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PFC: Fight Night 26 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vinny Peters Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kato Masaishii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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236 lbs
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Counter fighter
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vinny Peters Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kato Masaishii!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masaishii works Peters Jr's body with a nice hook.
Peters Jr shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Masaishii sprawls well. Masaishii wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Peters Jr gets slowly back to his feet.
Masaishii closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Masaishii lands in his opponent's guard.
Masaishii drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Masaishii jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peters Jr can't keep his opponent in guard - Masaishii advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Peters Jr wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peters Jr is staying active underneath Masaishii, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Peters Jr wants to get back to full guard.
Masaishii wants to control but Peters Jr is keeping him busy.
Masaishii has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Masaishii trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Masaishii controlling from the full mount.
Masaishii has control of Peters Jr's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Peters Jr regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Masaishii wants to take Peters Jr's back here but Peters Jr is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Peters Jr can't escape the position.
Peters Jr slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peters Jr is defending against the submission attempts here by Masaishii.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Masaishii content to control rather than advance.
The fighters are battling for position here. Peters Jr manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Masaishii works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Peters Jr is looking to control Masaishii's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Peters Jr avoid being mounted?
Masaishii is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Peters Jr is refusing to be controlled, as Masaishii sits in half guard.
Masaishii is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Masaishii is trying to work for a kimura but Peters Jr is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peters Jr is in trouble now - Masaishii has advanced to mount!
Masaishii is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Peters Jr can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Masaishii controlling the pace for now.
Peters Jr is desperately trying to improve his position but Masaishii has a good base and remains in mount.
Peters Jr is working hard here to advance position.
Peters Jr throwing hammer fists to the chest of Masaishii. What's that going to do exactly?
Masaishii wants to control but instead Peters Jr manages to regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masaishii trying to control from half guard but Peters Jr is working away.
Masaishii takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Masaishii has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Masaishii working for a submission but Peters Jr is keeping him at bay.
Masaishii lands a big elbow.
It looks like Vinny Peters Jr has been cut.
Peters Jr is desperately trying to improve his position but Masaishii has a good base and remains in mount.
BOOM! Masaishii connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Vinny Peters Jr's cut is getting worse.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Masaishii moves to the back.
Peters Jr is trying to break free.
Peters Jr knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Masaishii on the ground.
Peters Jr is breathing heavily.
Masaishii has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Peters Jr.
Peters Jr is rocked!
Jeez, Vinny Peters Jr's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Vinny Peters Jr's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kato Masaishii!
Post fight, Kato Masaishii took to the microphone: 'This is a message for Puck Heidegger. You might have 15lbs of gold that says you're the best, but right now ladies and gents, you are looking at the best in this division. This is an open challenge to anyone step up and face me. Any time... anywhere.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Smokey Simpson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Simpson comes into the arena with Blaze all day by- KOTTONMOUTH KINGS blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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280 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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257 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Smokey Simpson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Long!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Long. Simpson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Long throws a leg kick
enabling Simpson to counter with a crisp jab.
Long lands a head kick!
Long slips under a jab.
Nice shot lands for Simpson.
Simpson misses with a straight right.
Nice defenses there by Long.
Long has Simpson up against the cage in a clinch.
Long tries to land knees in the clinch but Simpson avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Long creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Long pressing his opponent against the cage.
Long pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Long lands a nice uppercut.
Simpson wants a takedown but no success here.
Long lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Long breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Simpson swings for the body but Long moves out of range.
Simpson looks to throw the jab but Long is out of range.
A big left from Long misses.
A left and a right from Long both land. Nice combination.
A big right from Simpson misses.
No joy there for Long, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Simpson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Long.
Long tries a head kick but it misses.
Long rushes Simpson and presses him up against the cage.
Simpson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Simpson tries to pull guard but Long forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Long.
Long has Simpson pressed against the cage.
Long misses with some punches.
Simpson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Long smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Smokey Simpson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No joy there for Long, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Long connects with the punch.
Long moves away from the strike by Simpson.
