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SP-ICON 256 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Juan Cabrillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Julio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Great wrestler
Great elbows
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
15 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Juan Cabrillo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Don Julio!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Ryoma Takatsuka and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cabrillo throws a good cross that connects.
Julio scores with a jab to the head.
Cabrillo scores with a sloppy right hand. Julio should have avoided that one.
Julio looks for the body kick but Cabrillo saw that one coming.
Cabrillo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Julio has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Julio loads up on a big right hand but Cabrillo slips the punch.
Cabrillo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Julio.
Julio throws a front kick aimed at Cabrillo's knee but Cabrillo avoids it well.
Julio throws a hook but Cabrillo avoids it easily.
Cabrillo connects with a right hand. Julio shakes it off.
Julio throws a nice head kick!
Cabrillo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Julio was well out of range. Poor timing from Cabrillo.
Julio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cabrillo.
Juan Cabrillo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cabrillo misses with a body shot
letting Julio counter with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cabrillo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Julio throws out the jab.
Julio misses with a wild body shot.
Cabrillo swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Julio on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cabrillo. Cabrillo obviously looking to wear him down.
Julio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Julio takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Julio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cabrillo moves away.
Julio dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Julio stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A head kick misses from Julio.
A counter left hand to the body from Cabrillo misses its target.
Julio throws a sloppy head kick
and Cabrillo counters with a nice body shot.
Julio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cabrillo.
Don Julio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Julio digs a good body shot into Cabrillo's ribs.
Cabrillo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cabrillo is looking to wear down Julio with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A head kick misses from Julio.
Julio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cabrillo manages to avoid it.
Cabrillo closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Julio throws Cabrillo to one side and escapes!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cabrillo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cabrillo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Julio.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabrillo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Julio connects with a crisp jab.
Cabrillo with a poor takedown
and Julio counters with a good, hard body kick but Cabrillo shrugs it off.
Cabrillo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Julio.
A looping hook to the body misses from Julio. Cabrillo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cabrillo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Cabrillo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Julio. Julio obviously looking to wear him down.
We've been told by Cabrillo's head coaches at The Gentleman's Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Julio keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Cabrillo shoots in for a takedown but Julio shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Cabrillo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Julio lands with a cross.
Julio will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Julio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cabrillo.
Julio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Julio looks to score with a jab to the body but Cabrillo is just out of range.
No luck for Cabrillo with that takedown attempt.
Cabrillo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cabrillo lands with an uppercut that bounces Julio off the cage and back into range.
Julio throws a sloppy head kick and Cabrillo moves out of range easily.
Nice defenses there by Julio.
Julio goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Cabrillo scores with a takedown into Julio's guard.
Cabrillo throwing strikes from guard but Julio blocks nicely.
Cabrillo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabrillo throwing strikes from guard but Julio blocks nicely.
Julio pushes Cabrillo off and gets back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cabrillo throws a combination that misses
and Cabrillo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cabrillo throws a poor cross that misses
and Julio connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice defenses there by Julio.
Cabrillo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Julio has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Cabrillo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Julio.
Julio dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cabrillo. That did some damage!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cabrillo shoots in but no luck this time.
Cabrillo moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromJulio.
Cabrillo misses with a shot to the body
and Cabrillo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cabrillo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Julio circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Julio dominated that round.
That's time! Cabrillo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Julio pushes Cabrillo away with a front kick.
Julio misses with a body shot.
Julio throws a body shot but no joy.
Cabrillo misses with a combination
and Julio counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cabrillo thinking.
Cabrillo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Julio moves away.
Cabrillo loads up on a big right hand but Julio slips the punch.
Julio tries a head kick but it misses.
Cabrillo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Julio swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Julio just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Cabrillo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Julio scores with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Julio scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Julio throws a right hand that Cabrillo ducks under and follows up with a left that Cabrillo also avoids with ease.
Cabrillo just misses with a punch to the body.
Cabrillo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cabrillo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Julio.
A quick step to the side and Cabrillo tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabrillo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Julio moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Julio defending well as Cabrillo loads up on a big left hand.
Cabrillo moves out of range as Julio throws a body kick.
Cabrillo attempts a counter takedown but Julio avoids it well and moves away.
Cabrillo stalks Julio and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Julio's face. Julio staggers backwards, shaken.
Cabrillo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Julio on the side of the head.
Julio swings for the body but Cabrillo moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Cabrillo misses the target.
Cabrillo shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Julio manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Julio pushes Cabrillo off and gets back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Julio lands a head shot.
Julio digs a good hook to Cabrillo's body.
Julio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cabrillo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabrillo misses with a jab to the body
enabling Julio to counter with a crisp jab.
Cabrillo blocks a head kick by Julio.
Juan Cabrillo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cabrillo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A big left from Julio misses.
Sloppy strikes from Cabrillo. Those never looked like landing.
The fighters circling - Cabrillo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cabrillo darts in and clinches Julio up against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Cabrillo.
Cabrillo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Julio prevents a body shot from Cabrillo.
Cabrillo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cabrillo pushes off an throws an elbow but Julio leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Cabrillo goes for a takedown attempt but Julio pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Julio chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabrillo misses with a takedown
and Julio counters with a nice body shot.
Julio lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Cabrillo avoids the head kick by Julio.
Julio lands a jab to Cabrillo's midsection.
Julio misses with a head kick.
A little feinted left hand from Cabrillo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Julio looks to score with a jab to the body but Cabrillo is just out of range.
Cabrillo tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Julio manages to circle out of the way.
Julio throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cabrillo cracks Julio with an open hand slap.
Nice defenses there by Cabrillo.
Cabrillo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Cabrillo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabrillo tries to clinch but Julio moves out of range.
Julio appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Julio tests Cabrillo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Julio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Julio scores with a nice head shot.
Cabrillo lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Cabrillo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cabrillo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Julio throws a series of punches but Cabrillo avoids them all with ease.
Cabrillo avoids the head kick by Julio.
Don Julio seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Julio throws out a powerful jab.
Cabrillo throws a body shot but no joy.
Julio thumps Cabrillo with a low kick.
Cabrillo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cabrillo rushes Julio and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cabrillo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Julio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Cabrillo blocks the body kick.
Cabrillo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Julio was well out of range. Poor timing from Cabrillo.
Cabrillo throws out a loose jab but Julio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Julio blocks a jab.
Julio has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cabrillo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Julio.
Cabrillo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Julio was well out of range. Poor timing from Cabrillo.
Cabrillo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Julio.
Julio throws a shot from downtown. Cabrillo moves away and avoids it.
Cabrillo doesn't manage to clinch there - Julio circles away.
A big right from Julio misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice inside leg kick there by Julio. That's going to slow Cabrillo down.
Julio slips under a jab from Cabrillo.
