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UPF 23: Batman Vs. Thumper PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pitt Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roni Sabian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pitt Steel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Roni Sabian!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Colin Fray and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sabian lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sabian misses with a looping right.
Sabian throws the left hand but Steel avoids the punch easily.
Sabian misses with a straight left.
Sabian blocks a head kick by Steel.
Roni Sabian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sabian.
Steel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sabian.
Sabian keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Steel ducks under a wild hook from Sabian.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sabian.
Steel looks for the body kick but Sabian saw that one coming.
Steel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sabian.
Steel throws a lazy uppercut
and Sabian counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Steel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sabian throws out the jab.
Steel takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steel drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Steel scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Steel won't allow Sabian to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel passes Sabian's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Steel stops Sabian from getting back to his feet.
Steel is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Steel is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Steel punishing his opponent with strikes.
Steel landing strikes from the mount and Sabian is in trouble!
Steel trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Steel in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Sabian is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Steel lands a nice shot to the head.
Steel controlling from the full mount.
Steel postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Sabian looks a forlorn figure.
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!
Sabian is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
The referee warns Sabian that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You get the feeling that Sabian really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Steel content just to control the position here.
Sabian really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Steel. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sabian wants to try and get back to his feet.
Steel punishing his opponent with strikes.
Steel controlling from mount.
Steel pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
A nice elbow there by Steel.
Steel controlling from mount.
Sabian is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Steel with shots to the head and body - Sabian looks very uncomfortable down there.
Sabian wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Steel scoring with strikes but Sabian is staying in there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Sabian in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Sabian is trying to stand up.
Steel scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Steel with shots to the head and body - Sabian looks very uncomfortable down there.
Steel raining down hammerfists from mount.
The referee warns Sabian that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Steel takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sabian can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sabian is trying to stand up.
Steel lands a big shot there that rocks Sabian but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Steel lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steel landing strikes from the mount and Sabian is in trouble!
A nice elbow there by Steel.
Sabian taking shots to the head.
Steel landing strikes from the mount and Sabian is in trouble!
Steel lands a big elbow.
Sabian is rocked!
You get the feeling that Sabian really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Sabian is still in real trouble! Can Steel finish him?
Steel 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel with the ground and pound from mount.
Steel dominating with strikes here.
Sabian in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Steel with the ground and pound from mount.
Steel controlling the position easily from mount.
Steel wants to control the pace but Sabian is squirming around nicely.
Steel putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Sabian seems to have recovered his senses.
Steel with shots to the head and body - Sabian looks very uncomfortable down there.
Sabian wants to get back to his feet.
Steel fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sabian wants to try and get back to his feet.
Steel scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Sabian?
Steel lands a nice shot to the head.
Steel postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Sabian looks a forlorn figure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pitt Steel dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sabian misses with a right hand
and Steel counters with a body kick.
Steel throws a head kick but Sabian moves out of range.
Sabian tries to move into range but Steel moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sabian throws a looping overhand right but Steel ducks down to avoid it.
Steel throws a big counter combination but Sabian scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Steel gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Sabian counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Steel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big right from Sabian misses.
Sabian throws a shot from downtown. Steel moves away and avoids it.
Sabian misses with an uppercut.
Steel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A low kick from Steel misses
and Sabian counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Sabian misses its intended target.
Sabian misses with an uppercut. Steel saw that one coming.
Steel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sabian misses with a hook. Steel ducked under it nicely.
Steel throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sabian might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Sabian loads up on a big right hand but Steel slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel throws a head kick but Sabian moves out of range.
Sabian is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Sabian loads up on a big right hand but Steel slips the punch.
Sabian pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Steel moves out of range of the strikes.
Sabian looks to throw the jab but Steel is out of range.
Steel ducks under a wild hook from Sabian.
Steel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sabian throws an overhand right that lands on Steel's shoulder, as Steel tries to avoid the shot.
Steel lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Steel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sabian with the counter takedown but Steel avoids it easily.
