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FF XXIX: Dorn v Magomedov PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wilson Ferrall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Twos Twos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wilson Ferrall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jimmy Twos Twos!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferrall gets a double leg takedown into Twos's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Twos controls Ferrall momentarily but Ferrall frees himself.
Ferrall 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.
Ferrall is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Twos is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferrall wants to pass the guard but Twos is keeping the position.
Twos working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ferrall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferrall advances to half guard.
Ferrall is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Ferrall is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Twos doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ferrall.
Ferrall slows the pace down in half guard.
Twos is staying active underneath Ferrall, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ferrall seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Twos has recovered full guard.
Twos wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Ferrall works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Ferrall is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Twos doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ferrall.
Ferrall 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferrall 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.
Ferrall is looking for a kimura but Twos is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ferrall to get the leverage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Twos blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ferrall.
Ferrall trying to control the action but Twos is working from the bottom.
Ferrall is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Ferrall wants to lay and pray for a moment but Twos keeps working.
Twos trying to hold on to Ferrall's head to control him but Ferrall postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ferrall is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Twos doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ferrall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wilson Ferrall dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nice sprawl there from Twos as Ferrall shoots in.
Ferrall takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Twos moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ferrall looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ferrall misses with a takedown attempt - Twos sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ferrall throws a push kick but Twos slaps the foot to one side.
Twos bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ferrall's head backwards.
Ferrall tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Twos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Some wild striking there from Twos.
Ferrall is looking to counter the offense by Twos and move into the clinch.
Jimmy Twos Twos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Twos does no damage.
Ferrall takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Twos keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Twos connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ferrall. Ferrall circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Twos clobbers Ferrall with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ferrall moves into range and clinches up with Twos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferrall ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Ferrall no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Twos wanted to stand there but Ferrall had control of the position.
Ferrall is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Twos trying to control the position from guard on top but Ferrall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Twos wants to stand but Ferrall has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Ferrall is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Twos is aware though and is defending well.
Ferrall seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferrall is looking for a triangle but Twos pushes his legs off easily.
Twos trying to control but Ferrall is working from the bottom.
Twos stays in close to Ferrall's body and controls the position.
Twos wanted to stand there but Ferrall had control of the position.
Twos's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Ferrall is trying to control the position but Twos postures up.
Twos really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ferrall. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ferrall keeping moving, preventing Twos from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Twos throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ferrall shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Twos manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Ferrall trying to control but Twos is working from the bottom.
Ferrall stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Twos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ferrall wants to control from the top but Twos keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferrall tries to free his leg and advance position but Twos is retaining full guard.
Twos wants to get back to his feet but Ferrall is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ferrall wants to control from the top but Twos keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ferrall shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Twos's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ferrall drops back looking for a leg! Twos is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Twos manages to kick Ferrall off! Ferrall jumps back into Twos's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ferrall stands up over Twos, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Twos Twos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
A cross from Twos lands.
Twos comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Twos jabs Ferrall to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ferrall leaves Twos with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Twos fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Twos lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Twos lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ferrall moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ferrall manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Twos on his heels. He'll look to pass Twos's guard now, I'm sure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Twos working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ferrall.
Ferrall stays in close to Twos's body and controls the position.
Ferrall trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferrall throwing strikes from guard but Twos blocks nicely.
Wilson Ferrall overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ferrall won't allow Twos to get back to his feet.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Ferrall sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Twos works over Ferrall's head and body with a nice combination.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ferrall is defended easily by Twos.
Ferrall looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Twos is fending him off so far but Ferrall persists. Nope, Twos circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Twos gets caught flat footed, as Ferrall shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Twos kicks Ferrall off and gets to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferrall walks into a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Twos lands with a straight right. Ferrall didn't see that one coming.
Wilson Ferrall is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Good exchange - Twos coming out on top.
Twos scores with a shot to the body.
Ferrall moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nice straight punches there by Twos. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Twos.
Ferrall looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Twos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Twos lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Twos bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ferrall's head backwards.
Ferrall walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ferrall takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferrall tries to close the distance and clinch but Twos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Twos.
Nice shot lands for Twos.