Simpson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Long cracks Simpson with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simpson is trying to break the clinch but Long has him pressed against the cage.
Simpson wants to take the fight to the mat but Long manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Simpson jumps guard but Long turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Simpson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Long walks away with a smile on his face. Simpson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Long lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Long lands a nice hook to Simpson's body. Simpson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Simpson misses the target.
Long misses with a combination
and Simpson counters with a nice uppercut.
Long ducks under a wild hook from Simpson.
Simpson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Long defends it nicely.
Long fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Long rushes Simpson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Long.
Long taking a breather.
Simpson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Long breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
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!
Long tries a head kick but it misses.
Long has managed to clinch.
Long breaks the clinch.
Long uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Simpson.
Long slips a jab from Simpson.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Long! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). John Long!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Zaza Murano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rufus Remedy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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28
143 lbs
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143 lbs
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Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zaza Murano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rufus Remedy!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Remedy just misses with a punch to the body.
Remedy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Murano wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Remedy misses with a lunging right hand
and Remedy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Murano scores with a hook to the body. Remedy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Remedy connects with a crisp jab.
Murano misses with a hook. Remedy ducked under it nicely.
Remedy is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Murano with a body shot.
Remedy moves forwards but Murano connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Murano uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Remedy.
Remedy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murano moves away.
Murano connects with a body shot that sends Remedy's belly button to the back.
A jab lands there for Remedy.
Murano ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Remedy avoids the body shot from Murano.
Murano really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Remedy looks to land a left hand but Murano moved out of range nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murano misses with a wild body shot.
Murano lands with a straight right. Remedy didn't see that one coming.
Remedy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Murano cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Remedy connects with the punch.
Remedy misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Remedy misses with a wild body shot.
Remedy swings widly with a right hand
and Murano counters with a nice body shot.
Murano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rufus Remedy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Remedy misses with a wild body shot.
Remedy misses with an uppercut. Murano saw that one coming.
Murano is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Murano uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Remedy.
Remedy throws a series of punches but Murano avoids them all with ease.
Murano misses with a hook
and Remedy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Murano throws a body punch but Remedy moves out of range.
Murano connects with a crisp jab.
Murano steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Remedy.
Murano connects with a body shot that sends Remedy's belly button to the back.
Remedy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Murano connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Murano keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Remedy.
Murano lands with a good body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murano takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Remedy scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murano slips under a jab.
Murano misses with a hook
and Remedy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Murano jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It seemed like Remedy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Remedy misses with a hook to the body
and Murano counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Murano clinches.
Remedy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Remedy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A nice left hand lands by Murano.
Remedy has had enough of the clinch but Murano keeps him there for the moment.
Remedy is trying to break free.
Remedy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Remedy throws a right hand that misses
and Murano counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Murano just misses with a punch to the body.
Remedy looks to land a combination but Murano avoids it well.
Murano lands the left hand.
Remedy throws a jab but it's blocked by Murano.
Murano connects with a single shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murano works Remedy's body with a nice hook.
Remedy misses with a body punch
and Murano connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Remedy throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Murano to counter with a crisp jab.
Remedy throws an off balance right hand
and Murano cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Remedy works the jab nicely.
Remedy just misses with a punch to the body.
Murano showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Remedy.
Murano fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Murano is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Murano slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Remedy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Remedy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Murano counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murano avoids the body shot from Remedy.
The fighters circling - Remedy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Murano fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Remedy on the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Remedy misses with a right hand
enabling Murano to counter with a crisp jab.
A left lands for Murano.
Murano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Remedy.
Remedy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Murano.
Remedy throws a series of punches but Murano moves out of range.
Remedy misses with a jab to the body
and Murano counters with a straight right hand.
Murano throws a jab when Remedy was well out of range.
Remedy throws out a loose jab but Murano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Remedy throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Murano counter with a right hand.
Remedy tries to keep at a distance but Murano has taken the fight into the clinch.
Remedy wants to get back to striking at distance but Murano won't allow it.
Murano is looking to control Remedy's arms but Remedy gets an underhook and turns him. Now Murano has his back to the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Remedy tries to pull guard but Murano forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Murano.
