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SP-ICON 248 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Freddy Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roland Fredriksson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roland Fredriksson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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215 lbs
10 - 10 - 0 |
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215 lbs
6 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Red Belt
Great low kicks
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Decent wrestler
World class MT
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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
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Freddy Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roland Fredriksson!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Micheangelo Fripello and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fredriksson checks a leg kick nicely.
Fredriksson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Lee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lee walks into a straight right hand from Fredriksson.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fredriksson.
Fredriksson misses with a leg kick.
Lee moves out of range of the leg kick from Fredriksson.
Lee misses the jab.
Fredriksson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Fredriksson lands a right hook to the body.
Lee chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fredriksson can pounce on him.
A big left from Lee misses.
Fredriksson blocks a head kick by Lee.
A jab from Fredriksson does it's job there.
Fredriksson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fredriksson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fredriksson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee throws a one two combo.
It looks like Roland Fredriksson has been cut.
An inside leg kick from Fredriksson misses.
Lee appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fredriksson.
Lee misses with a hook.
Lee avoids the body shot from Fredriksson.
Fredriksson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Fredriksson throws a lazy uppercut
and Lee counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Fredriksson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lee. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lee tries to pass to full mount but Fredriksson defends it.
Lee is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee trying to mount his opponent but Fredriksson defends it.
Fredriksson makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fredriksson slaps away a takedown attempt from Lee, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Fredriksson moves out of range as Lee strikes.
Fredriksson throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range.
Lee drops down looking for a counter takedown but Fredriksson sprawls and moves away.
Roland Fredriksson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lee throws a leg kick that misses.
Roland Fredriksson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Fredriksson.
Lee drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Fredriksson lands a leg kick that knocks Lee off balance momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fredriksson stuffs the takedown.
Lee fails with a takedown attempt.
Lee looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Freddy Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fredriksson connects with a crisp jab.
Fredriksson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lee shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Fredriksson as he avoids it easily.
A lazy left from Fredriksson finds it's target.
Fredriksson tries to sprawl but Lee drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Lee is looking to take a break and control but Fredriksson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lee is pressing down on Fredriksson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Fredriksson is holding on for now.
Lee is looking for a kimura but Fredriksson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Lee to get the leverage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Fredriksson is just riding it out for now. Lee eventually gives up the hold.
Lee is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Lee is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Fredriksson defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roland Fredriksson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roland Fredriksson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Fredriksson thuds his right hand into Lee's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fredriksson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lee swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Fredriksson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fredriksson looks to land a combination. Lee sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Freddy Lee has been cut.
Lee takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fredriksson connects with an inside leg kick.
Fredriksson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lee is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fredriksson leaves Lee with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fredriksson. Lee does a little dance to reset his feet.
That kick from Fredriksson tenderised Lee's leg. Lee is trying to keep his angry face on.
Fredriksson lands a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fredriksson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Lee misses with a straight right.
Lee fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Fredriksson is out of range.
Fredriksson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
Fredriksson throws a lazy right hand but Lee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fredriksson jabs Lee right on the nose. Lee blinks but takes it well.
Lee finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lee scores with the left hand. Fredriksson knows he should have avoided that one.
Fredriksson misses with a wild body shot.
Fredriksson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fredriksson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fredriksson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lee shoots in and drives through. Fredriksson sprawls well.
A little jabbing left from Fredriksson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fredriksson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Fredriksson.
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fredriksson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lee misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fredriksson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lee. Lee circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Fredriksson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Roland Fredriksson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fredriksson.
Fredriksson lands with a straight right. Lee didn't see that one coming.
Lee rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fredriksson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fredriksson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fredriksson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
Lee feinted with a counter takedown.
Fredriksson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lee takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A big left from Lee misses.
Lee misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fredriksson scores with a punch to the head.
Lee missing with a left hand there. Fredriksson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fredriksson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lee was well out of range. Poor timing from Fredriksson.
Lee slips under a jab from Fredriksson.
Lee attempts a counter takedown but Fredriksson avoids it well and moves away.
Fredriksson thuds a left hand into Lee's body.
Fredriksson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Fredriksson wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Freddy Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fredriksson wants to land a leg kick but Lee is out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fredriksson.
Lee avoids the head kick by Fredriksson.
Fredriksson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fredriksson scoring well with a low kick there.
Fredriksson ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
The fighters circling - Fredriksson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lee appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Lee shoots in for a takedown but Fredriksson shows good takedown defense.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lee. That's going to slow Fredriksson down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee goes for a double leg but Fredriksson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Fredriksson continues to drive forward.
Fredriksson checks a leg kick.
Fredriksson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Lee with a body shot.
Fredriksson's corner calls for a 1-2. Fredriksson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fredriksson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Lee fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Fredriksson to the ground. Lee is now in Fredriksson's guard.
Lee looking to pass the guard.
Lee sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Fredriksson's guard.
Lee is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Lee wants to take a breather but Fredriksson is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roland Fredriksson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Lee closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Fredriksson to the mat! Fredriksson manages to get full guard.
Fredriksson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lee is one step ahead there.
Lee is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Lee pushing down on Fredriksson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Fredriksson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Lee thows a huge punch but Fredriksson dodges it nicely.
Freddy Lee overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lee is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fredriksson is looking for a sweep. Lee is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lee wants to pass to mount but Fredriksson is defending the position.
