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WC 26:Bullard vs Dead 2 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hector Olivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francisco Olivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hector Olivera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Francisco Olivera!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Reed Andrews and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hector Olivera takes a swing at Francisco Olivera's ribcage but misses.
Francisco Olivera swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hector Olivera slips a straight right by Francisco Olivera.
Francisco Olivera uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hector Olivera.
Hector Olivera misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Francisco Olivera.
Francisco Olivera swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hector Olivera fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hector Olivera ducks right into an uppercut from Francisco Olivera.
Francisco Olivera will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hector Olivera misses with a double jab
and Francisco Olivera cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Francisco Olivera slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Francisco Olivera swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Francisco Olivera takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Francisco Olivera misses with a combination
and Hector Olivera cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hector Olivera misses with a body punch
and Hector Olivera takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hector Olivera misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Some wild striking there from Hector Olivera.
Hector Olivera throws a series of punches but Francisco Olivera avoids them all with ease.
Hector Olivera misses with a jab, cross combination.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hector Olivera.
Hector Olivera misses with a looping right.
Francisco Olivera avoids the body shot from Hector Olivera.
Francisco Olivera looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Francisco Olivera stuns Hector Olivera with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hector Olivera tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Francisco Olivera was well out of range. Poor timing from Hector Olivera.
Francisco Olivera missing with a left hand there. Hector Olivera was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Francisco Olivera on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hector Olivera misses with the combination.
Hector Olivera digs a good hook to Francisco Olivera's body.
Hector Olivera throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
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!
Donk. Francisco Olivera catches Hector Olivera right on the button with a cross.
Francisco Olivera scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hector Olivera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Francisco Olivera bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Francisco Olivera stalks Hector Olivera and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hector Olivera's face. Hector Olivera staggers backwards, shaken.
Hector Olivera swinging wildly here.
Francisco Olivera looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Francisco Olivera tries to bum rush Hector Olivera with a series of wild strikes but Hector Olivera uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Francisco Olivera fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hector Olivera bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Francisco Olivera's head backwards.
Hector Olivera misses with a wild combination.
Francisco Olivera throws out a powerful jab.
Francisco Olivera swinging wildly here.
Francisco Olivera works over Hector Olivera's head and body with a nice combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Hector Olivera misses.
Francisco Olivera throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hector Olivera on the side of the head.
Francisco Olivera is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hector Olivera had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Francisco Olivera misses with a looping right.
Hector Olivera throws a right and a left that both miss.
Francisco Olivera is looking for the big counter here.
Hector Olivera ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Francisco Olivera moves away.
Hector Olivera misses with a looping left.
Francisco Olivera throws a series of punches but Hector Olivera moves out of range.
Francisco Olivera throws a series of strikes that have Hector Olivera backpedaling.
Francisco Olivera misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hector Olivera changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Francisco Olivera drops his hands momentarily and Hector Olivera takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Francisco Olivera misses with a looping left.
Hector Olivera swings for the body but Francisco Olivera moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hector Olivera stuns Francisco Olivera with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hector Olivera fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hector Olivera misses with a two punch combination.
Francisco Olivera takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Francisco Olivera connects with a right hand. Hector Olivera shakes it off.
Hector Olivera bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Francisco Olivera lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hector Olivera swinging wildly here.
Hector Olivera swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Francisco Olivera unleashes a big counter combination but Hector Olivera bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Hector Olivera missing with a left hand there. Francisco Olivera was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Francisco Olivera misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hector Olivera appears to be looking for a big counter.
Francisco Olivera lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Francisco Olivera misses with a double jab.
Francisco Olivera showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hector Olivera.
Francisco Olivera might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Francisco Olivera keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Francisco Olivera 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.
Hector Olivera throws a right hand that Francisco Olivera ducks under and follows up with a left that Francisco Olivera also avoids with ease.
Francisco Olivera looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hector Olivera throws a series of punches but Francisco Olivera avoids them all with ease.
A punch combination from Francisco Olivera misses.
Francisco Olivera connects with a body shot.
Hector Olivera is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hector Olivera misses with a wild combination.
Hector Olivera misses with a double jab
and Francisco Olivera counters with a stiff right hand.
Francisco Olivera scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hector Olivera avoids a punch combination nicely.
Francisco Olivera looks to land a combination but Hector Olivera avoids it well.
Hector Olivera swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Francisco Olivera misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hector Olivera misses with a double jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big right from Hector Olivera misses.
Francisco Olivera looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hector Olivera tries to bum rush Francisco Olivera with a series of wild strikes but Francisco Olivera uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Francisco Olivera scores with a jab to the body.
Francisco Olivera throws a body punch but Hector Olivera moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Hector Olivera on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Francisco Olivera throws a nice looking combination but Hector Olivera bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hector Olivera throws a right hand that Francisco Olivera ducks under and follows up with a left that Francisco Olivera also avoids with ease.
Hector Olivera throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Francisco Olivera swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hector Olivera counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Francisco Olivera seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Francisco Olivera uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hector Olivera.
Hector Olivera throws a series of punches but Francisco Olivera avoids them all with ease.
A shot to the body from Francisco Olivera misses
and Hector Olivera counters with a nice uppercut.
Hector Olivera takes one to the side of the head.
No joy there for Francisco Olivera, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd cheers as Hector Olivera lands an impressive looking overhand right. Francisco Olivera doesn't seem phased though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Francisco Olivera throws a combination. Hector Olivera tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hector Olivera tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Francisco Olivera was well out of range. Poor timing from Hector Olivera.
