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EP 31: Blood in the Sun PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Guthrum Oskar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ho Chi Min (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Excellent boxer
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World class MT
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Guthrum Oskar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ho Chi Min!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chi Min throws a body shot but no joy.
Oskar on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Chi Min ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chi Min has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Oskar is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Oskar swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Oskar gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A body shot lands from Chi Min.
Chi Min looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Oskar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chi Min misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chi Min missing with knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Chi Min scores with a nice short uppercut.
Chi Min lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chi Min misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chi Min lands a shoulder strike.
Chi Min lands a left hand.
Oskar is trying to maintain a safe position but Chi Min gets an underhook and turns Oskar into the cage.
Oskar misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chi Min.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oskar tries to stall but Chi Min uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Chi Min pushes Oskar back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oskar trying to land knees to the body.
Oskar lands a nice uppercut.
Chi Min misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Oskar.
A nice right hand lands inside from Oskar.
Oskar manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Chi Min unloads a knee to the mid-section. Oskar lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Chi Min unloads a knee to the mid-section. Oskar lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Chi Min lands a nice elbow.
Oskar 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.
Oskar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Oskar scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Oskar misses with the head strike.
Chi Min tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Oskar's elbow.
Oskar changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Chi Min fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Oskar fails to land the takedown.
Oskar shoots in for a double leg but Chi Min sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Guthrum Oskar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chi Min stuns Oskar with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chi Min connects with a body shot that sends Oskar's belly button to the back.
Chi Min on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Chi Min pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Oskar scores with a sloppy right hand. Chi Min should have avoided that one.
Guthrum Oskar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oskar drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Oskar is looking to pass into half guard but Chi Min pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Chi Min is in guard.
Oskar pulls Chi Min in close to prevent any damage.
Oskar working a defensive guard but Chi Min manages to pass into side control anyway.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oskar manages to work his way to half guard, despite Chi Min's best efforts.
Oskar trying to control here.
Oskar makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Oskar.
Chi Min must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Oskar looking for a guillotine here but Chi Min defends easily.
Oskar pulls Chi Min in close to his closed guard and prevents Chi Min from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Oskar is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Oskar looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Oskar wants to stand but Chi Min is controlling the position.
Oskar is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ho Chi Min dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A nice combination there by Oskar.
Chi Min tries to clinch but Oskar moves out of range.
Oskar misses with a looping right.
Chi Min sizes up Oskar with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Oskar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Oskar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A little jabbing left from Chi Min on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Oskar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Oskar takes the fight into the clinch.
Chi Min creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Oskar's defenses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oskar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chi Min tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Oskar avoids it.
Oskar has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Chi Min is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Oskar swings wildly with an uppercut but Chi Min uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chi Min misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oskar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chi Min's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chi Min.
Oskar wants to take the fight to the mat but Chi Min manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Oskar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chi Min using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Oskar has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Oskar lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Chi Min tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Chi Min blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Oskar lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Chi Min lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Oskar managing to block the knees to the body from Chi Min.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Chi Min misses with a knee to the head.
Chi Min misses with a body punch.
Oskar throws a punch but it's blocked by Chi Min.
Chi Min lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Oskar is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Guthrum Oskar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oskar lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chi Min backwards.
Oskar has Chi Min pressed against the cage.
Chi Min is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Oskar is defending well for now.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Oskar tries to land knees in the clinch but Chi Min avoids the damage to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chi Min prevents Oskar from breaking the clinch.
Chi Min blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Chi Min fails to land.
Chi Min takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Ho Chi Min has been cut.
Chi Min misses with a short punch on the inside.
Oskar dodges an elbow strike from Chi Min.
Chi Min working aggressively here.
Oskar looking to slow down the pace here.
Chi Min lands an elbow just above Oskar 's eye.
Chi Min lands a shoulder strike.
Oskar scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oskar lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oskar managing to block the knees to the body from Chi Min.
Oskar tries to land knees in the clinch but Chi Min avoids the damage to the body.
Oskar throws a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Oskar.
Oskar missing with knees to the body.
Oskar pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Chi Min lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Guthrum Oskar has been cut.
Oskar misses with a knee strike.
Chi Min lands an uppercut.
Chi Min trying to land knees to the body.
Chi Min lands a hook that snaps the head of Oskar backwards.
Chi Min manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Oskar managing to block the knees to the body from Chi Min.
Oskar blocks an elbow strike from Chi Min.
Oskar taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chi Min managing to block the knees to the body from Oskar.