Lee is looking for a kimura here.
Lee not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Freddy Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Lee is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Fredriksson defends it well.
Lee works his way into side control.
Fredriksson avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Lee.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fredriksson wants to control but Lee postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Lee tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Fredriksson is not content to let Lee control the position.
Lee controlling the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
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.
Lee is working to tighten his grip on Fredriksson's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Fredriksson has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Lee is really squeezing tight and eventually Fredriksson passes out! Lee breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Freddy Lee!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rich Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Johansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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159 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
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163 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rich Junior!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Christian Johansson!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Jeff Smith and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Junior shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Johansson defends it nicely.
Junior shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Johansson's guard.
Johansson trying to keep a closed guard but Junior is proving a slippery customer.
Junior avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Junior stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Johansson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Johansson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Junior doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Junior manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johansson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Johansson keeping moving, preventing Junior from controlling successfully.
Junior trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Johansson's head.
Johansson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Junior controls the pace.
Johansson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Junior wants to control from the top but Johansson keeps moving.
Junior got a little sloppy there for a moment and Johansson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Junior has managed to get both his arms back between Johansson's legs - danger averted.
Junior has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Junior is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Johansson being controlled here, momentarily.
Junior is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Johansson keeping full guard, as Junior tries to pass.
Johansson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Junior gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Junior wants to pass the guard but Johansson is keeping the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Johansson wants to sweep here but Junior controlling him for the moment.
Johansson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Johansson looking to control.
Johansson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Johansson is looking for a triangle but Junior pushes his legs off easily.
Johansson has momentary wrist control but Junior slips an elbow through the middle.
Junior trying to control the position from guard on top but Johansson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johansson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Junior got a little sloppy there for a moment and Johansson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Junior has managed to get both his arms back between Johansson's legs - danger averted.
Johansson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junior passes Johansson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Johansson is pressing down on Junior's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Junior trying to control but Johansson is working from the bottom.
Junior working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Johansson's head.
Junior with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Junior drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Junior jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Junior avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Junior tries to free his leg and advance position but Johansson is retaining full guard.
Junior trying to control but Johansson is working from the bottom.
Junior postures up in Johansson's guard and throws a big left but Johansson blocks it.
Johansson wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Junior looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Junior postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Junior chips away with some ground and pound.
Junior is looking to work some ground and pound but Johansson has wrist control.
Johansson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Junior trying to control but Johansson is working from the bottom.
Johansson being controlled here, momentarily.
Johansson keeping moving, preventing Junior from controlling successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Junior works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Johansson felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Johansson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Junior is working away from the top position though.
Junior working Johansson over with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rich Junior dominated that round.
That's time! Junior's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Junior throws a body shot but no joy.
Junior closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Johansson quickly recovers to half guard.
Junior lands strikes from half guard.
Rich Junior overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Johansson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Junior.
Junior is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Junior trying to mount his opponent but Johansson defends it.
Junior working over Johansson with some ground and pound. Johansson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Junior missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johansson is trying to control but Junior manages to pass to mount!
Junior wants to control the pace but Johansson is squirming around nicely.
Johansson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Johansson bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Johansson cracks Junior with a solid left hand.
Junior pulls Johansson in to control the position.
Johansson passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Junior is trying to maintain the position but Johansson is very close to passing his half guard.
Junior wants to get back to full guard.
Junior trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Johansson is landing with some decent strikes but Junior is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Johansson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Junior is trying to escape the mount.
Junior throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
BOOM! Johansson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Junior manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Johansson blocks the strikes from Junior.
Johansson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Junior's head.
Junior is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Johansson pulls his head out easily.
Junior is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Johansson pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johansson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Junior with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Junior is looking for a sweep. Johansson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Johansson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Johansson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Junior gets full guard.
Junior has momentary wrist control but Johansson slips an elbow through the middle.
Johansson takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
Johansson is looking to work some ground and pound but Junior has wrist control.
Junior throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Johansson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Johansson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Junior's head.
Junior trying to strike off his back.
Johansson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Junior working for a triangle but Johansson defends it easily.
Johansson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Johansson throws a big right hand that misses.
Johansson chips away with some ground and pound.
Johansson is working Junior over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Junior throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Junior has momentary wrist control but Johansson slips an elbow through the middle.
Junior wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Johansson is now in half guard.
Junior looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Christian Johansson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Johansson connects with a nice looking jab.
Junior shoots in for a double leg but Johansson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Johansson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A left lands for Johansson.
Junior dives in for a single leg takedown but Johansson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Junior drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Junior is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johansson can do to turn this around?
Johansson is looking to reverse the position.
Johansson can't do much from the bottom here.
Johansson sneaks back into half guard.
Johansson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Junior is working away from the top position though.
Junior content to control rather than advance.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior drops an elbow to the side of Johansson's head.
Junior looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Junior lands a nice short elbow.
Junior missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Johansson trying to hold on to Junior's head to control him but Junior postures up.
Junior is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Junior thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Johansson's head.
Junior trying to mount his opponent but Johansson defends it.
Johansson is trying to get back to full guard.
Junior throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Junior seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Johansson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Junior is working away from the top position though.
Johansson moves into full guard.
Junior's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Junior trying to control but Johansson is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Junior postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Junior slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Johansson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Junior wants to control from the top but Johansson keeps moving.