It seemed like Francisco Olivera was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hector Olivera misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hector Olivera slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hector Olivera throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Francisco Olivera fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Francisco Olivera on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hector Olivera takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Hector Olivera works over Francisco Olivera's head and body with a nice combination.
Hector Olivera listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Francisco Olivera, as that shot connected.
Hector Olivera throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Francisco Olivera.
Hector Olivera lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hector Olivera misses with a right hand
and Francisco Olivera counters with a right hand to the body.
A jab from Francisco Olivera does it's job there.
Hector Olivera swings for the body but Francisco Olivera moves out of range.
No joy there for Francisco Olivera, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Francisco Olivera misses with a series of wild punches.
Hector Olivera throws a big counter combination but Francisco Olivera scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Hector Olivera lands with a nice body punch.
Hector Olivera fails to land with a series of punches.
Hector Olivera will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Francisco Olivera uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hector Olivera.
Francisco Olivera looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hector Olivera walks into a left hand.
Hector Olivera swings for the body but Francisco Olivera moves out of range.
Hector Olivera misses with a looping right.
Hector Olivera connects with a jab.
Hector Olivera dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hector Olivera swings for the body but Francisco Olivera moves out of range.
Francisco Olivera lands with a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hector Olivera dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Francisco Olivera throws a right and a left that Hector Olivera avoids nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some wild striking there from Francisco Olivera.
A little feinted left hand from Hector Olivera on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Francisco Olivera moves out of range as Hector Olivera strikes.
Hector Olivera looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hector Olivera connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Francisco Olivera takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hector Olivera walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hector Olivera falls off balance throwing a combination
and Francisco Olivera connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hector Olivera throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Francisco Olivera sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice uppercut there from Hector Olivera.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Francisco Olivera misses with a wild combination.
Hector Olivera displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Hector Olivera 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. This is the final round!
Hector Olivera throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Francisco Olivera.
Francisco Olivera shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hector Olivera's jab looks to have found its range, popping Francisco Olivera under the eye.
Francisco Olivera throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Francisco Olivera throws a body shot but no joy.
Hector Olivera throws a left and a right that both miss
and Francisco Olivera counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Francisco Olivera looks to land a left hand but Hector Olivera moved out of range nicely.
Hector Olivera paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hector Olivera slips a jab from Francisco Olivera.
Hector Olivera misses with a double jab
and Francisco Olivera counters with a series of strikes. Hector Olivera will be more careful next time no doubt.
Nice body punch from Francisco Olivera.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hector Olivera bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Francisco Olivera's head backwards.
Francisco Olivera tries to bum rush Hector Olivera with a series of wild strikes but Hector Olivera uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hector Olivera throws a nice looking combination but Francisco Olivera bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hector Olivera lands with a nice combination. Francisco Olivera backs away looking to recover.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hector Olivera cracks Francisco Olivera with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sloppy strikes from Hector Olivera. Those never looked like landing.
Francisco Olivera let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Francisco Olivera takes a swing at Hector Olivera's ribcage but misses.
Francisco Olivera throws a body punch but Hector Olivera moves out of range.
Francisco Olivera throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hector Olivera looks to land a right hand but Francisco Olivera moved out of range.
Hector Olivera blocks a jab.
Hector Olivera went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Hector Olivera throws a series of punches but Francisco Olivera avoids them all with ease.
Francisco Olivera swings for the body but Hector Olivera moves out of range.
Hector Olivera swinging wildly here.
Hector Olivera shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Francisco Olivera eats them both and turns towards Hector Olivera to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A big left from Hector Olivera misses.
Hector Olivera showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Francisco Olivera.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Francisco Olivera just misses with a punch to the body.
Francisco Olivera fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hector Olivera looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Francisco Olivera throws a right hand that Hector Olivera ducks under and follows up with a left that Hector Olivera also avoids with ease.
Francisco Olivera ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hector Olivera moves away.
Hector Olivera seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Francisco Olivera is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hector Olivera throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Francisco Olivera.
Hector Olivera throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Francisco Olivera showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hector Olivera.
Francisco Olivera works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Francisco Olivera avoids the body shot from Hector Olivera.
Francisco Olivera misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Francisco Olivera dodges the punch combination from Hector Olivera.
Francisco Olivera just misses with a punch to the body.
Francisco Olivera fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hector Olivera manages to avoid it.
Francisco Olivera blocks a jab.
Hector Olivera throws a right and a left that both miss.
Francisco Olivera throws a right and a left that both miss.
Francisco Olivera will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hector Olivera cracks Francisco Olivera with a good jab.
Hector Olivera lands a jab to the nose.
Francisco Olivera waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hector Olivera.
A punch combination from Hector Olivera misses.
Francisco Olivera tries to bum rush Hector Olivera with a series of wild strikes but Hector Olivera uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hector Olivera slips a straight right by Francisco Olivera.
Francisco Olivera looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hector Olivera misses with a hook.
A big right from Hector Olivera misses.
Despite the aggression on Francisco Olivera's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Francisco Olivera dodges the punch combination from Hector Olivera.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hector Olivera misses with a wild combination.
Francisco Olivera throws out a counter right but Hector Olivera avoids it with no problem.
Francisco Olivera swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Francisco Olivera scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hector Olivera lands with a right hand.
Hector Olivera looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Francisco Olivera looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Francisco Olivera misses with the combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Hector Olivera.
Well Hector Olivera 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 John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hector Olivera!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Hector Olivera made sure he mentioned Voodoo Nutrition, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Opananu Milan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Dog Sharik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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200 lbs
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Decent elbows
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Opananu Milan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, The Dog Sharik!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Joseph Jones and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sharik dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Milan. That did some damage!