Twos lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ferrall looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Twos scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jimmy Twos Twos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Twos cracks Ferrall with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ferrall takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Twos shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Ferrall eats them both and turns towards Twos to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Ferrall looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ferrall throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Twos tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Ferrall is in Twos's guard.
Twos wants to stand but Ferrall is controlling the position.
Twos is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferrall trying to control but Twos is working from the bottom.
Ferrall stopping the sweep attempt from Twos.
Ferrall thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Ferrall drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Twos dives on top into guard.
Twos must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Twos gets to his feet - Ferrall follows without any prompting.
Twos swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ferrall.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Twos Twos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Twos has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Twos Twos!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vasyl Zydrunas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jenik Krejza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zydrunas comes to the cage accompanied by Judas priest diamonds and rust. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vasyl Zydrunas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jenik Krejza!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zydrunas shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Krejza trying to control from the bottom.
Krejza kicks Zydrunas off and gets back to his feet.
Zydrunas gets a clinch.
Krejza lands an uppercut.
Zydrunas tightens his grip and picks Krejza up, before dumping him to the ground. Krejza manages to land in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zydrunas being controlled here momentarily.
Zydrunas has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Zydrunas stopping the sweep attempt from Krejza.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Krejza manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Zydrunas manages to get himself to full guard.
Krejza trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Zydrunas on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Zydrunas tries to get out of the position.
Zydrunas wants to stand and escape but Krejza is having none of it.
Zydrunas looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zydrunas is really struggling to control Krejza but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Krejza landing with the ground and pound.
Krejza stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Zydrunas swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Zydrunas trying to control the position.
Krejza trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Krejza pushes down on Zydrunas's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Zydrunas looking for submissions off his back.
Zydrunas is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Krejza is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Zydrunas sees it coming and defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zydrunas pushes Krejza off looking to stand but Krejza dives back in and keeps control.
Zydrunas manages to get to full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Krejza trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Krejza stopping the sweep attempt from Zydrunas.
Zydrunas is working hard here to advance position.
Krejza passes Zydrunas's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Zydrunas pushes Krejza off looking to stand but Krejza dives back in and keeps control.
Zydrunas is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Krejza scores with a couple of nice shots.
Zydrunas wants to get back to full guard.
Krejza is nestled in close to Zydrunas, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zydrunas is refusing to be controlled, as Krejza sits in half guard.
Krejza missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Krejza throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Krejza 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.
Zydrunas wants to control but Krejza is keeping busy.
Krejza maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Zydrunas could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Krejza has cracked it and Zydrunas is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Krejza!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jenik Krejza!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ejup Ramadani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edward Kenway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ejup Ramadani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Edward Kenway!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kenway throws a push kick but Ramadani slaps the foot to one side.
Ramadani rushes Kenway and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kenway tries to throw a body punch but Ramadani avoids it by throwing Kenway back against the cage.
Ramadani breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kenway thuds his right hand into Ramadani's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kenway connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kenway throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ramadani on the side of the head.
Kenway explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kenway looks to land a right hand but Ramadani moved out of range.
Ramadani throws a leg kick
and Kenway counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ramadani throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kenway blocks it with crossed arms.
A frustrated look appears on Ramadani's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ramadani breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kenway throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ramadani throws a jab when Kenway was well out of range.
Kenway connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A low kick from Ramadani misses
and Kenway counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kenway moves away from the strike by Ramadani.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenway walks into a stiff left hand from Ramadani.
Kenway lands a really nice looking cross but Ramadani seems unphased.
Ramadani connects with an inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kenway.
Ramadani tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
As Ramadani backs off Kenway throws a huge counter combo but Ramadani manages to avoid it all.
Kenway fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ramadani was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ramadani takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kenway lunges at Ramadani with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ramadani's hand.
Kenway moves out of range of the strikes.
Kenway on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A punch combination from Ramadani misses.
Ramadani avoids the body shot from Kenway.
Ramadani pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ramadani slips under a jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kenway.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramadani has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ramadani is trying to push Kenway away but Kenway has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ramadani manages to break the clinch.
Ramadani throws a leg kick
letting Kenway counter with a right hand.
Kenway keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ramadani.
Kenway 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.