Johansson working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junior postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Junior preventing the sweep.
Junior passes into half guard.
Johansson wants to get back to full guard.
Junior wants to pass to mount but Johansson is defending the position.
Johansson keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Junior is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Junior is trying to work for a kimura but Johansson is defending well.
Junior throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nice strikes from Junior there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johansson is pressing down on Junior's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Junior trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Junior trying to control the position from guard on top but Johansson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Junior postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Junior throws a big right hand that misses.
Junior slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Johansson is letting Junior control him for a moment.
Junior is trying to get an arm triangle but Johansson is defending well.
Johansson sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johansson is trying to get back to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rich Junior showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Junior has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rich Junior!
Our winner, Rich Junior, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Taneli Maija (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jienaro Marfil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marfil has chosen New Divide as his entrance music. Jienaro Marfil will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Taneli Maija!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jienaro Marfil!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Roger Salmon and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maija looks to throw the jab but Marfil is out of range.
Maija misses with a looping right.
Maija avoids a punch combination nicely.
Maija swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marfil scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Maija doesn't seem bothered though.
Jienaro Marfil seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marfil swinging wildly here.
Marfil avoids the body shot from Maija.
Marfil drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Maija defends it well.
Maija lands a jab to the nose.
Maija throws a big shot that misses.
Some wild striking there from Marfil.
Maija drops down looking for a counter takedown but Marfil sprawls and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maija throws a body punch but Marfil moves out of range.
Maija drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Marfil bucks up and tries to throw Maija off but instead Maija has got his back!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marfil defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Maija's arms.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maija has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Marfil has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Maija looking for the RNC.
Maija working for the choke.
Maija is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Marfil has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Marfil fending off the submission attempt from Maija.
Marfil is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Maija off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maija is looking to control Marfil but Marfil is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Marfil 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 Maija gets his way!
Maija is looking for the choke from the back position but Marfil is controlling his hands well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maija tries to keep control of the position but Marfil is staying busy.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Maija has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Marfil has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maija is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Marfil really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Maija. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Marfil trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Marfil tries to roll but Maija sticks to his back.
We've been hearing good reports from Maija'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.
Maija looking for the choke but no joy.
Marfil just trying to survive but Maija is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maija has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Maija is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Marfil knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Marfil for a finish.
Marfil fending off the submission attempt from Maija.
Maija is hanging on to Marfil's back as he tries to escape.
Maija has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Marfil has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taneli Maija 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.
Marfil fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice jab there from Marfil.
It looks like Taneli Maija has been cut.
Maija throws a hook but Marfil avoids it easily.
Maija shoots in and gets a takedown into Marfil's guard.
Maija advances to half guard.
Maija is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Marfil can do to turn this around?
Maija is trying to control. Marfil wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Marfil throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Marfil is staying active underneath Maija, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Maija looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Maija works his way into full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marfil working to try and regain half guard.
Maija is working for a guillotine from mount but Marfil frees his head quite easily.
Maija has isolated one of Marfil's arms. Marfil looking to fight him off but Maija twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Taneli Maija!
A very excited looking Taneli Maija rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Scalante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Backlund (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scalante comes into the arena with Started from the bottom blaring out of the sound system. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Bob Backlund was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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189 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
29 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rocky Scalante!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bob Backlund!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Colin Fray and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scalante misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Scalante shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Backlund napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Backlund is looking for a sweep.
Backlund sneaks back into half guard.
Backlund is looking to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Backlund wants to sweep but Scalante has passed to side control!
Backlund is trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Backlund is still trying to improve position.
Scalante wants to stand but Backlund is controlling his arm.
Backlund manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Scalante prevents Backlund from improving his position.
Backlund is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Backlund regains full guard. Nicely done.
Backlund striking off his back but it's not causing Scalante any problems.
Scalante has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Scalante got a little sloppy there for a moment and Backlund has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Scalante has managed to get both his arms back between Backlund's legs - danger averted.
Backlund is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Backlund wants to sweep here but Scalante controlling him for the moment.
Scalante has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Backlund to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Scalante is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Backlund pulls down on the head and he's put Scalante to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Bob Backlund!
After the fight, Bob Backlund was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
Rocky Scalante spoke after the fight, saying '“What does it mean to be the best? It means you have to be better than the number two guy. But what gratification is there in that? He's a loser—that’s why he's number two.” '.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jean-Louis Andre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Armstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruce Armstrong will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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155 lbs
11 - 1 - 1 |
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jean-Louis Andre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Bruce Armstrong!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Ryoma Takatsuka and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Armstrong closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Armstrong ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Armstrong no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Armstrong is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Andre won't allow Armstrong to sweep him here.
Andre might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Andre trying to control the position from guard on top but Armstrong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Armstrong working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Andre doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Andre manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Andre wants to control from the top but Armstrong keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andre stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Armstrong throws up his legs and catches Andre in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Andre tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Armstrong! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Bruce Armstrong!
Our winner, Bruce Armstrong, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rami Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Pain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harris comes to the cage accompanied by Jedi Theme Music. 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
7 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rami Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tyson Pain!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Micheangelo Fripello and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pain shoots in for a double leg but Harris sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Pain with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Harris to score with a decent uppercut.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Harris - that will leave a mark!