Milan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Milan is looking to clinch but Sharik is avoiding it.
Milan closes the distance and pushes Sharik back into the cage.
Milan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sharik is defending well for now.
Milan dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Sharik misses with a knee to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Milan.
Milan has Sharik pushed against the cage.
Sharik dodges an elbow strike from Milan.
Milan lands a body shot.
Sharik tries to work over Milan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Milan stalls.
Milan connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like The Dog Sharik has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Milan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sharik creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sharik looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A short left from Milan.
Milan lands with a left to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Milan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sharik.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharik managing to block the knees to the body from Milan.
Sharik is trying to force a seperation but Milan has the dominant position.
Nice elbow from Milan.
Milan controlling the action here for a moment.
Milan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sharik backwards.
Milan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Milan blocks the elbow strike.
Milan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sharik looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Milan misses with an elbow strike.
Milan lands with a left to the head.
Sharik landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Milan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sharik with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Milan.
Milan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sharik with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sharik pushes off an throws an elbow but Milan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharik tries to land knees in the clinch but Milan avoids the damage to the body.
Milan lands a good knee to the midsection. Sharik won't want to take too many of those.
Sharik looks winded!
Sharik is trying to break the clinch but Milan is controlling him.
Milan slowing the pace effectively.
Milan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A short right from Milan on the inside.
Good body shot from Milan.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Milan trying to land knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Milan avoids a wild elbow strike from Sharik.
Milan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milan managing to block the knees to the body from Sharik.
Milan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Milan lands an elbow just above Sharik 's eye.
Milan has Sharik pressed against the cage, preventing Sharik from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sharik is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Milan is defending well for now.
A short body shot lands from Milan as the two fighters clinch.
Milan lands an elbow inside.
That has opened up The Dog Sharik's cut even more.
Milan is struggling to control the position.
Milan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Milan managing to block the knees to the body from Sharik.
Milan lands a knee to the body.
Milan lands a nice knee to the body.
Milan lands a body shot.
Milan lands an elbow that stopped Sharik in his tracks for a moment.
Sharik using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Milan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sharik throws an elbow but it misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Milan.
The cut above The Dog Sharik's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Milan.
Milan lands a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Milan holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Milan taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Milan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Milan lands an elbow that stopped Sharik in his tracks for a moment.
A right hook to the body lands for Milan.
Milan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A hook to the body from Milan.
Milan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Milan is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Milan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sharik backwards.
The Dog Sharik's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Milan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sharik takes an elbow to the forehead.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at The Dog Sharik's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Opananu Milan!
Our winner, Opananu Milan, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Richie Holland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Unstable Roark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roark comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Cult of personality kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Richie Holland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Unstable Roark!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, John Kavanagh and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holland closes the distance and clinches.
Roark lands a nice shot to the body.
Roark lands a right hand that snaps the head of Holland backwards.
The referee is keeping an eye on Roark - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Roark tries to work over Holland's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Holland breaks the clinch.
Holland moves into the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Roark creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Roark digs a right hand into Holland's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Holland's gas tank.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roark scores with a nice hook to the head.
Roark tries to work over Holland's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Roark tries to work over Holland's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Roark tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Roark working aggressively here.
Roark tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Roark.
Roark misses with a body punch.
Holland letting Roark take a breather here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Roark.
Holland has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Roark after a bit of a struggle.
Holland fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Holland has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Roark cracks Holland with a nice body shot.
Holland prevents a body shot from Roark.
Roark is leaning against Holland and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Roark misses with a hook from the clinch.
Roark can't find room to land a body shot as Holland controls the action.
Holland drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richie Holland. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Roark works on Holland's body with a couple of short punches.
Holland is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roark working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Roark lands a hook to the side of the head.
Roark working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Roark is leaning against Holland and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Holland is trying to pull guard but Roark has him pressed against the cage.
Roark lands with a left to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roark working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Roark working aggressively here.
Holland fails to pull guard.
Roark throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Roark - that landed with a thud.
Holland is trying to drag Roark to the mat but Roark just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Holland is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Roark pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A left hand lands to the body for Roark.
A nice right hand lands inside from Roark.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roark lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Holland is rocked!
A head punch on the inside from Roark fails to land.
Oh Holland is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Roark swings wildly with an uppercut but Holland uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roark digs a right hand into Holland's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Holland's gas tank.
Holland blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Roark fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Roark swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Roark tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Roark working aggressively here.
Roark throws a punch but it's blocked by Holland.
A head punch on the inside from Roark fails to land.
Holland blocking some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Roark.
Roark swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Holland blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Roark swings wildly with an uppercut but Holland uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roark misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Holland.
Roark misses with a hook from the clinch.
Roark misses with the head strike.
Roark'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.
Roark working aggressively here.
Roark leaning against his opponent.
Roark digs a right hand underneath Holland's ribcage. Holland let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Roark misses with the head strike.
Roark misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Roark misses with a hook from the clinch.
Roark misses with a hook from the clinch.
Holland blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Roark has a couple of punches blocked by Holland.
A body shot lands from Roark.
Roark swings wildly with an uppercut but Holland uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roark misses with the head strike.
Roark swings wildly with an uppercut but Holland uses good head movement to avoid it.
Holland blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Roark misses with the head strike.
Roark throws a punch but it's blocked by Holland.
Holland blocking some punches.
Roark tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Roark working aggressively here.
Roark throws a head punch that misses.
Roark misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Roark.
Roark working aggressively here.
