga Overstreet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Willie Bader!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bader lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Volga Overstreet has been cut.
Bader throws a series of punches but Overstreet moves out of range.
Bader scores with a nice body kick.
A left and a right from Bader both land. Nice combination.
Overstreet thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bader blocks a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Overstreet. Bader does a little dance to reset his feet.
Overstreet throws a head kick that Bader semi-blocks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Overstreet lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Overstreet connects with a solid leg kick.
Overstreet avoids a punch combination nicely.
Overstreet scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bader doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Overstreet throws a lazy right hand but Bader sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Good work by Bader as he checks the leg kick.
Bader avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bader ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bader tries to bum rush Overstreet with a series of wild strikes but Overstreet uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bader avoids the body shot from Overstreet.
Bader steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Overstreet.
Bader is looking for the big counter here.
Overstreet misses with a head kick.
Bader misses with a kick to the body
and Overstreet counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Overstreet walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bader.
Bader scores with a spinning back kick!
Bader checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bader moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Overstreet throws a leg kick but Bader moved away.
Volga Overstreet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Overstreet throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bader!
Jab from Overstreet.
Bader avoids the head kick by Overstreet.
Overstreet misses with a wild body shot.
Overstreet pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Overstreet lunges at Bader with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bader's hand.
Bader looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bader scores with a three punch combo!
Overstreet misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Bader.
Bader rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Overstreet moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Overstreet is looking to counter with head kicks.
Bader throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bader swinging wildly here.
Bader keeps the fight on the outside.
Bader throws a body kick that misses.
Overstreet drops down looking for a counter takedown but Bader sprawls and moves away.
Bader lands with a kick to the ribs.
Overstreet tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A combination from Bader does no damage.
Bader looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Overstreet ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bader moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Overstreet throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bader throws a nice looking combination but Overstreet bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bader closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Overstreet misses with a body shot.
Overstreet tried to score with a low kick but Bader checks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Overstreet will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Overstreet smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Overstreet lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Overstreet darts in and clinches Bader up against the cage.
Bader works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Willie Bader will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Volga Overstreet's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bader's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Overstreet connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bader scrambles back to his feet.
Bader misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bader lets loose with a powerful body kick. Overstreet will feel that in the morning.
Overstreet tries a low kick but Bader avoids it.
Overstreet throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bader counters with a stiff right hand.
Bader moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bader pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A combination from Overstreet does no damage.
Bader scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Overstreet thows a leg kick but Bader checks it
and Bader counters with a two punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Overstreet 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.
Overstreet blocks the body kick.
A little feinted left hand from Overstreet on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Overstreet lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A bone on bone clash there as Bader blocks the leg kick.
Overstreet lands with a nice body punch.
Bader swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Overstreet throws a body shot but no joy.
Overstreet throws a sloppy head kick and Bader moves out of range easily.
Bader lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Overstreet misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bader counters with a two punch combo.
Volga Overstreet's cut is getting worse.
A punch combination from Overstreet misses.
Bader misses with a double jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Overstreet.
Bader lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Overstreet circles away quickly and effectively.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Overstreet throws a leg kick but Bader sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bader lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bader throws a nice looking combination but Overstreet bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Willie Bader seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bader tries to land a front kick but Overstreet steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Overstreet is looking to clinch.
As Overstreet backs off Bader throws a huge counter combo but Overstreet manages to avoid it all.
Bader chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Overstreet can pounce on him.
Overstreet will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Overstreet misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bader.
Bader shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Overstreet eats them both and turns towards Bader to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Overstreet loads up on a big right hand but Bader slips the punch.
Bader misses with a kick to the body.
Overstreet connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Overstreet with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bader thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Overstreet if he has to take too many more of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bader looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bader lands a nice looking kick to the body. Overstreet takes a step back to recover.
Bader circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bader counters with a three punch combo that has Overstreet backing up. Overstreet nods at Bader to acknowledge the strikes.
Volga Overstreet's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Bader keeps the fight on the outside.