Harris clobbers Pain with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Pain shoots in but Harris avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Pain has his takedown stuffed
letting Harris counter with a right hand.
Rami Harris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyson Pain.
Harris tries to sprawl but Pain drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Harris kicks off Pain and gets to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pain shoots in for a double leg but Harris sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Harris lands with a hook. Pain tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harris. Pain does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pain shoots in for a takedown but Harris shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Pain steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Harris. That one must have hurt.
Pain tries for a takedown but Harris sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nice sprawl there from Harris as Pain shoots in.
Harris lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pain takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pain fails with the takedown
letting Harris counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris throws a leg kick which misses Pain's front leg but catches the back leg as Pain tries to avoid it.
Harris scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Harris stuffs the takedown attempt from Pain. Pain gets slowly back to his feet.
Harris digs a good body shot into Pain's ribs.
Pain gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Harris counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Harris cracks Pain with an open hand slap.
Harris connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Pain shoots in but no luck this time.
Harris tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rami Harris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pain takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pain scores with a takedown into Harris's guard.
Pain looks winded!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pain prevents Harris from getting back to his feet.
We've been hearing good reports from Harris'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.
Harris wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Pain manages to pass to side control.
Pain misses with a head shot. Harris uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Harris manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pain manages to get himself to full guard.
Pain working for a triangle but Harris defends it easily.
Pain is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pain bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Harris's guard.
Pain with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pain stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Harris swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pain wants to control from the top but Harris keeps moving.
Harris looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Harris keeping moving, preventing Pain from controlling successfully.
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.
Pain advances position into side control!
Pain tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Pain is looking to take a break and control but Harris is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pain prevents Harris from escaping the position.
Pain trying to control the action but Harris is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rami Harris 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.
Harris slaps away a takedown attempt from Pain, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Pain gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Harris counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Harris throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pain.
Harris uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pain has time to react.
Harris lands a lovely overhand right.
Harris lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Harris throws a nice head kick!
Tyson Pain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick from Harris lands but Pain takes it in his stride.
Pain shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Harris as he avoids it easily.
Rami Harris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyson Pain.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harris misses with a two punch combination.
Harris works Pain's body with a nice hook.
Pain shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Harris but Harris pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Harris feints and then cracks Pain's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pain down.
Harris stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Harris wants it to stay on the feet.
Harris is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pain can do to turn this around?
Harris scores with a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harris. Pain does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rami Harris is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pain has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Harris connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Harris moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A punch lands to the side of Pain 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Pain shoots in but Harris avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Pain shoots in looking for a takedown but Harris manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Pain's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Harris fires out a quick counter leg kick but Pain just manages to avoid it.
Harris lands a nice shot to the body.
Harris defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pain.
Pain is breathing heavily.
Pain shoots for a takedown but Harris saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nice body kick there by Harris.
Harris scores with a nice head shot.
Pain fails with a takedown attempt.
Pain takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harris scores with a decent looking hook.
Harris jabs Pain right on the nose. Pain blinks but takes it well.
Left hook, right uppercut from Harris.
Harris scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pain blocks a head kick by Harris.
Pain is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Harris's half guard.
Harris wants to get back to his feet.
Pain tries to pass the half guard into mount. Harris knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Harris is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Harris continues to stall.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pain is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Harris has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pain has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Pain tries to control but Harris wriggling away.
Pain wants to control but Harris has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Pain is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Harris defends it well.
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.
Harris is not content to let Pain control the position.
Harris is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pain wants to pass the guard but Harris is defending well.
Pain is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rami Harris dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Harris fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pain has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Harris cracks Pain with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pain misses with a takedown attempt
and Harris counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Pain takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Pain with a poor takedown
and Harris makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pain moves forwards but Harris connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Harris connects with a body shot.
Harris lands a head shot.
Harris stuffs the takedown attempt from Pain. Pain gets slowly back to his feet.
Rami Harris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyson Pain.
Pain has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Harris finds it's way round the side to connect with Pain's head.
Pain decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harris wants to improve his position but Pain is controlling well.
Pain is looking to advance position but Harris won't allow it.
Pain not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Pain takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris tries to get to full guard but Pain has control of the leg.
Pain trying to pass the guard but Harris defending well.
Pain trying to control from half guard but Harris is working away.
Pain might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Harris haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Harris is pressing down on Pain's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Harris is controlling Pain's posture.
Pain stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Harris swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tyson Pain has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Pain throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pain advances position into side control!
Harris is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Harris sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Pain wants to advance to full mount but Harris doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Pain tries to free his leg and advance position but Harris is retaining full guard.
Tyson Pain has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pain advances position into side control!
Harris is not content to let Pain control the position.
Harris is looking for a sweep.
Rami Harris is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Harris is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Pain asserts his dominance and retains side control.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
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.
Harris is not content to let Pain control the position.
Harris wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Pain takes a kick to the side of the head.
Pain with a poor takedown
and Harris counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Harris throws a shot to the body.
Pain takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Harris gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Harris controlling the position.
Harris working a defensive guard here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rami Harris showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Harris, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rami Harris!
A relieved looking Rami Harris thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Titus Pullo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pullo comes to the cage accompanied by Wild Boys. James has chosen NWO Wolfpack as his entrance music. Titus Pullo could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jimmy James's chin.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Titus Pullo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jimmy James!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Jeff Smith and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Pullo does no damage.