Chi Min trying to land knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Chi Min misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Oskar tries to score a body lock takedown but Chi Min shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Oskar lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knees in the clinch landing for Chi Min.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Oskar using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chi Min has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Chi Min lands a shot to the body.
Chi Min trying to land knees to the body.
Oskar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chi Min crunches a lovely knee into Oskar's ribcage.
Chi Min lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Chi Min scores with a nice hook to the head.
Chi Min stalls.
Oskar is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ho Chi Min will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Chi Min moves into range and connects with a jab.
Oskar is rocked!
Chi Min misses with a head kick.
Oskar moves into range and clinches up with Chi Min.
Oskar stalling in the clinch.
Oskar stalling in the clinch but Chi Min improves position.
Oskar throws an elbow that misses.
Chi Min misses with a short punch on the inside.
Oskar misses with some punches.
Oskar blocks an uppercut.
Chi Min working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Oh Oskar is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chi Min lands a big right hand that drops Oskar! The killer instinct kicks in and Chi Min finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Chi Min!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ho Chi Min!
A pretty intense looking Ho Chi Min took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
Guthrum Oskar was interviewed post fight and said 'Sometimes by losing a battle you find a new way to win the war.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Noirtier De Villefort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pepe Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Villefort comes to the cage accompanied by Hail Napoleon. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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202 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Lethal high kicks
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Noirtier De Villefort!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pepe Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez with a jab.
Lopez misses with the body kick
and De Villefort counters with a good low kick that Lopez was not able to check.
Lopez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Crunch! Lopez slams his shin into De Villefort's torso.
Lopez misses with a leg kick
and De Villefort counters with a straight right hand.
Lopez misses with a double jab
and De Villefort counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lopez throws a body punch but De Villefort moves out of range.
De Villefort cracks Lopez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lopez is rocked!
A nice inside leg kick there by Lopez. That's going to slow De Villefort down.
Lopez shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. De Villefort manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Lopez is in close to De Villefort's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Villefort is trying to control the position from the bottom.
De Villefort can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lopez controls the pace.
De Villefort 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.
De Villefort is working an open guard so Lopez takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Lopez misses with a shot to the body
and De Villefort counters with a nice uppercut.
Lopez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Villefort.
De Villefort bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lopez's head.
Lopez is looking to score with low kicks.
De Villefort half committed to a counter leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Lopez.
Pepe Lopez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Villefort swats away the attempt to clinch by Lopez.
De Villefort swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lopez. That's going to slow De Villefort down.
Lopez misses with a body punch
enabling De Villefort to counter with a crisp jab.
Lopez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lopez throws a head kick that misses.
Lopez misses with a low kick.
De Villefort circles away from the clinch attempt
and De Villefort connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lopez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lopez shoots for a takedown but De Villefort saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lopez lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and De Villefort has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from De Villefort and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
De Villefort misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lopez.
Lopez appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Lopez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
De Villefort swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Lopez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
De Villefort on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lopez. Lopez obviously looking to wear him down.
Lopez lands a head kick!
Lopez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? De Villefort is fending him off so far but Lopez persists. Nope, De Villefort circles away and we're back to standing.
De Villefort fires out a quick counter leg kick but Lopez just manages to avoid it.
Lopez tries to close the distance and clinch up but De Villefort swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lopez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Villefort moves away.
De Villefort slips under a jab from Lopez.
A solid leg kick lands there for De Villefort.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lopez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lopez throws a poor cross that misses
and De Villefort counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lopez throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like De Villefort wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
De Villefort checks a low kick from Lopez.
De Villefort moves out of range of the body kick.
As Lopez backs away, De Villefort returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
De Villefort is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
De Villefort moves forwards but Lopez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lopez closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. De Villefort did well to prevent Lopez getting side control.
De Villefort has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lopez is working away from the top position though.
De Villefort is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lopez with the ground and pound but De Villefort uses the opportunity to regain guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pepe Lopez dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
De Villefort misses with a looping left.
Lopez throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Lopez avoids the body shot from De Villefort.
Lopez is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Lopez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lopez lands a jab to the nose.
Lopez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lopez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
De Villefort is looking to counter punch.
Lopez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lopez now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Pepe Lopez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lopez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A clash of legs there as De Villefort blocks the low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lopez.
A clash of legs there as Lopez blocks the low kick.
Lopez scores with a head kick.
Noirtier De Villefort is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Villefort swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
De Villefort checks the leg kick.
De Villefort feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Lopez throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lopez throws a low kick, looking for De Villefort's leg but De Villefort calmly moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and De Villefort tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lopez has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Lopez throws a low kick but De Villefort moves out of range easily.