Overstreet lands the left hand.
Overstreet tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bader manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Despite the aggression on Bader's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Willie Bader is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Overstreet jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bader misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Overstreet pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Overstreet throws a leg kick that misses.
Overstreet throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Bader counters with a two punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bader avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Overstreet misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bader counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Overstreet lands with a good body shot.
Overstreet avoids a kick to the body.
Overstreet throws a body shot but no joy.
Overstreet goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Overstreet moves out of range of the body kick.
Bader gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Overstreet prevents Bader from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Willie Bader showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Volga Overstreet's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Overstreet getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bader misses with a few strikes there.
Overstreet scores with a head kick.
Bader is rocked!
Overstreet takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Overstreet takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Overstreet showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bader.
Overstreet throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Overstreet misses the shot to the body.
Bader throws a nice looking combination but Overstreet bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bader bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Bader throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bader scores with a spinning back kick!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Overstreet lands a leg kick that knocks Bader off balance momentarily.
A head kick by Overstreet misses
and Bader counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bader.
Bader looks to land a combination. Overstreet sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Overstreet throws a sloppy head kick
and Bader counters with a one-two to the body.
Overstreet is rocked!
Overstreet takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Oh Overstreet is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Overstreet tries to move into range but Bader moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jeez, Volga Overstreet's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Bader looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bader lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Some wild striking there from Overstreet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overstreet throws a right hand that misses
and Bader counters with a series of strikes. Overstreet will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bader lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Overstreet falls backwards - clearly groggy! Bader dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Willie Bader!
Willie Bader took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, BlackStar Athletics for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ray Mancine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hamad Al Zahran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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187 lbs
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178 lbs
20 - 12 - 2 |
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World class boxer
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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
27 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ray Mancine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Hamad Al Zahran!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Al Zahran bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Al Zahran is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Mancine knocks Al Zahran to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
It looks like Hamad Al Zahran has been cut.
Al Zahran is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Al Zahran is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Mancine's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Mancine's back!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Al Zahran avoiding Mancine 's attempts to control his hands.
Al Zahran is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Al Zahran is working for a rear naked choke. Mancine is not defending it well and Al Zahran has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Mancine refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Mancine's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Hamad Al Zahran!
Our winner, Hamad Al Zahran, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Darwin France (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emmett Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). France comes to the cage accompanied by bring me to life. 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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147 lbs
11 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Darwin France!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Emmett Brown!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
France throws a body shot but no joy.
France has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Mello MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Brown throws a leg kick which misses France's front leg but catches the back leg as France tries to avoid it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from France is defended easily by Brown.
Brown on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
France blocks the body kick.
France fails with a takedown attempt.
Brown throws a shot from downtown. France moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
France shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Brown counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darwin France. That's going to take a lot out of him.
France shoots in for a takedown but Brown shows good takedown defense.
France throws an off balance right hand
and Brown counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps France thinking.
France misses with a straight left.
France really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown tries to clinch but France moves out of range.
France swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Brown throws a shot to the body.
Brown works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Brown throws out a leg kick but France moves out of range and Brown only half commits.
Brown throws an uppercut from half a mile away. France sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Emmett Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown has closed the distance and engaged France in a clinch.
Brown working aggressively here.
France pulls guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown postures up.
France has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Brown is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for France.
France parries the strikes from Brown easily there. Brown is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable France to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
France tries to bench press Brown off him but Brown keeps the position.
Brown creates some space and throws a big elbow, but France sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
France tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Brown wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Brown lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Brown wants to control but France is keeping him busy.
Brown has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Masaru Fighting Systems II. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
You can see the frustration on France's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Brown lands a few punches from side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown trying to control the position but France is working away.
France sneaks back into half guard.
France manages to get to full guard.
Brown trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown forces his way into half guard.
France tries to roll over but Brown keeps him under control.
France trying to control here.
France actively working from the bottom here.
Brown passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. France looks a forlorn figure.
Brown tries to control but France wriggling away.
Brown cracks France with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
France is wriggling around trying to escape.
