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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alex Jeferson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Niilo Vaaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
9 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex Jeferson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Niilo Vaaka!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vaaka closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jeferson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A right hand to the body from Vaaka.
Vaaka scores with a hook to the body.
Jeferson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Vaaka is defending well.
Jeferson wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Jeferson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A shot in the inside from Vaaka.
Vaaka scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vaaka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jeferson shoots in for a double leg but Vaaka sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Vaaka looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Vaaka forces Jeferson back against the cage and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short left from Vaaka.
Vaaka is stalling here.
Vaaka is pressed up against the cage. Jeferson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Vaaka down to the mat. Vaaka avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Vaaka throws a right and a left that Jeferson avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaaka pushes Jeferson up against the cage in a clinch.
Jeferson is working for takedown but Vaaka is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jeferson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A short right from Vaaka on the inside.
Vaaka softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Vaaka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vaaka pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Jeferson back to the cage. Vaaka follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Alex Jeferson has been cut.
Vaaka slaps away a takedown attempt from Jeferson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Vaaka takes the fight into the clinch.
Vaaka's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jeferson.
Vaaka lands a big right hook! Jeferson looks hurt but is still standing! Vaaka lands a left jab and another right hook! This time Jeferson falls down and Vaaka dives in with a huge hammer fist! Jeferson's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and Vaaka runs up the cage to celebrate with his fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Niilo Vaaka!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Harald Hillgrund (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garcia is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Gnars Barkley - Crazy. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Harald Hillgrund!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 16 - 1, fighting out of New York, Johnny Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hillgrund lands the left hand.
Garcia keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hillgrund.
Hillgrund tries to clinch but Garcia is having none of it.
We've been hearing reports that Hillgrund has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Garcia tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hillgrund paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A swing and a miss from Hillgrund.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hillgrund, as that shot connected.
Garcia takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Hillgrund looks to land a combination but Garcia avoids it well.
Garcia tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hillgrund paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Garcia circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hillgrund with a hook.
Garcia shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Garcia 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.
Garcia fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hillgrund has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hillgrund misses with a looping right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hillgrund throws a jab when Garcia was well out of range.
Garcia lands with an overhand left.
Hillgrund closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hillgrund misses with a punch to the body.
A right hand to the body from Hillgrund.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hillgrund can't find room to land a body shot as Garcia controls the action.
Hillgrund misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hillgrund fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Garcia is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Hillgrund can't fight it off and eventually Garcia manages to take the fight to the floor. Hillgrund looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hillgrund escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Garcia gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Garcia is looking to work some ground and pound but Hillgrund has wrist control.
Garcia must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Garcia landing with the ground and pound.
Hillgrund tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Garcia seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Garcia wants to control from the top but Hillgrund keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hillgrund is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Garcia wants to control from the top but Hillgrund keeps moving.
Garcia throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hillgrund works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Garcia trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hillgrund trying to keep a closed guard but Garcia is proving a slippery customer.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Hillgrund doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Garcia keeps the fight on the outside.
Garcia is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hillgrund lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia misses with a low kick.
Harald Hillgrund seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hillgrund is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A leg kick checked by Garcia.
Garcia looks to land a combination but Hillgrund avoids it well.
Hillgrund doesn't manage to clinch there - Garcia circles away.
Hillgrund is looking to clinch.
Harald Hillgrund is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Garcia takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hillgrund looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Garcia throws a right hand that Hillgrund ducks under and follows up with a left that Hillgrund also avoids with ease.
Hillgrund darts in and clinches Garcia up against the cage.
Garcia misses with a knee strike.
Hillgrund misses with a body punch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Garcia lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Garcia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Garcia tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hillgrund has a couple of punches blocked by Garcia.
Garcia creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hillgrund lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hillgrund working aggressively here.
Hillgrund struggles to land a body shot inside as Garcia controls his hands.
Hillgrund lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garcia escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Left hook, right uppercut from Garcia.
Nice defenses there by Garcia.
Hillgrund connects with a high kick.
Hillgrund takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Decent striking displayed by Hillgrund there.
Hillgrund fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Garcia, pushing him back against the cage.
Garcia pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hillgrund misses with the head strike.
Hillgrund misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hillgrund.
A nice left hand lands by Hillgrund.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harald Hillgrund dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Garcia shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hillgrund's guard.
Garcia working some strikes from top position.