A head kick from James lands but Pullo takes it in his stride.
Pullo scores with a sloppy right hand. James should have avoided that one.
A head kick misses from James.
James fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
James tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Pullo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
James walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
James 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.
Pullo misses the jab.
James with the counter takedown but Pullo avoids it easily.
James fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Pullo sprawls well initially but James persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pullo kicks off James and gets to his feet.
James moves in looking to clinch but Pullo pushes him off.
A looping hook to the body misses from James. Pullo does a little dance to reset his feet.
James fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
James moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pullo throws a hook to the side of James's head but James sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pullo moves forwards but James connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A head kick misses from Pullo.
James tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pullo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pullo is looking to counter punch.
James dives in and grabs Pullo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pullo pushes down on James's head and hops out.
Titus Pullo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy James.
Pullo gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows James to score an easy takedown into full guard.
James in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
James loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
James postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
James looking to pass the guard.
Pullo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from James.
Pullo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
James throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pullo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
James throwing strikes from guard but Pullo blocks nicely.
Pullo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
James being controlled here momentarily.
James has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
James trying to control the position from guard on top but Pullo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pullo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from James.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as James accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pullo keeping full guard, as James tries to pass.
James in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pullo keeping moving, preventing James from controlling successfully.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
James is looking to work some ground and pound but Pullo has wrist control.
Pullo controlling the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Pullo misses with a looping right.
James misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
James throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pullo staying out of range there.
Pullo avoids the head kick by James.
James is looking to clinch.
James dives in and scores a takedown into Pullo's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James trying to control the position from guard on top but Pullo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
James scoring with punches to the head and body.
Pullo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from James.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as James accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
James looking to pass the guard.
Pullo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from James.
James working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
James missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
James lands a couple of digs.
James missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jimmy James will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Pullo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but James was well out of range. Poor timing from Pullo.
James keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pullo.
Pullo lands with a nice body punch.
Pullo throws a shot from downtown. James moves away and avoids it.
James tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pullo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
James is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pullo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Pullo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Pullo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
James changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Pullo throws a body punch but James moves out of range.
James tries to clinch
and Pullo counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horrible takedown attempt by James or perhaps it was just good defense by Pullo, which made it look bad.
Pullo throws a big counter combination but James scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Pullo avoids the head kick by James.
James uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pullo.
Pullo throws a jab when James was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from James there as he acknowledges the shot.
James doesn't manage to clinch there - Pullo circles away.
Pullo was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Good shot there by James.
Pullo throws out a loose jab but James uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Pullo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Pullo circles away from the clinch attempt.
James gets in close and instigates a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, James just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pullo's brow.
Pullo is working James over against the cage.
James misses with some punches.
James is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pullo is keeping busy.
I was talking to Pullo's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
James drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Pullo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Titus Pullo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy James.
Pullo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James misses with a head kick.
Nice defenses there by James.
James pushes Pullo up against the cage in a clinch.
Pullo manages to break the clinch.
James misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Titus Pullo is winning the standup battle so far.
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!
James moves in looking to clinch but Pullo pushes him off.
James tries to clinch but Pullo moves out of range.
Pullo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
James moves out of range as Pullo strikes.
Pullo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
James scores with a sloppy right hand. Pullo should have avoided that one.
James blocks a jab.
Pullo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Pullo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Titus Pullo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James shoots for a double leg takedown but Pullo sprawls well. He's pushed James's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A big right from Pullo misses.
James wants to clinch.
James swings away with a body shot that misses
and Pullo counters with a straight right hand.
James tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
James tests Pullo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
James drops his hands momentarily and Pullo needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips James just on the top of the head. James drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in James - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Titus Pullo!
After winning the bout, Titus Pullo 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Simeon Malaya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Slader (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slader comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Pantera - Walk kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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37
180 lbs
43 - 16 - 0 |
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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
43 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Simeon Malaya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Randy Slader!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Chris Saunders and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Malaya misses the target.
Slader is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Slader defending well as Malaya loads up on a big left hand.
Malaya takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Malaya swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Malaya connects with a solid leg kick.
Malaya slips a straight right by Slader.
Malaya on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We've been informed that Slader has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Slader avoids a punch combination nicely.
Malaya scores with a crisp jab that stopped Slader in his tracks.
Slader throws an overhand right that lands on Malaya's shoulder, as Malaya tries to avoid the shot.
Malaya pushes Slader away with a front kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malaya thumps Slader with a low kick.
Malaya lands a slapping body shot.
Malaya takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Malaya shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Malaya throws a leg kick but Slader sees it coming and moves out of range.
Malaya on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slader misses with a body kick.
Malaya scores with a head kick. Slader tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Malaya throws a hook to the side of Slader's head but Slader sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Malaya throws a sloppy head kick and Slader moves out of range easily.
Slader is trying to counter with his kicks.
Malaya throws a front kick aimed at Slader's knee but Slader avoids it well.
Slader throws a body kick that misses.
Slader takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Malaya goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Malaya throws a body kick that misses.
Malaya throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Slader looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Simeon Malaya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Malaya will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Malaya ducks under a wild hook from Slader.
A clash of legs there as Malaya blocks the low kick.
Malaya gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Slader.
Malaya throws a head kick that misses.
