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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joonas Mustonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Smirnov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joonas Mustonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Alexander Smirnov!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Roger Salmon and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left lands for Smirnov.
Smirnov slips a jab and a cross from Mustonen.
Smirnov throws a good cross that connects.
Smirnov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mustonen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smirnov.
Smirnov misses with a low kick.
Smirnov throws a low kick, looking for Mustonen's leg but Mustonen calmly moves out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Mustonen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
It looks like Joonas Mustonen has been cut.
Smirnov wants to slow Mustonen down by chopping away at his legs.
Mustonen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mustonen throws a jab but it's blocked by Smirnov.
Smirnov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Smirnov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smirnov tries to move into range but Mustonen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Mustonen ducks under a wild hook from Smirnov.
Alexander Smirnov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smirnov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mustonen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Smirnov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mustonen scrambles back to his feet.
We've been informed that Smirnov 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.
Mustonen avoids the head kick by Smirnov.
Mustonen throws a nice looking combination but Smirnov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Smirnov connects with a leg kick. Mustonen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Smirnov.
Smirnov tries to work over Mustonen's front leg with a kick but Mustonen checks it.
Mustonen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Smirnov throws the left hand but Mustonen avoids the punch easily.
Smirnov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Smirnov misses with a kick to the body.
Mustonen appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Mustonen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Smirnov changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Smirnov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smirnov connects with a high kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smirnov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Smirnov throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mustonen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Smirnov cracks Mustonen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Smirnov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mustonen moves away from the strike by Smirnov.
Mustonen throws a series of punches but Smirnov avoids them all with ease.
Smirnov needs to keep his hands up - Mustonen had a free shot at his head there.
Smirnov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mustonen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Smirnov connects with a crisp jab.
Smirnov throws a nice head kick!
Mustonen is rocked!
Smirnov lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Mustonen falls backwards - clearly groggy! Smirnov dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexander Smirnov!
Alexander Smirnov bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Steve Ignorant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leon DeLaurier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ignorant comes to the cage accompanied by General Bacardi. 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Steve Ignorant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leon DeLaurier!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Paul Gruel and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DeLaurier shoots in and bounces Ignorant off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
DeLaurier stands up over Ignorant, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
DeLaurier pushing down on Ignorant's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
DeLaurier wants to take a breather but Ignorant is having none of it.
DeLaurier has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ignorant is controlling DeLaurier's trapped leg to prevent DeLaurier from advancing to side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ignorant is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ignorant wants to get back to his feet.
Ignorant keeps control of the position for the meantime.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
DeLaurier seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ignorant does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ignorant's coaches at Athletico Spizz MMA have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Ignorant wants to improve his position but DeLaurier is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeLaurier thows a huge punch but Ignorant dodges it nicely.
DeLaurier not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ignorant wants to improve his position but DeLaurier is controlling well.
DeLaurier trying to control from half guard but Ignorant is working away.
Ignorant wants to control but DeLaurier is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ignorant wants to improve his position but DeLaurier is controlling well.
Ignorant regains full guard. Nicely done.
Ignorant not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
DeLaurier pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ignorant is keeping the position for now.
DeLaurier trying to control but Ignorant is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ignorant throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ignorant takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ignorant looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? DeLaurier is fending him off so far but Ignorant persists. Nope, DeLaurier circles away and we're back to standing.
DeLaurier with the counter takedown but Ignorant avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from DeLaurier. Ignorant does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from DeLaurier. Ignorant does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ignorant takes a swing at DeLaurier's ribcage but misses.
Ignorant tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but DeLaurier paws at him with a jab and circles away.
DeLaurier darts in looking for a takedown but Ignorant gets double underhooks and turns DeLaurier into the cage.
Ignorant lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ignorant gets caught flat footed, as DeLaurier shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ignorant trying to keep a closed guard but DeLaurier is proving a slippery customer.
DeLaurier showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Ignorant is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
DeLaurier tries to get to full guard but Ignorant has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ignorant wants to take a breather but DeLaurier is having none of it.
DeLaurier avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ignorant.
Ignorant seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead DeLaurier has recovered full guard.
DeLaurier wants to sweep but no luck.
DeLaurier manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ignorant manages to get himself to full guard.
Ignorant is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst DeLaurier is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ignorant being controlled here, momentarily.
Ignorant is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst DeLaurier is controlling him.
Ignorant not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ignorant keeping moving, preventing DeLaurier from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
DeLaurier makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leon DeLaurier dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ignorant throws a hook to the side of DeLaurier's head but DeLaurier sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ignorant scores with a hook to the body. DeLaurier takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ignorant lands with a nice body punch.
Nice shot by DeLaurier.
Ignorant moves in looking to clinch but DeLaurier pushes him off.
Ignorant connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between DeLaurier's hands.
Ignorant stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ignorant wants it to stay on the feet.
Leon DeLaurier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
DeLaurier has managed to clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Ignorant.
Ignorant is pushing DeLaurier up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ignorant lands a shoulder strike.
DeLaurier jumps guard but Ignorant stands there with DeLaurier around his waist. DeLaurier gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ignorant swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ignorant prevents the takedown attempt.
Steve Ignorant has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leon DeLaurier.
Ignorant utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ignorant swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ignorant lands a knee to the body.
Ignorant unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ignorant lands an elbow inside that DeLaurier shrugs off.
Ignorant lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ignorant lands an elbow just above DeLaurier 's eye.
DeLaurier avoids a wild elbow strike from Ignorant.
Ignorant lands a knee to the head.