Brown lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
France is in all sorts of trouble here.
France bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emmett Brown dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Brown swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
France scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
France moves out of range of the leg kick from Brown.
France shoots in but no luck this time.
France misses with a hook. Brown ducked under it nicely.
Brown misses with the combination.
France tries to counter with a takedown but Brown is quick to defend against it.
France scores with a takedown into Brown's guard.
Brown has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
France has gone for a leg lock! Brown slips out almost immediately though and dives into France's guard.
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but France is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
France looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
France is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Brown is aware though and is defending well.
France wants to control the position but Brown says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Brown wants to work for an arm triangle but France is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Brown not doing much here.
France is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Well, if Brown is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
France looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
France tries to roll over but Brown keeps him under control.
Brown not landing any meaningful shots this time.
France has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Brown is working away from the top position though.
France has hold of Brown's hands but Brown slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Brown passes the guard and advances to mount!
France is squirming around, avoiding Brown's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown manages to capitalize on a mistake by France to take his back!
Brown gets his hands free as France looks to control.
France prevents Brown from getting a body triangle.
France tries to break free.
France is keeping busy.
Brown punishes France with strikes from the back mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
France is keeping busy.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Brown controlling the positon.
France tries to escape but Brown has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
France showing good submission defense here.
Brown is trying to stick to France's back but France is turning into Brown. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Brown's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by France.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
France trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.
Brown working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emmett Brown showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
France changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Brown looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Brown gets back to half guard.
France is trying to work for a kimura but Brown is defending well.
France has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
France tries to control but Brown wriggling away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
France looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown tries to hold on but France postures up.
France jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Brown is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Brown and France has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
France tries to advance position but instead Brown slips a leg back in to half guard.
France is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Brown has managed to free his arm - good work.
Brown has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. France is working away from the top position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Brown gets full guard.
Brown wants to control the position but France says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Brown is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Emmett Brown has got the better of the ground game so far.
Brown keeps trying to improve his position.
Brown won't allow France to pass to mount.
Brown trying to control but France postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
France is trying to control the action in half guard but Brown is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
France trying to pass the guard but Brown defending well.
France wants to take a breather but Brown is having none of it.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Emmett Brown seems to be getting the better of the standup.
France ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
France throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Brown tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. France is in Brown's guard.
France tries to free his leg and advance position but Brown is retaining full guard.
Brown avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Brown wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and France is now in half guard.
France throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown tries to roll over but France keeps him under control.
France missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
France is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Brown defends it well.
Brown is trying to get back to full guard.
Brown works his way to full guard. Good work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
France postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
France trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.
France tries to free his leg and advance position but Brown is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darwin France clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Brown takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nice sprawl there from Brown as France shoots in.
Brown slips a jab from France.
Brown swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Brown uses good head movement to avoid the hook from France.
Brown tries to land a front kick but France steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Brown lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Brown.
It looks like Darwin France has been cut.
Brown throws a body kick that misses.
Brown lets loose with a powerful body kick. France will feel that in the morning.
Brown stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Brown wants it to stay on the feet.
Brown jabs at France's body.
Brown goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Brown misses with a body shot.
Brown attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A slow jab from Brown misses its intended target.
Brown lands with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Brown drops his hands momentarily and France takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
France ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brown. France does a little dance to reset his feet.
France swings and misses with a hook to the body.
France throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
France throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Brown's waist but Brown gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing France off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darwin France. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jab, jab by Brown - just one landing.
Brown pivots, looking for a leg kick but France is out of range and Brown settles back down.
Brown pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Brown connects with a body shot.
France defending well as Brown loads up on a big left hand.
Brown thuds his shin into the meat of France's side.
France uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
France takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Emmett Brown is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown lands a jab to the nose.
France is rocked!
Brown throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Oh France is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
France is trying hard to land a takedown here. Brown sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Brown throws a jab when France was well out of range.
France seems to have got his legs back now.
Brown connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
France throws a head kick but Brown moves out of range.
Brown throws out a counter right but France avoids it with no problem.