Roni Sabian seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sabian paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A low kick from Steel misses
and Sabian counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sabian throws a hook but Steel avoids it easily.
Steel closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Sabian quickly recovers to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steel working over Sabian with some ground and pound. Sabian looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sabian wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel winds up and cracks Sabian with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Steel working over Sabian with some ground and pound. Sabian looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Steel perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Sabian is looking to escape.
Steel controlling the action here.
Steel working over Sabian with some ground and pound. Sabian looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sabian taking some punishment here, with Steel in his half guard.
Steel looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Steel slows the pace down in half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Steel lands a nice short elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Steel controlling the action here.
Steel scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sabian is trying to stand up here but Steel is controlling him well.
Steel lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Steel takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Steel has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Sabian is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Steel with good strikes from the mount here!
Steel landing strikes, looking to finish!
Steel scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Sabian is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Steel landing punches.
Sabian is trying to stand up.
Steel landing shots from mount.
Sabian's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Steel postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Sabian looks a forlorn figure.
Steel with the ground and pound from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sabian is looking to escape.
Steel lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Steel controlling from the full mount.
Steel landing punches.
Sabian is trying to stand.
Steel putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Steel dominating with strikes here.
Steel working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Steel can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sabian is looking to escape.
Pitt Steel overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sabian is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pitt Steel dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Sabian lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Steel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sabian.
A big left from Sabian misses.
Steel missing with a left hand there. Sabian was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Steel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sabian can do to turn this around?
Sabian misses with a looping left.
Steel fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Sabian sprawls well initially but Steel persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Steel controlling the action here.
Sabian is trying to stand up here but Steel is controlling him well.
Steel lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Steel controlling the action here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Steel lands a nice short elbow.
Steel wants to pass to mount but Sabian is defending the position.
Steel trying to control the action but Sabian is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sabian is trying to stand up here but Steel is controlling him well.
Sabian is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Steel stalling.
Sabian is kicking away at Steel from the bottom - trying to push off and stand up. Steel grabs hold of a leg and drops back for a heel hook! The two fighters roll across the mat, with Sabian trying to push Steel off... Sabian taps! He's tapped! This one is all over! A throwback to the old Pancrase there with an infrequently seen submission hold! Nice work.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Heel Hook). Pitt Steel!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Darko Vader (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William McDougal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vader comes to the cage accompanied by Greyhoundz - Pigface . There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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145 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Darko Vader!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, William McDougal!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Colin Fray and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDougal dives in for a single leg takedown but Vader sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
McDougal fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Vader throws a good cross that connects.
McDougal shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Darko Vader has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William McDougal.
McDougal takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
McDougal avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vader sets himself, and McDougal steps forward looking for the clinch! Vader avoids it this time.
McDougal wants to clinch
and Vader counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
McDougal wants to clinch but Vader slips to the side
and Vader counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps McDougal thinking.
Vader tests McDougal's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vader lands with a nice body punch.
William McDougal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice straight punches there by Vader. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Vader.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McDougal bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Vader! McDougal is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darko Vader!
An out of breath Darko Vader 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Cain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Dinkledorff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ray Dinkledorff is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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245 lbs
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247 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, David Cain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ray Dinkledorff!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Roger Salmon and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Cain misses.
Cain listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
It looks like Ray Dinkledorff has been cut.
Dinkledorff moves in looking to clinch but Cain pushes him off.
Dinkledorff wants to clinch
and Cain cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dinkledorff glances at the clock... BAM! Cain nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Dinkledorff crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Dinkledorff is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). David Cain!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vic Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Cooper's choice of entrance music: Too Sexy. The key to victory for Jack White has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vic Cooper!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Josh West and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooper swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
White swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Cooper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cooper wants to clinch
letting White counter with a right hand.
White throws a body punch but Cooper moves out of range.
White throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cooper counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Jack White has been cut.
Cooper misses with a lunging right hand
and White counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cooper avoids the body shot from White.
Cooper lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left and a right from White both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Vic Cooper has been cut.