Murano lands with a light punch inside.
Remedy is trying to break the clinch but Murano has him pressed against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Murano.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zaza Murano dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Good shot there by Murano.
Remedy throws a predictable looking body shot
and Murano counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Murano defending well as Remedy loads up on a big left hand.
A left lands for Murano.
Remedy is rocked!
Murano lands with a hook. Remedy tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Remedy is still on wobbly legs! Can Murano finish him?
Remedy misses the body punch
and Murano counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Murano listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Remedy has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Remedy gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Murano gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zaza Murano!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mac Daddy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Gray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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285 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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245 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mac Daddy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gabriel Gray!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daddy closes the distance and clinches.
Daddy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Daddy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Daddy.
Daddy lands a shoulder strike.
Gray makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gray lands a right hand that snaps the head of Daddy backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gray.
Knees to the body from Gray.
Daddy is breathing heavily.
Daddy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gray lands with a right to the head.
Gray lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the fighters up against the cage, Daddy throws an elbow but misses.
A shot in the inside from Gray.
Gray lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gray stalling the fight.
Gray scores a nice knee to the body.
Gray makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gray working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gray.
Gray lands a right hand.
Gray lands a nice elbow.
Gray doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray tries to work over Daddy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gray dodges an elbow strike from Daddy.
Gray lands a hook that snaps the head of Daddy backwards.
Gray lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gray scores with a shot to the side of Daddy's head.
Gray lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Daddy is rocked!
Gray digs a right hand underneath Daddy's ribcage. Daddy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gray doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gray doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gray doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gray lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Oh Daddy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gray pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Daddy! Gray unloads with more strikes and Daddy sinks to his knees! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gabriel Gray!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between DJ Dillafoshaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Motson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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210 lbs
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210 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Decent elbows
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BJJ White Belt
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Good gas tank |
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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
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, DJ Dillafoshaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Motson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Motson gets a clinch.
Motson misses with the head strike.
Motson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
It looks like DJ Dillafoshaw has been cut.
Dillafoshaw creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Motson's defenses.
It looks like John Motson has been cut.
Dillafoshaw lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Motson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dillafoshaw's elbow.
Dillafoshaw lands a knee to the body.
Dillafoshaw will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Motson up against the cage.
Dillafoshaw lands an elbow inside that Motson shrugs off.
Motson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Motson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dillafoshaw lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dillafoshaw landing knees to the body.
Dillafoshaw scores a nice knee to the body.
Motson looks winded!
A head punch on the inside from Motson fails to land.
Dillafoshaw with a knee to the head.
Motson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A knee to the head by Dillafoshaw.
Dillafoshaw lands a hook to the side of the head.
Motson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Motson tries a body shot but Dillafoshaw blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillafoshaw lands an elbow just above Motson 's eye.
That has opened up John Motson's cut even more.
Motson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Motson fails to land.
Dillafoshaw lands a knee to the body.
Motson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Motson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dillafoshaw.
Dillafoshaw landing knees to the body.
Dillafoshaw blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dillafoshaw blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Motson misses with the head strike.
Dillafoshaw blocks an uppercut.
Dillafoshaw blocks an uppercut.
Motson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Dillafoshaw lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dillafoshaw obliges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dillafoshaw utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Dillafoshaw landing knees to the body.
Dillafoshaw utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dillafoshaw unloads a knee to the mid-section. Motson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dillafoshaw lands an elbow inside.
The cut above John Motson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Dillafoshaw gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dillafoshaw.
John Motson'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 John Motson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). DJ Dillafoshaw!
After the fight, DJ Dillafoshaw was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mauler Jackman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Oscar Leopoldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leopoldo comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Requiem for a Dream - Lux Aeterna kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Pedro Oscar Leopoldo acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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260 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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278 lbs
7 - 7 - 0 |
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Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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Decent boxing
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mauler Jackman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pedro Oscar Leopoldo!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leopoldo goes for a double leg but Jackman avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Jackman continues to drive forward.