Cabrillo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Julio but Julio pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That kick from Julio tenderised Cabrillo's leg. Cabrillo is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Julio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cabrillo was well out of range. Poor timing from Julio.
Cabrillo moves out of range of the strikes.
Julio swinging wildly here.
Cabrillo scores with a shot to the body.
Julio throws a head kick that misses.
Good shot there by Julio.
Julio defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cabrillo.
Cabrillo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Julio sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Cabrillo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Julio defending well as Cabrillo loads up on a big left hand.
A countering left hand to the body from Julio misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Julio misses the target.
Julio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cabrillo throws an off balance right hand
and Julio counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Julio tries a head kick but it misses.
Julio lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cabrillo throws a series of strikes that have Julio backpedaling.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Julio staying out of range there.
Cabrillo rushes Julio and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cabrillo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cabrillo.
Cabrillo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Cabrillo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cabrillo working aggressively here.
Cabrillo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cabrillo keeps control of Julio as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cabrillo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Julio manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Julio throws a head kick that misses.
Julio throws a head kick but Cabrillo moves out of range.
Cabrillo takes a swing at Julio's ribcage but misses.
Julio throws a head kick that Cabrillo semi-blocks.
Julio lands a head kick!
Cabrillo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Julio wriggles free and stands up.
Juan Cabrillo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Julio swings for the body but Cabrillo moves out of range.
Cabrillo misses with a series of wild punches.
Julio throws a nice looking combination but Cabrillo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cabrillo throws a leg kick but Julio checks it.
A big right from Cabrillo misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabrillo throws a nice looking combination but Julio bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cabrillo throws a jab when Julio was well out of range.
Cabrillo throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Julio tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Cabrillo is in Julio's guard.
Julio wriggles free and stands up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cabrillo takes a kick to the side of the head.
Cabrillo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cabrillo fails with a takedown attempt.
Julio feints and then cracks Cabrillo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cabrillo down.
And that's the end of the fight!
Don Julio comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Julio winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Don Julio!
Don Julio made sure to mention his sponsor, Alpha-Male Nutritional Supplements (q160) in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James LaBrie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Penn is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Everything in its right place. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, James LaBrie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, James Penn!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Jeff Smith and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
LaBrie jabs Penn to the body, keeping him at a distance.
LaBrie takes a swing at Penn's ribcage but misses.
James Penn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
LaBrie scores with a nice strike.
Penn misses with a looping right.
LaBrie swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Penn to counter with a crisp jab.
LaBrie throws a nice looking combination but Penn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
LaBrie misses with an uppercut
and Penn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
LaBrie defending well as Penn loads up on a big left hand.
Penn stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Penn slips a straight right by LaBrie.
LaBrie sizes up Penn with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Penn rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and LaBrie makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Penn throws out a loose jab but LaBrie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Penn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Penn lands a nice shot that snaps LaBrie's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LaBrie throws a lazy uppercut
and Penn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've been told by LaBrie's head coaches at Loucademia muito crazy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Penn throws a right and a left that both miss.
Penn dives in and grabs LaBrie's left leg, looking for a takedown. LaBrie pushes down on Penn's head and hops out.
LaBrie throws a jab but it's blocked by Penn.
Penn misses with a straight left.
Penn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Penn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Penn with a jab.
Penn missing with a left hand there. LaBrie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
LaBrie keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Penn walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
James LaBrie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Penn gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and LaBrie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by LaBrie.
Penn connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Penn cracks LaBrie with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
LaBrie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
LaBrie lands an overhand right.
LaBrie misses with a body shot
and Penn counters with a straight right hand.
Penn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract LaBrie.
LaBrie throws a series of punches but Penn moves out of range.
Penn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and LaBrie counters with a straight right hand.
LaBrie throws a body punch but Penn moves out of range.
LaBrie ducks right into an uppercut from Penn.
LaBrie moves away from the strike by Penn.
A jab from Penn misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
LaBrie misses the shot to the body.
LaBrie moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
LaBrie misses with a body shot.
Penn looks to land a body kick but LaBrie moved away.
Penn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Penn appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
LaBrie on the wrong end of a nice hook.
LaBrie loads up on a big right hand but Penn slips the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from LaBrie. Penn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Penn throws an off balance right hand
and LaBrie counters with a nice body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Penn misses the target.
Decent striking displayed by Penn there.
LaBrie takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
LaBrie is rocked!
LaBrie walks straight into a right hand from Penn - that's dropped him! Penn jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save LaBrie from any more punishment! LaBrie complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). James Penn!
Our winner, James Penn, 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Palmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think James might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to NWO Wolfpack. This should be a great matchup!
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265 lbs
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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
22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jimmy James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Chris Palmer!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Colin Fray and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Palmer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
James tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Palmer swivels and escapes.
Palmer needs to keep his hands up - James had a free shot at his head there.
It looks like Chris Palmer has been cut.
James looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Palmer manages to get to full guard.
James postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Palmer avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
James landing some decent shots from guard.
James distracts Palmer with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
James preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
James lands a couple of elbows.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
James wants to control from the top but Palmer keeps moving.
Palmer throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! James escapes and throws Palmer's legs to the side, diving into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
James thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Palmer taking a bit of punishment here - James scoring with strikes.
James is chipping away with strikes.
Palmer is looking to regain half guard here but James keeps moving and retains side control.
Palmer can't do much from the bottom here.
James in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
James creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
James lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Palmer down.
James looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Palmer down.
Palmer dodges the ground and pound from James.
James has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
James is looking to take a break and control but Palmer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Palmer tries to bench press James off him but James keeps the position.
James working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Palmer is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
James wants to control but Palmer is keeping him busy.
Palmer takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
This has been an exciting period of action!
James connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Palmer some visible discomfort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmer tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but James wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
James is putting a hurting on Palmer here, landing some big shots from side control.
James in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Palmer is not content to let James control the position.
James tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
James thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Palmer tries to improve position but can't.
Palmer struggling a bit here.
Palmer sneaks back into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
James is keen to just control but Palmer is a slippery customer.
James is nestled in close to Palmer, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
James working the head and body with strikes.
Palmer is looking for a sweep. James is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
James takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Palmer works his way to full guard. Good work.
James missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Palmer looking to hit a scissor sweep but James is one step ahead there.
Palmer working a defensive guard here.
James working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
James wants to control from the top but Palmer keeps moving.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
James trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy James dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chris Palmer's cut.
That's time! James's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Palmer connects with a leg kick. James looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
James changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Palmer scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Palmer slips a jab from James.
James tries to clinch but Palmer moves out of range.
James throws a right and a left that Palmer avoids nicely.
James misses with a double jab
enabling Palmer to counter with a crisp jab.