Cooper closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cooper blocks an uppercut.
Cooper lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of White backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White has a couple of punches blocked by Cooper.
White tries to throw a body punch but Cooper avoids it by throwing White back against the cage.
White scores with a hook to the body.
White is trying to break the clinch but Cooper has him pressed against the cage.
White tries to work over Cooper's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cooper prevents a body shot from White.
White is trying to push Cooper away but Cooper has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
White tries to work over Cooper's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cooper tightens his grip and picks White up, before dumping him to the ground. White manages to land in guard.
Cooper pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. White is keeping the position for now.
Cooper trying to control the position from guard on top but White is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
White keeping full guard, as Cooper tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Cooper wants to pass the guard but White is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Cooper looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cooper fakes high and swings low for a body shot but White manages to avoid it.
Cooper rushes White and presses him up against the cage.
White tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
White breaks the clinch.
White lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cooper circles away quickly and effectively.
White looks to score with a jab to the body but Cooper is just out of range.
Cooper gets in close and instigates a clinch.
White takes a shot to the head.
White is working Cooper over against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooper drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cooper is working for takedown but White is calmly controlling the position for now.
Nice elbow from Cooper.
White manages to break the clinch.
White uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cooper.
White attempts a counter takedown but Cooper avoids it well and moves away.
Cooper wants to clinch up but White keeps it at a distance.
White loads up on a big right hand but Cooper slips the punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cooper with a nice cross.
Jack White is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cooper tries to land a front kick but White steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
White has Cooper up against the cage in a clinch.
Cooper lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Vic Cooper will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A telegraphed right hand from Cooper misses the target.
Cooper missing with a left hand there. White was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
White scores with a jab to the head.
White takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cooper misses with a jab to the body
and White counters with a lovely shot to the body.
White moves into the clinch successfully.
Cooper misses with a short punch on the inside.
White wants to break the clinch but can't.
White tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooper lands with a short head shot on the inside.
White tries a body shot but Cooper blocks it.
White lands an uppercut.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
White tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cooper's elbow.
White misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper slowing the pace effectively.
White manages to break the clinch.
Cooper bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Cooper is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. White is trying to escape and Cooper transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and White is forced to tap! Nice work there by Cooper! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Vic Cooper!
A victorious Vic Cooper 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between James McKenna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maroun Caboul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think McKenna might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to scotland the brave. James McKenna has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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268 lbs
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300 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, James McKenna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Maroun Caboul!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Jeff Smith and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McKenna shoots in looking for a takedown. Caboul tries to sprawl out of it but McKenna keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Caboul manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
McKenna fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
McKenna drives through with a takedown into guard.
McKenna stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Caboul swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Our spies down at at Wreckshop inform us that Caboul has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Caboul is controlling McKenna's posture.
McKenna trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
McKenna pushes down on Caboul's leg and manages to get into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McKenna looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
McKenna uses his free foot to push down on Caboul's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Caboul.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caboul wants to hold on but McKenna pushes him away.
McKenna with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Caboul tries to hold on but McKenna postures up.
McKenna takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
McKenna works his way to his opponent's back.
McKenna controlling from the back.
Caboul is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
McKenna looking for the RNC.
McKenna definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caboul trying to control the hands but McKenna breaks the grip.
McKenna trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McKenna has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Caboul tries to escape the position.
McKenna has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Caboul has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Caboul looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McKenna is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Caboul is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get McKenna off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Caboul trying to control the hands but McKenna won't let him.
McKenna is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Caboul has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Caboul is trying to control his opponent's hands. Eventually McKenna gets his hands free and sinks in a rear naked choke. For a while it looks like Caboul is going to survive but after struggling valiantly, he eventually has to tap out! McKenna is your winner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). James McKenna!
Jumping up and down and very excited, James McKenna waved his t-shirt featuring Machine Fight Gear's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Blade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Lacy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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212 lbs
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205 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jake Blade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eddie Lacy!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Jeff Smith and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blade fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lacy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lacy misses the jab.