Jackman connects with a solid leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Jackman. Leopoldo shrugs it off though.
Jackman loads up on a big right hand but Leopoldo slips the punch.
Jackman thumps Leopoldo with a low kick.
Jackman lands with a hook. Leopoldo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
It looks like Pedro Oscar Leopoldo has been cut.
Leopoldo shoots in for a takedown but Jackman shows good takedown defense.
Nice uppercut lands for Jackman. That snapped Leopoldo's head back.
Jackman lands a jab.
Leopoldo looks up at the clock. Bad move! Jackman lands a right hand from hell, dropping Leopoldo. Jackman pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mauler Jackman!
A victorious Mauler Jackman thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Beleleu Petkovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Pulse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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183 lbs
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190 lbs
12 - 12 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
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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
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Beleleu Petkovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ben Pulse!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petkovic with a lazy takedown attempt
and Pulse counters with a nice uppercut.
Petkovic has closed the distance and engaged Pulse in a clinch.
Pulse blocks the elbow strike.
Pulse wants to break free but Petkovic has control.
Petkovic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pulse is trying to maintain a safe position but Petkovic gets an underhook and turns Pulse into the cage.
Petkovic has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Pulse avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Petkovic has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Pulse avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Beleleu Petkovic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Petkovic is working for takedown but Pulse is calmly controlling the position for now.
Petkovic keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pulse's efforts to push away.
Pulse leaning against his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petkovic has hold of one of Pulse's legs. Pulse is fighting the takedown attempt but Petkovic gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Pulse has momentary wrist control but Petkovic slips an elbow through the middle.
Petkovic throwing strikes from guard but Pulse blocks nicely.
Pulse keeping moving, preventing Petkovic from controlling successfully.
Pulse looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulse utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Petkovic accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Petkovic throws a big right hand that misses.
Petkovic chips away with some ground and pound.
Petkovic 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.
Petkovic trying to control the position from guard on top but Pulse is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Petkovic is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Petkovic is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Petkovic pushing down on Pulse's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Petkovic lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Petkovic is trying to work for a kimura but Pulse is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pulse is refusing to be controlled, as Petkovic sits in half guard.
Petkovic with the ground and pound but Pulse uses the opportunity to regain guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Petkovic throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Petkovic won't allow Pulse to sweep him here.
Petkovic working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Petkovic forces his way into half guard.
Petkovic trying to pass the guard but Pulse defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Petkovic lands a nice short elbow.
Pulse is not content to let Petkovic control the position.
Well, if Petkovic is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Petkovic looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Pulse with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Petkovic is pressing down on Pulse's thigh, looking to free his foot. Pulse is holding on for now.
Pulse is staying active underneath Petkovic, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Petkovic lands with a punch from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petkovic works his foot free and advances to mount.
Pulse is squirming around, avoiding Petkovic's attempts to control the action.
Petkovic breaks from Pulse's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Petkovic putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Petkovic breaks from Pulse's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Petkovic looking to finish Pulse with some ground and pound. This is bad for Pulse!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petkovic in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
BOOM! Petkovic connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Pulse takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Pulse is rocked!
Pulse takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Petkovic's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Beleleu Petkovic!
Beleleu Petkovic tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Darren McCarty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luck Chiddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chiddell is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Shmurda Bobby. Luck Chiddell has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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219 lbs
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217 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darren McCarty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luck Chiddell!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCarty does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
We've been told by McCarty's head coaches at LOD: Fight Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Chiddell throws a jab but it's blocked by McCarty.
Chiddell misses the jab.
Good exchange - Chiddell coming out on top.
Chiddell takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Chiddell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A nice inside leg kick there by McCarty. That's going to slow Chiddell down.
Chiddell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chiddell misses with a left hand
and McCarty counters with a left and a right that stings Chiddell.
McCarty feints and then cracks Chiddell's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chiddell down.
Chiddell's corner calls for a 1-2. Chiddell obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McCarty takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
McCarty scores with a sloppy right hand. Chiddell should have avoided that one.
It looks like Luck Chiddell has been cut.
A nice leg kick lands there from McCarty.