Palmer closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. James did well to prevent Palmer getting side control.
James is refusing to be controlled, as Palmer sits in half guard.
James wants to improve his position but Palmer is controlling well.
James is trying to maintain the position but Palmer is very close to passing his half guard.
Palmer is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Palmer.
James trying to get back to full guard but Palmer takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
James regains half guard.
Palmer is keen to just control but James is a slippery customer.
James is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Palmer can do to turn this around?
Nice strikes from Palmer there.
James trying to control here.
James moves into full guard.
James striking off his back but it's not causing Palmer any problems.
James keeping moving, preventing Palmer from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now James is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James won't allow Palmer to sweep him here.
James with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
James working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
James postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
James wants to control from the top but Palmer keeps moving.
Palmer tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Our spies down at at Hilo Training Center inform us that Palmer has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Palmer controls James momentarily but James frees himself.
James won't allow Palmer to sweep him here.
Palmer working for a triangle but James defends it easily.
James content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
James lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
James postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
James lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
James scoring with some ground and pound.
James lands a couple of elbows.
James with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Palmer wants to stand and escape but James is having none of it.
James preventing the sweep.
James wants to control from the top but Palmer keeps moving.
James scoring with some ground and pound.
James trying to control the position from guard on top but Palmer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
James with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palmer trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
James scoring with some ground and pound.
James with a nice head shot there.
James lands a couple of decent looking shots.
James postures up.
James keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Palmer's head.
Palmer has his foot on James's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. James works his way back into a safe position though.
James prevents Palmer from getting back to his feet.
Palmer throws his legs up looking for a submission but James uses it to pass to side control.
Palmer is breathing heavily.
James thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
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!
Palmer is looking for a sweep.
James scoring with punches from side control.
James taking a break here but Palmer is having none of it and regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy James dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chris Palmer's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Palmer slips under a jab from James.
James wants to clinch up but Palmer keeps it at a distance.
James looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Palmer fails to land with a series of punches.
Palmer blocks a jab.
James misses with an uppercut
and Palmer counters with an outside leg kick.
James tries for a takedown but Palmer sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
James misses with an uppercut.
Nice straight punches there by Palmer. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Palmer.
James looks to throw the jab but Palmer is out of range.
Palmer lands a slapping body shot.
Chris Palmer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Palmer throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palmer scores with a body shot.
James works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
James throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Palmer.
James tries to score a power double leg takedown but Palmer sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten James somewhat.
Palmer looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Palmer to score with a decent uppercut.
Palmer turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Palmer connects with an inside leg kick.
Palmer lands with a straight right. James didn't see that one coming.
Palmer throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent James stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
James stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
James shoots in but Palmer avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy James. That's going to take a lot out of him.
James loads up on a big right hand but Palmer slips the punch.
James shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Palmer as he jumps to the side.
James scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palmer connects with a jab.
Palmer slips a jab and a cross from James.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Palmer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Palmer throws a nice looking combination but James bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A slapping leg kick lands for Palmer.
James moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Palmer shoots in but no luck this time.
Jimmy James seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Palmer throws a series of punches but James avoids them all with ease.
Palmer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Palmer avoids a punch combination nicely.
James looks to land a combination but Palmer avoids it well.
Palmer shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches James napping and manages to drive through into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Palmer off and has taken his back!
James tries to get the hooks in deep but Palmer pushed the leg off.
James has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Palmer tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Palmer taking shots to the head.
Palmer is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Palmer bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
James looking for a sweep. Not yet James, not yet.
James is working hard here to advance position.
James keeping moving, preventing Palmer from controlling successfully.
Palmer throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as James works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James lands with a heel strike from the guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Palmer's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
James lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
James postures up in Palmer's guard and throws a big left but Palmer blocks it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
James looking to pass the guard.
James keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Palmer's head.
Palmer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
James lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Chris Palmer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
James pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Palmer is keeping the position for now.
James got a little sloppy there for a moment and Palmer has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, James has managed to get both his arms back between Palmer's legs - danger averted.
Palmer is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and James defends well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Palmer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think James has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy James!
After the big win, Jimmy James made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Mystic Clothing and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nigel McHughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Raven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McHughes kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Welcome To My Hood. Nigel McHughes could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Thomas Raven's chin.
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191 lbs
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197 lbs
14 - 7 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
24 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nigel McHughes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thomas Raven!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Jeff Smith and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McHughes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Raven's sensitive parts.
McHughes throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Raven tries to counter with a clinch but McHughes shakes him off and moves away.
A combination from Raven does no damage.
McHughes fails to land with a series of punches.
Raven appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
McHughes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Raven throws out the jab.
A jab from McHughes misses.
McHughes misses with a low kick.
McHughes swings for the body but Raven moves out of range.
A jab from Raven finds it's way through McHughes's defenses.
Raven takes the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McHughes trying to stall but Raven improves his position.
Raven lands a left hand that snaps the head of McHughes backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Raven.
Raven will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning McHughes up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raven lands a body punch in the clinch.
Raven breaks from the clinch.
McHughes lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nigel McHughes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Raven throws a wild body kick that McHughes sees coming a mile off.
Raven takes one on the button.
Raven with a jab.
Raven fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but McHughes is out of range.
McHughes comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Raven misses with a wild body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from McHughes misses the target.
McHughes has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Bi-Polar Asylum LV's #1 Public Training Center in the buildup to the fight.
McHughes lands with an uppercut that bounces Raven off the cage and back into range.
McHughes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raven wants to land a leg kick but McHughes is out of range.
McHughes swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
McHughes jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
McHughes tries to work over Raven's front leg with a kick but Raven checks it.
Raven counters with a body kick.
Raven misses with a series of wild punches.
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!
Raven misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McHughes.
Raven swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by McHughes.
A jab from Raven finds it's way through McHughes's defenses.
Raven throws a solid leg kick but McHughes takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Raven.
McHughes moves into range and clinches up with Raven.
Raven displaying some good clinch control by pressing McHughes up against the cage.
Raven breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raven avoids the body shot from McHughes.
Raven is clearly trying to counter these attacks from McHughes with a body shot.
McHughes misses with a few strikes there.
McHughes closes the distance and clinches.
McHughes blocking some punches.
McHughes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McHughes has had enough of the clinch but Raven keeps him there for the moment.
Raven swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Raven effectively controlling the action here.
Raven lands with a right to the head.
Raven breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Raven getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raven wants to clinch up but McHughes keeps it at a distance.
McHughes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Raven.
McHughes half committed to a counter leg kick.
McHughes moves into range and connects with a jab.
McHughes throws a low kick but Raven moves out of range easily.
Raven throws a nice outside leg kick.
McHughes misses with a body shot
and Raven counters with a left and a right that stings McHughes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Raven with a nice cross.
