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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sven Artur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brij Ja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brij Ja will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sven Artur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brij Ja!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ja misses with a wild combination.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ja is defended easily by Artur.
Artur is looking to counter punch.
Ja falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Artur to counter with a crisp jab.
Ja is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ja shoots and misses
and Artur counters with a right hand to the body.
Artur throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ja swinging wildly here.
Artur is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ja shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Artur sprawls well. Artur wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ja gets slowly back to his feet.
Sven Artur has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brij Ja.
Ja's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Ja duly obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ja lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Artur circles away quickly and effectively.
Artur catches Ja with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ja throws a combination. Artur tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ja throws a left and a right that both miss
and Artur counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ja throws a left and a right that both miss
and Artur counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ja looks winded!
Artur throws a lazy right hand but Ja sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ja takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ja looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ja defending well as Artur loads up on a big left hand.
Ja gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Artur counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ja is rocked!
Ja darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Artur pushes Ja off and gets back 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!
Sven Artur is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Artur swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ja.
Ja is still on wobbly legs! Can Artur finish him?
Artur connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Artur chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Artur throws a shot to the body.
Artur scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ja in his tracks.
Artur throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Artur connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ja slips a jab from Artur.
Artur showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ja.
Artur stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Artur works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Artur drops Ja with a huge uppercut! Ja drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Artur is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sven Artur!
A relieved looking Sven Artur 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 Paul Chuckhaven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Contreiras (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diego Contreiras has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul Chuckhaven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Diego Contreiras!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Contreiras moves in looking to clinch but Chuckhaven pushes him off.
Chuckhaven fails to land with a series of punches.
A decent looking cross lands there for Chuckhaven.
It looks like Diego Contreiras has been cut.
Contreiras jabs Chuckhaven to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Contreiras fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chuckhaven throws a big counter combination but Contreiras scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Chuckhaven misses with a jab, cross combination.
Contreiras moves into the clinch successfully.
Chuckhaven tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chuckhaven is trying to pull guard but Contreiras turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Chuckhaven manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Contreiras showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chuckhaven.
Contreiras is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Chuckhaven.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Chuckhaven does no damage.
Contreiras lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Chuckhaven fails to land with a series of punches.
Chuckhaven closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Contreiras forces Chuckhaven back against the cage and clinches.
Chuckhaven fails to pull guard.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Contreiras.
Contreiras stalling against the cage.
Chuckhaven misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chuckhaven breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Contreiras moves into range and clinches up with Chuckhaven.
Contreiras blocks a body shot from Chuckhaven.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chuckhaven tries to work over Contreiras's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chuckhaven can't find room to land a body shot as Contreiras controls the action.
Chuckhaven's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Contreiras scores with a jab to the body.
Chuckhaven throws a right hand that Contreiras ducks under and follows up with a left that Contreiras also avoids with ease.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Contreiras gets a clinch.
Chuckhaven jumps into guard, dragging Contreiras to the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Contreiras trying to control the position from guard on top but Chuckhaven is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Contreiras avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Chuckhaven has his foot on Contreiras's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Contreiras works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chuckhaven is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Contreiras defends well.
Chuckhaven looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Contreiras really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Chuckhaven. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Chuckhaven not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Chuckhaven working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Contreiras doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Contreiras manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Chuckhaven working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Contreiras doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Chuckhaven is tightening it up a little... Contreiras has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Contreiras reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Contreiras taps out! Nice BJJ there by Chuckhaven!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Paul Chuckhaven!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tinky Winky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pavlo Bilous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tinky Winky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pavlo Bilous!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bilous pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bilous misses with the combination.
Bilous shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Winky counters with a nice body shot.
Winky gets a double leg takedown into Bilous's guard.
Winky trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bilous is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bilous trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winky stopping the sweep attempt from Bilous.
Bilous striking off his back, scoring a few points.
Bilous throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bilous looking to hit a scissor sweep but Winky is one step ahead there.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Bilous keeping full guard, as Winky tries to pass.
Winky slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Winky pushes Bilous up against the cage in a clinch.
Winky can't find room to land a body shot as Bilous controls the action.
Winky breaks the clinch.