McCarty sizes up Chiddell with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
McCarty fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Chiddell, pushing him back against the cage.
McCarty lands a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCarty has a couple of punches blocked by Chiddell.
Chiddell misses with a punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Chiddell working aggressively here.
McCarty softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
McCarty lands an uppercut.
McCarty swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from McCarty fails to land.
McCarty misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McCarty.
A nice left hand lands by McCarty.
McCarty blocks a body shot from Chiddell.
McCarty misses with a short punch on the inside.
McCarty misses with a punch on the inside.
McCarty tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McCarty tries to throw a body punch but Chiddell avoids it by throwing McCarty back against the cage.
Chiddell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chiddell misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chiddell misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chiddell.
Chiddell lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McCarty softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
McCarty lands a hook that snaps the head of Chiddell backwards.
Chiddell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chiddell tries to break the clinch but McCarty is controlling the position.
McCarty lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chiddell backwards.
McCarty struggles to land a body shot inside as Chiddell controls his hands.
McCarty scores with a nice hook to the head.
Chiddell misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McCarty.
Chiddell misses with a punch on the inside.
McCarty misses with a hook from the clinch.
McCarty lands a right hand.
Chiddell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chiddell tries to circle away but McCarty has him pinned against the cage.
McCarty lands a left hand.
McCarty tries to work over Chiddell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCarty struggles to land a body shot inside as Chiddell controls his hands.
Chiddell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McCarty lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That has opened up Luck Chiddell's cut even more.
Chiddell working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McCarty lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chiddell backwards.
McCarty lands a left hand.
McCarty blocking some punches.
Chiddell working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McCarty is leaning against Chiddell and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chiddell.
Stalling in the clinch from Chiddell.
Chiddell lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Chiddell.
A nice left hand lands by McCarty.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McCarty pushes Chiddell back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Chiddell tries a body shot but McCarty blocks it.
Chiddell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for McCarty.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCarty lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
McCarty lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
McCarty lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chiddell backwards.
Chiddell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McCarty scores with a shot to the side of Chiddell's head.
Chiddell is trying to maintain a safe position but McCarty gets an underhook and turns Chiddell into the cage.
McCarty working aggressively here.
McCarty misses with a hook from the clinch.
McCarty can't find room to land a body shot as Chiddell controls the action.
McCarty cracks Chiddell with a nice body shot.
Chiddell looks winded!
McCarty lands with a short head shot on the inside.
McCarty lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
McCarty misses with a hook from the clinch.
McCarty scores with a nice hook to the head.
The cut above Luck Chiddell's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chiddell scores with a nice hook to the head.
McCarty lands with a light punch inside.
McCarty scores with a hook to the body.
McCarty misses with a hook from the clinch.
McCarty swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darren McCarty dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luck Chiddell's cut.
That's time! McCarty's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Chiddell takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Chiddell tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
An inside leg kick lands from McCarty.
McCarty lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Chiddell throws a big shot that misses.
Chiddell takes one on the button.
McCarty connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Chiddell to the floor! McCarty dives in looking for the finish!
Chiddell is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chiddell is trying to stand up here but McCarty is controlling him well.
Chiddell is still in real trouble! Can McCarty finish him?
McCarty sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Chiddell seems to have recovered his senses.
Chiddell trying to control from the bottom.
McCarty trying to control the pace.
Chiddell pushes McCarty off looking to stand but McCarty dives back in and keeps control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCarty performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Chiddell wants to clinch.
A good leg kick by McCarty.
McCarty throws a right hand that Chiddell ducks under and follows up with a left that Chiddell also avoids with ease.
McCarty moves into the clinch successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chiddell struggles to land a body shot inside as McCarty controls his hands.
A left hand lands to the body for Chiddell.
Chiddell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chiddell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chiddell tries a body shot but McCarty blocks it.
McCarty lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Luck Chiddell's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chiddell.
Chiddell throws a punch but it's blocked by McCarty.
McCarty works on Chiddell's body with a couple of short punches.
Chiddell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chiddell misses with a hook from the clinch.