A punch lands to the side of Raven 's head but he takes it in his stride.
McHughes takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
McHughes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Raven fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McHughes has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Raven throws a body punch but McHughes moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Raven dominated that round.
That's time! McHughes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Raven ducks right into an uppercut from McHughes.
McHughes takes a swing at Raven's ribcage but misses.
A big right from Raven misses.
Raven slips under a jab.
Raven fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McHughes manages to avoid it.
Raven throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Raven lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
McHughes is looking to slow Raven down with leg kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raven swings widly with a right hand
and McHughes counters with a nice body shot.
Raven misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McHughes scores with a leg kick.
Raven avoids the head kick by McHughes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raven tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McHughes was well out of range. Poor timing from Raven.
Raven thows a body kick. McHughes tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A low kick from Raven is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
McHughes tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sloppy strikes from McHughes. Those never looked like landing.
Raven lands an overhand right.
Raven takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
McHughes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Raven manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Raven is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
McHughes is looking to score with low kicks.
McHughes throws a nice outside leg kick.
Raven throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
McHughes seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
McHughes scores with a nice head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McHughes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McHughes swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Thomas Raven seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McHughes throws a series of punches but Raven avoids them all with ease.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Raven.
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!
Raven cracks McHughes with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Raven is putting a hurting on McHughes here, landing some big shots from side control.
McHughes tries to bench press Raven off him but Raven keeps the position.
Raven works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Raven lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McHughes tries to buck Raven off but Raven is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McHughes takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Raven scores with punches from side control.
McHughes is looking to regain half guard here but Raven keeps moving and retains side control.
Raven cracks McHughes with a big right hand but McHughes just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
McHughes tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Raven scores with punches from side control.
Raven landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Raven trying to control the position but McHughes is working away.
Raven might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control McHughes haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McHughes tries to buck Raven off but Raven is having none of it.
Raven scoring with punches from side control.
Raven in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Raven has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Raven advances to mount.
Raven looking to finish McHughes with some ground and pound. This is bad for McHughes!
Raven takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
McHughes is wriggling around trying to escape.
Raven breaks from McHughes's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Raven 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!
McHughes swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Raven counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
McHughes takes a shot to the body in his stride.
McHughes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Raven.
Raven lands an overhand right.
Raven throws a leg kick
and McHughes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Raven tests McHughes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McHughes loads up on a big right hand but Raven slips the punch.
McHughes checks a leg kick.
McHughes slips under a jab.
Some wild striking there from McHughes.
A lazy body kick from Raven
letting McHughes counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McHughes checks a low kick from Raven.
Raven shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Raven fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but McHughes avoids it really well and circles away.
Raven fails to land with a series of punches.
An attempted straight right counter from McHughes misses the target.
Raven is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McHughes.
Raven checks a leg kick.
Raven throws a chopping leg kick but McHughes manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Raven throws a leg kick but McHughes checks it.
McHughes scores with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McHughes stuffs the takedown.
Nigel McHughes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Raven.
Raven throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
McHughes throws a chopping leg kick but Raven manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Raven tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but McHughes defends well and Raven ends up having to push McHughes into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Raven misses with an uppercut.
McHughes tries to clinch but Raven is having none of it.
McHughes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Raven chopping away at his opponent's legs.
McHughes takes a swing at Raven's ribcage but misses.
Nigel McHughes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Raven misses with an attempted mid kick.
Raven lands a nice leg kick that just misses McHughes's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raven misses the shot to the body.
McHughes is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Raven keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McHughes backing away here, and Raven unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Raven connects with a body shot that sends McHughes's belly button to the back.
Raven connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
McHughes lands a two punch combo.
Raven looks to land a right hand but McHughes moved out of range.
Raven throws a right hand that misses
and McHughes counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
McHughes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Raven.
Raven throws a quick inside leg kick.
McHughes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Raven moves away.
Raven throws a counter combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raven is looking to score with low kicks.
Raven on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
It looks like Thomas Raven has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Raven misses with a low kick.
Thomas Raven is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
McHughes has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Raven.
Raven uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McHughes.
Raven dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McHughes. That did some damage!
McHughes throws the kick towards the body but Raven avoids it.
Raven scores with a nice strike.
Raven lands with a straight right. McHughes didn't see that one coming.
Raven has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McHughes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Raven comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Raven has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Raven!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Eliah Marshal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Finn Balor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marshal's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, "Straight Outta Compton" by NWA. Balor has chosen Monster as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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32
155 lbs
29 - 14 - 0 |
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34
152 lbs
21 - 9 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class MT
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eliah Marshal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Finn Balor!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Josh West and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marshal doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Marshal throws a sloppy head kick and Balor moves out of range easily.
Marshal fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Balor, pushing him back against the cage.
Balor blocks an uppercut.
Balor wants to take the fight to the mat but Marshal manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Balor is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Marshal can't fight it off and eventually Balor manages to take the fight to the floor. Marshal looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Balor wants to control from the top but Marshal keeps moving.
Balor missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Balor working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Marshal's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marshal wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Balor throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Marshal works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Balor trying to control but Marshal is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshal has momentary wrist control but Balor slips an elbow through the middle.
Balor being controlled here momentarily.
Marshal wants to stand and escape but Balor is having none of it.
Balor trying to control the position from guard on top but Marshal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Balor prevents Marshal from getting back to his feet.
Marshal trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Marshal is pulling down on Balor's head. It's preventing any offense from Balor, at least for the moment.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Nice defenses there by Marshal.
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.
Marshal connects with an inside leg kick.
Balor swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Marshal.
Marshal moves into the clinch successfully.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marshal.
A nice right hand lands inside from Balor.
Balor lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Balor lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Marshal using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Balor has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Marshal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marshal throws an elbow but it misses.
A knee to the head by Marshal.
It looks like Finn Balor has been cut.
Balor misses with a hook from the clinch.
Balor pushes Marshal back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Balor scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Marshal misses with some punches.
Balor lands an uppercut.
Marshal is rocked!
Balor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Oh Marshal is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Marshal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marshal seems to have got his legs back now.
Balor lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Marshal has a couple of punches blocked by Balor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Marshal swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marshal blocks an uppercut.
Balor misses with the head strike.
Marshal pushes Balor back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Marshal lands a left hand that snaps the head of Balor backwards.
A shot in the inside from Balor.
Marshal prevents a body shot from Balor.
Marshal landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Balor digs a right hand underneath Marshal's ribcage. Marshal let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Balor softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Marshal lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short left from Balor.
Balor avoids the elbow strike from Marshal, against the cage.
Balor lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Balor is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Marshal is defending well.
Marshal is struggling to control the position.
