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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lance Hardwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Zumo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Lance Hardwood has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lance Hardwood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jeff Zumo!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardwood takes a swing at Zumo's ribcage but misses.
Zumo scores with a sloppy right hand. Hardwood should have avoided that one.
Hardwood jabs at Zumo's body.
Zumo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hardwood looks to land a left hand but Zumo moved out of range nicely.
Zumo feints the counter takedown.
A decent looking cross lands there for Zumo.
Hardwood throws a hook but Zumo blocks it.
And Zumo tries to counter it with a takedown but Hardwood pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Zumo decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Hardwood is trying to stand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zumo looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hardwood is trying to stand up here but Zumo is controlling him well.
Hardwood trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Zumo misses with a head shot. Hardwood uses the momentum to regain guard.
Hardwood keeping moving, preventing Zumo from controlling successfully.
Zumo is looking to work some ground and pound but Hardwood has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Zumo's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Zumo stands up over Hardwood, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Zumo throwing strikes from guard but Hardwood blocks nicely.
Hardwood being controlled here, momentarily.
Zumo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Zumo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Zumo prevents Hardwood from getting back to his feet.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Zumo working some strikes from top position.
Zumo landing some decent shots from guard.
Zumo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hardwood wants to stand but Zumo is controlling the position.
Zumo trying to control but Hardwood is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardwood is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Zumo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Zumo slips a straight right by Hardwood.
Zumo slips a jab from Hardwood.
Lance Hardwood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hardwood misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zumo tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Hardwood gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Zumo.
Hardwood throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hardwood gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Zumo.
Zumo misses with a hook.
Zumo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hardwood.
Hardwood walks into a straight right hand from Zumo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zumo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hardwood stuffs the takedown.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Zumo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Zumo throws a hook to the side of Hardwood's head but Hardwood sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hardwood displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zumo throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zumo tests Hardwood's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Zumo misses with a hook. Hardwood ducked under it nicely.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hardwood.
Hardwood misses with a few strikes there.
We've been told by Hardwood's head coaches at V Elite Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hardwood slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Zumo misses with a straight right.
Zumo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hardwood. Zumo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zumo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zumo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hardwood was well out of range. Poor timing from Zumo.
Hardwood is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Zumo's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Hardwood slips a jab and a cross from Zumo.
Zumo 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.
Zumo fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hardwood sprawls well initially but Zumo persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Hardwood is trying to stand up here but Zumo is controlling him well.
Zumo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Zumo looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zumo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hardwood avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Zumo.
Hardwood is trying to stand up here but Zumo is controlling him well.
Hardwood avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Zumo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zumo is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hardwood doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Zumo.
Hardwood tries to kick Zumo off but Zumo keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Zumo wants to take a breather but Hardwood is having none of it.
Hardwood is trying to stand up here but Zumo is controlling him well.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Zumo is nestled in close to Hardwood, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hardwood is rocked!
Hardwood on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Oh Hardwood is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zumo lands a big elbow - Hardwood is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Zumo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeff Zumo!
After winning the bout, Jeff Zumo thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gator Bait (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derick Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bait comes to the cage accompanied by Alligator under my bed. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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201 lbs
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200 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
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Gator Bait!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Derick Rose!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bait fails to land with a series of punches.
And Rose tries to counter it with a takedown but Bait pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Bait uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rose.
Bait misses with a head kick.
Rose works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That kick from Bait tenderised Rose's leg. Rose is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bait cracks a nice hook into Rose's ribs.
Bait is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rose blocks a head kick by Bait.
Bait fails to land with a series of punches.
Rose feints the counter takedown.
Rose misses with a looping right.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rose.
Rose shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Rose showed some decent athleticism there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rose stops Bait from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bait knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Rose is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bait defends it well.
Bait is trying to stand up here but Rose is controlling him well.
Rose trying to control the action but Bait is working from the bottom.
Rose is working for a submission of some sort.
That's two 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.
Bait is defending against the submission attempts here by Rose.
Rose wants to control but Bait is keeping him busy.
Bait looks like he's trying to stand up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Bait lands a glancing blow to the side of Rose's head.
Bait misses with a lunging right hand
so Rose counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Rose throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bait works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bait wants to get back to his feet but Rose is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Rose with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bait wants to get back to his feet but Rose is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bait wants to stand and escape. He's got his foot on Rose's hips, looking to push off. But Rose grabs a hold of the leg and drops back for an ankle lock! It's hard to tell if he's got it. Both fighters look composed - OH, not anymore they don't! Bait screams like a kid who's trapped his fingers in the car door and taps out! Yikes, that must have hurt - hopefully it's not snapped anything!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Heel Hook). Derick Rose!
After winning the bout, Derick Rose thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jacques Cousteau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saracen Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cousteau's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, 20000 Leagues Under the Sea - The Monster Attacks . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacques Cousteau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Saracen Smith!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Gwen Towbar and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A leg kick checked by Smith.
Cousteau takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cousteau.
Cousteau misses with an uppercut. Smith saw that one coming.
Smith shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Cousteau looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
Smith throws a poor cross that misses
and Cousteau makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Smith really felt that one!