Ignorant landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Good body shot from Ignorant.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ignorant landing some nice looking knees to the body.
DeLaurier is breathing heavily.
Ignorant scores a nice knee to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Ignorant.
A short right from Ignorant.
Ignorant lands a nice uppercut.
Ignorant scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ignorant has DeLaurier pressed against the cage. He pushes DeLaurier back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Ignorant throws a beautiful elbow that sends DeLaurier crashing to the floor! Ignorant piles on the pressure with more strikes! DeLaurier is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steve Ignorant!
A victorious Steve Ignorant thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jean-Louis Andre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Feilo Meloy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Meloy has chosen Hypocrisy - Apocalypse as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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154 lbs
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Good wrestling
Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jean-Louis Andre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Feilo Meloy!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Josh West and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andre misses with a takedown attempt - Meloy sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Feilo Meloy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Meloy avoids the body shot from Andre.
Meloy let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Meloy wants to land a leg kick but Andre is out of range.
Andre is looking to chop away at Meloy's legs.
Meloy forces Andre back against the cage and clinches.
Andre struggles to land a body shot inside as Meloy controls his hands.
Andre lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Meloy.
Andre misses with a short punch on the inside.
Andre lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Meloy is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Andre gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Andre stops a takedown attempt from Meloy.
Andre is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Jean-Louis Andre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Feilo Meloy.
Andre has a couple of punches blocked by Meloy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andre tries to throw a body punch but Meloy avoids it by throwing Andre back against the cage.
A hook to the body from Andre.
Meloy is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Andre is defending well.
Andre with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Andre fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Andre misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meloy tries to score a body lock takedown but Andre shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A short uppercut from Andre.
Andre struggles to land a body shot inside as Meloy controls his hands.
Andre misses with a punch to the body.
Andre misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Meloy.
Meloy wants a takedown but no success here.
Meloy blocks an uppercut.
Andre lands a hook that snaps the head of Meloy backwards.
Meloy blocking some punches.
Andre misses with a punch to the body.
Meloy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Meloy prevents a body shot from Andre.
Andre works on Meloy's body with a couple of short punches.
Meloy is looking to take this one to the mat.
A nice right hand lands inside from Andre.
Andre pushes Meloy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Meloy has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Andre after a bit of a struggle.
Andre is looking to break free of the clinch but Meloy has double underhooks.
Andre lands a body punch.
Andre fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Meloy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Andre misses with an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andre is pressed up against the cage. Meloy has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Andre down to the mat. Andre avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Andre misses with a wild body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Andre tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Andre throws a right and a left that both miss.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Andre.
Andre misses with a looping left.
Meloy shapes to counter with a head kick.
Meloy tries to score a power double leg takedown but Andre sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Meloy somewhat.
Andre feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Andre fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Meloy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Andre fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Meloy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Meloy moves out of range of the strikes.
Meloy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Andre as he avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meloy tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Andre swivels and escapes.
Andre dives in and scores a takedown into Meloy's guard.
Andre trying to control the position from guard on top but Meloy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Andre landing some decent shots from guard.
Andre drops back looking for a leg! Meloy is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Meloy manages to kick Andre off! Andre jumps back into Meloy's guard.
Andre trying to control the position from guard on top but Meloy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Andre is in close to Meloy's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Andre trying to control but Meloy is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Andre won't allow Meloy to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meloy is still trying to improve position.
Meloy has his foot on Andre's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Andre works his way back into a safe position though.
Andre looking to pass the guard.
Meloy looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Andre makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Meloy wants to sweep here but Andre controlling him for the moment.
Andre postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Andre wants to control from the top but Meloy keeps moving.
Meloy is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jean-Louis Andre dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Andre misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Meloy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Andre swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Andre looks to land a body kick but Meloy moved away.
Andre misses with a takedown attempt - Meloy sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Andre throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Andre throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Feilo Meloy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Andre slaps away a takedown attempt from Meloy, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Andre is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Meloy can do to turn this around?
Andre tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Meloy changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Andre tries to avoid it but Meloy manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Andre to the ground. Andre escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horrible takedown attempt by Meloy or perhaps it was just good defense by Andre, which made it look bad.
Jean-Louis Andre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Feilo Meloy.
Meloy changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Andre tries to avoid it but Meloy manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Andre to the ground. Andre escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Andre shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Meloy defends it nicely.
Meloy doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andre tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Andre avoids the body shot from Meloy.
Meloy lands a nice hook to Andre's body. Andre takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Meloy thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Andre if he has to take too many more of those.
Meloy darts in looking for a takedown but Andre gets double underhooks and turns Meloy into the cage.
An inside leg kick lands from Andre.
Meloy shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Andre's guard.
Meloy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Andre works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Andre is trying to keep Meloy in close.
Meloy throws an elbow that misses. Andre uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Meloy's guard. Nice move by Andre!
Meloy looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andre works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Andre seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Meloy does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Andre takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Meloy is defending against the submission attempts here by Andre.
Andre wants to lay and pray for a moment but Meloy keeps working.
Andre working over Meloy with some ground and pound. Meloy looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Meloy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Meloy is looking for a sweep. Andre is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Meloy actively working from the bottom here.
Andre is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andre missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Meloy is defending against the submission attempts here by Andre.
Meloy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Andre seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Meloy does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Andre not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Andre has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Jean-Louis Andre overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Andre looking to finish Meloy with some ground and pound. This is bad for Meloy!
Meloy is rocked!
Andre quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Andre but it's paid off an Meloy is forced to tap! Nice work by Andre.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jean-Louis Andre!
