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NEX LA 15 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cain Mcgregor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sammy Owens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sammy Owens will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cain Mcgregor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Sammy Owens!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Owens just misses with a punch to the body.
Owens slaps away a takedown attempt from Mcgregor, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Owens misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mcgregor.
Mcgregor looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Mcgregor tries to pass the half guard into mount. Owens knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Owens is pressing down on Mcgregor's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Owens trying to keep a closed guard but Mcgregor is proving a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcgregor stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Owens swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mcgregor pushes down on Owens's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcgregor with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Mcgregor passes the guard and advances to mount!
Mcgregor controlling his opponent.
Owens is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Mcgregor trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Mcgregor wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Owens can't escape the position.
Mcgregor controlling from mount.
Mcgregor trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Mcgregor avoids the attempt from Owens to control.
Owens is in all sorts of trouble here.
Owens has given up his back.
Owens can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcgregor working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Mcgregor has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Owens's body.
Mcgregor looking for the RNC.
Owens is trying to break free.
Mcgregor tries to keep control of the position but Owens is staying busy.
Owens defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Owens breaks Mcgregor's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Mcgregor looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Mcgregor might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Owens trying to control the position from guard on top but Mcgregor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Owens landing some decent shots from guard.
Mcgregor wants to sweep but no luck.
Mcgregor is pulling down on Owens's head to control his posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mcgregor working a defensive guard here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Owens tries to free his leg and advance position but Mcgregor is retaining full guard.
Owens forces his way into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cain Mcgregor dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Owens is looking to slow Mcgregor down with leg kicks.
Sammy Owens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Owens misses with a kick to the body.
Mcgregor closes the distance and clinches up with Owens, looking for a takedown. Mcgregor pushes Owens against the cage but Owens circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Owens tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Owens misses with a two punch combination.
A head kick from Owens lands but Mcgregor takes it in his stride.
Owens ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mcgregor tries to move into range but Owens moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Owens lands a two punch combo.
Mcgregor misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mcgregor doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Owens counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cain Mcgregor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Owens scores with a spinning back kick!
Owens swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A jab lands there for Owens.
Mcgregor with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Owens to score with a decent uppercut.
Owens ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mcgregor defending well as Owens loads up on a big left hand.
Mcgregor takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mcgregor fails with the takedown.
Owens lands a front kick.
Owens is looking to chop away at Mcgregor's legs.
Owens jabs Mcgregor right on the nose. Mcgregor blinks but takes it well.
Mcgregor throws an overhand right that lands on Owens's shoulder, as Owens tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mcgregor throws an off balance right hand
letting Owens counter with a right hand.
Owens thuds his shin into the meat of Mcgregor's side.
Owens throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mcgregor shoots for a double leg takedown but Owens sprawls well. He's pushed Mcgregor's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Owens is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Owens throws a head kick that misses.
Mcgregor tries to counter with a takedown but Owens is quick to defend against it.
Owens punishes Mcgregor's body with a nice straight punch.
Owens just misses with a punch to the body.
Owens throws a hook to the side of Mcgregor's head but Mcgregor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Owens drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Owens fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mcgregor on the side of the head.
Owens misses with a head kick.
Mcgregor moves out of range as Owens throws a body kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mcgregor is defended easily by Owens.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Owens throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Owens throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mcgregor changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Owens is looking to slow Mcgregor down with leg kicks.
Mcgregor is trying hard to land a takedown here. Owens sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Mcgregor misses with a takedown attempt
and Owens counters with a nice body shot.
Owens scores with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Owens takes a swing at Mcgregor's ribcage but misses.
Owens ducks under a wild hook from Mcgregor.
Owens throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mcgregor counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Mcgregor trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Owens seems keen to control Mcgregor's posture.
Owens has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Owens is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Owens wants to pass the guard but Mcgregor is defending well.
Mcgregor is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Owens pulls his head out easily.
Cain Mcgregor overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mcgregor tries to roll over but Owens keeps him under control.
Mcgregor is not content to let Owens control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sammy Owens showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Mcgregor fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Owens avoids it really well and circles away.
Owens is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Mcgregor moves forwards but Owens connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mcgregor shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Owens counters with a nice uppercut.