Balor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marshal misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marshal lands a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marshal's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Balor misses with a punch to the body.
Marshal with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Balor struggles to land a body shot inside as Marshal controls his hands.
Balor misses with the head strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Marshal obliges.
Marshal misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Balor.
Marshal misses with a punch to the body.
Balor is looking to take this one to the mat.
Eliah Marshal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Finn Balor.
A short body shot lands from Balor as the two fighters clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Balor.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Balor.
Balor changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Marshal fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Balor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marshal moves away.
Marshal gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Balor will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Marshal lands a head kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Finn Balor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Finn Balor's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A head kick misses from Balor.
Nice uppercut lands for Balor. That snapped Marshal's head back.
Balor uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Marshal has time to react.
Eliah Marshal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Marshal, right into the meat.
Balor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Marshal.
Marshal gets a clinch.
Balor has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Marshal seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Balor can turn it around.
Balor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marshal's elbow.
Balor misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marshal lands an elbow inside.
Balor misses with a punch to the body.
Balor lands a nice uppercut.
Balor lands a right hand.
Marshal lands a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Balor gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Marshal regains guard.
Marshal manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Balor throws a hook but Marshal blocks it.
Marshal appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
That kick from Marshal tenderised Balor's leg. Balor is trying to keep his angry face on.
Marshal misses with an uppercut. Balor saw that one coming.
A countering left hand to the body from Balor misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balor tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A slow jab from Marshal misses its intended target.
Marshal throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Balor takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Marshal lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Balor swats away the attempt to clinch by Marshal.
Balor throws a lazy head kick
and Marshal counters with a one-two to the body.
Balor lands a slapping body shot.
Balor cracks Marshal with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Balor.
Marshal feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Balors jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Marshal throws a nice outside leg kick.
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!
Balor swings for the body but Marshal moves out of range.
Balor dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Marshal. That did some damage!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshal lands with a hook. Balor tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Balor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Balor throws a leg kick but Marshal checks it.
Marshal misses with a wild body shot.
Balor lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Balor with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Finn Balor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Marshal missing with a left hand there. Balor was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Balor throws an overhand right that lands on Marshal's shoulder, as Marshal tries to avoid the shot.
Marshal swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Marshal moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromBalor.
Marshal on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A jab lands there for Marshal.
Marshal on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Balor. Balor obviously looking to wear him down.
Marshal throws a nice outside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Marshal.
Balor lands with a good body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshal throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Balor wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Balor lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Marshal closes the distance and pushes Balor back into the cage.
Marshal comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Marshal working aggressively here.
Balor throws a punch but it's blocked by Marshal.
Marshal lands a nice elbow.
Balor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marshal tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Balor has a couple of punches blocked by Marshal.
Balor misses with a punch on the inside.
Marshal lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Balor lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Marshal backwards.
Balor swings wildly with an uppercut but Marshal uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marshal stops a takedown attempt from Balor.
Balor lands a left hand that snaps the head of Marshal backwards.
Finn Balor seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marshal lands with a light punch inside.
Marshal digs a right hand underneath Balor's ribcage. Balor let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Marshal's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Balor takes an elbow to the temple.
Balor working aggressively here.
Balor misses with the head strike.
Balor swings wildly with an uppercut but Marshal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marshal lands with a light punch inside.
Balor struggles to land a body shot inside as Marshal controls his hands.
Marshal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Balor misses with the combination.
Marshal lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Balor walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Balor is looking to land body kicks.
Marshal throws a head kick but Balor moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Eliah Marshal will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Finn Balor's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Balor takes one on the button.
A decent looking cross lands there for Marshal.
Balor keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Marshal.
Marshal clinches with his opponent.
Marshal tries a body shot but Balor blocks it.
Marshal softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Balor misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marshal putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Balor in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Marshal lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Balor misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Marshal.
Balor is rocked!
Balor has a couple of punches blocked by Marshal.
Balor misses with a short punch on the inside.
Balor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice elbow from Marshal.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marshal's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Marshal cracks a nice hook into Balor's ribs.
A head kick misses from Balor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balor closes the distance and clinches up with Marshal, looking for a takedown. Balor pushes Marshal against the cage but Marshal circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Marshal clinches.
Marshal looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Balor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Marshal lands a nice shot to the body.
Marshal lands with a right to the head.
Balor misses with a punch to the body.
Balor makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Marshal throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Marshal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Marshal gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Balor tries to throw a body punch but Marshal avoids it by throwing Balor back against the cage.
Balor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marshal breaks from the clinch.
Marshal throws a push kick but Balor slaps the foot to one side.
Balor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marshal manages to avoid it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Marshal. That's going to slow Balor down.
Jab from Balor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marshal throws a leg kick which misses Balor's front leg but catches the back leg as Balor tries to avoid it.
Nice shot by Marshal.
Marshal turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Marshal fails with an attempt to clinch.
Balor connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A big left from Balor misses.
Marshal moves out of range as Balor throws a body kick.
Balor misses with a head kick.
Marshal wants to slow Balor down by chopping away at his legs.
Balor feints a jab promting Marshal to slip. Balor then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Marshal slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Marshal has closed the distance and engaged Balor in a clinch.
Balor tries a body shot but Marshal blocks it.
Marshal blocking some punches.
Balor has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Marshal after a bit of a struggle.
Balor's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Balor.
Marshal makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Balor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice elbow from Marshal.
Marshal lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Balor backwards.
Marshal lands a shoulder strike.
Balor is still on wobbly legs! Can Marshal finish him?
Balor takes a shot to the head.
Balor takes an elbow to the temple.
Marshal creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Balor with a big uppercut! Balor tries to clinch up but Marshal pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Balor to the mat! Balor covers up and Marshal unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Eliah Marshal!
In his post fight interview, Eliah Marshal started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ethelbart Takahashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hunter Gatherer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gatherer is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Down In A Hole - Alice In Chains. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
39 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, Ethelbart Takahashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hunter Gatherer!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Roger Salmon and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takahashi with a nice cross.
Gatherer 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.
A leg kick checked by Gatherer.
Takahashi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gatherer moves away from the strike by Takahashi.
Takahashi scores with a shot to the body.
Takahashi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gatherer. That did some damage!
Gatherer takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Takahashi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gatherer was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Gatherer misses with a double jab.
Gatherer takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Takahashi connects with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gatherer checks a leg kick nicely.
Takahashi has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Jungle Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Takahashi looks to land a body kick but Gatherer moved away.
Takahashi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gatherer takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
It looks like Hunter Gatherer has been cut.
Gatherer misses with a looping left.
Takahashi lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Takahashi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gatherer throws out a loose jab but Takahashi uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takahashi throws a leg kick but Gatherer checks it.