Kenway tries to move into range but Ramadani moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nice jab there from Ramadani.
Kenway throws a body kick that misses.
Kenway takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kenway uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ramadani.
Ramadani with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kenway lands a jab.
Kenway gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ramadani.
Ramadani lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kenway backs up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Kenway there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ramadani wants to clinch but Kenway slips to the side
and Kenway cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ramadani clobbers Kenway with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ramadani avoids a kick to the body.
Kenway swings for the body but Ramadani moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Ramadani.
A little jabbing left from Kenway on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ramadani rushes Kenway and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ramadani blocks an uppercut.
Kenway lands with a short shot to the head.
Ramadani wants to get back to striking at distance but Kenway won't allow it.
Kenway softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Ramadani's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ramadani looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kenway throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kenway tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ramadani's elbow.
Kenway tries a body shot but Ramadani blocks it.
Kenway takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ramadani blocks an uppercut.
Ramadani wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kenway has Ramadani pressed against the cage, preventing Ramadani from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ramadani is trying to break the clinch but Kenway has him pressed against the cage.
Ramadani lands an elbow inside.
Kenway lands with a light punch inside.
Kenway misses with a punch to the body.
Kenway working aggressively here.
Kenway keeps control of Ramadani as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kenway doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kenway lands a shoulder strike.
Ramadani wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kenway scores with a shoulder strike.
Ramadani is rocked!
Ramadani wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ramadani misses with an elbow over the top.
Ramadani is trying to push Kenway away but Kenway has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kenway lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short left from Kenway.
Oh Ramadani is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kenway tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ramadani seems to have got his legs back now.
Ramadani is trying to break the clinch but Kenway is controlling him.
Ramadani's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Edward Kenway will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ramadani loads up on a big right hand but Kenway slips the punch.
The crowd cheers as Ramadani lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kenway doesn't seem phased though.
Kenway has closed the distance and engaged Ramadani in a clinch.
Kenway lands a shoulder strike.
Ramadani blocking some punches.
Kenway doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kenway working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ramadani wants to break the clinch but can't.
A left hand lands to the body for Kenway.
Ramadani blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Edward Kenway seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kenway misses with a punch on the inside.
Kenway misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ramadani escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kenway. Ramadani does a little dance to reset his feet.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kenway 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.
Ramadani throws a hook but Kenway avoids it easily.
Ramadani throws a head kick that Kenway semi-blocks.
Kenway jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
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!
Kenway lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenway drives through and clinches with Ramadani against the cage.
Ramadani working hard to break the clinch.
Ramadani breaks from the clinch.
Ramadani with a jab.
Kenway swats away the attempt to clinch by Ramadani.
Kenway replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Ramadani blocks it well.
Ramadani misses with a straight left.
Ramadani uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kenway.
Ramadani swings widly with a right hand
and Kenway connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kenway avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kenway steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Ramadani throws a poor cross that misses
letting Kenway counter with a right hand.
Ramadani walks into a straight right hand from Kenway.
Kenway throws out a loose jab but Ramadani uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ramadani avoids the body shot from Kenway.
Kenway lands a nice looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenway looks to land a combination but Ramadani avoids it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kenway throws a head kick but Ramadani moves out of range.
Ramadani fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kenway only half commits to the counter leg kick.
No joy there for Ramadani, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kenway throws out a counter right but Ramadani avoids it with no problem.
Ejup Ramadani seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kenway throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Edward Kenway seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ramadani connects with a looping right hand.
Ramadani lands with a kick to the temple. Kenway shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kenway scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kenway waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ramadani.
Ramadani misses with the body kick
and Kenway counters with a nice uppercut.
Ramadani lands an overhand right.
Kenway dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ramadani. That did some damage!
Kenway gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kenway throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ramadani was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenway connects with an inside leg kick.
Ramadani avoids the body shot from Kenway.
Kenway avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kenway lands with a kick to the temple. Ramadani shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ramadani throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ramadani throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kenway avoids the head kick by Ramadani.
Kenway now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kenway comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kenway swings widly with a right hand
and Ramadani counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ramadani uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kenway.
Kenway staying out of range there.
Kenway let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kenway digs a good body shot into Ramadani's ribs.