Owens scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mcgregor shoots in looking for a takedown. Owens tries to sprawl out of it but Mcgregor keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Owens manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Owens! But no joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cain Mcgregor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Owens misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Owens throws a nice head kick!
Sammy Owens seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Owens moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Mcgregor throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Owens's waist but Owens gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mcgregor off to one side.
A countering left hand to the body from Owens misses.
Owens just misses with a punch to the body.
A head kick misses from Owens.
Mcgregor changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Owens lands with a good body shot.
Owens has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Mcgregor with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Owens to score with a decent uppercut.
Owens misses with a straight right.
Mcgregor takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Owens throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Owens misses with a kick to the body.
Mcgregor looks for a takedown but Owens sprawls well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Owens throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Mcgregor gets a double leg takedown into Owens's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Owens keeping full guard, as Mcgregor tries to pass.
Owens looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mcgregor is one step ahead there.
Mcgregor pushing down on Owens's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Owens is concentrating on defense, preventing Mcgregor from advancing position.
Owens is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcgregor is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Mcgregor wants to take a breather but Owens is having none of it.
Owens is trying to get back to full guard.
Mcgregor is working for a kimura but Owens is defending it quite comfortably.
Owens keeps control of the position for the meantime.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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.
Owens trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Mcgregor manages to pass to mount!
Owens is trying desperately to improve position.
Owens has given up his back.
Owens is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Mcgregor gets his way!
Owens is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Owens wants to control his opponent's hands but Mcgregor gets his hands free.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sammy Owens comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Owens has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sammy Owens!
Sammy Owens seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Salvatore Pellegrini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lewis Rampage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pellegrini kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Nicola Piovani - Il Camorrista. On his way into the cage it seems that Salvatore Pellegrini has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Salvatore Pellegrini seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Salvatore Pellegrini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lewis Rampage!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pellegrini misses with the combination.
Rampage keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pellegrini.
Salvatore Pellegrini seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pellegrini swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rampage decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Pellegrini's guard.
Rampage looking to pass the guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Pellegrini'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.
Pellegrini is looking to cinch up a triangle. Rampage throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Pellegrini's body to avoid the submission. Pellegrini has instead reached around Rampage's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Pellegrini arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Salvatore Pellegrini!
During a confident post fight interview, Salvatore Pellegrini thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Diego (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Nickles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carlos Diego could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Nathan Nickles's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carlos Diego!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nathan Nickles!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nickles works Diego's body with a nice hook.
Diego takes one to the chin there.
Nickles pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nickles throws a sloppy head kick
and Diego counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Diego looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jab by Nickles.
Nickles gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Diego counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diego cracks Nickles with a good jab.
Nickles dives in for a single leg takedown but Diego sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Diego appears to be looking for a big counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nickles lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Diego throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Carlos Diego is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nickles lands with a hook. Diego tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Diego staying out of range there.
Nickles throws a sloppy head kick and Diego moves out of range easily.
Diego is looking to counter punch.
Nickles shoots in and bounces Diego off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Diego looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Nickles working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nickles throws a big elbow that misses.
Nickles throws a strike but Diego rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Diego slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Nickles looking to hit a scissor sweep but Diego is one step ahead there.
Nickles pulls Diego in close to his closed guard and prevents Diego from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diego controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nickles pivots, looking for a leg kick but Diego is out of range and Nickles settles back down.
Nickles jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A little feinted left hand from Diego on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Diego throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nickles swings for the body but Diego moves out of range.
Diego lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Nickles throws a low kick but Diego moves out of range easily.
Diego is looking to counter punch.
Nickles takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Diego tries a head kick but it misses.
Nickles shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Diego's guard.
Nickles trying to control the position from guard on top but Diego is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nickles won't allow Diego to sweep him here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nickles lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nickles accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Nickles dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Crunch! Nickles slams his shin into Diego's torso.
Nickles lands a lovely overhand right.
Nickles has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The fighters circle momentarily. Nickles darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nickles throws a body kick that misses.
Nickles gets the takedown into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nickles is trying to ground and pound but Diego uses the momentary lack of control by Nickles to regain half guard.
Nickles throws a strike but Diego avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diego is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Nickles is looking to work some ground and pound but Diego has wrist control.
Nickles throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nickles pushes down on Diego's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Nickles is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Diego defends it well.