De Villefort was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Lopez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
De Villefort is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
De Villefort moves out of range of the body kick from Lopez.
Lopez throws a leg kick
and De Villefort counters with a straight right hand.
De Villefort avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lopez scores with a head kick.
Lopez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and De Villefort counters with an outside leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts De Villefort, as that shot connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez throws a leg kick but De Villefort moved away.
De Villefort on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Lopez looks to land a body kick but De Villefort moved away.
De Villefort swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lopez throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
De Villefort throwing a counter right hand but Lopez manages to avoid it.
Lopez thows a body kick. De Villefort tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Villefort's corner calls for a 1-2. De Villefort obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lopez throws a low kick but De Villefort avoids it.
Lopez throws a low kick but it's checked well by De Villefort.
It looked like De Villefort was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lopez.
Lopez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A low kick from Lopez is predictable there
and De Villefort counters with an inside leg kick.
De Villefort swings for the body but Lopez moves out of range.
De Villefort cracks Lopez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez throws a leg kick but De Villefort sees it coming and checks it nicely.
De Villefort checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lopez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lopez connects with a jab.
De Villefort scores with a jab to the head.
Lopez is still on wobbly legs! Can De Villefort finish him?
Lopez is looking to chop away at De Villefort's legs.
Lopez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lopez seems to have recovered his senses.
Lopez fakes the leg kick and cracks De Villefort in the body.
De Villefort lands a lovely overhand right.
Lopez throws a low kick but it's checked well by De Villefort.
De Villefort half committed to a counter leg kick.
Lopez motions for De Villefort to come forward. Lopez throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
De Villefort lands with a nice body punch.
De Villefort swings for the body but Lopez moves out of range.
Lopez tries to counter by closing the distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Villefort scores with a shot to the body.
De Villefort ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lopez moves away.
Lopez clinches with his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lopez throws a head punch that misses.
Lopez is looking to control De Villefort's arms but De Villefort gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lopez has his back to the cage.
De Villefort lands a shot to the body.
Lopez is breathing heavily.
The referee calls for De Villefort to work.
De Villefort stalling.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with De Villefort for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
De Villefort is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
De Villefort lands with a short head shot on the inside.
De Villefort stalls.
De Villefort leaning his opponent against the cage.
De Villefort gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
A short uppercut from De Villefort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Pepe Lopez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Lopez thows a leg kick but De Villefort checks it
and De Villefort counters with a crisp right that sends Lopez to the canvas! De Villefort follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Noirtier De Villefort!
An out of breath Noirtier De Villefort thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fat Retard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Hoop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Hoop has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Fat Retard's chin.
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200 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fat Retard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Hoop!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Retard feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hoop's calf.
Hoop is looking to score with low kicks.
Retard scores with a punch to the head.
Hoop takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Hoop misses with a jab to the body
and Retard makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Hoop really felt that one!
Hoop fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Retard manages to avoid it.
Hoop works the jab nicely.
It looks like Fat Retard has been cut.
Hoop swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hoop throws a series of punches but Retard moves out of range.
Hoop keeps the fight on the outside.
Retard fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hoop is out of range.
Hoop scores with a nice right hand.
Retard throws a wild body kick that Hoop sees coming a mile off.
We've been told by Retard's head coaches at Restricted area that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hoop throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hoop misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hoop avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Retard tries a head kick but it misses.
Hoop takes one on the button.
Hoop looks to score with a jab to the body but Retard is just out of range.
And Retard counters with a quick kick to the body but Hoop blocks it.
Hoop throws a jab but it's blocked by Retard.
Hoop tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Retard was well out of range. Poor timing from Hoop.
Retard appears to be looking for a big counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoop waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Retard.
Retard throws a front kick that sends Hoop stumbling back into the cage.
Hoop gets tackled into the cage by Retard. Retard maintains the clinch.
Hoop tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Retard's elbow.
Hoop blocks the elbow strike.
Hoop scores with a hook to the body.
Retard lands an elbow just above Hoop 's eye.
Knees to the body from Retard.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Retard.
Hoop misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Retard.
Retard scores with a shot to the side of Hoop's head.
Hoop tries a body shot but Retard blocks it.
Retard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hoop doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hoop is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoop misses with some punches.
A short left from Retard.
Hoop tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Retard's elbow.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hoop lands an uppercut.
Hoop looking to throw knees to the head but Retard is blocking nicely.
Hoop has a couple of punches blocked by Retard.
Hoop throws a head punch that misses.
Hoop tries to throw a body punch but Retard avoids it by throwing Hoop back against the cage.
Hoop working aggressively here.
Retard misses with an elbow strike.