Slader wants to slow Malaya down by chopping away at his legs.
Malaya takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Slader there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Slader throws a one two combo.
Malaya delivers a nice body kick.
Slader checks a leg kick.
Jab by Malaya.
Malaya getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Malaya gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Slader lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Malaya slips under a jab from Slader.
It looked like Malaya was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Slader walks into a stiff left hand from Malaya.
Slader checks a low kick from Malaya.
Slader uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Malaya.
A head kick misses from Malaya.
Malaya works the jab nicely.
Jab from Slader.
Slader throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slader buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Malaya throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Slader counters with a nice body kick.
Slader swings for the body but Malaya moves out of range.
Slader scores with a kick to the midsection.
Malaya swings widly with a right hand
and Slader counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Slader jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A combination from Malaya does no damage.
Jab, jab by Malaya - just one landing.
Slader bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Slader fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Malaya has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Slader checks a low kick from Malaya.
Malaya takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Malaya tries to work over Slader's front leg with a kick but Slader checks it.
Malaya bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Slader moves out of range of the strikes.
Slader replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Malaya blocks it well.
Malaya stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A looping hook to the body misses from Malaya. Slader does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Slader.
Slader tries to clinch but Malaya moves out of range.
Malaya chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Malaya throws a leg kick which misses Slader's front leg but catches the back leg as Slader tries to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Slader.
Slader tries to land a front kick but Malaya steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Malaya is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Malaya throws a lazy right hand but Slader sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Malaya steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Slader. That one must have hurt.
Slader misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Malaya.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Malaya, right into the meat.
Slader on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Slader walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Malaya checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Slader misses with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Malaya with a nice cross.
Slader pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Malaya ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Slader moves away.
That kick from Slader tenderised Malaya's leg. Malaya is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Simeon Malaya will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Malaya throws a sloppy head kick and Slader moves out of range easily.
Slader lands with a nice body punch.
Malaya tries to keep at a distance but Slader has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Slader.
Malaya is stalling here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Malaya.
Nice body punch from Slader.
Malaya's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Malaya blocking some punches.
Slader tries to work over Malaya's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malaya breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Slader swings for the body but Malaya moves out of range.
Malaya throws a nice inside leg kick.
Malaya checks the leg kick nicely there.
Malaya swings for the body but Slader moves out of range.
Malaya fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Slader manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malaya has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Slader.
Slader moves out of range of the body kick from Malaya.
Slader works Malaya's body with a nice hook.
Malaya works Slader's body with a nice hook.
Malaya swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Slader counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Slader is pushing Malaya up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Malaya creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Slader.
A short uppercut from Slader.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Slader in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Slader blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Slader working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Slader.
Slader digs a right hand underneath Malaya's ribcage. Malaya let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Slader lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Malaya misses with a hook from the clinch.
Malaya is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Malaya misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Slader.
Slader gets through Malaya's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Slader makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Malaya lands a hook to the side of the head.
Malaya misses with a punch on the inside.
Slader doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Slader scores with a shoulder strike.
Slader digs a right hand underneath Malaya's ribcage. Malaya let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Malaya lands an uppercut.
Malaya pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Malaya throws a combination that misses
and Slader counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Slader goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nice uppercut there from Malaya.
Slader looks to score with a jab to the body but Malaya is just out of range.
It appears Malaya was looking to counter with a kick there.
Danga de danga de dang - Slader scores with a four punch combination!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slader tries to clinch but Malaya is having none of it.
Slader misses with a wild body shot.
Slader lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Malaya at a distance.
Malaya misses with an attempted mid kick.
Malaya is looking to slow Slader down with leg kicks.
Slader darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Slader scores with a punch to the head.
Simeon Malaya is winning the standup battle so far.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Malaya - that will leave a mark!
Slader lands a nice leg kick that just misses Malaya's sensitive parts.
Slader misses with a body kick.
Slader throws a wild body kick that Malaya sees coming a mile off.
Malaya takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Malaya with a jab.
Malaya throws a head kick that misses.
Slader's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Slader slips a jab from Malaya.
Malaya lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Malaya ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Slader moves away.
Slader blocks a head kick by Malaya.
Malaya lets loose with a powerful body kick. Slader will feel that in the morning.
Malaya throws a body shot but no joy.
A chopping leg kick lands by Malaya.
Slader lands a nice looking body kick.
Slader has closed the distance and engaged Malaya in a clinch.
Slader blocks a body shot from Malaya.
Malaya pushes Slader back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Slader.
A body shot lands from Malaya.
Slader lands a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Malaya misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Slader working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Slader swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Slader works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Slader lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Slader showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Malaya thows a leg kick but Slader checks it
and Slader counters with a solid body kick.
Malaya scores with a kick to the body.
Slader scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Slader gets a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Slader creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Malaya lands a right hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Slader.
Slader lands with a light punch inside.
Slader prevents a body shot from Malaya.
Malaya misses with the head strike.
Slader lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Malaya misses with a punch to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Malaya prevents a body shot from Slader.
Slader has a couple of punches blocked by Malaya.
Slader lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Malaya backwards.
Slader lands a left hand.
Malaya doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malaya leaning against his opponent.
Malaya lands a left hand that snaps the head of Slader backwards.
Slader blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Malaya.
Malaya's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Randy Slader seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Malaya misses with some punches.