A victorious Jean-Louis Andre 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benny Winkler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benny Winkler told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, John Li!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Benny Winkler!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Jeff Smith and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winkler swings for the body but Li moves out of range.
A big left from Winkler misses.
Winkler lands with a nice body punch.
Winkler feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Winkler stuffs the takedown attempt from Li. Li gets slowly back to his feet.
Winkler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Li moves away.
Winkler is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Li.
As Winkler tries to get set, Li tries to push him back and clinch up but Winkler manages to avoid the attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Li shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Winkler sprawls well. Winkler wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Li gets slowly back to his feet.
It seemed like Winkler was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winkler misses with a body shot.
Li with a lazy takedown attempt
and Winkler counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Li. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Li moves away from the strike by Winkler.
Li throws a hook to the side of Winkler's head but Winkler sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Winkler swings for the body but Li moves out of range.
Li is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Winkler.
Winkler scores with a jab. Li acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Winkler lands a nice shot that snaps Li's head back.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Li.
Nice sprawl there from Winkler as Li shoots in.
Winkler throws a looping overhand right but Li ducks down to avoid it.
Winkler throws an overhand right that lands on Li's shoulder, as Li tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Li has a takedown stuffed.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Winkler lands a nice hook to Li's body. Li takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Winkler throws a shot to the body.
Li shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Winkler lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Li at a distance.
Winkler with a hook.
Winkler connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Li momentarily.
Li shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Winkler sprawls well. Winkler wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Li gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winkler ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Li scores with a hook to the body. Winkler takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Li fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Winkler throws a jab when Li was well out of range.
Li looks to land a right hand but Winkler moved out of range.
Winkler misses with an uppercut
and Li counters with a single leg into guard. Winkler didn't expect that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li is looking to work some ground and pound but Winkler has wrist control.
Li working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Winkler's head.
Winkler pulls Li in close to prevent any damage.
Li loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Li throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Li being controlled here momentarily.
Li might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Li trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benny Winkler dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Li looks to land a right hand but Winkler moved out of range.
Li throws a jab when Winkler was well out of range.
Winkler jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Li looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Winkler misses with a wild combination.
Winkler cracks Li with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Li tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Winkler swivels and escapes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winkler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Li's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Winkler connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Li scrambles back to his feet.
Li fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winkler jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Li gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Li staying out of range there.
Winkler takes a swing at Li's ribcage but misses.
Li tries for a takedown but Winkler sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Benny Winkler seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Winkler bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Li takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Winkler throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Benny Winkler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Winkler jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Winkler connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winkler jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Li wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Winkler goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Winkler ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd cheers as Winkler lands an impressive looking overhand right. Li doesn't seem phased though.
Benny Winkler is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Winkler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Li was well out of range. Poor timing from Winkler.
Li keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Winkler misses with an uppercut.
Li tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Winkler manages to circle out of the way.
Li uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Winkler.
Li takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Li gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li walks into a jab.
Winkler misses the shot to the body.
Li attempts a counter takedown but Winkler avoids it well and moves away.
Li takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice shot lands for Winkler.
Li misses with a takedown
and Li takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Li. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Winkler feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Winkler misses with a body shot.
Winkler throws a jab when Li was well out of range.
Li doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Winkler counter with a right hand.
Winkler has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Winkler counter with a right hand.
Winkler scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Winkler lands an overhand right.
Winkler punishes Li's body with a nice straight punch.
Winkler connects with a nice looking jab.
Winkler is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Winkler displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Li.
A big left from Li misses.
Winkler has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Winkler looks to land a right hand but Li moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benny Winkler showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Winkler wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Winkler keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Li.
Li takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Li takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Winkler looks to land a right hand but Li moved out of range.
Li throws a hook but Winkler avoids it easily.
Winkler appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Winkler looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Li is looking to counter the offense by Winkler and move into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Li closes the distance and clinches up with Winkler, looking for a takedown. Li pushes Winkler against the cage but Winkler circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Winkler jabs at Li's body.
Winkler lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winkler bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Li's head backwards.
Li misses with a combination
and Winkler counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Winkler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Li appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Winkler scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Li misses with a right hand
and Li takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A big right from Winkler misses.
Li seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Li keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As Winkler tries to get set, Li tries to push him back and clinch up but Winkler manages to avoid the attempt.
Winkler scores with the left hand. Li knows he should have avoided that one.
Winkler misses the shot to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Li misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winkler misses with a wild combination.
Li tries to counter by clinching up but Winkler breaks away and moves out of range.
Li defending well as Winkler loads up on a big left hand.
Li seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Winkler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Li throws a right and a left that Winkler avoids nicely.
Winkler swings for the body but Li moves out of range.
Li is looking to counter the offense by Winkler and move into the clinch.
Winkler scores with a nice head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice takedown defense from Winkler. No joy for Li on that attempt.
Li ducks under a wild hook from Winkler.
Nice uppercut lands for Winkler. That snapped Li's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winkler throws a one two combo.
A telegraphed right hand from Winkler misses the target.
Li changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Li connects with a crisp jab.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Li.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Li. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice defenses there by Winkler.
Li moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Winkler throws a big shot that misses.
Winkler showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Li.
Winkler swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winkler punishes Li's body with a nice straight punch.
Li throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Winkler's waist but Winkler gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Li off to one side.
Winkler lands a really nice looking cross but Li seems unphased.
Li takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Winkler with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Winkler lands a nice shot to the body.
Winkler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Li manages to avoid it.