Hoop swings wildly with an uppercut but Retard uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Retard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoop struggles to land a body shot inside as Retard controls his hands.
A nice left hand lands by Hoop.
Hoop misses with the head strike.
Hoop lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hoop lands an uppercut.
Hoop lands with a right to the head.
Hoop goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hoop misses with a body punch.
Retard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hoop scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hoop will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Retard up against the cage.
Hoop tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoop tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Retard avoids it.
Retard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Retard slowing the pace effectively.
Retard is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Retard seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Retard tries to stall but Hoop uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Retard is struggling to control the position.
Hoop blocks an uppercut.
Retard blocks an uppercut.
Hoop tries a knee to the head but Retard blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Hoop dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fat Retard's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hoop misses with a hook. Retard ducked under it nicely.
Fat Retard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Retard throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hoop chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Retard can pounce on him.
Hoop missing with a left hand there. Retard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Retard avoids a punch combination nicely.
Retard thinks about countering with a body kick.
Good shot there by Hoop.
Retard throws a wild body kick that Hoop sees coming a mile off.
Hoop dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Retard. That did some damage!
Hoop lands a jab to Retard's midsection.
Hoop swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Retard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Retard looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A jab lands there for Hoop.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hoop moves out of range as Retard throws a body kick.
Hoop looks to throw the jab but Retard is out of range.
Hoop throws an overhand right that drops Retard like a sack of potatoes! Hoop dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Hoop!
John Hoop really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Walhalla Clothing (25 €/piece) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dick Stern (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Armen Aharonian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aharonian has chosen Ara Gevorgyan - Artsakh as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dick Stern!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Armen Aharonian!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stern throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Stern has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hell's Balls NY Hellcademy in the buildup to the fight.
Aharonian throws a hook but Stern blocks it.
Stern throws a head kick that Aharonian semi-blocks.
Aharonian misses with a straight right.
Aharonian on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Stern misses with a low kick.
Stern takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
It looks like Dick Stern has been cut.
Aharonian throws a hook to the side of Stern's head but Stern sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Aharonian keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stern blocks a leg kick.
Aharonian ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Stern tried to score with a low kick but Aharonian checks it.
Aharonian swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Aharonian swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stern plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Armen Aharonian has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stern checks a low kick from Aharonian.
Aharonian scores with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stern throws a leg kick that is checked
and Aharonian counters with a stiff right hand.
Aharonian thows a left - swing and a miss!
A nice inside leg kick there by Stern. That's going to slow Aharonian down.
Aharonian throws a leg kick
and Aharonian takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Aharonian is rocked!
Aharonian is holding his hands too far apart here. Stern throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Aharonian is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dick Stern!
A very excited looking Dick Stern made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gary Bitters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Cottingham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bitters comes to the cage accompanied by Maybe. Gary Bitters has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gary Bitters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Richard Cottingham!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bitters moves in looking to clinch but Cottingham pushes him off.
Bitters stuffs the takedown.
Bitters buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bitters tries to clinch but Cottingham moves out of range.
Cottingham looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bitters tries to counter by clinching up but Cottingham breaks away and moves out of range.
Bitters tries to close the distance and clinch but Cottingham swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bitters gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cottingham blocking some punches.
Bitters lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cottingham dodges an elbow strike from Bitters.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cottingham takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bitters lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cottingham backwards.
Bitters lands with a left to the head.
Bitters has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Cottingham after a bit of a struggle.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bitters.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bitters works on Cottingham's body with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bitters works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Bitters has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bitters with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Cottingham is rocked!
Bitters postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Cottingham covers up, he's hurt! Bitters keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Bitters and the ref steps in to end the fight! Bitters can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gary Bitters!
Gary Bitters managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Dissolution Fight Wear, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Selfrid Bergman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bray Wyatt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Selfrid Bergman had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Selfrid Bergman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bray Wyatt!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wyatt looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bergman doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Wyatt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Selfrid Bergman has been cut.
Bergman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wyatt manages to avoid it.
A clash of legs there as Bergman blocks the low kick.
Bergman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wyatt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wyatt let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Bergman lands with an overhand left.
Wyatt throws an overhand right that lands on Bergman's shoulder, as Bergman tries to avoid the shot.
Bergman half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Bergman takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wyatt with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bergman moves into the clinch.
Bergman is working for takedown but Wyatt is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bergman manages to pull guard.
Wyatt stands and steps away. Bergman gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Wyatt throws a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wyatt connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bergman throws a body shot but no joy.
Wyatt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bergman scores with the left hand. Wyatt knows he should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wyatt scoring well with a low kick there.