Kenway closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ramadani pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kenway clinches up with Ramadani and pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenway swings wildly with an uppercut but Ramadani uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ramadani tries to break free but Kenway pushes him back against the cage.
Ramadani throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ramadani throws an elbow but misses.
Kenway lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ramadani backwards.
Kenway lands with a right to the head.
Kenway scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ramadani stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ramadani tries to break free but Kenway pushes him back against the cage.
Kenway misses with a punch to the body.
Kenway tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kenway.
Kenway is working Ramadani over against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ramadani is trying to break free.
Kenway has Ramadani pressed against the cage, preventing Ramadani from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kenway throws a punch but it's blocked by Ramadani.
Ramadani leaning his opponent against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edward Kenway 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!
Kenway works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kenway misses with a looping right.
As Kenway looks to move away, Ramadani throws a big counter combo bu Kenway just gets out of the way.
Ramadani takes the fight into the clinch.
Kenway makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ramadani tries to break the clinch but Kenway is controlling the position.
A shot in the inside from Kenway.
Kenway lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ramadani.
Kenway tries to throw a body punch but Ramadani avoids it by throwing Kenway back against the cage.
Kenway lands a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Kenway.
Kenway creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Ramadani's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Ramadani drops to his knees and Kenway pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Edward Kenway!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zedd Jebb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martjn Van Der Meer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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197 lbs
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zedd Jebb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Martjn Van Der Meer!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jebb rushes Van Der Meer and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jebb gets through Van Der Meer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jebb lands a good knee to the midsection. Van Der Meer won't want to take too many of those.
Van Der Meer looks winded!
Jebb lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Van Der Meer.
Van Der Meer is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jebb is keeping busy.
Jebb is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jebb landing knees to the body.
Jebb struggles to land a body shot inside as Van Der Meer controls his hands.
We've been hearing reports that Jebb has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Jebb pushes Van Der Meer back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jebb lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Martjn Van Der Meer has been cut.
Jebb lands a nice knee to the body.
Jebb lands a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jebb is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jebb unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Van Der Meer takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jebb lands a good knee to the midsection. Van Der Meer won't want to take too many of those.
A knee to the head by Jebb.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jebb misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jebb works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jebb lands with a light punch inside.
Jebb creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Van Der Meer's defenses.
Jebb misses with a punch to the body.
Jebb scores with a shot to the side of Van Der Meer's head.
Jebb stalling the fight.
Jebb unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Van Der Meer has Jebb pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jebb manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Jebb scores with a hook to the body.
Jebb pushes Van Der Meer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jebb lands a damaging elbow.
Jebb works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Van Der Meer has thrown a lot of knees so far in this fight and we're lead to believe that's something he's been working on the gym prior to this fight.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jebb.
That has opened up Martjn Van Der Meer's cut even more.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jebb struggles to land a body shot inside as Van Der Meer controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jebb.
Jebb working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jebb.
Jebb working Van Der Meer over with knees to the body.
Jebb taking a breather.
Nice body punch from Jebb.
Jebb with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jebb lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Jebb.
A short right from Jebb on the inside.
Jebb tries a knee to the head but Van Der Meer blocks it.
Jebb lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right from Jebb on the inside.
Jebb working Van Der Meer over with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jebb creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Van Der Meer's defenses.
The cut above Martjn Van Der Meer's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jebb.
Van Der Meer is rocked!
Knees to the body from Jebb.
A head punch on the inside from Van Der Meer fails to land.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jebb obliges.
Jebb scores with a knee to the head.
Van Der Meer is still on wobbly legs! Can Jebb finish him?
Jebb scores with a knee to the head.
Martjn Van Der Meer's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Jebb lands a body shot in the clinch.
Van Der Meer takes a shot to the head.
Jebb is working Van Der Meer over with knees. Oh, he's thrown a big one to the head! Van Der Meer is out! One big shot and it's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Zedd Jebb!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maladoy Ebawer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Durden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Solid boxing
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Maladoy Ebawer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyler Durden!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durden darts in and clinches Ebawer up against the cage.
Ebawer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Durden has him pressed against the cage.
Durden manages to break the clinch.
Durden uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ebawer.