Blade is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Lacy.
Lacy tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Blade counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lacy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Blade throws a right and a left that both miss.
Blade lands a lovely overhand right.
Blade uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lacy.
Blade looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lacy misses with a wild body shot.
Lacy forces Blade back against the cage and clinches.
Lacy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lacy.
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!
Lacy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Blade.
A right hook to the body lands for Blade.
Lacy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Blade throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Blade tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Blade presses Lacy against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Blade lands a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lacy blocking some punches.
Blade tries to throw a body punch but Lacy avoids it by throwing Blade back against the cage.
Lacy lands a body shot.
Lacy blocks an uppercut.
Lacy pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Blade misses with some punches.
Blade fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blade lands a nice uppercut.
Lacy prevents a body shot from Blade.
Lacy has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Blade seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Lacy can turn it around.
Lacy breaks the clinch.
Lacy moves into the clinch successfully.
Blade misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lacy working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blade.
Lacy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Blade backwards.
Lacy can't find room to land a body shot as Blade controls the action.
Blade lands a nice uppercut.
Lacy misses with the head strike.
Blade swings wildly with an uppercut but Lacy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lacy misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lacy blocking some punches.
Lacy tries to throw a body punch but Blade avoids it by throwing Lacy back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blade misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blade misses with a punch to the body.
Blade misses with a punch on the inside.
Blade misses with the head strike.
Blade misses with the head strike.
Lacy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Blade lands with a cross.
Lacy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lacy gets tackled into the cage by Blade. Blade maintains the clinch.
Blade misses with the head strike.
Blade misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blade avoiding damage as Lacy throws knees to the body.
Blade misses with a punch to the body.
Lacy is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Blade blocking some punches.
Lacy manages to break the clinch.
Lacy throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A big left from Lacy misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lacy throws a hook but Blade blocks it.
Lacy misses with a wild body shot.
Blade seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Lacy lands a jab to the head.
Lacy takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lacy is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Good shot there by Blade.
Blade tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lacy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Blade seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Lacy throws a hook but Blade avoids it easily.
Blade scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Blade tries to close the distance and clinch but Lacy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Blade dodges the punch combination from Lacy.
Blade slips a jab and a cross from Lacy.
Blade tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lacy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lacy misses with an uppercut. Blade saw that one coming.
Lacy throws an off balance right hand
and Blade counters with a straight right hand.
Blade lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lacy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Blade takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Blade, as that shot connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lacy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Blade gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Blade tries to throw a body punch but Lacy avoids it by throwing Blade back against the cage.
Blade tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lacy digs a right hand underneath Blade's ribcage. Blade let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Blade lands with a short shot to the head.
Lacy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Blade throws a punch but it's blocked by Lacy.
Blade misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blade lands a shoulder strike.
Lacy breaks the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lacy pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Blade back to the cage. Lacy follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Lacy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Blade counters with a stiff right hand.
Blade shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fight stays on the outside here - Blade looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lacy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Blade misses with a wild combination.
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 Jake Blade will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lacy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blade was well out of range. Poor timing from Lacy.
Blade fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lacy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Blade counters with a nice uppercut.
Blade is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nice jab there from Blade.
Lacy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Blade.
Blade seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Lacy misses with the combination.
Lacy misses with an uppercut.
Lacy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A big right from Lacy misses.
Lacy throws a looping overhand right but Blade ducks down to avoid it.
Blade wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Eddie Lacy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A lazy left from Lacy finds it's target.
Lacy moves into range and clinches up with Blade.
Lacy blocks a body shot from Blade.
A short left from Blade.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blade tries a body shot but Lacy blocks it.
Jake Blade has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lacy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lacy throws a series of punches but Blade avoids them all with ease.
Blade is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Blade avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lacy throws a jab but it's blocked by Blade.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Lacy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lacy circles away from the clinch attempt.
A decent looking cross lands there for Blade.
Blade is looking to clinch but Lacy is avoiding it.
Blade tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lacy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lacy is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Blade uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lacy.