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.
Bilous fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Winky sprawls well initially but Bilous persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bilous connects with a nice short shot to Winky's temple.
Bilous is looking for a kimura but Winky is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bilous to get the leverage.
Winky knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bilous on the ground.
Winky trying to control from the bottom.
Bilous throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Winky slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Bilous stops Winky from standing up.
Bilous distracts Winky with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bilous throws a strike but Winky rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bilous looking for a sweep. Not yet Bilous, not yet.
Bilous lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Bilous missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winky wants to stand and escape but Bilous is having none of it.
Bilous postures up in Winky's guard and throws a big left but Winky blocks it.
Winky is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bilous trying to control the position from guard on top but Winky is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Winky seems keen to control Bilous's posture.
Winky is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
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.
Winky looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Bilous puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bilous lands a nice short elbow.
Winky on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Winky is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bilous working over Winky with some ground and pound. Winky looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bilous lands strikes from half guard.
Bilous not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bilous working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Winky has hold of Bilous's hands but Bilous slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bilous working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bilous throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ground and pound from Bilous.
Nice strikes from Bilous there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pavlo Bilous dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bilous tries to work over Winky's front leg with a kick but Winky checks it.
Bilous pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bilous misses with a low kick.
Winky doesn't manage to clinch there - Bilous circles away.
Winky fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Bilous to the ground. Winky is now in Bilous's guard.
Bilous is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bilous prevents Winky from improving his position.
Bilous thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bilous working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Winky trying to control here.
Winky taking some punishment here, with Bilous in his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bilous trying to control from half guard but Winky is working away.
Bilous is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bilous wants to free his trapped foot but Winky is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Winky on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Pavlo Bilous has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bilous is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bilous wants to control but Winky is keeping him busy.
Winky tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Bilous frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Bilous is landing with some decent strikes but Winky is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Bilous.
Winky taking shots to the head.
Bilous breaks from Winky's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Winky's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Bilous working the ground and pound effectively.
Winky wants to control but Bilous is having none of it.
A nice elbow there by Bilous.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Winky tries to hold on but Bilous postures up.
Bilous lands a heavy elbow.
Bilous controlling from mount.
Winky in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bilous lands a nice shot to the head.
Bilous landing strikes, looking to finish!
Bilous landing strikes from the mount.
Bilous lands with some strikes.
Winky is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bilous can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Winky is looking to escape.
Winky is working to get back to half guard.
Bilous landing strikes from the mount.
Winky wants to hold on but Bilous pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Winky that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Bilous landing shots from mount.
Bilous raining down shots from the mount!
Bilous has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bilous looking to finish Winky with some ground and pound. This is bad for Winky!
Winky is rocked!
Bilous jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Winky manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Bilous lands a nice forearm strike.
Winky wants to control but Bilous postures up.
Winky is working to avoid the ground and pound but Bilous connects with a decent elbow.
Bilous scoring with punches from side control.
Bilous is looking to take a break and control but Winky is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bilous happy to just control the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pavlo Bilous 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!
Winky shoots in and bounces Bilous off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Bilous is adopting a defensive guard.
Bilous looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winky stands up from Bilous's guard - Winky perhaps looking for a knockout.
Bilous looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Winky connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bilous misses with a takedown attempt - Winky sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Winky gets a double leg takedown into Bilous's guard.
Bilous trying to keep a closed guard but Winky is proving a slippery customer.
Winky trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bilous trying to keep a closed guard but Winky is proving a slippery customer.
Bilous is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bilous looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winky trying to hold on to Bilous's head to control him but Bilous postures up.
Winky wants to improve his position but Bilous is controlling well.
Bilous is nestled in close to Winky, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bilous throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bilous working the head and body with strikes.
Bilous lands with a punch from half guard.
Bilous has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bilous lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bilous lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bilous lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bilous working Winky over with strikes.
Bilous lands with a punch from half guard.
Bilous seems to be working for a kimura but Winky defends the submission attempt.
Bilous is nestled in close to Winky, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Winky wants to improve his position but Bilous is controlling well.
Bilous landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bilous is looking to advance position but Winky won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winky has one foot on Bilous's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Winky moves in looking to clinch but Bilous pushes him off.