Gatherer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Takahashi throws a leg kick but Gatherer sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Takahashi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Takahashi thows a leg kick but Gatherer checks it
and Gatherer counters with a nice low kick that buckles Takahashi's knee momentarily.
Gatherer feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Takahashi's calf.
Gatherer lands with a right hand.
Gatherer takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Gatherer has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Takahashi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gatherer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A swing and a miss from Gatherer.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gatherer throws a shot from downtown. Takahashi moves away and avoids it.
As Gatherer backs away, Takahashi returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Takahashi throws a low kick, looking for Gatherer's leg but Gatherer calmly moves out of range.
Gatherer checks the leg kick.
Gatherer thinks about the counter body kick.
Takahashi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi blocks the body kick.
Nice defenses there by Gatherer.
Gatherer was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Takahashi thumps Gatherer with a low kick.
Gatherer swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Takahashi 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.
Gatherer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Takahashi. Takahashi obviously looking to wear him down.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Takahashi, right into the meat.
Gatherer avoids the head kick by Takahashi.
Gatherer throws a hook but Takahashi blocks it.
Takahashi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gatherer checks a low kick from Takahashi.
Takahashi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gatherer is able to avoid easily.
Takahashi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gatherer's sensitive parts.
A low kick from Gatherer is predictable there
and Takahashi counters with a nice uppercut.
Gatherer misses with a straight left.
Takahashi slips under a jab from Gatherer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatherer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Takahashi.
Gatherer takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gatherer checks the leg kick nicely there.
Takahashi is looking to score with low kicks.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gatherer! But no joy.
Takahashi plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Takahashi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Takahashi cracks Gatherer with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A big left from Gatherer misses.
Takahashi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Takahashi is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Gatherer stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Takahashi misses with a right hand
and Gatherer counters with a left and a right that stings Takahashi.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gatherer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gatherer throws a half hearted mid kick.
Takahashi appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Gatherer connects with a leg kick. Takahashi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gatherer works the jab nicely.
Ethelbart Takahashi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gatherer gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gatherer on the side of the head.
Gatherer is rocked!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Takahashi - that will leave a mark!
Gatherer looks winded!
Takahashi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gatherer is out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Gatherer misses.
Takahashi throws an overhand right that drops Gatherer like a sack of potatoes! Takahashi dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ethelbart Takahashi!
During a confident post fight interview, Ethelbart Takahashi thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bear Stevenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ingemar Anders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anders comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Gods Son kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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25 - 15 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Bear Stevenson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Ingemar Anders!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Colin Fray and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anders has closed the distance and engaged Stevenson in a clinch.
Stevenson blocking some punches.
Anders misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stevenson.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stevenson.
Anders misses with some punches.
Stevenson takes a shot to the head.
Anders misses with a punch on the inside.
Anders misses with a punch on the inside.
Stevenson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Anders can't find room to land a body shot as Stevenson controls the action.
A shot in the inside from Anders.
Anders lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Stevenson.
Stevenson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stevenson dodges an elbow strike from Anders.
Stevenson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anders blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stevenson tries to throw a body punch but Anders avoids it by throwing Stevenson back against the cage.
Stevenson lands a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevenson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
I was talking to Stevenson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Stevenson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anders's elbow.
We've been informed that Anders has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Stevenson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Anders prevents it.
Stevenson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Anders misses with some punches.
Anders is pushing Stevenson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Stevenson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Anders tries to land knees in the clinch but Stevenson avoids the damage to the body.
Anders is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A shot in the inside from Stevenson.
Stevenson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stevenson throws a sloppy head kick and Anders moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson misses with a hook to the body
and Anders counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Stevenson thinking.
Anders connects with a body shot that sends Stevenson's belly button to the back.
Stevenson scores with a jab to the head.
Anders swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Stevenson misses with a straight left.
Anders follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
A slow jab from Stevenson misses its intended target.
Stevenson tried to score with a low kick but Anders checks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anders moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Anders misses.
Anders checks the leg kick.
Nice jab there from Anders.
A cross from Stevenson lands.
Anders cracks a nice hook into Stevenson's ribs.
Stevenson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stevenson swings for the body but Anders moves out of range.
Stevenson misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson misses with a body kick.
Anders slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Stevenson moves into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Anders.
Anders misses with some punches.
Stevenson gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Anders regains guard.
Stevenson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Stevenson throws a strike but Anders rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Anders passes into half guard.
Stevenson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anders won't allow Stevenson to sweep him here.
Stevenson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Anders's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anders is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Anders working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stevenson.
Stevenson trying to control the position from guard on top but Anders is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anders preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Anders wants to sweep but no luck.
Stevenson landing some decent shots from guard.
Stevenson postures up in Anders's guard and throws a big left but Anders blocks it.
Stevenson throws a strike but Anders rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Stevenson wants to sweep here but Anders controlling him for the moment.
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 Bear Stevenson will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Stevenson thuds a left hand into Anders's body.
Stevenson misses with a looping right.
Anders ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stevenson moves away.
Anders walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Stevenson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A jab from Stevenson does it's job there.
Stevenson just misses with a punch to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Anders misses.
Stevenson throws a looping overhand right but Anders ducks down to avoid it.
Anders displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stevenson throws out the jab.
Stevenson looks to score with a jab to the body but Anders is just out of range.
Anders stuffs the takedown.
Bear Stevenson is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stevenson looks to throw a body kick
and Anders counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Anders closes the distance and clinches.
Stevenson lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Stevenson fails to land.
A short left from Anders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevenson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Anders stops a takedown attempt from Stevenson.
Stevenson prevents a body shot from Anders.
Stevenson swings wildly with an uppercut but Anders uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anders misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stevenson.
Ingemar Anders seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Anders tries to stall but Stevenson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Stevenson can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bear Stevenson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stevenson misses with the head strike.
Anders doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Stevenson fails to land.
A short right from Anders on the inside.
Stevenson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Anders scores with a hook to the body.
Stevenson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Anders tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stevenson's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anders makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Anders is leaning against Stevenson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Anders blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Anders.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stevenson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Anders lands with a light punch inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Anders tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stevenson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Anders up against the cage.
A short right from Anders.
A head punch on the inside from Stevenson fails to land.
Stevenson manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Anders slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Stevenson is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Anders.
Stevenson tries to bench press Anders off him but Anders keeps the position.
Stevenson dodges the ground and pound from Anders.
You can see the frustration on Stevenson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Stevenson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Anders wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Stevenson is not content to let Anders control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Anders tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Anders has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Anders trying to control the action but Stevenson is working from the bottom.
Anders might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Stevenson haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Stevenson sneaks back into half guard.
Anders works his way into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ingemar Anders showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Stevenson misses with an uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stevenson. Anders does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stevenson thows a leg kick but Anders checks it
and Anders counters with a straight right hand.