Brown throws a shot from downtown. France moves away and avoids it.
Brown misses with a straight right.
Brown tries to sprawl but France drives through with a takedown into half guard.
France prevents Brown from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown is looking to control France's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Brown avoid being mounted?
Brown looking for submissions off his back.
France thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
France wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brown keeps working.
France landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Brown is looking to improve his position.
France wants to work for an arm triangle but Brown is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
France is trying to control. Brown wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
France is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Brown is just riding it out for now. France eventually gives up the hold.
Brown is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emmett Brown dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Darwin France's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Jab from Brown.
Brown jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brown throws a wild body kick that France sees coming a mile off.
France loads up on a big right hand but Brown slips the punch.
Brown darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
France turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
France on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Brown. Brown obviously looking to wear him down.
Brown throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
France half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
France swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A jab lands there for France.
Brown throws a hook to the side of France's head but France sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
France scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown is trying to control France's posture but France avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Brown is looking to improve his position.
France is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Brown is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
France is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Brown!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
France goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Brown is on top in guard.
France keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully.
France trying to control the position.
France keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Brown looking to sit in guard and control but France gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Darwin France has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brown looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Brown has his foot on France's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. France works his way back into a safe position though.
Emmett Brown is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
France slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
France trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.
France in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
France advances to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brown moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
France loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Darwin France.
I think Brown 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 47:48
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 47:48
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Emmett Brown!
Emmett Brown is the new featherweight champion!
A relieved looking Emmett Brown 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Whales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Carlos Ferreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Whales's entrance music is AC/DC - Shoot To Thrill. A fine choice. Ferreira has chosen Nasty as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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33
207 lbs
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215 lbs
27 - 9 - 1 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Patrick Whales!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Antonio Carlos Ferreira!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whales scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Whales not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Whales throwing shots but Ferreira is blocking nicely.
Ferreira wants to control but Whales is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Whales throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Whales scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ferreira is trying to control but can't.
Whales thows a huge punch but Ferreira dodges it nicely.
Ferreira wants to get back to full guard.
Ferreira blocking the ground and pound attempt from Whales.
Ferreira keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ferreira slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferreira tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Whales looking to pass the guard.
Ferreira wants to sweep here but Whales controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whales slips nicely into half guard.
Whales is pressing down on Ferreira's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ferreira is holding on for now.
Whales throwing shots but Ferreira is blocking nicely.
Ferreira has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Whales is working away from the top position though.
Whales lands with a punch from half guard.
Ferreira blocking the ground and pound attempt from Whales.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ferreira gets back to full guard.
Ferreira tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Whales content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ferreira avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whales loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ferreira trying to control the position here.
Whales throwing strikes from guard but Ferreira blocks nicely.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ferreira manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Whales manages to get himself to full guard.
Whales looking for a sweep. Not yet Whales, not yet.
Whales being controlled here, momentarily.
Ferreira is in close to Whales's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Whales not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira trying to control the position from guard on top but Whales is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ferreira stays in close to Whales's body and controls the position.
Whales trying to keep a closed guard but Ferreira is proving a slippery customer.
Ferreira content to stall in guard here.
Whales has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Whales is on top in guard.
Whales preventing the sweep.
Ferreira wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Whales is now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira tries to roll over but Whales keeps him under control.
Ferreira is controlling Whales's trapped leg to prevent Whales from advancing to side control.
Whales is pressing down on Ferreira's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ferreira is holding on for now.
Ferreira keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ferreira is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ferreira controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Whales thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ferreira's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Whales dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A jab from Ferreira misses.
Ferreira displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Whales.
Ferreira throws a body shot but no joy.
Ferreira throws a solid leg kick but Whales takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ferreira.
Ferreira throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ferreira shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Whales as he avoids it easily.
Whales half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Ferreira throws a body punch but Whales moves out of range.
Ferreira moves out of range of the strikes.
Whales fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ferreira avoids it really well and circles away.