Durden tries to counter with a clinch but Ebawer shakes him off and moves away.
Ebawer cracks Durden with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ebawer misses with the combination.
Nice defenses there by Durden.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Durden is defended easily by Ebawer.
Ebawer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durden tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ebawer defends well and Durden ends up having to push Ebawer into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
No joy there for Ebawer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Durden closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ebawer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Durden has him pressed against the cage.
Ebawer wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ebawer working hard to break the clinch.
Ebawer wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ebawer working hard to break the clinch.
Durden prevents Ebawer from breaking the clinch.
Durden keeps control of Ebawer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ebawer tries to circle away but Durden has him pinned against the cage.
Durden keeps control of Ebawer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Durden will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ebawer up against the cage.
Ebawer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The referee calls for Durden to work.
Ebawer wants to break free but Durden has control.
Durden softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Durden is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
A head punch on the inside from Ebawer fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Ebawer fails to land.
Ebawer is trying to force a seperation but Durden has the dominant position.
Ebawer tries to circle away but Durden has him pinned against the cage.
Ebawer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ebawer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ebawer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ebawer looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Durden has Ebawer pressed against the cage, preventing Ebawer from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ebawer wants to get back to striking at distance but Durden won't allow it.
Ebawer wants to break free but Durden has control.
Durden keeps control of Ebawer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Durden wants a takedown.
Our sources have told us that Ebawer has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Maladoy Ebawer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyler Durden.
Durden has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Ebawer after a bit of a struggle.
Ebawer can't break the clinch.
Durden breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ebawer swinging wildly here.
A head kick misses from Durden.
Ebawer throws the left hand but Durden avoids the punch easily.
Ebawer looks to land a right hand but Durden moved out of range.
Ebawer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Durden at a distance.
Ebawer gets tackled into the cage by Durden. Durden maintains the clinch.
Durden tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ebawer just stands there and leans against the cage.
Durden displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ebawer up against the cage.
Ebawer is trying to force a seperation but Durden has the dominant position.
Durden jumps guard but Ebawer stands there with Durden around his waist. Durden gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Durden holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ebawer tries to break the clinch but Durden is controlling the position.
Durden changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ebawer fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Durden is looking to clinch.
Durden moves into range and clinches up with Ebawer.
Durden breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ebawer connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ebawer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ebawer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Durden changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Ebawer loads up on a big right hand but Durden slips the punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Durden defending well as Ebawer loads up on a big left hand.
Durden throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Maladoy Ebawer has been cut.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ebawer.
Durden moves out of range as Ebawer strikes.
Durden displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ebawer throws out the jab.
Ebawer cracks a nice hook into Durden's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maladoy Ebawer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Maladoy Ebawer's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ebawer with a jab.
Maladoy Ebawer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Durden fails in his attempt to clinch.
Durden defending well as Ebawer loads up on a big left hand.
Ebawer lands a slapping body shot.
Ebawer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Durden can do to turn this around?
Durden moves into the clinch.
Ebawer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Durden pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Durden shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ebawer slaps away a takedown attempt from Durden, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Maladoy Ebawer is winning the standup battle so far.
Durden displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ebawer throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durden fails in his attempt to clinch.
Maladoy Ebawer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ebawer works Durden's body with a nice hook.
Ebawer connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Durden tumbling to the canvas! Ebawer pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Durden was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Maladoy Ebawer!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Travwan Reid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Dingerballs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reid comes to the cage accompanied by hall of fame. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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270 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Travwan Reid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Dingerballs!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reid is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Reid looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Reid fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dingerballs clinches up with Reid and pushes him back against the cage.
Dingerballs has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Reid is trying to keep an underhook but Dingerballs manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Reid has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Dingerballs is on him like a limpet, forcing Reid back against the cage.
Reid breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dingerballs darts in and clinches Reid up against the cage.
Dingerballs scores with a shot to the side of Reid's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dingerballs lands a left hand that snaps the head of Reid backwards.
A short right from Dingerballs.
Dingerballs misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dingerballs.
Dingerballs gets through Reid's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Reid is rocked!
Reid pushes off an throws an elbow but Dingerballs leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Oh Reid is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dingerballs works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Dingerballs controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Reid seems to have got his legs back now.