Stevenson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Anders. Anders obviously looking to wear him down.
Stevenson lands a slapping body shot.
Anders uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stevenson.
Stevenson tries to land a body kick
letting Anders counter with a right hand.
A big left from Stevenson misses.
The fighters circling - Anders throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stevenson dives in and grabs Anders's left leg, looking for a takedown. Anders pushes down on Stevenson's head and hops out.
Anders scoring well with a low kick there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stevenson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stevenson throws a leg kick but Anders moved away.
Anders lands a leg kick that knocks Stevenson off balance momentarily.
Danga de danga de dang - Anders scores with a four punch combination!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevenson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anders manages to avoid it.
Stevenson throws a right hand that misses
and Stevenson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Anders lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Stevenson backs up against the cage.
Anders fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A chopping leg kick lands by Anders.
Stevenson misses the shot to the body.
Anders throws a jab but it's blocked by Stevenson.
Stevenson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Anders appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Anders feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Stevenson's calf.
Stevenson slips a jab and a cross from Anders.
Anders feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Stevenson's calf.
Stevenson checks a leg kick.
Anders shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Stevenson eats them both and turns towards Anders to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A swing and a miss from Anders.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anders closes the distance and clinches.
Stevenson prevents a body shot from Anders.
Stevenson throws a punch but it's blocked by Anders.
Anders doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Anders throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Anders has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Anders blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short left from Stevenson.
Stevenson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stevenson working aggressively here.
Stevenson blocking some punches.
Anders can't find room to land a body shot as Stevenson controls the action.
Stevenson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stevenson struggles to land a body shot inside as Anders controls his hands.
Stevenson tries a body shot but Anders blocks it.
Anders tries to throw a body punch but Stevenson avoids it by throwing Anders back against the cage.
Anders has a couple of punches blocked by Stevenson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anders is pressed up against the cage. Stevenson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Anders down to the mat. Anders avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Anders drives through and clinches with Stevenson against the cage.
Anders tries to throw a body punch but Stevenson avoids it by throwing Anders back against the cage.
Anders lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Stevenson struggles to land a body shot inside as Anders controls his hands.
Stevenson throws a head punch that misses.
Anders is stalling here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Anders is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stevenson is defending well for now.
A right hook to the body lands for Stevenson.
Stevenson pushes Anders back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Anders struggles to land a body shot inside as Stevenson controls his hands.
Stevenson tries to work over Anders's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson tightens his grip and picks Anders up, before dumping him to the ground. Anders manages to land in guard.
Stevenson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Anders works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Stevenson with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stevenson stops Anders from standing up.
Anders working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stevenson.
Stevenson stands up over Anders, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Anders trying to keep a closed guard but Stevenson is proving a slippery customer.
Stevenson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Stevenson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ingemar Anders really 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.
Anders ducks under a wild hook from Stevenson.
Anders will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Anders moves out of range of the strikes.
Stevenson misses with a double jab.
Anders scoring well with a low kick there.
Anders throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Stevenson has his takedown stuffed
and Anders counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A big right from Stevenson misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Stevenson, right into the meat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anders gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Anders creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Anders misses with the head strike.
Anders throws a punch but it's blocked by Stevenson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevenson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stevenson can't find room to land a body shot as Anders controls the action.
Anders lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Anders throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Stevensons head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Stevenson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A right hook to the body lands for Anders.
Anders lands with a right to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Anders.
Stevenson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stevenson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stevenson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Anders using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stevenson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Anders misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stevenson looking for a takedown.
Stevenson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Anders digs a right hand into Stevenson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Stevenson's gas tank.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anders prevents a body shot from Stevenson.
Stevenson can't find room to land a body shot as Anders controls the action.
Anders misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stevenson swings wildly with an uppercut but Anders uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stevenson throws a punch but it's blocked by Anders.
Stevenson lands with a left to the head.
Stevenson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Stevenson throws a head punch that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anders is leaning against Stevenson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Stevenson blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Stevenson fails to land.
Anders misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stevenson blocks an elbow strike.
The referee calls for Stevenson to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anders throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Stevenson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Anders pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bear Stevenson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stevenson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Anders can pounce on him.
Anders dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stevenson. That did some damage!
Stevenson checks a leg kick.
Stevenson appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Stevenson throws a jab but it's blocked by Anders.
Stevenson fails with a takedown attempt.
Stevenson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Stevenson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Anders! But no joy.
Anders takes the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson has Anders pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Anders manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Nice body punch from Anders - that landed with a thud.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Anders lands a shoulder strike.
Anders tries a body shot but Stevenson blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Anders scores with a nice short uppercut.
Stevenson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Anders misses with a punch to the body.
Anders misses with some punches.
Stevenson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Anders is defending well.
Stevenson wants to stall.
Stevenson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stevenson working aggressively here.
Stevenson looking to throw knees to the head but Anders is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ingemar Anders dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A nice leg kick lands there from Anders.
Anders scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Stevenson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Anders. That one must have hurt.
Stevenson misses with a series of wild punches.
Anders works Stevenson's body with a nice hook.
Anders has closed the distance and engaged Stevenson in a clinch.
Stevenson has Anders pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Anders manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Anders has a couple of punches blocked by Stevenson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stevenson looking to slow down the pace here.
Stevenson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Anders blocking some punches.
Anders controlling the action here for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anders stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Anders misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stevenson.
Stevenson taking a breather.
Anders blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stevenson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Anders misses with a hook to the ribs.
Anders tries a body shot but Stevenson blocks it.
Anders is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stevenson is defending well for now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Anders.
A head punch on the inside from Anders fails to land.
Stevenson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Anderss head.
Anders can't find room to land a body shot as Stevenson controls the action.
Anders lands with a left to the head.
Bear Stevenson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Still in the clinch, Anders scores with a nice short uppercut.
Stevenson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Anders lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Anders working aggressively here.
A right hand to the body from Anders.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Anders holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stevenson blocking some punches.
Stevenson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anders digs a right hand into Stevenson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Stevenson's gas tank.
Ingemar Anders is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stevenson.
Stevenson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Anders after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bear Stevenson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anders is trying to break the clinch but Stevenson is controlling him.
Stevenson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A shot in the inside from Stevenson.
Stevenson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Anders can't find room to land a body shot as Stevenson controls the action.
Stevenson tries to work over Anders's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Anders stalling in the clinch.
Stevenson is trying to trip Anders. He has hold of a leg but Anders is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Stevenson persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Anders keeping full guard, as Stevenson tries to pass.
Stevenson throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson stopping the sweep attempt from Anders.
Stevenson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Stevenson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Stevenson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Stevenson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Stevenson throws a big right hand that misses.