Nickles throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Diego keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nickles throwing shots but Diego is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Nickles is looking for a kimura here.
Nickles wants to control but Diego is keeping him busy.
Nickles works his way into side control.
Diego manages to get back to half guard.
Nickles not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nickles wants to work for an arm triangle but Diego is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Nickles missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Nickles there.
Diego regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Nickles.
Nickles throwing strikes but missing.
Nickles throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Nickles trying to control but Diego is working from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Nickles connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nickles misses with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sloppy strikes from Nickles. Those never looked like landing.
Diego pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nathan Nickles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diego displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nickles throws out the jab.
Diego is looking to counter with head kicks.
A punch combination from Nickles misses.
Nickles throws a lazy right hand but Diego sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nickles throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Diego on the side of the head.
Nickles swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Nickles showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Diego defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Nickles.
Diego seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Jab from Diego.
Nickles misses with a kick to the body.
Diego uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nickles.
Diego throwing a counter right hand but Nickles manages to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Nickles throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Diego is looking to counter with head kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diego lands an overhand right.
Nickles misses with a left hand
enabling Diego to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diego has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Nickles.
Diego blocks a head kick by Nickles.
Nickles missing with a left hand there. Diego was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nickles is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Diego's half guard.
Nickles seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Diego does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Nickles has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Diego keeping hold of Nickles's head, controlling as best he can.
Nickles missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Carlos Diego has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nathan Nickles is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nickles is looking to take a break and control but Diego is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Diego wants to improve his position but Nickles is controlling well.
Diego blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nickles.
Diego keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Nickles thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Diego's head.
Nickles is working for a kimura but Diego is defending it quite comfortably.
Nickles seems to be working for a kimura but Diego defends the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diego wants to control but Nickles is keeping busy.
Nickles wants to take a breather but Diego is having none of it.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Nickles throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Diego to counter with a crisp jab.
Nickles walks into a left hand.
Nickles looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Diego is fending him off so far but Nickles persists. Nope, Diego circles away and we're back to standing.
Diego throwing a counter right hand but Nickles manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diego lands a big head kick that sends Nickles tumbling to the mat! Diego takes a step backwards and waves Nickles back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Nickles is rocked!
Diego lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Carlos Diego!
A very excited looking Carlos Diego made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lucifer Palhares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randall Wickam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucifer Palhares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Randall Wickam!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Wickam finds it's way through Palhares's defenses.
A slow jab from Palhares misses its intended target.
Wickam lands a nice shot to the body.
Wickam jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Palhares was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
We've been hearing reports that Palhares has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Wickam scores with a jab to the jaw.
Randall Wickam seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wickam looks to land a left hand but Palhares moved out of range nicely.
Wickam circles away from the clinch attempt
and Wickam counters with a straight that turns Palhares's legs to rubber! Wickam pushes forward with more strikes and Palhares goes down, battered and bloody! That's a wrap folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Randall Wickam!
A victorious Randall Wickam thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chiku Maneno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saif Rasheed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chiku Maneno has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chiku Maneno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Saif Rasheed!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rasheed takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Maneno throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rasheed on the side of the head.
Rasheed takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Maneno digs a good hook to Rasheed's body.
Maneno stuffs the takedown attempt from Rasheed. Rasheed gets slowly back to his feet.
Maneno throws a body punch but Rasheed moves out of range.
Chiku Maneno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rasheed shoots in but no luck this time.
Maneno was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Rasheed takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Maneno lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Maneno scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rasheed takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rasheed shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Rasheed thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasheed seems to be looking for submissions.
Maneno knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rasheed on the ground.
Rasheed is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Maneno is just riding it out for now. Rasheed eventually gives up the hold.
Rasheed is trying to control. Maneno wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Maneno is trying to stand up here but Rasheed is controlling him well.
Rasheed is working for a kimura but Maneno is defending it quite comfortably.
Rasheed thows a huge punch but Maneno dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Rasheed is nestled in close to Maneno, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Rasheed stops Maneno from getting back to his feet.
Maneno taking some punishment here, with Rasheed in his half guard.
Rasheed working Maneno over with strikes.
Rasheed is working for a submission of some sort.
Maneno tries to kick Rasheed off but Rasheed keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Maneno makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Rasheed takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maneno throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maneno stuffs the takedown attempt from Rasheed. Rasheed gets slowly back to his feet.