Malaya throws a head punch that misses.
Malaya swings wildly with an uppercut but Slader uses good head movement to avoid it.
Malaya pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Slader throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Slader is looking to land body kicks.
An attempted straight right counter from Malaya misses the target.
Slader looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Slader lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Malaya pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A jab from Malaya misses.
Decent striking displayed by Malaya there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malaya throws an off balance right hand
and Slader counters with a stiff right hand.
Slader scores with a hook to the body. Malaya takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Malaya uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Slader.
Slader tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Malaya is able to avoid easily.
Malaya throws a leg kick but Slader sees it coming and moves out of range.
Malaya throws a nice looking combination but Slader bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Slader scores with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Slader lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Crunch! Slader slams his shin into Malaya's torso.
Slader connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Malaya throws a head kick that misses.
Malaya uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Slader.
Malaya lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Malaya throws a solid leg kick but Slader takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Malaya.
Slader steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Malaya.
Nice shot by Slader.
Malaya misses with a straight right.
Slader closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malaya looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Slader blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Slader blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Malaya lands a nice uppercut.
Slader blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Slader misses with a hook to the ribs.
Malaya lands a shot to the body.
Slader blocks a body shot from Malaya.
Malaya prevents a body shot from Slader.
Malaya digs a right hand underneath Slader's ribcage. Slader let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Slader misses with a body punch.
Malaya misses with the head strike.
Slader lands a body punch.
Malaya struggles to land a body shot inside as Slader controls his hands.
Slader blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Slader misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malaya blocks an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Slader.
Malaya doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Malaya.
Slader tries to work over Malaya's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Slader makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Slader lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Malaya backwards.
Slader lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Malaya backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Slader misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Malaya has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Slader lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Malaya or not.
Slader goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Malaya digs a right hand into Slader's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Slader's gas tank.
And that's the end of the fight!
Randy Slader comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Slader has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randy Slader!
Randy Slader decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arial Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cooper is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by s.mouse - slap my elbow. Arial Jones had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arial Jones!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charles Cooper!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Jeff Smith and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones throws the left hand but Cooper avoids the punch easily.
Cooper looks to land a body kick but Jones moved away.
Cooper tries to clinch up.
Jones appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Cooper closes the distance and pushes Jones back into the cage.
Jones lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cooper backwards.
Cooper swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones blocks the elbow strike.
Jones manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cooper looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jones tries to counter with a takedown but Cooper is quick to defend against it.
Jones lands with an overhand left.
Cooper fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jones half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooper closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cooper blocking some punches.
Cooper throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jones lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cooper is leaning against Jones and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cooper told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Cooper lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones pulls guard successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cooper doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cooper manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Cooper from controlling successfully.
Jones trying to control the position.
Cooper controls from within his opponent's guard.
Jones is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
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.
Jones is looking for a triangle here but Cooper uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Cooper controls the position.
Cooper decides to stand up, so the ref orders Jones to his feet.
Cooper closes the distance and pushes Jones back into the cage.
Jones softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jones misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Arial Jones has been cut.
A short right from Jones.
Cooper throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jones makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jones lands a nice uppercut.
Jones breaks the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jones lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cooper throws an elbow but misses.
Cooper's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A short right from Jones.
A right handed body shot lands from Jones.
Cooper goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice elbow from Cooper.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Cooper.
Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Cooper.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cooper just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jones's brow.
Jones stalling in the clinch but Cooper improves position.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Jones lands with a right to the head.
Cooper lands an elbow just above Jones 's eye.
Jones lands a big right hand that drops Cooper! The killer instinct kicks in and Jones finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Jones!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arial Jones!
Arial Jones is the new middleweight champion!
After winning the bout, Arial Jones 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ethelbart Takahashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergei Dragunov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dragunov comes into a darkened arena with his song building. 2Pac-Under Pressure kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
39 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Ethelbart Takahashi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sergei Dragunov!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Roger Salmon and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dragunov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Takahashi lands a nice looking body shot.
Dragunov checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dragunov lands with an overhand left.
Dragunov throws the kick towards the body but Takahashi avoids it.
Takahashi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Dragunov cracks Takahashi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Good work by Dragunov as he checks the leg kick.
Dragunov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Takahashi walks into a left hand.
That kick from Takahashi tenderised Dragunov's leg. Dragunov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Takahashi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Takahashi is rocked!
Takahashi moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Takahashi tries a head kick but it misses.
Dragunov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dragunov tests Takahashi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A clash of legs there as Takahashi blocks the low kick.
Takahashi is looking to score with low kicks.
Dragunov replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Takahashi blocks it well.
Dragunov misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takahashi scores with a leg kick.
Takahashi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Takahashi avoids the body shot from Dragunov.
Dragunov throws out a leg kick but Takahashi moves out of range and Dragunov only half commits.
Jab by Dragunov.
Takahashi misses with a body punch
and Dragunov counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Takahashi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dragunov.
Dragunov blocks a head kick by Takahashi.
Dragunov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dragunov lands a right hook to the body.
Takahashi checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dragunov throws a lazy right hand but Takahashi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
As Dragunov backs away, Takahashi returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Dragunov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Dragunov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Takahashi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
As Dragunov backs away, Takahashi returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Dragunov cracks Takahashi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dragunov throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragunov pivots, looking for a leg kick but Takahashi is out of range and Dragunov settles back down.