Stevenson postures up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Anders moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stevenson throws a lazy uppercut
and Anders counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ingemar Anders comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Anders 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 46:49
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 46:49
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ingemar Anders!
Ingemar Anders is the new lightweight champion!
Ingemar Anders thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ray Force (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Imperiex Prime (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Imperiex Prime has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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280 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ray Force!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Imperiex Prime!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Josh West and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prime keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Force.
We've been told by Force's head coaches at HWP Forcefield that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Force throws an overhand right that lands on Prime's shoulder, as Prime tries to avoid the shot.
Force throws a nice looking combination but Prime bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Prime takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Prime thuds his right hand into Force's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
It looks like Ray Force has been cut.
Prime keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Prime misses with the combination.
Prime lands a big right hand that sends Force crashing to the mat! Prime stays standing though and waves Force back to his feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Force feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Primes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Prime throws a body shot but no joy.
A little feinted left hand from Force on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Force looks to score with a jab to the body but Prime is just out of range.
Prime throws a shot from downtown. Force moves away and avoids it.
Force throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Force slips a jab from Prime.
Prime misses with a hook. Force ducked under it nicely.
Force thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prime cracks Force with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Force looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Prime finish him?
Force is rocked!
Force pounces like a tiger and cracks Prime with a vicious hook! Prime is down but not out! Force follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ray Force!
Ray Force retains his super heavyweight title!
Our winner, Ray Force, 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 Sotiris Kakoullis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Camacho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sotiris Kakoullis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Miguel Camacho!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Josh West and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kakoullis finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nice uppercut there from Kakoullis.
Kakoullis misses with a body shot.
Kakoullis connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
It looks like Miguel Camacho has been cut.
Kakoullis has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gym Beam in the buildup to the fight.
Kakoullis looks to land a body kick but Camacho moved away.
Kakoullis misses with a two punch combination.
Camacho paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kakoullis. That's going to slow Camacho down.
Camacho checks a leg kick.
Kakoullis throws a front kick aimed at Camacho's knee but Camacho avoids it well.
Camacho keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Camacho attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Good work by Camacho as he checks the leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Camacho, right into the meat.
Kakoullis goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Camacho checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sotiris Kakoullis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camacho digs a good hook to Kakoullis's body.
Camacho lunges at Kakoullis with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kakoullis's hand.
It looks like Sotiris Kakoullis has been cut.
Camacho has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kakoullis.
Kakoullis drives through and clinches with Camacho against the cage.
Camacho lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kakoullis backwards.
Camacho tries to pull guard but Kakoullis forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Kakoullis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Camacho jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kakoullis walks away with a smile on his face. Camacho gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Camacho moves out of range of the body kick from Kakoullis.
Camacho is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kakoullis.
Kakoullis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Camacho doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Camacho misses with a body shot.
Kakoullis takes one to the chin there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kakoullis throws a shot from downtown. Camacho moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camacho misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kakoullis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A lazy left from Kakoullis finds it's target.
Camacho steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kakoullis.
Camacho jabs Kakoullis to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kakoullis cracks the inside of Camacho's front leg.
Camacho slips under a jab.
Kakoullis moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kakoullis throws a lazy body kick
and Camacho counters with a two punch combo.
Kakoullis blocks a leg kick.
Camacho blocks a low kick nicely.
Camacho looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kakoullis misses with an uppercut.
Kakoullis takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Camacho misses with an uppercut.
It looked like Kakoullis was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camacho steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kakoullis.
Kakoullis moves out of range as Camacho throws a body kick.
Kakoullis tries to clinch up.
Kakoullis moves out of range of the body kick.
Camacho misses the jab.
Kakoullis feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Camacho's calf.
Kakoullis drops Camacho with a beautiful combination! Camacho stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Kakoullis is looking for the KO!
Camacho is rocked!
Kakoullis connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Camacho out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sotiris Kakoullis!
Sotiris Kakoullis retains his light heavyweight title!
A victorious Sotiris Kakoullis thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arial Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darren Lockyer (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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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arial Jones!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Darren Lockyer!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Paul Gruel and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones misses with a body kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Jones - that will leave a mark!
Jones lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lockyer slips under a jab from Jones.
Lockyer throws the left hand but Jones avoids the punch easily.
Lockyer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jones sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lockyer on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lockyer getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lockyer.
Jones drops down looking for a counter takedown but Lockyer sprawls and moves away.
Jones lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Good work by Lockyer as he checks the leg kick.
Jones moves away from the strike by Lockyer.
Jones looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Lockyer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones misses with a body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Jones.
Jones throws a low kick but Lockyer moves out of range easily.
Some wild striking there from Lockyer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lockyer moves forwards but Jones connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jones feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lockyer's calf.
Jones takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
It looks like Arial Jones has been cut.
Lockyer moves out of range as Jones strikes.
Lockyer looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Lockyer enables Jones to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Lockyer manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Jones is stalling in the full guard.
Lockyer pulls Jones in close to prevent any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones pushing down on Lockyer's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Lockyer is trying is best to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to work for an arm triangle but Lockyer is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Jones looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Lockyer is looking for a sweep. Jones is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jones is working for a kimura but Lockyer is defending it quite comfortably.
Jones is trying to control the action in half guard but Lockyer is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jones controlling the pace.
Lockyer is holding on to half guard well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Lockyer!
Jones prevents Lockyer from getting the reversal.
Jones can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lockyer is looking to escape.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jones unloading with bombs!
Jones tries to control but Lockyer wriggling away.
Lockyer tries to hold on but Jones postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lockyer working to try and regain half guard.
Jones wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Jones looking to finish Lockyer with some ground and pound. This is bad for Lockyer!
Jones has control of Lockyer's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Lockyer regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Jones tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arial Jones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arial Jones's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jones bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Lockyer looks to land a left hand but Jones moved out of range nicely.
Lockyer misses with an uppercut.
Lockyer moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lockyer keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lockyer.
Lockyer thows a leg kick but Jones checks it
letting Jones counter with a right hand.
Lockyer throws a looping overhand right but Jones ducks down to avoid it.
Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Lockyer.
Lockyer throws a looping overhand right but Jones ducks down to avoid it.
Lockyer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones digs a good hook to Lockyer's body.
Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lockyer.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lockyer.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lockyer takes a step back to recover.
Jones scores with a spinning back kick!
Lockyer is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones moves out of range as Lockyer throws a body kick.
Jones thinks about countering with a body kick.
Lockyer misses with a body shot
and Jones counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Decent striking displayed by Jones there.
Lockyer throws a leg kick but Jones sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Arial Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
Jones closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Lockyer! Jones dives in looking to finish! Lockyer is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arial Jones!
Arial Jones retains his middleweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Arial Jones thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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