Roark throws a punch but it's blocked by Holland.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Holland.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Roark.
Roark throws a head punch that misses.
Roark misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Holland.
Roark misses with a hook from the clinch.
Holland blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Holland.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Holland.
Holland blocks an uppercut.
Roark digs a right hand into Holland's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Holland's gas tank.
Roark misses with a punch on the inside.
Holland blocks an uppercut.
Holland blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Roark fails to land.
Roark swings wildly with an uppercut but Holland uses good head movement to avoid it.
Holland blocks an uppercut.
Holland blocking some punches.
Roark lands a body punch.
Roark throws a head punch that misses.
Holland blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Roark throws a punch but it's blocked by Holland.
Roark fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Holland blocks an uppercut.
Roark misses with a short punch on the inside.
Roark throws a head punch that misses.
Roark has a couple of punches blocked by Holland.
Roark tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Roark misses with some punches.
Roark is working Holland over against the cage.
Roark misses with a punch on the inside.
Roark lands a nice shot to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Roark.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body punch from Roark.
Roark misses with a short punch on the inside.
Holland blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Holland blocks an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Roark.
A head punch on the inside from Roark fails to land.
Holland blocking some punches.
Roark misses with a short punch on the inside.
Roark works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Holland blocks an uppercut.
Roark misses with some punches.
Roark misses with some punches.
Roark lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Unstable Roark dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Roark closes the distance and clinches.
Holland trying to land knees to the body.
Holland blocks a body shot from Roark.
Holland is looking to control Roark's arms but Roark gets an underhook and turns him. Now Holland has his back to the cage.
Roark creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Holland's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Holland drops to his knees and Roark pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Unstable Roark!
Unstable Roark thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jasun Wharton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antero Vipunen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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142 lbs
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145 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jasun Wharton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Antero Vipunen!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Jonathan Paton and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wharton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wharton changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Vipunen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Antero Vipunen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vipunen throws out a loose jab but Wharton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wharton is looking to counter punch.
Wharton looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wharton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vipunen throws out the jab.
Wharton scores with a body shot.
Wharton slips a straight right by Vipunen.
Wharton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vipunen throws out the jab.
Wharton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vipunen misses the jab.
Wharton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wharton lands with a straight right. Vipunen didn't see that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vipunen throws a body shot but no joy.
Wharton swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Vipunen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wharton counters with a nice uppercut.
Vipunen lands a right hook to the body.
Vipunen throws a body shot but no joy.
Wharton gets a double leg takedown into Vipunen's guard.
Wharton stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vipunen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Vipunen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Vipunen looking to control but Wharton passes into half guard.
Wharton winds up and cracks Vipunen with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vipunen is trying to get back to full guard.
Vipunen has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Vipunen is looking to control Wharton's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Vipunen avoid being mounted?
Vipunen preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Vipunen is staying active underneath Wharton, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wharton wants to pass to mount but Vipunen is defending the position.
Vipunen is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Wharton jumps into side control!
Wharton advances to full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wharton working the ground and pound effectively.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wharton putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Wharton scoring with strikes but Vipunen is staying in there.
Vipunen manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Vipunen is looking for a sweep. Wharton is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wharton is trying to work for a kimura but Vipunen is defending well.
Wharton looks to land a strike but Vipunen avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wharton wants to control from the top but Vipunen keeps moving.
Vipunen is trying to control the position but Wharton postures up.
Wharton landing with the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vipunen is trying to control the position but Wharton postures up.
Wharton working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Vipunen's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jasun Wharton dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Vipunen throws a hook but Wharton avoids it easily.
Wharton on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wharton lands a lovely overhand right.
Vipunen misses with a looping left.
Wharton takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wharton fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Vipunen shoots in looking for a takedown but Wharton manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Vipunen's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wharton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wharton is looking to counter punch.
A big right from Vipunen misses.
Vipunen misses with an uppercut
enabling Wharton to counter with a crisp jab.
Vipunen takes one on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wharton scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wharton shoots in looking for a takedown. Vipunen tries to sprawl out of it but Wharton keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Vipunen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A telegraphed right hand from Vipunen misses the target.
Wharton half committed to a counter leg kick.
Wharton looks to score with a jab to the body but Vipunen is just out of range.
Vipunen misses with a straight left.
Wharton swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Good exchange - Wharton coming out on top.
Vipunen lands a jab to the head.
Vipunen throws a hook but Wharton blocks it.
As Vipunen tries to get set, Wharton tries to push him back and clinch up but Vipunen manages to avoid the attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vipunen throws a series of punches but Wharton moves out of range.
Vipunen throws a series of punches but Wharton moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Vipunen blocks the leg kick.
Vipunen slips under a jab from Wharton.
Vipunen misses with an uppercut
and Wharton counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Vipunen thinking.
Antero Vipunen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wharton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vipunen moves away.
Vipunen misses with a left hand
and Wharton counters with a stiff right hand.
Wharton connects with a right hand. Vipunen shakes it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wharton looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Wharton works over Vipunen with some ground and pound from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wharton showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Vipunen tries to strike from the bottom.
Vipunen lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Vipunen wants to control from the top but Wharton keeps moving.
Wharton looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jasun Wharton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Wharton is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Vipunen frees his head nicely. Oh but Wharton has switched to an armbar! Vipunen is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Jasun Wharton!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rickety Cricket (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent Obi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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18
300 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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26
300 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rickety Cricket!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vincent Obi!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Chad Campbell and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A jab from Obi finds it's way through Cricket's defenses.
Cricket throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cricket fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cricket gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cricket tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Obi's elbow.
A right hand to the body from Cricket.