It looks like Dingerballs might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dingerballs trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dingerballs sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Dingerballs is looking to work some ground and pound but Reid has wrist control.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Dingerballs is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Reid's half guard.
Dingerballs performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dingerballs throwing shots but Reid is blocking nicely.
Dingerballs thows a huge punch but Reid dodges it nicely.
Dingerballs slips a nice elbow through Reid's hands, connecting with Reid's forehead.
Dingerballs controlling the action here.
Dingerballs is working for a kimura here but Reid manages to reverse the position and he's now in Dingerballs's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Reid wants to stand and escape but instead Dingerballs has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Dingerballs postures up in Reid's guard and throws a big left but Reid blocks it.
Dingerballs sitting in guard here, content to control.
Dingerballs stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Reid swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dingerballs engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Let's hope that Dingerballs has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
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.
Dingerballs leaves Reid with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dingerballs swats away the attempt to clinch by Reid.
Dingerballs clinches with his opponent.
Dingerballs gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Dingerballs stays in close to Reid's body and controls the position.
Dingerballs throws a big right hand that misses.
Reid knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dingerballs on the ground.
Dingerballs works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Reid is breathing heavily.
Dingerballs takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Dingerballs 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.
Dingerballs with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Dingerballs dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Reid fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dingerballs feints the counter takedown.
Reid gets tackled into the cage by Dingerballs. Dingerballs maintains the clinch.
Reid misses with an elbow strike.
Dingerballs goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dingerballs lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dingerballs managing to block the knees to the body from Reid.
Reid tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dingerballs avoids it.
Dingerballs presses Reid against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dingerballs lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Dingerballs.
Reid is fighting off a takedown attempt but Dingerballs is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Reid to the mat. Reid regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Dingerballs has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dingerballs is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Reid will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dingerballs with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dingerballs looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dingerballs's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dingerballs's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Reid has momentary wrist control but Dingerballs slips an elbow through the middle.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dingerballs's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dingerballs sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Dingerballs is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Dingerballs stands and throws Reid's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Dingerballs slows the pace down.
Dingerballs working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Dingerballs has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dingerballs landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Dingerballs staying calm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dingerballs has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Reid wants to get back to his feet.
Dingerballs raining down shots from the mount!
Dingerballs wants to finish this one by submission but Reid is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Dingerballs.
Dingerballs has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Reid's face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dingerballs is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Reid can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Dingerballs is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Reid goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Dingerballs!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mike Dingerballs!
A very excited looking Mike Dingerballs 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.
Travwan Reid spoke after the fight, saying 'i can be knockedown, but I'll never be knocked out.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Kerbouchard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Olavo Miranda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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223 lbs
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Matt Kerbouchard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Olavo Miranda!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kerbouchard blocks a head kick by Miranda.
Kerbouchard misses with a looping right.
Miranda lands a leg kick that knocks Kerbouchard off balance momentarily.
Kerbouchard on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Miranda. Miranda obviously looking to wear him down.
Kerbouchard gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Miranda lands a nice hook to Kerbouchard's body. Kerbouchard takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Miranda throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kerbouchard.
Miranda throws a sloppy head kick and Kerbouchard moves out of range easily.
Miranda takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Miranda has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Miranda will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Olavo Miranda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miranda tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Miranda closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kerbouchard feints and then cracks Miranda's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Miranda down.
Kerbouchard blocks a head kick by Miranda.
Miranda moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Miranda lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kerbouchard circles away quickly and effectively.
Kerbouchard tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Miranda manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miranda takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Miranda has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kerbouchard.
Miranda scores with a jab to the jaw.
Miranda 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.
Kerbouchard takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kerbouchard is rocked!
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Miranda! Kerbouchard is out on his feet! Miranda rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Kerbouchard is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Kerbouchard is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Olavo Miranda!
A relieved looking Olavo Miranda 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between James DeGale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eagle Loveladdy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Loveladdy has chosen Snoop Lion - Here Comes The King! as his entrance music. James DeGale could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Eagle Loveladdy's chin.
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251 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James DeGale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eagle Loveladdy!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DeGale closes the distance and clinches.