Wyatt throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bergman moves out of range of the leg kick from Wyatt.
Wyatt looks to score with a jab to the body but Bergman is just out of range.
Bergman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bergman moves into the clinch.
Bergman lands with a left to the head.
Bergman leaning his opponent against the cage.
Bergman has hold of one of Wyatt's legs. Wyatt is fighting the takedown attempt but Bergman gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Bergman throws a strike but Wyatt rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bergman is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wyatt wanted to stand there but Bergman had control of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wyatt wants to stand and escape but instead Bergman has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bergman content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bergman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wyatt works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bergman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wyatt works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bergman preventing the sweep.
Bergman stands up over Wyatt, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bergman lands a couple of elbows.
Bergman won't allow Wyatt to sweep him here.
Bergman is fighting to break Wyatt's control of his arms but Wyatt is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wyatt controls Bergman momentarily but Bergman frees himself.
Bergman trying to control the position from guard on top but Wyatt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bergman is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bergman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wyatt controls Bergman momentarily but Bergman frees himself.
Bergman trying to control the position from guard on top but Wyatt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wyatt controlling Bergman's posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Wyatt lunges at Bergman with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bergman's hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bergman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Good work by Bergman as he checks the leg kick.
A jab from Wyatt misses.
Bergman attempts a counter takedown but Wyatt avoids it well and moves away.
Wyatt loads up on a big right hand but Bergman slips the punch.
Bergman feinted with a counter takedown.
Wyatt takes a swing at Bergman's ribcage but misses.
Wyatt throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Wyatt tries a head kick but it misses.
Bergman tries to counter with a takedown but Wyatt is quick to defend against it.
Bergman tries to clinch up but Wyatt circles away and keeps his distance.
Bergman backing away here, and Wyatt unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Bergman fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Selfrid Bergman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bergman's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Wyatt connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bergman scrambles back to his feet.
Wyatt throws a sloppy head kick and Bergman moves out of range easily.
A big right from Wyatt misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Wyatt. That snapped Bergman's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bray Wyatt will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Selfrid Bergman's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bergman scores with a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wyatt. Bergman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wyatt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wyatt throws a right and a left that Bergman avoids nicely.
Bergman shoots in and bounces Wyatt off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Wyatt really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bergman. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wyatt looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bergman loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wyatt is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bergman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wyatt wants to stand but Bergman is controlling the position.
Bergman content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bergman chips away with some ground and pound.
Bergman works over Wyatt with some ground and pound from guard.
Wyatt is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bergman wants to control from the top but Wyatt keeps moving.
Bergman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wyatt is keeping the position for now.
Bergman is working hard here to advance position.
Wyatt is looking to stand up but Bergman isn't so interested in that idea.
Bergman with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bergman scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bergman throwing strikes from guard but Wyatt blocks nicely.
Bergman wants to control from the top but Wyatt keeps moving.
Bergman is working Wyatt over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bergman stopping the sweep attempt from Wyatt.
Bergman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bergman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wyatt works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bergman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wyatt thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wyatt throws a leg kick
and Bergman counters with a single leg into guard. Wyatt didn't expect that.
Wyatt is trying to control the position but Bergman postures up.
Bergman is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Wyatt is trying to keep Bergman in close.
Bergman stands and throws Wyatt's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Wyatt tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bergman wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Selfrid Bergman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wyatt tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Bergman presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Poor strikes thrown by Bergman there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Bergman scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Wyatt is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bergman has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Wyatt's face.
Wyatt is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bergman looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Wyatt covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Selfrid Bergman!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Dozer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boogie Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boogie Knight acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Dozer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Boogie Knight!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Dozer.
Knight fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dozer manages to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Dozer misses the target.
Nice defenses there by Knight.
Knight fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Knight swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dozer.
Knight throws a head kick that misses.
Dozer fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Knight checks the leg kick.
Knight throws a low kick, looking for Dozer's leg but Dozer calmly moves out of range.
We've been hearing reports that Dozer has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Knight throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Knight throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dozer throws a one two combo.
It looks like Boogie Knight has been cut.
Knight checks a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Dozer.
Knight dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dozer. That did some damage!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab by Knight.
Knight throws a push kick but Dozer slaps the foot to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight misses with a low kick.
Dozer throwing a counter right hand but Knight manages to avoid it.
Knight tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dozer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Knight clinches up against the cage.
Knight misses with some punches.
Knight tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knight tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dozer avoids it.
Knight tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dozer breaks from the clinch.
Knight stuffs the takedown attempt from Dozer. Dozer gets slowly back to his feet.