Li tries to counter with a takedown but Winkler is quick to defend against it.
John Li has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Benny Winkler is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Li is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Winkler's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Nice sprawl there from Winkler as Li shoots in.
And that's the end of the fight!
Benny Winkler comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Winkler winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 26:30
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 26:30
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benny Winkler!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Charles Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamie Gold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cooper comes to the cage accompanied by s.mouse - slap my elbow. Gold has chosen Goldust theme as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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190 lbs
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195 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charles Cooper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jamie Gold!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Jeff Smith and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gold keeps the fight on the outside.
Cooper's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Cooper duly obliges.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gold throws a punch but it's blocked by Cooper.
Cooper creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gold's defenses.
Cooper lands an elbow inside.
Cooper misses with a punch to the body.
Cooper comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cooper blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cooper stalling the fight.
Gold lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cooper lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gold.
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!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cooper.
Gold with a knee to the head.
It looks like Charles Cooper has been cut.
Gold lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cooper or not.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gold.
Gold fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gold changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Cooper fights it off and pushes away nicely.
No joy there for Gold, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cooper wants to clinch but Gold slips to the side
and Gold counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper takes the fight into the clinch.
Cooper misses with an elbow over the top.
Cooper pushes off an throws an elbow but Gold leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
I was talking to Cooper's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gold just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cooper's brow.
Cooper lands with a short shot to the head.
Gold struggles to land a body shot inside as Cooper controls his hands.
Cooper throws an elbow that misses.
Cooper lands a nice elbow.
Cooper lands a left hand.
Cooper lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gold takes an elbow to the temple.
Gold is rocked!
It looks like Jamie Gold has been cut.
Cooper scores with a shoulder strike.
Gold is still on wobbly legs! Can Cooper finish him?
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cooper just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gold's brow.
Nice elbow from Cooper.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cooper throws a big uppercut that drops Gold! More strikes from Cooper and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Gold lies dazed against the cage as Cooper celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charles Cooper!
Charles Cooper spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mason Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Watson comes into the arena with How Much For One Rib? blaring out of the sound system. James is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by NWO Wolfpack. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mason Watson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jimmy James!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Ryoma Takatsuka and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Watson defends well and James ends up having to push Watson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
James jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Watson throws a nice inside leg kick.
James looks to land a body kick but Watson moved away.
James ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Watson wants to land a leg kick but James is out of range.
James throws a body kick that misses.
Watson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. James did well to prevent Watson getting side control.
Watson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Watson is thwarting James's attempts to control the position.
James is defending against the submission attempts here by Watson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but James does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
James wants to get back to full guard but Watson has mounted him!
Watson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
James is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
James is wriggling around trying to escape.
James wants to control but Watson is having none of it.
James keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Watson moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, James has worked his arm free - good work by James!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Watson's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Watson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Watson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
James is trying to get back to half guard.
James can't do much from the bottom here.
Watson scores with punches from side control.
James tries to improve position but can't.
James is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Watson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by James, who protects the arm well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
James is working to avoid the ground and pound but Watson connects with a decent elbow.
James takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
James can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
James is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Watson is putting a hurting on James here, landing some big shots from side control.
Watson is staying tight to James's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Watson looks up at the clock and then as James takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Watson smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Watson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Watson working the ground and pound but James is defending the strikes.
James tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Watson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Watson 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.
James gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
James trying to control but Watson postures up.
Watson is looking to take a break and control but James is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
James is pressing down on Watson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
James tries to land a sweep but no joy.
James wants to hit a switch here but Watson passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for James there!
Watson avoids the attempt from James to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mason Watson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
James avoids a kick to the body.
The fighters circling - James throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
James throws a leg kick
and Watson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
James lands a front kick.
Watson misses with an uppercut. James saw that one coming.
James keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
James throws a fast counter high kick but Watson manages to duck under it in time.
James throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Horrible takedown attempt by Watson or perhaps it was just good defense by James, which made it look bad.
James lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
James throws a low kick but Watson avoids it.
Watson feinted with a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watson looks for a takedown but James sprawls well.
Watson throws a sloppy head kick and James moves out of range easily.
James feints the counter takedown.
James throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson moves out of range of the body kick.
Watson throws a lazy right hand but James sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
James lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Watson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that James can do to turn this around?
Nice body kick from James.
Sloppy strikes from Watson. Those never looked like landing.
Watson stuffs the takedown.
Watson misses with an uppercut.
James throws a fast counter high kick but Watson manages to duck under it in time.
Nice straight punches there by Watson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Watson.
Watson throws out a loose jab but James uses good head movement to avoid it.
James scores with a leg kick.
Watson tries for a takedown but James sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mason Watson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
James connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Watson to the floor! James dives in looking for the finish!
It looks like Mason Watson has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Watson is refusing to be controlled, as James sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson is looking to improve his position.
James wants to pass the guard but Watson is defending well.
James drops an elbow to the side of Watson's head.
James has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
James loads up with a big shot that hurts Watson! He's pulled James in close but James has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Watson survive? More strikes from James and Watson is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jimmy James!
An out of breath and clearly excited Jimmy James thanked Big Bear Nutrition 160Q for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Don T. Bill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emanoel Moreno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bill and Emanoel Moreno. The key to victory for Don T. Bill has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Don T. Bill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Emanoel Moreno!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Roger Salmon and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bill clinches.
Moreno wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Moreno holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Bill tries to work over Moreno's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Moreno has Bill pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Moreno pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Bill tumbling to the mat - Moreno dives into Bill's guard.