Bilous looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Winky moves into range and clinches up with Bilous.
Winky holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Winky breaks the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bilous throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bilous shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Winky counters with a left to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tinky Winky.
I think Bilous 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pavlo Bilous!
Our winner, Pavlo Bilous, 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Khaliev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Hemmington Hogwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khaliev comes to the cage accompanied by T-Wayne - Nasty Freestyle. Hemmington Hogwell has chosen Titantron 2012 as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Harry Hemmington Hogwell told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adam Khaliev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Harry Hemmington Hogwell!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khaliev slips under a jab from Hemmington Hogwell.
A right-left combo lands from Hemmington Hogwell.
It looks like Adam Khaliev has been cut.
Hemmington Hogwell connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Hemmington Hogwell enables Khaliev to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Hemmington Hogwell manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Khaliev wants to control from the top but Hemmington Hogwell keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hemmington Hogwell wants to stand up but Khaliev is controlling him.
Khaliev pushing down on Hemmington Hogwell's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Khaliev wants to control but Hemmington Hogwell is keeping him busy.
Khaliev tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hemmington Hogwell knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Khaliev is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Khaliev is looking for a kimura here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khaliev sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Khaliev is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Hemmington Hogwell wants to get back to his feet.
Khaliev thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hemmington Hogwell's head.
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.
Hemmington Hogwell is trying to stand.
Khaliev is trying for a kimura here. Hemmington Hogwell looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Khaliev wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Adam Khaliev!
Adam Khaliev managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Mohito Fightwear, into his post fight interview.
The defeated Harry Hemmington Hogwell had this to say: 'Roight, next time mate!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ollie Sakahura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xander Cage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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180 lbs
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185 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ollie Sakahura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Xander Cage!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakahura cracks Cage with an open hand slap.
Cage clinches up with Sakahura and pushes him back against the cage.
Sakahura lands a shoulder strike.
Cage throws a head punch that misses.
Sakahura struggles to land a body shot inside as Cage controls his hands.
Sakahura makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sakahura will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Cage up against the cage.
Cage tries to throw a body punch but Sakahura avoids it by throwing Cage back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Cage.
Sakahura throws a punch but it's blocked by Cage.
Cage lands a hook that snaps the head of Sakahura backwards.
Cage lands a knee to the body.
Sakahura taking a breather.
Sakahura trying to control the position but instead, Cage has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sakahura into the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sakahura lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sakahura creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sakahura fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage lands a left hand.
Cage misses with the head strike.
Cage lands a nice uppercut.
Cage throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Cage fails to land.
Cage scores with a shoulder strike.
Cage trying to control the position but instead, Sakahura has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cage into the cage.
Cage misses with the head strike.
Cage lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sakahura missing with knees to the body.
Cage lands a shoulder strike.
Sakahura using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cage has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sakahura wants to stall.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sakahura just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cage's brow.
Cage working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sakahura misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cage lands with a light punch inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cage creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
I was talking to Sakahura's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cage misses with a punch on the inside.
Cage slows down the pace here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cage creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cage scores with a shot to the side of Sakahura's head.
Sakahura is rocked!
Cage slows down the pace here.
Oh Sakahura is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cage fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sakahura just leaning against Cage, taking a breather.
Cage throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sakahuras head.
Cage working aggressively here.
A body shot lands from Cage.
Sakahura trying to land knees to the body.
Sakahura swings wildly with an uppercut but Cage uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cage lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sakahura backwards.
Cage unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sakahura misses with the head strike.
Cage misses with a hook from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Cage.
Cage dips a shoulder and cracks Sakahura with a mighty uppercut! Sakahura falls back against the cage and Cage unloads with a barrage of strikes! Sakahura is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Cage screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Xander Cage!
A very excited looking Xander Cage 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacques Rougeau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Boxer Ii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rougeau comes to the cage accompanied by Ned's Atomic Dustbin- Kill Your Television. Jacques Rougeau has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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247 lbs
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280 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Excellent 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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jacques Rougeau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, The Boxer Ii!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rougeau takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rougeau looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Boxer Ii doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A good leg kick by Rougeau.