Dozer lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Dozer moves out of range as Knight throws a body kick.
Knight tries to land a leg kick but Dozer saw it coming and moves away.
Dozer takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Dozer throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dozer does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dozer takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dozer slips under a jab from Knight.
A little feinted left hand from Dozer on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Knight wants to clinch
and Dozer counters with a nice double leg into side control. Knight won't be happy with that.
Dozer is looking to take a break and control but Knight is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Knight stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Knight is looking for a sweep.
Dozer is looking to take a break and control but Knight is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dozer is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Knight is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dozer wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Knight, who protects the arm well.
Dozer lands a few punches from side control.
Knight is looking to regain half guard here but Dozer keeps moving and retains side control.
Dozer working the head and body with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Knight manages to work his way to half guard, despite Dozer's best efforts.
Knight is looking for a sweep. Dozer is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dozer is working for a kimura but Knight is defending it quite comfortably.
Dozer is trying to control. Knight wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Dozer is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Knight defends it well.
Knight is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Boogie Knight will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Boogie Knight's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A good leg kick by Knight.
Knight scores with a nice body kick.
Dozer keeps the fight on the outside.
Dozer was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Decent striking displayed by Knight there.
It looks like Frank Dozer has been cut.
Knight connects with a leg kick. Dozer looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Knight gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Knight.
Knight blocking some punches.
Knight softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dozer tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Knight just stands there and leans against the cage.
Knight lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dozer backwards.
Dozer is trying to break the clinch but Knight is controlling him.
Knight is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dozer is keeping busy.
Knight lands with a light punch inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knight lands with a left to the head.
Knight's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knight lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dozer ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Dozer no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Knight's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Dozer is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dozer keeping moving, preventing Knight from controlling successfully.
Knight pushes down on Dozer's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Dozer actively working from the bottom here.
Knight has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dozer is squirming around, avoiding Knight's attempts to control the action.
Knight controlling from mount.
Dozer keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Knight trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dozer keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight controlling from the full mount.
Dozer is wriggling around trying to escape.
Knight content just to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Dozer is wriggling around trying to escape.
Dozer regains half guard.
Dozer tries to roll over but Knight keeps him under control.
Knight seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dozer does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dozer moves into full guard.
Knight stands and throws Dozer's legs to the side, diving into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boogie Knight showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Knight. Dozer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Knight misses with a head kick.
Knight throws a shot from downtown. Dozer moves away and avoids it.
Dozer throws a leg kick but Knight sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Dozer on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dozer misses with an uppercut. Knight saw that one coming.
Boogie Knight seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dozer moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Knight closes the distance and clinches.
Knight tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Knight - that landed with a thud.
Dozer tries to break the clinch but Knight is controlling the position.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A hook to the body from Knight.
Dozer tries to pull guard but Knight won't allow it.
Dozer throws an elbow but it misses.
Knight tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Knight has a couple of punches blocked by Dozer.
Boogie Knight seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight looking to stall.
Dozer lands a damaging elbow.
Knight slows down the pace here.
Dozer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dozer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Knight has him pressed against the cage.
Dozer gets control of Knight's arms and successfully pulls guard. Dozer will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Knight looking to pass the guard.
Knight trying to control but Dozer is working from the bottom.
Knight content to stall in guard here.
Knight pushing down on Dozer's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Frank Dozer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boogie Knight is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Knight has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Dozer wants to improve his position but Knight is controlling well.
Dozer looking for submissions off his back.
Well, if Knight is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Knight wants to stand up but Dozer has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Knight works his way into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dozer is trying to work for a sweep but Knight has mounted him!
Knight takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Dozer is in all sorts of trouble here.
Knight wants to control the pace but Dozer is squirming around nicely.
Dozer tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dozer gets back to half guard.
Dozer moves into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dozer can't keep his opponent in guard - Knight advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Dozer actively working from the bottom here.
Knight looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Dozer looking for submissions off his back.
Dozer flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dozer punching from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Boogie Knight comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Knight 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 George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boogie Knight!
A very excited looking Boogie Knight made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Serder Serderov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Weston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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243 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Serder Serderov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Weston!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Serderov clinches.
Weston wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Serderov has Weston pressed against the cage, preventing Weston from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Weston manages to break the clinch.
Serderov lands a leg kick that knocks Weston off balance momentarily.
Weston tries to close the distance and clinch up but Serderov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Weston tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Serderov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Weston uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Serderov.
Weston is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Weston has managed to clinch.
Weston fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Serderov tries to throw a body punch but Weston avoids it by throwing Serderov back against the cage.