Cricket is struggling to control the position.
Obi looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A short right from Cricket on the inside.
Cricket lands a nice uppercut.
Obi wants to break free but Cricket has control.
Obi tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cricket smiles and moves away.
Cricket looks to score with a jab to the body but Obi is just out of range.
Obi digs a good body shot into Cricket's ribs.
Cricket swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Obi lands with a good body shot.
Obi throws a series of punches but Cricket moves out of range.
Obi scores with the left hand. Cricket knows he should have avoided that one.
A left lands for Obi.
Cricket swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cricket swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Obi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cricket manages to avoid it.
Cricket tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Obi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A countering left hand to the body from Obi misses.
The fighters circling - Cricket throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cricket displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Obi throws out the jab.
Obi misses with a two punch combination.
Cricket tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Obi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cricket wants to clinch.
Obi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Obi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cricket misses with a looping left.
Obi defending well as Cricket loads up on a big left hand.
Obi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Obi slips a jab from Cricket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cricket moves away.
Cricket just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice side step and Obi releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Cricket throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Obi.
Obi connects with a right hand. Cricket shakes it off.
Obi is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Cricket shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cricket lands a nice looking body shot.
Cricket throws a jab but it's blocked by Obi.
Cricket has been working on his boxing with his coaches at BigMouth Cabrons in the buildup to the fight.
Cricket throws a jab when Obi was well out of range.
Cricket tries to clinch but Obi moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Obi! But no joy.
Cricket looks to score with a jab to the body but Obi is just out of range.
Obi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A looping hook to the body misses from Obi. Cricket does a little dance to reset his feet.
Obi lands a jab to the head.
Obi ducks under a wild hook from Cricket.
Cricket swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cricket misses with a hook to the body
and Obi counters with a nice uppercut.
Obi lands a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cricket staying out of range there.
Obi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cricket throws a body punch but Obi moves out of range.
Cricket looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A left lands for Obi.
Obi has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Cricket takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Obi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cricket fails with an attempt to clinch.
Obi with a hook.
Cricket walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cricket with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Obi to score with a decent uppercut.
Obi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Obi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Obi gets tackled into the cage by Cricket. Cricket maintains the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Cricket as the two fighters clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cricket lands a hook that snaps the head of Obi backwards.
A right hand to the body from Cricket.
Obi looks winded!
A short left from Cricket.
Cricket lands a body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cricket.
Cricket is working Obi over against the cage.
Cricket is working Obi over against the cage.
Cricket lands a right hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cricket creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Good body shot from Cricket.
Cricket'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.
Obi can't get the takedown.
Cricket is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Obi's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Cricket lands a left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cricket'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.
Still in the clinch, Cricket scores with a nice short uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Cricket.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rickety Cricket 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.
Cricket misses with a looping right.
Obi misses with a wild body shot.
Vincent Obi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cricket scores with a sloppy right hand. Obi should have avoided that one.
It looks like Vincent Obi has been cut.
Obi gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Cricket gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Obi is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rickety Cricket!
Rickety Cricket thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Buck Futter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaupe Akuapehuale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kaupe Akuapehuale will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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21
144 lbs
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132 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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Brawler
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Buck Futter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kaupe Akuapehuale!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Reed Andrews and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Futter tries for a takedown but Akuapehuale circles away easily
and Akuapehuale counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Futter looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Futter with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Futter seems to be looking for submissions.
Futter is thwarting Akuapehuale's attempts to control the position.
Futter is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Akuapehuale defends it well.
Well, if Futter 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.
Futter is looking for a kimura here.
Akuapehuale told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Futter seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Futter is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Akuapehuale tries to roll over but Futter keeps him under control.
Akuapehuale is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Futter 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Akuapehuale is looking for a sweep. Futter is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akuapehuale is in trouble now - Futter has advanced to mount!
Futter controlling the pace for now.
Akuapehuale is trying desperately to improve position.
Akuapehuale wants to hold on but Futter pushes him away.
Futter sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Futter is working for a guillotine from mount but Akuapehuale frees his head quite easily.
Futter working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Akuapehuale turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Futter off and cradles Akuapehuale's limp body as Futter celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Buck Futter!
A less than humble Buck Futter 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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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Shane Gerald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jensen Haye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gerald comes to the cage accompanied by Walk Like An Egyptian. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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25
141 lbs
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142 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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Brawler
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shane Gerald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jensen Haye!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Alyssa Summers and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haye connects with a leg kick. Gerald looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
We've been informed that Haye 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.
A decent looking cross lands there for Haye.
Gerald definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gerald on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Haye. Haye obviously looking to wear him down.
Haye lands with a good body shot.
Haye throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gerald goes for a double leg but Haye avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Haye continues to drive forward.
Gerald darts in and clinches Haye up against the cage.
Haye lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Shane Gerald has been cut.
Haye scores with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haye lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gerald is rocked!
Haye putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gerald in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Oh Gerald is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Haye crunches a lovely knee into Gerald's ribcage.
Gerald seems to have got his legs back now.
Gerald wants a takedown but no success here.
Haye lands a knee to the head.
Haye lands a nice knee to the body.
Gerald is breathing heavily.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Haye lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haye is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Haye with a knee to the head.
Haye jerks Gerald's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Gerald drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Haye goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Haye because Gerald was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Jensen Haye!
During a confident post fight interview, Jensen Haye thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Papa Shango (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benny Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bishop has chosen Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars - Uptown Funk Dubstep Remix as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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166 lbs
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168 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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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
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Papa Shango!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Benny Bishop!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jonathan Paton and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bishop fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Shango on the side of the head.