Hillgrund is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Garcia can do to turn this around?
Garcia lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hillgrund utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hillgrund controlling Garcia's posture.
Garcia throwing strikes from guard but Hillgrund blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hillgrund is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hillgrund is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hillgrund wants to pass the guard but Garcia is keeping the position.
Hillgrund scoring with some ground and pound.
Garcia looking for a sweep. Not yet Garcia, not yet.
Hillgrund with a flurry of punches that miss.
Garcia keeping moving, preventing Hillgrund from controlling successfully.
Hillgrund scoring with some ground and pound.
Hillgrund won't allow Garcia to sweep him here.
Garcia is trying to keep Hillgrund in close.
Hillgrund won't allow Garcia to sweep him here.
Garcia has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Hillgrund doesn't defend quickly enough and Garcia has managed to lock this one up! Can Hillgrund escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Garcia on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Johnny Garcia!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Johnny Garcia waved his t-shirt featuring KAISER's logo in front of the cameras.
Harald Hillgrund was interviewed post fight and said 'This is a setback, but I will bounce back from it. my eyes are still set on that title, I'll get there, you'll see!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Romeo Hernanes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Gotti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hernanes comes to the cage accompanied by Awolnation - Sail. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Romeo Hernanes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Gotti!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hernanes connects with a high kick.
Hernanes closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Gotti's guard.
Hernanes tries to free his leg and advance position but Gotti is retaining full guard.
Hernanes missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gotti pulls Hernanes in close to his closed guard and prevents Hernanes from doing any damage or advancing position.
Hernanes slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Hernanes has hold of Gotti's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Gotti tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Hernanes cranks the arm and Gotti screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Gotti, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Romeo Hernanes!
A relieved looking Romeo Hernanes thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between JJ Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Misiek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas comes to the cage accompanied by Linkin Park - In the End. Misiek is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: El Picante. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
20 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, JJ Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 16 - 2, fighting out of New York, Rafael Misiek!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Misiek misses with an uppercut.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Thomas checks a leg kick.
Misiek gets caught napping as Thomas dives in and scores a takedown. Misiek manages to retain guard.
Misiek wants to stand but Thomas is controlling the position.
Thomas trying to control but Misiek is working from the bottom.
Thomas pushing down on Misiek's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Thomas trying to pass the guard but Misiek defending well.
Misiek tries to roll over but Thomas keeps him under control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas trying to control the action but Misiek is working from the bottom.
Misiek tries to roll over but Thomas keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas moves nicely into side control.
Thomas looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Misiek is pushing Thomas's head away, looking to escape. Thomas manages to hold on to the position though.
Thomas tries for a kimura but Misiek is defending well.
Misiek tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thomas has knee on belly and moves into mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Thomas with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Misiek tries to hold on but Thomas pushes him away.
Thomas has control of Misiek's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Misiek regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Thomas is working for a guillotine from mount but Misiek frees his head quite easily.
Thomas looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Misiek is looking to escape.
Thomas prevents Misiek from getting the reversal.
Misiek regains half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Thomas checks a leg kick.
Misiek ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thomas moves away.
Misiek walks into a jab.
Thomas closes the distance and clinches up with Misiek, looking for a takedown. Thomas pushes Misiek against the cage but Misiek circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Misiek tries a low kick but Thomas avoids it.
Misiek's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Thomas connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Misiek scrambles back to his feet.
Misiek walks into a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Misiek lands with a slapping head kick.
Thomas moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Misiek throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Thomas counter with a right hand.
A punch combination from Misiek misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thomas looks to score with a jab to the body but Misiek is just out of range.
Misiek with a poor takedown
and Thomas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thomas feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Misiek trying to keep a closed guard but Thomas is proving a slippery customer.
Misiek wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Misiek keeping moving, preventing Thomas from controlling successfully.
Thomas looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JJ Thomas dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Thomas scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Thomas seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Thomas is looking for a kimura but Misiek is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Thomas to get the leverage.
Misiek tries to get to full guard but Thomas has control of the leg.
Misiek tries to kick Thomas off but Thomas keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas is thwarting Misiek's attempts to control the position.
Thomas is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Misiek defends it well.
Thomas is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Misiek doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Thomas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas wants to pass the guard but Misiek is defending well.
Thomas frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Misiek tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Thomas trying to control but he's not successful this time.
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.