A short right from Weston on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Serderov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Serderov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Weston breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Weston slips under a jab from Serderov.
Serderov has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Serderov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Serderov has Weston pressed against the cage, preventing Weston from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Weston is trying to force a seperation but Serderov has the dominant position.
Weston is trying to force a seperation but Serderov has the dominant position.
Serderov is trying to stall.
Weston tries to break free but Serderov pushes him back against the cage.
Weston is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Serderov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Weston is trying to force a seperation but Serderov has the dominant position.
Serderov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Serderov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Weston prevents a body shot from Serderov.
Serderov scores with a hook to the body.
Weston avoids the elbow strike from Serderov, against the cage.
Weston is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Serderov cracks Weston with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weston breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Serderov just misses with a punch to the body.
Serderov sets himself, and Weston steps forward looking for the clinch! Serderov avoids it this time.
Serderov lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Serderov fakes the leg kick and cracks Weston in the body.
Serderov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Weston. That did some damage!
Serderov moves into range and clinches up with Weston.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Serderov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Serderov lands an elbow inside.
Serderov avoiding damage.
Serderov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Weston has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Serderov seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Weston can turn it around.
Serderov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Serderov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Weston working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weston tries to break the clinch but Serderov is controlling the position.
Serderov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Serderov lands a shot to the body.
Serderov presses Weston against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Weston lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Serderov backwards.
Serderov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Weston looks winded!
Weston misses with the head strike.
Serderov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Serderov tries to work over Weston's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Weston wants to stall.
Serderov lands with a short shot to the head.
Weston prevents a body shot from Serderov.
Serderov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Weston backwards.
Weston tries to break the clinch but Serderov is controlling the position.
Weston wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Serderov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Weston is rocked!
It looks like Matt Weston has been cut.
Weston wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Weston is still on wobbly legs! Can Serderov finish him?
Serderov pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Weston! Serderov unloads with more strikes and Weston sinks to his knees! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Serder Serderov!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andy Carroll (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Jenkins Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Carroll might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Horse Outside. Andy Carroll has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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164 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Andy Carroll!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeremy Jenkins Jr!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jenkins Jr moves forwards but Carroll connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Carroll misses with a straight right.
Jenkins Jr swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jenkins Jr looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
It looks like Jeremy Jenkins Jr has been cut.
Carroll throws a jab when Jenkins Jr was well out of range.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Jenkins Jr has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Jenkins Jr slips a straight right by Carroll.
Carroll throws a lazy uppercut
and Jenkins Jr holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Carroll prevents a takedown attempt there.
Jenkins Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Jenkins Jr fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carroll blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jenkins Jr is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Carroll gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jenkins Jr misses with the head strike.
Jenkins Jr taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Jenkins Jr wants a takedown but no success here.
Andy Carroll has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeremy Jenkins Jr.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Carroll controls his hands.
Jenkins Jr tries for a takedown. No joy.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Carroll creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jenkins Jr lands a hook that snaps the head of Carroll backwards.
Carroll lands a left hand.
Jenkins Jr working aggressively here.
Carroll breaks from the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Jenkins Jr.
Nice cross by Carroll.
Jenkins Jr ducks under a wild hook from Carroll.
A big right from Carroll misses.
Jenkins Jr let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A big left from Jenkins Jr misses.
Jenkins Jr shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Carroll manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jenkins Jr engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Jenkins Jr wants to control from the top but Carroll keeps moving.
Carroll on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Carroll tries to get out of the position.
Jenkins Jr looking to sit in guard and control but Carroll gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jenkins Jr is adopting a defensive guard.
Jenkins Jr is continuing to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins Jr's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Carroll got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jenkins Jr has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Carroll has managed to get both his arms back between Jenkins Jr's legs - danger averted.
Jenkins Jr trying to control the position.
Jenkins Jr is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Carroll defends well.
Carroll trying to control but Jenkins Jr is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jenkins Jr is looking for a triangle but Carroll pushes his legs off easily.
Jenkins Jr looking to control.
Carroll will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Jenkins Jr is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Jenkins Jr is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Carroll is trying to control but can't.
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 Andy Carroll will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jeremy Jenkins Jr's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Carroll throws a looping overhand right but Jenkins Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Carroll throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Jenkins Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
Jenkins Jr takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Carroll lands the left hand.
Jenkins Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Carroll.
Jenkins Jr tries to move into range but Carroll moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jenkins Jr misses with a takedown attempt
and Carroll counters with a good low kick that Jenkins Jr was not able to check.
Jenkins Jr slips a straight right by Carroll.
Carroll getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jenkins Jr throws a hook but Carroll avoids it easily.