Dragunov on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Takahashi misses with an uppercut.
Dragunov cracks Takahashi with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Dragunov has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Takahashi to stand back up!
Oh Takahashi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dragunov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Dragunov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dragunov avoids the head kick by Takahashi.
Takahashi seems to have got his legs back now.
Takahashi lands a nice looking kick to the body. Dragunov takes a step back to recover.
Dragunov throws a body punch but Takahashi moves out of range.
A low kick from Takahashi is predictable there
and Dragunov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Takahashi moves out of range of the leg kick from Dragunov.
Takahashi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dragunov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ethelbart Takahashi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Takahashi lands a jab to Dragunov's midsection.
Dragunov misses with a body kick.
Dragunov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Dragunov throws a head kick but Takahashi moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dragunov.
Takahashi throws a quick counter kick to the body but Dragunov avoids it.
Dragunov is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Takahashi had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
An inside leg kick lands from Takahashi.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Takahashi - that will leave a mark!
Takahashi throws a sloppy head kick and Dragunov moves out of range easily.
Dragunov throws the kick towards the body but Takahashi avoids it.
Takahashi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dragunov misses with a body shot.
Takahashi looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Dragunov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Takahashi counters with a leg kick.
Takahashi is looking to score with low kicks.
Takahashi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dragunov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nice straight punches there by Takahashi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Takahashi.
Dragunov misses with a hook. Takahashi ducked under it nicely.
Dragunov throws out a loose jab but Takahashi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dragunov is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Takahashi swinging wildly here.
Takahashi takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dragunov throws a front kick that sends Takahashi stumbling back into the cage.
Dragunov thumps Takahashi with a low kick.
Nice body punch from Dragunov.
Takahashi is breathing heavily.
Dragunov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dragunov clobbers Takahashi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Takahashi throws a low kick but Dragunov moves out of range easily.
Dragunov throws a solid leg kick but Takahashi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dragunov.
Dragunov throws out a loose jab but Takahashi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Takahashi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dragunov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A big left from Dragunov misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dragunov misses with a low kick.
Dragunov connects with a body shot.
Takahashi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dragunov throws out the jab.
Dragunov throws a chopping leg kick but Takahashi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergei Dragunov dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Dragunov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dragunov blocks the body kick.
Takahashi throws a push kick but Dragunov slaps the foot to one side.
Dragunov throws a hook but Takahashi blocks it.
Nice shot by Takahashi.
Sergei Dragunov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dragunov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dragunov misses with a straight left.
Takahashi pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dragunov is out of range and Takahashi settles back down.
Takahashi tries to land a leg kick but Dragunov saw it coming and moves away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dragunov.
Takahashi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dragunov throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dragunov misses with a low kick as Takahashi jumps back.
Takahashi appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Takahashi darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Takahashi connects with a solid leg kick.
Dragunov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dragunov lands a jab.
Takahashi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragunov checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dragunov lands a really nice looking cross but Takahashi seems unphased.
Takahashi scores with a body shot.
Dragunov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Takahashi on the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Dragunov misses the target.
Dragunov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Takahashi tries to land a leg kick but Dragunov saw it coming and moves away.
Takahashi throws a sloppy head kick and Dragunov moves out of range easily.
Dragunov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Takahashi.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Takahashi might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Takahashi scores with a body shot.
Takahashi moves away from the strike by Dragunov.
Takahashi staying out of range there.
A good leg kick by Takahashi.
Dragunov misses with an uppercut. Takahashi saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dragunov.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Takahashi just misses with a punch to the body.
Takahashi is looking to score with low kicks.
Takahashi moves forwards but Dragunov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Takahashi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dragunov throws a big counter head kick but Takahashi avoids it with no problem.
Dragunov checks a leg kick nicely.
Dragunov connects with a high kick.
Takahashi thuds his right hand into Dragunov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dragunov fakes the leg kick and cracks Takahashi in the body.
Dragunov misses with a hook. Takahashi ducked under it nicely.
Dragunov digs a good hook to Takahashi's body.
Takahashi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dragunov.
Takahashi slips a jab from Dragunov.
Dragunov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Takahashi moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A lazy body kick from Dragunov
and Takahashi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Takahashi lands with a slapping head kick.
Takahashi with a hook.
Takahashi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dragunov looks to land a left hand but Takahashi moved out of range nicely.
Dragunov swings widly with a right hand
and Takahashi makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The fighters circling - Dragunov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dragunov avoids the head kick by Takahashi.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Takahashi tests Dragunov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Takahashi scoring well with a low kick there.
Takahashi misses with a body shot.
Takahashi connects with an inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Takahashi takes a swing at Dragunov's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragunov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A bone on bone clash there as Dragunov blocks the leg kick.
Takahashi's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Dragunov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Takahashi to score with a decent uppercut.
Takahashi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dragunov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Takahashi.
Takahashi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Takahashi throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Dragunov throws a wild body kick that Takahashi sees coming a mile off.
Takahashi throws a hook to the side of Dragunov's head but Dragunov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dragunov cracks Takahashi's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! Takahashi slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before Dragunov can do further damage! This one is done, son!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sergei Dragunov!
Sergei Dragunov is the new heavyweight champion!
An out of breath Sergei Dragunov 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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