Misiek can't escape the position.
Thomas jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Misiek manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Thomas has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Misiek is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Thomas yanks on the arm and Misiek is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Thomas.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). JJ Thomas!
An out of breath JJ Thomas thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Donato Bilancia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kshitij Singh Negi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Donato Bilancia has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Donato Bilancia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kshitij Singh Negi!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bilancia forces Singh Negi back against the cage and clinches.
Singh Negi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Donato Bilancia has been cut.
Singh Negi lands a knee to the head.
Bilancia jumps guard but Singh Negi stands there with Bilancia around his waist. Bilancia gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bilancia goes for a takedown in the clinch but Singh Negi prevents it.
Bilancia avoiding damage as Singh Negi throws knees to the body.
Bilancia is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bilancia wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Singh Negi has him pressed against the cage.
Singh Negi lands an elbow just above Bilancia 's eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A knee to the head by Singh Negi.
Singh Negi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Singh Negi throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Singh Negi landing knees to the head.
Bilancia blocks an elbow strike from Singh Negi.
Bilancia tries for a takedown but Singh Negi manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donato Bilancia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bilancia is trying to break the clinch but Singh Negi has him pressed against the cage.
Our sources have told us that Bilancia has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Nice elbow from Singh Negi.
Singh Negi lands a nice knee to the body.
Singh Negi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bilancia has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bilancia avoiding damage as Singh Negi throws knees to the body.
Singh Negi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bilancia goes for a takedown attempt but Singh Negi pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Singh Negi slips a jab and a cross from Bilancia.
Singh Negi looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Donato Bilancia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bilancia swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Singh Negi clinches up against the cage.
Singh Negi lands an elbow inside.
Singh Negi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bilancia's defenses.
Bilancia taking a breather.
Singh Negi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bilancia.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singh Negi is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Singh Negi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bilancia is breathing heavily.
Singh Negi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bilancia avoids it.
Singh Negi keeps control of Bilancia as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bilancia fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Singh Negi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Singh Negi gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Donato Bilancia's cut is getting worse.
Singh Negi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Singh Negi lands a nice elbow.
Singh Negi has Bilancia pressed against the cage, preventing Bilancia from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Singh Negi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Singh Negi scores a nice knee to the body.
Bilancia is trying to force a seperation but Singh Negi has the dominant position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bilancia wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bilancia misses with a knee to the head.
Singh Negi looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Singh Negi working Bilancia over with knees to the body.
Singh Negi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bilancia's defenses.
Singh Negi lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Singh Negi.
Singh Negi landing knees to the head.
Singh Negi working Bilancia over with knees to the body.
Singh Negi gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bilancia is rocked!
Singh Negi lands an elbow inside that Bilancia shrugs off.
Oh Bilancia is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Donato Bilancia's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Clinched against the cage, Singh Negi lands a big elbow that drops Bilancia! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Bilancia is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kshitij Singh Negi!
Kshitij Singh Negi made sure to mention his sponsor, Namunamu Clothing in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fahad Al Qarni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Masahiko Kimura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Al Qarni's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Hells Bells. Kimura is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by STORM by the Yoshida Brothers. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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187 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
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fahad Al Qarni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Masahiko Kimura!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Al Qarni tries to clinch there but Kimura circles away.
Al Qarni keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kimura.
Kimura throws a lazy right hand but Al Qarni sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kimura throws a big shot that misses.
Kimura misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Al Qarni.
A big left from Kimura misses.
Al Qarni looks to land a combination. Kimura sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kimura tries to close the distance and clinch but Al Qarni swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kimura closes the distance and clinches.
Al Qarni tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Al Qarni.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Al Qarni creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kimura lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Al Qarni softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Al Qarni lands a nice uppercut.
Al Qarni lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Al Qarni scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kimura tries to stall but Al Qarni uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kimura is trying to maintain a safe position but Al Qarni gets an underhook and turns Kimura into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Qarni lands with a short shot to the head.
Kimura's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Al Qarni throws a punch but it's blocked by Kimura.
Al Qarni misses with a short punch on the inside.
Al Qarni has Kimura pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kimura manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Al Qarni struggles to land a body shot inside as Kimura controls his hands.
Kimura avoiding damage.
Al Qarni throws a head punch that misses.
Al Qarni lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Al Qarni tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kimura can't find room to land a body shot as Al Qarni controls the action.