Cousteau shoots in looking for a takedown but Smith manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Cousteau's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Smith connects with a crisp jab.
Cousteau tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Smith swivels and escapes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cousteau checks the leg kick nicely there.
Cousteau appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Smith finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Cousteau on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cousteau's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Smith connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cousteau scrambles back to his feet.
Decent striking displayed by Smith there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cousteau throws a sloppy head kick and Smith moves out of range easily.
Smith throws a lazy right hand but Cousteau sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cousteau doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Smith to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jacques Cousteau. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cousteau can pounce on him.
Smith is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Smith shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cousteau as he jumps to the side.
Smith slips a jab from Cousteau.
Smith shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Cousteau manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Cousteau working a defensive guard here.
Smith thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Smith wants to control from the top but Cousteau keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith connects with a couple of short punches.
Cousteau pulls Smith in close to prevent any damage.
Smith landing with the ground and pound.
Smith trying to control but Cousteau is working from the bottom.
Smith trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cousteau has momentary wrist control but Smith slips an elbow through the middle.
Cousteau wants to sweep here but Smith controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cousteau not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Smith thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Cousteau avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Smith is looking to work some ground and pound but Cousteau has wrist control.
Smith wants to control from the top but Cousteau keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cousteau.
Cousteau slips a straight right by Smith.
Cousteau fires out a quick counter leg kick but Smith just manages to avoid it.
Cousteau moves into the clinch.
Smith has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cousteau pushes Smith back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Smith gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cousteau misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smith.
Our sources have told us that Cousteau has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Cousteau goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smith misses with a short punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Smith misses with some punches.
Smith swings wildly with an uppercut but Cousteau uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cousteau looking to throw knees to the head but Smith is blocking nicely.
Cousteau blocks an uppercut.
Cousteau is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Smith takes a shot to the head.
Smith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cousteau scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cousteau lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cousteau digs a right hand into Smith's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Smith's gas tank.
Cousteau misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Saracen Smith dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Smith shoots in and gets a takedown into Cousteau's guard.
Cousteau has his foot on Smith's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Smith works his way back into a safe position though.
Smith stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cousteau swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Smith postures up.
Smith trying to control but Cousteau is working from the bottom.
Cousteau working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Smith.
Cousteau trying to control the position here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Cousteau is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cousteau is keeping the position for now.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cousteau takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Smith drives through with a takedown into Cousteau's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Smith wants to control from the top but Cousteau keeps moving.
Cousteau is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Cousteau seems to be looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith wants to control but Cousteau is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Saracen Smith has got the better of the ground game so far.
Smith is staying active underneath Cousteau, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Cousteau looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Smith with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Cousteau passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Smith!
Cousteau breaks from Smith's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Cousteau can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Smith is looking to escape.
Smith wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Cousteau.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cousteau trying to control but Smith is having none of it.
Cousteau moves to take his opponent's back.
Smith is trying to break free.
Smith defends a prolonged rear naked choke attempt and turns nicely into his opponent's guard.
Smith tries to free his leg and advance position but Cousteau is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Cousteau can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Smith controls the pace.
Smith is fighting to break Cousteau's control of his arms but Cousteau is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Cousteau trying to control the position.
Cousteau keeping full guard, as Smith tries to pass.
Smith postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Smith landing with the ground and pound.
Smith working some strikes from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Saracen Smith will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Cousteau misses with an uppercut.
Smith takes a swing at Cousteau's ribcage but misses.
Cousteau takes the fight into the clinch.
Cousteau is working for takedown but Smith is calmly controlling the position for now.
Smith blocks a body shot from Cousteau.
Smith can't find room to land a body shot as Cousteau controls the action.
Cousteau gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cousteau blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
Cousteau lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
Smith working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Smith misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jacques Cousteau has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Smith blocks an elbow strike from Cousteau.
Smith misses with a body punch.
Cousteau gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Smith wriggles free and stands up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cousteau tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance.
Cousteau throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Smith counters with a nice kick to the body.
Smith throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cousteau misses with a hook.
Smith bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cousteau's head backwards.
Smith drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Cousteau holding on.
Cousteau might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Cousteau tries to buck Smith off but Smith is having none of it.
Smith is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Cousteau is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cousteau tries to improve position but can't.
Smith thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Smith looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Cousteau is avoiding damage well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith misses with the ground and pound.
Smith content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Cousteau wants to control but Smith postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws an elbow but Cousteau slips to the side and avoids it well.
Cousteau controls the position for a moment.
Smith has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cousteau is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Cousteau gets back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cousteau trying to control here.
Cousteau avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Smith.
Smith lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
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.
Cousteau tries to roll over but Smith keeps him under control.
Smith wants to control but Cousteau is keeping him busy.
Jacques Cousteau has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cousteau tries to roll over but Smith keeps him under control.
Cousteau is trying to maintain the position but Smith is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Smith lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Smith throws a leg kick but Cousteau checks it.
Smith is looking to land body kicks.
Smith rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cousteau counters with a low kick, right behind Smith 's knee.
Smith throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
And that's the end of the fight!