Blade closes the distance and clinches.
Blade throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lacys head.
Lacy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blade misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Blade as the two fighters clinch.
Lacy is breathing heavily.
Lacy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Blade backwards.
Lacy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blade blocking some punches.
Blade lands an uppercut.
Blade misses with a punch on the inside.
Blade works on Lacy's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch on the inside from Blade fails to land.
Nice body punch from Blade.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lacy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blade stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Blade misses with some punches.
Blade lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lacy backwards.
Blade misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lacy blocks an uppercut.
Blade lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Blade throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lacys head.
A head punch on the inside from Lacy fails to land.
Blade stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A body shot lands from Blade.
A shot in the inside from Blade.
Blade goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lacy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Blade misses with some punches.
Lacy struggles to land a body shot inside as Blade controls his hands.
Good body shot from Blade.
Blade working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Blade doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blade works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Blade lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blade lands a body punch.
Blade has a couple of punches blocked by Lacy.
Blade lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A shot in the inside from Blade.
Blade lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Lacy in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Blade pushes Lacy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blade blocking some punches.
Blade lands with a left to the head.
Lacy is rocked!
Blade is leaning against Lacy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Blade fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blade misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lacy tries a body shot but Blade blocks it.
Blade lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lacy backwards.
Lacy is still on wobbly legs! Can Blade finish him?
Blade digs a right hand into Lacy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lacy's gas tank.
Lacy seems to have recovered his senses.
Lacy takes a shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blade dips a shoulder and cracks Lacy with a mighty uppercut! Lacy falls back against the cage and Blade unloads with a barrage of strikes! Lacy is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Blade screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jake Blade!
A victorious Jake Blade thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Eddie Lacy spoke after the fight, saying 'I will train hard and fight harder next time.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Henry Thiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Malik Billings (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thiago kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Shiver me Timbers !!!. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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27
140 lbs
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142 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Henry Thiago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Malik Billings!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Ryoma Takatsuka and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thiago takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Good shot there by Billings.
Billings fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Billings lands a head shot.
Thiago fails with a takedown attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Billings! But no joy.
Thiago with a lazy takedown attempt
and Billings counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thiago is rocked!
Billings fakes the body blow, causing Thiago to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Thiago goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Malik Billings!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zebaztian Nord (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lester Hudson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nord's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Linkin Park - Bleed It Out. Zebaztian Nord could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Lester Hudson's chin.
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26
245 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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25
258 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zebaztian Nord!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lester Hudson!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Colin Fray and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice combo by Nord! Oh, that's hurt him - Hudson falls to the canvas and Nord follows him into side control.
Hudson is rocked!
It looks like Lester Hudson has been cut.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hudson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Nord lands a big elbow and you can see that really hurt Hudson! Nord senses the opportunity and scores with more strikes - he's put Hudson out! The ref tackles him out of the way to prevent him landing more strikes - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Zebaztian Nord!
Zebaztian Nord gave a mention to Conquer in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sum Ting Wong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ali Grigsby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grigsby comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Happy - Pharrell Williams kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Ali Grigsby has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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143 lbs
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130 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sum Ting Wong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ali Grigsby!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Josh West and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wong moves into the clinch successfully.
Wong keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Grigsby's efforts to push away.
Wong connects with a nasty looking knee right to Grigsby's face.
It looks like Ali Grigsby has been cut.
Wong with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Grigsby breaks the clinch.
Grigsby tries to keep at a distance but Wong has taken the fight into the clinch.
Grigsby is trying to break free.
Wong throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Grigsby blocks it with crossed arms.
Wong keeps control of Grigsby as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Grigsby wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wong has him pressed against the cage.
Grigsby has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Grigsby tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Wong lands a nice knee to the body.
Wong is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wong lands a knee to the head.
Wong lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wong throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Grigsby blocks it with crossed arms.
Grigsby is trying to drag Wong to the mat but Wong just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Grigsby has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Wong.
Wong prevents Grigsby from breaking the clinch.