Kimura displaying some good clinch control by pressing Al Qarni up against the cage.
Al Qarni blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Al Qarni.
Al Qarni scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kimura content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kimura is fighting off a takedown attempt but Al Qarni is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Kimura to the mat. Kimura regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kimura managing to control the position.
Kimura keeping full guard, as Al Qarni tries to pass.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kimura is on top in guard.
Kimura wants to control from the top but Al Qarni keeps moving.
Al Qarni looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Kimura has picked Al Qarni up and slammed him! Al Qarni can't keep hold of the triangle and Kimura manages to pass to side control!
Al Qarni is looking to reverse the position.
Al Qarni struggling a bit here.
Kimura works to advance to full mount. Al Qarni defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Al Qarni is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kimura is looking to take Al Qarni's back but instead Al Qarni gets back to half guard. Nice work.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Al Qarni keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kimura.
Kimura misses with a jab, cross combination.
Al Qarni fails with a takedown attempt.
Kimura lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kimura.
Kimura throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Al Qarni stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Al Qarni throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kimura stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kimura thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kimura misses the jab.
Kimura closes this distance looking for a takedown but Al Qarni circles away.
Al Qarni cracks Kimura with an open hand slap.
Kimura walks into a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Al Qarni throws a right hand that Kimura ducks under and follows up with a left that Kimura also avoids with ease.
Al Qarni takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Al Qarni.
Kimura looks to land a right hand but Al Qarni moved out of range.
Al Qarni cracks Kimura with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kimura lands with a cross.
A cross from Al Qarni lands.
Al Qarni misses with an uppercut.
Kimura swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kimura moves in looking to clinch but Al Qarni pushes him off.
Al Qarni misses with a straight left.
Al Qarni forces Kimura back against the cage and clinches.
Al Qarni swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Al Qarni goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Al Qarni is leaning against Kimura and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Al Qarni.
Al Qarni digs a right hand into Kimura's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kimura's gas tank.
Kimura blocking some punches.
Al Qarni changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kimura fights it off and pushes away nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fahad Al Qarni dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kimura throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Al Qarni counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Al Qarni is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kimura can do to turn this around?
Kimura displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Al Qarni.
Kimura slips a straight right by Al Qarni.
Al Qarni blocks a jab.
Fahad Al Qarni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Al Qarni tries to keep at a distance but Kimura has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kimura digs a right hand into Al Qarni's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Al Qarni's gas tank.
Al Qarni pushes Kimura back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Al Qarni is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kimura misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kimura is trying to stall.
Kimura prevents a body shot from Al Qarni.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Al Qarni working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kimura.
Al Qarni tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kimura tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Al Qarni's elbow.
Kimura displaying some good clinch control by pressing Al Qarni up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Qarni throws a punch but it's blocked by Kimura.
Kimura blocks a body shot from Al Qarni.
Kimura is trying to maintain a safe position but Al Qarni gets an underhook and turns Kimura into the cage.
Al Qarni drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kimura is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Al Qarni throws a punch but it's blocked by Kimura.
Al Qarni blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Al Qarni.
Al Qarni has a couple of punches blocked by Kimura.
Al Qarni has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kimura avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fahad Al Qarni. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Al Qarni misses with a hook from the clinch.
Al Qarni works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Al Qarni throws a head punch that misses.
I was talking to Al Qarni's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Al Qarni.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Qarni misses with some punches.
Kimura misses with a short punch on the inside.
Al Qarni tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kimura lands with a right to the head.
Al Qarni has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kimura is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Al Qarni lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kimura blocks an uppercut.
Al Qarni misses with some punches.
Al Qarni misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Al Qarni fails to land.
Kimura lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Al Qarni throws a head punch that misses.
Al Qarni misses with a punch on the inside.
Kimura throws a punch but it's blocked by Al Qarni.
Stalling in the clinch from Kimura.
Al Qarni misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Kimura.
Kimura takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kimura.
Kimura swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Al Qarni can't find room to land a body shot as Kimura controls the action.
Kimura controlling the action here for a moment.
Al Qarni misses with some punches.
Kimura misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Al Qarni.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kimura tries a body shot but Al Qarni blocks it.
Kimura stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kimura is trying to maintain a safe position but Al Qarni gets an underhook and turns Kimura into the cage.
Kimura taking a breather.
Al Qarni tries a body shot but Kimura blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Qarni misses with a punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kimura throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kimura.