Ferreira was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whales lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Whales shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ferreira pinned against the cage. Ferreira gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ferreira tries to counter by closing the distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patrick Whales. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Whales as he avoids it easily.
Whales appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Ferreira misses with a straight right.
A nice inside leg kick there by Whales. That's going to slow Ferreira down.
Whales stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ferreira.
Whales looks to land a left hand but Ferreira moved out of range nicely.
Ferreira throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ferreira checks a leg kick.
Whales tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ferreira defends well and Whales ends up having to push Ferreira into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Ferreira ducks under a wild hook from Whales.
Whales closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ferreira circles away.
Ferreira scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Whales doesn't seem bothered though.
Whales bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Whales drops down looking for a counter takedown but Ferreira sprawls and moves away.
Antonio Carlos Ferreira seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Whales throws a body shot but no joy.
Ferreira drops his hands momentarily and Whales takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Whales. That one must have hurt.
Ferreira works Whales's body with a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Whales shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Whales was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Whales sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Ferreira is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Ferreira gets back to half guard.
Whales thows a huge punch but Ferreira dodges it nicely.
Whales throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ferreira gets back to full guard.
Whales in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Ferreira wants to sweep here but Whales controlling him for the moment.
Whales throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whales lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Whales landing some decent shots from guard.
Patrick Whales overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ferreira tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Whales throwing strikes from guard but Ferreira blocks nicely.
Whales with a nice head shot there.
Whales stands and throws Ferreira's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Whales misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Ferreira avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Whales.
Ferreira tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ferreira regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Whales.
Ferreira regains full guard. Nicely done.
Whales throwing strikes but missing.
Whales looking to pass the guard.
Ferreira wants to sweep here but Whales controlling him for the moment.
Ferreira manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Whales manages to get himself to full guard.
Whales trying to control the position.
Ferreira trying to control the position from guard on top but Whales is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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 Patrick Whales will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ferreira throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ferreira finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Whales attempts a counter takedown but Ferreira avoids it well and moves away.
Whales is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ferreira can do to turn this around?
Ferreira throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ferreira takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Antonio Carlos Ferreira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horrible takedown attempt by Ferreira or perhaps it was just good defense by Whales, which made it look bad.
Whales connects with a solid leg kick.
Whales scores with a shot to the body.
Ferreira swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whales connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Whales checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ferreira.
Ferreira chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A swing and a miss from Whales.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whales looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ferreira is fending him off so far but Whales persists. Nope, Ferreira circles away and we're back to standing.
Whales throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ferreira just misses with a punch to the body.
Whales connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ferreira. Ferreira circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ferreira pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ferreira looks to throw the jab but Whales is out of range.
Whales half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Ferreira tries to land a leg kick but Whales saw it coming and moves away.
Ferreira fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Whales manages to avoid it.
Ferreira is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Whales rather than just go for the knockout.
Whales lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The fighters circling - Whales throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ferreira gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Whales to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Ferreira is trying to keep Whales in close.
Ferreira looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira keeps trying to improve his position.
Ferreira is trying to keep Whales in close.
Ferreira is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ferreira wants to take a breather but Whales is having none of it.
Whales gets back to full guard.
Ferreira preventing the sweep.
Whales throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Whales looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ferreira must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira wants to control from the top but Whales keeps moving.
Whales is trying to keep Ferreira in close.
Whales keeping moving, preventing Ferreira from controlling successfully.
Ferreira won't allow Whales to sweep him here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ferreira throws a looping overhand right but Whales ducks down to avoid it.
Whales throws a solid leg kick but Ferreira takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Whales.
Ferreira is looking to chop away at Whales's legs.
Whales appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ferreira works the jab nicely.
Whales goes for a double leg but Ferreira avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Ferreira continues to drive forward.
Whales shoots in and drives through. Ferreira sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patrick Whales. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Whales shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ferreira sprawls well. Ferreira wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Whales gets slowly back to his feet.
Ferreira attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Whales checks the leg kick.
A big right from Whales misses.
Whales throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Whales throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ferreira counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A jab from Ferreira misses.