Bill pulls Moreno in close to his closed guard and prevents Moreno from doing any damage or advancing position.
Moreno got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bill has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Moreno has managed to get both his arms back between Bill's legs - danger averted.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moreno advances position into side control!
Moreno is looking to take a break and control but Bill is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moreno happy to just control the position for now.
Bill wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Moreno has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Bill!
Moreno wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Moreno jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Bill manages to avoid the submission attempt.
My spies in HARD WORK!! inform me that Moreno has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
What's Bill going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bill is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Moreno asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Moreno trying to control the position but Bill is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bill wants to control but Moreno postures up.
Moreno tries to move to mount but Bill blocks the move with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bill tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Moreno presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Bill manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Bill tries to get to full guard but Moreno has control of the leg.
Moreno is looking to advance position but Bill won't allow it.
Bill scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Moreno manages to mount him!
Bill squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Moreno wants to control the pace but Bill is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bill wants to control but Moreno is having none of it.
Moreno goes for an armbar but Bill turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Bill.
Moreno wants to sweep here but Bill controlling him for the moment.
Bill working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bill stands up over Moreno, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bill avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Moreno is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emanoel Moreno dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Moreno closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bill circles away.
Moreno clinches up with Bill and pushes him back against the cage.
Bill swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bill misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bill lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Moreno or not.
Bill misses with a body punch.
Moreno wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bill has him pressed against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bill scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Bill on the inside.
Moreno is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bill gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bill tries to work over Moreno's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Moreno blocks a body shot from Bill.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bill gets underhooks to prevent Moreno's takedown attempt.
Don T. Bill has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Emanoel Moreno.
Bill lands a nice uppercut.
Moreno blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bill misses with a hook from the clinch.
Moreno is trying to break free.
Still in the clinch, Bill scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moreno blocks a body shot from Bill.
Bill struggles to land a body shot inside as Moreno controls his hands.
Bill dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Moreno is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short uppercut from Bill.
Bill misses with a hook to the ribs.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bill fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Moreno is trying to drag Bill to the mat but Bill just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bill tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bill tries a body shot but Moreno blocks it.
Bill tries to stall but Moreno uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Don T. Bill has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bill gets control of Moreno's arms and successfully pulls guard. Bill will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Moreno preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bill wants to stand up but Moreno is controlling him.
Moreno works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Moreno wants to pass to mount but Bill is defending the position.
Bill is trying to stand up here but Moreno is controlling him well.
Moreno looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Moreno wants to pass the guard but Bill is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bill is not content to let Moreno control the position.
Bill is trying to control but can't.
Moreno is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Bill as he works his way to full guard.
Bill is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Moreno tries to roll over but Bill keeps him under control.
Bill passes to side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bill throws a strike aimed at the side of Moreno's head but Moreno avoids it well.
Bill in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Bill tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bill has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Bill working the ground and pound from side control.
Bill looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Moreno manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Moreno tries to roll over but Bill keeps him under control.
Bill throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Moreno avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bill.
Bill thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Moreno's head.
Moreno has hold of Bill's hands but Bill slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don T. Bill dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Moreno tries for a takedown but Bill circles away easily
and Bill counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bill with a poor takedown
and Moreno counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Moreno.
Moreno is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bill is defending well.
Bill fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bill misses with a hook to the ribs.
Moreno blocking some punches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Moreno gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Bill regains guard.
Moreno advances to half guard.
Bill is not content to let Moreno control the position.
Emanoel Moreno has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bill wants to get back to his feet.
Bill is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Moreno's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Moreno's back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moreno preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Bill.
Bill is landing with strikes from the back.
Bill is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Bill is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Moreno knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Moreno for a finish.
Bill is not going to allow Moreno to sit and survive in this position.
Moreno covering up well and avoiding damage.
Bill is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Moreno can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bill lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Moreno hold on?!
Bill is persistently looking for the submission but Moreno is defending it well.
Bill is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Moreno trying to control the position but Bill manages to sink in the hooks.
Bill tightening his grip on Moreno, looking for the choke.
Moreno is in bad spot here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bill is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Bill looking for the choke from the back.
Even with his hooks in, Bill manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Moreno rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Moreno gets full guard.
Bill stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Moreno swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bill throws an elbow that misses. Moreno uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bill's guard. Nice move by Moreno!
Bill keeping moving, preventing Moreno from controlling successfully.
Moreno won't allow Bill to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bill wants to stand and escape but Moreno is having none of it.
Bill working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Moreno doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Moreno manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bill can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Moreno controls the pace.
Moreno trying to control the position from guard on top but Bill is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Moreno advances to half guard.
Moreno tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bill knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Don T. Bill showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bill 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Don T. Bill!
Don T. Bill decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Huang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rahkim Abdullah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Huang comes to the cage accompanied by Nelly - The Champ. Rahkim Abdullah will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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158 lbs
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149 lbs
13 - 8 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kevin Huang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rahkim Abdullah!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Paul Gruel and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abdullah connects with a nice looking jab.
Abdullah tries to score a power double leg takedown but Huang sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Abdullah somewhat.
Abdullah connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Huang's hands.
Abdullah fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Huang avoids it really well and circles away.
Huang shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Abdullah napping and manages to drive through into side control!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Huang advances to mount.
Abdullah regains half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdullah is not content to let Huang control the position.
Huang is pressing down on Abdullah's thigh, looking to free his foot. Abdullah is holding on for now.
Huang is keen to just control but Abdullah is a slippery customer.