Al Qarni swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kimura gets through Al Qarni's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Al Qarni blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Al Qarni misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kimura throws a head punch that misses.
Al Qarni makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short left from Al Qarni.
Kimura prevents a body shot from Al Qarni.
Al Qarni misses with the head strike.
Al Qarni fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Al Qarni blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Al Qarni cracks Kimura with a nice body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Al Qarni misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fahad Al Qarni dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Al Qarni lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kimura circles away from the clinch attempt.
Al Qarni moves out of range as Kimura throws a body kick.
A jab lands there for Al Qarni.
Al Qarni bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Oooh a lovely combination from Al Qarni sends Kimura down but not out. Al Qarni dives into side control looking to finish.
Kimura is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Al Qarni is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kimura is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Kimura is still in real trouble! Can Al Qarni finish him?
Kimura tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Al Qarni easily slips into full mount!
Al Qarni working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Kimura is looking to improve his position but Al Qarni isn't that keen on the idea.
Kimura seems to have recovered his senses.
Kimura manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Qarni wants to work for an arm triangle but Kimura is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Al Qarni wants to free his trapped foot but Kimura is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Al Qarni is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kimura defends it well.
Kimura is refusing to be controlled, as Al Qarni sits in half guard.
Al Qarni wants to advance to full mount but Kimura doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Kimura looking to control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Al Qarni looking to pass the guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Al Qarni looks to land a left hand but Kimura moved out of range nicely.
Kimura swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kimura moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Al Qarni shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Al Qarni throws a series of punches but Kimura moves out of range.
Good shot there by Al Qarni.
Al Qarni walks into a left hand.
Al Qarni dives in and scores a takedown into Kimura's guard.
Al Qarni tries to free his leg and advance position but Kimura is retaining full guard.
Kimura working a defensive guard here.
Al Qarni drops back, looking for a kneebar! Kimura looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Kimura looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Kimura!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kimura is looking to take a break and control but Al Qarni is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
My spies in LOD: Xtreme MMA inform me that Kimura has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Al Qarni tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kimura wants to lay and pray for a moment but Al Qarni keeps working.
Al Qarni tries to bench press Kimura off him but Kimura keeps the position.
Kimura staying calm.
Al Qarni can't do much from the bottom here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Al Qarni darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kimura is defending against the submission attempts here by Al Qarni.
Kimura is pressing down on Al Qarni's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Al Qarni looking to pass the guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Al Qarni throws a big right hand that misses.
Al Qarni trying to control the position from guard on top but Kimura is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Masahiko Kimura has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fahad Al Qarni is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Al Qarni sitting in guard here, content to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fahad Al Qarni showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Al Qarni has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fahad Al Qarni!
An out of breath and clearly excited Fahad Al Qarni thanked GREEN!160 for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
The defeated Masahiko Kimura had this to say: 'It was a bad night for me. All the credit to my foe but i`ll be back stronger and sharper, you can count with me! Thank you for your support my friends!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Great Cornholio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chin Checker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cornholio comes to the cage accompanied by Du Hast by Ramstein - Cornholio Mix. Checker has chosen Time to Fight as his entrance music. Great Cornholio has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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35
169 lbs
18 - 13 - 0 |
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180 lbs
14 - 8 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Great Cornholio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chin Checker!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cornholio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Checker misses.
Cornholio wants to clinch.
Cornholio moves forwards but Checker connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Checker has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Cornholio is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Cornholio throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Checker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Checker throws out a counter right but Cornholio avoids it with no problem.
Cornholio moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Checker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cornholio walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
It looks like Great Cornholio has been cut.
Checker clinches with his opponent.
Checker dodges an elbow strike from Cornholio.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Checker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cornholio's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Cornholio utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Checker misses with a punch on the inside.
Cornholio lands a nice uppercut.
Cornholio trying to land knees to the body.
Cornholio blocks a body shot from Checker.
Checker is trying to push Cornholio away but Cornholio has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Checker has a couple of punches blocked by Cornholio.
Cornholio creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Checker's defenses.
It looks like Chin Checker has been cut.
Cornholio tries to work over Checker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Checker blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Checker lands a right hand.
Cornholio content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Cornholio has clasped his hands together around Checker's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Cornholio tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Cornholio has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Checker is trying to buck Cornholio off.
Cornholio wants to control but Checker is keeping him busy.