Shango tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bishop paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shango gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Shango manages to pull guard.
Bishop preventing the sweep.
Shango keeping full guard, as Bishop tries to pass.
Shango preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bishop avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bishop trying to control the position from guard on top but Shango is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bishop avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Shango not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shango working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bishop doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bishop manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Shango looking for a sweep. Not yet Shango, not yet.
Bishop advances position into side control!
Shango is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Shango is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Bishop throwing shots but Shango is blocking nicely.
Shango wants to control but Bishop is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Shango tries to get to full guard but Bishop has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop wants to pass the guard but Shango is defending well.
Bishop is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Shango!
Shango is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bishop postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Shango looks a forlorn figure.
Shango keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Bishop lands a nice shot to the head.
Shango is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
We've been hearing good reports from Shango's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop raining down shots from the mount!
Bishop looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Bishop controlling from the full mount.
Shango tries to reverse the position but Bishop maintains control.
Bishop cracks Shango with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Bishop lands a heavy elbow.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Bishop working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Bishop looking to control but Shango is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Shango tries to lock up and control but Bishop gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shango bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Shango prevents Bishop from getting back to his feet.
Bishop working a defensive guard here.
Shango forces his way into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bishop manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bishop keeping full guard, as Shango tries to pass.
Bishop wants to sweep here but Shango controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benny Bishop dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Shango scores with a takedown into Bishop's guard.
Bishop is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Shango looking to pass the guard.
Shango forces his way into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shango works his way into full mount!
Shango tries to control but Bishop wriggling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Shango controlling from the full mount.
Papa Shango overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bishop wants to hold on but Shango pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shango controlling from the full mount.
Shango tries to control but Bishop wriggling away.
Shango is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Bishop is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bishop is looking to improve his position but Shango isn't that keen on the idea.
Bishop keeps trying to improve his position.
Shango jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Bishop manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Shango tries to move into full mount but can't pass Bishop's legs.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shango tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Shango has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Bishop can't do much from the bottom here.
Bishop gets back to half guard.
Shango seems to be looking for submissions.
Shango seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bishop does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Shango is pressing down on Bishop's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bishop is holding on for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bishop moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bishop looking to hit a scissor sweep but Shango is one step ahead there.
Bishop not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Shango closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Shango lands in his opponent's guard.
Shango advances position into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Papa Shango dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Bishop swings widly with a right hand
and Shango counters with a takedown into side control.
Shango tries for a kimura but Bishop is defending well.
Shango taking a breather here.
Shango wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bishop keeps working.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shango tries to move to mount but Bishop blocks the move with his legs.
Bishop is trying to get back to half guard.
Shango is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bishop can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shango is staying tight to Bishop's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Shango tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Bishop tries to improve position but can't.
Bishop tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Shango presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Shango can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bishop is looking to escape.
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.
Shango is really struggling to control Bishop but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Shango controlling from mount.
Shango tries to control but Bishop wriggling away.
Bishop really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop wants to control but Shango is having none of it.
Bishop is squirming around, avoiding Shango's attempts to control the action.
Shango controlling the position easily from mount.
Bishop is looking to get to half guard.
Shango takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
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.
Shango goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Bishop is on top in guard.
Bishop trying to control the position from guard on top but Shango is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shango is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Shango pulls Bishop in to control the position.
Bishop must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bishop wants to control from the top but Shango keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Papa Shango showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Shango has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Papa Shango!
Our winner, Papa Shango, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Benny Bishop spoke after the fight, saying 'That was BOOOOOGGGGGGUUUUUUUSSSSSS!!! BBOOOOOOOOOOO!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Angel Face (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Carey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Face might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Tyga - Real Deal. This should be fireworks!
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194 lbs
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188 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Angel Face!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Charles Carey!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Chad Campbell and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Face is looking to clinch but Carey is avoiding it.
Carey was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Face fails with an attempt to clinch.
Face has closed the distance and engaged Carey in a clinch.
Face's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Face fails with an attempt to clinch.
Face tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Carey paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Carey flicks out a counter leg kick but Face steps away.
Face wants to clinch up but Carey keeps it at a distance.
Carey throws a head kick but Face moves out of range.
Carey pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Face wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carey avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Carey throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Face seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Carey looks to land a body kick but Face moved away.
Face ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Face tries to clinch but Carey moves out of range.
Face doesn't manage to clinch there - Carey circles away.
Face gets a clinch.
Carey lands a nice shot to the body.
Face escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Face steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Carey. That one must have hurt.
Face has taken the fight to the clinch.
Carey tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Face's elbow.
Face escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Face uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Carey.
Angel Face seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Face wants to clinch up but Carey keeps it at a distance.
Face tries to clinch up but Carey circles away and keeps his distance.
Carey looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Carey swats away the attempt to clinch by Face.
Carey replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Face blocks it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carey scores with a jab. Face acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Face closes the distance but Carey moves to the side
and Carey counters with a straight right hand.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Carey - that will leave a mark!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carey looks to land a left hand but Face moved out of range nicely.
A slapping body kick lands there for Carey.
Face fails with an attempt to clinch.
Face tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Carey paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Carey appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Carey throws a leg kick which misses Face's front leg but catches the back leg as Face tries to avoid it.
Face moves in looking to clinch but Carey pushes him off.
Face tries to clinch but Carey moves out of range.
Carey feints a counter leg kick.
Carey keeps the fight on the outside.
Carey fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Face is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carey throws a body kick that misses.
Carey lands with a thumping leg kick.
Face tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Carey counters with an outside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Carey.
Face moves into the clinch successfully.