McCarty lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Chiddell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Darren McCarty has scored more points in the clinch so far.
McCarty throws a punch but it's blocked by Chiddell.
Chiddell lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McCarty backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chiddell throws a punch but it's blocked by McCarty.
Chiddell tries to throw a body punch but McCarty avoids it by throwing Chiddell back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCarty blocks an uppercut.
McCarty is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chiddell can do to turn this around?
McCarty lands with a short head shot on the inside.
McCarty lands a left hand.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Luck Chiddell's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Darren McCarty!
In defeat, Luck Chiddell stepped up to the mic, saying 'He is a little bitch'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tim Pierno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luigi Bates (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pierno comes to the cage accompanied by Umberto Tozzi - Gloria. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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175 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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177 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tim Pierno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Luigi Bates!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bates lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
It looks like Tim Pierno has been cut.
Pierno throws a body shot but no joy.
Luigi Bates seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bates looks to throw the jab but Pierno is out of range.
Pierno displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pierno.
Pierno closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A left and a right from Bates both land. Nice combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pierno lands a nice shot that snaps Bates's head back.
Pierno tries to close the distance and clinch but Bates swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pierno circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pierno missing with a left hand there. Bates was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pierno lands a nice shot to the body.
Bates throws a hook but Pierno blocks it.
Pierno tests Bates's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pierno lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bates at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierno misses with a straight left.
Pierno uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bates.
Bates throws a body shot but no joy.
Pierno scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bates in his tracks.
Pierno connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Pierno fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bates on the side of the head.
Pierno ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bates uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pierno.
Bates looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bates throws a big shot that misses.
Pierno seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Pierno swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bates lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Pierno looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pierno takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Pierno tries to clinch but Bates moves out of range.
Pierno fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pierno looks to land a left hand but Bates moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bates lands a glancing blow to the side of Pierno's head.
Pierno bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pierno connects with a nice looking jab.
Bates moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bates swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A quick step to the side and Pierno tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bates takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A cross from Bates lands.
Bates takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Pierno 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.
Bates doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bates avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bates throws a series of punches but Pierno moves out of range.
Bates throws a jab but it's blocked by Pierno.
Bates pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Bates.
Pierno scores with a hook to the body. Bates takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pierno thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bates moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pierno throws out a loose jab but Bates uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice uppercut lands for Pierno. That snapped Bates's head back.
Pierno bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bates's head.
Pierno throws a lazy uppercut
and Bates counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pierno dodges the punch combination from Bates.
Bates throws an off balance right hand
and Pierno connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bates tests Pierno's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bates throws a jab but it's blocked by Pierno.
A big left from Bates misses.
Bates lands the left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bates misses with a wild combination.
Pierno moves away from the strike by Bates.
Bates fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pierno jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pierno throws a hook but Bates avoids it easily.
Bates looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pierno looks to land a right hand but Bates moved out of range.
Bates drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Pierno cracks Bates with a good jab.
Bates lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pierno moves away from the strike by Bates.
Bates throws out a loose jab but Pierno uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bates walks into a stiff left hand from Pierno.
Bates throws a jab when Pierno was well out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Pierno on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
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 Tim Pierno will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tim Pierno's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Pierno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bates! But no joy.
A big left from Bates misses.
Pierno swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bates misses with an uppercut
and Pierno counters with a straight right hand.
Bates has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pierno is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Pierno lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bates backwards.
Bates lands with a light punch inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Pierno.
Pierno misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bates tries a body shot but Pierno blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bates misses with a punch on the inside.
Pierno misses with a body punch.
Bates misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pierno blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bates's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Pierno.
Bates misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bates swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pierno dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Bates digs a right hand underneath Pierno's ribcage. Pierno let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pierno goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bates misses with some punches.
Bates softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pierno tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bates's elbow.
Pierno lands a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Bates fails to land.
Bates lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pierno dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Bates misses with the head strike.
Bates lands a nice uppercut.
Bates has a couple of punches blocked by Pierno.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Bates on the inside.