Grigsby looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wong throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Grigsby's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wong takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Grigsby throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Grigsby has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Wong is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Wong defending well as Grigsby loads up on a big left hand.
Wong takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wong tries to clinch
and Grigsby counters with a straight right hand.
Wong closes the distance and clinches.
Wong throws a knee to the head but misses.
Grigsby tries to break free but Wong pushes him back against the cage.
Grigsby wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wong landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wong with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wong throws a knee to the head but misses.
Grigsby takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wong putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Grigsby in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wong landing knees to the body.
Grigsby wants to break free but Wong has control.
Wong looking to throw knees to the head but Grigsby is blocking nicely.
Wong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Grigsby has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wong connects with a knee to the head.
Grigsby tries to break the clinch but Wong is controlling the position.
Grigsby is looking to break free of the clinch but Wong has double underhooks.
Grigsby working hard to break the clinch.
Wong throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wong misses with a knee strike.
Wong landing knees to the head.
Wong looking to throw knees to the head but Grigsby is blocking nicely.
Grigsby wants a takedown but no success here.
Sum Ting Wong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ali Grigsby.
Grigsby is looking to break free of the clinch but Wong has double underhooks.
Grigsby tries to circle away but Wong has him pinned against the cage.
Grigsby tries to break free but Wong pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wong with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Grigsby is trying to push Wong away but Wong has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Wong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wong crunches a lovely knee into Grigsby's ribcage.
Knees to the body from Wong.
Grigsby breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wong fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wong has closed the distance and engaged Grigsby in a clinch.
Wong scores with a knee to the head.
Wong with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wong lands a nice knee to the body.
Wong lands a knee to the head.
Wong using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Grigsby wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wong slowing the pace effectively.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wong stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Grigsby is trying to break the clinch but Wong is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grigsby tries to circle away but Wong has him pinned against the cage.
Wong throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Grigsby blocks it with crossed arms.
Wong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Grigsby has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wong tries to land a knee to the head but Grigsby blocks with his arms.
Our sources have told us that Wong has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Wong misses with a knee to the head.
Grigsby tries to score a body lock takedown but Wong shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Wong lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Grigsby breaks from the clinch.
Wong throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grigsby throws a leg kick that misses.
Grigsby throws an overhand right that lands on Wong's shoulder, as Wong tries to avoid the shot.
Wong is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Grigsby 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.
Wong closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sum Ting Wong dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ali Grigsby's cut.
That's time! Wong's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Grigsby avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Grigsby looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Grigsby listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nice jab there from Grigsby.
Wong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Grigsby swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Grigsby circles away from the clinch attempt.
Grigsby unleashes a big counter combination but Wong bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Wong tries to clinch there but Grigsby circles away.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Grigsby fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wong moves into the clinch.
Wong throws a knee to the head but misses.
Grigsby manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grigsby misses with a straight right.
Sum Ting Wong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grigsby ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grigsby swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ali Grigsby seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wong throws out a leg kick but Grigsby moves out of range and Wong only half commits.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wong is looking to clinch.
Wong clinches.
Grigsby is trying to break the clinch but Wong has him pressed against the cage.
Wong using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wong tries a knee to the head but Grigsby blocks it.
Grigsby has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Wong after a bit of a struggle.
Wong throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Grigsby blocks it with crossed arms.
Grigsby is trying to break the clinch but Wong has him pressed against the cage.
Grigsby tries to break the clinch but Wong is controlling the position.
Grigsby breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wong darts in trying to clinch
and Grigsby counters with a nice body shot.
Wong fails in his attempt to clinch.
Grigsby throws out a counter right but Wong avoids it with no problem.
Wong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
It seemed like Grigsby was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grigsby lands with a hook. Wong tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Grigsby misses with a straight right.
Grigsby keeps the fight on the outside.
Grigsby slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wong's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Grigsby connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Wong scrambles back to his feet.
Wong is looking to clinch but Grigsby is avoiding it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grigsby keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wong tries to land knees in the clinch but Grigsby avoids the damage to the body.