Face manages to break the clinch.
Carey swats away the attempt to clinch by Face.
The fight stays on the outside here - Face looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Face tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Carey was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Carey lands a big head kick that sends Face tumbling to the mat! Carey takes a step backwards and waves Face back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Face is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Face gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Oh Face is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Face escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Face seems to have got his legs back now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Face fails with an attempt to clinch.
Face is looking to clinch but Carey is avoiding it.
Face has taken the fight to the clinch.
Face pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Face tries to clinch there but Carey circles away.
Carey appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Face wants to clinch.
Carey misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Face wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Carey throws a head kick that Face semi-blocks.
Face tries to close the distance and clinch but Carey swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Face is looking to clinch.
Face tries to clinch but Carey moves out of range.
Carey shapes to counter with a head kick.
Face is looking to clinch but Carey is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Carey dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Nice body kick there by Carey.
Face tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Face tries to clinch but Carey is having none of it.
Face 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.
Face tries to clinch there but Carey circles away.
Face fails in his attempt to clinch.
Face takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Face wants to clinch up but Carey keeps it at a distance.
Face doesn't manage to clinch there - Carey circles away.
Carey wants to land a leg kick but Face is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Face moves into the clinch.
Face breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Carey tries a head kick but it misses.
Carey keeps the fight on the outside.
Carey has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Face fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Carey, pushing him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Face escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That kick from Carey tenderised Face's leg. Face is trying to keep his angry face on.
Face doesn't manage to clinch there - Carey circles away.
Face tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Carey manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Face wants to clinch up but Carey keeps it at a distance.
Carey fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Face looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Face moves out of range of the body kick.
Carey throws a wild body kick that Face sees coming a mile off.
Carey 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.
Face tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Carey paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Face wants to clinch up but Carey keeps it at a distance.
Carey scores with a nice body kick.
Face wants to clinch
and Carey counters with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Face pushes Carey up against the cage in a clinch.
Face pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Carey dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Face. That did some damage!
A decent looking cross lands there for Carey.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Face tries to clinch there but Carey circles away.
Carey appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Face tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Carey manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Face moves forwards but Carey connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Face avoids a kick to the body.
Carey circles away from the clinch attempt
and Carey counters with a low kick, right behind Face 's knee.
Carey dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Face. That did some damage!
Carey scores with a jab. Face acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Carey circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carey throws a low kick but it's checked well by Face.
Carey lands a big uppercut and Face crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Face looks OK. Carey waves Face back to his feet!
Carey swats away the attempt to clinch by Face.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carey. Face does a little dance to reset his feet.
Face darts in trying to clinch
and Carey counters with a nice body kick.
Carey feints and then cracks Face's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Face down.
Face tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Carey counters with an inside leg kick.
Face will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carey tries to work over Face's front leg with a kick but Face checks it.
Carey lands a big head kick that sends Face tumbling to the mat! Carey takes a step backwards and waves Face back to his feet - he wants the finish!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Face on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Carey. Carey obviously looking to wear him down.
Carey looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Face fails with an attempt to clinch.
Charles Carey seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Face moves in looking to clinch but Carey pushes him off.
That kick from Carey tenderised Face's leg. Face is trying to keep his angry face on.
Face tries to clinch but Carey moves out of range.
Face is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Face is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Carey.
Face moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Carey showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Face rushes Carey and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Face escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Carey attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Face doesn't manage to clinch there - Carey circles away.
Carey tries a head kick but it misses.
Face darts in trying to clinch
and Carey counters with a body kick that stops Face in his tracks momentarily.
Face tries to clinch up but Carey circles away and keeps his distance.
Face moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Face breaks from the clinch.
Face takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Carey wants to land a leg kick but Face is out of range.
Carey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Carey.
Face is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Carey avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Face takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Carey throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Face tries to clinch up but Carey circles away and keeps his distance.
Carey only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Carey keeps the fight on the outside.
Carey moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Face wants to clinch up but Carey keeps it at a distance.
Carey has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Carey.
Face fails in his attempt to clinch.
Carey swats away the attempt to clinch by Face.
Carey throws a big counter head kick but Face avoids it with no problem.
Carey throws a sloppy head kick and Face moves out of range easily.
Face wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carey lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Face tries to clinch but Carey is having none of it.
Face is looking to clinch.
Carey lands a leg kick that knocks Face off balance momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Face tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Face fails in his attempt to clinch.
Face tries to close the distance and clinch up but Carey swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Carey throws a push kick but Face slaps the foot to one side.
Face tries to clinch up
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carey scores with a push kick.
Face tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Carey manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Carey pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Carey.
Carey misses with a body shot.
Carey throws a nice head kick!
Carey thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Face if he has to take too many more of those.
Face moves in looking to clinch but Carey pushes him off.
Face fails with an attempt to clinch.
Face throws a lazy right hand but Carey sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Face clinches.
Angel Face has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Face on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Face manages to break the clinch.
Face tries to clinch but Carey moves out of range.
Carey scores with a leg kick.
Face tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Face tries to clinch but Carey is having none of it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Carey! But no joy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Face scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
It looks like Charles Carey has been cut.
A good leg kick by Carey.
Face doesn't manage to clinch there - Carey circles away.
A head kick from Carey lands but Face takes it in his stride.
Carey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Face throws a shot from downtown. Carey moves away and avoids it.
Face wants to clinch but Carey slips to the side
and Carey counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Charles Carey is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Carey chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Charles Carey comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Carey 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 John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charles Carey!