Boxer Ii throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rougeau attempts a counter takedown but Boxer Ii avoids it well and moves away.
Rougeau changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Boxer Ii looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rougeau works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
You can see the frustration on Boxer Ii's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Boxer Ii really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rougeau. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rougeau tries for a kimura but Boxer Ii is defending well.
Rougeau misses with the ground and pound.
A big shot lands for Rougeau! That's hurt Boxer Ii! Will he recover? Rougeau fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jacques Rougeau!
A very excited looking Jacques Rougeau 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pollyanne Rothchild (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Kirkland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rothchild's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, I Will Survive. 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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181 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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Decent boxing
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pollyanne Rothchild!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adam Kirkland!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kirkland cracks Rothchild with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kirkland connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rothchild dodges the punch combination from Kirkland.
As Kirkland tries to get set, Rothchild tries to push him back and clinch up but Kirkland manages to avoid the attempt.
Rothchild is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kirkland goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kirkland misses with a looping right.
Rothchild looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Rothchild passes Kirkland's left leg - he's now in 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.
Kirkland looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Rothchild wants to advance to full mount but Kirkland doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Rothchild stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kirkland swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rothchild advances to half guard.
Kirkland has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Rothchild is working away from the top position though.
Kirkland wants to improve his position but Rothchild is controlling well.
Rothchild wants to control but Kirkland is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Rothchild is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kirkland sees it coming and defends easily.
Rothchild wants to free his trapped foot but Kirkland is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Kirkland is looking to improve his position.
Rothchild not doing much here.
Rothchild is looking to advance position but Kirkland won't allow it.
Kirkland with the active half guard here but Rothchild passes nicely into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirkland prevents Rothchild from moving into mount.
Kirkland is trying to escape the position but Rothchild is controlling the position.
Rothchild looking to control but instead Kirkland has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Kirkland won't allow Rothchild to pass to mount.
Rothchild is trying to control. Kirkland wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kirkland gets back to full guard.
Rothchild passes into half guard.
Kirkland is not content to let Rothchild control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rothchild works his way into side control.
Kirkland stops Rothchild from passing to mount.
A control attempt from Kirkland but he's now mounted!
Rothchild can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kirkland is looking to escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rothchild with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
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 Pollyanne Rothchild will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rothchild closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Rothchild wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kirkland keeps working.
Kirkland is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Rothchild off and has taken his back!
Rothchild is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Rothchild prevents Kirkland from getting a body triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rothchild tries to escape the position.
Kirkland is trying to stick to Rothchild's back but Rothchild is turning into Kirkland. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Kirkland's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Rothchild.
We've been hearing good reports from Rothchild's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rothchild pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kirkland is keeping the position for now.
Rothchild passes into half guard.
Rothchild wants to free his trapped foot but Kirkland is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Rothchild is keen to just control but Kirkland is a slippery customer.
Rothchild passes to side control.
Pollyanne Rothchild overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rothchild wants to control but Kirkland is keeping him busy.
Rothchild is trying to move to mount but Kirkland reverses beautifully and ends up in Rothchild's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirkland got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rothchild has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kirkland has managed to get both his arms back between Rothchild's legs - danger averted.
Rothchild has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kirkland can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Rothchild has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Kirkland has passed into side control.
You can see the frustration on Rothchild's face as Kirkland controls the position.
Kirkland is continuing to stall.
Rothchild is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirkland working the ground and pound from side control.
Kirkland is looking to take a break and control but Rothchild is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rothchild tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kirkland working the ground and pound.
Rothchild tries to improve position but can't.
Rothchild gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rothchild works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kirkland wants to get up but he can't break Rothchild's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Kirkland trying to control the position from guard on top but Rothchild is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rothchild is trying to keep Kirkland in close.
Rothchild keeping moving, preventing Kirkland from controlling successfully.
Rothchild working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kirkland doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Rothchild is tightening it up a little... Kirkland has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Kirkland reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Kirkland taps out! Nice BJJ there by Rothchild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Pollyanne Rothchild!
In his post fight interview, Pollyanne Rothchild gave a big smile as he said 'I just want to thank all my fans, I couldn't have done it without you! We're here! We're Queer! Get used to it!'.
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