Abdullah wants to control but Huang is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Huang is just content to waste time from the top position. Abdullah takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Huang forces his way into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Huang wants to lay and pray for a moment but Abdullah keeps working.
Huang is trying to work for a kimura but Abdullah is defending well.
Huang tries to pass the half guard into mount. Abdullah knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Huang controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdullah won't allow Huang to pass to mount.
Huang is keen to just control but Abdullah is a slippery customer.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Abdullah shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Huang sprawls well. Huang wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Abdullah gets slowly back to his feet.
Huang attempts a counter takedown but Abdullah avoids it well and moves away.
Kevin Huang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rahkim Abdullah.
Abdullah shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Huang napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Huang is not content to let Abdullah control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huang tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Abdullah wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Huang is working hard here to advance position.
Abdullah is chipping away with strikes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Abdullah wants to control but Huang is keeping him busy.
Abdullah wants to take a breather but Huang manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Abdullah.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kevin Huang will probably get the nod.
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.
Huang dives in and grabs Abdullah's left leg, looking for a takedown. Abdullah pushes down on Huang's head and hops out.
Abdullah looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Abdullah tries to pass the half guard into mount. Huang knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Abdullah prevents Huang from improving his position.
Abdullah content to control rather than advance.
Huang might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Huang is looking to control Abdullah's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Huang avoid being mounted?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Huang tries to get to full guard but Abdullah has control of the leg.
Rahkim Abdullah has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdullah works his foot free and advances to mount.
Huang is in all sorts of trouble here.
Abdullah looking to control and managing it successfully.
Abdullah tries to control but Huang wriggling away.
Huang keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Huang takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huang tries to reverse the position but Abdullah maintains control.
Abdullah controlling the pace for now.
Huang is in all sorts of trouble here.
Abdullah has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Abdullah controlling the position easily from mount.
Huang tries to lock up and control but Abdullah gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Abdullah lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Abdullah is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdullah breaks from Huang's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Huang is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Abdullah can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Huang is looking to escape.
Huang tries to hold on but Abdullah postures up.
Abdullah pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Abdullah raining down hammerfists from mount.
Abdullah wants to control the pace but Huang is squirming around nicely.
Abdullah lands a big elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huang working to try and regain half guard.
Abdullah looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Abdullah breaks from Huang's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Abdullah putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Huang tries to reverse the position but Abdullah maintains control.
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!
Huang regains half guard.
Abdullah tries to pass to full mount but Huang defends it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Huang missing with punches from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rahkim Abdullah showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Huang closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Abdullah shoots and misses
and Huang decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Abdullah's guard.
Huang pushing down on Abdullah's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Huang is pressing down on Abdullah's thigh, looking to free his foot. Abdullah is holding on for now.
Huang prevents Abdullah from standing back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abdullah is not content to let Huang control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Huang wants to free his trapped foot but Abdullah is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdullah wants to control but Huang is keeping busy and won't allow it.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Huang trying to control from half guard but Abdullah is working away.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Huang fails to land the takedown.
Rahkim Abdullah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abdullah shoots in for a takedown but Huang shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Huang appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Abdullah misses the shot to the body.
Huang goes for a double leg but Abdullah avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Abdullah continues to drive forward.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Abdullah is defended easily by Huang.
Kevin Huang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rahkim Abdullah.
Huang goes for a double leg but Abdullah avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Abdullah continues to drive forward.
Abdullah shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Abdullah showed some decent athleticism there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdullah working Huang over with strikes.
Abdullah performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Huang is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Abdullah content to control rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdullah prevents Huang from improving his position.
Huang is looking to get back to full guard here but Abdullah has managed to pass to side control instead.
Huang wants to control but Abdullah postures up.
Huang tries to bench press Abdullah off him but Abdullah keeps the position.
Abdullah looks up at the clock and then as Huang takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Abdullah smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Huang tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Abdullah wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Abdullah takes a little break here. Huang wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Abdullah moves into full mount!
Abdullah content just to control the position here.
Abdullah trying to control but Huang is having none of it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Rahkim Abdullah comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Abdullah 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 28:30
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rahkim Abdullah!
Rahkim Abdullah took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jose Cronos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Albert Fish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cronos comes to the cage accompanied by Sandstorm. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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30
145 lbs
22 - 6 - 0 |
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115 lbs
24 - 15 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jose Cronos!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Albert Fish!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Jeff Smith and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cronos dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fish. That did some damage!
Fish closes the distance looking to clinch
and Cronos counters with a left to the body.
Cronos lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Fish takes a swing at Cronos's ribcage but misses.
Cronos has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Cronos throws a good cross that connects.
Cronos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fish feints the counter takedown.
Cronos swinging wildly here.
Good standup being displayed there by Cronos as he connects with a hook.
Fish rushes Cronos and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fish tries to throw a body punch but Cronos avoids it by throwing Fish back against the cage.
Fish misses with a punch on the inside.
Fish manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Cronos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cronos chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fish can pounce on him.
Cronos looks to throw the jab but Fish is out of range.
Cronos takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cronos misses with an attempted mid kick.
Fish thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cronos takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fish throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cronos.
Cronos is looking to counter punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fish looks to land a right hand but Cronos moved out of range.
Fish is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cronos.
Fish lands with a right hand.
Fish lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fish slips a jab from Cronos.
Cronos swats away the attempt to clinch by Fish.
Fish is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Cronos throws out a leg kick but Fish moves out of range and Cronos only half commits.
Fish punishes Cronos's body with a nice straight punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fish displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cronos throws out the jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fish.
Cronos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fish defending well as Cronos loads up on a big left hand.