A little feinted left hand from Maneno on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Chiku Maneno has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Saif Rasheed.
Maneno lands with a nice body punch.
Maneno misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Maneno does it's job there.
Rasheed gets the takedown into side control.
Rasheed throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Rasheed in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Maneno wants to get back to his feet.
Maneno managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Rasheed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rasheed is trying to get an arm triangle but Maneno is defending well.
Rasheed lands a few punches from side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rasheed throws a strike aimed at the side of Maneno's head but Maneno avoids it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maneno on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Maneno is trying to get back to his feet.
Rasheed tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Maneno is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Rasheed tries to score with some ground and pound. Maneno controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chiku Maneno dominated that round.
That's time! Maneno's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Maneno scores with a nice strike.
Maneno misses the shot to the body.
It looks like Maneno has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Maneno throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rasheed counters with a nice double leg into side control. Maneno won't be happy with that.
Maneno sneaks out the side door and pushes Rasheed away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Rasheed dives in and grabs Maneno's left leg, looking for a takedown. Maneno pushes down on Rasheed's head and hops out.
Maneno jabs Rasheed to the body, keeping him at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maneno takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rasheed shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Maneno counters with a straight right hand.
Rasheed on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rasheed is rocked!
Maneno lands a body shot.
Rasheed is still on wobbly legs! Can Maneno finish him?
Maneno drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Rasheed right on the button. Rasheed goes down! Maneno follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Maneno gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chiku Maneno!
Chiku Maneno seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dominic Fortune (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viavao Kaho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kaho has chosen Joey B - Tonga (Feat. Sarkodie) as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dominic Fortune!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Viavao Kaho!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fortune misses with a two punch combination.
Kaho has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Fortune is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Kaho on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kaho misses with a takedown attempt - Fortune sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kaho dives in and grabs Fortune's left leg, looking for a takedown. Fortune pushes down on Kaho's head and hops out.
Fortune lands a nice hook to Kaho's body. Kaho takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fortune connects with a nice looking jab.
Kaho shoots in but Fortune avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dominic Fortune has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Viavao Kaho.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fortune jabs Kaho to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kaho has his takedown stuffed
and Fortune counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaho shoots in for a double leg but Fortune sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
We've been told by Fortune's head coaches at Slaughterhouse - LOD that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kaho looks up at the clock. Bad move! Fortune lands a right hand from hell, dropping Kaho. Fortune pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dominic Fortune!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Terry Akki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donato Bilancia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Terry Akki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Donato Bilancia!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Bilancia goes for a double leg but Akki avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Akki continues to drive forward.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Bilancia has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Bilancia tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Akki swivels and escapes.
Akki quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Bilancia darts in looking for a takedown but Akki gets double underhooks and turns Bilancia into the cage.
Terry Akki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donato Bilancia.
Bilancia darts in looking for a takedown but Akki gets double underhooks and turns Bilancia into the cage.
Akki looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akki stuffs the takedown.
Bilancia shoots for a double leg takedown but Akki sprawls well. He's pushed Bilancia's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Akki is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bilancia with a poor takedown
and Akki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bilancia shoots in but Akki avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bilancia shoots in looking for a takedown. Akki tries to sprawl out of it but Bilancia keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Akki manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Akki quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bilancia fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Akki throws a counter high kick but Bilancia was just alert enough to avoid it.
Akki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bilancia.
Akki defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bilancia.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bilancia fails with a takedown attempt.
As Bilancia backs away, Akki returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Bilancia shoots in looking for a takedown but Akki manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bilancia's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Akki throws a quick counter head kick but Bilancia was just out of range.
Bilancia shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Akki sprawls well. Akki wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bilancia gets slowly back to his feet.
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.
Bilancia shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Akki makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bilancia fails with the takedown
and Akki counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Terry Akki dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bilancia shoots in but no luck this time.
Akki half committed to a counter leg kick.
Akki is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bilancia can do to turn this around?
Bilancia shoots in looking for a takedown. Akki tries to sprawl out of it but Bilancia keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Akki manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bilancia has his takedown stuffed
and Akki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've been told by Akki's head coaches at Boston MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Terry Akki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donato Bilancia.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bilancia with a poor takedown
and Bilancia takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Donato Bilancia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bilancia shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Akki sprawls well. Akki wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bilancia gets slowly back to his feet.