Pierno blocking some punches.
Pierno misses with a punch to the body.
Pierno stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bates blocking some punches.
Pierno blocking some punches.
Luigi Bates seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
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!
Bates is trying to push Pierno away but Pierno has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A nice left hand lands by Pierno.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Bates throws a head punch that misses.
Pierno works on Bates's body with a couple of short punches.
Bates misses with the head strike.
Bates throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pierno misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierno is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pierno is trying to stall.
Bates throws a punch but it's blocked by Pierno.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pierno.
A short uppercut from Bates.
Pierno stalling in the clinch but Bates improves position.
Pierno content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bates doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pierno throws a punch but it's blocked by Bates.
Pierno digs a right hand underneath Bates's ribcage. Bates let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bates has a couple of punches blocked by Pierno.
Pierno works on Bates's body with a couple of short punches.
Bates blocks an uppercut.
Pierno blocking some punches.
Bates swings wildly with an uppercut but Pierno uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bates manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierno lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bates tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pierno was well out of range. Poor timing from Bates.
It looked like Pierno wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bates throws a hook but Pierno avoids it easily.
Bates misses with a hook. Pierno ducked under it nicely.
Pierno keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bates.
Pierno tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Bates manages to circle out of the way.
Bates ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pierno moves away.
Bates uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pierno.
Bates steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Pierno.
Bates swings widly with a right hand
and Pierno counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bates throws a looping overhand right but Pierno ducks down to avoid it.
Bates lands a head shot.
Pierno throws the left hand but Bates avoids the punch easily.
Bates on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Pierno takes one on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Luigi Bates will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Tim Pierno's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
A big right from Pierno misses.
Bates uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pierno.
Pierno takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pierno is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Pierno looks to land a right hand but Bates moved out of range.
Tim Pierno is winning the standup battle so far.
Pierno misses with a looping right.
Bates moves away from the strike by Pierno.
Pierno cracks Bates with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Pierno looks to throw the jab but Bates is out of range.
Bates has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bates defending well as Pierno loads up on a big left hand.
Pierno is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pierno swinging wildly here.
Pierno clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bates lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short left from Bates.
Bates misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pierno swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bates blocks an uppercut.
Bates tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bates.
Pierno lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bates swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bates as Pierno tries to tie him up.
Bates pushes Pierno back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bates.
Bates cracks Pierno with a nice body shot.
Bates misses with the head strike.
Bates tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pierno's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bates.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bates.
Bates misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pierno has a couple of punches blocked by Bates.
Bates doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pierno fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pierno blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pierno misses with some punches.
Bates escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A swing and a miss from Pierno.
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!
Donk. Bates catches Pierno right on the button with a cross.
Pierno keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bates.
Pierno misses with a two punch combination.
It seemed like Bates was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pierno scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bates lands with a right hand.
Pierno lands a lovely overhand right.
Bates scores with a nice strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierno uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bates.
Bates just misses with a punch to the body.
Bates sizes up Pierno with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Pierno connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pierno can't find room to land a body shot as Bates controls the action.
Bates swings wildly with an uppercut but Pierno uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pierno holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Pierno misses with the head strike.
Pierno is struggling to control the position.
Bates blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierno wants to stall.
Pierno trying to stall but Bates improves his position.
Bates works on Pierno's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pierno lands a right hand.
Bates misses with a punch on the inside.
Pierno tries to stall but Bates uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pierno misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pierno softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bates breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bates.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bates throws a lazy right hand but Pierno sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pierno swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bates throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pierno sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bates showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pierno.
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 Tim Pierno.
I think Pierno has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Tim Pierno!
During a confident post fight interview, Tim Pierno thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Oscar Bartoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Calvin King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bartoo comes to the cage accompanied by Drowning Pool - Bodies. King comes into a darkened arena with his song building. ROAR by Katy Perry kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Calvin King has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Excellent boxer
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Oscar Bartoo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Calvin King!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bartoo scores with a jab to the jaw.
It looks like Calvin King has been cut.