Ferreira throws a body shot but no joy.
Ferreira defending well as Whales loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Antonio Carlos Ferreira just about did enough to take it.
That's time! Whales's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ferreira connects with a good right hand that stumbles Whales. Whales circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Whales throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ferreira steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Whales.
Ferreira tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Whales was well out of range. Poor timing from Ferreira.
Ferreira moves out of range of the strikes.
Ferreira checks a leg kick.
Ferreira ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Whales moves away.
Whales half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Ferreira misses with a looping left.
Whales feinted with a counter takedown.
Ferreira looks to score with a jab to the body but Whales is just out of range.
Ferreira tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whales keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ferreira fails in his attempt to clinch.
A low kick from Ferreira misses
and Whales counters with a takedown into side control.
Whales scores with punches from side control.
Ferreira tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whales works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Whales throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Whales scoring with punches and elbows.
Ferreira is looking to regain half guard here but Whales keeps moving and retains side control.
Whales scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Ferreira to see if he's OK.
Ferreira struggling a bit here.
Ferreira tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Whales wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Ferreira controls the position for a moment.
Ferreira wants to control but Whales postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira parries the strikes from Whales easily there. Whales is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Ferreira to escape.
Ferreira is looking to reverse the position.
Whales throws a strike aimed at the side of Ferreira's head but Ferreira avoids it well.
Ferreira is looking to reverse the position.
Ferreira takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Ferreira is trying to get back to half guard.
Ferreira is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Ferreira wants to control but Whales postures up.
Ferreira takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Ferreira tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whales scoring with punches from side control.
Ferreira tries to bench press Whales off him but Whales keeps the position.
Ferreira is trying to control Whales's posture but Whales avoids it.
Whales working the ground and pound but Ferreira is defending the strikes.
Whales working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Ferreira gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Whales winds up and cracks Ferreira with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ferreira is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whales seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nice strikes from Whales there.
Whales throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Whales slips a nice elbow through Ferreira's hands, connecting with Ferreira's forehead.
Whales is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Whales throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Ferreira to regain full guard.
Whales postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Whales tries to free his leg and advance position but Ferreira is retaining full guard.
Whales is pushing down on Ferreira's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ferreira is fighting to maintain full guard but Whales has managed to sneak the leg through.
Whales looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ferreira with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ferreira trying to hold on to Whales's head to control him but Whales postures up.
Ferreira is pressing down on Whales's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Whales had his way with Antonio Carlos Ferreira in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Whales misses with a shot to the body
and Ferreira counters with a right hand to the body.
Ferreira misses with a low kick as Whales jumps back.
Whales half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Ferreira looks to score with a jab to the body but Whales is just out of range.
Whales throws a lazy uppercut
and Ferreira makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Whales.
Whales throws a chopping leg kick but Ferreira manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Whales moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromFerreira.
Ferreira scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Whales doesn't seem bothered though.
Whales attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ferreira throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ferreira. Whales does a little dance to reset his feet.
Whales drops down looking for a counter takedown but Ferreira sprawls and moves away.
Ferreira throws out a leg kick but Whales moves out of range and Ferreira only half commits.
Whales moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Whales closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Ferreira to the mat! Ferreira manages to get full guard.
Whales throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ferreira works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whales stands up over Ferreira, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ferreira looking to hit a scissor sweep but Whales is one step ahead there.
Ferreira working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Whales.
Whales stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ferreira swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Whales passes Ferreira's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Whales is thwarting Ferreira's attempts to control the position.
Ferreira holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Antonio Carlos Ferreira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ferreira is looking to improve his position.
Ferreira is pressing down on Whales's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Whales pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ferreira is keeping the position for now.
Ferreira looking to hit a scissor sweep but Whales is one step ahead there.
Whales slips nicely into half guard.
Whales throwing shots but Ferreira is blocking nicely.
Ferreira controlling the position well.
Patrick Whales is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Whales.
Ferreira keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Whales missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nice strikes from Whales there.