Carroll throwing a counter right hand but Jenkins Jr manages to avoid it.
Carroll lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carroll throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jenkins Jr is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Carroll.
Carroll missing with a left hand there. Jenkins Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Carroll sets himself, and Jenkins Jr steps forward looking for the clinch! Carroll avoids it this time.
Jenkins Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little jabbing left from Jenkins Jr on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Andy Carroll is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Carroll throws the left hand but Jenkins Jr avoids the punch easily.
We've been told by Carroll's head coaches at Diamond Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Jenkins Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Carroll swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Carroll throws a lazy uppercut
and Jenkins Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Jenkins Jr wants to clinch up but Carroll keeps it at a distance.
Jenkins Jr needs to keep his hands up - Carroll had a free shot at his head there.
Carroll loads up on a big right hand but Jenkins Jr slips the punch.
Carroll is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jenkins Jr.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jenkins Jr! But no joy.
Andy Carroll seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jenkins Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carroll moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carroll misses with a hook. Jenkins Jr ducked under it nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Carroll misses the target.
Carroll misses with a straight left.
Jenkins Jr gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jenkins Jr bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Carroll's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carroll misses with a right hand
and Jenkins Jr counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Carroll thinking.
Carroll is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Carroll waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jenkins Jr.
Andy Carroll is winning the standup battle so far.
Carroll avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jenkins Jr shoots in for a takedown but Carroll shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jenkins Jr misses with a body shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Jenkins Jr scores with a four punch combination!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins Jr takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Carroll dips to his left and cracks Jenkins Jr with an uppercut!
A left lands for Carroll.
Jenkins Jr is rocked!
Carroll lands a big right hand that sends Jenkins Jr crashing to the mat! Carroll stays standing though and waves Jenkins Jr back to his feet!
Jenkins Jr is still on wobbly legs! Can Carroll finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jenkins Jr blocks a jab.
Carroll displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jenkins Jr.
Andy Carroll has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeremy Jenkins Jr.
Carroll misses with a hook. Jenkins Jr ducked under it nicely.
Jenkins Jr throws out a counter right but Carroll avoids it with no problem.
Jenkins Jr seems to have recovered his senses.
Jenkins Jr gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Carroll scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Carroll feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Jenkins Jr sprawling to the canvas! Jenkins Jr rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Carroll finish him?!
That has opened up Jeremy Jenkins Jr's cut even more.
Carroll drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Jenkins Jr right on the button. Jenkins Jr goes down! Carroll follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Carroll gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andy Carroll!
Andy Carroll 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yaniv Schulmann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joaquim Antunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yaniv Schulmann could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Joaquim Antunes's chin.
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25
145 lbs
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yaniv Schulmann!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Joaquim Antunes!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schulmann goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Antunes changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Antunes goes for a double leg but Schulmann avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Schulmann continues to drive forward.
Schulmann lets loose with a powerful body kick. Antunes will feel that in the morning.
Schulmann is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Antunes.
The fighters circling - Schulmann throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Schulmann swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Antunes tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Antunes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Antunes feints the counter takedown.
Schulmann tries a head kick but it misses.
Antunes with the counter takedown but Schulmann avoids it easily.
Schulmann really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schulmann throws a jab but it's blocked by Antunes.
Schulmann misses with a leg kick
and Antunes decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Schulmann's guard.
Antunes throws an elbow that misses. Schulmann uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Antunes's guard. Nice move by Schulmann!
Antunes has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Schulmann won't allow Antunes to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schulmann wants to control from the top but Antunes keeps moving.
Schulmann missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Schulmann slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Antunes wants to sweep but no luck.
Antunes keeping moving, preventing Schulmann from controlling successfully.
Antunes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Antunes is on top in guard.
Schulmann seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Antunes sitting in guard here, content to control.
Antunes preventing the sweep.
Schulmann not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Antunes wants to control from the top but Schulmann keeps moving.
Antunes tries to free his leg and advance position but Schulmann is retaining full guard.
Schulmann looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Antunes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Schulmann is keeping the position for now.
Antunes pushing down on Schulmann's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antunes slips a nice elbow through Schulmann's hands, connecting with Schulmann's forehead.
Antunes lands with a punch from half guard.
Antunes is looking to pass Schulmann's guard but actually Schulmann recovers to full guard.
Antunes loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Antunes wants to control from the top but Schulmann keeps moving.
Antunes loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Schulmann is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Antunes rolls with it to try and escape but Schulmann cranks on the arm and Antunes is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Yaniv Schulmann!
Yaniv Schulmann retains his lightweight title!
Yaniv Schulmann decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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