And Fish tries to counter it with a takedown but Cronos pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A jab lands there for Cronos.
Cronos throws a jab when Fish was well out of range.
Fish swings for the body but Cronos moves out of range.
Fish slips under a jab from Cronos.
Fish missing with a left hand there. Cronos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cronos misses with a takedown
and Fish counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Fish pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cronos is keeping the position for now.
Cronos is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fish stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cronos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fish pushes down on Cronos's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Fish seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cronos does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Cronos is pressing down on Fish's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Cronos working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fish.
Fish working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cronos working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Albert Fish 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.
Cronos digs a good hook to Fish's body.
Cronos tries to score with a low kick but Fish moves his leg out of the way.
Cronos lands a jab-cross combination.
A left lands for Fish.
Fish keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fish fails to land with a series of punches.
Fish lands with a kick to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fish misses with a series of wild punches.
Fish avoids the head kick by Cronos.
Fish misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cronos lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fish at a distance.
Cronos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cronos's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Fish connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cronos scrambles back to his feet.
Cronos misses with a combination
and Fish counters with a nice uppercut.
Cronos throws a hook to the side of Fish's head but Fish sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fish looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cronos scores with a three punch combo!
Fish has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Fish shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cronos as he avoids it easily.
Cronos lands a really nice looking cross but Fish seems unphased.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good work by Fish as he checks the leg kick.
Nice shot by Cronos.
Fish is rocked!
A head kick misses from Cronos.
Fish misses with an uppercut
and Cronos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fish is still on wobbly legs! Can Cronos finish him?
Fish throws a leg kick which misses Cronos's front leg but catches the back leg as Cronos tries to avoid it.
Fish moves out of range of the leg kick from Cronos.
Fish seems to have recovered his senses.
Fish bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cronos has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Fish.
A jab from Fish misses.
Cronos takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A low kick from Cronos is predictable there
and Fish makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cronos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fish with the counter takedown but Cronos avoids it easily.
Fish ducks under a wild hook from Cronos.
Cronos throws a head kick that misses.
Cronos has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Fish finds it's way round the side to connect with Cronos's head.
Fish looks for a takedown but Cronos sprawls well.
Cronos is looking to counter punch.
A punch lands to the side of Fish 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Fish tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cronos was well out of range. Poor timing from Fish.
No joy there for Fish, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fish lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fish takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fish misses with a lunging right hand
and Cronos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Donk. Fish catches Cronos right on the button with a cross.
Fish is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Cronos.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cronos defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Fish.
Jose Cronos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Albert Fish.
Cronos gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fish digs a good hook to Cronos's body.
Cronos misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Cronos dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Fish misses with a takedown attempt
and Cronos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cronos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fish defending well as Cronos loads up on a big left hand.
Fish changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Cronos moves out of range as Fish strikes.
Cronos is looking to counter punch.
Cronos misses with a wild body shot.
Fish moves out of range as Cronos strikes.
Fish throws out a counter right but Cronos avoids it with no problem.
Fish throws a right and a left that Cronos avoids nicely.
Jose Cronos is winning the standup battle so far.
Cronos swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Cronos misses its intended target.
Fish misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fish gets caught flat footed, as Cronos shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fish is looking to cinch up a triangle. Cronos throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Fish's body to avoid the submission. Fish has instead reached around Cronos's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Fish arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Albert Fish!
Albert Fish is the new bantamweight champion!
Albert Fish really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that VIRAL COMBAT logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
In defeat, Jose Cronos stepped up to the mic, saying 'Sorry everyone, the better man won tonight. I'll be back, stronger then ever.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Conteh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominic Rude (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rude has chosen Gunslinger as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
25 - 10 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Conteh!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Dominic Rude!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Ryoma Takatsuka and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rude with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Conteh to score with a decent uppercut.
Conteh displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rude.
Conteh was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rude throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Conteh sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Conteh swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rude misses with a looping left.
Conteh swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Conteh misses with a straight left.
Conteh has been working on his boxing with his coaches at gym closing in the buildup to the fight.
A head kick misses from Rude.
Rude has a takedown stuffed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conteh avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Conteh swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rude slips under a jab.
Rude appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Conteh is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Rude's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Conteh throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rude tries to close the distance and clinch up but Conteh swats him away and circles back towards the center.
An attempted straight right counter from Conteh misses the target.
A jab from Conteh misses.
Rude lands with an overhand left.
Rude throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Conteh wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice defenses there by Rude.
Rude lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rude throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Conteh misses with a straight left.
Rude misses the body punch
and Conteh counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Conteh is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Rude throws a combination that misses
and Conteh cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dominic Rude seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rude scores with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rude defending well as Conteh loads up on a big left hand.
It seemed like Rude was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Conteh loads up on a big right hand but Rude slips the punch.
Rude dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rude thuds a left hand into Conteh's body.
A right-left combo lands from Rude.
Conteh throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rude.
Despite the aggression on Rude's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A punch combination from Rude misses.
Conteh throwing a counter right hand but Rude manages to avoid it.
Conteh throws a big shot that misses.
Conteh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rude turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rude tries to clinch but Conteh moves away
and Conteh counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rude ducks right into an uppercut from Conteh.
Rude throws a hook but Conteh avoids it easily.
A punch combination from Rude misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Conteh misses the target.
Rude with a nice cross.
A big left from Rude misses.
Conteh throws a big shot that misses.
John Conteh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rude lands a nice leg kick that just misses Conteh's sensitive parts.
Rude moves into range and clinches up with Conteh.