In his post fight interview, Charles Carey started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tony Bullard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Better Dead (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bullard's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Wrecking Ball. Dead has chosen Better off Dead as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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170 lbs
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176 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
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Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tony Bullard!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Better Dead!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Steve Montenegro and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick by Dead misses
and Bullard counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bullard.
Dead has a couple of punches blocked by Bullard.
Bullard misses with some punches.
Dead is trying to force a seperation but Bullard has the dominant position.
Bullard struggles to land a body shot inside as Dead controls his hands.
Bullard throws a punch but it's blocked by Dead.
Bullard lands a body shot.
Bullard lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dead is trying to break the clinch but Bullard is controlling him.
Dead has had enough of the clinch but Bullard keeps him there for the moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dead.
Bullard lands a nice shot to the body.
Dead has had enough of the clinch but Bullard keeps him there for the moment.
Bullard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bullard lands a shot to the body.
Dead wants to break free but Bullard has control.
Bullard lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dead backwards.
Dead breaks from the clinch.
A big right from Dead misses.
Dead throws a series of punches but Bullard avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bullard throws a jab but it's blocked by Dead.
Dead throws out a counter right but Bullard avoids it with no problem.
Dead misses with a lunging right hand
letting Bullard counter with a right hand.
Dead pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bullard dodges the punch combination from Dead.
Bullard wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Bullard bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bullard takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dead throws a right and a left that Bullard avoids nicely.
Dead lands the left hand.
Bullard staying out of range there.
Bullard tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Dead manages to circle out of the way.
Dead throws a right hand that misses
and Bullard counters with a nice uppercut.
Bullard bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dead throws a poor cross that misses
letting Bullard counter with a right hand.
Bullard gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bullard walks into a stiff left hand from Dead.
It looks like Tony Bullard has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Dead. Those never looked like landing.
Dead throws an overhand right that lands on Bullard's shoulder, as Bullard tries to avoid the shot.
Dead blocks a jab.
Dead looks to land a combination but Bullard avoids it well.
Bullard wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Dead throws a poor cross that misses
and Bullard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bullard throws an overhand right that lands on Dead's shoulder, as Dead tries to avoid the shot.
Dead misses with a wild combination.
Bullard is looking to counter the offense by Dead and move into the clinch.
Bullard cracks Dead with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dead looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bullard tries to counter by clinching up but Dead breaks away and moves out of range.
Dead getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dead swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dead looks to land a right hand but Bullard moved out of range.
Better Dead seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dead connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dead jabs Bullard right on the nose. Bullard blinks but takes it well.
Dead fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bullard is out of range.
Dead misses with a looping left.
Dead throws a nice looking combination but Bullard bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
As Dead tries to get set, Bullard tries to push him back and clinch up but Dead manages to avoid the attempt.
Bullard jabs Dead right on the nose. Dead blinks but takes it well.
Dead throws a body kick that misses
and Dead takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bullard moves out of range as Dead strikes.
A jab from Dead misses.
Dead misses with a body shot.
Bullard is looking to counter the offense by Dead and move into the clinch.
Bullard on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
It looks like Bullard has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Dead looks to land a left hand but Bullard moved out of range nicely.
Bullard is looking to counter the offense by Dead and move into the clinch.
Dead throws a hook to the side of Bullard's head but Bullard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bullard appears to be looking for a big counter.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dead falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bullard counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bullard staying out of range there.
Dead throws a right hand that misses
and Bullard counters by clinching up.
Bullard scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bullard blocks an uppercut.
Dead blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dead lands with a right to the head.
Dead misses with a body punch.
Bullard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dead is trying to push Bullard away but Bullard has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bullard lands a right hand.
Dead pushes Bullard back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dead misses with some punches.
Dead wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body punch from Bullard.
Bullard lands a body shot.
Bullard lands a body shot.
Dead looks winded!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bullard creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bullard lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dead or not.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Better Dead will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tony Bullard'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.
Bullard sends Dead crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Bullard is motioning to the referee to let Dead up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Dead is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
Dead lands a lovely overhand right.
Bullard moves into the clinch.
Bullard lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Bullard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch on the inside from Bullard fails to land.
Bullard working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dead.
Bullard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dead blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Bullard fails to land.
Tony Bullard has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dead wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dead.
A short left from Bullard.
Bullard makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bullard lands a right hand.
Bullard working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dead is still on wobbly legs! Can Bullard finish him?
A nice right hand lands inside from Bullard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bullard has a couple of punches blocked by Dead.
Bullard has a couple of punches blocked by Dead.
Bullard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bullard struggles to land a body shot inside as Dead controls his hands.
Bullard lands a nice uppercut.
Bullard swings wildly with an uppercut but Dead uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dead is trying to stall.
Dead tries to circle away but Bullard has him pinned against the cage.
Dead seems to have recovered his senses.
Bullard lands a body punch in the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bullard swings wildly with an uppercut but Dead uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dead is looking to break free of the clinch but Bullard has double underhooks.
Bullard lands a left hand.
Dead wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bullard lands a shot to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Bullard.
Dead is breathing heavily.
Bullard lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dead takes a shot to the head.
Bullard lands a body punch.
Bullard lands a right hand.
Bullard lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
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!
Bullard working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bullard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dead's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bullard is looking to clinch.
Dead misses with a lunging right hand
and Bullard counters with a huge left! Dead is in big trouble! He's backing up but Bullard isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Dead from any more damage. A dominating finish by Bullard!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tony Bullard!
Tony Bullard retains his welterweight title!
A very excited looking Tony Bullard 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.
In defeat, Better Dead stepped up to the mic, saying 'I was a little off today...o.k. I'm always a little off.'.
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