DeGale lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
DeGale using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Loveladdy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
DeGale looking to throw knees to the head but Loveladdy is blocking nicely.
Loveladdy swings wildly with an uppercut but DeGale uses good head movement to avoid it.
Loveladdy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
DeGale keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Loveladdy's efforts to push away.
Loveladdy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Loveladdy'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.
Loveladdy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Loveladdy controlling the action here for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
DeGale missing with knees to the body.
Loveladdy gets through DeGale's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
It looks like James DeGale has been cut.
DeGale blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
DeGale landing knees to the head.
Loveladdy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loveladdy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Loveladdy lands with a short shot to the head.
Loveladdy has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. DeGale seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Loveladdy can turn it around.
Loveladdy lands a body shot in the clinch.
DeGale working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Loveladdy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of DeGales head.
DeGale works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Loveladdy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of DeGale backwards.
Loveladdy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Loveladdy misses with some punches.
Loveladdy managing to block the knees to the body from DeGale.
Loveladdy misses with a punch to the body.
DeGale lands a knee to the head.
DeGale lands a nice uppercut.
Loveladdy wants to get back to striking at distance but DeGale won't allow it.
Loveladdy is pushing DeGale up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Loveladdy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Loveladdy blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
DeGale misses with a knee to the head.
DeGale misses with a knee strike.
DeGale with a knee to the head.
It looks like Eagle Loveladdy has been cut.
DeGale putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Loveladdy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
DeGale connects with a nasty looking knee right to Loveladdy's face.
Loveladdy misses with a punch on the inside.
Loveladdy lands a shoulder strike.
DeGale tries to land knees in the clinch but Loveladdy avoids the damage to the body.
DeGale tries to work over Loveladdy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
DeGale misses with some punches.
DeGale lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Loveladdy is looking to control DeGale's arms but DeGale gets an underhook and turns him. Now Loveladdy has his back to the cage.
Loveladdy managing to block the knees to the body from DeGale.
Loveladdy wants to break free but DeGale has control.
DeGale scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Loveladdy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
DeGale misses with the head strike.
DeGale connects with a nasty looking knee right to Loveladdy's face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loveladdy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
DeGale misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Loveladdy.
Loveladdy goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Loveladdy on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
DeGale moves into the clinch successfully.
DeGale drops Loveladdy with a big knee straight up the middle! Loveladdy is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Loveladdy is rocked!
Loveladdy glances at the clock... BAM! DeGale nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Loveladdy crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Loveladdy is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). James DeGale!
After winning the bout, James DeGale 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jonni Saastala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conor McCracken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saastala comes into the arena with Nyrkillä naamaan - Look at your ugly mug from mirror. blaring out of the sound system. McCracken has chosen Rebels Song - Come out and Fight as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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159 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jonni Saastala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Conor McCracken!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saastala scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Saastala has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
McCracken is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
McCracken avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McCracken misses with a shot to the body
and Saastala counters with a stiff right hand.
McCracken closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
McCracken lands a few punches from side control.
McCracken working the head and body with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McCracken throwing shots but missing, from side control.
McCracken looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Saastala wants to control but McCracken postures up.
Saastala tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but McCracken wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
McCracken working the ground and pound from side control.
McCracken tries to advance to mount but Saastala denies him.
McCracken tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McCracken trying to control the action but Saastala is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCracken advances nicely into full mount.
Saastala is working to get back to half guard.
McCracken looking to control and managing it successfully.
McCracken landing shots from mount.
McCracken lands a couple of good shots and Saastala has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
McCracken working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Saastala is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and McCracken has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Saastala taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Conor McCracken!
A very excited looking Conor McCracken made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Dorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruslan Magomedov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruslan Magomedov is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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260 lbs
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246 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Dorn!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ruslan Magomedov!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dorn scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Ruslan Magomedov has been cut.
Magomedov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dorn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Magomedov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dorn looks to land a combination but Magomedov avoids it well.
Dorn looks to land a right hand but Magomedov moved out of range.
Magomedov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dorn.
Dorn connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Magomedov's hands.
Dorn throws a lazy uppercut
and Magomedov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dorn throws a monster overhand right that drops Magomedov! Dorn follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Dorn!
Ivan Dorn retains his super heavyweight title!
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