Checker is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Cornholio has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Cornholio tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Cornholio has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Checker defending against the ground and pound.
A lull in the action here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Cornholio prevents Checker from escaping the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Checker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cornholio looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Checker connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Checker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cornholio misses with a head kick.
Cornholio fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Checker moves into the clinch.
Cornholio misses with a hook to the ribs.
Checker gets through Cornholio's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cornholio content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Cornholio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cornholio misses with a body punch.
Checker breaks the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Checker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cornholio gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Checker wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
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 Great Cornholio will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Checker lands a lovely overhand right.
Cornholio closes the distance and clinches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Checker.
Checker breaks from the clinch.
Checker stuffs the takedown attempt from Cornholio. Cornholio gets slowly back to his feet.
Oooooh!!! Cornholio has knocked Checker down with a huge combo! Cornholio steps away and waves a wobbly Checker back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Checker is rocked!
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!
Cornholio connects with a left and a right that sees a clearly hurt Checker covering up! Cornholio comes in with a big uppercut and Checker goes doooown! He's slumped up against the cage, eyes staring blankly into space.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Great Cornholio!
Great Cornholio decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sinbad Baba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Comanche Todd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baba comes to the cage accompanied by King of Seven Seas. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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26
185 lbs
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185 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sinbad Baba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Comanche Todd!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Todd misses with a jab, cross combination.
Baba lands a left and a right that send Todd crashing to the mat, dazed. Baba thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Todd is rocked!
It looks like Comanche Todd has been cut.
Baba tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Todd was well out of range. Poor timing from Baba.
Todd is still on wobbly legs! Can Baba finish him?
Baba throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Todd.
Baba blocks a jab.
Todd seems to have recovered his senses.
Todd throws a nice looking combination but Baba bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Todd ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baba lands with a thumping leg kick.
Todd comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Baba uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Todd.
Todd showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Baba.
Baba throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Baba misses with a hook.
Todd scores with a punch to the head.
Todd lunges at Baba with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Baba's hand.
Baba misses with an uppercut. Todd saw that one coming.
Todd getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Todd throws a body shot but no joy.
Baba swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Todd.
Todd scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Todd uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Baba has time to react.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Todd comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Todd scores with a three punch combo!
Baba is rocked!
Baba tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oh Baba is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Baba gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Todd gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Baba is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Comanche Todd!
An out of breath and clearly excited Comanche Todd thanked V-Mask Clothing (10%) for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jon Paul Fish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaakko Savolainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Savolainen has chosen Winning as his entrance music. Jaakko Savolainen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Paul Fish!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Jaakko Savolainen!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savolainen moves into the clinch.
Fish prevents the takedown attempt.
A short right from Fish on the inside.
Savolainen has Fish pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Fish manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Savolainen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Savolainen decides to pull guard.
Savolainen looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Fish passes into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fish is controlling the pace.
Savolainen is looking to improve his position.
Savolainen has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fish throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Savolainen actively working from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savolainen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Fish passes to full mount!
Savolainen is looking to improve his position but Fish isn't that keen on the idea.
Fish can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Savolainen is looking to escape.
Fish controlling his opponent.
Fish with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Savolainen is looking to improve his position but Fish isn't that keen on the idea.
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.
Fish tries to control but Savolainen wriggling away.
Fish with good strikes from the mount here!
It looks like Jaakko Savolainen has been cut.
Fish with shots to the head and body - Savolainen looks very uncomfortable down there.
Fish landing shots from mount.
That has opened up Jaakko Savolainen's cut even more.
Fish lands a big elbow.
The cut above Jaakko Savolainen's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Savolainen blocking the ground and pound.
Fish working for a guillotine from mount but Savolainen is in no mood to give up.
Savolainen bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Fish is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fish is trying to keep Savolainen in close.
Fish is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Savolainen is controlling him.
Savolainen is looking to work some ground and pound but Fish has wrist control.
Savolainen drops back, looking for a kneebar! Fish looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Fish looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Fish!
Savolainen sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Savolainen is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Fish pulls his head out easily.
Fish thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Savolainen's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Savolainen wants to improve his position but Fish is controlling well.
Savolainen is not content to let Fish control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fish working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Jaakko Savolainen's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jaakko Savolainen's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jon Paul Fish!
Jon Paul Fish retains his welterweight title!
A victorious Jon Paul Fish thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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