Ferreira tries to get to full guard but Whales has control of the leg.
Whales winds up and cracks Ferreira with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ferreira is trying to get back to full guard.
Ferreira trying to control here.
Whales throwing shots but Ferreira is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira is looking for a sweep. Whales is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Whales missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Whales is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Whales missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Whales throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ferreira gets full guard.
Ferreira wants to sweep here but Whales controlling him for the moment.
Whales pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ferreira is keeping the position for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Whales missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Patrick Whales showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Whales 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 50:45
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 50:46
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Whales!
Patrick Whales retains his light heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Patrick Whales made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fatts McGee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lester Cockenschtuff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGee comes to the cage accompanied by I'm a Thug. The crowd seem to be enjoying Cockenschtuff's choice of entrance music: Wynona's Big Brown Beaver by Primus. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fatts McGee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 15 - 1, fighting out of New York, Lester Cockenschtuff!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cockenschtuff uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McGee.
Cockenschtuff 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.
A shot to the liver by McGee. Beautiful body shot.
Cockenschtuff darts in trying to clinch
and McGee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cockenschtuff throws a body punch but McGee moves out of range.
McGee swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Decent striking displayed by McGee there.
McGee finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Cockenschtuff wants to counter the offense by McGee and move into the clinch position.
McGee attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
McGee throws a sloppy head kick and Cockenschtuff moves out of range easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Cockenschtuff misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cockenschtuff takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cockenschtuff instigates a clinch.
Cockenschtuff prevents a body shot from McGee.
McGee lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cockenschtuff backwards.
A head punch on the inside from McGee fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McGee lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cockenschtuff backwards.
Cockenschtuff misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McGee lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cockenschtuff looking to slow down the pace here.
A head punch on the inside from McGee fails to land.
McGee misses with the head strike.
McGee lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
McGee has a couple of punches blocked by Cockenschtuff.
McGee working some nice short punches in the clinch.
It looks like Lester Cockenschtuff has been cut.
McGee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cockenschtuff blocking some punches.
Cockenschtuff tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Good body shot from Cockenschtuff.
McGee lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cockenschtuff backwards.
McGee blocks a body shot from Cockenschtuff.
Cockenschtuff pushes off an throws an elbow but McGee leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from McGee fails to land.
Cockenschtuff lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cockenschtuff.
Cockenschtuff takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cockenschtuff fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cockenschtuff blocking some punches.
McGee swings wildly with an uppercut but Cockenschtuff uses good head movement to avoid it.
McGee misses with the head strike.
Cockenschtuff misses with a knee strike.
McGee blocking some punches.
McGee scores with a shoulder strike.
Cockenschtuff doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McGee lands a left hand.
McGee has a couple of punches blocked by Cockenschtuff.
McGee has a couple of punches blocked by Cockenschtuff.
McGee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cockenschtuff trying to land knees to the body.
McGee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
I was talking to McGee's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
McGee lands a nice uppercut.
McGee throws a punch but it's blocked by Cockenschtuff.
Cockenschtuff tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McGee's elbow.
Cockenschtuff blocks an uppercut.
McGee takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Fatts McGee has been cut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McGee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cockenschtuff tries to work over McGee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McGee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cockenschtuff fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McGee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cockenschtuff.
A shot in the inside from McGee.
A nice left hand lands by McGee.
Cockenschtuff lands a left hand that snaps the head of McGee backwards.
Nice body punch from McGee.
Cockenschtuff blocks an uppercut.
Cockenschtuff fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McGee misses with a punch to the body.
Cockenschtuff trying to land knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by McGee.
Cockenschtuff missing with knees to the body.
McGee scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McGee struggles to land a body shot inside as Cockenschtuff controls his hands.
McGee works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cockenschtuff looks winded!
McGee gets through Cockenschtuff's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGee lands with a short punch from the clinch.
McGee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cockenschtuff takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
McGee drops Cockenschtuff with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Cockenschtuff! McGee dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fatts McGee!
Fatts McGee decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
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S |
C |
G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
51% |
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