Bilancia has his takedown stuffed
and Akki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bilancia shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
An attempted straight right counter from Akki misses the target.
Bilancia tries for a takedown but Akki circles away easily
and Akki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bilancia gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Akki counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bilancia thinking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bilancia gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Akki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bilancia fails with a takedown attempt.
Akki throwing a counter right hand but Bilancia manages to avoid it.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Bilancia might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Akki has got the better of the exchanges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bilancia has a takedown stuffed.
Akki appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bilancia shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Akki as he avoids it easily.
Akki throws a counter high kick but Bilancia was just alert enough to avoid it.
Bilancia tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Akki swivels and escapes.
Akki is looking to counter with a body kick.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bilancia shoots for a double leg takedown but Akki sprawls well. He's pushed Bilancia's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Akki throwing a counter right hand but Bilancia manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Terry Akki dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Bilancia fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bilancia misses with a takedown
and Akki counters with a left and a right that stings Bilancia.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bilancia fails with the takedown.
Terry Akki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donato Bilancia.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bilancia doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Akki counters with a left to the body.
Bilancia looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Akki is fending him off so far but Bilancia persists. Nope, Akki circles away and we're back to standing.
Terry Akki is winning the standup battle so far.
Bilancia has his takedown stuffed
and Akki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Donato Bilancia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bilancia misses with a low kick.
Donato Bilancia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bilancia tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Akki defends well and Bilancia ends up having to push Akki into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
It looked like Akki wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bilancia misses with a takedown
and Akki counters with a low kick, right behind Bilancia 's knee.
Bilancia takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bilancia has his takedown stuffed
letting Akki counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bilancia wants to slow Akki down by chopping away at his legs.
Bilancia misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Akki to counter with a crisp jab.
Bilancia tries for a takedown but Akki circles away easily
and Akki counters with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bilancia is defended easily by Akki.
A counter left hand to the body from Akki misses its target.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bilancia shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and as Bilancia loses concentration momentarily, Akki counters with a picture perfect head kick! Bilancia goes down, out cold! The referee rushed in to check on his condition - I'm sure he'll be ok but that was a massive knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Terry Akki!
Terry Akki decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Altare (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Al Hallick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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197 lbs
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223 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Altare!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Al Hallick!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hallick throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Altare counters with a good, hard body kick but Hallick shrugs it off.
Hallick throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hallick is looking to clinch but Altare is avoiding it.
Altare appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Hallick throws an overhand right that lands on Altare's shoulder, as Altare tries to avoid the shot.
Altare wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Altare misses with a hook.
Hallick throws a counter combo.
Hallick moves into range and clinches up with Altare.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hallick misses with some punches.
Hallick lands a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hallick lands a left hand.
It looks like John Altare has been cut.
Altare tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hallick's elbow.
Hallick misses with some punches.
Altare lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short body shot lands from Altare as the two fighters clinch.
Altare misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hallick digs a right hand underneath Altare's ribcage. Altare let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hallick managing to block the knees to the body from Altare.
Hallick doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Altare wants to stall.
Altare's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hallick lands with a left to the head.
Hallick lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Hallick fails to land.
Hallick breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hallick closes the distance but Altare moves to the side
and Altare counters with a leg kick.
Altare tries a head kick but it misses.
Altare avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hallick bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Altare darts in and clinches Hallick up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Altare lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hallick backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Altare throws an elbow but it misses.
Altare blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Altare scores with a nice hook to the head.
Altare stalling.
Hallick throws a head punch that misses.
Altare misses with some punches.
Altare digs a right hand underneath Hallick's ribcage. Hallick let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hallick has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Altare seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Hallick can turn it around.
Altare looking to stall.
Altare misses with a punch on the inside.
Hallick throws a head punch that misses.
Hallick lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Altare or not.
Altare prevents a body shot from Hallick.
Altare doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Altare taking a breather.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hallick.
A short uppercut from Hallick.
Hallick misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hallick fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hallick lands a right hand that snaps the head of Altare backwards.
Altare is rocked!
Hallick pushes Altare against the cage. Hallick is working some dirty boxing. Hallick pushes off with a quick right hook! Altare goes down! Altare tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Hallick moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Al Hallick!
Al Hallick thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
47% |
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