Saracen Smith comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Smith 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Saracen Smith!
An out of breath Saracen Smith thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Enzo Matias Demaestri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Reeves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reeves has chosen Natural Born Killaz as his entrance music. Enzo Matias Demaestri 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Enzo Matias Demaestri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ryan Reeves!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Demaestri connects with a body shot.
Reeves throws a poor cross that misses
and Demaestri counters with a left and a right that stings Reeves.
Reeves throws out a loose jab but Demaestri uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reeves dodges the punch combination from Demaestri.
Reeves has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Demaestri paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
It looks like Ryan Reeves has been cut.
Demaestri throws a good cross that connects.
Reeves is rocked!
Reeves leaves his chin hanging out and Demaestri seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Reeves crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Enzo Matias Demaestri!
Enzo Matias Demaestri thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Olliver Gullion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alastair Stirling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Stirling's choice of entrance music: Endgestalt - Sturmkrieger. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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180 lbs
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Lethal high kicks
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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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Olliver Gullion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alastair Stirling!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stirling throws a hook but Gullion avoids it easily.
Gullion clinches.
Stirling works on Gullion's body with a couple of short punches.
Gullion tries a body shot but Stirling blocks it.
Gullion swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gullion misses with the head strike.
Gullion lands with a right to the head.
Stirling gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Gullion is trying to stand up here but Stirling is controlling him well.
Stirling scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Stirling seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gullion does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Stirling with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Gullion taking some punishment here, with Stirling in his half guard.
Gullion keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stirling is controlling the pace.
Stirling wants to pass to mount but Gullion is defending the position.
Stirling lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Stirling not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gullion is trying to stand back up but Stirling is controlling him
Gullion keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gullion is trying to stand up here but Stirling is controlling him well.
Stirling thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gullion's head.
Stirling landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
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.
Stirling thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Stirling thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gullion's head.
Ground and pound from Stirling.
Stirling has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Gullion wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Stirling.
Gullion is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Stirling working Gullion over with strikes here.
Stirling trying to control but Gullion is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stirling landing punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stirling with a couple of short strikes.
Gullion is rocked!
Stirling cracks Gullion with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alastair Stirling!
Our winner, Alastair Stirling, 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Duke Nukem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Weston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matt Weston acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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246 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Duke Nukem!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Weston!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nukem throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Nukem scores with a leg kick.
Nukem throws a low kick but Weston avoids it.
Weston tries to counter by closing the distance.
Duke Nukem seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nukem feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Weston is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Weston is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Nukem will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Nukem wants to control from the top but Weston keeps moving.
Weston pulls Nukem in close to his closed guard and prevents Nukem from doing any damage or advancing position.
Nukem wants to stand but Weston has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weston controlling the position.
Weston trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nukem trying to control the position from guard on top but Weston is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nukem drops back, looking for a kneebar! Weston looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Weston looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Weston!
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Nukem throws a nice looking combination but Weston bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Weston has Nukem up against the cage in a clinch.
Nukem tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Nukem jumps guard but Weston stands there with Nukem around his waist. Nukem gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Nukem tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Weston smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Duke Nukem. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Weston tries to clinch up.
Nukem just misses with a punch to the body.
Nukem throws a nice outside leg kick.
Weston takes the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nukem blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Weston lands with a left to the head.
Weston's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nukem lands a head kick!
Weston moves into the clinch.
Weston wants to get back to striking at distance but Nukem won't allow it.
Weston manages to break the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jab, jab by Nukem - just one landing.
Nukem scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Weston fails with an attempt to clinch.
Weston moves out of range of the strikes.
Nukem swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weston takes the fight into the clinch.
Nukem fails to pull guard.
Nukem blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nukem tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Weston just stands there and leans against the cage.
Nukem jumps into guard, dragging Weston to the mat.
Weston loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nukem working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Weston doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Weston manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Weston gets to his feet - Nukem follows without any prompting.
Nukem tries a head kick but it misses.
Weston uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nukem.
Weston wants to counter the offense by Nukem and move into the clinch position.
Matt Weston is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nukem lands a jab-cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weston drives through and clinches with Nukem against the cage.
Nukem lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Weston.
Weston throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Weston breaks the clinch.
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!
Weston ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Weston moves in looking to clinch but Nukem pushes him off.
Nukem shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Weston as he jumps to the side.
Weston paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nukem.
Nukem avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nukem connects with a looping right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Duke Nukem 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.
Weston is looking to clinch but Nukem is avoiding it.
Weston tries to close the distance and clinch but Nukem swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nukem getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A head kick misses from Nukem.
Nukem connects with a leg kick. Weston looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nukem cracks Weston with an open hand slap.
Nukem scores with a jab. Weston acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Weston moves out of range as Nukem throws a body kick.
Nukem with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weston is looking to clinch but Nukem is avoiding it.
Nukem looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Nukem circles away from the clinch attempt.
Weston blocks a low kick nicely.
Weston takes a kick to the side of the head.
Weston is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nukem sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Weston's defenses. It connects perfectly with Weston's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Duke Nukem!
Duke Nukem retains his super heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Duke Nukem 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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