Wong has Grigsby pressed against the cage.
Grigsby is trying to break the clinch but Wong has him pressed against the cage.
Wong putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Grigsby in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wong utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Grigsby wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Grigsby has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wong misses with a knee strike.
Grigsby tries to break free but Wong pushes him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Grigsby's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wong with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Grigsby is trying to break the clinch but Wong is controlling him.
Wong throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Grigsby blocks it with crossed arms.
Grigsby looking for a takedown.
Grigsby is trying to push Wong away but Wong has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Wong unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wong has Grigsby pushed against the cage.
Wong prevents Grigsby from breaking the clinch.
Grigsby is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Grigsby has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Grigsby working hard to break the clinch.
Wong misses with a knee strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Wong.
Grigsby managing to block the knees to the body from Wong.
Grigsby is looking to take this one to the mat.
Sum Ting Wong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ali Grigsby.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wong.
Wong with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wong with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wong keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Grigsby's efforts to push away.
Grigsby pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wong motions for Grigsby to come forward. Wong throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wong rushes Grigsby and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Grigsby on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wong misses with a knee strike.
Wong looking to throw knees to the head but Grigsby is blocking nicely.
Wong is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Grigsby can do to turn this around?
Wong displaying some good clinch control by pressing Grigsby up against the cage.
Wong is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Grigsby is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sum Ting Wong dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ali Grigsby's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Wong tries to clinch but Grigsby moves away
enabling Grigsby to counter with a crisp jab.
A big right from Grigsby misses.
Wong is looking to clinch but Grigsby is avoiding it.
Grigsby swats away the attempt to clinch by Wong.
Grigsby dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wong takes a jab right on the kisser.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A frustrated look appears on Grigsby's face as he tries to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Grigsby has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wong landing knees to the head.
Wong with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wong misses with a knee to the head.
Grigsby has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Wong connects with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wong looking to throw knees to the head but Grigsby is blocking nicely.
Wong misses with a knee strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Grigsby wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wong has him pressed against the cage.
Grigsby blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Grigsby on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wong looking to throw knees to the head but Grigsby is blocking nicely.
Grigsby's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wong tries to clinch but Grigsby moves out of range.
Wong tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Grigsby counters with a nice uppercut.
Grigsby checks a leg kick.
Grigsby cracks Wong with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Grigsby circles away from the clinch attempt.
Grigsby catches Wong with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Grigsby cracks Wong with an open hand slap.
Ali Grigsby has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grigsby stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The fighters circle momentarily. Grigsby darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wong is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grigsby's jab looks to have found its range, popping Wong under the eye.
Oh Wong is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wong tries to clinch up but Grigsby circles away and keeps his distance.
Good shot there by Grigsby.
Wong tries to clinch but Grigsby moves away
and Grigsby counters with a right hand to the body.
Wong throws a head kick but Grigsby moves out of range.
Grigsby avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wong fails with an attempt to clinch.
Grigsby throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Wong on the side of the head.
Wong moves into the clinch.
Wong keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Grigsby's efforts to push away.
Wong throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wong seems to have got his legs back now.
Wong scores with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wong lands a nice knee to the body.
Wong with a knee to the head.
Wong looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Wong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Grigsby has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wong misses with a knee to the head.
Grigsby wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wong has him pressed against the cage.
Grigsby drops down looking for an ankle pick but Wong pulls his leg out and moves away.
Wong misses with a body kick.
Wong looks to clinch
and Grigsby counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Grigsby misses with a looping left.
Wong blocks a jab.
Grigsby circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grigsby.
Grigsby avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wong misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wong moves into range and clinches up with Grigsby.
Sum Ting Wong is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wong connects with a nasty looking knee right to Grigsby's face.
Grigsby is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Wong is defending well.
Grigsby has had enough of the clinch but Wong keeps him there for the moment.
Wong tries to land a knee to the head but Grigsby blocks with his arms.
Wong using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wong stops a takedown attempt from Grigsby.