Rude throws a head punch that misses.
Rude lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Conteh backwards.
Rude blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conteh is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Conteh lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rude backwards.
Conteh misses with a punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Conteh.
Rude misses with a shot to the kidneys.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Conteh wants to stall.
Rude is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Conteh swings wildly with an uppercut but Rude uses good head movement to avoid it.
Conteh scores with a hook to the body.
Rude misses with a body punch.
Conteh blocking some punches.
Conteh is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rude is keeping busy.
Rude tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Conteh is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dominic Rude will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Conteh misses with an uppercut.
Rude misses with a jab to the body
and Conteh counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rude tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Conteh paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Conteh takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rude fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rude just misses with a punch to the body.
Conteh staying out of range there.
Conteh swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Conteh misses with an uppercut.
A little jabbing left from Rude on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rude displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Conteh throws out the jab.
Conteh throws a lazy uppercut
and Rude counters with a right hand to the body.
Conteh lands with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rude tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circling - Conteh throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rude defending well as Conteh loads up on a big left hand.
Dominic Rude seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Conteh takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rude stalks Conteh and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Conteh's face. Conteh staggers backwards, shaken.
Good shot there by Rude.
Rude throws a series of punches but Conteh avoids them all with ease.
Conteh circles away from the clinch attempt
and Conteh counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rude shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Rude showed some decent athleticism there.
Rude has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rude controlling the action here.
Conteh is trying to stand up here but Rude is controlling him well.
Rude is looking to advance position but Conteh won't allow it.
Rude stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rude is thwarting Conteh's attempts to control the position.
Rude seems to be looking for submissions.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Rude in particular looking to stall.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Conteh throws the left hand but Rude avoids the punch easily.
Rude looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rude misses with an uppercut
and Conteh counters with a straight right hand.
Conteh on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rude. Rude obviously looking to wear him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rude throws an off balance right hand
and Conteh counters with a straight right hand.
Rude throws a body punch but Conteh moves out of range.
Conteh keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Conteh lands a lovely overhand right.
Rude throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Rude avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rude shoots in for a takedown but Conteh shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rude displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Conteh throws out the jab.
Rude bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rude throws out a counter right but Conteh avoids it with no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominic Rude 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.
Rude tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rude blocks a jab.
Rude fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Conteh looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rude scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rude with a nice cross.
Conteh fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rude cracks a nice hook into Conteh's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rude listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Conteh connects with a nice looking jab.
Conteh ducks under a wild hook from Rude.
Conteh throws a jab when Rude was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Rude misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Conteh misses the target.
Conteh looks to throw the jab but Rude is out of range.
Rude turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Conteh moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jab, jab by Rude - just one landing.
Rude takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Conteh stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Conteh wants it to stay on the feet.
Rude goes for a double leg but Conteh avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Conteh continues to drive forward.
Conteh throws the left hand but Rude avoids the punch easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rude! But no joy.
Conteh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rude.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rude moves out of range of the strikes.
Rude swats away the attempt to clinch by Conteh.
Rude shoots in looking for a takedown but Conteh manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rude's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Conteh is looking to counter the offense by Rude and move into the clinch.
John Conteh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dominic Rude.
Conteh scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rude tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rude shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Conteh sprawls well. Conteh wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rude gets slowly back to his feet.
Conteh is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Rude.
Rude misses with a hook. Conteh ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conteh fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Conteh takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nice defenses there by Rude.
Rude swings widly with a right hand
and Conteh counters with a right hand to the body.
Rude thows a body kick. Conteh tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Conteh circles away from the clinch attempt.
A big left from Conteh misses.
Conteh swats away the attempt to clinch by Rude.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rude is defended easily by Conteh.
A little feinted left hand from Conteh on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rude throws a head kick that misses.
Rude shoots for a takedown but Conteh saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Conteh misses with a looping left.
Conteh swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A little jabbing left from Rude on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Conteh tries to clinch up.
Conteh misses the jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rude! But no joy.
Rude throws a good cross that connects.
Conteh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but John Conteh did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Good exchange - Rude coming out on top.
Conteh misses with an uppercut
and Rude counters with a straight right hand.
Conteh swats away the attempt to clinch by Rude.
Rude tries to clinch but Conteh moves away
and Conteh counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A lazy body kick from Rude
and Conteh connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rude swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Conteh throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rude misses with a right hand
and Conteh connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Conteh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rude with a poor takedown
and Conteh counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conteh misses with a lunging right hand
and Rude counters with a nice uppercut.
Rude ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Conteh moves away.
Conteh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rude moves away.
Rude throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Conteh connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rude tries to close the distance and clinch but Conteh swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rude takes a jab right on the kisser.
Conteh misses the jab.
Rude misses the body punch
and Conteh counters with a straight right hand.
Crunch! Rude slams his shin into Conteh's torso.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Rude finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Conteh cracks Rude with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rude fails with an attempt to clinch.
Conteh throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rude counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rude fails with the takedown
and Conteh counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rude misses with a takedown
and Rude takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
John Conteh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dominic Rude.
Rude throws a body punch but Conteh moves out of range.
A shot to the body from Rude misses
and Rude takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rude misses with a takedown attempt
and Conteh counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Conteh misses with a straight left.
Rude misses the body punch
and Conteh connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rude is rocked!
Rude drops his hands momentarily. Conteh doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Rude staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Rude doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). John Conteh!
John Conteh retains his light heavyweight title!
A less than humble John Conteh misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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