Bartoo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. King sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bartoo lands a big head kick that sends King tumbling to the mat! Bartoo takes a step backwards and waves King back to his feet - he wants the finish!
King lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bartoo throws a head kick that misses.
King takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A head kick misses from Bartoo.
King tries to clinch but Bartoo is having none of it.
Bartoo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
King does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Bartoo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
King takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Bartoo walks into a jab.
Bartoo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
King connects with a solid leg kick.
Bartoo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab lands there for King.
King slips a straight right by Bartoo.
Bartoo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but King moves away.
Bartoo swings widly with a right hand
and King counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
King drives through and clinches with Bartoo against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bartoos head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from King.
Bartoo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A shot in the inside from Bartoo.
King swings wildly with an uppercut but Bartoo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bartoo misses with some punches.
King lands a body punch.
Bartoo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Bartoo on the inside.
King pushes Bartoo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bartoo misses with a hook from the clinch.
King throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
King blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bartoo tries to throw a body punch but King avoids it by throwing Bartoo back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Bartoo.
Bartoo wants to break free but King has control.
A short left from King.
This has been an exciting period of action!
King misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for King.
King lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bartoo misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Bartoo fails to land.
Bartoo prevents a body shot from King.
Bartoo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
King fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bartoo swings wildly with an uppercut but King uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bartoo misses with a punch to the body.
Bartoo blocking some punches.
King misses with a short punch on the inside.
King stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
King fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bartoo lands a body shot in the clinch.
King throws a punch but it's blocked by Bartoo.
Bartoo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
King has Bartoo pressed against the cage, preventing Bartoo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, King creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
King lands a hook that snaps the head of Bartoo backwards.
King tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hook to the body lands for King.
King lands with a light punch inside.
King scores with a shot to the side of Bartoo's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartoo misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from King.
King holding his opponent close, against the cage.
King makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bartoo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
King lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bartoo backwards.
Bartoo misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, King creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bartoo wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short right from King.
King throws a head punch that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Bartoo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bartoo misses with some punches.
Bartoo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
King scores with a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Bartoo.
King has a couple of punches blocked by Bartoo.
King blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
King scores with a shot to the side of Bartoo's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bartoo throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bartoo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bartoo.
Bartoo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bartoo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
King misses with the head strike.
King scores with a shot to the side of Bartoo's head.
King throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bartoos head.
Bartoo lands a shot to the body.
Bartoo throws a punch but it's blocked by King.
Bartoo working aggressively here.
Bartoo tries to throw a body punch but King avoids it by throwing Bartoo back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Bartoo.
Bartoo is trying to break free.
Bartoo misses with a punch to the body.
Bartoo manages to break the clinch.
King blocks a head kick by Bartoo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
King stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bartoo throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
King avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bartoo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by King. King obviously looking to wear him down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Calvin King will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Calvin King's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bartoo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bartoo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
King thumps Bartoo with a low kick.
King lands a leg kick that knocks Bartoo off balance momentarily.
Bartoo scores with a hook to the body. King takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
King throws a leg kick but Bartoo checks it.
The crowd cheers as Bartoo lands an impressive looking overhand right. King doesn't seem phased though.
Bartoo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bartoo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from King.
King tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bartoo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
King darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bartoo just misses with a punch to the body.
King scores with a jab to the body.
King swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bartoo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bartoo looks to land a left hand but King moved out of range nicely.
King throws out a counter right but Bartoo avoids it with no problem.
Bartoo ducks right into an uppercut from King.
Bartoo throws a push kick but King slaps the foot to one side.
Bartoo throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartoo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but King manages to avoid it.
King throws out a counter right but Bartoo avoids it with no problem.
Bartoo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bartoo walks into a stiff left hand from King.
Bartoo is rocked!
Bartoo ducks under a wild hook from King.
Bartoo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but King manages to avoid it.
King swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
King throws a quick inside leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for King.
Oh Bartoo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
King connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
King drops Bartoo with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Bartoo! King dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Calvin King!
During a confident post fight interview, Calvin King thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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