Sum Ting Wong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ali Grigsby.
Wong connects with a knee to the head.
Wong lands a knee to the body.
Wong keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Grigsby's efforts to push away.
A knee to the head by Wong.
Wong misses with a knee to the head.
Grigsby wants to break free but Wong has control.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Sum Ting Wong.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wong, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sum Ting Wong!
Sum Ting Wong decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Wayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hammer Hands (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hands is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Triumph by:Wu Tang Clan. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bruce Wayne!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hammer Hands!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Paul Gruel and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wayne swats away the attempt to clinch by Hands.
Wayne throws out a powerful jab.
Wayne swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hands counters with a takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hands landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Wayne is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hands fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Hands wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Wayne, who protects the arm well.
Wayne is trying to control Hands's posture but Hands avoids it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hands creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hands working away.
Hands happy to just control the position for now.
Hands working the ground and pound but Wayne is defending the strikes.
Hands working the ground and pound from side control.
Hands throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Wayne is trying to control Hands's posture but Hands avoids it.
Hands in side control, throwing shots but Wayne defends.
Wayne tries to bench press Hands off him but Hands keeps the position.
Wayne is working hard here to advance position.
Wayne struggling a bit here.
Hands is putting a hurting on Wayne here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wayne is trying to improve his position.
Wayne is not content to let Hands control the position.
Hands misses with the ground and pound.
Wayne regains half guard there - taking advantage of Hands's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Hands trying to control the action but Wayne is working from the bottom.
Wayne is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne is not content to let Hands control the position.
Hands is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Hands not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hands wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wayne keeps working.
Hands prevents Wayne from improving his position.
Wayne looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Wayne looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hands sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Wayne with a jab.
Wayne scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Hammer Hands has been cut.
Hands closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Hands wants to control but Wayne is keeping him busy.
Wayne is trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hands tries to advance to mount but Wayne denies him.
Wayne is looking to reverse the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hammer Hands dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hammer Hands's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hands walks into a left hand.
Hands avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wayne fails to land with a series of punches.
Hands is looking to clinch but Wayne is avoiding it.
Hands tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wayne manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hands moves into the clinch.
I was talking to Wayne's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Hands turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Wayne tries to bench press Hands off him but Hands keeps the position.
Hands is looking to take a break and control but Wayne is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hands might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Wayne haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Wayne is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne regains half guard.
Wayne is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hands pulls his head out easily.
Wayne looking for a kimura from the bottom but Hands passes into side control!
Wayne is looking for a sweep.
Hands tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Hands throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Wayne tries to bench press Hands off him but Hands keeps the position.
Hands trying to control the position but Wayne is working away.
Check out the look on Hands's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hands working away.
Sloppy strikes there by Hands.
Hands working the ground and pound.
Hands wants to control but Wayne is keeping him busy.
Hands in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Hands lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Wayne down.
Wayne is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hands tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hands lands a decent elbow from side control.
Hands wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wayne keeps working.
Hands working the head with strikes.
Hands scoring with punches and elbows.
Wayne is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Hands in side control, throwing shots but Wayne defends.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Wayne's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Wayne is looking to regain half guard here but Hands keeps moving and retains side control.
Wayne is trying to control Hands's posture but Hands avoids it.
Wayne is looking for a sweep.
Wayne manages to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hands perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Hands tries to pass the half guard into mount. Wayne knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Wayne moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hammer Hands showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hammer Hands's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Wayne connects with a right hand. Hands shakes it off.
Wayne lunges at Hands with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hands's hand.
Hands tries to clinch but Wayne is having none of it.
Wayne lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hands at a distance.
Wayne with a hook.
Wayne cracks Hands with a hook to the temple - Hands is on wobbly legs here! Wayne swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Hands falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Wayne wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Bruce Wayne!
Bruce Wayne retains his welterweight title!
A very excited looking Bruce Wayne made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Hammer Hands spoke after the fight, saying 'The better fighter won tonight. I give respect!!! I'm looking for a rematch!'.
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